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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akira Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuo Hata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hata has chosen DJ Shadow - Stem as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuo Hata!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakurai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sakurai scores with a takedown into Hata's guard.
Sakurai drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sakurai jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hata is trying to control the position but Sakurai postures up.
Hata looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hata is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sakurai trying to control the position from guard on top but Hata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakurai stands and throws Hata's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hata is trying to get back to half guard.
Sakurai tries for a kimura but Hata is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai trying to control the position but Hata is working away.
Hata is looking for a sweep.
Sakurai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hata struggling a bit here.
Sakurai working the ground and pound.
Hata is trying to improve his position.
Sakurai lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hata taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hata takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hata looking for a sweep but Sakurai has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hata looks gassed!
Sakurai breaks from Hata's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sakurai unloading with bombs!
Hata is rocked!
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!
Sakurai postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Hata is out cold - huge knockout for Sakurai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Akira Sakurai!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Fuschini (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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Ferro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Fuschini!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ferro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferro misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Ferro does no damage.
Fuschini scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fuschini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ferro tries to clinch there but Fuschini circles away.
Fuschini tries a low kick but Ferro avoids it.
Fuschini looks to land a right hand but Ferro moved out of range.
Ferro looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fuschini is fending him off so far but Ferro persists. Nope, Fuschini circles away and we're back to standing.
Ferro works over Fuschini's head and body with a nice combination.
Ferro tries to clinch up but Fuschini circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferro misses with a wild combination.
Ferro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferro throws a series of punches but Fuschini moves out of range.
Fuschini lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuschini connects with a jab.
Fuschini ducks under a wild hook from Ferro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini drops Ferro with a left right combo! Fuschini follows him down to the ground into side control.
Ferro is breathing heavily.
Fuschini decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ferro throws a combination that misses
and Fuschini counters with a huge right that knocks Ferro out cold! Fuschini is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alessio Fuschini!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AB Sly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temeura Muss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sly comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - My Sweet Shadow. Muss has chosen New Noise as his entrance music. Temeura Muss is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, AB Sly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Temeura Muss!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sly moves into range and clinches up with Muss.
Muss tries to pull guard but Sly holds him up against the cage and eventually Muss drops back down to his feet.
Sly breaks from the clinch.
Sly misses with a series of wild punches.
Muss blocks a head kick by Sly.
Sly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muss tries to clinch up.
Sly blocks a head kick by Muss.
Sly throws a nice looking combination but Muss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sly misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sly.
Muss looks gassed!
Sly keeps the fight on the outside.
AB Sly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sly jabs at Muss's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooh a lovely combination from Sly sends Muss down but not out. Sly dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Temeura Muss has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly decides to stand back up.
Sly cracks Muss with an uppercut from hell and Muss crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Sly's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Muss is rocked!
Muss has a closed guard, preventing Sly from standing up.
Sly controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Muss throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sly uses it to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muss is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sly moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Sly decides to stand back up. Sly steps back and let's Muss get back to his feet.
Sly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sly misses with a series of wild punches.
Sly throws a head kick that Muss semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sly avoids the head kick by Muss.
Sly throws a one two combo.
Muss takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muss throws out a loose jab but Sly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muss takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sly throws a series of punches but Muss avoids them all with ease.
Muss tries to clinch there but Sly circles away.
Muss misses the shot to the body.
Muss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
AB Sly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sly lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sly.
Muss swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sly counters with a head kick. That will keep Muss thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sly misses the body punch
and Muss counters by moving into the clinch.
Muss tries to pull guard but Sly holds him up against the cage and eventually Muss drops back down to his feet.
AB Sly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Temeura Muss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sly breaks the clinch.
Muss avoids the head kick by Sly.
Sly throws a head kick but Muss moves out of range.
Sly blocks a head kick by Muss.
Muss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Sly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Muss checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muss tries to clinch
and Sly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muss checks a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AB Sly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Temeura Muss's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Muss tries to clinch up.
Sly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sly drops Muss with a beautiful combination! Muss stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sly is looking for the KO!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sly lands a nice hook to Muss's body. Muss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sly scoring well with a low kick there.
