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ASTRAL DYNAMITE!! 2011 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Drury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Zenith as his entrance music. Frank Drury has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Drury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Burns!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drury tries to work over Burns's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it.
Drury misses with a few strikes there.
Drury misses with a series of wild punches.
Drury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drury throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Burns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drury fails to land with a series of punches.
Drury on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drury throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A right-left combo lands from Burns.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drury. Burns does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Drury misses the target.
Drury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
Drury showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burns.
Drury looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drury throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drury really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drury.
Burns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drury's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Drury's shoulder, as Drury tries to avoid the shot.
Drury misses with a looping left.
Drury swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Drury.
Drury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drury misses with a double jab
and Burns cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burns has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drury throws a low kick but Burns avoids it.
A jab from Drury misses.
Drury takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Drury throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drury misses with a looping right.
Drury's corner calls for a 1-2. Drury obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Drury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Frank Drury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns lands with a nice combination. Drury backs away looking to recover.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Drury's shoulder, as Drury tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Burns works over Drury's head and body with a nice combination.
Drury is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Burns's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands with a shot to the body.
Drury on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drury ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Drury swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Burns there.
Burns scores with the left hand. Drury knows he should have avoided that one.
Burns lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drury throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns.
Burns 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.
Drury misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
A shot to the liver by Burns. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drury comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burns lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice uppercut there from Burns.
A big right from Burns misses.
Drury dodges the punch combination from Burns.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drury looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Drury throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burns is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drury had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Drury scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Burns dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Burns.
Drury throws a jab when Burns was well out of range.
Drury misses with a two punch combination.
Drury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burns circles away quickly and effectively.
Drury is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burns.
Burns changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns defending well as Drury loads up on a big left hand.
Burns smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drury has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drury and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Drury misses its intended target.
Drury motions for Burns to come forward. Drury throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drury blocks a head kick by Burns.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Drury.
Drury blocks a leg kick.
Drury takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns moves out of range of the body kick.
Drury misses with a jab to the body
and Burns counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burns connects with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drury.
Drury gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burns.
Frank Drury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Burns.
Burns lands the left hand.
Nice jab there from Burns.
Drury misses with a double jab
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drury looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drury connects with a jab.
Drury with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burns to score with a decent uppercut.
Burns misses with a low kick as Drury jumps back.
Drury walks into a left hand.
A swing and a miss from Drury.
A big left from Drury misses.
Burns stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drury looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns cracks Drury with an open hand slap.
Drury misses with a straight right.
Burns's corner calls for a 1-2. Burns obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drury gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brad Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab lands there for Burns.
The crowd cheers as Burns lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drury doesn't seem phased though.
Drury throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burns counters with a nice uppercut.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drury fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drury looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drury scores with a jab to the body.
Drury swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns tries to move into range but Drury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Burns keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drury at a distance.
Burns digs a good body shot into Drury's ribs.
Burns scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burns lands a nice looking body shot.
Burns cracks Drury with a right hand to the side of the head.
Burns lands the left hand.
Drury misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drury throws a combination that misses
and Burns counters with a series of strikes. Drury will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burns slips under a jab.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drury.
Drury throws a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Good exchange - Burns coming out on top.
Drury slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Drury is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burns.
Drury is rocked!
Nice cross by Burns.
Oh Drury is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Burns blocks a head kick by Drury.
Drury throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Drury right on the button. Drury goes down! Burns follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Burns gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Burns!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alak Betatar Awang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alak Betatar Awang !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Khan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Khan misses its intended target.
Awang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Awang .
Khan moves in looking to clinch but Awang pushes him off.
Khan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Khan thows a body shot but no joy.
Awang closes the distance and clinches.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Awang with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Awang has the dominant position.
Awang gets through Khan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Awang has him pressed against the ropes.
Awang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Khan is trying to break the clinch but Awang has him pressed against the ropes.
Awang looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Awang lands with a short shot to the head.
Khan is trying to force a seperation but Awang has the dominant position.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Awang .
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
Awang just leaning against Khan, taking a breather.
Awang digs a right hand underneath Khan's ribcage. Khan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Awang wants to stall.
Awang lands a body punch.
Khan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Awang trying to land knees to the body.
Awang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stalling in the clinch from Awang .
Awang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Awang keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Khan's efforts to push away.
Khan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Awang keeps him there for the moment.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Awang won't allow it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Awang trying to land knees to the body.
Khan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Khan wants to get back to striking at distance but Awang won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Awang .
Awang trying to stall but Khan improves his position.
Khan avoiding damage as Awang throws knees to the body.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan tries to circle away but Awang has him pinned against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Khan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Awang blocks a body shot from Khan.
Awang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Awang has Khan pressed against the ropes, preventing Khan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Awang misses with a knee strike.
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Awang keeps him there for the moment.
Awang tries to stall but Khan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Khan wants to break free but Awang has control.
Awang tries to land a knee to the head but Khan blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Awang .
Awang tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Awang throws a knee to the head but misses.
Khan working hard to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Awang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Awang lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Awang looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alak Betatar Awang dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Awang avoids the body shot from Khan.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
King Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Awang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Awang scoring well with a low kick there.
Awang lands a glancing blow to the side of Khan's head.
Awang throws a leg kick but Khan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Khan lunges at Awang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Awang 's hand.
Khan misses with a body shot.
Awang dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Awang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Awang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Awang throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Khan.
It looks like King Khan has been cut.
Awang blocks a low kick nicely.
Awang blocks a jab.
Awang throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Awang .
Khan is breathing heavily.
Awang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khan will feel that in the morning.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Awang .
