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Tokyo Dome FIght 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bakabaka Shi (ranked 5477 p4p, 5450 weight class) and Sp Sang (ranked 560 p4p, 559 weight class). Sp Sang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bakabaka Shi's chin.
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bakabaka Shi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sp Sang!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sang needs to keep his hands up - Shi had a free shot at his head there.
Sang is looking to clinch.
Shi swats away the attempt to clinch by Sang.
Sang is looking to clinch.
Shi tries to keep at a distance but Sang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shi tries to pull guard but Sang holds him up against the cage and eventually Shi drops back down to his feet.
Sang lands an elbow inside.
Sang missing with knees to the body.
Shi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shi is trying to drag Sang to the mat but Sang just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sang lands an elbow that stopped Shi in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shi is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bakabaka Shi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sang lands an elbow inside.
Sang lands an elbow inside that Shi shrugs off.
Shi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sang smiles and moves away.
Sang looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sang fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shi throws a body shot but no joy.
Sang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shi.
Shi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Sang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Shi.
Sang has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shi finds it's way round the side to connect with Sang's head.
Shi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shi looking to score a takedown here. Sang is defending well but Shi drives through and ends up in Sang's guard.
Shi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shi wants to pass the guard but Sang is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sang's guard.
Shi content to control rather than advance.
Nice strikes from Shi there.
Shi is taking a breather. Sang says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Shi with good strikes from the mount here!
Shi with the ground and pound from mount.
 It looks like Sp Sang has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sang can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shi lands a big elbow.
Shi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sang defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Shi.
Shi controlling his opponent.
Shi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Shi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
 Sang is rocked!
Shi lands a big elbow - Sang is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Sang is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bakabaka Shi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hitoshi Shinso (ranked 6108 p4p, 4860 weight class) and Keishin Smith (ranked 307 p4p, 257 weight class). Keishin Smith told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitoshi Shinso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keishin Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shinso drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith wants a takedown.
Shinso misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shinso pulls guard effortlessly.
Shinso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Shinso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinso working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith wants to stand and escape but instead Shinso has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shinso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pushes Shinso off and gets back to his feet.
Shinso fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Smith avoids it really well and circles away.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shinso counters by moving into the clinch.
Shinso jumps guard.
Shinso is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith wants to stand but Shinso is controlling his posture from full guard.
Shinso is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Smith presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Shinso wants to take the fight to the mat but Smith manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Shinso has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shinso.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hitoshi Shinso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shinso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Shinso looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Shinso's head back.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shinso stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shinso misses with a takedown
and Smith counters with a right hand to the body.
Shinso is breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shinso.
Shinso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shinso momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shinso circles away quickly and effectively.
As Smith looks to move away, Shinso throws a big counter combo but Smith just gets out of the way.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Shinso counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shinso is working for takedown but Smith is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shinso prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Shinso manages to break the clinch.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Shinso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith works over Shinso's head and body with a nice combination.
Shinso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Shinso tries for a takedown but Smith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Shinso is looking to clinch.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shinso's hands.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Shinso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shinso doesn't seem phased though.
Shinso misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keishin Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Shinso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shinso to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Shinso dives into side control.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Smith throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
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!
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith misses with a left hand
and Shinso holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinso avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shinso is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Shinso fails to land.
Smith trying to stall but Shinso improves his position.
Shinso breaks from the clinch.
Keishin Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
Shinso takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shinso darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Shinso.
Shinso drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinso tries to clinch up.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shinso shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith stuffs the takedown.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Shinso.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shinso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith throws a series of punches but Shinso moves out of range.
Shinso throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Smith.
Shinso with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Shinso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hitoshi Shinso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Smith digs a good body shot into Shinso's ribs.
Shinso looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shinso takes one to the side of the head.
Shinso takes one to the side of the head.
Smith lands a jab.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
 Shinso is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith throws a right and a left that Shinso avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shinso circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith swinging wildly here.
Shinso closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Shinso pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keishin Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinso shoots in and drives through. Smith sprawls well.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shinso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shinso has a takedown stuffed.
Despite the aggression on Smith's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keishin Smith 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! This is the final round!
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Shinso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shinso on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith lands with a hook. Shinso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shinso looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shinso at a distance.
Shinso is looking to clinch.
Smith misses with a double jab.
It looked like Shinso was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Smith throws a right hand that Shinso ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinso also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shinso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Keishin Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shinso throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
Shinso takes one to the chin there.
