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ZAN ~Bushido Fight 7~ PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Yoon Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Maldonado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoon Sik kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Victory Korea. Maldonado is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Got urself a gun. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Yoon Sik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoon Sik fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoon Sik tries to clinch but Maldonado moves out of range.
Maldonado tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoon Sik swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoon Sik closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maldonado holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yoon Sik blocks an elbow strike from Maldonado.
Maldonado lands a nice elbow.
Yoon Sik on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yoon Sik drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maldonado pulls his leg out and moves away.
Maldonado tries to clinch there but Yoon Sik circles away.
Yoon Sik fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Maldonado sprawls well initially but Yoon Sik persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Maldonado is in trouble now - Yoon Sik has advanced to mount!
Yoon Sik jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Maldonado manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Yoon Sik controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado prevents Yoon Sik from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoon Sik trying to control the action but Maldonado is working from the bottom.
Yoon Sik prevents Maldonado from escaping the position.
Maldonado managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yoon Sik.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yoon Sik looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Maldonado is pushing Yoon Sik's head away, looking to escape. Yoon Sik manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoon Sik tries to advance position but instead Maldonado slips a leg back in to half guard.
Yoon Sik is trying to control the action in half guard but Maldonado is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yoon Sik is pressing down on Maldonado's thigh, looking to free his foot. Maldonado is holding on for now.
Yoon Sik is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Yoon Sik is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yoon Sik can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maldonado is looking to escape.
Maldonado wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Yoon Sik jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Maldonado is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Maldonado and Yoon Sik has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoon Sik swings around for an armbar but Maldonado sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Yoon Sik's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Yoon Sik dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Maldonado tries to clinch but Yoon Sik moves out of range.
Maldonado stuffs the takedown attempt from Yoon Sik. Yoon Sik gets slowly back to his feet.
Maldonado wants to clinch.
Yoon Sik throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maldonado.
Lee Yoon Sik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoon Sik shoots for a double leg takedown but Maldonado sprawls well. He's pushed Yoon Sik's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maldonado avoids the head kick by Yoon Sik.
Yoon Sik closes the distance and clinches up with Maldonado, looking for a takedown. Yoon Sik pushes Maldonado against the cage but Maldonado circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Yoon Sik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maldonado wants to clinch.
Yoon Sik swats away the attempt to clinch by Maldonado.
A head kick misses from Yoon Sik.
Maldonado wants to clinch up but Yoon Sik keeps it at a distance.
Lee Yoon Sik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldonado moves in looking to clinch but Yoon Sik pushes him off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yoon Sik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maldonado wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoon Sik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maldonado fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoon Sik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoon Sik throws a series of punches but Maldonado avoids them all with ease.
Maldonado tries to clinch up
and Yoon Sik counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Maldonado's guard now.
Yoon Sik wants to control from the top but Maldonado keeps moving.
Maldonado pushes Yoon Sik off and scrambles back to his feet.
Yoon Sik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yoon Sik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maldonado darts in and clinches Yoon Sik up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado pushes off an throws an elbow but Yoon Sik leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Maldonado lands a good knee to the midsection. Yoon Sik won't want to take too many of those.
Maldonado unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice elbow from Maldonado.
Yoon Sik blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maldonado tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maldonado misses with a knee strike.
Maldonado landing knees to the body.
Yoon Sik misses with an elbow over the top.
Maldonado lands an elbow inside.
Yoon Sik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maldonado looking to throw knees to the head but Yoon Sik is blocking nicely.
Maldonado misses with a knee strike.
Maldonado using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoon Sik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yoon Sik is trying to maintain a safe position but Maldonado gets an underhook and turns Yoon Sik into the cage.
Nice elbow from Maldonado.
Yoon Sik missing with knees to the body.
Yoon Sik tries to score a body lock takedown but Maldonado shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Maldonado tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maldonado throws an elbow but it misses.
Maldonado pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maldonado tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoon Sik misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maldonado misses with an elbow over the top.
Yoon Sik landing knees to the head.
Yoon Sik misses with a knee strike.
Yoon Sik takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maldonado lands a nice knee to the body.
Maldonado utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maldonado tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maldonado misses with a knee to the head.
Yoon Sik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Maldonado takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maldonado is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yoon Sik is defending well for now.