Awang thuds his shin into the meat of Khan's side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Awang !
Awang throws a leg kick which misses Khan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khan tries to avoid it.
Khan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Awang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Khan's sensitive parts.
Awang has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Awang clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Awang as the two fighters clinch.
Awang utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Khan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Awang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Awang is stalling here.
Awang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awang scores a nice knee to the body.
Khan tries to break free but Awang pushes him back against the ropes.
Khan can't break the clinch.
Awang crunches a lovely knee into Khan's ribcage.
Awang pushes Khan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Awang stalls.
Khan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Awang s head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Awang lands a good knee to the midsection. Khan won't want to take too many of those.
Khan letting Awang take a breather here.
Good body shot from Awang .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Awang .
A body shot lands from Awang .
Khan has had enough of the clinch but Awang keeps him there for the moment.
Awang avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alak Betatar Awang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on King Khan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khan looks to throw the jab but Awang is out of range.
Awang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
An inside leg kick lands from Awang .
A big right from Khan misses.
Khan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Awang .
Nice defenses there by Awang .
Awang is looking to clinch but Khan is avoiding it.
Awang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Awang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Awang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khan misses the shot to the body.
Khan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Awang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Awang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Awang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Awang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khan.
Khan misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awang scores with a leg kick.
Khan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Awang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Awang scores with a leg kick.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Awang ducks down to avoid it.
Alak Betatar Awang is winning the standup battle so far.
Awang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Awang lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khan will feel that in the morning.
Khan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Awang .
Awang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Awang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Awang lands with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Awang .
Awang cracks the inside of Khan's front leg.
Awang scores with a push kick.
Awang is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Awang throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Awang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Awang lands a nice looking body kick.
Awang pushes Khan away with a front kick.
Awang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Awang pushes Khan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Awang lands a body shot.
Awang is pushing Khan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Khan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Awang has him pressed against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Awang takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Awang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Awang .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alak Betatar Awang clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on King Khan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Awang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Khan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Awang rather than just go for the knockout.
Awang throws a chopping leg kick but Khan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan lands a head shot.
Khan tries to clinch up.
Khan loads up on a big right hand but Awang slips the punch.
Khan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Awang was well out of range. Poor timing from Khan.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Awang .
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Awang can pounce on him.
Awang staying out of range there.
Awang scores with a push kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Awang .
A solid leg kick lands there for Awang .
Awang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Khan.
Khan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Awang thumps Khan with a low kick.
Khan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Awang ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Awang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Awang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Awang throws a head kick that misses.
Khan misses with a hook. Awang ducked under it nicely.
Khan tries to land a body kick
and Khan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Khan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Awang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khan. Awang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body kick there by Awang .
Crunch! Awang slams his shin into Khan's torso.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Awang .
Awang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Awang lands with a slapping head kick.
Khan misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Awang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khan can do to turn this around?
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Awang counters with a good, hard body kick but Khan shrugs it off.
Khan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Awang . That one must have hurt.
Khan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Awang .
Awang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Awang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice body kick from Awang .
A big left from Khan misses.
Awang ducks under a wild hook from Khan.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Awang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Awang is out of range.
Awang scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khan with a hook.
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King Khan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Awang lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Alak Betatar Awang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Awang has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 40:36
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 40:36
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alak Betatar Awang !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mile Kekin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaol Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kekin comes to the ring accompanied by Love and Drinking. Kaol Funkyama has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mile Kekin's chin.
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mile Kekin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaol Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Funkyama misses.
Funkyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funkyama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Funkyama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kekin misses with a double jab
and Funkyama counters with a solid body kick.
Funkyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kekin.
Funkyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Funkyama misses with a leg kick.
Funkyama lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kekin's sensitive parts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kekin checks a leg kick.
Funkyama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kekin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Funkyama.
Kekin misses with a few strikes there.
Kekin wants to clinch.
Kekin has managed to clinch.
Kekin works on Funkyama's body with a couple of short punches.
Kekin is working Funkyama over against the ropes.
Kekin lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Kaol Funkyama has been cut.
Funkyama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Funkyama is trying to break the clinch but Kekin is controlling him.
Kekin scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama breaks from the clinch.
Kekin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kekin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funkyama.
Funkyama is looking to land body kicks.
A lazy left from Funkyama finds it's target.
Funkyama lands a high kick!
Kekin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kekin. Funkyama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kekin takes the fight into the clinch.
Kekin scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Kekin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kekin.
Kekin breaks from the clinch.
Kekin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kekin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funkyama takes a swing at Kekin's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Funkyama slams his shin into Kekin's torso.
Kekin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Funkyama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kekin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Funkyama wants to slow Kekin down by chopping away at his legs.
Funkyama throws a low kick, looking for Kekin's leg but Kekin calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Funkyama.
Funkyama fails to land with a series of punches.
Kekin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Funkyama fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kekin manages to avoid it.
Kekin cracks a nice hook into Funkyama's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Funkyama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kekin lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Kekin.
Funkyama wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kekin has him pressed against the ropes.
Kekin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Funkyama up against the ropes.
Funkyama is trying to break the clinch but Kekin has him pressed against the ropes.
Funkyama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Funkyama swings wildly with an uppercut but Kekin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Funkyama as Kekin tries to tie him up.
Kekin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Funkyama up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Kekin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is trying to break free.
Funkyama is trying to break the clinch but Kekin is controlling him.
Kekin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Funkyama looks gassed!
Funkyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kekin's elbow.
Kekin pushes Funkyama back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kekin gets through Funkyama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kekin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kekin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Funkyama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kekin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Funkyama's efforts to push away.
Kekin works on Funkyama's body with a couple of short punches.
Kekin scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kekin.