Shinso fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith lands a nice shot that snaps Shinso's head back.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Shinso has his takedown stuffed
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hitoshi Shinso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith cracks Shinso with an open hand slap.
Smith tries to bum rush Shinso with a series of wild strikes but Shinso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shinso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Smith's waist but Smith gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shinso off to one side.
Smith lands a glancing blow to the side of Shinso's head.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hitoshi Shinso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Shinso looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Smith manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Shinso keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a knee to the head but Shinso blocks it.
Shinso tries to pull guard but Smith won't allow it.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shinso is defending well for now.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shinso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shinso is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Smith breaks the clinch.
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.
Smith works Shinso's body with a nice hook.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shinso moves away.
Smith just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromShinso.
Shinso shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Smith works Shinso's body with a nice hook.
Smith throws a right hand that Shinso ducks under and follows up with a left that Shinso also avoids with ease.
Shinso fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keishin Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keishin Smith!
Keishin Smith spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan MacMillan (ranked 3430 p4p, 25201 weight class) and Kyle Rose (ranked 405 p4p, 668 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Evan MacMillan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Rose!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rose 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 MacMillan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from MacMillan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rose tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacMillan swivels and escapes.
MacMillan appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
MacMillan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
MacMillan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rose defends it well.
Rose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with MacMillan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
MacMillan is thwarting Rose's attempts to control the position.
MacMillan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacMillan wants to work for an arm triangle but Rose is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
MacMillan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
MacMillan is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rose has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacMillan wants to work for an arm triangle but Rose is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
MacMillan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rose with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
It looks like Kyle Rose has been cut.
Rose wants to improve his position but MacMillan is controlling well.
MacMillan 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.
MacMillan in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Rose tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from MacMillan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Evan MacMillan!
Evan MacMillan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jang Gu Re (ranked 4282 p4p, 4968 weight class) and Salmon Cod (ranked 491 p4p, 540 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 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, Jang Gu Re!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Salmon Cod!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cod decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cod slips a nice elbow through Gu Re's hands, connecting with Gu Re's forehead.
 It looks like Jang Gu Re has been cut.
Cod is controlling the pace.
Cod lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cod lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cod lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Gu Re! More strikes land and this one is all over! Cod jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salmon Cod!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tikka Masala (ranked 3098 p4p, 5886 weight class) and Sen Pai (ranked 382 p4p, 580 weight class). Sen Pai has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tikka Masala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sen Pai!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masala fails with a takedown attempt.
Pai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Tikka Masala has been cut.
Masala takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Masala on the side of the head.
Pai lands with a good body shot.
Pai throws a combination that misses
and Masala counters by moving into the clinch.
Pai can't break the clinch.
Pai throws a punch but it's blocked by Masala.
Masala blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pai tries to work over Masala's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Masala blocks an uppercut.
Masala has Pai pressed against the cage, preventing Pai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Masala.
Pai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Masala blocks an uppercut.
Pai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tikka Masala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pai throws a head punch that misses.
Masala tries to pull guard but Pai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Masala tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pai smiles and moves away.
Sen Pai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pai lands a two punch combo.
Pai swings for the body but Masala moves out of range.
Pai throws a series of punches but Masala avoids them all with ease.
Pai lands a left and a right that send Masala crashing to the mat, dazed. Pai thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masala fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pai avoids it really well and circles away.
Pai misses with a double jab.
Pai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Masala.
Sen Pai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Pai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Masala doesn't seem phased though.
Pai lands with a nice combination. Masala backs away looking to recover.
Masala is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masala walks straight into a right hand from Pai - that's dropped him! Pai jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Masala from any more punishment! Masala complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sen Pai!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yusif Abiyev (ranked 3919 p4p, 3311 weight class) and Wet Blanket (ranked 510 p4p, 449 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yusif Abiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wet Blanket!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abiyev moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A lazy body kick from Abiyev
and Blanket counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Abiyev looking for submissions off his back.
Abiyev wants to control but Blanket is keeping busy.
Blanket sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abiyev defending well though.
Blanket sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abiyev defending well though.
Blanket missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blanket sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abiyev defending well though.
Abiyev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Blanket.
Blanket with the ground and pound but Abiyev uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Blanket stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abiyev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abiyev looking for a guillotine here but Blanket defends easily.
Abiyev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Blanket really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abiyev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanket wants to control from the top but Abiyev keeps moving.
Blanket postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Abiyev wants to stand up but Blanket is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abiyev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blanket manages to get himself to full guard.
