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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Crocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Az Yet - Last Night. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Crocker!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crocker was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
Crocker throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones checks the leg kick.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crocker.
Crocker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Crocker checks the leg kick.
Crocker throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Crocker.
Crocker avoids the head kick by Jones.
A jab from Crocker misses.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crocker in his tracks.
Jones lands a head kick that stumbles Crocker and the fighters go to the mat.
Crocker is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Crocker's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tyrone Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Retso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xxtreme MMA (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MMA comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Im Shipping Up To Boston kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drake Retso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xxtreme MMA!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retso is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in MMA's half guard.
Retso slips a nice elbow through MMA's hands, connecting with MMA's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Retso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Retso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Retso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Retso lands strikes from half guard.
MMA is trying to get back to full guard.
MMA trying to control from the bottom.
Retso is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Retso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MMA's head.
Retso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Retso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Retso thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing MMA to regain full guard.
Retso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MMA is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retso throws a big right hand that misses.
MMA has his feet on Retso's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Retso throws a looping overhand right but MMA ducks down to avoid it.
MMA displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Drake Retso has been cut.
MMA misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Xxtreme MMA is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MMA jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MMA staying out of range there.
A combination from MMA does no damage.
MMA misses with a wild combination.
MMA gets caught flat footed, as Retso shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Retso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Retso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retso looking to pass the guard.
Retso scoring with some ground and pound.
Retso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Retso preventing the sweep.
Retso scoring with punches to the head and body.
Retso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
MMA trying to control the position.
Retso distracts MMA with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MMA keeping moving, preventing Retso from controlling successfully.
Retso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retso distracts MMA with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
MMA is trying to keep Retso in close.
Retso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
MMA is trying to control the position from the bottom.
MMA wants to sweep but no luck.
Retso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Retso scores a takedown into full mount!
MMA working to try and regain half guard.
Retso in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Retso drops a big elbow. That's hurt MMA! More shots from Retso and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Retso!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lo Aria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miyamoto Usagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aria's entrance music is Bruce Lee "Kung Fu Fighting". A fine choice. Miyamoto Usagi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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216 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lo Aria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miyamoto Usagi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aria throws out a leg kick but Usagi moves out of range and Aria only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Aria.
Aria moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Usagi tries to close the distance and clinch but Aria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aria throws a body punch but Usagi moves out of range.
Usagi is looking to clinch but Aria is avoiding it.
Aria throws a looping overhand right but Usagi ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aria. Usagi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aria misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body kick from Usagi.
Usagi looks to land a left hand but Aria moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Usagi. Aria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Aria checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Aria cracks the inside of Usagi's front leg.
Usagi is looking to chop away at Aria's legs.
Aria misses with a series of wild punches.
Aria lands with a nice body punch.
Aria thows a leg kick but Usagi checks it
and Usagi counters with a head kick. That will keep Aria thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usagi moves out of range as Aria strikes.
Usagi throws out a loose jab but Aria uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usagi moves out of range of the body kick.
Aria misses with a hook.
Usagi slips a jab from Aria.
Usagi looks to land a combination but Aria avoids it well.
Aria tries to clinch but Usagi moves away
and Usagi counters with a leg kick.
Usagi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Usagi staying out of range there.
Aria misses with a wild body shot.
Usagi scores with a jab. Aria acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aria misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Usagi. That's going to slow Aria down.
Usagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aria.
Usagi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aria.
Usagi clinches.
Usagi presses Aria against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Aria is breathing heavily.
Aria avoiding damage as Usagi throws knees to the body.
Aria really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice elbow from Usagi.
Usagi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Usagi fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usagi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aria throws a predictable looking body shot
and Usagi counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usagi misses with a body shot.
Usagi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Usagi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Usagi misses with a head kick.
Usagi lands a nice looking body shot.
Usagi has Aria up against the cage in a clinch.
Usagi scores with a knee to the head.
Usagi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Usagi manages to break the clinch.
Usagi throws a head kick that misses.
Usagi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Usagi has a couple of punches blocked by Aria.
Aria looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Usagi tries to land knees in the clinch but Aria avoids the damage to the body.
Aria is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Usagi is keeping busy.
Aria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aria struggles to land a body shot inside as Usagi controls his hands.
Usagi missing with knees to the body.
Aria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Usagi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Usagi.
Aria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Usagi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aria misses with a body shot
and Usagi counters with a nice body kick.
Usagi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Aria gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Usagi tries a head kick but it misses.
Lo Aria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Usagi.
A jab from Usagi finds it's way through Aria's defenses.
Aria takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aria blocks a head kick by Usagi.
An inside leg kick lands from Usagi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aria takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Usagi moves in looking to clinch but Aria pushes him off.
Usagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Usagi cracks Aria with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Aria is predictable there
and Usagi counters with a good low kick that Aria was not able to check.
Usagi lands a slapping body shot.
Usagi throws a head kick but Aria moves out of range.
Usagi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aria's sensitive parts.
Usagi is looking to clinch.
Usagi clinches up against the cage.
Usagi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Usagi lands with a light punch inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Usagi.
Aria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Usagi lands a nice elbow.
Aria takes a knee right on the jaw!
Usagi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Usagi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aria.
Usagi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Usagi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Usagi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aria, as that shot connected.
Aria feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Usagi's calf.
Usagi blocks a jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Usagi.
Usagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Usagi misses with a leg kick.
Aria misses with a shot to the body
and Usagi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aria throws a shot from downtown. Usagi moves away and avoids it.
Usagi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aria throws out the jab.
Usagi rushes Aria and presses him up against the cage.
Usagi trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Usagi.
Usagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Usagi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Usagi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Usagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aria blocks it with crossed arms.
Usagi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Usagi takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aria breaks from the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Usagi.
Usagi rushes Aria and presses him up against the cage.
Usagi lands a damaging elbow.
Usagi tries to circle away but Aria has him pinned against the cage.
Aria pushes Usagi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Usagi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Usagi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Usagi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Usagi lands a good knee to the midsection. Aria won't want to take too many of those.
A left hand lands to the body for Aria.
Aria wants to get back to striking at distance but Usagi won't allow it.
Usagi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aria blocks it with crossed arms.
Usagi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aria goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Aria.
Usagi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Usagi connects with a knee to the head.
Aria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from Aria.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usagi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aria will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Usagi up against the cage.
