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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyuzo Mifune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Voices. Simon Rockwell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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167 cm
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204 lbs
9 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyuzo Mifune!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell scores with a body shot.
Rockwell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mifune misses with a takedown
and Rockwell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mifune looks gassed!
Some wild striking there from Rockwell.
A punch lands to the side of Mifune 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rockwell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rockwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mifune decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rockwell's guard.
Rockwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Rockwell, not yet.
Rockwell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mifune!
Rockwell is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Mifune misses with a takedown attempt
and Rockwell counters with a left and a right that stings Mifune.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mifune misses with a takedown attempt
and Rockwell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Simon Rockwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyuzo Mifune.
Mifune keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rockwell lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Rockwell coming out on top.
Rockwell throws a push kick but Mifune slaps the foot to one side.
Rockwell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mifune fails with the takedown
and Rockwell counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rockwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Rockwell. Those never looked like landing.
Rockwell delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rockwell stalks Mifune and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mifune's face. Mifune staggers backwards, shaken.
Rockwell scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mifune in his tracks.
Rockwell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rockwell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mifune circles away quickly and effectively.
Mifune walks into a straight right hand from Rockwell.
Rockwell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mifune on the side of the head.
Rockwell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rockwell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mifune dodges the punch combination from Rockwell.
Mifune avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rockwell stuns Mifune with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell scores with a jab to the body.
Rockwell lands with a straight right. Mifune didn't see that one coming.
Mifune keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A cross from Rockwell lands.
Mifune doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rockwell is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rockwell swinging wildly here.
Simon Rockwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rockwell!
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!
Mifune tries to move into range but Rockwell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rockwell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rockwell lands a nice shot to the body.
Rockwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mifune takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rockwell is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Rockwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Rockwell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rockwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Rockwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mifune tries to clinch
and Mifune takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rockwell wants to slow Mifune down by chopping away at his legs.
Some wild striking there from Rockwell.
Jab, jab by Rockwell - just one landing.
Rockwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Simon Rockwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Rockwell.
Rockwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rockwell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Rockwell. Those never looked like landing.
Rockwell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rockwell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rockwell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rockwell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rockwell jabs Mifune to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rockwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mifune moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell throws a leg kick but Mifune sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rockwell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mifune doesn't seem bothered though.
Rockwell throws a right hand that Mifune ducks under and follows up with a left that Mifune also avoids with ease.
Rockwell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rockwell throws a series of strikes that have Mifune backpedaling.
Rockwell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mifune takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rockwell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mifune walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick misses from Rockwell.
Rockwell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mifune counters with a shoot takedown. Rockwell fights it but they end up in guard.
Rockwell will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rockwell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Rockwell misses with a few strikes there.
Rockwell misses with a combination
and Mifune counters with a takedown into side control.
Rockwell is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mifune has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rockwell is trying to control Mifune's posture but Mifune avoids it.
Rockwell tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mifune wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mifune looking to control but instead Rockwell has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Rockwell wants to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mifune is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rockwell defends it well.
Mifune is keen to just control but Rockwell is a slippery customer.
Mifune is thwarting Rockwell's attempts to control the position.
Rockwell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mifune trying to control from half guard but Rockwell is working away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mifune seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Rockwell has recovered full guard.
Rockwell is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mifune has his hands clasped together but Rockwell extends an breaks Mifune's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rockwell.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Rockwell!
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