Yoon Sik trying to land knees to the body.
Maldonado blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maldonado gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yoon Sik.
Yoon Sik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoon Sik lands a knee to the head.
Maldonado looking to throw knees to the head but Yoon Sik is blocking nicely.
Maldonado with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yoon Sik has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maldonado is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Maldonado landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
With the fighters up against the cage, Maldonado throws an elbow but misses.
Yoon Sik drops down looking for an ankle pick but Maldonado pulls his leg out and moves away.
Maldonado moves into the clinch.
Maldonado takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maldonado scores with a knee to the head.
Yoon Sik dodges an elbow strike from Maldonado.
Maldonado misses with a knee strike.
Yoon Sik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yoon Sik is trying to trip Maldonado. He has hold of a leg but Maldonado is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Yoon Sik persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Maldonado has his feet on Yoon Sik's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Maldonado moves in looking to clinch but Yoon Sik pushes him off.
Yoon Sik tries to clinch there but Maldonado circles away.
Yoon Sik swats away the attempt to clinch by Maldonado.
Yoon Sik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Yoon Sik dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Maldonado tries to clinch but Yoon Sik moves out of range.
Yoon Sik doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldonado circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maldonado is looking to clinch but Yoon Sik is avoiding it.
Maldonado is looking to clinch.
Maldonado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoon Sik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoon Sik.
Yoon Sik misses with a looping right.
Maldonado wants to clinch
and Yoon Sik counters with a nice double leg into side control. Maldonado won't be happy with that.
Yoon Sik passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Maldonado!
Yoon Sik moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Maldonado has worked his arm free - good work by Maldonado!
Yoon Sik in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado wants to get back to his feet but Yoon Sik drags him back down.
Yoon Sik is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maldonado knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yoon Sik tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yoon Sik has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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.
Yoon Sik tries for a kimura but Maldonado is defending well.
Yoon Sik tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yoon Sik has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoon Sik is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maldonado is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Maldonado explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Maldonado wants to clinch up but Yoon Sik keeps it at a distance.
That's four 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.
Maldonado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoon Sik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maldonado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yoon Sik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maldonado doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoon Sik circles away.
Yoon Sik lands with a nice body kick.
Maldonado moves in looking to clinch but Yoon Sik pushes him off.
Yoon Sik feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maldonado's calf.
Yoon Sik throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maldonado's waist but Maldonado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yoon Sik off to one side.
Yoon Sik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maldonado as he jumps to the side.
Maldonado is looking to clinch.
Maldonado tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yoon Sik counters with a thumping low kick.
Maldonado instigates a clinch.
Maldonado with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maldonado gets underhooks to prevent Yoon Sik's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Yoon Sik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoon Sik is trying to drag Maldonado to the mat but Maldonado just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Maldonado lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maldonado using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoon Sik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maldonado with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Yoon Sik showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yoon Sik, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Lee Yoon Sik!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Lee Yoon Sik!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Lee Yoon Sik!
Lee Yoon Sik wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shafiq Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cracker Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cracker Joe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shafiq Hussain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cracker Joe!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hussain closes the distance and clinches.
Hussain is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Joe can't fight it off and eventually Hussain manages to take the fight to the floor. Joe looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hussain postures up.
Hussain trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
Hussain lands a couple of elbows.
Hussain stands up over Joe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Joe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hussain is controlling him.
Hussain throws a big right hand that misses.
Hussain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hussain loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hussain landing some decent shots from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hussain clinches up against the cage.
Hussain pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hussain pushes Joe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe lands a shoulder strike.
Hussain manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Joe tries to free his leg and advance position but Hussain is retaining full guard.
Joe stopping the sweep attempt from Hussain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Joe is controlling him.
Hussain looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Joe puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hussain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Joe is trying to control. Hussain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Joe has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Hussain works to full guard.
Joe looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hussain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hussain tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain gets a clinch.
Joe jumps guard and drags Hussain to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Joe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hussain is one step ahead there.
Joe throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Joe working for a triangle but Hussain defends it easily.
Hussain distracts Joe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hussain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hussain scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Hussain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hussain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hussain postures up and lands a big shot to Joe's brow.
Hussain is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hussain is working Joe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hussain avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hussain stands up over Joe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hussain working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Joe's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shafiq Hussain dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joe slaps away a takedown attempt from Hussain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hussain takes the fight into the clinch.
