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QFC Tournament 963 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Geb Gibinson (ranked 4624 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Mattonen (ranked 4554 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geb Gibinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matti Mattonen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mattonen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gibinson's half guard.
Mattonen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Gibinson is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matti Mattonen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Nagasaki (ranked 4556 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judas Lidell (ranked 4490 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Judas Lidell!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lidell lands a nice shot that snaps Nagasaki's head back.
Lidell lands a jab-cross combination.
Lidell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nagasaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lidell working hard to break the clinch.
Nagasaki misses with a knee to the head.
Lidell wants to get back to striking at distance but Nagasaki won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagasaki moves in looking to clinch but Lidell pushes him off.
Nagasaki misses with a jab to the body
and Lidell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Lidell there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lidell lands a nice hook to Nagasaki's body. Nagasaki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Lidell does it's job there.
Lidell lands a slapping body shot.
Lidell throws a good cross that connects.
Nagasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nagasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nagasaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lidell lands a lovely overhand right.
Lidell lands a nice shot to the body.
Judas Lidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Lidell there.
Nagasaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nagasaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lidell, pushing him back against the cage.
Nagasaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lidell's efforts to push away.
Nagasaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nagasaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice shot by Lidell.
Nagasaki tries to clinch there but Lidell circles away.
Nagasaki walks into a stiff left hand from Lidell.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nagasaki moves into range and clinches up with Lidell.
Nagasaki throws an elbow but it misses.
Lidell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nagasaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nagasaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lidell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lidell is trying to push Nagasaki away but Nagasaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nagasaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lidell up against the cage.
Lidell blocks an elbow strike from Nagasaki.
A left hand lands to the body for Nagasaki.
Nagasaki has Lidell pressed against the cage, preventing Lidell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nagasaki prevents Lidell from breaking the clinch.
Lidell blocks an elbow strike.
Lidell is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nagasaki stalling against the cage.
Nagasaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lidell's efforts to push away.
Lidell wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki stalling.
Nagasaki breaks the clinch.
Nagasaki tries to clinch but Lidell is having none of it.
Lidell connects with a body shot that sends Nagasaki's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lidell lands a nice shot to the body.
Lidell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nagasaki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
Nagasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nagasaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Lidell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Lidell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lidell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nagasaki misses the shot to the body.
Nagasaki tries to clinch there but Lidell circles away.
Lidell tries to keep at a distance but Nagasaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nagasaki looking to throw knees to the head but Lidell is blocking nicely.
Lidell is trying to push Nagasaki away but Nagasaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Nagasaki on the inside.
Nagasaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lidell or not.
Lidell wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Nagasaki.
Lidell is trying to break the clinch but Nagasaki is controlling him.
Nagasaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lidell is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lidell has had enough of the clinch but Nagasaki keeps him there for the moment.
Nagasaki manages to break the clinch.
Lidell swats away the attempt to clinch by Nagasaki.
Nagasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Nagasaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagasaki breaks the clinch.
Lidell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nagasaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nagasaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lidell is trying to break free.
Lidell tries to break the clinch but Nagasaki is controlling the position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nagasaki.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Judas Lidell will probably get the nod.
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.
Lidell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lidell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lidell lands with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Nagasaki.
Lidell catches Nagasaki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lidell scores with a jab.
Lidell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lidell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lidell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lidell digs a good body shot into Nagasaki's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagasaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Nagasaki throws an elbow that misses.
Lidell is trying to break the clinch but Nagasaki is controlling him.
Nagasaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nagasaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagasaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nagasaki digs a right hand underneath Lidell's ribcage. Lidell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Nagasaki.
Lidell wants to get back to striking at distance but Nagasaki won't allow it.
Nagasaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nagasaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nagasaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Lidell backwards.
Lidell is rocked!
The referee calls for Nagasaki to work.
Nagasaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lidell or not.
Nagasaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lidell is still on wobbly legs! Can Nagasaki finish him?