Sly connects with a solid leg kick.
Muss doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sly with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Sly.
Sly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muss tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sly moves out of range of the body kick.
A combination from Sly does no damage.
AB Sly is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Muss misses
and Sly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sly scores with a nice strike.
Sly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muss can do to turn this around?
Sly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sly looks to land a combination but Muss avoids it well.
Sly swats away the attempt to clinch by Muss.
Sly misses with a two punch combination.
AB Sly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sly thows a body shot but no joy.
Sly is looking to wear down Muss with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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.
Muss throws a head kick but Sly moves out of range.
Sly throws a leg kick but Muss sees it coming and moves out of range.
Muss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sly checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Muss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muss paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sly goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Muss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muss misses with a takedown attempt - Sly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Sly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sly feints and then cracks Muss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muss down.
Muss has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sly finds it's way round the side to connect with Muss's head.
Muss throws a sloppy head kick and Sly moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Sly.
Sly misses with a shot to the body
and Muss counters by moving into the clinch.
Sly breaks from the clinch.
Sly lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muss doesn't manage to clinch there - Sly circles away.
Sly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sly throws a right hand that Muss ducks under and follows up with a left that Muss also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muss tries to clinch but Sly moves out of range.
Muss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sly.
Muss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muss moves away.
Sly swats away the attempt to clinch by Muss.
Muss misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Sly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sly connects with a jab.
Muss moves into range and clinches up with Sly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AB Sly dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Temeura Muss's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sly tries to clinch but Muss moves out of range.
Sly misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Sly misses the target.
Muss has a takedown stuffed.
Muss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice cross by Sly.
That has opened up Temeura Muss's cut even more.
Sly throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sly scores with a jab to the body.
Muss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sly lands with a shot to the body.
Sly avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No luck for Muss with that takedown attempt.
Sly misses with a two punch combination.
Sly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Muss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Sly misses.
Muss thows a body shot but no joy.
Sly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muss tries to clinch up.
Sly tries to keep at a distance but Muss has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muss taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muss tries to break the clinch but Sly is controlling the position.
Sly manages to break the clinch.
Muss shoots in for a takedown but Sly shows good takedown defense.
AB Sly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Temeura Muss.
Sly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sly misses with a combination
and Muss counters with a shoot takedown. Sly fights it but they end up in guard.
Muss drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sly looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sly looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sly!
Muss manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muss actively working from the bottom here.
Muss has a hand on Sly's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Sly takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Muss is working to get back to half guard.
Sly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Muss is looking to escape.
AB Sly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sly prevents Muss from getting the reversal.
Sly tries to control but Muss wriggling away.
Sly takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muss is looking to improve his position but Sly isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
AB Sly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for AB Sly!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for AB Sly!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for AB Sly!
AB Sly wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Nakashiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brooklyn Harmony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakashiba's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Moonlight Densetsu!. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsuya Nakashiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brooklyn Harmony!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakashiba throws out a loose jab but Harmony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harmony walks forward, straight into a front kick from Nakashiba.
Brooklyn Harmony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakashiba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Harmony.
Nakashiba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harmony scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nakashiba is trying to improve his position.
Harmony in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Nakashiba is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brooklyn Harmony!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George OMalley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and lee jorjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George OMalley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, lee jorjo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OMalley throws an overhand right that lands on jorjo's shoulder, as jorjo tries to avoid the shot.
jorjo has a takedown stuffed.
OMalley tries to bum rush jorjo with a series of wild strikes but jorjo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
OMalley throws a series of punches but jorjo moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by OMalley.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jorjo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
OMalley in side control, just content to control the action for now.
jorjo is not content to let OMalley control the position.
OMalley works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OMalley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but jorjo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
OMalley wants to lay and pray for a moment but jorjo keeps working.
jorjo wants to improve his position, back to half guard but OMalley has ideas of his own. He's got hold of jorjo's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! jorjo is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for OMalley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). George OMalley!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liu Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liu Kang 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liu Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Koscheck!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koscheck scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kang being controlled for a moment.
Kang is looking to reverse the position.
Koscheck passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kang!