Hussain has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Joe uses from the top position.
Hussain managing to control the position.
Joe stopping the sweep attempt from Hussain.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Hussain seems keen to control Joe's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hussain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joe's guard.
Hussain gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hussain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hussain looks for a takedown but Joe sprawls well.
Shafiq Hussain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Horrible takedown by Joe or perhaps it was just good defense by Hussain which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shafiq Hussain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hussain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hussain misses with a takedown attempt
and Joe counters with a two punch combo.
Hussain fails with the takedown
and Joe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hussain thinking.
Joe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hussain has his takedown stuffed
and Joe counters with a series of strikes. Hussain will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hussain shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Joe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hussain with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hussain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hussain scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hussain is looking to work some ground and pound but Joe has wrist control.
Hussain is working Joe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hussain throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hussain lands a couple of elbows.
Hussain scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Joe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hussain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hussain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hussain preventing the sweep.
Hussain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shafiq Hussain dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hussain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joe, pushing him back against the cage.
Hussain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hussain has hold of one of Joe's legs. Joe is fighting the takedown attempt but Hussain gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hussain throws a strike but Joe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hussain scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Joe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Joe slaps away a takedown attempt from Hussain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe stuffs the takedown.
Joe wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussain shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hussain looks to land a strike but Joe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hussain working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hussain is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hussain working some strikes from top position.
Hussain lands a couple of digs.
Hussain gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Hussain tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussain moves into the clinch successfully.
Joe pulls Hussain into guard.
Hussain drops back, looking for a kneebar! Joe looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Joe looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Joe!
Hussain is looking to reverse the position.
Hussain manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Joe trying to control from Hussain's half guard. Hussain has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hussain is controlling Joe's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to free his leg and advance position but Hussain is retaining full guard.
Hussain pushes Joe off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hussain misses with a takedown attempt
and Joe counters with a three punch combo that has Hussain backing up. Hussain nods at Joe to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shafiq Hussain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joe is working for takedown but Hussain is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hussain stalling the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.
Hussain is trying to trip Joe. He has hold of a leg but Joe is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hussain persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hussain postures up in Joe's guard and throws a big left but Joe blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Hussain from controlling successfully.
Hussain chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hussain's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hussain distracts Joe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hussain with a flurry of punches that miss.
Joe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hussain gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Joe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hussain's guard now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hussain trying to strike off his back.
Cracker Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe throws a sloppy strike and Hussain has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Joe is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Hussain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shafiq Hussain!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graeme Souness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanji Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graeme Souness could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sanji Yokohama's chin.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graeme Souness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sanji Yokohama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souness rushes Yokohama with punches - Yokohama moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Yokohama goes down! Souness follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graeme Souness!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay ar Ginebra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Dela Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jay ar Ginebra!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ginebra moves into the clinch.
Dela Cruz can't get the takedown.
Ginebra leaning against his opponent.
Ginebra is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ginebra prevents the takedown attempt.
Ginebra prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ginebra turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dela Cruz is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dela Cruz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Ginebra seems content to control.
Ginebra prevents Dela Cruz from improving his position.
Dela Cruz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ginebra has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dela Cruz is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ginebra advances to half guard.
Ginebra wants to get back to his feet.
Ginebra wants to control but Dela Cruz is keeping him busy.
Dela Cruz is trying to maintain the position but Ginebra is very close to passing his half guard.
Ginebra slows the pace down in half guard.
Ginebra tries to stand and escape but Dela Cruz is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ginebra stalling.
Ginebra seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dela Cruz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ginebra looks gassed!
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice takedown defense from Ginebra. No joy for Dela Cruz on that attempt.
Dela Cruz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dela Cruz swings around for an armbar but Ginebra sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Dela Cruz's guard.
Ginebra wants to stand but Dela Cruz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dela Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginebra trying to control but Dela Cruz is working from the bottom.
Dela Cruz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ginebra trying to control the position from guard on top but Dela Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ginebra not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ginebra looking to sit in guard and control but Dela Cruz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Dela Cruz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ginebra is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ginebra has escaped and now he's on top!
Ginebra gets to his feet - Dela Cruz follows without any prompting.
Ginebra closes the distance and clinches.
