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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perro Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drago might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ivan Drago Rules the World . Ivan Drago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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263 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Perro Loco!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a chopping leg kick but Loco manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Loco lands a big head kick that sends Drago tumbling to the mat! Loco takes a step backwards and waves Drago back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drago is rocked!
It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
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!
Drago tries to land a leg kick but Loco saw it coming and moves away.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drago tries to work over Loco's front leg with a kick but Loco checks it.
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
Loco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
Loco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drago is fending him off so far but Loco persists. Nope, Drago circles away and we're back to standing.
Loco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Loco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drago.
It looks like Perro Loco has been cut.
A head kick misses from Loco.
Loco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Drago punishes Loco's body with a nice straight punch.
Loco looks gassed!
Drago lands a left and a right that send Loco crashing to the mat, dazed. Drago thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Loco is rocked!
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Loco circles away quickly and effectively.
Loco is still on wobbly legs! Can Drago finish him?
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Loco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Loco seems to have recovered his senses.
Drago lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Loco is looking to close the distance but Drago sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Loco crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Loco is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Ivan Drago!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akihira Kondo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez has chosen My time is NOW! as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akihira Kondo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erwin Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Erwin Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kondo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rodriguez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kondo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kondo avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kondo is defended easily by Rodriguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kondo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rodriguez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Kondo tries to move into range but Rodriguez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rodriguez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kondo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick but Kondo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rodriguez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rodriguez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez throws a jab but it's blocked by Kondo.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Kondo or perhaps it was just good defense by Rodriguez which made him look bad.
Kondo takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondo shoots in for a takedown but Rodriguez shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akihira Kondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kondo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kondo moves away.
Kondo ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kondo blocks a jab.
Kondo shoots for a takedown but Rodriguez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown attempt from Kondo. Kondo gets slowly back to his feet.
Kondo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rodriguez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rodriguez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kondo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodriguez.
Kondo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kondo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rodriguez is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rodriguez and Kondo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rodriguez is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Rodriguez dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kondo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Kondo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez cracks Kondo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rodriguez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kondo backs up against the cage.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Kondo with a series of wild strikes but Kondo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rodriguez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kondo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice jab there from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kondo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rodriguez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Erwin Rodriguez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kondo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps Kondo's head back.
Kondo dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Kondo closes the distance and clinches.
Kondo jumps guard but Rodriguez stands there with Kondo around his waist. Kondo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Kondo avoids the body shot from Rodriguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Kondo tries to clinch up.
A combination from Rodriguez does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kondo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akihira Kondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
Rodriguez lands a two punch combo.
Some wild striking there from Rodriguez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez connects with a crisp jab.
Kondo walks into a straight right hand from Rodriguez.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez throws a push kick but Kondo slaps the foot to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Rodriguez. No joy for Kondo on that attempt.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez scores with a three punch combo!
Kondo moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kondo dodges the punch combination from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erwin Rodriguez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rodriguez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. Kondo ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Kondo closes the distance and clinches up with Rodriguez, looking for a takedown. Kondo pushes Rodriguez against the cage but Rodriguez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rodriguez throws a wild body kick that Kondo sees coming a mile off.
Kondo shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kondo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Rodriguez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Kondo moves out of range.
Rodriguez punishes Kondo's body with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez tries to bum rush Kondo with a series of wild strikes but Kondo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kondo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rodriguez misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kondo.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kondo was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a series of punches but Kondo moves out of range.
A head kick by Rodriguez misses
and Kondo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kondo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rodriguez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kondo fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akihira Kondo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rodriguez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez throws a nice looking combination but Kondo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rodriguez misses with a double jab.
Erwin Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Kondo moves out of range.
Rodriguez scores with a jab.
Rodriguez digs a good hook to Kondo's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kondo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodriguez finds it's way round the side to connect with Kondo's head.
Rodriguez is looking to land body kicks.
Nice cross by Rodriguez.
Kondo takes one to the chin there.
Kondo slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
Kondo fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kondo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kondo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kondo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kondois looking to pass into half guard but Rodriguez pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Rodriguez is in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rodriguez drops back looking for a leg! Kondo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kondo manages to kick Rodriguez off! Rodriguez jumps back into Kondo's guard.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rodriguez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kondo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rodriguez has managed to get both his arms back between Kondo's legs - danger averted.
Rodriguez landing some decent shots from guard.
Kondo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is pushing down on Kondo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kondo is fighting to maintain full guard but Rodriguez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rodriguez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kondo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kondo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodriguez seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kondo is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Erwin Rodriguez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyo Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyo Kawajiri could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruce Lee's chin.
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180 lbs
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179 lbs
2 - 4 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyo Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajiri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Lee does no damage.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawajiri scores with a leg kick.
Lee slips a jab and a cross from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawajiri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kawajiri.
Lee tries to score with a low kick but Kawajiri moves his leg out of the way.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kawajiri.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
Kawajiri wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Kawajiri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body punch from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Kawajiri moves out of range easily.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kawajiri.
A jab lands there for Kawajiri.
Kawajiri lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kawajiri checks it well.
