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DFC 03: Calamity PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chael Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Ardona!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardona gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sonnen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Ardona keeps moving.
Sonnen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ardona wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonnen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sonnen distracts Ardona with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ardona keeping full guard, as Sonnen tries to pass.
Ardona looking for a sweep. Not yet Ardona, not yet.
Ardona keeping full guard, as Sonnen tries to pass.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sonnen postures up in Ardona's guard and throws a big left but Ardona blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Ardona keeps moving.
Ardona being controlled here, momentarily.
Sonnen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ardona keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Sonnen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ardona is keeping the position for now.
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.
Sonnen prevents Ardona from getting back to his feet.
Sonnen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sonnen working some strikes from top position.
Sonnen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ardona wants to sweep but no luck.
Ardona keeping full guard, as Sonnen tries to pass.
Sonnen is working hard here to advance position.
Ardona is wriggling around but Sonnen manages to pass to half guard.
Ardona taking some punishment here, with Sonnen in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen content to control rather than advance.
Sonnen is keen to just control but Ardona is a slippery customer.
Ardona looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sonnen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ardona knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sonnen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sonnen trying to mount his opponent but Ardona defends it.
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.
Ardona wants to get back to his feet.
Sonnen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ardona trying to control but Sonnen postures up.
Ardona looks gassed!
Sonnen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sonnen drops an elbow to the side of Ardona's head.
Sonnen working over Ardona with some ground and pound. Ardona looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ardona is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ardona stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ardona wants it to stay on the feet.
Ardona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown but Ardona shows good takedown defense.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ardona napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ardona tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sonnen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sonnen controls the position from side control.
Sonnen prevents Ardona from escaping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ardona can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sonnen advances nicely into full mount.
Sonnen working the ground and pound effectively.
Chael Sonnen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ardona is breathing heavily.
Sonnen landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardona tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sonnen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Sonnen landing punches.
Sonnen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sonnen avoids the attempt from Ardona to control.
BOOM! Sonnen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sonnen lands with some strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ardona is desperately trying to improve his position but Sonnen has a good base and remains in mount.
Sonnen lands a big shot there that rocks Ardona but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sonnen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sonnen unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ardona looks a forlorn figure.
Sonnen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ardona takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sonnen has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ardona's face.
Sonnen controlling from the full mount.
Sonnen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen working the ground and pound effectively.
Sonnen landing strikes from the mount and Ardona is in trouble!
Ardona is working to get back to half guard.
Sonnen lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Sonnen.
Sonnen working Ardona over with strikes here.
Ardona is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen lands with some strikes.
Ardona is still in real trouble! Can Sonnen finish him?
Sonnen controlling the position easily from mount.
Ardona seems to have recovered his senses.
Sonnen raining down shots from the mount!
Sonnen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sonnen lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ardona wants to control but Sonnen is having none of it.
Sonnen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chael Sonnen dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sonnen.
Sonnen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ardona gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Sonnen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ardona is trying to escape the mount.
Ardona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sonnen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sonnen working Ardona over with strikes here.
Sonnen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Ardona that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sonnen is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Ardona goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Sonnen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chael Sonnen!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauro Mateus dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauro Mateus dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with dos Santos but dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
dos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
dos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dos Santos misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos misses with the combination.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones looks for a takedown but dos Santos sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt - dos Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
dos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
dos Santos stuffs the takedown.
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.
dos Santos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and dos Santos wants it to stay on the feet.
dos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos dominated that round.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
dos Santos misses with a double jab.
dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around dos Santos's waist but dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos scores with a nice right hand.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from dos Santos does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by dos Santos which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. dos Santos defends it nicely.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from dos Santos.
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.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but dos Santos shows good takedown defense.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jones's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
dos Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
dos Santos loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by dos Santos which made him look bad.
dos Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jones to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones is pushing down on dos Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. dos Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but Jones has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but dos Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones wants to work for an arm triangle but dos Santos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jones works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two 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.
dos Santos is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones is working for a guillotine from mount but dos Santos frees his head quite easily.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones is working for a guillotine from mount but dos Santos frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but dos Santos is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Jon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. dos Santos can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
dos Santos keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones looking for a guillotine from mount but dos Santos is having none of it.
That's four 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.
Jones is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but dos Santos is surviving well by controlling Jones's body position as best he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
dos Santos blocking the ground and pound.
dos Santos tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think dos Santos 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauro Mateus dos Santos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gives All (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gives All could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chuck Liddell's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gives All!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liddell staying out of range there.
