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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Neeson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daisuke Numazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Neeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daisuke Numazawa!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neeson shoots in but no luck this time.
Numazawa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Numazawa throws a right hand that Neeson ducks under and follows up with a left that Neeson also avoids with ease.
Numazawa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Neeson eats them both and turns towards Numazawa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Liam Neeson has been cut.
Numazawa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horrible takedown by Neeson or perhaps it was just good defense by Numazawa which made him look bad.
Numazawa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Numazawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Numazawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neeson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Numazawa is looking to chop away at Neeson's legs.
Numazawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Numazawa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neeson. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Numazawa.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Neeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neeson dives in and grabs Numazawa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Numazawa pushes down on Neeson's head and hops out.
No joy there for Neeson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Numazawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Numazawa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Neeson!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Neeson is letting Numazawa control him for a moment.
Numazawa is trying to get an arm triangle but Neeson is defending well.
Numazawa 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 Neeson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Numazawa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Numazawa has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Numazawa tries to clinch but Neeson is having none of it.
Neeson throws a shot from downtown. Numazawa moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa throws a head kick that misses.
Numazawa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Neeson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Neeson is trying to get back to his feet.
Neeson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Neeson gets back to full guard.
Numazawa pushes down on Neeson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neeson wants to get back to full guard.
Numazawa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Neeson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neeson is refusing to be controlled, as Numazawa sits in half guard.
Numazawa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Numazawa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neeson is defending against the submission attempts here by Numazawa.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neeson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Numazawa wants to pass the guard but Neeson is keeping the position.
Neeson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Numazawa wants to pass the guard but Neeson is keeping the position.
Numazawa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Numazawa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Numazawa advances to mount.
Numazawa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Neeson tries to reverse the position but Numazawa maintains control.
Neeson really wants to buck Numazawa off and get back to his feet.
Neeson tries to improve his position but instead Numazawa has taken his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neeson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Numazawa.
Neeson turns into Numazawa and is now in his guard.
Neeson stands up over Numazawa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisuke Numazawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Liam Neeson's cut.
That's time! Neeson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Neeson fails to land the takedown.
Numazawa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Neeson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown but Numazawa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Daisuke Numazawa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Numazawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neeson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Neeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Numazawa throws a sloppy head kick and Neeson moves out of range easily.
Numazawa cracks Neeson with an open hand slap.
Neeson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Numazawa feints a jab promting Neeson to slip. Numazawa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Neeson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Numazawa misses with a head kick.
Numazawa throws a leg kick which misses Neeson's front leg but catches the back leg as Neeson tries to avoid it.
Numazawa throws a leg kick but Neeson sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neeson shoots for a takedown but Numazawa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Neeson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Numazawa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Neeson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Numazawa lands with a nice body punch.
Numazawa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Neeson throws a lazy right hand but Numazawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Numazawa closes the distance and pushes Neeson back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Neeson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Numazawa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Numazawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Numazawa throws a low kick but Neeson moves out of range easily.
Numazawa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neeson fails with a takedown attempt.
Numazawa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Neeson's head.
Numazawa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Neeson misses with a takedown attempt
and Numazawa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neeson dives in and grabs Numazawa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Numazawa pushes down on Neeson's head and hops out.
Numazawa lands a front kick.
Numazawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Numazawa has closed the distance and engaged Neeson in a clinch.
Numazawa breaks from the clinch.
Numazawa connects with a leg kick. Neeson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Numazawa wants to land a leg kick but Neeson is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neeson.
Numazawa looks to land a left hand but Neeson moved out of range nicely.
Numazawa lands an overhand right.
Numazawa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Neeson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Numazawa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Numazawa wants to hit a switch here but Neeson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Numazawa there!
Neeson avoids the attempt from Numazawa to control.
Numazawa is squirming around, avoiding Neeson's attempts to control the action.
Neeson with shots to the head and body - Numazawa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Neeson tries to control but Numazawa wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neeson is really struggling to control Numazawa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Numazawa is looking to get to half guard.
Numazawa gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Numazawa is looking to escape.
Neeson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neeson moves nicely into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Numazawa struggling a bit here.
Neeson trying to control the action but Numazawa is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daisuke Numazawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Liam Neeson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Numazawa throws a lazy right hand but Neeson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daisuke Numazawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neeson shoots in but no luck this time.
Neeson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Neeson shoots in but Numazawa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Neeson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Numazawa delivers a nice body kick.
Neeson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Numazawa.
Neeson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Numazawa. That one must have hurt.
Numazawa lands a high kick!
Neeson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Numazawa misses.
A jab from Numazawa does it's job there.
Neeson shoots in for a takedown but Numazawa shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Liam Neeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Numazawa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Numazawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Numazawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Numazawa throws a series of punches but Neeson avoids them all with ease.
Neeson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Neeson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jab from Numazawa.
Numazawa lands a high kick!
Neeson shoots in looking for a takedown. Numazawa tries to sprawl out of it but Neeson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Numazawa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A jab from Numazawa finds it's way through Neeson's defenses.
Neeson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Neeson shoots and misses
and Numazawa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Neeson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Numazawa throws a leg kick which misses Neeson's front leg but catches the back leg as Neeson tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa scores with a shot to the body.
Neeson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Numazawa can pounce on him.
Numazawa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Neeson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neeson is defended easily by Numazawa.
Numazawa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Numazawa or perhaps it was just good defense by Neeson which made him look bad.
Numazawa misses with a head kick.
Neeson fails with a takedown attempt.
Numazawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neeson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neeson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Numazawa throws out the jab.
Neeson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neeson moves nicely into side control.
Numazawa is trying to get back to his feet.
Numazawa is being controlled here.
Neeson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Numazawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Neeson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Numazawa is still trying to improve position.
Neeson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Neeson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Numazawa manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Daisuke Numazawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Numazawa holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Numazawa gets back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Numazawa wants to sweep here but Neeson controlling him for the moment.
Neeson trying to control the position from guard on top but Numazawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neeson looking to sit in guard and control but Numazawa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Numazawa wants to control from the top but Neeson keeps moving.
Liam Neeson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daisuke Numazawa has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Numazawa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daisuke Numazawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Numazawa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Daisuke Numazawa!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Daisuke Numazawa!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Daisuke Numazawa!
Daisuke Numazawa wins by unanimous decision!
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