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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Soares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goki Shibukawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shibukawa has chosen Ramallah - Days of Revenge as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Soares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Goki Shibukawa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Soares.
Soares bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shibukawa's head.
Soares definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Soares moves out of range of the leg kick from Shibukawa.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shibukawa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Shibukawa tries to clinch up.
Soares throwing a counter right hand but Shibukawa manages to avoid it.
Shibukawa tries to land a front kick but Soares steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shibukawa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Soares connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shibukawa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shibukawa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shibukawa looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely.
Soares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shibukawa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Soares regains guard immediately.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soares is trying to control the position but Shibukawa postures up.
Soares on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Soares tries to get out of the position.
Shibukawa postures up in Soares's guard and throws a big left but Soares blocks it.
Shibukawa is stalling in the full guard.
Shibukawa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Shibukawa throwing strikes from guard but Soares blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares keeping full guard, as Shibukawa tries to pass.
Soares controls Shibukawa momentarily but Shibukawa frees himself.
Soares working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa content to stall in guard here.
Shibukawa landing with the ground and pound.
Shibukawa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Shibukawa wants to control from the top but Soares keeps moving.
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.
Shibukawa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Shibukawa clinches with his opponent.
Soares blocks an elbow strike.
Soares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soares is pressed up against the ropes. Shibukawa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soares down to the mat. Soares avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Shibukawa misses with a straight left.
Shibukawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Soares on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shibukawa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Soares sizes up Shibukawa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Soares fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shibukawa forces Soares back against the ropes and clinches.
Shibukawa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Shibukawa fails to land.
Shibukawa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shibukawa blocks a body shot from Soares.
Soares is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shibukawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shibukawa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Soares fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Soares scores with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Shibukawa misses.
It looked like Soares wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Soares defending well as Shibukawa loads up on a big left hand.
Shibukawa misses with a low kick as Soares jumps back.
Shibukawa closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Soares connects with a single shot there.
Soares avoids the body shot from Shibukawa.
Soares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Soares circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shibukawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shibukawa throws out the jab.
Donk. Soares catches Shibukawa right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soares drives through and clinches with Shibukawa against the ropes.
Soares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shibukawa looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Soares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soares misses with a punch on the inside.
Soares swings wildly with an uppercut but Shibukawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shibukawa throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shibukawa.
Shibukawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Soares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Soares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shibukawa tries a body shot but Soares blocks it.
A short right from Soares on the inside.
Shibukawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soares lands with a short shot to the head.
Shibukawa tries a knee to the head but Soares blocks it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Soares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shibukawa tries to land a knee to the head but Soares blocks with his arms.
Shibukawa misses with an elbow over the top.
Shibukawa wants a takedown but no success here.
Diego Soares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goki Shibukawa.
Soares pushes Shibukawa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soares takes an elbow to the temple.
Shibukawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Soares avoids the damage to the body.
Soares lands a shoulder strike.
Soares lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Soares misses with a punch on the inside.
Shibukawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shibukawa looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely.
Soares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shibukawa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Soares after a bit of a struggle.
Soares lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Soares.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shibukawa blocking some punches.
Shibukawa misses with a punch to the body.
Soares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shibukawa blocks an uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Soares.
Soares tries a body shot but Shibukawa blocks it.
Shibukawa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soares has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soares.
Soares avoiding damage as Shibukawa throws knees to the body.
Shibukawa misses with an elbow strike.
Soares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shibukawa goes for a takedown attempt but Soares pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Soares is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shibukawa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Soares tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shibukawa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soares avoids the body shot from Shibukawa.
Soares thuds his right hand into Shibukawa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Soares fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Soares lands with an uppercut that bounces Shibukawa off the ropes and back into range.
Jab, jab by Soares - just one landing.
Soares lands with a cross.
Soares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shibukawa's hands.
Diego Soares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shibukawa tries to clinch there but Soares circles away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soares leaves Shibukawa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soares clinches with his opponent.
Soares lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shibukawa.
Soares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soares keeps the fight on the outside.
Shibukawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soares throwing a counter right hand but Shibukawa manages to avoid it.
Shibukawa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soares lands a jab to the nose.
Good work by Soares as he checks the leg kick.
Shibukawa throws a right hand that misses
and Soares counters with a right hand to the body.
Soares bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Shibukawa's head backwards.
Soares is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shibukawa throws a front kick aimed at Soares's knee but Soares avoids it well.
Soares tests Shibukawa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shibukawa wants to clinch but Soares slips to the side
and Soares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Soares misses with a hook.
Shibukawa tries to counter with a clinch but Soares shakes him off and moves away.
Nice cross by Soares.
Shibukawa shoots and misses
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Shibukawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soares scores with a jab to the body.
Soares throws the left hand but Shibukawa avoids the punch easily.
Shibukawa misses with a body kick.
Soares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shibukawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Soares swivels and escapes.
Shibukawa throws a leg kick but Soares sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soares cracks Shibukawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Soares moves into range and connects with a jab.
Soares gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Soares lands with a left to the head.
Shibukawa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Soares has a couple of punches blocked by Shibukawa.
A shot in the inside from Soares.
Soares managing to block the knees to the body from Shibukawa.
Soares gets underhooks to prevent Shibukawa's takedown attempt.
Shibukawa looks winded!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa misses with a punch to the body.
Shibukawa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A short right from Soares.