Aria missing with knees to the body.
Usagi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aria.
Aria blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aria stalling against the cage.
Aria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Aria.
Aria tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Usagi needs to keep his hands up - Aria had a free shot at his head there.
Aria misses with an uppercut. Usagi saw that one coming.
Usagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Usagi manages to avoid it.
Aria misses with a wild body shot.
Usagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Usagi moves in looking to clinch but Aria pushes him off.
Aria tried to score with a low kick but Usagi checks it.
Usagi is looking to clinch but Aria is avoiding it.
Usagi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aria swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Usagi.
Usagi thows a body kick. Aria tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Usagi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aria taking a breather.
Usagi breaks the clinch.
Usagi scores with a head kick.
Usagi tries a head kick but it misses.
Usagi moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Usagi.
Usagi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Usagi does no damage.
Aria throws a leg kick but Usagi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aria avoids the head kick by Usagi.
Aria blocks a head kick by Usagi.
Usagi throws a head kick but Aria moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Usagi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aria connects with a looping right hand.
Usagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aria.
Aria circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aria throws the left hand but Usagi avoids the punch easily.
Usagi blocks a jab.
Usagi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aria tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Usagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Aria.
Usagi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Usagi scores with a jab. Aria acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Aria.
Aria cracks Usagi with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miyamoto Usagi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Usagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Usagi.
Usagi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Usagi lands a nice looking body shot.
Aria stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Usagi.
Usagi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Usagi wants to clinch up but Aria keeps it at a distance.
Usagi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aria chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Usagi can pounce on him.
Usagi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aria swings for the body but Usagi moves out of range.
Miyamoto Usagi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Usagi feints and then cracks Aria's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aria down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Usagi.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Usagi there.
Usagi scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Usagi thuds his shin into the meat of Aria's side.
Usagi misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usagi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aria on the side of the head.
Usagi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Aria is rocked!
Usagi throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Aria crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miyamoto Usagi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Canadian Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oishi Yoshio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Stronger" by Kanye West kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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160 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Canadian Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Oishi Yoshio!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Canadian Kid misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Canadian Kid throws a hook but Yoshio blocks it.
Canadian Kid checks a leg kick nicely.
Yoshio misses with a hook.
Canadian Kid wants to land a leg kick but Yoshio is out of range.
Canadian Kid with a nice cross.
Canadian Kid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Canadian Kid looks to throw the jab but Yoshio is out of range.
A low kick from Canadian Kid misses
letting Yoshio counter with a right hand.
Yoshio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshio connects with a solid leg kick.
Yoshio slips a jab and a cross from Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid ducks under a wild hook from Yoshio.
Canadian Kid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshio. Yoshio obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canadian Kid ducks under a wild hook from Yoshio.
Canadian Kid throws a push kick but Yoshio slaps the foot to one side.
Canadian Kid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Canadian Kid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yoshio checks a leg kick.
Yoshio throws a lazy right hand but Canadian Kid sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yoshio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Canadian Kid.
Yoshio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Canadian Kid scoring well with a low kick there.
Canadian Kid tries to land a body kick
and Yoshio counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canadian Kid looks to land a body kick but Yoshio moved away.
Canadian Kid misses with a combination
and Yoshio finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yoshio thows a leg kick but Canadian Kid checks it
and Canadian Kid counters with a head kick. That will keep Yoshio thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yoshio checks a leg kick.
Yoshio thows a leg kick but Canadian Kid checks it
and Canadian Kid counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoshio lands a nice leg kick that just misses Canadian Kid's sensitive parts.
Yoshio scores with a nice head shot.
Canadian Kid loads up on a big right hand but Yoshio slips the punch.
Yoshio looks to land a right hand but Canadian Kid moved out of range.
Canadian Kid looks to land a body kick but Yoshio moved away.
Canadian Kid wants to slow Yoshio down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canadian Kid throws a body punch but Yoshio moves out of range.
Canadian Kid misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Canadian Kid looks to throw the jab but Yoshio is out of range.
Canadian Kid throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Yoshio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoshio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yoshio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid throws a lazy head kick
and Yoshio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoshio closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Canadian Kid to the mat! Canadian Kid manages to get full guard.
Yoshio throwing strikes from guard but Canadian Kid blocks nicely.
Yoshio trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Canadian Kid manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Yoshio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canadian Kid trying to control but Yoshio is working from the bottom.
Yoshio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Canadian Kid pushing down on Yoshio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Canadian Kid is trying to control the action in half guard but Yoshio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yoshio wants to improve his position but Canadian Kid is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oishi Yoshio will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshio, right into the meat.
Canadian Kid checks a low kick from Yoshio.
Canadian Kid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yoshio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Canadian Kid.
Yoshio throws a good cross that connects.
A punch combination from Canadian Kid misses.
Canadian Kid misses with a hook.
Canadian Kid tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Canadian Kid is out of range.
Canadian Kid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshio throws a hook to the side of Canadian Kid's head but Canadian Kid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Canadian Kid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jason Canadian Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canadian Kid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Yoshio avoids the body shot from Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid checks a low kick from Yoshio.
Canadian Kid looks to land a left hand but Yoshio moved out of range nicely.
Yoshio throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Canadian Kid counters with a thumping low kick.
Yoshio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoshio drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yoshio preventing the sweep.
Canadian Kid pulls Yoshio in close to his closed guard and prevents Yoshio from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yoshio tries to free his leg and advance position but Canadian Kid is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canadian Kid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Canadian Kid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yoshio's guard.
Canadian Kid has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yoshio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Canadian Kid tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoshio is retaining full guard.
Yoshio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid is stalling in the full guard.
Yoshio keeping full guard, as Canadian Kid tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Canadian Kid throws and elbow that misses. Yoshio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Canadian Kid's guard. Nice move by Yoshio!
Yoshio trying to control the position from guard on top but Canadian Kid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yoshio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Canadian Kid throws a series of strikes that have Yoshio backpedaling.
It looks like Oishi Yoshio has been cut.
Yoshio cracks the inside of Canadian Kid's front leg.
Canadian Kid takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Canadian Kid throws a sloppy head kick
and Yoshio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Canadian Kid's guard.
Canadian Kid pulls Yoshio in close to prevent any damage.
Yoshio postures up.
