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PHOENIX 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Uy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Uy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Farrelly!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Farrelly scores with a punch to the head.
Farrelly throws a hook to the side of Uy's head but Uy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farrelly misses with a wild body shot.
Uy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farrelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Uy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Farrelly defends it nicely.
Farrelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Uy is able to avoid easily.
Farrelly thuds a left hand into Uy's body.
Uy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Farrelly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Farrelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uy manages to avoid it.
Farrelly misses with a body shot.
Farrelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farrelly with a nice cross.
Uy avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly drops Uy with a nice combination! Farrelly dives into Uy's guard, looking to finish!
Uy is rocked!
It looks like William Uy has been cut.
Uy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Farrelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oh Uy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Uy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Farrelly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Farrelly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Uy seems to have got his legs back now.
Farrelly passes Uy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farrelly with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Farrelly decides to stand and escape the position.
Farrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uy moves away.
Uy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Farrelly's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farrelly. Uy does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly throws a right and a left that Uy avoids nicely.
Farrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uy moves away.
A cross from Uy lands.
Farrelly throws a combination. Uy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farrelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Uy at a distance.
Uy dodges the punch combination from Farrelly.
Farrelly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Uy rather than just go for the knockout.
Farrelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Farrelly.
Farrelly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Farrelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farrelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Farrelly lands a body shot.
Uy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Farrelly sprawls well. Farrelly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Uy gets slowly back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Farrelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Farrelly misses.
Farrelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Uy blocks the leg kick.
Uy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Uy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Uy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Farrelly has managed to free his arm - good work.
Farrelly looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uy not doing much here.
Uy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Uy moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Farrelly has worked his arm free - good work by Farrelly!
Farrelly wants to control but Uy postures up.
Farrelly is trying to buck Uy off.
Uy has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farrelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Uy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Farrelly throws a head kick but Uy moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Farrelly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Uy'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.
Farrelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uy was well out of range. Poor timing from Farrelly.
Uy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Farrelly tries to avoid it but Uy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Farrelly to the ground. Farrelly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Uy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Farrelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
William Uy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uy tries for a takedown but Farrelly circles away easily
and Farrelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Uy thinking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Uy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Uy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uy dodges the punch combination from Farrelly.
Uy tries for a takedown but Farrelly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Farrelly throws and low kick but Uy moves out of range easily.
Steve Farrelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farrelly tries to score with a low kick but Uy moves his leg out of the way.
Farrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uy moves away.
Farrelly misses with a double jab
so Uy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Uy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Uy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Farrelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farrelly seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Farrelly pushes Uy off and scrambles back to his feet.
A leg kick checked by Farrelly.
Farrelly throws a push kick but Uy slaps the foot to one side.
Uy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Farrelly scores with a body shot.
Uy throws a looping overhand right but Farrelly ducks down to avoid it.
Uy fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farrelly lands with a good body shot.
Farrelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Uy is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly lands with a good body shot.
Farrelly looks to land a combination. Uy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Farrelly scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farrelly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Uy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Uy misses with a looping right.
Uy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Farrelly throws a chopping leg kick but Uy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Farrelly lands a nice hook to Uy's body. Uy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farrelly misses with a combination
and Uy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Farrelly has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Uy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Uy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Farrelly is fending him off so far but Uy persists. Nope, Farrelly circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly stalks Uy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Uy's face. Uy staggers backwards, shaken.
Uy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Uy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Farrelly connects with a single shot there.
Farrelly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farrelly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Farrelly does no damage.
Uy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Farrelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Uy checks a low kick from Farrelly.
Uy blocks a low kick nicely.
Farrelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farrelly throws a right hand that Uy ducks under and follows up with a left that Uy also avoids with ease.
Farrelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Uy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Uy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uy drops his hands momentarily and Farrelly takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Farrelly stuffs the takedown.
Farrelly throws a leg kick
so Uy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farrelly wants to stand and escape but Uy is having none of it.
Farrelly keeping moving, preventing Uy from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uy is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Farrelly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farrelly pulls Uy in close to prevent any damage.
Uy stopping the sweep attempt from Farrelly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Farrelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Uy'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. This is the final round!
Farrelly misses the shot to the body.
Farrelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uy.
Nice jab there from Farrelly.
Farrelly cracks a nice hook into Uy's ribs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Uy.