Nice body punch from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kawajiri checks a leg kick.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kawajiri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kawajiri is able to avoid easily.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kawajiri, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawajiri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kawajiri throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Kawajiri misses with a leg kick.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kawajiri works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee checks a low kick from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kawajiri moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kawajiri displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Kawajiri sees coming a mile off.
Danga de danga de dang - Kawajiri scores with a four punch combination!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kawajiri.
Kawajiri takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kawajiri finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kawajiri. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kawajiri.
Lee misses with a combination
enabling Kawajiri to counter with a crisp jab.
Kawajiri scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kawajiri throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kawajiri checks the leg kick.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Kawajiri saw it coming and moves away.
Kawajiri lands a slapping body shot.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Kawajiri scores with a jab.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawajiri moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Kawajiri is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kawajiri thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Kawajiri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kawajiri counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kawajiri throws a leg kick that misses.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee motions for Kawajiri to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a push kick but Kawajiri slaps the foot to one side.
Kawajiri staying out of range there.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Kawajiri moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Kawajiri.
Lee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kawajiri lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kawajiri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kawajiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kawajiri ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Lee checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Kawajiri counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyo Kawajiri 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.
Kawajiri digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Kawajiri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kawajiri scores with a one two! Lee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kawajiri pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Kawajiri settles back down.
Kawajiri throws a chopping leg kick but Lee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee throws the kick towards the body but Kawajiri avoids it.
Kyo Kawajiri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee wants to slow Kawajiri down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Kawajiri scores with a four punch combination!
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kawajiri counters with a left to the body.
Lee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kawajiri lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kawajiri scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kawajiri finds it's way round the side to connect with Lee's head.
A jab from Lee misses.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Kawajiri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kawajiri moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee checks a leg kick nicely.
Kawajiri lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the cage.
Kawajiri with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Kawajiri paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kawajiri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kawajiri is able to avoid easily.
Kawajiri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kyo Kawajiri is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Kawajiri connects with a jab.
Kawajiri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee is rocked!
Lee feints and then cracks Kawajiri's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kawajiri down.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Kawajiri finish him?
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lee might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kawajiri has got the better of the exchanges.
Kawajiri dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee seems to have recovered his senses.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kawajiri to counter with a crisp jab.
Kawajiri's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kawajiri duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawajiri throws a low kick, looking for Lee's leg but Lee calmly moves out of range.
Kawajiri works the jab nicely.
Kawajiri scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Kawajiri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lee. Lee obviously looking to wear him down.
Lee is looking to chop away at Kawajiri's legs.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Kawajiri moved out of range.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
and Kawajiri makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lee lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Kawajiri cracks Lee with a good jab.
Kawajiri lands a jab.
Kawajiri swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kawajiri lands a two punch combo.
Kawajiri cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Kawajiri sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kawajiri scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kawajiri goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kawajiri works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Kawajiri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kawajiri lands a jab-cross combination.
Kawajiri scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab from Lee misses.
Kawajiri moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kawajiri.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Kawajiri moves out of range easily.
Kawajiri scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri lands a two punch combo.
Kawajiri attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kawajiri 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 Lee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kawajiri catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kawajiri fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Kawajiri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kawajiri throws a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawajiri throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Kawajiri throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kawajiri counters with a nice body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawajiri works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kawajiri is able to avoid easily.
Kawajiri sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lee is looking to chop away at Kawajiri's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyo Kawajiri dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Kawajiri misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kawajiri counters with a nice uppercut.
Kawajiri lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee throws a leg kick but Kawajiri checks it.
Kawajiri throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee misses with a combination
and Kawajiri counters with a straight right hand.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawajiri changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kawajiri blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kawajiri.
A jab from Lee misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Kawajiri fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left and a right from Kawajiri both land. Nice combination.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kawajiri misses with a low kick.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee misses with a kick to the body.
Kawajiri jabs at Lee's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kawajiri!
Kawajiri connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lee momentarily.
Kawajiri moves out of range of the body kick.
Kawajiri lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kawajiri catches Lee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kawajiri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Kawajiri ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lee tries to work over Kawajiri's front leg with a kick but Kawajiri checks it.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kawajiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kawajiri lands a jab to the nose.
Kawajiri keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kawajiri lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee takes one to the side of the head.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Kawajiri steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kawajiri throws a leg kick but Lee checks it.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kawajiri checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Kawajiri counters with a stiff right hand.
Kawajiri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawajiri throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Kawajiri counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Lee moves forwards but Kawajiri connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee throws a hook but Kawajiri avoids it easily.
Kawajiri lands a two punch combo.
Kawajiri jabs at Lee's body.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Kawajiri counters with a low kick, right behind Lee 's knee.
Kawajiri scores with a jab. Lee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kawajiri is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Kawajiri makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee checks the leg kick.
Kawajiri works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kawajiri counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kawajiri looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kawajiri stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri avoids the head kick by Lee.
Kawajiri punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kawajiri.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kawajiri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kawajiri lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawajiri moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Kyo Kawajiri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kawajiri throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice combination there by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lee checks a leg kick.
