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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bio Hazzard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Skilt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazzard comes to the cage accompanied by Sweating Bullets. Bio Hazzard could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Skilt's chin.
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189 lbs
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bio Hazzard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Skilt!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skilt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hazzard counters with a takedown into side control.
Hazzard prevents Skilt from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here as Hazzard stalls from top position.
Hazzard throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hazzard is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Skilt will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hazzard trying to control the position but Skilt is working away.
Hazzard moves into full mount!
Hazzard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Skilt is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazzard is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Skilt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Skilt misses with a combination
and Hazzard counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Skilt's guard now.
Skilt looks gassed!
Hazzard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hazzard stands and throws Skilt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hazzard fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Skilt seems a little lost for a moment, as Hazzard dominates the positioning.
Hazzard in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skilt tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Hazzard controlling the pace for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Skilt can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hazzard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Skilt for as long as he can get away with.
Hazzard is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Skilt can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hazzard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skilt is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Hazzard locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Skilt is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bio Hazzard!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Leary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Leary might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All I Do Is Win. Jet Li has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Leary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Li!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leary takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Patrick Leary has been cut.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li wants to clinch.
Leary shoots for a double leg takedown but Li sprawls well. He's pushed Leary's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Li misses with a head kick.
Li closes the distance and pushes Leary back into the cage.
Leary is trying to break the clinch but Li is controlling him.
Leary avoids the elbow strike from Li, against the cage.
Leary changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Li fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leary.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Li manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leary takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Leary closes the distance and clinches up with Li, looking for a takedown. Leary pushes Li against the cage but Li circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li thows a body kick. Leary tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Leary scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Jet Li has been cut.
Li throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Li takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leary tries a head kick but it misses.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Li. No joy for Leary on that attempt.
Jet Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Leary misses
and Li counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Leary tries to close the distance and clinch but Li swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leary misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leary shoots in for a takedown but Li shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leary fails with a takedown attempt.
Leary is breathing heavily.
Li fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leary throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Li's waist but Li gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leary off to one side.
Li stuffs the takedown.
Li moves into range and clinches up with Leary.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li lands a nice knee to the body.
Li prevents the takedown attempt.
Li misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leary.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Li.
Leary fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li fails to land with a series of punches.
Li throws a series of punches but Leary avoids them all with ease.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Leary moves out of range easily.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Leary moves out of range easily.
Leary will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leary takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Li lands a head kick!
Li is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leary.
Li throws a nice outside leg kick.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Li tenderised Leary's leg. Leary is trying to keep his angry face on.
Li looks to land a combination but Leary avoids it well.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li looks to land a combination. Leary sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li has Leary up against the cage in a clinch.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Li misses with a combination
and Leary counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Li thinking.
A head kick misses from Leary.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leary wants to clinch
and Li counters with a straight right hand.
Li throws a shot to the body.
Li moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Li dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Li is looking to clinch.
Leary fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Li avoids it really well and circles away.
Li misses with a two punch combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Leary. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Leary avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jet Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leary.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Li plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Li leaves Leary with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leary fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Li lands with a slapping head kick.
Li fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Li scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Li looks to land a combination but Leary avoids it well.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li throws a head kick that misses.
Leary takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Li throws a sloppy head kick and Leary moves out of range easily.
Li misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leary fails with the takedown.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Li misses with a combination
and Leary holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patrick Leary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Li instigates a clinch.
Leary tries to pull guard but Li won't allow it.
Leary being controlled against the cage.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Li closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leary. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li looks to land a combination but Leary avoids it well.
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leary holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li throws a right and a left that Leary avoids nicely.
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li misses with an elbow over the top.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leary throws a sloppy head kick
letting Li counter with a right hand.
Li throws a hook to the side of Leary's head but Leary sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Li throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leary counters by clinching up.
Li lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Li throws an elbow but misses.
Li wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Li stalling in the clinch but Leary improves position.
Li is trying to break the clinch but Leary has him pressed against the cage.
Leary tries to pull guard but Li won't allow it.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Li avoids the elbow strike from Leary, against the cage.
Li can't break the clinch.