Uy shoots in and bounces Farrelly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Uy throwing strikes from guard but Farrelly blocks nicely.
Farrelly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uy is one step ahead there.
Farrelly pushes Uy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Farrelly stalks Uy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Uy's face. Uy staggers backwards, shaken.
Farrelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farrelly misses with a combination
and Uy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Farrelly won't be happy with that.
Farrelly is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Farrelly is refusing to be controlled, as Uy sits in half guard.
Farrelly is trying to maintain the position but Uy is very close to passing his half guard.
Farrelly pushes Uy off looking to stand but Uy dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uy is trying to work for a kimura but Farrelly is defending well.
Uy seems to be looking for submissions.
Farrelly wants to get back to his feet.
Farrelly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Uy trying to control but Farrelly is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Uy wants to land a leg kick but Farrelly is out of range.
Uy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Uy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farrelly lets loose with a powerful body kick. Uy will feel that in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Farrelly lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly tries to bum rush Uy with a series of wild strikes but Uy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uy needs to keep his hands up - Farrelly had a free shot at his head there.
Uy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farrelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farrelly misses with a body shot.
Farrelly throws the kick towards the body but Uy avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Uy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Farrelly misses
and Uy counters with a series of strikes. Farrelly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice body punch from Farrelly.
Farrelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Uy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Farrelly throws a body punch but Uy moves out of range.
A low kick from Farrelly is predictable there
and Uy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Farrelly wriggles free and stands up.
Farrelly misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Farrelly scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farrelly throws a body punch but Uy moves out of range.
Farrelly misses with a low kick as Uy jumps back.
Uy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uy. Farrelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uy shoots in and drives through. Farrelly sprawls well.
Uy moves out of range of the leg kick from Farrelly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farrelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uy manages to avoid it.
William Uy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farrelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uy.
Farrelly lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Farrelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Farrelly winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Farrelly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between German Shepherd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). German Shepherd has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, German Shepherd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Thai!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shepherd moves into the clinch.
Shepherd scores with a shot to the side of Thai's head.
Thai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shepherd looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shepherd throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shepherd lands an elbow inside.
Shepherd tries to land a knee to the head but Thai blocks with his arms.
Shepherd misses with an elbow over the top.
Thai blocks an uppercut.
Thai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shepherd lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Shepherd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Thai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shepherd creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thai's defenses.
Thai is trying to break the clinch but Shepherd is controlling him.
Shepherd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Shepherd.
Shepherd throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepherd misses with an elbow over the top.
Shepherd looking to throw knees to the head but Thai is blocking nicely.
Shepherd lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shepherd lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shepherd lands a nice elbow.
Shepherd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thai is defending well for now.
Shepherd lands a right hand.
Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
German Shepherd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shepherd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shepherd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shepherd doesn't manage to clinch there - Thai circles away.
Thai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shepherd tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shepherd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shepherd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shepherd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shepherd wants to clinch.
Shepherd wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Thai.
Thai throws a head kick but Shepherd moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai misses with a head kick.
Thai tries to land a front kick but Shepherd steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shepherd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shepherd tries to clinch but Thai is having none of it.
Shepherd tries to clinch up but Thai circles away and keeps his distance.
Thai swats away the attempt to clinch by Shepherd.
Thai keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai misses with a head kick.
Shepherd tries to clinch there but Thai circles away.
Shepherd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shepherd tries to clinch there but Thai circles away.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai misses with a head kick.
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.
Shepherd displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Shepherd doesn't manage to clinch there - Thai circles away.
Shepherd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thai is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shepherd.
Thai is rocked!
Shepherd has Thai up against the cage in a clinch.
Thai is still on wobbly legs! Can Shepherd finish him?
Thai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shepherd has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Thai - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Shepherd, and another! Thai is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). German Shepherd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Akamaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Argo Surtr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Argo Surtr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Akamaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Argo Surtr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surtr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akamaya. That did some damage!
Akamaya takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Akamaya changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Surtr tries to avoid it but Akamaya manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Surtr to the ground. Surtr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Akamaya takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Surtr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Surtr tries a head kick but it misses.
Surtr is looking to slow Akamaya down with leg kicks.
Akamaya is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Surtr connects with a high kick.
It looks like Yoshi Akamaya has been cut.
Akamaya walks forward, straight into a front kick from Surtr.