Lidell wants to break free but Nagasaki has control.
Nagasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nagasaki tries to clinch up.
Lidell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lidell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nagasaki has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lidell misses with an uppercut. Nagasaki saw that one coming.
Lidell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lidell seems to have recovered his senses.
Nagasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lidell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lidell lands a nice shot that snaps Nagasaki's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nagasaki walks into a straight right hand from Lidell.
Jab by Lidell.
Nagasaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lidell lands with an overhand left.
Lidell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nagasakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nagasaki darts in and clinches Lidell up against the cage.
Nagasaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nagasaki is stalling here.
Nagasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nagasaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nagasaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lidell, pushing him back against the cage.
Lidell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lidell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nagasaki lands with a light punch inside.
Nagasaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lidell blocks it with crossed arms.
Lidell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell can't break the clinch.
Nagasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nagasaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nagasaki lands a left hand.
Lidell is trying to push Nagasaki away but Nagasaki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lidell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lidell tries to break the clinch but Nagasaki is controlling the position.
Come on Nagasaki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lidell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nagasaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki keeps control of Lidell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Nagasaki.
Lidell tries to circle away but Nagasaki has him pinned against the cage.
Lidell is trying to break free.
Nagasaki has Lidell pressed against the cage, preventing Lidell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lidell is trying to break free.
Nagasaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lidell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lidell can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki pushes Lidell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nagasaki has Lidell pressed against the cage, preventing Lidell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nagasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lidell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lidell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nagasaki lands an uppercut.
Nagasaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nagasaki tries a knee to the head but Lidell blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagasaki tries to land a knee to the head but Lidell blocks with his arms.
Nagasaki is struggling to control the position.
Nagasaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nagasaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lidell backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nagasaki digs a right hand into Lidell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lidell's gas tank.
Lidell is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagasaki has double underhooks.
Nagasaki prevents Lidell from breaking the clinch.
Nagasaki prevents Lidell from breaking the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Nagasaki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lidell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nagasaki has time to react.
Lidell scores with the left hand. Nagasaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Nagasaki throws a right hand that Lidell ducks under and follows up with a left that Lidell also avoids with ease.
Nagasaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nagasaki is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Lidell releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lidell scores with the left hand. Nagasaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Nagasaki misses with an uppercut. Lidell saw that one coming.
Lidell connects with a single shot there.
Nagasaki clinches with his opponent.
Lidell is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagasaki has double underhooks.
Nagasaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hiroshi Nagasaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nagasaki pushes Lidell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nagasaki stalls.
Lidell tries to break the clinch but Nagasaki is controlling the position.
Lidell is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagasaki has double underhooks.
Lidell blocks an elbow strike from Nagasaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell is trying to force a seperation but Nagasaki has the dominant position.
Lidell wants to break free but Nagasaki has control.
Nagasaki lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Lidell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nagasaki avoiding damage.
Nagasaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lidell tries to break free but Nagasaki pushes him back against the cage.
Nagasaki stalling in the clinch.
Nagasaki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nagasaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lidell's efforts to push away.
Nagasaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lidell is looking to break free of the clinch but Nagasaki has double underhooks.
Nagasaki misses with a knee to the head.
Nagasaki misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Lidell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nagasaki prevents Lidell from breaking the clinch.
Lidell wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell tries to break free but Nagasaki pushes him back against the cage.
Nagasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nagasaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hiroshi Nagasaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nagasaki gets through Lidell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nagasaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nagasaki closes the distance and pushes Lidell back into the cage.
Nagasaki lands a body punch.
Lidell working hard to break the clinch.
Nagasaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lidell backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lidell blocks the elbow strike.
Nagasaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nagasaki has Lidell pressed against the cage, preventing Lidell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lidell working hard to break the clinch.
Lidell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lidell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nagasaki is pushing Lidell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nagasaki has Lidell pressed against the cage, preventing Lidell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell is trying to force a seperation but Nagasaki has the dominant position.