Dela Cruz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ginebra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay ar Ginebra dominated that round.
That's time! Dela Cruz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ginebra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ginebra wants it to stay on the feet.
Jay ar Ginebra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dela Cruz avoids a kick to the body.
No luck for Ginebra with that takedown attempt.
Ginebra shoots in but no luck this time.
Dela Cruz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ginebra's waist but Ginebra gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dela Cruz off to one side.
Ginebra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dela Cruz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dela Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ginebra throws a head kick that half lands.
Dela Cruz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ginebra wants to stand but Dela Cruz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ginebra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ginebra controls the pace.
Dela Cruz keeping moving, preventing Ginebra from controlling successfully.
Dela Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dela Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ginebra sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ginebra wants to control from the top but Dela Cruz keeps moving.
Dela Cruz keeping full guard, as Ginebra tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ginebra trying to control the position from guard on top but Dela Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dela Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ginebra stands up and waves to Dela Cruz to follow him.
Ginebra throws a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ginebra lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dela Cruz fails with the takedown
and Ginebra counters with a body kick.
Dela Cruz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ginebra defends it nicely.
Ginebra moves into the clinch.
Ginebra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Horrible takedown by Dela Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Ginebra which made him look bad.
Ginebra with a poor takedown
and Dela Cruz counters with a shoot takedown. Ginebra fights it but they end up in guard.
Ginebra looking for a sweep. Not yet Ginebra, not yet.
Dela Cruz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ginebra is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ginebra has escaped and now he's on top!
Ginebra's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jay ar Ginebra will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dela Cruz misses with a takedown
and Ginebra counters with a leg kick.
Ginebra tries to clinch but Dela Cruz is having none of it.
Dela Cruz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ginebra manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ginebra looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ginebra is refusing to be controlled, as Dela Cruz sits in half guard.
Juan Dela Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ginebra is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dela Cruz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is working for a submission of some sort.
Dela Cruz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ginebra sees it coming and defends easily.
Dela Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dela Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ginebra scores with a head kick.
Dela Cruz misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ginebra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ginebra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dela Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Dela Cruz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ginebra is fending him off so far but Dela Cruz persists. Nope, Ginebra circles away and we're back to standing.
Ginebra with a poor takedown
and Dela Cruz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ginebra!
Dela Cruz is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ginebra can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Dela Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
Dela Cruz jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Ginebra is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Ginebra and Dela Cruz has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ginebra is trying to buck Dela Cruz off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela Cruz working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dela Cruz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ginebra throws a head kick but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Dela Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Ginebra, looking for a takedown. Dela Cruz pushes Ginebra against the cage but Ginebra circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Dela Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ginebra lands a high kick!
Ginebra pushes Dela Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
Ginebra prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ginebra is trying to break the clinch but Dela Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Dela Cruz is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ginebra gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ginebra manages to pull guard.
Dela Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ginebra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dela Cruz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ginebra manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dela Cruz has Ginebra in his guard.
Ginebra is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Dela Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ginebra has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jay ar Ginebra!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jay ar Ginebra!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jay ar Ginebra!
Jay ar Ginebra wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris To Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hikari Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris To Short has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris To Short !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hikari Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
To Short moves into range and clinches up with Ryu.
Ryu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ryu is fighting off a takedown attempt but To Short is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ryu to the mat. Ryu regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
To Short in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
To Short has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ryu looking for a sweep. Not yet Ryu, not yet.
To Short working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ryu working a defensive guard here.
To Short working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells To Short 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
To Short trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
To Short drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ryu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now To Short has Ryu in his guard.
Ryu got a little sloppy there for a moment and To Short has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ryu has managed to get both his arms back between To Short 's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
To Short has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ryu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ryu postures up in To Short 's guard and throws a big left but To Short blocks it.
To Short tries to strike from the bottom.
Ryu trying to control the position from guard on top but To Short is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control To Short kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
To Short doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
To Short isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ryu stacks To Short on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ryu!
To Short throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
To Short regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ryu tries to stand and escape but To Short is controlling the position.
To Short misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ryu wants to stand up but To Short is controlling the position.
To Short looking for submissions off his back.
To Short is breathing heavily.
To Short looking for submissions off his back.
To Short is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
To Short tries to clinch but Ryu moves out of range.
Ryu shoots in for a double leg but To Short sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ryu throws a series of strikes that have To Short backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu scores with a body shot.