Kang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kang tries to reverse the position but Koscheck maintains control.
Koscheck has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kang's face.
Koscheck controlling from mount.
Kang tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koscheck controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang is desperately trying to improve his position but Koscheck has a good base and remains in mount.
Koscheck controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Despite being in the dominant position, Thiago Koscheck just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koscheck shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Koscheck was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kang is looking to improve his position but Koscheck isn't that keen on the idea.
Koscheck controlling from mount.
Kang is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Kang is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck controlling the position easily from mount.
Kang is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Koscheck.
Koscheck controlling the pace for now.
I looks like Koscheck might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kang is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kang is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Koscheck dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kang fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Koscheck sprawls well initially but Kang persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kang working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Koscheck's thigh. Koscheck counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kang preventing the sweep.
Kang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Koscheck is keeping the position for now.
Koscheck wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kang wants to stand but Koscheck is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kang being controlled here momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck wants to sweep here but Kang controlling him for the moment.
Kang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koscheck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kang wanted to stand there but Koscheck had control of the position.
Koscheck tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kang tries to close the distance and clinch but Koscheck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koscheck shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kang's guard.
Koscheck sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Koscheck avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Koscheck postures up.
Kang being controlled here, momentarily.
Kang working for submissions but it's allowed Koscheck to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kang is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Koscheck pulls his head out easily.
Kang wants to improve his position but Koscheck is controlling well.
Koscheck not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kang is looking to get back to is feet but Koscheck passes into side control.
Koscheck is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Thiago Koscheck has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kang gets back to half guard.
Kang works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kang working a defensive guard here.
Kang keeping full guard, as Koscheck tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Koscheck showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Koscheck scores with a takedown into Kang's guard.
Koscheck looking to sit in guard and control but Kang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kang postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Koscheck is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kang, into his guard.
Koscheck controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kang looking for a guillotine here but Koscheck defends easily.
Koscheck must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koscheck slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kang has his foot on Koscheck's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Koscheck works his way back into a safe position though.
Kang had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Koscheck is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kang Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Koscheck's back instead.
Kang not allowing Koscheck to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Thiago Koscheck just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koscheck misses with a takedown attempt
and Kang counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Koscheck controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kang is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Koscheck works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koscheck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koscheck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Koscheck wants to sweep here but Kang controlling him for the moment.
Kang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Koscheck is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kang is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kang being controlled here, momentarily.
Kang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koscheck can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kang has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koscheck can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Liu Kang.
Well Koscheck 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Thiago Koscheck!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Thiago Koscheck!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Thiago Koscheck!
Thiago Koscheck wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Digger Mcgee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgee comes to the cage accompanied by Carmina Burana. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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163 lbs
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Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Digger Mcgee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki connects with a solid leg kick.
Mcgee tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it.
Aoki throws a head kick but Mcgee moves out of range.
Mcgee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mcgee stalks Aoki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aoki's face. Aoki staggers backwards, shaken.
Digger Mcgee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki throws a head kick that Mcgee semi-blocks.
A nice combination there by Mcgee.
Mcgee throws a right and a left that Aoki avoids nicely.
Mcgee moves out of range of the leg kick from Aoki.
Mcgee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Mcgee just misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki slips under a jab.
Mcgee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Mcgee throws a head kick that misses
and Aoki counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mcgee tries to clinch but Aoki moves out of range.
Mcgee misses with a series of wild punches.
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgee manages to avoid it.
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgee manages to avoid it.
Mcgee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aoki moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee stuffs the takedown attempt from Aoki. Aoki gets slowly back to his feet.
Aoki tries to keep at a distance but Mcgee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mcgee turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mcgee manages to end up in side control.
Mcgee wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Aoki, who protects the arm well.
Mcgee wants to control but Aoki is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mcgee off and has taken his back!
Aoki is trying to stick to Mcgee's back but Mcgee is turning into Aoki. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Aoki's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mcgee.
Aoki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mcgee controls the pace.
Aoki has a closed guard, preventing Mcgee from standing up.
Mcgee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoki throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Mcgee can't handle though.