Liddell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liddell ducks under a wild hook from All.
Liddell blocks a jab.
All showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddell.
All swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
All swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and All takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liddell dodges the punch combination from All.
Liddell swinging wildly here.
Liddell moves out of range of the strikes.
Liddell misses with a jab, cross combination.
All falls off balance throwing a combination
and All takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
All throws a combination that misses
enabling Liddell to counter with a crisp jab.
All misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left lands for Liddell.
Gives All seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from All.
All is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liddell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
All dodges the punch combination from Liddell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Liddell. Beautiful body shot.
All misses with a combination
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
All throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddell.
Liddell misses with the combination.
Liddell lands an overhand right.
All is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Liddell ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent All clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chuck Liddell!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joel Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Otep - Blood Pigs. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joel Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitoshi Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto clinches with his opponent.
Kelly manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Matsumoto content to stall in guard here.
Kelly is looking to stand up but Matsumoto isn't so interested in that idea.
Matsumoto wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Kelly throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsumoto wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Matsumoto sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matsumoto defends it easily.
Kelly keeping full guard, as Matsumoto tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kelly had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Matsumoto defends it easily.
Kelly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Matsumoto content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Kelly has locked up a guillotine! Kelly's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Matsumoto is holding on here and Kelly must be using up a lot of energy. Matsumoto has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Kelly gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Joel Kelly!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drew Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drew Molina has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Molina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molina displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Norris tries to work over Molina's front leg with a kick but Molina checks it.
Molina misses with the combination.
Norris misses with a leg kick.
Norris tries to work over Molina's front leg with a kick but Molina checks it.
Norris fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Molina checks it well.
Molina checks the leg kick nicely there.
Molina cracks Norris with an open hand slap.
Molina drops Norris with a beautiful combination! Norris stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Molina is looking for the KO!
Norris is rocked!
Molina misses with a series of wild punches.
Norris is still on wobbly legs! Can Molina finish him?
Molina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Molina misses with the combination.
Molina closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Norris! Molina dives in looking to finish! Norris is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Molina!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckle Stone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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147 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Knuckle Stone!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lesnar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stone scores with a nice right hand.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lesnar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stone sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lesnar somewhat.
Lesnar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lesnar's hands.
Stone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Stone.
Stone lands a jab.
Lesnar wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Stone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stone lands a nice hook to Lesnar's body. Lesnar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
Stone lands a nice looking body shot.
Stone throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Stone! Lesnar is backing up but he can't get away as Stone lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Lesnar and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Knuckle Stone!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damen Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Seagul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Seagul will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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23
160 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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25
161 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damen Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Seagul!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagul uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Red.
Red wants to clinch.
Seagul misses with the combination.
Seagul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Red.
Red fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Seagul avoids it really well and circles away.
Red has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Damen Red has been cut.
Red shoots in for a takedown but Seagul shows good takedown defense.
Seagul connects with a superb combination that knocks Red out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Seagul before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Red!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Steven Seagul!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayato Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Saito!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saito jabs at Chan's body.
Saito jabs Chan right on the nose. Chan blinks but takes it well.
Saito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chan throws a series of punches but Saito avoids them all with ease.
Saito dodges the punch combination from Chan.
Chan takes a swing at Saito's ribcage but misses.
Saito pushes Chan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Chan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Saito walks away with a smile on his face. Chan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Saito shoots in but no luck this time.
Chan misses with a few strikes there.
Chan tries to keep at a distance but Saito has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saito breaks the clinch.
Saito throws a nice looking combination but Chan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chan throws a good cross that connects.
Chan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Saito makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan throws a sloppy body shot
and Saito counters with a right hand to the body.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Chan throws a combination that misses
enabling Saito to counter with a crisp jab.
Jackie Chan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito clinches with his opponent.
Saito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saito keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Saito throws a good cross that connects.
Chan throws a hook but Saito blocks it.
Saito gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Saito.
Chan takes a shot to the head.
Saito manages to break the clinch.
Chan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saito makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Saito.
Saito is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Chan rather than just go for the knockout.
Saito has managed to clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Saito manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saito scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saito with shots to the head and body - Chan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saito on the ground.
Chan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Saito.
Saito throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Saito looking to control but Chan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saito has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saito controlling from the full mount.
Saito putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chan tries to get out of the position.