Li is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Leary is keeping busy.
Li prevents Leary from breaking the clinch.
Leary working hard to break the clinch.
Li trying to land knees to the body.
Leary has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leary shoots in but Li avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Leary tries a head kick but it misses.
Leary is looking to clinch but Li is avoiding it.
Leary drives through and clinches with Li against the cage.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Li throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Li tries to clinch up.
Li throws a push kick but Leary slaps the foot to one side.
Li tries a head kick but it misses.
Li swings widly with a right hand
and Leary counters with a one-two to the body.
Leary shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Li sprawls well. Li wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leary gets slowly back to his feet.
Li lands a high kick!
Patrick Leary's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leary is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leary tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Li counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Li lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leary's sensitive parts.
Leary attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Li throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leary holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice elbow from Li.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leary throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leary blocks a head kick by Li.
Leary closes the distance looking to clinch
and Li counters with a head kick. That will keep Leary thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leary tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
Leary avoids the head kick by Li.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leary is defended easily by Li.
Leary is looking to clinch.
Li pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leary chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li can pounce on him.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Li, right into the meat.
Leary has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
Leary fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leary slips a jab and a cross from Li.
Li lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Li tries to clinch but Leary moves out of range.
Li misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Li lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leary circles away quickly and effectively.
Leary showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Li.
Leary shoots in and drives through. Li sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Leary. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li throws a head kick but Leary moves out of range.
Li gets a clinch.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Li.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li with a nice cross.
Leary moves into the clinch.
Li lands a damaging elbow.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Leary gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Li obliges.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some bone on bone action there as Leary checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leary shoots in looking for a takedown but Li manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Leary's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leary is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Li throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Leary.
Li defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leary.
Patrick Leary has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jet Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Leary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Li.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Li 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Li!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Stinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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, Corey Pot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo Stinson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stinson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pot!
Stinson wants to get back to his feet but Pot is holding on tight.
Stinson looking to control but Pot is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stinson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pot kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pot regains half guard.
Pot is trying to stand back up but Stinson is controlling him
Stinson wants to stand up but Pot manages to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pot is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pot has his feet on Stinson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Stinson needs to keep his hands up - Pot had a free shot at his head there.
Stinson looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinson ducks straight into an uppercut from Pot and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Stinson manages to regain guard straight away.
Pot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pot.
Pot lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pot throwing strikes but missing.
Pot is looking to work some ground and pound but Stinson has wrist control.
Pot chips away with some ground and pound.
Pot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stinson's head.
Pot passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Pot working the head and body with strikes.
Stinson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Pot.
Pot throws a strike aimed at the side of Stinson's head but Stinson avoids it well.
Pot landing a few strikes.
The strikes coming from Pot are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pot scores with punches from side control.
Pot working the head and body with strikes.
Pot lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stinson down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stinson defending against the ground and pound.
Stinson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stinson taking a bit of punishment here - Pot scoring with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pot scores with punches from side control.
Pot in side control lands a decent elbow.
Pot working the head with strikes.
Pot working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stinson pushes Pot away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pot gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stinson parries the strikes from Pot easily there. Pot is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Stinson to escape.
Pot throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Pot dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab-cross combination lands for Pot and sends Stinson crashing to the mat! Pot follows him down to the mat - Stinson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Pot is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stinson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stinson defending well though.
Stinson is looking to escape.
Pot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stinson is breathing heavily.
Pot thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stinson taking some punishment here, with Pot in his half guard.
Pot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stinson defending well though.
Ground and pound from Pot.
Stinson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pot lands strikes from half guard.
Pot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stinson's head.
Stinson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pot scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stinson wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pot lands strikes from half guard.
Pot winds up and cracks Stinson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pot lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pot working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pot lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stinson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pot.
Pot working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stinson's head.
Pot throwing shots but Stinson is blocking nicely.
Pot landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pot is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pot throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pot landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pot thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stinson's head.
Pot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stinson can do to turn this around?
Stinson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stinson defending well though.
Pot working Stinson over with strikes.
Pot missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stinson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stinson taking some punishment here, with Pot in his half guard.
Pot throwing shots but Stinson is blocking nicely.