Kekin gets through Funkyama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Kekin to work.
Kekin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kekin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
Kekin lands a right hand.
Funkyama tries to break the clinch but Kekin is controlling the position.
Kekin scores with a shoulder strike.
Kekin lands a body punch.
Kekin presses Funkyama against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kekin lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funkyama has had enough of the clinch but Kekin keeps him there for the moment.
Kekin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kekin pushes Funkyama up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kekin cracks Funkyama with a nice body shot.
Kekin is leaning against Funkyama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kekin lands with a right to the head.
Kekin lands a nice uppercut.
Kekin stalls.
Kekin is working Funkyama over against the ropes.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kekin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kekin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Funkyamas head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kekin.
Kekin prevents a body shot from Funkyama.
Good body shot from Kekin.
Nice body punch from Kekin.
Kekin breaks the clinch.
Kekin clinches.
Kekin breaks from the clinch.
Kekin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That has opened up Kaol Funkyama's cut even more.
Kaol Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kekin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Funkyama.
Funkyama takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kekin misses with a series of wild punches.
Funkyama slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mile Kekin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaol Funkyama's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Funkyama blocks a jab.
Funkyama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kekin lands a left and a right that send Funkyama crashing to the mat, dazed. Kekin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Funkyama is rocked!
Kekin closes the distance and clinches.
Funkyama wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kekin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Funkyama misses with a low kick.
Funkyama throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kekin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kekin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funkyama.
No joy there for Kekin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kekin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Funkyama in his tracks.
The cut above Kaol Funkyama's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Funkyama connects with a solid leg kick.
Funkyama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Funkyama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Kekin.
Funkyama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Funkyama misses with a low kick as Kekin jumps back.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kekin throws a hook but Funkyama avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekin forces Funkyama back against the ropes and clinches.
Kekin is leaning against Funkyama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kekin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Funkyama wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kekin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Funkyama can do to turn this around?
Funkyama tries to break free but Kekin pushes him back against the ropes.
Kekin lands a left hand.
Funkyama is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Kekin.
Funkyama tries to break free but Kekin pushes him back against the ropes.
Funkyama is trying to break the clinch but Kekin has him pressed against the ropes.
Kekin keeps control of Funkyama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kekin presses Funkyama against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kekin digs a right hand underneath Funkyama's ribcage. Funkyama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kekin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Funkyama.
A short right from Kekin on the inside.
Kekin lands a body shot.
Kekin is leaning against Funkyama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mile Kekin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kekin works on Funkyama's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kekin pushes Funkyama back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kekin digs a right hand underneath Funkyama's ribcage. Funkyama let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kekin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Funkyama takes a shot to the head.
Kekin holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Kekin.
Kekin lands with a right to the head.
Kekin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
Kaol Funkyama's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kekin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kekin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kekin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kekin scores with a hook to the body.
Kekin lands with a short shot to the head.
Kekin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Funkyama up against the ropes.
A short right from Kekin on the inside.
Kekin keeps control of Funkyama as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Funkyama is trying to break the clinch but Kekin has him pressed against the ropes.
Kekin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kekin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Funkyama backwards.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kaol Funkyama's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mile Kekin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Randy Boy Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horato Muchada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muchada is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Duran Duran - Ordinary World. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 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, Randy Boy Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Horato Muchada!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muchada swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Muchada misses with a low kick.
Boy Jr throws a low kick but Muchada avoids it.
Boy Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy Jr misses with a body kick.
Boy Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muchada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boy Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muchada walks forward, straight into a front kick from Boy Jr.
Boy Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Boy Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Muchada counters with a nice double leg into side control. Boy Jr won't be happy with that.
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.
Muchada is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Boy Jr is trying to escape and Muchada transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Boy Jr is forced to tap! Nice work there by Muchada! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Horato Muchada!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Inglish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Inglish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inglish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Inglish throws a head kick that Mitchell semi-blocks.
Inglish throws a head kick that Mitchell semi-blocks.
Inglish lands a big head kick that sends Mitchell to the canvas! Inglish follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Inglish!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hans De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries comes into the arena with My Ding-A-Ling blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Ferro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries scores with a nice head shot.
De Vries tries to land a front kick but Ferro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ferro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Vries ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Vries gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Vries with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ferro avoiding damage as De Vries throws knees to the body.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but Ferro blocks with his arms.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
Ferro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vries has him pressed against the ropes.
De Vries lands an elbow just above Ferro 's eye.
De Vries scores with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ferro is trying to break free.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferro breaks the clinch.
Ferro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Vries bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Vries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ferro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ferro tries to bum rush De Vries with a series of wild strikes but De Vries uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferro fails with a takedown attempt.
De Vries slips under a jab.
Hans De Vries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferro throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ferro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Vries fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferro.
Ferro throws the left hand but De Vries avoids the punch easily.
De Vries slips under a jab.
Ferro ducks under a wild hook from De Vries.
De Vries throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Vries leaves Ferro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Ferro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries tries to clinch but Ferro moves out of range.
Ferro dives in and grabs De Vries's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Vries pushes down on Ferro's head and hops out.
De Vries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferro scores with a nice right hand.
Ferro misses with a two punch combination.
Ferro missing with a left hand there. De Vries was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Vries misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferro misses with a wild combination.
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.
De Vries fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ferro checks it well.
Ferro throws a series of punches but De Vries moves out of range.
De Vries avoids the body shot from Ferro.
De Vries slips a jab and a cross from Ferro.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferro shoots in but De Vries avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Vries misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries 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.
Ferro connects with a single shot there.
Ferro throws a jab but it's blocked by De Vries.
Ferro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De Vries tries to avoid it but Ferro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De Vries to the ground. De Vries escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
De Vries keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferro.