Saito misses with a head shot.
Saito punching from mount but Chan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four 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.
Chan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Saito.
Saito controlling the position easily from mount.
Saito's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hayato Saito dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chan misses with a jab to the body
and Saito counters by clinching up.
Saito stalling against the ropes.
Saito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saito moves out of range of the strikes.
Chan throws a combination that misses
and Saito counters by moving into the clinch.
Saito stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saito.
Chan is trying to break free.
Chan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Saito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chan lands a head shot.
Chan throws a combination that misses
and Saito holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.
Saito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saito blocks a jab.
Jackie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saito sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Saito.
Saito uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chan.
Jackie Chan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saito. Chan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saito clinches with his opponent.
Chan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saito scores with a shoulder strike.
Saito breaks the clinch.
Saito misses with a wild combination.
Hayato Saito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chan's corner calls for a 1-2. Chan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Saito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chan is fending him off so far but Saito persists. Nope, Chan circles away and we're back to standing.
Saito misses with a double jab.
Chan throws a combination that misses
and Saito counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saito moves away from the strike by Chan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan slips a jab and a cross from Saito.
A big right from Chan misses.
Saito drives through and clinches with Chan against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saito stalling.
Chan is working for takedown but Saito is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chan is looking to break free of the clinch but Saito has double underhooks.
Saito lands with a left to the head.
Saito lands a left hand.
Saito gets through Chan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saito lands with an uppercut that bounces Chan off the ropes and back into rage.
Chan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saito counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting on Saito's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saito lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chan tries to keep at a distance but Saito has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saito lands a hook that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.
Chan being controlled against the ropes.
Saito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Saito looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Saito instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saito slows down the pace here.
Chan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Saito gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Chan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saito pushes Chan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Saito breaks from the clinch.
Saito lands with a straight right. Chan didn't see that one coming.
Chan takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saito counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saito has closed the distance and engaged Chan in a clinch.
Saito lands an uppercut.
Saito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saito closes the distance and clinches.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Hayato Saito showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Chan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Saito counters with a straight right hand.
Chan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saito counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saito.
A right hand to the body from Saito.
Saito displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chan up against the ropes.
Chan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saito slows down the pace here.
Saito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Saito counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saito closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Saito counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Saito holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Saito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saito decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Saito not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saito sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chan defending well though.
Saito is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Saito lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saito landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Saito not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Saito frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saito 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.
Saito cracks Chan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Saito with a couple of short strikes.
Saito landing strikes from the mount and Chan is in trouble!
Saito with shots to the head and body - Chan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Saito punching from mount but Chan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saito controlling the position easily from mount.
Saito throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chan because Saito loaded up on that one.
Saito lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chan hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saito lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hayato Saito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saito has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hayato Saito!
Hayato Saito is the new welterweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between poopy butt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Libby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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21
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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18
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, poopy butt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ike Libby!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Libby shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Libby shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has butt pinned against the cage. butt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Libby tries to score a power double leg takedown but butt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Libby somewhat.
poopy butt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ike Libby.
butt throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Libby was covering up waiting for the punch and butt finishes the takedown easily into guard.
butt slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
butt tries to free his leg and advance position but Libby is retaining full guard.
Libby wants to sweep here but butt controlling him for the moment.
butt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Libby keeping moving, preventing butt from controlling successfully.
Libby working for a triangle but butt defends it easily.
Libby can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as butt controls the pace.
Libby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. butt is aware though and is defending well.
Libby keeping full guard, as butt tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Libby gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Libby is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and butt defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Libby working for submissions but it's allowed butt to get to half guard.
Libby looks gassed!
Libby is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but butt pulls his head out easily.
butt looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Libby is trying to control but butt manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
butt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Libby tries to reverse the position but butt maintains control.
butt controlling from mount.
butt seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Libby for as long as he can get away with.
Libby bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
butt looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Libby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. butt is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Libby being controlled here momentarily.
butt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of poopy butt.
butt shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
butt is trying to control the action in half guard but Libby is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
butt wants to free his trapped foot but Libby is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
poopy butt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
butt closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Libby to the mat! Libby manages to get full guard.
Libby wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Libby has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. butt is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Libby.
Libby is trying to improve his position.
butt in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
butt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Libby is looking to reverse the position.
Libby struggling a bit here.
Libby is trying to improve his position.
Libby is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on butt's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Libby actively working from the bottom here.