Yoshio wants to control from the top but Canadian Kid keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Canadian Kid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oishi Yoshio's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoshio. Canadian Kid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Canadian Kid throws a head kick but Yoshio moves out of range.
Yoshio throws a shot from downtown. Canadian Kid moves away and avoids it.
Canadian Kid misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Canadian Kid.
Yoshio with a lazy takedown attempt
and Canadian Kid counters with a nice uppercut.
Yoshio avoids the body shot from Canadian Kid.
Yoshio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Canadian Kid checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Canadian Kid misses.
Canadian Kid misses the shot to the body.
Yoshio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Canadian Kid attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canadian Kid misses with an uppercut. Yoshio saw that one coming.
No joy there for Canadian Kid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yoshio slips a straight right by Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yoshio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Canadian Kid looks to throw the jab but Yoshio is out of range.
Yoshio lands with a straight right. Canadian Kid didn't see that one coming.
Yoshio throws a jab when Canadian Kid was well out of range.
Yoshio shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Canadian Kid's guard.
Yoshio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Canadian Kid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canadian Kid wants to control but Yoshio passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoshio lands strikes from half guard.
Canadian Kid is trying to get back to full guard.
Canadian Kid wants to control but Yoshio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshio tries to pass to full mount but Canadian Kid defends it.
Canadian Kid tries to get to full guard but Yoshio has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshio is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Yoshio tries to control but Canadian Kid wriggling away.
Canadian Kid bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Canadian Kid being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Canadian Kid trying to control but Yoshio is working from the bottom.
Canadian Kid 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoshio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oishi Yoshio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yoshio 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oishi Yoshio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yli Paino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balrog Rhino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhino is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 100 Percent Aggression!. Balrog Rhino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yli Paino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Balrog Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paino clinches up against the cage.
Rhino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Rhino.
It looks like Yli Paino has been cut.
Rhino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rhino wants to stall.
Paino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paino is trying to stall.
Rhino misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paino swings wildly with an uppercut but Rhino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhino misses with the head strike.
Paino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Paino is trying to drag Rhino to the mat but Rhino just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Paino.
Paino taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rhino trying to control the position but instead, Paino has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rhino into the cage.
Paino gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Paino stopping the sweep attempt from Rhino.
Paino lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Paino wants to pass the guard but Rhino is keeping the position.
Paino preventing the sweep.
Rhino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Paino.
Paino looking to sit in guard and control but Rhino gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rhino in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rhino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rhino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rhino looks to land a left hand but Paino moved out of range nicely.
Balrog Rhino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rhino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Paino.
Rhino throws a looping overhand right but Paino ducks down to avoid it.
Rhino misses with an uppercut.
Paino is looking to clinch.
Paino just misses with a punch to the body.
Paino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rhino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rhino throws a jab but it's blocked by Paino.
Paino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rhino throws a hook but Paino blocks it.
A jab from Rhino misses.
Rhino throws an overhand right that lands on Paino's shoulder, as Paino tries to avoid the shot.
Paino moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paino blocks a jab.
Rhino looks to land a body kick but Paino moved away.
Paino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rhino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino throws a hook but Paino blocks it.
Paino fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rhino with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rhino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhino misses with a straight right.
Rhino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paino.
Rhino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paino defending well as Rhino loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Rhino lands.
Paino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rhino but Rhino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yli Paino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paino tries to clinch but Rhino is having none of it.
A swing and a miss from Rhino.
Rhino loads up on a big right hand but Paino slips the punch.
Rhino throws a jab when Paino was well out of range.
Balrog Rhino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rhino.
Rhino might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rhino misses the shot to the body.
Paino moves away from the strike by Rhino.
Rhino scores with a sloppy right hand. Paino should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paino shoots in for a takedown but Rhino shows good takedown defense.
Paino lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Paino.
Rhino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rhino lands with a straight right. Paino didn't see that one coming.
Paino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rhino takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Paino blocks a jab.
A jab from Rhino misses.
Paino shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rhino sprawls well. Rhino wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Paino gets slowly back to his feet.
Rhino misses with a body shot.
Paino moves out of range as Rhino strikes.
Rhino throws a good cross that connects.
Rhino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rhino lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paino pushes Rhino up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Paino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yli Paino will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yli Paino's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Paino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paino shoots in but no luck this time.
Rhino just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paino!
Paino drives through and clinches with Rhino against the cage.
Rhino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rhino pushes Paino back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rhino digs a right hand into Paino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Paino's gas tank.
Rhino is trying to break free.
Rhino tries to stall but Paino uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rhino tries a body shot but Paino blocks it.
Rhino lands a body punch.
Paino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paino.
Rhino lands with a good body shot.
Paino takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rhino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Paino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rhino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rhino tries to keep at a distance but Paino has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
Rhino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Paino backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rhino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rhino tries to stall but Paino uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rhino slows down the pace here.
Paino lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Rhino.
Rhino lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rhino.
Rhino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paino or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rhino.
Rhino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paino is rocked!
Paino breaks the clinch.
Oh Paino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rhino throws a looping overhand right but Paino ducks down to avoid it.
Paino seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice defenses there by Paino.
Rhino thuds his right hand into Paino's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rhino throws a lazy right hand but Paino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rhino misses with a straight left.
Rhino missing with a left hand there. Paino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rhino misses with a hook.
Rhino getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino throws a hook but Paino avoids it easily.
Rhino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rhino throws out a loose jab but Paino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rhino scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Paino misses.
Paino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rhino misses with a wild body shot.
Rhino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paino has time to react.
Nice shot lands for Paino.
Rhino cracks Paino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paino fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yli Paino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhino slips a jab and a cross from Paino.
A big right from Rhino misses.
Paino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Paino drops his hands momentarily and Rhino takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Paino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Balrog Rhino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rhino just misses with a punch to the body.
Paino misses the body punch
enabling Rhino to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Rhino. That snapped Paino's head back.
Paino looks to land a combination but Rhino avoids it well.
Rhino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rhino missing with a left hand there. Paino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rhino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhino throws a hook to the side of Paino's head but Paino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rhino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paino on the side of the head.
Rhino just misses with a punch to the body.
Rhino looks to score with a jab to the body but Paino is just out of range.
Rhino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Paino at a distance.
Yli Paino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rhino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paino was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhino.
A jab from Paino misses.
Rhino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Paino counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rhino won't be happy with that.