Kawajiri lands a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee throws a hook but Kawajiri blocks it.
Lee checks a leg kick.
Kawajiri 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyo Kawajiri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kawajiri has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyo Kawajiri!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osuka Kasumia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gear Jashin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jashin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye Of The Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Osuka Kasumia had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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28
185 lbs
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24
188 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Osuka Kasumia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gear Jashin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jashin scores a takedown into full mount!
Jashin looking to control but Kasumia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kasumia sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jashin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kasumia pushes Jashin off looking to stand but Jashin dives back in and keeps control.
Kasumia is defending against the submission attempts here by Jashin.
Jashin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jashin wants to work for an arm triangle but Kasumia is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jashin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jashin wants to take a breather but Kasumia is having none of it.
Jashin is looking for a kimura but Kasumia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jashin to get the leverage.
Jashin seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jashin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kasumia!
Jashin looks gassed!
Jashin tries to control but Kasumia wriggling away.
Jashin goes for an armbar but Kasumia turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kasumia.
Kasumia advances to half guard.
Jashin is looking to improve his position.
Jashin trying to hold on to Kasumia's head to control him but Kasumia postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumia wants to stand up but Jashin has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jashin is staying active underneath Kasumia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jashin tries to roll over but Kasumia keeps him under control.
Jashin actively working from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kasumia doesn't manage to clinch there - Jashin circles away.
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.
Kasumia clinches up with Jashin and pushes him back against the cage.
Kasumia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kasumia tries a knee to the head but Jashin blocks it.
Kasumia lands an elbow inside.
Jashin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Kasumia misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Kasumia.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Jashin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jashin takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Kasumia.
Kasumia misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Kasumia.
Jashin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kasumia walks away with a smile on his face. Jashin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jashin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kasumia wants to clinch up but Jashin keeps it at a distance.
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 Osuka Kasumia will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kasumia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kasumia slaps away a takedown attempt from Jashin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jashin shoots in but no luck this time.
Jashin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kasumia was covering up waiting for the punch and Jashin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jashin content to stall in guard here.
Jashin wants to control from the top but Kasumia keeps moving.
Jashin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kasumia is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jashin, into his guard.
Jashin is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jashin trying to keep a closed guard but Kasumia is proving a slippery customer.
Jashin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kasumia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Jashin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kasumia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jashin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jashin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kasumia defends it easily.
Kasumia preventing the sweep.
Jashin has a closed guard, preventing Kasumia from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No luck for Jashin with that takedown attempt.
Osuka Kasumia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gear Jashin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jashin.
Jashin looks for a takedown but Kasumia sprawls well.
Osuka Kasumia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasumia moves in looking to clinch but Jashin pushes him off.
Jashin tries for a takedown but Kasumia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kasumia tries to clinch but Jashin moves out of range.
Kasumia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kasumia tries to clinch up but Jashin circles away and keeps his distance.
Kasumia tries to clinch up.
Jashin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Osuka Kasumia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kasumia closes the distance and clinches.
Kasumia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kasumia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kasumia scores a nice knee to the body.
Kasumia connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasumia lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasumia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Jashin tries to pull guard but Kasumia won't allow it.
Kasumia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Kasumia.
Kasumia lands an elbow just above Jashin 's eye.
Kasumia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jashin's defenses.
Kasumia scores with a shot to the side of Jashin's head.
A short right from Kasumia on the inside.
Kasumia lands a nice elbow.
Kasumia lands a knee to the head.
Jashin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kasumia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kasumia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jashin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kasumia lands an elbow that stopped Jashin in his tracks for a moment.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Kasumia working Jashin over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osuka Kasumia dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kasumia doesn't manage to clinch there - Jashin circles away.
Kasumia tries to clinch but Jashin moves out of range.
Gear Jashin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jashin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kasumia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jashin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kasumia rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jashin's guard! Nice work there by Kasumia!
Jashin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kasumia wants to control from the top but Jashin keeps moving.
Kasumia preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jashin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kasumia puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Jashin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kasumia pulls his head out easily.
Kasumia tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Kasumia prevents Jashin from improving his position.
Jashin tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Kasumia has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kasumia is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kasumia tries to clinch up but Jashin circles away and keeps his distance.
Kasumia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jashin.
Jashin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jashin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Osuka Kasumia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gear Jashin.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasumia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasumia closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasumia lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kasumia obliges.
Kasumia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jashin's defenses.
Kasumia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Kasumia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jashin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kasumia lands an elbow inside.
Kasumia creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jashin's defenses.
Kasumia lands a knee to the body.
Kasumia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kasumia lands a damaging elbow.
Kasumia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jashin.
Kasumia lands a knee to the head.
Kasumia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jashin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jashin fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasumia landing knees to the body.
Kasumia lands a good knee to the midsection. Jashin won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Kasumia.
Kasumia lands an elbow inside that Jashin shrugs off.
Kasumia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kasumia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kasumia landing knees to the head.
Kasumia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jashin blocks it with crossed arms.
Jashin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kasumia walks away with a smile on his face. Jashin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Osuka Kasumia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jashin fails with a takedown attempt.