Nagasaki lands a right hand.
Lidell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nagasaki pushes Lidell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nagasaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nagasaki manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nagasaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good exchange - Lidell coming out on top.
Nagasaki moves into range and clinches up with Lidell.
Nagasaki tries a knee to the head but Lidell blocks it.
Nagasaki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nagasaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lidell's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki breaks the clinch.
Nice cross by Lidell.
Nagasaki pushes Lidell up against the cage in a clinch.
Nagasaki slows down the pace here.
Lidell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nagasaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lidell dodges an elbow strike from Nagasaki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lidell wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Nagasaki.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Nagasaki - that landed with a thud.
Judas Lidell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lidell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nagasaki lands a body shot.
Lidell tries to break the clinch but Nagasaki is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Nagasaki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nagasaki 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Hiroshi Nagasaki!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Hiroshi Nagasaki!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Hiroshi Nagasaki!
Hiroshi Nagasaki wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Hiroshi Nagasaki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dude Kerel (ranked 4485 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matto Oppo (ranked 4524 p4p, 399 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dude Kerel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matto Oppo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerel avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Kerel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Oppo.
Kerel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Matto Oppo has been cut.
Oppo wants to clinch up but Kerel keeps it at a distance.
Oppo gets a double leg takedown into Kerel's guard.
Kerel keeping moving, preventing Oppo from controlling successfully.
Oppo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kerel's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kerel wants to sweep here but Oppo controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oppo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Oppo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kerel wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oppo trying to control but Kerel is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kerel throws a shot from downtown. Oppo moves away and avoids it.
Oppo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Matto Oppo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oppo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kerel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dude Kerel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oppo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oppo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kerel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Oppo somewhat.
Nice sprawl there from Kerel as Oppo shoots in.
Dude Kerel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matto Oppo.
Oppo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kerel circles away.
Oppo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kerel as he jumps to the side.
Kerel throwing a counter right hand but Oppo manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oppo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kerel's half guard.
Kerel trying to control from the bottom.
Oppo 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. Kerel tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Oppo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matto Oppo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Crown Virus (ranked 4638 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Williams Jr (ranked 4656 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Crown Virus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Williams Jr!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Virus's waist but Virus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams Jr off to one side.
Williams Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Virus counters with a straight right hand.
Williams Jr throws a series of punches but Virus moves out of range.
Williams Jr throws a head kick that misses
and Virus counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams Jr thinking.
Virus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams Jr.
Crown Virus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Williams Jr.
Williams Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Virus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virus instigates a clinch.
Williams Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Virus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Virus, as that shot connected.
Crown Virus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams Jr.
Virus throws an overhand right that drops Williams Jr like a sack of potatoes! Virus dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crown Virus!
A relieved looking Crown Virus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kebab Thinkshisfunny (ranked 4478 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Taistelija (ranked 4553 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kebab Thinkshisfunny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Taistelija!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taistelija misses with a left hand
and Thinkshisfunny counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thinkshisfunny.
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.
Thinkshisfunny lands a couple of digs.
Thinkshisfunny is in close to Taistelija's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thinkshisfunny throws a big elbow that misses.
Taistelija not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taistelija keeping moving, preventing Thinkshisfunny from controlling successfully.
Thinkshisfunny is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Taistelija looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thinkshisfunny is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thinkshisfunny trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thinkshisfunny's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thinkshisfunny connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny preventing the sweep.
Thinkshisfunny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thinkshisfunny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taistelija has momentary wrist control but Thinkshisfunny slips an elbow through the middle.
Thinkshisfunny has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thinkshisfunny stops Taistelija from standing up.
Thinkshisfunny looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Taistelija working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Thinkshisfunny.
Thinkshisfunny's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thinkshisfunny trying to control but Taistelija is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thinkshisfunny's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thinkshisfunny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thinkshisfunny 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.