To Short darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
To Short scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ryu is controlling To Short 's trapped leg to prevent To Short from advancing to side control.
To Short is thwarting Ryu's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from To Short there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
To Short throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
To Short wants to work for an arm triangle but Ryu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ryu blocking the ground and pound attempt from To Short .
To Short throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ryu trying to control but To Short postures up.
To Short scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ryu tries to kick To Short off but To Short keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
To Short missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris To Short dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ryu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
To Short shoots in and bounces Ryu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ryu is trying to keep To Short in close.
Ryu wants to get back to his feet but To Short is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
To Short content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
To Short throws a strike but Ryu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
To Short has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ryu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
To Short escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ryu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
To Short has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ryu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ryu has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing To Short to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ryu is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - To Short pulls down on the head and he's put Ryu to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chris To Short !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DK Oakston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oakston has chosen Beastie Boys - High Plains Drifter as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as DK Oakston enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, DK Oakston!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oakston checks a leg kick.
Oakston looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lee throws and low kick but Oakston moves out of range easily.
Oakston misses with a head kick.
Lee cracks the inside of Oakston's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Oakston moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
A bone on bone clash there as Oakston blocks the leg kick.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oakston fails to land the takedown.
Lee thumps Oakston with a low kick.
Oakston looks gassed!
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like DK Oakston has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a right and a left that Oakston avoids nicely.
Oakston on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee is looking to clinch but Oakston is avoiding it.
Oakston checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Oakston drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lee feints and then cracks Oakston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oakston down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oakston checks a leg kick.
Lee tries to work over Oakston's front leg with a kick but Oakston checks it.
A cross from Oakston lands.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Oakston is out of range.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oakston.
Oakston fails with a takedown attempt.
A leg kick checked by Oakston.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Oakston's front leg but catches the back leg as Oakston tries to avoid it.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakston shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lee is trying to defend but Oakston finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Lee flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Oakston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lee's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oakston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oakston throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee is not content to let Oakston control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oakston wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee connects with a jab.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oakston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oakston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oakston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee lands with a cross.
Oakston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee throws a leg kick but Oakston moved away.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee throws a push kick but Oakston slaps the foot to one side.
Oakston stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Oakston avoids the head kick by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oakston lands the left hand.
Donk. Oakston catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Oakston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee avoids the head kick by Oakston.
Lee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oakston.
Oakston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oakston slips a jab from Lee.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Oakston - that will leave a mark!
Lee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Oakston is out of range and Lee settles back down.
Oakston changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oakston wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee struggling a bit here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DK Oakston's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Oakston fails to land the takedown.
Lee misses with a looping right.
DK Oakston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee throws a head kick but Oakston moves out of range.
Oakston avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oakston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oakston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oakston lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch up but Oakston circles away and keeps his distance.
Oakston scores with a takedown into Lee's guard.
Oakston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee trying to keep a closed guard but Oakston is proving a slippery customer.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is pulling down on Oakston's head to control his posture.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oakston on the ground.
Lee trying to control the position.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oakston postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oakston goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Oakston lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Oakston throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lee darts in trying to clinch
and Oakston counters with a stiff right hand.
Oakston closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent Oakston getting side control.
Oakston has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lee is trying to stand up here but Oakston is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakston is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lee sees it coming and defends easily.
Oakston stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
Oakston looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lee is refusing to be controlled, as Oakston sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee tries to get to full guard but Oakston has control of the leg.
Lee trying to control from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oakston blocks the body kick.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakston lands a jab to the nose.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Oakston darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Oakston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oakston.
Oakston blocks a low kick nicely.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Oakston counters with a leg kick.
A head kick by Lee misses
and Oakston counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Oakston to acknowledge the strikes.
Oakston thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Oakston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oakston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lee. That did some damage!
Oakston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lee.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oakston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oakston closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lee to the mat! Lee manages to get full guard.
Oakston wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oakston stands and throws Lee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oakston throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lee manages to get back to half guard.
Lee avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oakston.
Lee is pressing down on Oakston's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Oakston from controlling successfully.
Oakston lands a couple of elbows.
Lee keeping full guard, as Oakston tries to pass.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Oakston from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DK Oakston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DK Oakston's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oakston lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bruce Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Oakston swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Oakston avoids it.