Ferro tries to bum rush De Vries with a series of wild strikes but De Vries uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Ferro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from De Vries misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Vries.
De Vries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferro fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ferro misses the target.
De Vries throws a looping overhand right but Ferro ducks down to avoid it.
Ferro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
De Vries throws a series of punches but Ferro avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Vries looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Vries lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Jerry Ferro has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferro misses with a combination
and De Vries counters with a nice body kick.
De Vries connects with a high kick.
De Vries lands a big uppercut and Ferro crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ferro looks OK. De Vries waves Ferro back to his feet!
Ferro is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Vries dodges the punch combination from Ferro.
Ferro is still on wobbly legs! Can De Vries finish him?
Ferro slips a straight right by De Vries.
Ferro seems to have recovered his senses.
Ferro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to the body from Ferro misses
enabling De Vries to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferro is trying desperately to land a takedown but De Vries is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ferro.
Ferro is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Vries avoids the body shot from Ferro.
Ferro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jerry Ferro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferro misses with a hook to the body
and De Vries finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Vries tries to clinch there but Ferro circles away.
De Vries fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferro misses with a looping right.
Ferro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Ferro misses.
De Vries misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferro misses with an uppercut.
Ferro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferro misses the shot to the body.
De Vries wants to clinch.
Ferro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Vries moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Ferro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Ferro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Vries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
De Vries moves away from the strike by Ferro.
De Vries closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Vries throws a leg kick which misses Ferro's front leg but catches the back leg as Ferro tries to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Ferro or perhaps it was just good defense by De Vries which made him look bad.
Ferro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferro throws a right hand that De Vries ducks under and follows up with a left that De Vries also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ferro.
Ferro misses with a straight left.
Ferro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferro avoids the head kick by De Vries.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses.
Ferro fails with the takedown
and De Vries counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Vries trying to land knees to the body.
De Vries misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferro.
Ferro has had enough of the clinch but De Vries keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
De Vries throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ferro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Vries misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ferro.
De Vries lands an elbow that stopped Ferro in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, De Vries just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferro's brow.
De Vries throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
De Vries crunches a lovely knee into Ferro's ribcage.
De Vries lands an elbow inside that Ferro shrugs off.
Ferro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ferro wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Ferro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ferro has had enough of the clinch but De Vries keeps him there for the moment.
Ferro tries to break free but De Vries pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Ferro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Vries creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ferro's defenses.
De Vries lands a damaging elbow.
De Vries tries to land knees in the clinch but Ferro avoids the damage to the body.
Ferro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Vries misses with a head kick.
De Vries gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferro is trying to force a seperation but De Vries has the dominant position.
Ferro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferro throws a series of punches but De Vries avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferro. That snapped De Vries's head back.
De Vries takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ferro throws a left and a right that both miss
and De Vries counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jerry Ferro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Vries misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferro connects with a right hand. De Vries shakes it off.
Ferro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferro.
Ferro throws a sloppy body shot
and De Vries counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ferro is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ferro shoots in and drives through. De Vries sprawls well.
Hans De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerry Ferro.
Ferro works over De Vries's head and body with a nice combination.
Ferro moves out of range of the strikes.
De Vries throws the left hand but Ferro avoids the punch easily.
Ferro falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Vries counters with a good low kick that Ferro was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans De Vries clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Ferro's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ferro throws a combination that misses
and De Vries counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Hans De Vries is winning the standup battle so far.
Ferro takes one to the chin there.
De Vries scores with a punch to the head.
Ferro fails with the takedown.
Ferro looks to land a right hand but De Vries moved out of range.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferro falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Vries holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ferro is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferro takes an elbow to the temple.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from De Vries.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Vries.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
De Vries landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ferro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vries has him pressed against the ropes.
Ferro is trying to break free.
De Vries working Ferro over with knees to the body.
Ferro tries to circle away but De Vries has him pinned against the ropes.
Ferro working hard to break the clinch.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferro tries to break free but De Vries pushes him back against the ropes.
De Vries unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ferro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferro wants to break free but De Vries has control.
De Vries prevents Ferro from breaking the clinch.
Ferro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Vries lands a nice elbow.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
Ferro is trying to break the clinch but De Vries has him pressed against the ropes.
Ferro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Vries lands a good knee to the midsection. Ferro won't want to take too many of those.
Ferro tries to circle away but De Vries has him pinned against the ropes.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
Ferro is trying to break the clinch but De Vries has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees to the body from De Vries.
De Vries connects with a knee to the head.
De Vries creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Vries keeps control of Ferro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, De Vries just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ferro's brow.
Ferro is trying to break the clinch but De Vries has him pressed against the ropes.
Ferro is trying to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling him.
De Vries looking to throw knees to the head but Ferro is blocking nicely.
De Vries keeps control of Ferro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Vries connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ferro's face.
Ferro is trying to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling him.
De Vries throws an elbow that misses.
De Vries with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferro wants to break free but De Vries has control.
Ferro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
Ferro is trying to break free.
Ferro is trying to force a seperation but De Vries has the dominant position.
Ferro is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Vries is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ferro is defending well for now.
Ferro is trying to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling him.
Ferro tries to break free but De Vries pushes him back against the ropes.
De Vries scores with a knee to the head.
Hans De Vries is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Vries looking to throw knees to the head but Ferro is blocking nicely.
Ferro is looking to break free of the clinch but De Vries has double underhooks.
De Vries prevents Ferro from breaking the clinch.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Vries keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ferro's efforts to push away.