Surtr pushes Akamaya up against the cage in a clinch.
Surtr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Surtr lands a knee to the body.
Surtr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Surtr thows a body kick. Akamaya tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Surtr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Akamaya's calf.
Surtr connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Akamaya to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Surtr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Argo Surtr!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between recom uy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Komatsu Akiaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). uy comes to the cage accompanied by bleed it out by linkin park. Akiaki has chosen Enter the Dragon as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, recom uy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Komatsu Akiaki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akiaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but uy is out of range and Akiaki settles back down.
Akiaki throws a front kick aimed at uy's knee but uy avoids it well.
Akiaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but uy is out of range and Akiaki settles back down.
Akiaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Akiaki tries a low kick but uy avoids it.
Akiaki tries to work over uy's front leg with a kick but uy checks it.
Akiaki throws a leg kick but uy sees it coming and moves out of range.
uy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Akiaki sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten uy somewhat.
Akiaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Akiaki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. uy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Akiaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Akiaki misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Akiaki misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
uy moves out of range of the leg kick from Akiaki.
Akiaki swats away the attempt to clinch by uy.
uy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Akiaki avoids it really well and circles away.
uy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akiaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiaki throws a leg kick but uy moved away.
uy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Akiaki throws a solid leg kick but uy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akiaki.
A leg kick checked by uy.
Akiaki throws a solid leg kick but uy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akiaki.
uy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for recom uy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick from Akiaki misses.
uy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akiaki leaves uy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Akiaki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Akiaki cracks the inside of uy's front leg.
Akiaki throws out a leg kick but uy moves out of range and Akiaki only half commits.
Akiaki throws a leg kick that misses.
uy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Akiaki throws a leg kick that misses.
Akiaki throws a leg kick that misses.
Komatsu Akiaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
uy throws a leg kick but Akiaki checks it.
Akiaki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Akiaki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows uy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Akiaki working for a triangle but uy defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akiaki keeping moving, preventing uy from controlling successfully.
uy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Akiaki has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes uy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Akiaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and uy is able to avoid easily.
uy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Akiaki pinned against the cage. Akiaki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiaki tries to work over uy's front leg with a kick but uy checks it.
Akiaki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Akiaki scoring well with a low kick there.
Akiaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akiaki.
uy throws a chopping leg kick but Akiaki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Akiaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and uy is able to avoid easily.
Akiaki tries a low kick but uy avoids it.
Akiaki connects with a solid leg kick.
uy has a takedown stuffed.
Akiaki throws a chopping leg kick but uy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
uy looks for a takedown but Akiaki sprawls well.
Akiaki misses with a low kick as uy jumps back.
uy checks the leg kick.
uy checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiaki misses with a low kick as uy jumps back.
Akiaki thumps uy with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from uy is defended easily by Akiaki.
Akiaki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
uy closes the distance and clinches up with Akiaki, looking for a takedown. uy pushes Akiaki against the cage but Akiaki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Akiaki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Akiaki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
uy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
uy throws a series of punches but Akiaki avoids them all with ease.
Komatsu Akiaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akiaki throws out a leg kick but uy moves out of range and Akiaki only half commits.
Akiaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt uy.
uy fails with the takedown.
uy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
uy shoots in but Akiaki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
uy is breathing heavily.
Akiaki lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Komatsu Akiaki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Akiaki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
uy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akiaki throws a leg kick but uy checks it.
Akiaki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Akiaki.
recom uy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from uy.
Akiaki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
uy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akiaki is looking to slow uy down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akiaki.
Akiaki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but uy checks it well.
Akiaki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akiaki throws a leg kick but uy moved away.
Akiaki cracks the inside of uy's front leg.
uy checks a leg kick.
Akiaki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Akiaki tried to score with a low kick but uy checks it.
Akiaki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. uy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Akiaki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Akiaki throws a solid leg kick but uy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akiaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from uy.
Akiaki throws a leg kick but uy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
uy checks a leg kick.
Akiaki throws a leg kick
and uy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Akiaki!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
uy unloading with bombs!
Akiaki is looking to get to half guard.
uy controlling the pace for now.
Akiaki is trying to stand up.
uy wants to control the pace but Akiaki is squirming around nicely.
Akiaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
uy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiaki is looking to get to half guard.
Akiaki squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Akiaki is squirming around, avoiding uy's attempts to control the action.
Akiaki is in all sorts of trouble here.