Mcgee tries to stand but Aoki is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aoki is on top in guard.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Mcgee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mcgee looking for a guillotine here but Aoki defends easily.
Aoki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mcgee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Mcgee keeps moving.
Mcgee working a defensive guard but Aoki passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki is trying to control the action in half guard but Mcgee is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mcgee tries to kick Aoki off but Aoki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mcgee throws a series of punches but Aoki avoids them all with ease.
Mcgee lands a slapping body shot.
Aoki looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mcgee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Aoki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Mcgee is retaining full guard.
Aoki trying to control but Mcgee is working from the bottom.
Aoki prevents Mcgee from getting back to his feet.
Mcgee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aoki manages to get himself to full guard.
Mcgee advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcgee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mcgee is breathing heavily.
Aoki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mcgee thows a huge punch but Aoki dodges it nicely.
Mcgee is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mcgee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcgee is working for a kimura but Aoki is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Digger Mcgee 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.
Mcgee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aoki.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aoki.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mcgee.
Aoki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mcgee is looking to wear down Aoki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mcgee tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcgee clinches but Aoki breaks the clinch
and Aoki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mcgee's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgee wants to stand and escape but Aoki is having none of it.
Aoki slips nicely into half guard.
Mcgee regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mcgee is looking for a triangle but Aoki pushes his legs off easily.
Aoki looking to sit in guard and control but Mcgee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mcgee!
Mcgee throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Aoki prevents Mcgee from getting the reversal.
Mcgee regains half guard.
Aoki is looking for a kimura but Mcgee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aoki to get the leverage.
Mcgee trying to control here.
Mcgee makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Aoki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aoki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aoki throws a low kick, looking for Mcgee's leg but Mcgee calmly moves out of range.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mcgee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Aoki tries to improve position but can't.
Digger Mcgee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mcgee advances nicely into full mount.
Mcgee pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Mcgee gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Mcgee tries to bum rush Aoki with a series of wild strikes but Aoki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mcgee throws a head kick that misses
and Aoki counters with a head kick. That will keep Mcgee thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mcgee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcgee looks to land a combination but Aoki avoids it well.
Mcgee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aoki manages to avoid it.
Mcgee tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgee misses with a head kick.
Mcgee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcgee fails with a takedown attempt.
Aoki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgee manages to avoid it.
Digger Mcgee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Mcgee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Digger Mcgee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki.
Aoki blocks a head kick by Mcgee.
Nice shot lands for Mcgee.
Mcgee digs a good body shot into Aoki's ribs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mcgee.
Aoki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mcgee jabs at Aoki's body.
Mcgee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aoki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcgee loads up on a big right hand but Aoki slips the punch.
Mcgee misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mcgee circles away.
Mcgee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoki.
Mcgee misses with a wild body shot.
Mcgee blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Aoki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mcgee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mcgee lands with a hook. Aoki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mcgee is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
Mcgee scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mcgee looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
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!
Mcgee is tying to control. Aoki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aoki is defending against the submission attempts here by Mcgee.
Aoki gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Digger Mcgee dominated that second round.
That's time! Mcgee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Aoki misses with a low kick as Mcgee jumps back.
Mcgee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aoki doesn't seem bothered though.
Mcgee throws a shot from downtown. Aoki moves away and avoids it.
Mcgee just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgee tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcgee lands with a nice combination. Aoki backs away looking to recover.
Mcgee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aoki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcgee fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Mcgee. No joy for Aoki on that attempt.
Mcgee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aoki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcgee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mcgee blocks a head kick by Aoki.
Aoki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mcgee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mcgee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcgee looking to pass the guard.
Mcgee drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Mcgee jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgee wants to stand and escape but instead Aoki has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mcgee looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aoki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mcgee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aoki is one step ahead there.
Mcgee isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Aoki stacks Mcgee on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Aoki!
Aoki is looking to take a break and control but Mcgee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mcgee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
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.
Aoki actively working from the bottom here.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Mcgee has latched onto it... Big trouble! Mcgee pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Aoki is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Mcgee!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Digger Mcgee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uncomfortable Positions (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galloway has chosen Overcome by Creed as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uncomfortable Positions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Glenn Galloway!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galloway fails with a takedown attempt.