Ferro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
De Vries missing with knees to the body.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ferro is trying to break the clinch but De Vries has him pressed against the ropes.
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.
De Vries keeps control of Ferro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Vries prevents Ferro from breaking the clinch.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
Ferro tries to break the clinch but De Vries is controlling the position.
De Vries lands an elbow that stopped Ferro in his tracks for a moment.
Ferro wants to break free but De Vries has control.
De Vries with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ferro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ferro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jerry Ferro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Vries landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ferro misses with some punches.
De Vries lands an elbow inside.
De Vries lands a knee to the body.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferro avoiding damage as De Vries throws knees to the body.
Ferro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee calls for De Vries to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ferro working aggressively here.
Ferro misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ferro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Vries has him pressed against the ropes.
De Vries comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ferro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans De Vries showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Vries has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 40:36
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 40:36
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans De Vries!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ton Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mancinelli's entrance music is Lookin' Out My Backdoor. A fine choice. Michele Mancinelli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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24
180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ton Lim!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lim misses with a jab to the body
and Mancinelli counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right from Mancinelli on the inside.
Mancinelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lim blocks an uppercut.
Mancinelli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lim's defenses.
It looks like Ton Lim has been cut.
Lim tries to throw a body punch but Mancinelli avoids it by throwing Lim back against the cage.
Mancinelli looking to throw knees to the head but Lim is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Mancinelli.
Lim is pressed up against the ropes. Mancinelli has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lim down to the mat. Lim avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mancinelli throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mancinelli moves into the clinch.
Mancinelli tries a knee to the head but Lim blocks it.
Lim misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli throws an elbow but it misses.
Mancinelli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Mancinelli.
Lim looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mancinelli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Mancinelli.
A short right from Mancinelli on the inside.
Mancinelli wants the takedown. Lim is fighting it off but Mancinelli persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lim's guard against the ropes.
Mancinelli wants to control from the top but Lim keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mancinelli tries to free his leg and advance position but Lim is retaining full guard.
Mancinelli wants to control from the top but Lim keeps moving.
Mancinelli 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.
Mancinelli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mancinelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Lim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mancinelli wants to pass the guard but Lim is keeping the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lim loads up on a big right hand but Mancinelli slips the punch.
Mancinelli misses with a wild body shot.
Lim misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mancinelli lands with a nice body punch.
Mancinelli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ton Lim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lim tries to keep at a distance but Mancinelli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mancinelli lands a nice shot to the body.
Mancinelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Mancinelli works on Lim's body with a couple of short punches.
Mancinelli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lim or not.
Mancinelli putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mancinelli lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mancinelli lands with a light punch inside.
Mancinelli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mancinelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
A right hand to the body from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli scores with a hook to the body.
Mancinelli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mancinelli digs a right hand underneath Lim's ribcage. Lim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mancinelli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lim.
Nice elbow from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli digs a right hand into Lim's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lim's gas tank.
Mancinelli wants a takedown but no success here.
Mancinelli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli looking to throw knees to the head but Lim is blocking nicely.
Mancinelli lands a damaging elbow.
Mancinelli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Mancinelli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lims head.
Lim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mancinelli's elbow.
Mancinelli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lim.
Nice body punch from Mancinelli - that landed with a thud.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lim blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lim or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lim backwards.
Mancinelli scores with a shot to the side of Lim's head.
Mancinelli goes for a takedown attempt but Lim pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michele Mancinelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lim throws a low kick but Mancinelli avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Lim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mancinelli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lim tries to avoid it but Mancinelli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lim to the ground. Lim escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lim digs a good hook to Mancinelli's body.
Lim scores with a push kick.
Jab by Lim.
Lim lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mancinelli's sensitive parts.
Lim thuds a left hand into Mancinelli's body.
Lim lands with a straight right. Mancinelli didn't see that one coming.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Lim blocks the low kick.
A big left from Lim misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lim throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mancinelli's calf.
Lim misses with a head kick.
Lim misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ton Lim's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mancinelli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mancinelli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lim.
Mancinelli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lim.
Lim fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mancinelli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lim ducks right into an uppercut from Mancinelli.
Lim's corner calls for a 1-2. Lim obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lim throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lim lands with a good body shot.
Lim scores with a nice strike.
Lim throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mancinelli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mancinelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lim pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mancinelli is out of range and Lim settles back down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lim. That's going to slow Mancinelli down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim feints and then cracks Mancinelli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mancinelli down.
Ton Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lim lands a nice shot to the body.
Lim scores with a hook to the body. Mancinelli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lim tries a head kick but it misses.
Lim works Mancinelli's body with a nice hook.
Mancinelli doesn't manage to clinch there - Lim circles away.
Mancinelli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mancinelli gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lim.
Lim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mancinelli rather than just go for the knockout.
Lim scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lim scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mancinelli in his tracks.
Mancinelli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lim misses with a hook to the body
and Mancinelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lim.
Lim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mancinelli's calf.
Lim scores with a sloppy right hand. Mancinelli should have avoided that one.
Mancinelli checks a low kick from Lim.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lim.
A head kick misses from Lim.
Lim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mancinelli.
Lim takes one to the chin there.
Lim throws a hook but Mancinelli avoids it easily.
Mancinelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lim pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lim misses with a low kick.
Mancinelli fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli takes a swing at Lim's ribcage but misses.
Mancinelli tries to clinch but Lim moves out of range.
Mancinelli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mancinelli is looking to clinch but Lim is avoiding it.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Mancinelli scores with a takedown into Lim's guard.
Mancinelli looking to pass the guard.
Mancinelli thows a big elbow that misses.
Mancinelli wants to pass the guard but Lim is keeping the position.
Lim working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim 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.