Kasumia tries to clinch up.
Jashin shoots in for a double leg but Kasumia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jashin shoots in for a double leg but Kasumia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kasumia wants to clinch up but Jashin keeps it at a distance.
Gear Jashin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasumia darts in and clinches Jashin up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osuka Kasumia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kasumia, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osuka Kasumia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kob Nitaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MC Batas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batas has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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24
221 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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21
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kob Nitaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, MC Batas!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nitaya is out of range and Batas settles back down.
Batas misses with a two punch combination.
Batas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nitaya.
A bone on bone clash there as Batas blocks the leg kick.
Batas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nitaya slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nitaya, right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Nitaya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nitaya scores with a leg kick.
Batas throws a hook to the side of Nitaya's head but Nitaya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Batas swinging wildly here.
Nitaya throws a head kick that misses.
Batas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Batas looks to land a right hand but Nitaya moved out of range.
Nitaya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Batas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nitaya.
Nitaya throws a head kick but Batas moves out of range.
Nitaya moves out of range as Batas strikes.
Nitaya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nitaya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Batas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nitaya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Batas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nitaya cracks Batas with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nitaya wants to clinch up but Batas keeps it at a distance.
Nitaya throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Batas looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitaya scores with a leg kick.
Batas tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Batas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Batas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nitaya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nitaya.
Nitaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Batas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nitaya can pounce on him.
Nitaya lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nitaya.
Batas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nitaya lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nitaya lands a nice looking kick to the body. Batas takes a step back to recover.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nitaya!
Batas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nitaya.
Nitaya throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nitaya moves in looking to clinch but Batas pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Nitaya.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nitaya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Batas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Nitaya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nitaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick from Nitaya lands but Batas takes it in his stride.
Nitaya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nitaya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Batas.
Nitaya scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nitaya.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nitaya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nitaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Batas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Nitaya.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kob Nitaya dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nitaya.
It looks like MC Batas has been cut.
Batas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nitaya moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nitaya scores with a leg kick.
MC Batas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nitaya clinches up with Batas and pushes him back against the cage.
Batas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nitaya pressing his opponent against the cage.
Batas working hard to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Batas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nitaya scores with a knee to the head.
Batas is breathing heavily.
Nitaya putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Batas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nitaya lands a good knee to the midsection. Batas won't want to take too many of those.
Nitaya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Batas can do to turn this around?
Nitaya stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitaya lands a nice knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nitaya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Batas's brow.
Nitaya lands a nice knee to the body.
Nitaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nitaya stalling.
Batas is trying to break the clinch but Nitaya has him pressed against the cage.
Nitaya prevents Batas from breaking the clinch.
Nitaya lands a good knee to the midsection. Batas won't want to take too many of those.
Nitaya scores with a knee to the head.
Nitaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Batas's face.
Nitaya landing knees to the body.
Nitaya scores with a knee to the head.
Nitaya has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Batas tries to break free but Nitaya pushes him back against the cage.
Nitaya scores with a knee to the head.
Nitaya is stalling here.
A knee to the head by Nitaya.
Nitaya utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Batas working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nitaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Batas's face.
Batas is trying to force a seperation but Nitaya has the dominant position.
Batas is trying to break the clinch but Nitaya has him pressed against the cage.
Nitaya taking a breather.
Batas is trying to break the clinch but Nitaya has him pressed against the cage.
Batas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nitaya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Batas blocks it with crossed arms.
Batas is looking to break free of the clinch but Nitaya has double underhooks.
Batas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nitaya keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Batas's efforts to push away.
Nitaya landing knees to the head.
Nitaya leaning his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batas working hard to break the clinch.
Batas tries to circle away but Nitaya has him pinned against the cage.
Batas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Batas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nitaya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Batas misses with a few strikes there.
Kob Nitaya is winning the standup battle so far.
Batas swinging wildly here.
Nitaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nitaya.
A telegraphed right hand from Batas misses the target.
Batas throws a shot from downtown. Nitaya moves away and avoids it.
Nitaya tries to close the distance and clinch but Batas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nitaya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Batas's sensitive parts.
Batas throws a nice looking combination but Nitaya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Batas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nitaya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nitaya.
Nitaya clinches with his opponent.
Nitaya controlling the action here for a moment.
Nitaya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Batas's face.
Batas working hard to break the clinch.
Batas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Batas tries to circle away but Nitaya has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kob Nitaya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on MC Batas'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Batas misses with a double jab.
Nitaya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nitaya wants to clinch up but Batas keeps it at a distance.
Nitaya tries to clinch but Batas moves out of range.
Batas misses with a two punch combination.
Nitaya feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Batas's calf.
Nitaya takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batas is trying to force a seperation but Nitaya has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Batas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Batas working hard to break the clinch.
Batas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nitaya pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nitaya breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitaya tries to clinch there but Batas circles away.
Batas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nitaya can pounce on him.
Nitaya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nitaya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Batas was well out of range. Poor timing from Nitaya.
Batas looks to land a right hand but Nitaya moved out of range.
Nitaya doesn't manage to clinch there - Batas circles away.