Galloway tries to clinch there but Positions circles away.
Galloway fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Positions manages to avoid it.
Positions closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Galloway to the mat! Galloway manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Positions wants to control from the top but Galloway keeps moving.
Galloway working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Positions doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Positions manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Galloway looking to control but Positions passes into half guard.
Positions uses his free foot to push down on Galloway's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Galloway.
Positions working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Glenn Galloway has been cut.
Positions fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galloway is trying to escape the mount.
Positions landing strikes, looking to finish!
That has opened up Glenn Galloway's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Positions is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Galloway can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Galloway is in a horrible position here. Positions smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Positions.
Glenn Galloway's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Glenn Galloway's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Uncomfortable Positions!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Makosa Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenji Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michinoku kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Primavera by Ludovico Einaudi. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ueda's choice of entrance music: Requiem for a Dream. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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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, Makosa Michinoku!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jenji Ueda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ueda throws a head kick but Michinoku moves out of range.
Michinoku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ueda throws a right hand that Michinoku ducks under and follows up with a left that Michinoku also avoids with ease.
Ueda throws a hook but Michinoku avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Ueda.
Ueda throws a head kick that misses.
Ueda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Michinoku slips a jab and a cross from Ueda.
Ueda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ueda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ueda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ueda tries to clinch but Michinoku moves out of range.
Ueda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michinoku darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Michinoku performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ueda's head.
Michinoku trying to control the pace.
Michinoku passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ueda!
Michinoku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michinoku landing punches.
Michinoku lands a big elbow.
Michinoku controlling from mount.
Michinoku lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ueda hang on?
Michinoku unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Michinoku lands a nice shot to the head.
Michinoku punishing his opponent with strikes.
Michinoku can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ueda is looking to escape.
Michinoku controlling from the full mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Makosa Michinoku just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ueda tries to bum rush Michinoku with a series of wild strikes but Michinoku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Michinoku shoots in for a takedown but Ueda shows good takedown defense.
Ueda tries for a takedown but Michinoku circles away easily
and Michinoku counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Michinoku is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Michinoku looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makosa Michinoku dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Michinoku blocks a head kick by Ueda.
Ueda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big left from Ueda misses.
Ueda throws an overhand right that lands on Michinoku's shoulder, as Michinoku tries to avoid the shot.
Michinoku blocks a head kick by Ueda.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Michinoku.
Ueda taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ueda is working to avoid the ground and pound but Michinoku connects with a decent elbow.
Michinoku controlling from side mount.
Michinoku tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ueda's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku is looking to take a break and control but Ueda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Michinoku tries to move to mount but Ueda blocks the move with his legs.
Michinoku misses with the ground and pound.
Michinoku scoring with punches and elbows.
Michinoku is looking to take a break and control but Ueda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ueda is trying to control Michinoku's posture but Michinoku avoids it.
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.
Michinoku works to advance to full mount. Ueda defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Makosa Michinoku overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Michinoku cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Michinoku putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Michinoku controlling the position easily from mount.
Michinoku can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ueda is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku controlling from mount.
Ueda wants to hold on but Michinoku pushes him away.
Michinoku working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Michinoku landing shots from mount.
Michinoku with a couple of short strikes.
Michinoku looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku landing strikes, looking to finish!
Michinoku with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ueda in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michinoku with shots to the head and body - Ueda looks very uncomfortable down there.
Michinoku has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ueda's face.
Michinoku working Ueda over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makosa Michinoku dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ueda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michinoku scores with a takedown into Ueda's guard.
Michinoku showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ueda throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Michinoku is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ueda keeping moving, preventing Michinoku from controlling successfully.
Ueda working a defensive guard here.
Michinoku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ueda can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ueda keeping full guard, as Michinoku tries to pass.
Michinoku pushing down on Ueda's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Michinoku missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Michinoku is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Michinoku is pressing down on Ueda's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ueda is holding on for now.
Michinoku performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Michinoku passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Michinoku lands a heavy elbow.
Ueda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Michinoku. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Michinoku connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Michinoku landing strikes, looking to finish!