Akiaki is trying to stand up.
uy content just to control the position here.
uy is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Akiaki to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Akiaki shrugs it off.
Akiaki is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
uy prevents Akiaki from getting the reversal.
Akiaki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
uy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Akiaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by uy.
Akiaki is desperately trying to improve his position but uy has a good base and remains in mount.
Akiaki is in a horrible position here. uy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
uy cracks Akiaki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Akiaki is looking to get to half guard.
Akiaki bucks up and throws uy to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
uy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akiaki misses with a low kick.
uy tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiaki throws a low kick, looking for uy's leg but uy calmly moves out of range.
uy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
uy moves out of range of the leg kick from Akiaki.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akiaki. That's going to slow uy down.
Akiaki throws a leg kick but uy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
uy throws a solid leg kick but Akiaki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at uy.
uy checks the leg kick.
Akiaki thows a leg kick but uy checks it
and uy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
uy moves out of range of the leg kick from Akiaki.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akiaki.
Akiaki throws a low kick but uy avoids it.
Akiaki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. uy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
uy closes the distance and clinches up with Akiaki, looking for a takedown. uy pushes Akiaki against the cage but Akiaki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as uy blocks the low kick.
Akiaki tried to score with a low kick but uy checks it.
Akiaki throws a leg kick which misses uy's front leg but catches the back leg as uy tries to avoid it.
uy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Akiaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good work by uy as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that recom uy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akiaki.
Akiaki throws a leg kick
and uy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Akiaki is trying to stand up here but uy is controlling him well.
uy lands with a punch from half guard.
Akiaki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Akiaki looking for submissions off his back.
uy is controlling the pace.
uy 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.
uy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Akiaki makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Akiaki.
Akiaki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
uy stays in close to Akiaki's body and controls the position.
Akiaki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. uy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Akiaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akiaki keeping moving, preventing uy from controlling successfully.
uy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Akiaki looking for subs off his back but uy has passed one foot through into half guard.
Akiaki tries to kick uy off but uy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Akiaki looking for submissions off his back.
uy trying to control from half guard but Akiaki is working away.
uy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of recom uy.
Good work by uy as he checks the leg kick.
No luck for uy with that takedown attempt.
uy checks the leg kick.
Akiaki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. uy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Akiaki tries a low kick but uy avoids it.
Akiaki tries to land a leg kick but uy saw it coming and moves away.
Akiaki throws a low kick, looking for uy's leg but uy calmly moves out of range.
Akiaki displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from uy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiaki tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akiaki throws and low kick but uy moves out of range easily.
Akiaki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akiaki.
Akiaki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. uy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick from Akiaki misses.
uy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akiaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as uy checks a leg kick.
Akiaki tries a low kick but uy avoids it.
Akiaki throws a leg kick which misses uy's front leg but catches the back leg as uy tries to avoid it.
Akiaki throws a low kick, looking for uy's leg but uy calmly moves out of range.
uy looks for a takedown but Akiaki sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for recom uy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akiaki tried to score with a low kick but uy checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akiaki. That's going to slow uy down.
Akiaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but uy is out of range and Akiaki settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Akiaki tries a low kick but uy avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akiaki. That's going to slow uy down.
Akiaki throws a leg kick
so uy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
uy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Akiaki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, uy has managed to get both his arms back between Akiaki's legs - danger averted.
Akiaki keeping moving, preventing uy from controlling successfully.
Akiaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
uy connects with a couple of short punches.
uy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Akiaki keeping moving, preventing uy from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
recom uy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think uy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... recom uy!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiaki Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flex Kellosalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urai kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Japan Will Kick Your Ass. Kellosalo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Contra - Jungle Jam kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiaki Urai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flex Kellosalo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellosalo lands with a nice combination. Urai backs away looking to recover.
Urai misses with a straight left.
Kellosalo takes a swing at Urai's ribcage but misses.
Kellosalo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Urai needs to keep his hands up - Kellosalo had a free shot at his head there.
Kellosalo lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Kellosalo. Beautiful body shot.
Urai keeps Kellosalo at a distance using the push kick.
Kellosalo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urai misses with a head kick.
Urai scores with a head kick.
It looks like Flex Kellosalo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kellosalo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Urai.
Urai fails with a takedown attempt.
Urai moves forwards but Kellosalo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kellosalo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Urai at a distance.