Nitaya tries to land a leg kick but Batas saw it coming and moves away.
Nitaya throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nitaya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Batas misses with a wild combination.
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.
Batas misses with a straight right.
Nitaya plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Batas's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nitaya feints and then cracks Batas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Batas down.
Nitaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Batas throws a right and a left that Nitaya avoids nicely.
A good leg kick by Nitaya.
Batas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Batas keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nitaya circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nitaya, right into the meat.
Batas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Batas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nitaya, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nitaya.
Nitaya throws a leg kick which misses Batas's front leg but catches the back leg as Batas tries to avoid it.
Batas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nitaya can pounce on him.
Nitaya rushes Batas and presses him up against the cage.
Nitaya is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nitaya connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nitaya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nitaya unloads a knee to the mid-section. Batas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nitaya landing knees to the head.
Nitaya effectively controlling the action here.
Batas tries to break free but Nitaya pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Batas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nitaya is stalling here.
Batas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nitaya has him pressed against the cage.
Batas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Batas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Batas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nitaya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nitaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
MC Batas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Batas circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kob Nitaya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nitaya has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:24
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kob Nitaya!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wan Tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Brady acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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177 lbs
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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wan Tan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Brady!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady throws a series of punches but Tan avoids them all with ease.
Wan Tan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tan misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Brady.
Tan throws an overhand right that lands on Brady's shoulder, as Brady tries to avoid the shot.
Tan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Brady bucks Tan off and manages to get back to his feet!
Brady looks to land a combination but Tan avoids it well.
Tan throws a shot to the body.
Brady throws a nice looking combination but Tan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brady uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tan.
Brady throws a hook but Tan avoids it easily.
Tan moves out of range as Brady strikes.
Tan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tan takes one to the chin there.
Tan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tan misses with a looping left.
Liam Brady is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tan digs a good hook to Brady's body.
Tan misses with a wild body shot.
Tan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Brady is staying active underneath Tan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brady looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brady is not content to let Tan control the position.
Tan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady wants to get back to his feet.
Brady blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tan.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brady rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brady uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tan.
Brady takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brady scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Wan Tan has been cut.
Brady throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tan.
Tan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brady rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brady fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brady throws a combination. Tan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A swing and a miss from Tan.
Brady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brady throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brady as he jumps to the side.
Tan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brady sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wan Tan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tan is looking to wear down Brady with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tan misses with a straight left.
Nice sprawl there from Brady as Tan shoots in.
Tan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brady sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tan clinches but Brady breaks the clinch
and Brady counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brady misses with a head kick.
Tan tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tan tries to clinch up but Brady circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tan dodges the punch combination from Brady.
Tan misses the shot to the body.
Brady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brady misses with a head kick.
Brady blocks a jab.
Brady throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tan.
A shot to the liver by Tan. Beautiful body shot.
Tan thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tan looks for a takedown but Brady sprawls well.
Tan fails with the takedown
and Brady counters with a left and a right that stings Tan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Brady dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wan Tan's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brady lands a two punch combo.
Tan has his takedown stuffed
enabling Brady to counter with a crisp jab.
Tan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brady.
Tan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brady counters with a nice body kick.
Brady lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tan drives through and clinches with Brady against the cage.
Brady breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brady pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tan is looking to clinch but Brady is avoiding it.
Tan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brady. Brady obviously looking to wear him down.
Tan misses with a looping right.
Brady connects with a crisp jab.
Liam Brady seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tan is looking to clinch but Brady is avoiding it.
Brady waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tan.
Brady cracks the inside of Tan's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tan is looking to clinch but Brady is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Brady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tan looks for a takedown but Brady sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brady goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wan Tan's cut is getting worse.
Brady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brady swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wan Tan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brady sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brady keeps Tan at a distance using the push kick.
Brady drives through and clinches with Tan against the cage.
Tan tries to pull guard but Brady holds him up against the cage and eventually Tan drops back down to his feet.
Tan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brady smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brady wants to clinch.
Brady lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tan will feel that in the morning.
Tan takes a swing at Brady's ribcage but misses.
Tan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brady in his tracks.
Brady will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brady lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tan has his takedown stuffed
and Brady counters with a nice body kick.
Brady gets a clinch.
Tan taking a breather.
Tan tries to pull guard but Brady holds him up against the cage and eventually Tan drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tan walks into a straight right hand from Brady.
Brady lands a head kick. Tan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brady gets a clinch.
Tan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brady just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liam Brady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tan misses with a body shot.
Brady closes the distance and clinches.
Tan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brady's efforts to push away.
Brady tries to circle away but Tan has him pinned against the cage.
Tan is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brady breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brady swinging wildly here.
Brady connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brady wants to clinch up but Tan keeps it at a distance.
Tan tests Brady's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tan dodges the punch combination from Brady.
Tan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brady counters with a left and a right that stings Tan.
Tan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tan tries a body shot but Brady blocks it.
Brady breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brady moves out of range of the strikes.
Tan throws a body punch but Brady moves out of range.
Brady pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brady is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Brady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wan Tan's cut.
That's time! Tan'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.
Tan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brady was well out of range. Poor timing from Tan.