Rhino takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Paino throws a strike aimed at the side of Rhino's head but Rhino avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Paino perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Paino lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rhino wants to improve his position but Paino is controlling well.
Paino missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paino content to control rather than advance.
Paino lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Balrog Rhino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yli Paino's cut.
That's time! Paino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rhino keeps the fight on the outside.
Paino looks to clinch
and Rhino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rhino looks to throw the jab but Paino is out of range.
Rhino looks to throw the jab but Paino is out of range.
Paino tries for a takedown but Rhino sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Rhino.
Rhino misses with a wild body shot.
Paino pushes Rhino up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Paino.
Rhino is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rhino lands with a light punch inside.
Balrog Rhino seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Paino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rhino is defending well for now.
Paino working aggressively here.
Paino lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rhino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rhino gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Paino.
Rhino working aggressively here.
Paino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paino is looking to wear down Rhino with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhino.
Paino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Rhino.
Rhino throws a jab when Paino was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Rhino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhino was well out of range. Poor timing from Paino.
Rhino stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yli Paino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paino misses with a wild body shot.
Rhino lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rhino was well out of range. Poor timing from Paino.
Paino slips under a jab from Rhino.
Rhino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Paino changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rhino tries to avoid it but Paino manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rhino to the ground. Rhino escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rhino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rhino misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Rhino.
Paino walks into a left hand.
Paino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Paino gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rhino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rhino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paino moves away.
Rhino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Paino.
Rhino takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rhino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rhino connects with a crisp jab.
Rhino misses with an uppercut. Paino saw that one coming.
Rhino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Paino on the side of the head.
Paino defending well as Rhino loads up on a big left hand.
Paino tries to clinch up
enabling Rhino to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Paino.
Rhino looks to score with a jab to the body but Paino is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Rhino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rhino 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 Paino has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Paino and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab by Rhino.
Rhino throws an overhand right that lands on Paino's shoulder, as Paino tries to avoid the shot.
Paino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino throws an overhand right that lands on Paino's shoulder, as Paino tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Paino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rhino loads up on a big right hand but Paino slips the punch.
Paino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rhino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Paino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Paino takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Paino slips a straight right by Rhino.
Nice cross by Rhino.
Paino is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rhino throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rhino.
Paino darts in and clinches Rhino up against the cage.
Paino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paino lands a nice knee to the body.
Rhino presses Paino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rhino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paino's elbow.
Rhino working aggressively here.
Rhino keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paino's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Paino as the two fighters clinch.
Paino blocks a body shot from Rhino.
Paino breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paino lands a nice shot that snaps Rhino's head back.
Paino punishes Rhino's body with a nice straight punch.
Rhino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Paino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paino moves out of range of the leg kick from Rhino.
Paino slips under a jab from Rhino.
Rhino throws a big shot that misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Paino is trying to force a seperation but Rhino has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rhino.
Rhino working aggressively here.
Rhino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paino's elbow.
Rhino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rhino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rhino prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paino's elbow.
Paino is stalling here.
Rhino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rhino looking to stall.
Rhino lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balrog Rhino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rhino 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balrog Rhino!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Yvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ruben Yvel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Long!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yvel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yvel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yvel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Long backs up against the cage.
It looks like Miles Long has been cut.
Long misses with a double jab.
Yvel throws a solid leg kick but Long takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yvel.
Long throws a leg kick but Yvel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.
Yvel misses with a wild body shot.
Yvel misses with a body kick.
Long cracks Yvel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Long scores with a takedown into Yvel's guard.
Yvel wants to stand and escape but Long is having none of it.
Long is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Long with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yvel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Long sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yvel looking for a sweep. Not yet Yvel, not yet.
Long has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Long sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yvel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Long slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Long loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Long keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yvel's head.
Yvel keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Yvel is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yvel pushes Long off and gets back to his feet.
Long throws a shot to the body.
Ruben Yvel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yvel scores with a body shot.
Yvel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yvel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Yvel tries a low kick but Long avoids it.
Long scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yvel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yvel is looking to land body kicks.
Yvel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yvel takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Yvel throws a lazy head kick
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yvel misses with a head kick.
Yvel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Long blocks a head kick by Yvel.
Long connects with a jab.
Long misses with a few strikes there.
Long misses with a few strikes there.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yvel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yvel misses with a wild combination.
Long lands an overhand right.
A shot to the liver by Yvel. Beautiful body shot.
Yvel throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Long dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yvel. That did some damage!
Yvel throws a body kick the misses
and Long counters with a left and a right that stings Yvel.
Long throws a combination that misses
and Yvel counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yvel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Long is able to avoid easily.
Yvel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Long counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yvel lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yvel, right into the meat.
Yvel throws a lazy head kick
and Long counters with a two punch combo.
Long throws a right and a left that Yvel avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miles Long will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miles Long's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yvel scores with a nice strike.
Long tries to move into range but Yvel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Long throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yvel misses with a series of wild punches.
Yvel lands the left hand.
Ruben Yvel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long misses with a double jab
and Yvel counters with a nice body kick.
Long has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yvel.
Ruben Yvel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long throws a series of punches but Yvel moves out of range.
Yvel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Long takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yvel misses with a leg kick
and Long counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long blocks a head kick by Yvel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yvel throws a leg kick that misses.
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yvel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Long shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yvel defends it nicely.
Long swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Long rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yvel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Long blocks a head kick by Yvel.
Yvel cracks the inside of Long's front leg.
Long throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Long on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yvel. Yvel obviously looking to wear him down.
Yvel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yvel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Long throws a looping overhand right but Yvel ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Yvel.
Yvel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Long drops his hands momentarily and Yvel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Long lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Yvel.
Ruben Yvel is winning the standup battle so far.
Yvel throws out a loose jab but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Long misses.
Yvel moves out of range of the body kick.
Yvel takes one to the side of the head.
Long falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yvel counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yvel. Yvel obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yvel. That's going to slow Long down.
Long shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yvel as he avoids it easily.
A combination from Yvel does no damage.
Yvel throws a sloppy head kick and Long moves out of range easily.
Yvel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That has opened up Miles Long's cut even more.
Yvel connects with a solid leg kick.
Yvel throws a leg kick
and Long cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Yvel is predictable there
and Long counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yvel blocks a jab.