Taistelija trying to keep a closed guard but Thinkshisfunny is proving a slippery customer.
Thinkshisfunny engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thinkshisfunny postures up.
Thinkshisfunny throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thinkshisfunny working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taistelija's head.
Thinkshisfunny with a nice head shot there.
Thinkshisfunny could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny lands a couple of elbows.
Taistelija is trying to control the position but Thinkshisfunny postures up.
Thinkshisfunny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thinkshisfunny throws a big elbow that misses.
Thinkshisfunny scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thinkshisfunny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taistelija's head.
Thinkshisfunny makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taistelija looks winded!
Taistelija has momentary wrist control but Thinkshisfunny slips an elbow through the middle.
Thinkshisfunny controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thinkshisfunny's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thinkshisfunny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thinkshisfunny lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thinkshisfunny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thinkshisfunny makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thinkshisfunny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taistelija's head.
Thinkshisfunny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thinkshisfunny's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thinkshisfunny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thinkshisfunny engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thinkshisfunny works over Taistelija with some ground and pound from guard.
Thinkshisfunny distracts Taistelija with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thinkshisfunny landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thinkshisfunny distracts Taistelija with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thinkshisfunny makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kebab Thinkshisfunny dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Taistelija gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thinkshisfunny tries for a takedown but Taistelija manages to get underhooks.
Thinkshisfunny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taistelija can do to turn this around?
Thinkshisfunny has Taistelija pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taistelija manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thinkshisfunny has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taistelija avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kebab Thinkshisfunny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taistelija prevents the takedown attempt.
Taistelija breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taistelija misses with an uppercut
and Thinkshisfunny decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taistelija's guard.
Thinkshisfunny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thinkshisfunny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thinkshisfunny trying to control but Taistelija is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thinkshisfunny scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thinkshisfunny works over Taistelija with some ground and pound from guard.
Thinkshisfunny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thinkshisfunny landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny wants to control from the top but Taistelija keeps moving.
Thinkshisfunny controlling from the top position.
Thinkshisfunny scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thinkshisfunny trying to control the position from guard on top but Taistelija is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thinkshisfunny throws an elbow that misses. Taistelija uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thinkshisfunny's guard. Nice move by Taistelija!
Taistelija looking to pass the guard.
Taistelija trying to control but Thinkshisfunny is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Taistelija's guard.
Thinkshisfunny throws a big right hand that misses.
Thinkshisfunny lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taistelija is trying to keep Thinkshisfunny in close.
Taistelija is breathing heavily.
Thinkshisfunny is in close to Taistelija's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kebab Thinkshisfunny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thinkshisfunny distracts Taistelija with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thinkshisfunny connects with a couple of short punches.
Thinkshisfunny throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taistelija works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thinkshisfunny is working Taistelija over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Thinkshisfunny stands up over Taistelija, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thinkshisfunny not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny works over Taistelija with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thinkshisfunny's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thinkshisfunny working some strikes from top position.
Thinkshisfunny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thinkshisfunny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Thinkshisfunny lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thinkshisfunny landing some decent shots from guard.
Thinkshisfunny wants to control from the top but Taistelija keeps moving.
Thinkshisfunny postures up and lands a big shot to Taistelija's brow.
Thinkshisfunny lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taistelija is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thinkshisfunny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Taistelija is still in real trouble! Can Thinkshisfunny finish him?
Thinkshisfunny postures up and lands a big shot to Taistelija's brow.
Thinkshisfunny scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Thinkshisfunny scoring with some ground and pound.
Thinkshisfunny is in close to Taistelija's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thinkshisfunny makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Thinkshisfunny engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thinkshisfunny distracts Taistelija with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thinkshisfunny connects with a couple of short punches.
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!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Thinkshisfunny's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thinkshisfunny looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Thinkshisfunny postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thinkshisfunny sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Thinkshisfunny landing some decent shots from guard.