Lee is looking to chop away at Oakston's legs.
Oakston throws a head kick that misses.
Lee avoids the head kick by Oakston.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Oakston's front leg but catches the back leg as Oakston tries to avoid it.
Oakston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Oakston takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee throws a leg kick but Oakston sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee is looking to slow Oakston down with leg kicks.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Oakston.
Lee lands a head kick. Oakston smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Oakston. That did some damage!
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Oakston catches Lee right on the button with a cross.
Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Oakston shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oakston. Oakston obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oakston was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Oakston instigates a clinch.
Oakston works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Oakston wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oakston is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakston makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oakston.
Lee trying to control but Oakston is working from the bottom.
Oakston lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lee!
Oakston lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oakston throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lee because Oakston loaded up on that one.
Oakston misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Oakston misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Oakston with the ground and pound from mount.
Lee's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakston looking to ground and pound but Lee is blocking nicely.
Oakston unloads with some shots from mount but Lee bucks and avoids them well.
Lee bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Oakston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oakston looking to control.
Lee preventing the sweep.
Lee trying to control but Oakston is working from the bottom.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Oakston.
Lee wants to control from the top but Oakston keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oakston uses the cage to get back to his feet.
DK Oakston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee throws a head kick but Oakston moves out of range.
Lee tries to clinch up.
A combination from Oakston does no damage.
Bruce Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oakston keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oakston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Oakston.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Lee scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Bruce Lee!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bruce Lee!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Bruce Lee!
Bruce Lee wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura comes to the cage accompanied by Amazing . Kenji Nakamura has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Brady!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Nakamura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brady fails to land the takedown.
Brady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brady takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice sprawl there from Nakamura as Brady shoots in.
Brady wants to clinch.
Brady throws a combination that misses
and Nakamura counters with an inside leg kick.
Brady has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nakamura finds it's way round the side to connect with Brady's head.
Nakamura tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakamura scores with a head kick.
Brady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brady tries to clinch up but Nakamura circles away and keeps his distance.
Brady throws a combination that misses
and Nakamura counters with a two punch combo.
Brady throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady shoots and misses
and Nakamura counters with a nice body kick.
Kenji Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Brady.
Brady wants to clinch.
Brady on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakamura. Nakamura obviously looking to wear him down.
Nakamura thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brady if he has to take too many more of those.
Brady swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brady takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brady doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Nakamura thumps Brady with a low kick.
Nakamura thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Brady if he has to take too many more of those.
Nakamura throws a head kick that Brady semi-blocks.
It looks like Liam Brady has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Nakamura.
Brady lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick
and Brady counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brady.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakamura is trying to keep Brady in close.
Brady wants to pass the guard but Nakamura is keeping the position.
Nakamura wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nakamura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brady is one step ahead there.
Brady wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nakamura kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brady moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brady fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nakamura avoids it really well and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Brady.
Brady tries for a takedown but Nakamura circles away easily
and Nakamura counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nakamura darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brady moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brady fails with the takedown
and Nakamura counters with a body kick that stops Brady in his tracks momentarily.
Brady looks gassed!
Nakamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakamura listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Brady or perhaps it was just good defense by Nakamura which made him look bad.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nakamura.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nakamura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nakamura tries a head kick but it misses.
Brady avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Nakamura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Brady's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brady tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nakamura counters with a slapping leg kick.
Brady fails with the takedown
letting Nakamura counter with a right hand.
Nakamura defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brady.
Nakamura throws a nice head kick!
Brady fails with the takedown
and Nakamura counters with a body kick that stops Brady in his tracks momentarily.
Kenji Nakamura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Brady.
Nakamura plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nakamura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nakamura fails to land with a series of punches.
Brady takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nakamura throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nakamura leaves Brady with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kenji Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nakamura tries to avoid it but Brady manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nakamura to the ground. Nakamura escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brady is breathing heavily.
Brady avoids the head kick by Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brady tries for a takedown but Nakamura circles away easily
and Nakamura counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nakamura throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nakamura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brady has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick and Brady moves out of range easily.
Liam Brady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brady looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nakamura throws a front kick that sends Brady stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamura lands a two punch combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nakamura!
Brady blocks a head kick by Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick and Brady moves out of range easily.