Yvel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Long. That did some damage!
Yvel tried to score with a low kick but Long checks it.
Yvel tries to score with a low kick but Long moves his leg out of the way.
Long slips a straight right by Yvel.
Yvel throws a leg kick
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Yvel
and Long counters with a leg kick.
Long dips to his left and cracks Yvel with an uppercut!
A low kick from Yvel is predictable there
and Long counters with a left and a right that stings Yvel.
Long takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yvel throws a push kick but Long slaps the foot to one side.
Long throws a combination. Yvel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yvel misses with a leg kick
and Long counters with a three punch combo that has Yvel backing up. Yvel nods at Long to acknowledge the strikes.
Long misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yvel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yvel throws a lazy head kick
and Long counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yvel!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long lands a heavy elbow.
Yvel tries to hold on but Long pushes him away.
Yvel regains half guard.
Long 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Yvel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miles Long's cut.
That's time! Yvel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Yvel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Long's calf.
Yvel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Long stalks Yvel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yvel's face. Yvel staggers backwards, shaken.
Yvel looks for the body kick but Long saw that one coming.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Long misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yvel misses with the body kick
and Long counters with a left and a right that stings Yvel.
Yvel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yvel misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Long lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yvel doesn't seem phased though.
Long shoots in but no luck this time.
Yvel throws a sloppy head kick
and Long counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Long missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Long is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Long not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Long not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yvel pushes Long off looking to stand but Long dives back in and keeps control.
Long is thwarting Yvel's attempts to control the position.
Yvel kicks off Long and gets to his feet.
Yvel misses with a head kick.
Long falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yvel counters with a straight right hand.
Long's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Long misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yvel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long moves out of range as Yvel throws a body kick.
Yvel swings for the body but Long moves out of range.
Crunch! Yvel slams his shin into Long's torso.
A right-left combo lands from Long.
An inside leg kick from Yvel misses.
Long steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yvel. That one must have hurt.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yvel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yvel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yvel tries a head kick but it misses.
Long lands with a nice body punch.
A low kick from Yvel is predictable there
and Long counters with a three punch combo that has Yvel backing up. Yvel nods at Long to acknowledge the strikes.
Long is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yvel throws a combination that misses
and Long counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Long scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yvel connects with a high kick.
Long has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yvel.
Long throws a combination that misses
and Yvel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Long is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Long closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Left hook, right uppercut from Long.
Long misses with a wild combination.
Yvel misses with a jab to the body
and Long counters with a single leg into guard. Yvel didn't expect that.
Long with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yvel is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Long has Yvel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yvel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Long.
Long is trying to stall.
Yvel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yvel.
Yvel throws a hook to the side of Long's head but Long sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Long works the jab nicely.
Long throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yvel.
Long throws a series of punches but Yvel avoids them all with ease.
Long swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yvel.
Long scores with a three punch combo!
Long misses with a double jab
and Yvel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yvel misses with a leg kick
and Long counters with a series of strikes. Yvel will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yvel is looking to slow Long down with leg kicks.
Yvel checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miles Long.
I think Long 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartman comes to the cage accompanied by Kyle's Mom a B!^(H. Ellis is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: his Ram Muay performance. Shane Ellis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Cartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ellis throws and low kick but Cartman moves out of range easily.
Cartman avoids the head kick by Ellis.
Cartman missing with a left hand there. Ellis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ellis throws a head kick that misses.
Ellis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ellis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cartman is breathing heavily.
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!
Ellis defending well as Cartman loads up on a big left hand.
Ellis throws a head kick that misses.
Cartman misses with a hook. Ellis ducked under it nicely.
Ellis slips under a jab from Cartman.
Cartman throws a shot from downtown. Ellis moves away and avoids it.
Ellis staying out of range there.
Ellis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cartman.
Ellis staying out of range there.
Ellis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cartman looks to throw the jab but Ellis is out of range.
Ellis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ellis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Shane Ellis has been cut.
Cartman lunges at Ellis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ellis's hand.
Cartman misses with a hook. Ellis ducked under it nicely.
Ellis misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk. Ellis catches Cartman right on the button with a cross.
Ellis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cartman.
Cartman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ellis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ellis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cartman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cartman checks a leg kick nicely.
Ellis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cartman throws a jab when Ellis was well out of range.
A jab from Cartman misses.
Ellis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cartman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartman manages to avoid it.
Ellis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cartman throws a jab but it's blocked by Ellis.
Cartman slips a jab from Ellis.
Ellis throws a body kick that misses.
Ellis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ellis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ellis slips a jab and a cross from Cartman.
Ellis misses with an uppercut.
Ellis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ellis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ellis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cartman with a hook.
Cartman avoids the head kick by Ellis.
Cartman clobbers Ellis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick misses from Ellis.
Ellis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That has opened up Shane Ellis's cut even more.
Decent striking displayed by Cartman there.
Cartman circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ellis to the canvas! Ellis doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Cartman keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Cartman!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JT Spirit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Wallaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spirit's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nujabes - Feather. Wallaby has chosen Europe - The Final Countdown as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JT Spirit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Doug Wallaby!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spirit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spirit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wallaby blocks a low kick nicely.
Wallaby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wallaby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spirit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spirit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallaby moves away.
Spirit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wallaby counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wallaby stopping the sweep attempt from Spirit.
Wallaby not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spirit is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wallaby defends well.
Spirit is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wallaby trying to control the position from guard on top but Spirit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wallaby stands up and waves to Spirit to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spirit backs up against the cage.
It looks like JT Spirit has been cut.
Spirit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spirit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Spirit.
Spirit tries to move into range but Wallaby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Spirit.
Spirit scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wallaby to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spirit sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wallaby is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Spirit misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Wallaby is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Spirit asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wallaby taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wallaby is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Spirit asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Spirit lands a decent elbow from side control.
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.
Spirit working the ground and pound.
Wallaby is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Spirit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wallaby is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wallaby is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wallaby regains half guard, as Spirit was trying to land strikes.
Spirit stops Wallaby from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that JT Spirit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on JT Spirit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Spirit scores with a jab to the body.
Spirit looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallaby is just out of range.
Spirit slips a jab and a cross from Wallaby.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spirit. Wallaby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spirit looks to land a body kick but Wallaby moved away.