Brady pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brady tries to bum rush Tan with a series of wild strikes but Tan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brady is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Brady misses.
Tan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brady manages to avoid it.
Brady has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Some wild striking there from Brady.
Tan cracks Brady with an open hand slap.
Brady has Tan up against the cage in a clinch.
Tan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Brady uses from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tan's guard.
Brady takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tan is on top in guard.
Tan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady has momentary wrist control but Tan slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brady wants to stand up but Tan is controlling him.
Tan trying to control but Brady is working from the bottom.
Tan stays in close to Brady's body and controls the position.
Tan advances to half guard.
Tan is stalling here. Brady is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Tan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Brady has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Brady stands up and beckons Tan to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Brady. No joy for Tan on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tan shoots in for a double leg but Brady sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brady swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wan Tan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tan forces Brady back against the cage and clinches.
Brady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Brady misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Tan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brady throws a hook to the side of Tan's head but Tan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brady dips to his left and cracks Tan with an uppercut!
Brady is looking to slow Tan down with leg kicks.
Brady scores with a nice head shot.
Brady lands a front kick.
Tan looks to score with a jab to the body but Brady is just out of range.
Tan walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brady throws a leg kick which misses Tan's front leg but catches the back leg as Tan tries to avoid it.
Brady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liam Brady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brady scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Brady lands with a kick to the temple. Tan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tan looks to land a left hand but Brady moved out of range nicely.
Brady swats away the attempt to clinch by Tan.
Brady throws a one two combo.
Brady keeps the fight on the outside.
Brady circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brady!
Wan Tan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tan misses with a takedown
and Brady counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Tan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Brady counters with a stiff right hand.
Brady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tan walks into a stiff left hand from Brady.
Brady lands a two punch combo.
Tan wants to clinch
and Brady counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brady tries to bum rush Tan with a series of wild strikes but Tan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brady is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brady lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tan instigates a clinch.
Tan tries to pull guard but Brady won't allow it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brady manages to break the clinch.
Tan wants to clinch up but Brady keeps it at a distance.
Tan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wan Tan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Brady comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brady winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Brady!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguelito Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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189 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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203 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguelito Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler Durty!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durty moves in looking to clinch but Dragon pushes him off.
Dragon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Durty counters by clinching up.
Durty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Durty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dragon lands a nice uppercut.
Dragon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dragon backwards.
Durty misses with a body punch.
Dragon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Durty tries a knee to the head but Dragon blocks it.
Dragon blocks the elbow strike.
Durty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dragon.
Dragon trying to land knees to the body.
Dragon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durty is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Dragon.
Durty managing to block the knees to the body from Dragon.
Dragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durty.
Good body shot from Dragon.
Dragon lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Dragon.
Dragon digs a right hand underneath Durty's ribcage. Durty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Durty looks gassed!
Dragon works on Durty's body with a couple of short punches.
Dragon pushes Durty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragon avoids the elbow strike from Durty, against the cage.
Dragon prevents the takedown attempt.
Dragon lands a shot to the body.
Dragon tries a knee to the head but Durty blocks it.
Durty trying to control the position but instead, Dragon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Durty into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durty blocks a body shot from Dragon.
Nice body punch from Dragon - that landed with a thud.
Dragon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durty is defending well for now.
Dragon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durty is defending well for now.
Dragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragon digs a right hand underneath Durty's ribcage. Durty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dragon misses with a knee to the head.
Dragon slows down the pace here.
Dragon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Dragon.
A right hand to the body from Dragon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dragon.
Dragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dragon is pressed up against the cage. Durty has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dragon down to the mat. Dragon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dragon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Durty counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dragon won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durty throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dragon is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Durty is trying to get an arm triangle but Dragon is defending well.
Dragon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Durty on the ground.
Durty is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dragon has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon prevents Durty from improving position.
Durty is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Dragon's shoulder. That is not cool.
Dragon prevents Durty from moving into mount.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dragon tries to clinch but Durty is having none of it.
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.
Dragon wants to clinch.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Durty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Durty keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragon lands with a good body shot.
Dragon tries to clinch but Durty moves out of range.
Dragon is looking to clinch.
Dragon lands a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durty swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragon.
Dragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguelito Dragon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dragon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dragon tries to clinch but Durty moves out of range.
Durty slips a jab and a cross from Dragon.
Dragon doesn't manage to clinch there - Durty circles away.
Durty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Durty checks a leg kick.
Dragon wants to clinch
and Durty counters by moving into the clinch.
Dragon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dragon is working Durty over against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Durty throws an elbow but misses.
Dragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Durty controls his hands.
Durty is looking to control Dragon's arms but Dragon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Durty has his back to the cage.
Dragon blocks an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Dragon as the two fighters clinch.
Durty is breathing heavily.
Dragon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durty.
Dragon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Durty is defending well for now.
Dragon digs a right hand into Durty's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durty's gas tank.
Dragon blocks an elbow strike.
Dragon can't find room to land a body shot as Durty controls the action.
Dragon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durty avoids it.
Durty lands a hook that snaps the head of Dragon backwards.
