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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hoyte Hologen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen ヨシピィ・ダ・ガマ/&# as his entrance music. Hoyte Hologen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chan Lee's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hoyte Hologen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hologen throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Hologen throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Hologen swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Hologen misses with a looping right.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hologen throws out the jab.
Hologen avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hologen.
Hologen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hologen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Chan Lee has been cut.
Lee moves away from the strike by Hologen.
Lee lands a big head kick that sends Hologen tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves Hologen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Hologen is rocked!
It looks like Hoyte Hologen has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Hologen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Look low, kick high! Lee uses the oldest trick in the book to send Hologen tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Lee is absolutely delighted - when Hologen wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chan Lee!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koji Hisaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pratipar Rapcheep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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180 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Hisaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pratipar Rapcheep!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapcheep lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rapcheep.
It looks like Koji Hisaki has been cut.
Hisaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rapcheep avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab from Rapcheep finds it's way through Hisaki's defenses.
Rapcheep lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rapcheep.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rapcheep throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hisaki tries to clinch but Rapcheep moves out of range.
Hisaki needs to keep his hands up - Rapcheep had a free shot at his head there.
Koji Hisaki's cut is getting worse.
A head kick misses from Rapcheep.
Hisaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Rapcheep as Hisaki shoots in.
Rapcheep drops Hisaki with a beautiful combination! Hisaki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rapcheep is looking for the KO!
Hisaki is rocked!
Rapcheep closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Hisaki out cold! Hisaki corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pratipar Rapcheep!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Pingshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Byren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pingshaw might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Heart of a Champion. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terrance Pingshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Byren!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pingshaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pingshaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Byren avoids it really well and circles away.
Pingshaw shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pingshaw showed some decent athleticism there.
Pingshaw tries to pass to full mount but Byren defends it.
Pingshaw passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Byren!
Pingshaw really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pingshaw working for a guillotine from mount but Byren is in no mood to give up.
Byren trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pingshaw is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Byren to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Byren shrugs it off.
Pingshaw moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Byren has worked his arm free - good work by Byren!
Pingshaw tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pingshaw is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Byren has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pingshaw is trying to get an arm triangle but Byren is defending well.
Pingshaw tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pingshaw has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pingshaw is breathing heavily.
Pingshaw tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Byren is trying to buck Pingshaw off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pingshaw has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Byren has left one of his arms exposed and Pingshaw doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Byren screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Terrance Pingshaw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Retri Paladin (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 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Watts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Retri Paladin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paladin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paladin looks to land a right hand but Watts moved out of range.
Paladin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watts drives through with a takedown 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.
Paladin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Paladin can't keep his opponent in guard - Watts advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Watts is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Paladin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Watts is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Paladin sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Paladin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Paladin 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.
Paladin keeping full guard, as Watts tries to pass.
Paladin is looking for a triangle but Watts pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Paladin keeping full guard, as Watts tries to pass.
Watts slips nicely into half guard.
Watts is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Watts content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Watts is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Watts is breathing heavily.
Paladin wants to improve his position but Watts is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Watts 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.
Paladin is trying to get back to full guard.
Watts passes to full mount!
Watts with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Paladin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Paladin wants to control but Watts is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paladin is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Watts is working for a guillotine from mount but Paladin frees his head quite easily.
Paladin can't escape the position.
Watts is working for a guillotine from mount but Paladin frees his head quite easily.
Watts takes Paladin's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Paladin is in trouble.
Paladin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Watts's guard. Nice work there by Paladin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paladin stands and throws Watts's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Paladin trying to control the action but Watts is working from the bottom.
Watts tries to improve position but can't.
Paladin happy to just control the position for now.
Watts gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Watts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Watts misses with a double jab.
Watts scores with a hook to the body. Paladin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paladin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paladin cracks Watts with a good jab.
Paladin dodges the punch combination from Watts.
Watts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paladin's corner calls for a 1-2. Paladin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Watts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paladin throws a series of punches but Watts avoids them all with ease.
Paladin swinging wildly here.
Watts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paladin manages to avoid it.
Watts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paladin counters with a left and a right that stings Watts.
Paladin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Paladin walks into a stiff left hand from Watts.
Some wild striking there from Watts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paladin throws a series of punches but Watts moves out of range.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paladin.
Watts scores with a jab.
Watts digs a good hook to Paladin's body.
Paladin throws a right and a left that Watts avoids nicely.
Watts misses with a body shot.
Watts moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Watts shoots for a takedown but Paladin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Paladin is just out of range.
Paladin stuffs the takedown attempt from Watts. Watts gets slowly back to his feet.
Ken Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paladin takes a swing at Watts's ribcage but misses.
Paladin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watts.
Paladin throws a series of punches but Watts avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paladin throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Watts shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Paladin tries to improve his position but instead Watts has taken his back!
Watts is looking for the choke from the back position but Paladin is controlling his hands well.
Paladin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
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!