Spirit throws a body kick that misses.
Wallaby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wallaby throws a combination that misses
and Wallaby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallaby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spirit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallaby was well out of range. Poor timing from Spirit.
Spirit looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wallaby!
Spirit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Spirit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wallaby hang on?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallaby blocking the ground and pound.
Spirit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wallaby hang on?
Spirit working the ground and pound effectively.
Spirit 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.
Spirit lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wallaby's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wallaby can do anything to dispel that myth.
Spirit lands with some strikes.
Spirit raining down shots from the mount!
Spirit dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Spirit.
You get the feeling that Wallaby really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Spirit raining down shots from the mount!
Spirit scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spirit thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Spirit lands a nice shot to the head.
Spirit with shots to the head and body - Wallaby looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spirit landing strikes from the mount.
Spirit breaks from Wallaby's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Spirit throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Spirit with shots to the head and body - Wallaby looks very uncomfortable down there.
Spirit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wallaby tries to buck Spirit off but he can't manage it.
Spirit fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Spirit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wallaby squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Wallaby is breathing heavily.
Spirit thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Spirit working Wallaby over with strikes here.
Wallaby wants to try and get back to his feet.
Spirit 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Spirit connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Spirit.
Spirit landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JT Spirit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on JT Spirit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wallaby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Spirit finds it's way round the side to connect with Wallaby's head.
Wallaby throws a right hand that Spirit ducks under and follows up with a left that Spirit also avoids with ease.
Wallaby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wallaby doesn't manage to clinch there - Spirit circles away.
Spirit slips a jab and a cross from Wallaby.
Spirit throws out a loose jab but Wallaby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallaby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doug Wallaby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spirit misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallaby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spirit moves out of range as Wallaby strikes.
Wallaby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spirit lands a nice shot to the body.
Spirit lands with a shot to the body.
Wallaby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spirit throws an overhand right that lands on Wallaby's shoulder, as Wallaby tries to avoid the shot.
Wallaby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wallaby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Spirit can pounce on him.
Wallaby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spirit counters with a nice body kick.
Spirit throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wallaby walks forward, straight into a front kick from Spirit.
Horrible takedown by Spirit or perhaps it was just good defense by Wallaby which made him look bad.
Spirit's corner calls for a 1-2. Spirit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spirit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallaby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wallaby drops his hands momentarily and Spirit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spirit cracks Wallaby with a right hand to the side of the head.
Spirit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wallaby was well out of range. Poor timing from Spirit.
Wallaby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
JT Spirit is winning the standup battle so far.
Wallaby throws an overhand right that lands on Spirit's shoulder, as Spirit tries to avoid the shot.
Wallaby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wallaby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spirit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wallaby misses with a wild combination.
Spirit loads up on a big right hand but Wallaby slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby swings for the body but Spirit moves out of range.
Wallaby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Spirit dodges the punch combination from Wallaby.
A left lands for Spirit.
Spirit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallaby throws a combination that misses
and Spirit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Spirit bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Spirit is trying to get an arm triangle but Wallaby is defending well.
Spirit in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Spirit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wallaby can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spirit throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Wallaby works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Spirit is pressing down on Wallaby's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wallaby is holding on for now.
Spirit is nestled in close to Wallaby, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallaby on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JT Spirit clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on JT Spirit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Wallaby takes a swing at Spirit's ribcage but misses.
Wallaby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Wallaby.
Spirit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wallaby throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spirit counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
Spirit misses with a straight right.
Wallaby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wallaby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spirit throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wallaby looks to land a combination but Spirit avoids it well.
A combination from Wallaby does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallaby misses with a double jab
and Spirit counters with a stiff right hand.
Spirit ducks right into an uppercut from Wallaby.
Spirit misses with a hook. Wallaby ducked under it nicely.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
Wallaby throws a nice looking combination but Spirit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spirit slips a jab and a cross from Wallaby.
Spirit throws an overhand right that lands on Wallaby's shoulder, as Wallaby tries to avoid the shot.
Wallaby takes one to the chin there.
Wallaby throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spirit counters with an inside leg kick.
Wallaby is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Spirit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wallaby avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spirit moves out of range as Wallaby strikes.
Spirit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wallaby.
Spirit jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wallaby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spirit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Spirit.
Spirit scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby clinches but Spirit breaks the clinch
and Spirit counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wallaby tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Spirit counters with a nice body shot.
Wallaby misses with a double jab.
Wallaby tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wallaby misses with a jab to the body
and Spirit finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Spirit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wallaby counters with a two punch combo.
Spirit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wallaby will feel that in the morning.
Spirit lands with a cross.
No joy there for Spirit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spirit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wallaby momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spirit scores with a leg kick.
Wallaby moves out of range of the body kick from Spirit.
Spirit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wallaby slips a jab from Spirit.
Wallaby lands a right hook to the body.
No joy there for Wallaby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spirit throws a sloppy head kick and Wallaby moves out of range easily.
Spirit loads up on a big right hand but Wallaby slips the punch.
Wallaby's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Spirit!
Wallaby has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Spirit.
Spirit shoots for a takedown but Wallaby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JT Spirit had his way with Doug Wallaby in that round.
The cut man is working on JT Spirit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Wallaby misses with a two punch combination.
Wallaby throws a combination that misses
and Spirit counters with a nice leg kick.
Wallaby misses with a two punch combination.
Wallaby looks to land a combination but Spirit avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Wallaby.
Spirit throws an overhand right that lands on Wallaby's shoulder, as Wallaby tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spirit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spirit stuns Wallaby with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wallaby is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Spirit lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Wallaby.
A punch combination from Wallaby misses.
Wallaby misses the body punch
and Spirit counters with a good low kick that Wallaby was not able to check.
Spirit looks to land a combination but Wallaby avoids it well.
Wallaby misses with a combination
and Spirit counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Spirit.
Spirit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallaby is keeping the position for now.
Spirit passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wallaby taking a bit of punishment here - Spirit scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Spirit is putting a hurting on Wallaby here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wallaby is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Spirit is controlling him well.
Spirit working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Spirit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wallaby is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Spirit working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallaby wants to get back to his feet.
Wallaby is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
JT Spirit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spirit controls the position.
Spirit creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Spirit grinds an elbow into Wallaby's temple.
Spirit working the head with strikes.