Pot slips a nice elbow through Stinson's hands, connecting with Stinson's forehead.
Pot working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pot looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pot looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stinson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Pot dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.
Pot misses with a double jab.
Corey Pot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pot lands the left hand.
Pot throws a right hand that misses
so Stinson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pot has a closed guard, preventing Stinson from standing up.
Pot pulls Stinson in close to prevent any damage.
Stinson is looking to stand up but Pot won't let him.
Pot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stinson on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stinson won't allow Pot to get back to his feet.
Pot on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pot tries to get out of the position.
Pot wriggles free and stands up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pot.
Pot lands with an uppercut that bounces Stinson off the cage and back into rage.
Corey Pot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stinson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pot to score with a decent uppercut.
Pot misses with a hook. Stinson ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinson throws a combination that misses
and Pot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pot works the jab nicely.
Stinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pot.
Stinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pot lands with a straight right. Stinson didn't see that one coming.
Pot bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stinson's head.
Pot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pot missing with a left hand there. Stinson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stinson fails with a takedown attempt.
Pot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Danga de danga de dang - Pot scores with a four punch combination!
Pot misses with a right hand
and Stinson counters with a three punch combo that has Pot backing up. Pot nods at Stinson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four 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.
Pot looks to throw the jab but Stinson is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Pot. That snapped Stinson's head back.
Pot throws a combination. Stinson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pot swinging wildly here.
Pot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Stinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Pot which made him look bad.
Jo Stinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corey Pot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pot cracks Stinson with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Pot showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pot 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 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Pot!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jhay vera (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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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, jhay vera!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
vera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
vera moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
vera tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
vera walks into a jab.
vera shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
vera darts in trying to clinch
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - vera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
vera misses with a takedown attempt
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Bruce Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jhay vera.
Lee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
vera closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
vera shoots for a double leg takedown but Lee sprawls well. He's pushed vera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
vera doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee digs a good body shot into vera's ribs.
vera tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee cracks vera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
vera moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and vera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits veras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
vera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
vera looks gassed!
Lee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
vera doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee lands with a slapping head kick.
vera takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
vera tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee cracks vera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick from Lee lands but vera takes it in his stride.
vera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
Lee 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.
Lee thumps vera with a low kick.
Lee lands a two punch combo.
Lee lands a nice hook to vera's body. vera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from vera. vera gets slowly back to his feet.
vera's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! vera scrambles back to his feet.
vera on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee throws a series of strikes that have vera backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee feints a jab promting vera to slip. Lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. vera slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
vera is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lee is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for vera.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
vera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
Lee lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
vera has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lee.
Lee works the jab nicely.
Bruce Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
vera takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lee throws a front kick that sends vera stumbling back into the cage.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. vera should have avoided that one.
vera has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
vera takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow vera down.
A left lands for Lee.
Lee lands a high kick!
Lee sizes up vera with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
vera doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee connects with a high kick.
jhay vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
Lee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces vera back to the cage. Lee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lee scores with the left hand. vera knows he should have avoided that one.
vera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
vera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
vera is rocked!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lee!
vera is still on wobbly legs! Can Lee finish him?
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
vera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
vera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab from Lee.
Lee is working the combinations to good effect here.
BOOM! Lee lands a beautiful left hook that drops vera. vera tries to recover but Lee is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and vera lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Lee!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Genki Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Cruzeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar Cruzeiro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genki Sudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edgar Cruzeiro!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzeiro shoots in for a takedown but Sudo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruzeiro closes the distance and clinches up with Sudo, looking for a takedown. Cruzeiro pushes Sudo against the cage but Sudo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Cruzeiro blocks the low kick.
Sudo thuds a left hand into Cruzeiro's body.
Cruzeiro throws a series of punches but Sudo moves out of range.
Sudo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cruzeiro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cruzeiro looks gassed!
A combination from Sudo does no damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Sudo.
Cruzeiro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Edgar Cruzeiro has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sudo misses with a low kick.
Sudo jabs at Cruzeiro's body.
Sudo punishes Cruzeiro's body with a nice straight punch.