Paladin is trying to get back to his feet but Watts has full control of the position and if anything, Paladin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Paladin is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Paladin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Watts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paladin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Watts's arms.
Paladin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Watts gets his way!
Paladin is trying to stand back up.
Paladin defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Watts is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Paladin is defending well though. Watts let's go of the attempt for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Watts working for a choke but Paladin is defending well.
Paladin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Watts's guard. Nice work there by Paladin.
Paladin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Paladin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paladin trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paladin is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Watts dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Paladin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watts.
Paladin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Ken Watts has been cut.
Watts missing with a left hand there. Paladin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paladin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watts throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paladin counters with a nice body shot.
Paladin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Paladin does no damage.
Paladin throws a big shot that misses.
Paladin with a hook.
Watts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paladin was well out of range. Poor timing from Watts.
Paladin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paladin throws a combination. Watts tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paladin takes a swing at Watts's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watts catches Paladin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Watts misses with a double jab
and Paladin counters with a left to the body.
Paladin misses with a combination
and Watts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Watts does it's job there.
Watts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Paladin.
Paladin misses with a series of wild punches.
Ken Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watts closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Paladin to the mat! Paladin manages to get full guard.
Watts slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Watts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Watts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paladin is trying to control Watts's posture but Watts avoids it.
Watts tries for a kimura but Paladin is defending well.
Watts is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paladin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Paladin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watts. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Paladin is trying to get back to half guard.
Watts is looking to take a break and control but Paladin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Watts tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watts has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Paladin wants to control but Watts postures up.
Paladin tries to buck Watts off but Watts is having none of it.
Paladin wants to get back to his feet but Watts drags him back down.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Watts throws a good cross that connects.
Paladin misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Watts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watts scores with a jab.
Watts stuns Paladin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Watts jabs at Paladin's body.
Watts lands a nice looking body shot.
Paladin dodges the punch combination from Watts.
Watts punishes Paladin's body with a nice straight punch.
Paladin slips a jab and a cross from Watts.
Watts misses the shot to the body.
Watts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paladin.
Watts is looking to wear down Paladin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watts scores with a body shot.
Watts throws a right and a left that Paladin avoids nicely.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Watts looks to land a combination but Paladin avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ken Watts did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ken Watts's cut.
That's time! Watts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Paladin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Paladin just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watts moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paladin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paladin.
Watts tests Paladin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watts throws a good cross that connects.
A left and a right from Watts both land. Nice combination.
Watts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Paladin's guard.
Paladin is looking to stand up but Watts isn't so interested in that idea.
Paladin can't keep his opponent in guard - Watts advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Watts is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Paladin!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Paladin is surviving well by controlling Watts's body position as best he can.
Watts is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Paladin to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Paladin shrugs it off.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Watts looking to secure an arm triangle but Paladin defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Watts goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Paladin is on top in guard.
Paladin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Watts has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paladin has managed to get both his arms back between Watts's legs - danger averted.
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.
Paladin wants to stand but Watts is controlling his posture from full guard.
Paladin stopping the sweep attempt from Watts.
Watts throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Paladin won't allow Watts to sweep him here.
Paladin trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
Paladin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Watts is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paladin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Retri Paladin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watts lands a jab to the head.
Watts throws a right hand that Paladin ducks under and follows up with a left that Paladin also avoids with ease.
Paladin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paladin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watts.
Watts fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paladin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paladin misses with a double jab.
Paladin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Paladin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Watts.
Watts takes one on the button.
Watts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Paladin slips under a jab.
Paladin misses with a wild body shot.
Watts scores with a three punch combo!
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.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Watts shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Paladin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Watts advances to half guard.
Watts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Paladin is looking for a sweep. Watts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paladin wants to control but Watts is keeping busy.
Watts passes to side control.
Watts working away.
Paladin is trying to get back to half guard.
Watts is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paladin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Watts had his way with Retri Paladin in that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Watts's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Watts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watts dodges the punch combination from Paladin.
Watts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Watts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paladin walks into a left hand.
Watts closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watts lands in his opponent's guard.
Paladin trying to keep a closed guard but Watts is proving a slippery customer.
Watts advances position into side control!
Watts thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paladin struggling a bit here.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Watts is trying to get an arm triangle but Paladin is defending well.
Watts thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paladin is looking for a sweep.
Paladin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Watts is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paladin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paladin is looking for a sweep.
Paladin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Watts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Paladin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Paladin tries to buck Watts off but Watts is having none of it.
Watts has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Paladin is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Watts yanks on the arm and Paladin is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Watts.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ken Watts!
Ken Watts retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edoardo Bertolone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roi Vincent Eli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bertolone might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Fight song - Marylin Manson. Eli has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F11JqLUBCfY as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edoardo Bertolone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roi Vincent Eli!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bertolone scores with a nice body kick.
Bertolone slips a jab and a cross from Eli.
Bertolone throws the kick towards the body but Eli avoids it.