Wallaby is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Doug Wallaby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
You can see the frustration on Wallaby's face as Spirit controls the position.
Spirit seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wallaby for as long as he can get away with.
Spirit has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
JT Spirit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spirit 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:44
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:44
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JT Spirit!
JT Spirit retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Stack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rojo Sangria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Stack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rojo Sangria!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stack throws an overhand right that lands on Sangria's shoulder, as Sangria tries to avoid the shot.
Sangria takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stack throws an overhand right that lands on Sangria's shoulder, as Sangria tries to avoid the shot.
Stack swinging wildly here.
Sangria throws a series of punches but Stack avoids them all with ease.
Stack scores with a hook to the body. Sangria takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Sangria misses.
Stack throws a good cross that connects.
Sangria looks to land a right hand but Stack moved out of range.
A combination from Stack does no damage.
Sangria misses with a hook. Stack ducked under it nicely.
Stack throws a series of strikes that have Sangria backpedaling.
Sangria has a takedown stuffed.
Sangria rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stack throws a right hand that Sangria ducks under and follows up with a left that Sangria also avoids with ease.
Sangria looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack keeping moving, preventing Sangria from controlling successfully.
Sangria tries to free his leg and advance position but Stack is retaining full guard.
Sangria stops Stack from standing up.
Stack pushes Sangria off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Stack misses with a double jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Stack as he connects with a hook.
A cross from Stack lands.
Sangria displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stack ducks under a wild hook from Sangria.
Stack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stack, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Stack misses.
Stack shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sangria decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stack's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sangria stops Stack from standing up.
Stack pushes Sangria off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice cross by Sangria.
A shot to the body from Stack misses
and Sangria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stack misses with a combination
and Sangria counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Stack kicks off Sangria and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stack misses with a double jab
and Sangria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stack is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stack throws a combination that misses
and Sangria counters with a series of strikes. Stack will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sangria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sangria makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sangria ducks under a wild hook from Stack.
Stack moves away from the strike by Sangria.
Sangria takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stack ducks under a wild hook from Sangria.
Stack throws a hook but Sangria blocks it.
Stack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sangria counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Sangria misses.
Sangria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sangria looks to land a left hand but Stack moved out of range nicely.
Sangria fails to land with a series of punches.
David Stack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sangria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Stack.
Sangria looks to land a right hand but Stack moved out of range.
Stack looks to land a right hand but Sangria moved out of range.
Sangria scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stack in his tracks.
Stack waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sangria.
Stack misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Sangria does no damage.
Sangria ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stack takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sangria might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stack throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sangria counters with a nice uppercut.
Stack lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sangria.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rojo Sangria dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stack connects with the punch.
Stack misses with a wild body shot.
Sangria uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stack.
Sangria moves out of range as Stack strikes.
Sangria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stack sizes up Sangria with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stack keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sangria shoots in for a double leg but Stack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sangria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stack digs a good body shot into Sangria's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sangria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
David Stack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the liver by Stack. Beautiful body shot.
Stack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sangria misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Sangria throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sangria ducks under a wild hook from Stack.
Sangria catches Stack with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stack throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sangria is rocked!
Sangria moves out of range as Stack strikes.
Sangria is still on wobbly legs! Can Stack finish him?
Stack throws a nice looking combination but Sangria bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sangria slips under a jab.
Sangria dodges the punch combination from Stack.
Stack missing with a left hand there. Sangria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sangria seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stack misses with a double jab
and Sangria counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sangria throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sangria thows a huge punch but Stack dodges it nicely.
Sangria throws a strike but Stack avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sangria trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Stack manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sangria throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stack wanted to stand there but Sangria had control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sangria looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stack is one step ahead there.
Sangria is trying to control the position but Stack postures up.
Sangria lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Stack!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sangria throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sangria throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sangria controlling the pace for now.
Sangria unloads with some shots from mount but Stack bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Stack will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stack misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sangria counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sangria thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stack's head.
Stack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sangria has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sangria is trying to control the action in half guard but Stack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stack on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sangria thows a huge punch but Stack dodges it nicely.
Stack is trying to stand back up but Sangria is controlling him
Sangria is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stack is just riding it out for now. Sangria eventually gives up the hold.
Sangria thows a huge punch but Stack dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack is trying to stand up here but Sangria is controlling him well.
Sangria is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stack doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sangria.
Sangria throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Sangria with the ground and pound but Stack uses the opportunity to regain guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stack throws a combination that misses
and Sangria counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sangria counters with a shoot takedown. Stack fights it but they end up in guard.
Sangria tries to free his leg and advance position but Stack is retaining full guard.
Sangria wants to control from the top but Stack keeps moving.
Sangria throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stack works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sangria trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sangria trying to control the position from guard on top but Stack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sangria looking to sit in guard and control but Stack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sangria is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stack is looking to stand up but Sangria won't let him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stack misses the body punch
and Sangria counters with a shoot takedown. Stack fights it but they end up in guard.
Sangria trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sangria is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sangria slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rojo Sangria comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sangria has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rojo Sangria!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Samoan Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Chimal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chimal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. LAS GOLONDRINAS! mexican way to say FAREWELL Is retirement fight for Chimal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Armando Chimal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Freddie Samoan Warrior's chin.
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freddie Samoan Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Armando Chimal!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samoan Warrior lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Armando Chimal has been cut.
A jab from Samoan Warrior does it's job there.
Chimal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Samoan Warrior connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chimal's hands.
Samoan Warrior fails to land with a series of punches.
Chimal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Samoan Warrior is able to avoid easily.
Samoan Warrior moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samoan Warrior throws a jab but it's blocked by Chimal.
Samoan Warrior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chimal was well out of range. Poor timing from Samoan Warrior.
Chimal tries to clinch there but Samoan Warrior circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Samoan Warrior.
Samoan Warrior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chimal manages to avoid it.
Samoan Warrior misses with an uppercut. Chimal saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Samoan Warrior.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoan Warrior ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Samoan Warrior throws a hook but Chimal blocks it.
Freddie Samoan Warrior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chimal takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chimal avoids the head kick by Samoan Warrior.
Chimal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Samoan Warrior connects with a jab.
Samoan Warrior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samoan Warrior lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Chimal wants to clinch up but Samoan Warrior keeps it at a distance.