Sudo rushes Cruzeiro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sudo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sudo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sudo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sudo pushes Cruzeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sudo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Sudo lands with a short shot to the head.
Sudo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sudo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo lands with a left to the head.
Sudo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruzeiro or not.
Sudo lands with a short shot to the head.
Cruzeiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sudo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sudo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzeiros head.
Sudo is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Sudo.
Sudo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruzeiro or not.
Sudo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sudo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sudo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sudo gets through Cruzeiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sudo avoiding damage.
Cruzeiro takes a shot to the head.
Sudo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Sudo.
Sudo scores with a shoulder strike.
Sudo lands a nice shot to the body.
Cruzeiro takes a shot to the head.
Sudo lands a nice uppercut.
Sudo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sudo lands a left hand.
Sudo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sudo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruzeiro's efforts to push away.
Cruzeiro takes a shot to the head.
Sudo lands a shot to the body.
The referee calls for Sudo to work.
Sudo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Sudo pushes Cruzeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sudo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cruzeiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sudo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cruzeiro takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sudo.
Sudo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Sudo.
Sudo pushes Cruzeiro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sudo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sudo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Sudo.
Sudo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sudo gets through Cruzeiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro takes a shot to the head.
Sudo lands with a light punch inside.
Sudo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sudo walks away with a smile on his face. Cruzeiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Genki Sudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Cruzeiro.
Sudo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cruzeiro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sudo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cruzeiro fails to pull guard.
Sudo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Cruzeiro tries to pull guard but Sudo holds him up against the cage and eventually Cruzeiro drops back down to his feet.
Sudo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sudo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sudo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sudo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzeiros head.
Cruzeiro has had enough of the clinch but Sudo keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sudo.
Cruzeiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sudo walks away with a smile on his face. Cruzeiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cruzeiro shoots and misses
and Sudo counters with a one-two to the body.
Sudo clinches up with Cruzeiro and pushes him back against the cage.
Sudo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruzeiro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sudo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sudo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Sudo.
A shot in the inside from Sudo.
Sudo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sudo lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genki Sudo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Cruzeiro'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.
Sudo takes the fight into the clinch.
Sudo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cruzeiro jumps guard but Sudo stands there with Cruzeiro around his waist. Cruzeiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cruzeiro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sudo.
Sudo slows down the pace here.
Sudo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Cruzeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sudo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sudo stalling the fight.
Cruzeiro tries to pull guard but Sudo won't allow it.
Cruzeiro is breathing heavily.
Cruzeiro is trying to break free.
Sudo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sudo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sudo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Sudo on the inside.
Sudo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sudo'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Cruzeiro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sudo smiles and moves away.
Genki Sudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Cruzeiro.
Sudo 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.
Sudo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sudo cracks Cruzeiro with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sudo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Genki Sudo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cruzeiro gets tackled into the cage by Sudo. Sudo maintains the clinch.
Sudo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sudo is pushing Cruzeiro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Sudo.
Sudo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Sudo.
A short right from Sudo on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Sudo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sudo avoiding damage.
Cruzeiro's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sudo scores with a shot to the side of Cruzeiro's head.
Sudo lands with a short shot to the head.
Sudo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cruzeiros head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sudo.
Sudo stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sudo scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Sudo lands with a light punch inside.
Sudo lands a right hand.
A short right from Sudo.
Sudo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Sudo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Sudo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruzeiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sudo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sudo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Sudo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Sudo - that landed with a thud.
Sudo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sudo stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sudo.
Sudo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee calls for Sudo to work.
Sudo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Sudo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sudo is working Cruzeiro over against the cage.
Sudo lands a left hand.
Sudo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cruzeiro can do to turn this around?
Sudo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sudo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cruzeiro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sudo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sudo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
A short right from Sudo.
Sudo lands with a left to the head.
Sudo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cruzeiro jumps guard but Sudo stands there with Cruzeiro around his waist. Cruzeiro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sudo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Sudo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sudo lands a right hand.
Sudo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sudo lands a nice uppercut.
Sudo lands a left hand.
Sudo lands a left hand.
Sudo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sudo scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruzeiro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sudo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sudo rushes Cruzeiro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genki Sudo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Cruzeiro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cruzeiro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sudo counters with an outside leg kick.