Thinkshisfunny lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kebab Thinkshisfunny dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thinkshisfunny is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taistelija.
Taistelija seems to have recovered his senses.
Taistelija fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thinkshisfunny half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Taistelija there.
Taistelija misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thinkshisfunny.
Taistelija looks to score with a jab to the body but Thinkshisfunny is just out of range.
Thinkshisfunny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thinkshisfunny moves out of range as Taistelija strikes.
Thinkshisfunny tries to counter with a takedown but Taistelija is quick to defend against it.
Taistelija throws a shot to the body.
Taistelija scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taistelija misses with a double jab
and Thinkshisfunny counters with a takedown into side control.
Taistelija takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thinkshisfunny working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Thinkshisfunny landing a few strikes.
Thinkshisfunny scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taistelija taking punishment in the form of punches.
Taistelija taking a bit of punishment here - Thinkshisfunny scoring with strikes.
Thinkshisfunny connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taistelija some visible discomfort.
Taistelija on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Thinkshisfunny looks up at the clock and then as Taistelija takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thinkshisfunny smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Thinkshisfunny in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Taistelija looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Thinkshisfunny turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kebab Thinkshisfunny!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Targaryen (ranked 4486 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hittori Hanzo (ranked 4622 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Targaryen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hittori Hanzo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Targaryen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hanzo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hanzo wants it to stay on the feet.
Targaryen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Targaryen goes for a double leg but Hanzo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hanzo continues to drive forward.
Hanzo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Targaryen stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanzo. Hanzo gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanzo throws a looping overhand right but Targaryen ducks down to avoid it.
Targaryen blocks the body kick.
Targaryen closes the distance and clinches.
Targaryen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hanzo goes for a double leg but Targaryen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Targaryen continues to drive forward.
Hanzo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanzo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Targaryen tries to roll over but Hanzo keeps him under control.
Targaryen is working hard here to advance position.
Hanzo trying to control the pace.
Targaryen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hanzo decides to stand up.
Hanzo shoots for a takedown but Targaryen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jon Targaryen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hittori Hanzo.
Targaryen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hanzo.
Hanzo gets tackled into the cage by Targaryen. Targaryen maintains the clinch.
Targaryen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hanzo pulls guard successfully.
Targaryen is sitting in close to Hanzo's body. Hanzo has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Targaryen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Targaryen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hanzo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hittori Hanzo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jupiter Pran (ranked 4555 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hennig (ranked 4551 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jupiter Pran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Hennig!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pran listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hennig wants to clinch.
Pran takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hennig takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hennig looks to land a combination but Pran avoids it well.
Pran is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pran lands a jab.
Pran clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hennig.
Hennig goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pran prevents it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pran lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hennig backwards.
Hennig pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hennig looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pran throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hennig works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pran tries to stand but Hennig is controlling from the bottom.
Pran 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hennig can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hennig bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pran's guard.
Hennig stops Pran from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennig trying to control the position from guard on top but Pran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hennig stays in close to Pran's body and controls the position.
Hennig trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hennig wants to control from the top but Pran keeps moving.
Hennig stands up and waves to Pran to follow him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pran.
Pran gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pran cracks Hennig with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Pran fails to land.
Pran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hennig can't get the takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Pran fails to land.
Pran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pran tries a body shot but Hennig blocks it.
Pran avoiding damage as Hennig throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Pran fails to land.
Pran lands an uppercut.
Hennig throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pran blocks it with crossed arms.
Pran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pran throws a head punch that misses.
Pran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hennigs head.
Hennig wants to take the fight to the mat but Pran manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jupiter Pran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Hennig.
Hennig is trying to pull guard but Pran has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pran working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pran lands a body punch.
Pran swings wildly with an uppercut but Hennig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pran misses with some punches.
Pran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hennig missing with knees to the body.
Pran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hennig manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hennig working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pran doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pran manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hennig manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Pran blocks a low kick nicely.