Bertolone is looking to clinch but Eli is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bertolone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bertolone fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertolone connects with a solid leg kick.
Bertolone tries a head kick but it misses.
Eli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bertolone. That one must have hurt.
A head kick misses from Bertolone.
Bertolone misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eli avoids the head kick by Bertolone.
Bertolone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Eli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bertolone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Eli's head.
Bertolone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bertolone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eli misses with a few strikes there.
Eli misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bertolone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
Eli swats away the attempt to clinch by Bertolone.
Eli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bertolone.
Bertolone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bertolone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eli counters with a three punch combo that has Bertolone backing up. Bertolone nods at Eli to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edoardo Bertolone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bertolone counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bertolone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bertolone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Eli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bertolone misses with a head kick.
Bertolone avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertolone throws a head kick but Eli moves out of range.
Eli misses with a double jab
and Bertolone counters with a head kick.
Bertolone tries to clinch
and Eli counters with a two punch combo.
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.
Eli avoids the head kick by Bertolone.
Bertolone wants to clinch.
Bertolone clinches but Eli breaks the clinch
and Eli counters with a three punch combo that has Bertolone backing up. Bertolone nods at Eli to acknowledge the strikes.
Bertolone darts in trying to clinch
and Eli counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone throws a sloppy head kick and Eli moves out of range easily.
Eli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bertolone counters with a big head kick but Eli shrugs it off.
Bertolone looks to clinch
and Eli counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Edoardo Bertolone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Eli misses.
Bertolone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bertolone counters with a big head kick but Eli shrugs it off.
Eli will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bertolone looks for the body kick but Eli saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edoardo Bertolone dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Eli avoids the head kick by Bertolone.
Bertolone swinging wildly here.
Edoardo Bertolone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bertolone misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bertolone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Eli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bertolone counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli avoids the head kick by Bertolone.
Eli tries to bum rush Bertolone with a series of wild strikes but Bertolone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eli misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Eli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bertolone counters with a series of strikes. Eli will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Eli throws a right hand that Bertolone ducks under and follows up with a left that Bertolone also avoids with ease.
Bertolone lands a nice looking kick to the body. Eli takes a step back to recover.
Bertolone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bertolone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone throws a sloppy head kick and Eli moves out of range easily.
Bertolone tries to clinch up but Eli circles away and keeps his distance.
Eli misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bertolone throws a right hand that Eli ducks under and follows up with a left that Eli also avoids with ease.
Eli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bertolone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Eli is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bertolone throws a sloppy head kick and Eli moves out of range easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eli throws a right and a left that Bertolone avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edoardo Bertolone clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eli misses with a two punch combination.
Bertolone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eli moves out of range of the body kick from Bertolone.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eli throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bertolone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bertolone looks to clinch
and Eli counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertolone tries a head kick but it misses.
Bertolone dodges the punch combination from Eli.
Bertolone throws a sloppy head kick and Eli moves out of range easily.
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.
Bertolone throws a head kick but Eli moves out of range.
Bertolone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bertolone throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli misses with a two punch combination.
Bertolone throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Eli.
Bertolone throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
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.
Eli throws a combination that misses
and Bertolone counters with a big head kick but Eli shrugs it off.
Eli throws a nice looking combination but Bertolone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eli throws a combination that misses
and Bertolone counters with a head kick.
Bertolone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bertolone turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edoardo Bertolone had his way with Roi Vincent Eli in 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. This is the final round!
Bertolone tries to land a leg kick but Eli saw it coming and moves away.
Bertolone throws a head kick that Eli semi-blocks.
A head kick by Bertolone misses
and Eli counters with a one-two to the body.
Bertolone throws a head kick but Eli moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eli takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli throws a combination that misses
and Bertolone counters with a body kick that stops Eli in his tracks momentarily.
Bertolone throws a head kick but Eli moves out of range.
Eli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bertolone counters with a three punch combo that has Eli backing up. Eli nods at Bertolone to acknowledge the strikes.
Eli has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bertolone.
Bertolone delivers a nice body kick.
Eli looks to land a combination but Bertolone avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bertolone circles away quickly and effectively.
Edoardo Bertolone is winning the standup battle so far.
Bertolone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bertolone misses with a jab to the body
and Eli counters with a series of strikes. Bertolone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bertolone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bertolone makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Eli really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone throws a head kick that misses.
Bertolone throws a left and a right that both miss
and Eli counters with a two punch combo.
Bertolone scores with a push kick.
Eli throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bertolone counters with an inside leg kick.
Edoardo Bertolone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertolone throws a head kick that misses.
Eli misses with a double jab.
Bertolone scores with a head kick.
Bertolone misses with a combination
and Eli counters with a three punch combo that has Bertolone backing up. Bertolone nods at Eli to acknowledge the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edoardo Bertolone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bertolone 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edoardo Bertolone!
Edoardo Bertolone retains his bantamweight title!
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