Cruzeiro throws a right and a left that Sudo avoids nicely.
Sudo tries to land a leg kick but Cruzeiro saw it coming and moves away.
Sudo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruzeiro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sudo lands a leg kick that knocks Cruzeiro off balance momentarily.
Sudo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sudo delivers a nice body kick.
Cruzeiro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sudo lands a front kick.
Sudo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cruzeiro will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruzeiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Genki Sudo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Cruzeiro.
Sudo feints and then cracks Cruzeiro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruzeiro down.
Genki Sudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sudo throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo lands a nice looking body shot.
Genki Sudo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruzeiro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sudo can pounce on him.
Sudo rushes Cruzeiro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sudo effectively controlling the action here.
Genki Sudo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sudo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sudo scores with a shoulder strike.
Sudo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sudo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sudo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Sudo avoiding damage.
Sudo gets through Cruzeiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sudo taking a breather.
Sudo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sudo is pressed up against the cage. Cruzeiro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sudo down to the mat. Sudo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sudo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cruzeiro blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sudo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No joy there for Cruzeiro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sudo misses with a double jab.
Sudo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sudo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sudo moves into the clinch.
Sudo lands with a light punch inside.
Sudo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sudo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruzeiro's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sudo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sudo lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Cruzeiro letting Sudo take a breather here.
Sudo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruzeiro.
Sudo lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sudo scores with a shot to the side of Cruzeiro's head.
Cruzeiro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sudo walks away with a smile on his face. Cruzeiro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cruzeiro tries to keep at a distance but Sudo has taken the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sudo.
Cruzeiro takes a shot to the head.
Sudo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sudo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Sudo on the inside.
Sudo just leaning against Cruzeiro, taking a breather.
Sudo lands an uppercut.
Sudo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sudo lands with a left to the head.
Sudo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cruzeiro's efforts to push away.
A shot in the inside from Sudo.
Genki Sudo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sudo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sudo gets through Cruzeiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cruzeiro tries to pull guard but Sudo holds him up against the cage and eventually Cruzeiro drops back down to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Sudo.
Sudo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sudo - that landed with a thud.
Sudo lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sudo.
Sudo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sudo lands a left hand.
A short right from Sudo.
Sudo scores with a shot to the side of Cruzeiro's head.
Sudo scores with a shot to the side of Cruzeiro's head.
Sudo lands a hook that snaps the head of Cruzeiro backwards.
Cruzeiro is trying to drag Sudo to the mat but Sudo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sudo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Sudo.
Edgar Cruzeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sudo scores with a shot to the side of Cruzeiro's head.
A short right from Sudo on the inside.
Cruzeiro can't find room to land a body shot as Sudo controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genki Sudo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sudo 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 30:24
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genki Sudo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Toru Ohta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Punch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ohta comes to the cage accompanied by Technopolis. Morgan Punch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toru Ohta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Morgan Punch!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohta gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ohta keeps control of Punch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ohta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Punch misses with a body punch.
Ohta turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ohta manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ohta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ohta is looking to take a break and control but Punch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Punch is looking to regain half guard here but Ohta keeps moving and retains side control.
Ohta tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ohta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Punch keeps working.
Punch is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ohta is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ohta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ohta working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Punch tries to escape but Ohta is in control.
Ohta wants to lay and pray for a moment but Punch keeps working.
Punch is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ohta prevents Punch from escaping the position.
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.
Ohta throws an elbow but Punch slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ohta wants to control but Punch is keeping him busy.
Punch pushes Ohta away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ohta gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ohta is looking to take a break and control but Punch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Punch manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ohta's best efforts.
Ohta passes the guard and advances to mount!
Punch wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Ohta.
Ohta trying to control but Punch is having none of it.
Punch wants to control but Ohta is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ohta is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Punch can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ohta with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Punch tries to buck Ohta off but he can't manage it.
Ohta tries to control but Punch wriggling away.
Punch tries to hold on but Ohta postures up.
Punch is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
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.
Ohta trying to control but Punch is having none of it.
Punch is looking to improve his position but Ohta isn't that keen on the idea.