Dragon lands a nice uppercut.
Dragon tries to land knees in the clinch but Durty avoids the damage to the body.
Dragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dragon cracks Durty with a nice body shot.
Dragon lands a nice uppercut.
Dragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durty misses with the head strike.
Dragon lands a shot to the body.
Dragon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durty tries to stall but Dragon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dragon digs a right hand underneath Durty's ribcage. Durty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dragon lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dragon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dragon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Durty.
Dragon lands a right hand.
Dragon works on Durty's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragon.
Dragon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durty avoids it.
Dragon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dragon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Durty managing to block the knees to the body from Dragon.
Dragon lands a body punch.
Dragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Durty misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Dragon.
Dragon lands a right hand.
Dragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Durty controls his hands.
Dragon tries to land knees in the clinch but Durty avoids the damage to the body.
Dragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Durty controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Durty just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dragon's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Dragon.
Dragon scores a nice knee to the body.
Dragon misses with a body punch.
Miguelito Dragon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Durty jumps guard but Dragon stands there with Durty around his waist. Durty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dragon.
Dragon missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Dragon - that landed with a thud.
Durty pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Durty scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dragon digs a right hand underneath Durty's ribcage. Durty let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durty.
Durty will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dragon up against the cage.
A short right from Durty.
Durty scores with a shoulder strike.
Durty gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Dragon regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragon keeping moving, preventing Durty from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon is looking to stand up but Durty isn't so interested in that idea.
Dragon can't keep his opponent in guard - Durty advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Durty controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguelito Dragon dominated that second round.
That's time! Dragon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Dragon looks to clinch
and Durty counters by moving into the clinch.
Durty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dragon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durty avoids it.
Durty is trying to drag Dragon to the mat but Dragon just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dragon lands a body shot.
Dragon tries to work over Durty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Durty looking for a takedown.
Dragon tries a body shot but Durty blocks it.
Dragon tries to work over Durty's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dragon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dragon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Dragon.
Durty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dragon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Durty.
Dragon misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Durty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durty blocks a body shot from Dragon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Durty.
Dragon presses Durty against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Durty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dragon lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durty lands a body shot.
Dragon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Dragon.
Durty misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durty stalling in the clinch but Dragon improves position.
Durty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Durty misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragon lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Dragon as the two fighters clinch.
Durty managing to block the knees to the body from Dragon.
Dragon tries a body shot but Durty blocks it.
Dragon can't find room to land a body shot as Durty controls the action.
Durty will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dragon up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Durty fails to land.
Dragon lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Durty on the inside.
Durty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragon.
Durty stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Dragon.
Dragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durty working aggressively here.
Dragon digs a right hand into Durty's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durty's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Dragon as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dragon.
Dragon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durty avoids it.
Dragon can't find room to land a body shot as Durty controls the action.
Durty lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dragon backwards.
Durty blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Durty is working Dragon over against the cage.
Durty controlling the action here for a moment.
Durty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragons head.
Dragon misses with the head strike.
Dragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Durty controls his hands.
Durty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dragon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miguelito Dragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Durty.
Durty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Durty gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Dragon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dragon is refusing to be controlled, as Durty sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Durty.
Miguelito Dragon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Durty wants to control from the top but Dragon keeps moving.
Durty wants to pass the guard but Dragon is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Durty slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Durty tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Dragon is not content to let Durty control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miguelito Dragon.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dragon, 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 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguelito Dragon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawaiian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawaiian Assassin acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Mitchel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawaiian Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assassin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roy Mitchel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assassin.
Mitchel misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Assassin is defended easily by Mitchel.
Assassin fails with the takedown.
Mitchel misses with a body shot.
Assassin shoots in looking for a takedown. Mitchel tries to sprawl out of it but Assassin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mitchel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Roy Mitchel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawaiian Assassin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice takedown defense from Mitchel. No joy for Assassin on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel looks to throw the jab but Assassin is out of range.
Roy Mitchel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mitchel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assassin.
Assassin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mitchel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchel misses with a double jab.
Mitchel scores with a one two! Assassin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mitchel cracks Assassin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mitchel just misses with a punch to the body.
Mitchel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assassin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mitchel is looking to wear down Assassin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mitchel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mitchel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchel misses the shot to the body.
Assassin slips a jab from Mitchel.
Mitchel throws a series of punches but Assassin moves out of range.
Assassin tries for a takedown but Mitchel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mitchel misses with a series of wild punches.
Mitchel is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Assassin.
Assassin avoids the body shot from Mitchel.
Mitchel throws a right and a left that Assassin avoids nicely.
Mitchel lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mitchel does no damage.
Assassin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitchel circles away.
Mitchel fails to land with a series of punches.
Assassin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mitchel avoids it really well and circles away.
Assassin slips a jab and a cross from Mitchel.
Mitchel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Mitchel.
Mitchel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assassin circles away quickly and effectively.
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.
Mitchel misses the jab.
Mitchel throws a right hand that Assassin ducks under and follows up with a left that Assassin also avoids with ease.
Assassin shoots in but no luck this time.
Mitchel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mitchel wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Mitchel as Assassin shoots in.