Urai is breathing heavily.
Urai tries to keep at a distance but Kellosalo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kellosalo avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Kellosalo.
Urai drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kellosalo pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiaki Urai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Kellosalo.
Urai is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo flashes Urai a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Urai's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Urai crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Kellosalo punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Flex Kellosalo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zaq Wu Sang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makosa Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michinoku has chosen Primavera by Ludovico Einaudi as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zaq Wu Sang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Makosa Michinoku!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu Sang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michinoku manages to avoid it.
Michinoku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wu Sang.
Wu Sang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Michinoku at a distance.
Makosa Michinoku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michinoku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Michinoku pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Michinoku scoring with strikes but Wu Sang is staying in there.
Michinoku postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wu Sang looks a forlorn figure.
Michinoku landing shots from mount.
Wu Sang is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Michinoku! Wu Sang is hurt baaadly! Michinoku is firing away with more strikes - Wu Sang is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Makosa Michinoku!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erris Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Roja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erris Watts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Roja!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts digs a good hook to Roja's body.
Roja waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watts.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Roja.
Roja scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Roja stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Roja wants it to stay on the feet.
Watts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watts shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Roja napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Watts misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roja is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Watts asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Watts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roja keeps working.
Watts just content to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Erris Watts.
Good work by Roja as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Roja.
Watts has managed to clinch.
Watts has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Roja clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Roja rolls, trying to escape but Watts keeps control of the position.
Watts controls the action.
Roja trying to control the position but Watts manages to sink in the hooks.
Watts is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Watts seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Roja for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts throwing strikes and Roja squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Watts looking to finish with strikes here!
Roja avoids a series of strikes thrown by Watts.
Watts content just to control the position here.
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.
Roja is working to get back to half guard.
Watts controlling his opponent.
Roja wants to control but Watts is having none of it.
Watts controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erris Watts dominated that round.
That's time! Watts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roja checks a leg kick.
Watts clinches up with Roja and pushes him back against the cage.
Watts fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Watts has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Roja regains guard immediately.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Erris Watts.
Roja with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roja throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roja connects with a nice looking jab.
Roja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roja ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
Roja misses with a looping right.
Roja throws a shot from downtown. Watts moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roja stuffs the takedown.
Roja misses with a looping left.
Watts misses with a takedown attempt - Roja sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erris Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts misses with a shot to the body
and Roja connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roja scores with a jab to the body.
Roja lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Roja might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Watts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roja.
Watts fails with a takedown attempt.
Watts avoids the body shot from Roja.
Roja throws a shot from downtown. Watts moves away and avoids it.
Roja staying out of range there.
Antonio Roja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Watts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Watts perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Watts wants to stand up but Roja is controlling the position.
Watts wants to take a breather but Roja is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Watts is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Roja is pressing down on Watts's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Watts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a big right hand that misses.
Roja has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Watts's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Erris Watts.
Watts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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.
Roja throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
Watts thows a body shot but no joy.
Watts throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Roja was covering up waiting for the punch and Watts finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roja has his hands on Watts's head, controlling the position.
Watts slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Watts wants to control from the top but Roja keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Antonio Roja will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Watts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Roja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watts is looking to wear down Roja with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Roja misses with a looping left.
Roja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roja misses with a body shot.
Roja is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Watts misses with a hook to the body
and Roja counters with a left to the body.
Watts takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roja misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Watts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Roja's guard.
Watts is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Watts looking to sit in guard and control but Roja gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Watts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Roja is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Roja from controlling successfully.
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.
Roja stopping the sweep attempt from Watts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roja wants to pass the guard but Watts is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Roja is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Antonio Roja just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Watts lands a nice hook to Roja's body. Roja takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watts misses with a body shot
and Roja counters with a left and a right that stings Watts.
Watts misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roja counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Roja pinned against the cage. Roja gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Watts shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheers as Roja lands an impressive looking overhand right. Watts doesn't seem phased though.
Watts looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Roja is just out of range.
Watts misses with a looping right.
Watts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erris Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts throws an overhand right that lands on Roja's shoulder, as Roja tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roja jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roja avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roja misses the jab.
Roja scores with a punch to the head.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roja moves away.
Roja misses with a straight right.
Roja lands a slapping body shot.
Roja cracks Watts with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Watts slips a jab from Roja.