Punch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Ohta tries to control but Punch wriggling away.
Punch is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Punch tries to reverse the position but Ohta maintains control.
Ohta controlling the pace for now.
Punch wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toru Ohta 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.
Ohta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ohta tries to clinch up.
Ohta is trying hard to land a takedown here. Punch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ohta ducks right into an uppercut from Punch.
Ohta walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ohta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Punch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ohta's head.
Ohta shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Punch as he jumps to the side.
Ohta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ohta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ohta takes one to the side of the head.
No luck for Ohta with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toru Ohta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ohta looks to clinch
letting Punch counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohta doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ohta tries to clinch but Punch is having none of it.
Punch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Punch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ohta's hands.
Nice uppercut there from Punch.
Punch jabs at Ohta's body.
Ohta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ohta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Punch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ohta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punch slaps away a takedown attempt from Ohta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Punch swinging wildly here.
Punch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Morgan Punch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ohta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Punch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Punch throws a nice looking combination but Ohta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ohta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ohta walks into a straight right hand from Punch.
Punch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ohta has time to react.
Ohta fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Punch.
Punch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ohta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Punch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ohta is trying to drag Punch to the mat but Punch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ohta tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Punch just stands there and leans against the cage.
Punch working hard to break the clinch.
Ohta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Punch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ohta keeps control of Punch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Punch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Punch is trying to break the clinch but Ohta has him pressed against the cage.
Punch wants to get back to striking at distance but Ohta won't allow it.
Ohta gets through Punch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Punch is trying to break the clinch but Ohta has him pressed against the cage.
Ohta misses with a knee to the head.
Punch wants to get back to striking at distance but Ohta won't allow it.
Ohta keeps control of Punch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Punch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ohta has him pressed against the cage.
Punch breaks the clinch.
Morgan Punch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Punch scores with a sloppy right hand. Ohta should have avoided that one.
Punch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Punch misses with the combination.
Punch scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Punch. Ohta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ohta is looking to clinch.
Punch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ohta counters by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ohta stalling against the cage.
Ohta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Punch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Punch is trying to break the clinch but Ohta has him pressed against the cage.
Punch has had enough of the clinch but Ohta keeps him there for the moment.
Punch working hard to break the clinch.
Ohta is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Punch can't break the clinch.
Punch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ohta slowing the pace effectively.
Ohta misses with the head strike.
Punch wants to break free but Ohta has control.
Punch wants to break free but Ohta has control.
Ohta is working for takedown but Punch is calmly controlling the position for now.
Punch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ohta's elbow.
Ohta tries to stall but Punch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Punch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ohta lands a left hand.
Punch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ohta has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ohta lands a shoulder strike.
Punch is trying to break free.
Punch manages to break the clinch.
Punch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Punch connects with a body shot that sends Ohta's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Punch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Punch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Punch.
Ohta darts in trying to clinch
and Punch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ohta is looking to clinch but Punch is avoiding it.
Ohta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ohta moves in looking to clinch but Punch pushes him off.
Punch catches Ohta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ohta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ohta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Punch lands a body shot.
Punch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ohta throws a sloppy body shot
and Punch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Punch lands with an overhand left.
Punch swats away the attempt to clinch by Ohta.
Ohta tries to clinch but Punch is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Punch.
Ohta tries to close the distance and clinch but Punch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ohta doesn't manage to clinch there - Punch circles away.
Punch throws a good cross that connects.
Punch misses with a body shot.
Ohta moves in looking to clinch but Punch pushes him off.
Punch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sloppy strikes from Punch. Those never looked like landing.
Punch scores with a hook to the body. Ohta takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Punch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ohta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Punch scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ohta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Punch scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch scores with a jab.
Punch lands a glancing blow to the side of Ohta's head.
Punch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ohta.
Morgan Punch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punch scores with a nice strike.
Punch misses with a combination
so Ohta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Punch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ohta. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohta trying to control the position from guard on top but Punch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Punch is looking to stand up but Ohta isn't so interested in that idea.
Ohta wants to control from the top but Punch keeps moving.
Ohta looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punch wants to get back to his feet but Ohta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punch wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ohta manages to pass to side control.