Shibukawa tries to land knees in the clinch but Soares avoids the damage to the body.
Soares managing to block the knees to the body from Shibukawa.
A short right from Soares.
Soares working aggressively here.
Shibukawa misses with an elbow strike.
Shibukawa trying to land knees to the body.
Shibukawa trying to land knees to the body.
Soares pushes Shibukawa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shibukawa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Soares is defending well for now.
Shibukawa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Soares regains guard immediately.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shibukawa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Soares is trying to control the position but Shibukawa postures up.
Soares knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shibukawa on the ground.
Soares keeping moving, preventing Shibukawa from controlling successfully.
Shibukawa is looking to work some ground and pound but Soares has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Soares 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. And we move into the final round!
Soares rushes Shibukawa and presses him up against the ropes.
Soares lands a nice uppercut.
Soares misses with the head strike.
Soares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shibukawa's elbow.
Shibukawa tries a knee to the head but Soares blocks it.
Soares lands a shoulder strike.
Shibukawa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Shibukawa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Shibukawa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Shibukawa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soares is refusing to be controlled, as Shibukawa sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibukawa content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Let's hope that Shibukawa has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shibukawa is working away from the top position though.
Soares is pressing down on Shibukawa's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shibukawa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Soares's head.
Shibukawa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Soares will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Soares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soares preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soares is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shibukawa can do to turn this around?
Shibukawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shibukawa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shibukawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Soares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shibukawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Shibukawa trying to control but Soares is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Soares moves out of range of the leg kick from Shibukawa.
Shibukawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Goki Shibukawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares scores with a hook to the body. Shibukawa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shibukawa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Soares cracks Shibukawa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Soares pushes Shibukawa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Soares is working Shibukawa over against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Soares.
Shibukawa blocks an uppercut.
Shibukawa looking to throw knees to the head but Soares is blocking nicely.
Shibukawa is breathing heavily.
Soares scores with a shoulder strike.
Soares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soares throws a good cross that connects.
Soares moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Soares scores with a jab to the head.
Shibukawa misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Soares was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa ducks under a wild hook from Soares.
Shibukawa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Soares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shibukawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Soares counters with a straight right hand.
Shibukawa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shibukawa tries to clinch up.
Shibukawa tries to clinch but Soares is having none of it.
Jab by Soares.
Shibukawa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shibukawa misses with a low kick.
Soares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shibukawa throws a lazy right hand but Soares sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Soares enables Shibukawa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Soares manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Soares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shibukawa wants to control from the top but Soares keeps moving.
Shibukawa is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Soares haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Soares trying to keep a closed guard but Shibukawa is proving a slippery customer.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shibukawa wants to control from the top but Soares keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Soares takes a swing at Shibukawa's ribcage but misses.
Shibukawa moves out of range as Soares strikes.
Shibukawa throws a push kick but Soares slaps the foot to one side.
Soares is looking to counter punch.
Soares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shibukawa wants to counter with a clinch but Soares pushes him away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Soares looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shibukawa misses with a kick to the body.
Soares lands with a nice combination. Shibukawa backs away looking to recover.
Soares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shibukawa's hands.
Shibukawa fails with the takedown
and Soares counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shibukawa with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Soares to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego Soares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goki Shibukawa.
Soares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shibukawa.
Soares takes the fight into the clinch.
Soares has a couple of punches blocked by Shibukawa.
Soares lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shibukawa backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Soares.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shibukawa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Soares fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Soares scores with a body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Soares defends it nicely.
Shibukawa walks into a left hand.
Shibukawa moves in looking to clinch but Soares pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Soares on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shibukawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soares checks it well.
Soares lands a jab to the head.
Shibukawa is looking to clinch but Soares is avoiding it.
Soares loads up on a big right hand but Shibukawa slips the punch.
Shibukawa misses with a low kick.
Soares throwing a counter right hand but Shibukawa manages to avoid it.
Shibukawa closes the distance but Soares moves to the side
and Shibukawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shibukawa is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Soares throws a series of punches but Shibukawa avoids them all with ease.
Soares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shibukawa.
Shibukawa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Soares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Soares takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Soares lands with a cross.
Shibukawa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Soares has Shibukawa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Soares stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Soares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shibukawa is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shibukawa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Soares blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Soares - that landed with a thud.
Soares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Soares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Soares lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Shibukawa on the inside.
Soares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Soares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Shibukawa fails to land.
Diego Soares has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Soares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shibukawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shibukawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soares.
Shibukawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Shibukawa shoots in for a takedown but Soares shows good takedown defense.
Soares is looking to counter punch.
Soares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Soares wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Soares connects with a crisp jab.
Shibukawa scoring well with a low kick there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Shibukawa.
Diego Soares is winning the standup battle so far.
Soares lands with a nice body punch.
Soares cracks Shibukawa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shibukawa is looking to clinch but Soares is avoiding it.
Soares lands with an overhand left.
Shibukawa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shibukawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Soares gets a clinch.
Soares lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shibukawa changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Soares fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shibukawa walks into a left hand.
Shibukawa tried to score with a low kick but Soares checks it.
Soares lands a two punch combo.
Soares scores with a hook.
Soares is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Soares fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Shibukawa is rocked!
Shibukawa tries for a takedown but Soares circles away easily
and Soares scores with a counter punch that sends Shibukawa to the canvas! Soares smells blood - he's punishing Shibukawa with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Shibukawa has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Soares!
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