Watts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roja counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roja misses with an uppercut.
Watts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Watts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roja misses with a hook.
Roja throws out a loose jab but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roja throws out the jab.
Watts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Roja circles away.
Roja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watts circles away quickly and effectively.
Roja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roja manages to avoid it.
Roja misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roja.
Erris Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Roja.
Antonio Roja seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watts misses with a low kick.
Watts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roja loads up on a big right hand but Watts slips the punch.
Watts misses with a shot to the body
and Roja counters with a nice uppercut.
Roja misses with a straight right.
Watts walks into a stiff left hand from Roja.
A left lands for Roja.
Roja lands a body shot.
Roja misses with a body shot
and Watts counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Roja!
Watts throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roja is looking to get to half guard.
Watts controlling the pace for now.
Watts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Roja dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Roja throws a looping overhand right but Watts ducks down to avoid it.
Roja dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roja throws out the jab.
Roja misses with a hook.
Roja looks to land a left hand but Watts moved out of range nicely.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Roja.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roja keeps the fight on the outside.
Watts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Roja looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Watts is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Roja will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Watts prevents Roja from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Roja's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roja regains half guard there - taking advantage of Watts's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Roja regains full guard. Nicely done.
Watts sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Watts thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Roja is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roja keeping full guard, as Watts tries to pass.
Watts is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Watts stands and throws Roja's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Roja is not content to let Watts control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Erris Watts.
Roja throws a looping overhand right but Watts ducks down to avoid it.
Watts staying out of range there.
Watts misses with a hook to the body
and Roja counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roja misses with a few strikes there.
Antonio Roja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roja works over Watts's head and body with a nice combination.
Roja cracks Watts with an open hand slap.
Roja misses with an uppercut. Watts saw that one coming.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Roja is just out of range.
Roja loads up on a big right hand but Watts slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watts fails with the takedown.
Roja misses with a body kick.
Roja looks to throw the jab but Watts is out of range.
Roja with a jab.
Erris Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roja walks into a stiff left hand from Watts.
Roja throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roja lands a jab to the nose.
Watts throws a predictable looking body shot
and Roja counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roja misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Roja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roja has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 47:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Roja!
Antonio Roja is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Il (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong Il kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lights by Interpol. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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20
183 lbs
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23
181 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Jong Il!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkes!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong Il fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hawkes avoids it really well and circles away.
Jong Il lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jong Il.
It looks like Jonathan Hawkes has been cut.
Jong Il fails to land the takedown.
Hawkes moves into the clinch.
Hawkes swings wildly with an uppercut but Jong Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawkes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jong Il tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kim Jong Il. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jong Il tries for a takedown but Hawkes manages to get underhooks.
Hawkes breaks the clinch.
Jong Il throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hawkes's waist but Hawkes gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jong Il off to one side.
Jong Il dodges the punch combination from Hawkes.
Hawkes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hawkes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jong Il at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong Il shoots for a takedown but Hawkes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jong Il is breathing heavily.
Jong Il moves out of range of the body kick from Hawkes.
Jong Il shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawkes sprawls well. He's pushed Jong Il's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hawkes moves into the clinch.
Jong Il takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hawkes lands an elbow just above Jong Il 's eye.
Hawkes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jong Il's face.
Hawkes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jong Il's defenses.
Hawkes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hawkes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hawkes scores with a shoulder strike.
Hawkes landing knees to the head.
Hawkes lands a nice knee to the body.
Hawkes gets through Jong Il's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hawkes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jong Il really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hawkes lands a hook that snaps the head of Jong Il backwards.
Hawkes breaks from the clinch.
Jonathan Hawkes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jong Il tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hawkes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jong Il takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Hawkes cracks Jong Il with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Jong Il falls to his knees and Hawkes doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Hawkes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hercule Poirot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Poirot's choice of entrance music: Poirot Theme. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Paul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hercule Poirot!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poirot avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poirot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poirot shoots in for a double leg but Paul sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Poirot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Poirot moves away from the strike by Paul.
Paul misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Paul crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Poirot - the referee stops the clock and Paul gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Poirot. Paul manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poirot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Poirot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paul takes a swing at Poirot's ribcage but misses.
Paul lands with a big left! Poirot is wobbled badly! Paul comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Poirot to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Paul!
John Paul retains his lightweight title!
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