Punch wants to improve his position but Ohta is controlling well.
Punch is not content to let Ohta control the position.
Ohta is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Punch is in trouble now - Ohta has advanced to mount!
Punch is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Punch holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ohta tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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.
Punch defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ohta.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ohta with a couple of short strikes.
Punch tries to control the position but Ohta now has his back.
Ohta is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Punch has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Ohta tries to get the hooks in deep but Punch pushed the leg off.
Punch is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punch tries to break free.
Punch wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Punch really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ohta shoots for a double leg takedown but Punch sprawls well. He's pushed Ohta's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Punch takes one to the side of the head.
Ohta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ohta fails with a takedown attempt.
Punch throws a body punch but Ohta moves out of range.
Morgan Punch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Punch finds it's way through Ohta's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punch lands with a good body shot.
Ohta tries to clinch up but Punch circles away and keeps his distance.
Punch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Punch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ohta counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch scores with a jab to the body.
Punch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Punch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ohta manages to avoid it.
Punch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ohta moves into the clinch.
Ohta gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Punch regains guard.
Ohta wants to control from the top but Punch keeps moving.
Ohta stops Punch from standing up.
Ohta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ohta won't allow Punch to get back to his feet.
Punch looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ohta puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ohta wants to pass the guard but Punch is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punch holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Ohta wants to free his trapped foot but Punch is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Punch is looking to escape.
Punch is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ohta is trying to control. Punch wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ohta in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Punch tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ohta!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Toru Ohta!
Toru Ohta retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hellio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peppu Reiska MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by The Hell Song. MacDonald has chosen ENNIO MORRICONE -"Sixty Seconds To What?" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Hellio Gracie has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hellio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails with the takedown
and MacDonald counters with a nice double leg into guard.
MacDonald stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
MacDonald is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but MacDonald puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
MacDonald prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard but MacDonald has mounted him!
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
MacDonald looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
MacDonald landing shots from mount.
MacDonald unloading with bombs!
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
MacDonald controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
MacDonald is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
MacDonald sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
MacDonald lands a big shot there that rocks Gracie but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
MacDonald goes for an armbar but Gracie turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gracie.
MacDonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. MacDonald is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
MacDonald pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacDonald sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a low kick, looking for MacDonald's leg but MacDonald calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacDonald throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Hellio Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and MacDonald counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald misses with a head kick.
Gracie moves out of range as MacDonald throws a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacDonald. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Gracie blocks a head kick by MacDonald.
MacDonald connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Gracie to the floor! MacDonald dives in looking for the finish!
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie has hold of MacDonald's hands but MacDonald slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacDonald is controlling the pace.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie is pressing down on MacDonald's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
MacDonald is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Peppu Reiska MacDonald.
MacDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacDonald scores with a nice body kick.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie blocks a head kick by MacDonald.
MacDonald forces Gracie back against the cage and clinches.
Gracie jumps guard but MacDonald stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
MacDonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
MacDonald not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
MacDonald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. MacDonald doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. MacDonald manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
MacDonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacDonald showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peppu Reiska MacDonald 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!
MacDonald goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
MacDonald plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
MacDonald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacDonald throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
MacDonald throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Gracie misses
and MacDonald counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and MacDonald counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from MacDonald. Those never looked like landing.
MacDonald sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Gracie to the ground! MacDonald dives into full mount looking to finish!
Gracie is looking to improve his position but MacDonald isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald looking to secure an arm triangle but Gracie defends it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacDonald lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
MacDonald fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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.
MacDonald lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gracie hang on?
MacDonald cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
MacDonald controlling the pace for now.
Gracie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but MacDonald isn't that keen on the idea.
MacDonald lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacDonald throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Gracie has his hands clasped together but MacDonald breaks the hold and Gracie is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by MacDonald!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dante Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dante Smith!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Bernard!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands with a kick to the temple. Bernard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bernard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bernard with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a slapping leg kick.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bernard.
Bernard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bernard is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Smith looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bernard gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Smith is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bernard lets go of the hold and Smith can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andy Bernard!
Andy Bernard is the new lightweight champion!
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