Chimal moves out of range of the body kick from Samoan Warrior.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Samoan Warrior.
Chimal misses with a low kick.
Samoan Warrior throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samoan Warrior is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chimal shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Samoan Warrior misses the shot to the body.
Chimal moves out of range of the strikes.
Samoan Warrior scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chimal in his tracks.
Samoan Warrior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Samoan Warrior displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chimal.
Chimal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samoan Warrior.
Chimal fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoan Warrior looks to throw the jab but Chimal is out of range.
Samoan Warrior throws a right and a left that Chimal avoids nicely.
Samoan Warrior is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Samoan Warrior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samoan Warrior misses with an uppercut.
Samoan Warrior throws a right hand that Chimal ducks under and follows up with a left that Chimal also avoids with ease.
Chimal moves away from the strike by Samoan Warrior.
Samoan Warrior throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Samoan Warrior crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chimal - the referee stops the clock and Samoan Warrior gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chimal. Samoan Warrior manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Samoan Warrior misses with a straight left.
Samoan Warrior keeps the fight on the outside.
Samoan Warrior scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chimal doesn't seem bothered though.
Freddie Samoan Warrior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoan Warrior sizes up Chimal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Samoan Warrior.
Some wild striking there from Samoan Warrior.
Samoan Warrior is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Samoan Warrior crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Chimal - the referee stops the clock and Samoan Warrior gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Chimal. Samoan Warrior manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Samoan Warrior is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chimal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samoan Warrior moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Chimal. Beautiful body shot.
Chimal decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Samoan Warrior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armando Chimal's cut.
That's time! Samoan Warrior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chimal scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Samoan Warrior blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chimal.
Chimal tries to pass to full mount but Samoan Warrior defends it.
Samoan Warrior tries to roll over but Chimal keeps him under control.
Chimal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chimal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chimal thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Samoan Warrior to regain full guard.
Samoan Warrior trying to keep a closed guard but Chimal is proving a slippery customer.
Samoan Warrior preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chimal tries to clinch up but Samoan Warrior circles away and keeps his distance.
Samoan Warrior scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chimal doesn't seem bothered though.
Samoan Warrior throws the left hand but Chimal avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoan Warrior tests Chimal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Samoan Warrior scores with a jab to the jaw.
Samoan Warrior throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samoan Warrior wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chimal slips under a jab.
Samoan Warrior is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chimal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chimal avoids a kick to the body.
Samoan Warrior lands with a hook. Chimal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Samoan Warrior.
Samoan Warrior tries to land a leg kick but Chimal saw it coming and moves away.
Samoan Warrior misses with a series of wild punches.
Chimal takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Samoan Warrior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Samoan Warrior lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chimal circles away quickly and effectively.
Chimal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samoan Warrior manages to avoid it.
Chimal looks for a takedown but Samoan Warrior sprawls well.
Samoan Warrior blocks a head kick by Chimal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoan Warrior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chimal was well out of range. Poor timing from Samoan Warrior.
Samoan Warrior dips to his left and cracks Chimal with an uppercut!
Samoan Warrior works Chimal's body with a nice hook.
Samoan Warrior misses with a double jab.
Samoan Warrior sizes up Chimal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Samoan Warrior misses with a hook. Chimal ducked under it nicely.
Samoan Warrior throws a jab but it's blocked by Chimal.
Samoan Warrior looks to land a combination. Chimal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice body punch from Samoan Warrior.
Chimal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoan Warrior drops Chimal with a beautiful combination! Chimal stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Samoan Warrior is looking for the KO!
Chimal is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Samoan Warrior.
Chimal is still on wobbly legs! Can Samoan Warrior finish him?
Chimal looks to land a body kick but Samoan Warrior moved away.
Chimal seems to have recovered his senses.
Samoan Warrior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chimal moves away.
Samoan Warrior dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samoan Warrior smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That has opened up Armando Chimal's cut even more.
Freddie Samoan Warrior is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samoan Warrior lands a jab to Chimal's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samoan Warrior throws a right hand that Chimal ducks under and follows up with a left that Chimal also avoids with ease.
Chimal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Samoan Warrior dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Armando Chimal's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Samoan Warrior cracks Chimal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Samoan Warrior misses.
Chimal changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Samoan Warrior looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chimal throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chimal landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Chimal misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Samoan Warrior can't do much from the bottom here.
Chimal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chimal throws an elbow but Samoan Warrior slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chimal misses with the ground and pound.
Samoan Warrior sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Samoan Warrior controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Samoan Warrior is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimal throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chimal thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Samoan Warrior's head.
Chimal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Chimal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Samoan Warrior is trying to maintain the position but Chimal is very close to passing his half guard.
Samoan Warrior is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chimal scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Samoan Warrior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armando Chimal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freddie Samoan Warrior 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 starting to boo a lack of action.
Samoan Warrior throws a series of strikes that have Chimal backpedaling.
Freddie Samoan Warrior is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Samoan Warrior is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chimal misses with a takedown attempt - Samoan Warrior sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Samoan Warrior punishes Chimal's body with a nice straight punch.
Chimal lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chimal shoots in for a takedown but Samoan Warrior shows good takedown defense.
Danga de danga de dang - Samoan Warrior scores with a four punch combination!
Samoan Warrior throws a head kick but Chimal moves out of range.
Samoan Warrior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chimal.
A combination from Samoan Warrior does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chimal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Samoan Warrior tries to avoid it but Chimal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Samoan Warrior to the ground. Samoan Warrior escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Freddie Samoan Warrior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Armando Chimal.
Chimal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Samoan Warrior tries to avoid it but Chimal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Samoan Warrior to the ground. Samoan Warrior escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Samoan Warrior.
Samoan Warrior ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chimal thows a body shot but no joy.
Samoan Warrior thows a body shot but no joy.
Samoan Warrior avoids the head kick by Chimal.
Chimal takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Samoan Warrior ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chimal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Samoan Warrior fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Samoan Warrior lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Samoan Warrior.
Samoan Warrior's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Samoan Warrior duly obliges.
Chimal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chimal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Samoan Warrior lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samoan Warrior throws a combination that misses
and Chimal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Samoan Warrior lands a right hook to the body.
Samoan Warrior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie Samoan Warrior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Samoan Warrior, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Samoan Warrior!
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