Abiyev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blanket is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blanket has an active guard here but Abiyev has managed to pass into half guard.
Blanket looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blanket wants to control but Abiyev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abiyev is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blanket is looking to improve his position.
Blanket misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Blanket gets full guard.
Abiyev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Blanket trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Blanket doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Abiyev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Abiyev preventing the sweep.
Blanket keeping moving, preventing Abiyev from controlling successfully.
Blanket wants to sweep but no luck.
Blanket is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abiyev is aware though and is defending well.
Blanket wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanket is striking but Abiyev is not phased and passes to half guard.
Blanket tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Blanket is looking for a sweep. Abiyev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blanket slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blanket lands an upkick as Abiyev stands over him.
Blanket throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blanket looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blanket working for a triangle but Abiyev defends it easily.
Blanket looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanket can't keep his opponent in guard - Abiyev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Blanket gets back to full guard.
Blanket working for a triangle but Abiyev defends it easily.
Abiyev trying to control the position from guard on top but Blanket is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abiyev throwing strikes from guard but Blanket blocks nicely.
Abiyev trying to control but Blanket is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yusif Abiyev will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Abiyev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blanket tries to avoid it but Abiyev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blanket to the ground. Blanket escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Abiyev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abiyev scores with a head kick. Blanket tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blanket tries to close the distance and clinch but Abiyev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blanket takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Blanket is looking to clinch but Abiyev is avoiding it.
Blanket throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Abiyev with that takedown attempt.
Abiyev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yusif Abiyev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blanket is looking to clinch but Abiyev is avoiding it.
Abiyev misses with a takedown attempt
so Blanket counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Blanket throws a big elbow that misses.
Abiyev keeping moving, preventing Blanket from controlling successfully.
Blanket missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wet Blanket has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanket throwing strikes from guard but Abiyev blocks nicely.
Blanket in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Blanket stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abiyev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blanket keeps trying to improve his position.
Blanket loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blanket loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abiyev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blanket is aware though and is defending well.
Abiyev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blanket is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blanket postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Abiyev working for a triangle but Blanket defends it easily.
Abiyev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanket postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blanket is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blanket wants to control from the top but Abiyev keeps moving.
Blanket loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Abiyev looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blanket must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Blanket avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abiyev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanket loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blanket postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blanket accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blanket is looking to work some ground and pound but Abiyev has wrist control.
Blanket slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blanket working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Abiyev managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Blanket.
Blanket is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Abiyev has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blanket in side control, throwing shots but Abiyev defends.
Blanket throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanket fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Blanket wants to control but Abiyev is keeping him busy.
Blanket just content to control the position.
Abiyev is looking for a sweep.
Blanket throws an elbow but Abiyev slips to the side and avoids it well.
Blanket tries to score with some ground and pound. Abiyev controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Blanket working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Abiyev managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Blanket.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blanket misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wet Blanket showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Abiyev gets caught flat footed, as Blanket shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Abiyev trying to control the position.
Abiyev working for a triangle but Blanket defends it easily.
Abiyev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Abiyev keeping moving, preventing Blanket from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abiyev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blanket throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abiyev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanket loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blanket with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blanket accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blanket wants to control from the top but Abiyev keeps moving.
Abiyev being controlled here, momentarily.
Blanket trying to control the position from guard on top but Abiyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blanket has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Abiyev wants to stand but Blanket is controlling the position.
Abiyev keeping moving, preventing Blanket from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Blanket doesn't manage to clinch there - Abiyev circles away.
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.
Blanket tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blanket on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Abiyev.
Blanket tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abiyev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blanket checks a leg kick.
Abiyev gets caught flat footed, as Blanket shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Blanket trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blanket loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blanket throwing strikes but missing.
Blanket throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abiyev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Abiyev trying to keep a closed guard but Blanket is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abiyev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Blanket got a little sloppy there for a moment and Abiyev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blanket has managed to get both his arms back between Abiyev's legs - danger averted.
Abiyev looking to control.
Blanket is looking to work some ground and pound but Abiyev has wrist control.
Blanket distracts Abiyev with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Abiyev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Blanket working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abiyev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blanket can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blanket slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanket lands a couple of digs.
Blanket postures up in Abiyev's guard and throws a big left but Abiyev blocks it.
Blanket trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blanket accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Blanket accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Blanket is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Blanket throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blanket looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wet Blanket comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blanket 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wet Blanket!
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