Brady looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nakamura is fending him off so far but Brady persists. Nope, Nakamura circles away and we're back to standing.
Kenji Nakamura is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamura explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nakamura throws a front kick that sends Brady stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakamura feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brady's calf.
Brady showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kenji Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brady is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a nice right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brady throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nakamura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brady blocks a head kick by Nakamura.
Brady on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brady falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakamura counters with a good low kick that Brady was not able to check.
Brady misses with a double jab
and Nakamura counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady blocks a head kick by Nakamura.
Nakamura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nakamura.
Brady misses with a combination
and Nakamura counters with a body kick.
Nakamura scores with a leg kick.
Brady doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nakamura counters with a left and a right that stings Brady.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nakamura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Nakamura dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Liam Brady's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brady moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brady.
Brady looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nakamura is trying to control Brady's posture but Brady avoids it.
Brady takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nakamura is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Brady's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brady tries to stand and escape but Nakamura is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is looking to improve his position.
Brady is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nakamura!
Brady throws some wild stikes that Nakamura manages to avoid easily.
Brady goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Nakamura turns into him and now he's in Brady's guard.
Nakamura stopping the sweep attempt from Brady.
Brady is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Brady keeps moving.
Brady throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
Liam Brady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nakamura accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nakamura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brady is keeping the position for now.
Brady tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakamura slaps away a takedown attempt from Brady, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brady has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brady slips a jab and a cross from Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a jab.
Nakamura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Decent striking displayed by Brady there.
Brady tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nakamura counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brady shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nakamura keeping moving, preventing Brady from controlling successfully.
Brady postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nakamura is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brady, into his guard.
Kenji Nakamura is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brady keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brady looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Brady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nakamura has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Kenji Nakamura!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Kenji Nakamura!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Kenji Nakamura!
Kenji Nakamura wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okaohose Monuwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima has chosen Super Troopers German Techno as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okaohose Monuwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima misses with a few strikes there.
Mishima tries for a takedown but Monuwe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mishima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monuwe was well out of range. Poor timing from Mishima.
Mishima lands a jab to Monuwe's midsection.
Mishima avoids the body shot from Monuwe.
Mishima shoots in for a takedown but Monuwe shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slow jab from Mishima misses its intended target.
Mishima pivots, looking for a leg kick but Monuwe is out of range and Mishima settles back down.
A slow jab from Mishima misses its intended target.
Mishima moves in looking to clinch but Monuwe pushes him off.
Mishima tries to clinch but Monuwe is having none of it.
Mishima swings for the body but Monuwe moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mishima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monuwe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monuwe looks to land a combination but Mishima avoids it well.
Mishima misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Okaohose Monuwe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Mishima.
Mishima looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monuwe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monuwe blocks a head kick by Mishima.
Monuwe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mishima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mishima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Monuwe avoids it really well and circles away.
Mishima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mishima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monuwe manages to avoid it.
Mishima is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Monuwe rather than just go for the knockout.
Mishima shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mishima scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monuwe actively working from the bottom here.
Monuwe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mishima wants to control but Monuwe is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monuwe wants to improve his position but Mishima is controlling well.
Mishima is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Monuwe defends it well.
Mishima wants to take a breather but Monuwe is having none of it.
Monuwe actively working from the bottom here.
Monuwe looking for submissions off his back.
Monuwe is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mishima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Monuwe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shinya Mishima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monuwe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mishima lands with an uppercut that bounces Monuwe off the cage and back into rage.
Monuwe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mishima moves in looking to clinch but Monuwe pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monuwe stuffs the takedown.
Mishima wants to clinch.
Mishima misses with a wild combination.
Mishima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monuwe throws out the jab.
Monuwe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mishima fails to land the takedown.
Mishima misses with a two punch 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.
Mishima throws a leg kick but Monuwe sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mishima. Monuwe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mishima tries to clinch there but Monuwe circles away.
Okaohose Monuwe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monuwe throws a right and a left that Mishima avoids nicely.
Mishima bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mishima wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Monuwe, who protects the arm well.
Mishima is trying to get an arm triangle but Monuwe is defending well.
Monuwe regains half guard.
Monuwe is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Mishima is tapping! Great win for Monuwe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Okaohose Monuwe!
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pop
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