Mitchel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Assassin.
Assassin shoots in but no luck this time.
Assassin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mitchel's waist but Mitchel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assassin off to one side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mitchel throws a nice looking combination but Assassin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assassin fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Mitchel dominated that round.
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.
Mitchel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Assassin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchel.
Decent striking displayed by Mitchel there.
Assassin dives in and grabs Mitchel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mitchel pushes down on Assassin's head and hops out.
Mitchel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assassin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mitchel is trying to defend but Assassin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Assassin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchel wants to get back to his feet.
Assassin is looking for a kimura here.
Assassin works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin unloading with bombs!
Assassin throws some wild stikes that Mitchel manages to avoid easily.
Assassin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mitchel wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchel is in a horrible position here. Assassin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Assassin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Assassin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Assassin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mitchel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Assassin unloading with bombs!
Assassin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Assassin looking to finish Mitchel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mitchel!
Assassin punching from mount but Mitchel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Assassin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mitchel trying desperately to get to his feet.
Assassin misses with a head shot.
Assassin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mitchel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Assassin with shots to the head and body - Mitchel looks very uncomfortable down there.
Assassin looking to finish with strikes here!
Assassin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mitchel wants to get back to his feet.
Assassin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mitchel manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mitchel tries to escape but Assassin is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Assassin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Assassin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mitchel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Assassin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Assassin is putting a hurting on Mitchel here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mitchel is pushing Assassin's head away, looking to escape. Assassin manages to hold on to the position though.
Mitchel takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mitchel taking a bit of punishment here - Assassin scoring with strikes.
Assassin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Assassin lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hawaiian Assassin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Mitchel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchel scores with a one two! Assassin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mitchel stuffs the takedown attempt from Assassin. Assassin gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assassin.
Assassin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mitchel tries to avoid it but Assassin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mitchel to the ground. Mitchel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mitchel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roy Mitchel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hawaiian Assassin.
Mitchel digs a good body shot into Assassin's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchel stuffs the takedown.
Mitchel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mitchel as he jumps to the side.
Mitchel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mitchel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice takedown defense from Mitchel. No joy for Assassin on that attempt.
A shot to the liver by Mitchel. Beautiful body shot.
Mitchel misses with a few strikes there.
Assassin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mitchel.
Assassin dodges the punch combination from Mitchel.
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.
Mitchel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mitchel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mitchel stuffs the takedown.
Mitchel jabs at Assassin's body.
Assassin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mitchel circles away.
Mitchel throws a right hand that Assassin ducks under and follows up with a left that Assassin also avoids with ease.
Mitchel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchel throws a hook but Assassin avoids it easily.
Assassin tries for a takedown but Mitchel sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mitchel misses with a looping right.
Mitchel misses with a wild combination.
Mitchel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mitchel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assassin misses with a takedown attempt - Mitchel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Assassin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mitchel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mitchel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mitchel tries to bum rush Assassin with a series of wild strikes but Assassin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mitchel misses the shot to the body.
Mitchel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Mitchel does no damage.
Assassin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mitchel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Assassin somewhat.
Assassin avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitchel misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Mitchel showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mitchel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Mitchel!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Richer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Richer!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richer scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Richer misses.
Brown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Richer misses with a few strikes there.
Brown throws a body punch but Richer moves out of range.
Richer gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Richer tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Richer is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Brown presses Richer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Richer looks gassed!
Brown works on Richer's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown lands a right hand.
It looks like Jonathan Richer has been cut.
Brown slows down the pace here.
Brown presses Richer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown digs a right hand into Richer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richer's gas tank.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Richer's ribcage. Richer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Richer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Richer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Richer's head.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Brown.
Brown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Richer's ribcage. Richer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Brown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Richer throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown is working Richer over against the cage.
Brown digs a right hand into Richer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richer's gas tank.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Richer backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Brown lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
A short left from Brown.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Brown is working Richer over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
Richer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brown is leaning against Richer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown cracks Richer with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Brown.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown lands a body punch.
Brown controlling the action here for a moment.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Brown pushes Richer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brown presses Richer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Richer or not.
Brown lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown is leaning against Richer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown works on Richer's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown digs a right hand into Richer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richer's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Richer misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brown scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
Brown leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Richer fails to land.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brown pushes Richer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown presses Richer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown works on Richer's body with a couple of short punches.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is pushing Richer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A hook to the body from Brown.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
A body shot lands from Brown.
Brown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brown lands a body punch.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
Brown lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brown as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brown.
A right hand to the body from Brown.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Richer's ribcage. Richer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brown.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Richer up against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice body punch from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Richer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Brown lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Richer at a distance.
Richer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Brown circles away.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Brown throws a left and a right that both miss
and Richer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brown lunges at Richer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Richer's hand.
Nice shot by Brown.
Brown scores with a jab. Richer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Richer is rocked!
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richer can do to turn this around?
Brown digs a good hook to Richer's body.
Richer is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Richer seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown cracks Richer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brown changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown drops Richer with a beautiful combination! Richer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Brown is looking for the KO!
Brown clinches up with Richer and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Richer to his knees! Brown keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Brown!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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