Michinoku sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Makosa Michinoku just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Ueda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ueda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ueda throws a sloppy head kick and Michinoku moves out of range easily.
Ueda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ueda throws a right and a left that Michinoku avoids nicely.
Michinoku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Michinoku is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Michinoku looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Michinoku lands a big shot there that rocks Ueda but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Michinoku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Michinoku has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makosa Michinoku clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ueda slips a jab from Michinoku.
Ueda staying out of range there.
Ueda works over Michinoku's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Ueda does no damage.
Ueda throws a series of strikes that have Michinoku backpedaling.
Michinoku closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Michinoku thows a huge punch but Ueda dodges it nicely.
Michinoku stalling.
Michinoku passes to side control.
Ueda is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku taking a breather here.
Michinoku scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ueda to see if he's OK.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Michinoku seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ueda for as long as he can get away with.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Makosa Michinoku just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Michinoku shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Michinoku lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Michinoku.
Michinoku is landing with some decent strikes but Ueda is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ueda taking shots to the head.
Michinoku lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ueda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Michinoku cracks Ueda with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Michinoku scoring with strikes but Ueda is staying in there.
Michinoku has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Michinoku sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Michinoku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku controlling from mount.
Michinoku looking to finish Ueda with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ueda!
Ueda is bucking up trying to escape but Michinoku cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Michinoku looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ueda is in all sorts of trouble here.
Michinoku controlling from the full mount.
Michinoku landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michinoku scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ueda?
Michinoku tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Makosa Michinoku had his way with Jenji Ueda in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ueda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michinoku paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ueda fails with the takedown
and Michinoku counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Michinoku.
Michinoku postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Michinoku prevents Ueda from getting back to his feet.
Michinoku postures up in Ueda's guard and throws a big left but Ueda blocks it.
Michinoku controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ueda is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Makosa Michinoku just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Michinoku looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ueda!
Michinoku has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ueda's face.
Michinoku with a couple of short strikes.
Michinoku looking to control and managing it successfully.
Michinoku looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Michinoku unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ueda tries to lock up and control but Michinoku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ueda is in a horrible position here. Michinoku smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Michinoku looking to control and managing it successfully.
Michinoku unloading with bombs!
Michinoku working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku controlling his opponent.
Michinoku connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Michinoku controlling from the full mount.
Jenji Ueda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku working the ground and pound effectively.
Michinoku takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Makosa Michinoku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Michinoku, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Makosa Michinoku!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Makosa Michinoku!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Makosa Michinoku!
Makosa Michinoku wins by unanimous decision!
Makosa Michinoku retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jouichirou Daisuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilari Hurma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daisuke might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ronald Jenkees - Stay Crunchy. Ilari Hurma will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jouichirou Daisuke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ilari Hurma!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurma rushes Daisuke and presses him up against the cage.
Daisuke misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Hurma.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hurma.
Hurma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hurma breaks from the clinch.
Daisuke swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurma.
A combination from Hurma does no damage.
Daisuke wants to clinch but Hurma slips to the side
and Hurma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daisuke clinches but Hurma breaks the clinch
and Hurma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hurma connects with a body shot.
Hurma throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurma thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Jouichirou Daisuke has been cut.
Ilari Hurma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daisuke has his takedown stuffed
and Hurma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Daisuke is breathing heavily.
Hurma waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Daisuke. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Daisuke to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Daisuke is rocked!
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!
Hurma trying to stand up but can't free himself from Daisuke's guard.
Hurma trying to control but Daisuke is working from the bottom.
Hurma stands and steps away. Daisuke gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Daisuke doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Hurma to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Daisuke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hurma counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hurma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hurma softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hurma.
Hurma digs a right hand underneath Daisuke's ribcage. Daisuke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Hurma.
Hurma lands a body punch.
Hurma lands with a right to the head.
Hurma scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Daisuke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice left hand lands by Hurma.
Hurma lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hurma creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Daisuke's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Daisuke drops to his knees and Hurma pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilari Hurma!
Ilari Hurma is the new welterweight champion!
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