Mancinelli looking to pass the guard.
Lim controlling Mancinelli's posture.
Mancinelli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lim is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lim throws a lazy right hand but Mancinelli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mancinelli tries to clinch up but Lim circles away and keeps his distance.
Mancinelli throws a solid leg kick but Lim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mancinelli.
Lim swats away the attempt to clinch by Mancinelli.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ton Lim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ton Lim's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Lim.
Lim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Mancinelli misses
and Lim counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mancinelli.
Lim wants to land a leg kick but Mancinelli is out of range.
Lim lands a glancing blow to the side of Mancinelli's head.
Lim throws a leg kick but Mancinelli sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mancinelli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lim throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mancinelli moves out of range as Lim strikes.
Mancinelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mancinelli moves into range and clinches up with Lim.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mancinelli obliges.
Mancinelli has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lim avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mancinelli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Still in the clinch, Mancinelli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lim blocks a body shot from Mancinelli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli misses with a knee to the head.
Mancinelli landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Michele Mancinelli has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mancinelli working aggressively here.
Lim is looking to break free of the clinch but Mancinelli has double underhooks.
Mancinelli throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lim cracks Mancinelli with a nice body shot.
Mancinelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mancinelli lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Lim.
Lim wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mancinelli misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Mancinelli.
Mancinelli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mancinelli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mancinelli swings wildly with an uppercut but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lim is working Mancinelli over against the ropes.
Lim trying to stall but Mancinelli improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Mancinelli fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mancinelli unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lim misses with a punch to the body.
Lim prevents a body shot from Mancinelli.
Lim tries a body shot but Mancinelli blocks it.
Mancinelli blocks an uppercut.
Lim tries to circle away but Mancinelli has him pinned against the ropes.
Mancinelli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lim tries to stall but Mancinelli uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mancinelli prevents a body shot from Lim.
Mancinelli tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mancinelli has a couple of punches blocked by Lim.
Lim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lim is trying to maintain a safe position but Mancinelli gets an underhook and turns Lim into the ropes.
Lim scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Lim.
Mancinelli working aggressively here.
Lim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lim working aggressively here.
Mancinelli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim is trying to break the clinch but Mancinelli is controlling him.
Lim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Mancinelli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lim avoids it.
Mancinelli misses with a punch to the body.
Mancinelli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lim breaks the clinch.
Lim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mancinelli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lim connects with a solid leg kick.
Lim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lim dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mancinelli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lim misses with a leg kick
and Mancinelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ton Lim seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim swings for the body but Mancinelli moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lim.
Mancinelli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lim misses with a hook. Mancinelli ducked under it nicely.
Mancinelli gets the takedown into side control.
Lim is looking for a sweep.
Mancinelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lim keeps working.
Mancinelli has knee on belly momentarily but Lim bucks him off and regains half guard.
Mancinelli looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mancinelli throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ton Lim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lim has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ton Lim! Ton Lim retains his middleweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Demaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes to the ring accompanied by Alaj volim kad je pomalena. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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28
240 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
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25
275 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwight Demaine!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Demaine as he avoids it easily.
Barnett takes one on the button.
Barnett is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barnett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Demaine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Mirko Barnett has been cut.
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!
Demaine looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnett is just out of range.
Barnett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barnett misses with a two punch combination.
Demaine lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Demaine. Barnett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Demaine works the jab nicely.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
Demaine throws a hook but Barnett avoids it easily.
Barnett slips a jab and a cross from Demaine.
A big left from Demaine misses.
Barnett walks into a stiff left hand from Demaine.
Barnett ducks under a wild hook from Demaine.
Demaine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Demaine throws a nice looking combination but Barnett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Demaine looks to land a combination but Barnett avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Demaine misses the target.
Demaine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnett on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barnett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Barnett misses.
Demaine's corner calls for a 1-2. Demaine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Demaine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnett.
A left and a right from Demaine both land. Nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Demaine.
Demaine lands a jab to Barnett's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demaine digs a good hook to Barnett's body.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Demaine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Demaine misses.
Demaine throws a sloppy head kick and Barnett moves out of range easily.
Dwight Demaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnett is looking to clinch.
Demaine is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Demaine goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Demaine swinging wildly here.
Barnett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Demaine lands a left and a right that send Barnett crashing to the mat, dazed. Demaine thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demaine fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Demaine, as that shot connected.
Demaine scores with a jab to the body.
Demaine lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Demaine misses with a series of wild punches.
Demaine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barnett doesn't seem bothered though.
Demaine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Demaine dips to his left and cracks Barnett with an uppercut!
Dwight Demaine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Demaine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Barnett on the side of the head.
Demaine cracks a nice hook into Barnett's ribs.
Barnett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Demaine finds it's way round the side to connect with Barnett's head.
Demaine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Demaine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barnett is rocked!
Demaine lands a right hook to the body.
Demaine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnett on the side of the head.
Oh Barnett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Demaine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barnett counters with a good, hard body kick but Demaine shrugs it off.
Barnett seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demaine thuds a left hand into Barnett's body.
Demaine jabs Barnett right on the nose. Barnett blinks but takes it well.
Demaine cracks Barnett with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Demaine has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Barnett to stand back up!
Demaine misses with a series of wild punches.
Demaine sends Barnett crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Demaine is motioning to the referee to let Barnett up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Demaine cracks Barnett on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Barnett falls backwards against the ropes. Demaine follows up with more strikes that drop Barnett to his knees. Demaine keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Barnett! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwight Demaine! Dwight Demaine retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shaka Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Laborina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaka Zulu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Laborina!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Zulu.
Zulu throws a jab when Laborina was well out of range.
Jab, jab by Zulu - just one landing.