Libby is breathing heavily.
butt stalling.
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.
Libby is looking for a sweep. butt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Libby actively working from the bottom here.
Libby wants to sweep but butt has passed to side control!
butt happy to just control the position for now.
butt working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Libby is looking to reverse the position.
Libby struggling a bit here.
A lull in the action here as butt stalls from top position.
Libby is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Libby's face as butt controls the position.
Libby tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Libby wants to control but butt postures up.
Libby tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Libby looking for a sweep but butt has passed into full mount! Oh no!
butt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
butt wants to control the pace but Libby is squirming around nicely.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
poopy butt 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!
Libby with a poor takedown
and butt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by butt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of poopy butt.
butt shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Libby napping and manages to drive through into side control!
butt controlling the position.
butt decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Libby scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Libby looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
butt manages to work his way to half guard, despite Libby's best efforts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Libby is trying to control. butt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
butt wants to control but Libby is keeping busy.
butt is trying is best to control the position here.
Libby looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Libby seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but butt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
butt trying to control but Libby postures up.
Libby is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so butt is just riding it out for now. Libby eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
butt trying to hold on to Libby's head to control him but Libby postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Libby drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Libby trying to control but butt is working from the bottom.
butt looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ike Libby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
butt has his feet on Libby's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Libby drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Libby pushes down on butt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Libby is trying to work for a kimura but butt is defending well.
Libby is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. butt doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Libby.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
butt keeping hold of Libby's head, controlling as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to poopy butt.
Well butt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... poopy butt!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Alb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alb comes to the ring accompanied by Sandstorm. Ryan Alb has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Alb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Li!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li closes the distance and pushes Alb back into the ropes.
Alb displaying some good clinch control by pressing Li up against the ropes.
Alb has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Li uses from the top position.
Li looking to sit in guard and control but Alb gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Li keeping full guard, as Alb tries to pass.
Li is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alb is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alb slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb is trying to control the action in half guard but Li is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Alb trying to pass the guard but Li defending well.
Li is looking to escape.
Alb is trying to control. Li wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alb just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two 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.
Li fails to land the takedown.
Alb displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Li.
Alb fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Li sprawls well initially but Alb persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Li looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alb wants to take a breather but Li is having none of it.
Alb controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alb's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alb missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alb controlling the action here.
Alb is trying to work for a kimura but Li is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Alb seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alb trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Alb dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Li with a lazy takedown attempt
and Alb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alb misses the jab.
Li gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alb decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Li's guard.
Alb looking to pass the guard.
Li pushes Alb off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Li gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alb counters with a shoot takedown. Li fights it but they end up in guard.
Ryan Alb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jet Li.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Alb wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb sitting in guard here, content to control.
Li keeping moving, preventing Alb from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryan Alb.
Li doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Alb decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Li's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alb trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alb slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Alb tries to free his leg and advance position but Li is retaining full guard.
Li keeping moving, preventing Alb from controlling successfully.
Alb advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Li's face as Alb controls the position.
Alb sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Li is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Alb wants to lay and pray for a moment but Li keeps working.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alb is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Li is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Alb wants to control but Li is keeping him busy.
Li tries to escape but Alb is in control.
Alb wants to control but Li is keeping him busy.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Alb dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Li misses with a takedown
so Alb counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Li wants to get back to his feet but Alb is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alb wants to pass the guard but Li is keeping the position.
Alb trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryan Alb.
Li gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alb counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Li's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alb trying to control but Li is working from the bottom.
Alb passes Li's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Li takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alb sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Li defending well though.
Alb perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Alb seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Li does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Alb in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ryan Alb.
Li has his takedown stuffed
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan Alb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jet Li.
Li misses with a takedown attempt
letting Alb counter with a right hand.
Alb throws a jab but it's blocked by Li.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alb scores with a shot to the body.
Alb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Li. Li circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Li takes one to the side of the head.
Li takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alb throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Li stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alb scores with a jab to the body.
Li takes one on the button.
Jab, jab by Alb - just one landing.
It looks like Jet Li has been cut.
Alb sizes up Li with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Li takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ryan Alb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alb scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alb with a nice cross.
Alb with a hook.
Jet Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alb thuds a left hand into Li's body.
Jet Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alb drives through with a takedown into guard.
Alb is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Li wants to get back to his feet but Alb is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Alb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Alb, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Alb!
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