Pran lands a nice hook to Hennig's body. Hennig takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pran forces Hennig back against the cage and clinches.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jupiter Pran dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hennig throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pran.
Pran appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hennig misses with a takedown attempt - Pran sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hennig shoots in looking for a takedown but Pran manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hennig's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hennig can do to turn this around?
Hennig takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pran ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Pran blocks the leg kick.
Pran drives through and clinches with Hennig against the cage.
Pran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hennig fails to pull guard.
Jupiter Pran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Hennig.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hennig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hennig is working for takedown but Pran is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short uppercut from Pran.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pran.
Pran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hennig's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pran scores with a shot to the side of Hennig's head.
Pran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hennig's elbow.
Pran works on Hennig's body with a couple of short punches.
Hennig manages to pull guard.
Hennig escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pran gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pran wants to control from the top but Hennig keeps moving.
Hennig pulls Pran in to control the position.
Pran postures up.
Pran wanted to stand there but Hennig had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pran throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pran trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hennig's guard.
Hennig bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pran's guard.
Pran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pran is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hennig prevents Pran from getting back to his feet.
Pran is trying to keep Hennig in close.
Hennig trying to control the position from guard on top but Pran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hennig prevents Pran from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pran takes the fight into the clinch.
Pran stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hennig tries for a takedown but Pran manages to get underhooks.
Hennig prevents a body shot from Pran.
A short uppercut from Pran.
Pran lands a right hand.
Hennig is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pran is defending well.
A short left from Pran.
Hennig drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pran has Hennig pushed against the cage.
Hennig manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pran trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hennig's guard.
Pran trying to control the position from guard on top but Hennig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hennig has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hennig had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pran defends it easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jupiter Pran dominated that second round.
That's time! Pran's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pran stuffs the takedown attempt from Hennig. Hennig gets slowly back to his feet.
Hennig wants to clinch up but Pran keeps it at a distance.
Pran gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pran cracks Hennig with a nice body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hennig - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hennig throws an elbow but misses.
Hennig looking for a takedown.
Hennig is trying to break the clinch but Pran is controlling him.
Hennig wants to get back to striking at distance but Pran won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Pran.
Hennig looking for a takedown.
Jupiter Pran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Hennig.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pran.
Pran has a couple of punches blocked by Hennig.
Hennig tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pran avoids it.
Hennig displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pran up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pran lands a shoulder strike.
Pran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pran lands a hook that snaps the head of Hennig backwards.
Pran throws a punch but it's blocked by Hennig.
A short left from Pran.
Hennig takes a shot to the head.
Pran presses Hennig against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jupiter Pran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hennig tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pran smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hennig takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pran misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Pran.
Hennig is looking to clinch but Pran is avoiding it.
Jupiter Pran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hennig or perhaps it was just good defense by Pran, which made it look bad.
Pran swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pran gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Pran.
Pran lands with a left to the head.
Pran displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hennig up against the cage.
Pran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pran scores with a shot to the side of Hennig's head.
Hennig tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pran smiles and moves away.
Hennig shoots in but no luck this time.
Pran is looking to counter punch.
Hennig takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pran connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pran fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hennig looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hennig misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hennig is looking to clinch but Pran is avoiding it.
Pran moves into the clinch.
Hennig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hennig looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pran scores with a shoulder strike.
Pran working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pran throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Pran.
Hennig has a couple of punches blocked by Pran.
Pran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hennig's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hennig tries to score a body lock takedown but Pran shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jupiter Pran is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pran lands an uppercut.
Hennig tries to pull guard but Pran won't allow it.
Pran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pran misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Pran.
Pran is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Justin Hennig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hennig backwards.
Hennig trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jupiter Pran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pran, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jupiter Pran!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Jupiter Pran!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jupiter Pran!
Jupiter Pran wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Jupiter Pran, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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