Laborina throws a leg kick which misses Zulu's front leg but catches the back leg as Zulu tries to avoid it.
Laborina throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Laborina takes the fight into the clinch.
Laborina struggles to land a body shot inside as Zulu controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Laborina.
Zulu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Laborina walks away with a smile on his face. Zulu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zulu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zulu throws a head kick but Laborina moves out of range.
Laborina is looking to score with low kicks.
Laborina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laborina keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Laborina checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A punch lands to the side of Zulu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zulu connects with a right hand. Laborina shakes it off.
Laborina connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laborina tries a head kick but it misses.
Laborina scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Shaka Zulu has been cut.
Zulu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laborina.
Zulu is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laborina cracks Zulu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Zulu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Laborina finish him?
Zulu is rocked!
Zulu is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laborina lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zulu's sensitive parts.
Oh Zulu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laborina lands a body shot.
Zulu seems to have got his legs back now.
Zulu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zulu moves out of range as Laborina throws a body kick.
Laborina scores with a nice body kick.
Laborina lands a big uppercut and Zulu crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Zulu looks OK. Laborina waves Zulu back to his feet!
Laborina lands with a good body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Laborina. That's going to slow Zulu down.
Laborina drops Zulu with a straight right hand, right on the button! Laborina follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Laborina!
Cain Laborina is the new welterweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otaku Senzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura comes into the arena with Inner Light by Shocking Lemon blaring out of the sound system. Senzuri has chosen Tori Amos-Code Red as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
196 lbs
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24
211 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otaku Senzuri!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura tries to work over Senzuri's front leg with a kick but Senzuri checks it.
Kimura connects with a body shot.
Kimura delivers a nice body kick.
Kimura lands a front kick.
Kimura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kimura looks to land a body kick but Senzuri moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kimura lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Senzuri has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Senzuri and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kimura slips a straight right by Senzuri.
Senzuri with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kimura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kimura tries to clinch but Senzuri is having none of it.
Kimura tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Senzuri. Kimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Kimura misses
and Senzuri counters with a three punch combo that has Kimura backing up. Kimura nods at Senzuri to acknowledge the strikes.
Senzuri takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Senzuri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kimura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Senzuri shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kimura but Kimura pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kimura misses with a low kick as Senzuri jumps back.
Tatsuya Kimura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Senzuri.
Senzuri throws a sloppy body shot
and Kimura counters with a nice leg kick.
Senzuri punishes Kimura's body with a nice straight punch.
Senzuri decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Senzuri wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kimura keeps working.
Kimura is trying to maintain the position but Senzuri is very close to passing his half guard.
Senzuri is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kimura has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Senzuri prevents Kimura from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senzuri is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kimura has managed to free his arm - good work.
Senzuri wants to control but Kimura is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kimura wants to get back to full guard but Senzuri has passed into side control.
Senzuri swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kimura is now in Senzuri's guard. A big mistake from Senzuri there, giving up the dominant position!
Senzuri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Senzuri is trying to control the position but Kimura postures up.
Senzuri is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kimura is controlling him.
Senzuri looking for a guillotine here but Kimura defends easily.
Senzuri looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kimura puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Senzuri actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otaku Senzuri dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Senzuri shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kimura but Kimura pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Senzuri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kimura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Senzuri throws out the jab.
Kimura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Senzuri feints and as Kimura raises his hands in defense, Senzuri changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Senzuri trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Senzuri looking to pass the guard.
Kimura wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is working hard here to advance position.
Senzuri tries to free his leg and advance position but Kimura is retaining full guard.
Senzuri is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Senzuri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kimura is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Senzuri stays in close to Kimura's body and controls the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kimura looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Senzuri throws a looping overhand right but Kimura ducks down to avoid it.
Senzuri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kimura counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters circling a little - Kimura finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kimura tries to clinch there but Senzuri circles away.
Kimura connects with a solid leg kick.
Senzuri misses with a hook to the body
and Kimura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kimura lands with a nice body punch.
Kimura throws the kick towards the body but Senzuri avoids it.
Senzuri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kimura was well out of range. Poor timing from Senzuri.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Senzuri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Senzuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kimura throws a leg kick but Senzuri sees it coming and moves out of range.
Senzuri keeps the fight on the outside.
Senzuri blocks a low kick nicely.
Kimura is looking to clinch.
Kimura avoids the body shot from Senzuri.
Senzuri has his takedown stuffed
and Kimura counters by clinching up.
Kimura tries a body shot but Senzuri blocks it.
Senzuri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tatsuya Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otaku Senzuri.
Senzuri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kimura walks away with a smile on his face. Senzuri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kimura doesn't manage to clinch there - Senzuri circles away.
Senzuri throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kimura counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kimura.
Kimura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Senzuri tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kimura smiles and moves away.
Otaku Senzuri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kimura cracks a nice hook into Senzuri's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senzuri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kimura lets loose with a powerful body kick. Senzuri will feel that in the morning.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch but Senzuri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Senzuri fails with the takedown
and Kimura counters with an outside leg kick.
Kimura lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Senzuri is breathing heavily.
Kimura fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kimura connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Senzuri's hands.
Kimura tries to clinch but Senzuri is having none of it.
Kimura tries to clinch up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kimura.
Senzuri is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kimura sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Senzuri swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kimura counters with a nice body shot.
Kimura scores with a shot to the body.
Kimura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Senzuri.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kimura dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Senzuri. Kimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Senzuri misses with a series of wild punches.
Senzuri throws a nice looking combination but Kimura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kimura here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kimura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Senzuri dives in and grabs Kimura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kimura pushes down on Senzuri's head and hops out.
Senzuri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Senzuri circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Senzuri moves away from the strike by Kimura.
Kimura closes the distance and pushes Senzuri back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Senzuri jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kimura walks away with a smile on his face. Senzuri gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kimura.
Kimura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Senzuri.
A looping hook to the body misses from Senzuri. Kimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Senzuri avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kimura pushes Senzuri away with a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Senzuri was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimura.
Senzuri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Senzuri lands with a nice combination. Kimura backs away looking to recover.
Kimura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Senzuri moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Kimura.
Senzuri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kimura.
Senzuri dives in and grabs Kimura's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kimura pushes down on Senzuri's head and hops out.
Tatsuya Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otaku Senzuri.
Kimura lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kimura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Senzuri digs a good body shot into Kimura's ribs.
Senzuri darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Senzuri is just content to waste time from the top position. Kimura takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senzuri trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kimura holds on and takes a little breather.
Senzuri controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Senzuri trying to control but Kimura is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senzuri has gone for a leg lock! Kimura slips out almost immediately though and dives into Senzuri's guard.
Kimura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Senzuri is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Senzuri has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kimura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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.
Kimura wants to control from the top but Senzuri keeps moving.
Senzuri throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kimura uses it to pass to side control.
Kimura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Senzuri keeps working.
Senzuri tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kimura wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kimura clearly takes 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.
Senzuri looks to score with a jab to the body but Kimura is just out of range.
Kimura has closed the distance and engaged Senzuri in a clinch.
Senzuri managing to block the knees to the body from Kimura.
Senzuri jumps guard but Kimura stands there with Senzuri around his waist. Senzuri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kimura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kimura pushes Senzuri back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Kimura fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Senzuri pulls Kimura into guard.
Kimura content to stall in guard here.
Kimura trying to control but Senzuri is working from the bottom.
Senzuri is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kimura dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Senzuri manages to get back to half guard.
Senzuri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Senzuri tries to kick Kimura off in order to stand up. Kimura Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Senzuri is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kimura trying to control the action but Senzuri is working from the bottom.
Kimura working away.
Senzuri regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senzuri is looking to get back to full guard here but Kimura has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kimura is stalling here but it's allowed Senzuri to get half guard.
Senzuri wants to get back to full guard but Kimura has mounted him!
Senzuri is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Kimura looking to control and managing it successfully.
Senzuri tries to buck Kimura off but he can't manage it.
Senzuri is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kimura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kimura controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kimura had his way with Otaku Senzuri in 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. 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.
Senzuri cracks Kimura with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Senzuri doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kimura counters with a leg kick.
Kimura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Senzuri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Senzuri rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kimura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Senzuri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Senzuri misses with a jab to the body
and Kimura counters with a low kick, right behind Senzuri 's knee.
Kimura forces Senzuri back against the ropes and clinches.
Senzuri is trying to break the clinch but Kimura is controlling him.
Senzuri blocking some punches.
Kimura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kimura has a couple of punches blocked by Senzuri.
Kimura struggles to land a body shot inside as Senzuri controls his hands.
Kimura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Senzuri's elbow.
Senzuri fails to pull guard.
Kimura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Senzuri is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is working Senzuri over against the ropes.
Senzuri is trying to break the clinch but Kimura is controlling him.
Senzuri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kimura cracks Senzuri with a nice body shot.
Kimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Senzuri's defenses.
Kimura can't find room to land a body shot as Senzuri controls the action.
Kimura missing with knees to the body.
Kimura landing knees to the body.
Kimura cracks Senzuri with a nice body shot.
Kimura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Senzuri is defending well for now.
Kimura struggles to land a body shot inside as Senzuri controls his hands.
Kimura tries a body shot but Senzuri blocks it.
Senzuri wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kimura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kimura lands a body punch in the clinch.
Senzuri tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tatsuya Kimura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otaku Senzuri.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimura.
Kimura misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kimura.
Kimura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kimura misses with a hook from the clinch.
Senzuri avoids the elbow strike from Kimura, against the ropes.
Senzuri can't break the clinch.
Senzuri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kimura just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Kimura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Senzuri.
Kimura has a couple of punches blocked by Senzuri.
Kimura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Senzuri is defending well for now.
Senzuri wants to break free but Kimura has control.
Kimura creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kimura lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kimura.
Kimura tries a body shot but Senzuri blocks it.
Senzuri jumps guard but Kimura stands there with Senzuri around his waist. Senzuri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kimura lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Senzuri tries to pull guard but Kimura won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura lands a body punch.
Kimura missing with knees to the body.
Senzuri tries to break free but Kimura pushes him back against the ropes.
Kimura working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kimura lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kimura comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kimura misses with a punch to the body.
Kimura tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Senzuri's elbow.
Nice body punch from Kimura - that landed with a thud.
Otaku Senzuri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees to the body from Kimura.
Senzuri blocks an uppercut.
Kimura is leaning against Senzuri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kimura landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kimura struggles to land a body shot inside as Senzuri controls his hands.
Kimura missing with knees to the body.
Senzuri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A right hook to the body lands for Kimura.
Senzuri prevents a body shot from Kimura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura cracks Senzuri with a nice body shot.
Kimura lands a good knee to the midsection. Senzuri won't want to take too many of those.
Kimura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Senzuris head.
A short right from Kimura on the inside.
Senzuri ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Senzuri no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kimura is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Senzuri is looking to sweep but instead, Kimura has passed into half guard.
Senzuri trying to hold on to Kimura's head to control him but Kimura postures up.
Senzuri wants to get back to full guard but Kimura has mounted him!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuya Kimura showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kimura 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:46
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tatsuya Kimura!
Tatsuya Kimura is the new light heavyweight champion!
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