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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kasemchai Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Yamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yamoto has chosen Blow by Atreyu as his entrance music. Yoshi Yamoto is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasemchai Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Yamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Yamoto.
Fairtex misses with a body kick.
Fairtex is looking to clinch but Yamoto is avoiding it.
Fairtex wants to clinch up but Yamoto keeps it at a distance.
Yamoto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yamoto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fairtex has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fairtex and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Yamoto misses.
Fairtex tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A left and a right from Yamoto both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Kasemchai Fairtex has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fairtex throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yamoto's head.
Fairtex sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Yamoto to the ground! Fairtex dives into full mount looking to finish!
Yamoto is rocked!
Fairtex knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yamoto on the ground.
Fairtex controlling the position easily from mount.
Yamoto is still in real trouble! Can Fairtex finish him?
Yamoto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fairtex sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yamoto seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamoto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yamoto tries to hold on but Fairtex postures up.
Yamoto can't escape the position.
Yamoto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yamoto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
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.
Yamoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yamoto wants to hold on but Fairtex pushes him away.
Fairtex takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fairtex trying to control but Yamoto is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamoto slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yamoto is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamoto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Yamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yamoto tries to get to full guard but Fairtex has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fairtex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamoto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yamoto avoids a kick to the body.
Fairtex misses with a head kick.
Yamoto throws a lazy head kick
and Fairtex counters with a slapping leg kick.
Yamoto looks gassed!
Horrible takedown by Yamoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Fairtex which made him look bad.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fairtex tries to avoid it but Yamoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fairtex to the ground. Fairtex escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fairtex moves in looking to clinch but Yamoto pushes him off.
Yamoto fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kasemchai Fairtex dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kasemchai Fairtex's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kasemchai Fairtex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fairtex lands with a slapping head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yamoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fairtex throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kasemchai Fairtex is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamoto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fairtex as he avoids it easily.
Fairtex is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fairtex lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circle, before Fairtex throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Yamoto's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Fairtex lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Kasemchai Fairtex!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaston St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grigori Rasputin 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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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gaston St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Pierre's waist but St Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rasputin off to one side.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Rasputin circles away and keeps his distance.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
St Pierre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
St Pierre looks to land a body kick but Rasputin moved away.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Rasputin pushes him off.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin shoots in but St Pierre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gaston St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Rasputin.
St Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rasputin.
St Pierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rasputin circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
St Pierre tries to clinch up but Rasputin circles away and keeps his distance.
Gaston St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre lands with a kick to the temple. Rasputin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St Pierre scores with a kick to the midsection.
St Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Rasputin pushes him off.
Rasputin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheers as St Pierre lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rasputin doesn't seem phased though.
St Pierre lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rasputin takes a step back to recover.
A punch combination from St Pierre misses.
St Pierre wants to clinch.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Rasputin moves out of range.
St Pierre lands the left hand.
St Pierre thuds his right hand into Rasputin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rasputin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
St Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St Pierre keeping full guard, as Rasputin tries to pass.
St Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St Pierre trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rasputin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Rasputin persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre misses with a double jab.
Rasputin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as Rasputin shoots in.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Rasputin circles away.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Pierre scores with a jab.
Rasputin circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four 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.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Rasputin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
St Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rasputin.
Rasputin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
St Pierre clinches.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Rasputin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
St Pierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston St Pierre dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St Pierre clinches up with Rasputin and pushes him back against the cage.
Rasputin is trying to drag St Pierre to the mat but St Pierre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
St Pierre dodges an elbow strike from Rasputin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage.
Rasputin trying to stall but St Pierre improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin successfully pulls guard.
Rasputin is working an open guard so St Pierre takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
St Pierre fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Pierre misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
St Pierre has Rasputin up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A solid leg kick lands there for St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
St Pierre clinches.
Rasputin avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rasputin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rasputin goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Pierre prevents it.
St Pierre tries to break the clinch but Rasputin is controlling the position.
Rasputin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gaston St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Rasputin.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Rasputin keeps him there for the moment.
Rasputin lands a knee to the body.
St Pierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage.
St Pierre breaks the clinch.
St Pierre throws the kick towards the body but Rasputin avoids it.
St Pierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Pierre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but St Pierre won't allow it.
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.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but St Pierre won't allow it.
Rasputin jumps guard but St Pierre stands there with Rasputin around his waist. Rasputin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Rasputin keeps him there for the moment.
St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rasputin just leaning against St Pierre, taking a breather.
St Pierre can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaston St Pierre dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rasputin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rasputin keeps the fight on the outside.
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Rasputin circles away.
Rasputin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses.
St Pierre throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from St Pierre.
Rasputin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.
No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
St Pierre connects with a looping right hand.
St Pierre tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rasputin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
St Pierre lands with a kick to the ribs.
St Pierre darts in and clinches Rasputin up against the cage.
St Pierre has had enough of the clinch but Rasputin keeps him there for the moment.
St Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rasputin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but St Pierre holds him up against the cage and eventually Rasputin drops back down to his feet.
St Pierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Rasputin won't allow it.
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.
St Pierre breaks the clinch.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Rasputin is having none of it.
Rasputin shoots for a takedown but St Pierre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gaston St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Rasputin.
St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rasputin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Pierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre stuffs the takedown attempt from Rasputin. Rasputin gets slowly back to his feet.
Rasputin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Rasputin circles away.
St Pierre pushes Rasputin away with a front kick.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gaston St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre closes the distance and lands a one-two.
St Pierre throws a nice head kick!
Rasputin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A combination from St Pierre does no damage.
Rasputin avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pierre's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and St Pierre duly obliges.
Rasputin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Pierre.
Gaston St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre lands with a kick to the temple. Rasputin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
St Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grigori Rasputin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Pierre.
Rasputin is rocked!
St Pierre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rasputin is still on wobbly legs! Can St Pierre finish him?
St Pierre misses with a head kick.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Rasputin seems to have recovered his senses.
St Pierre clinches up with Rasputin and pushes him back against the cage.
Rasputin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
St Pierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
St Pierre throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Pierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rasputin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaston St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Pierre, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Gaston St Pierre!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Gaston St Pierre!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Gaston St Pierre!
Gaston St Pierre wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenshiro Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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200 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionicio Pizarro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizarro just misses with a punch to the body.
Horrible takedown by Yamamoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Pizarro which made him look bad.
Some wild striking there from Pizarro.
Pizarro closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yamamoto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pizarro fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Pizarro finds it's way through Yamamoto's defenses.
Yamamoto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamamoto drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yamamoto preventing the sweep.
Yamamoto postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto 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.
Pizarro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pizarro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Yamamoto!
Yamamoto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pizarro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pizarro looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pizarro sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pizarro controlling his opponent.
Pizarro raining down shots from the mount!
Pizarro working the ground and pound effectively.
Pizarro prevents Yamamoto from getting the reversal.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pizarro is landing with some decent strikes but Yamamoto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pizarro trying to control but Yamamoto is having none of it.
Yamamoto sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Yamamoto won't allow Pizarro to pass to mount.
Yamamoto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pizarro wants to pass the guard but Yamamoto is defending well.
Yamamoto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yamamoto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro 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.
Pizarro frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pizarro looking to finish Yamamoto with some ground and pound. This is bad for Yamamoto!
Yamamoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pizarro on the ground.
Yamamoto is in a horrible position here. Pizarro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Pizarro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yamamoto hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pizarro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pizarro working Yamamoto over with strikes here.
Pizarro with shots to the head and body - Yamamoto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pizarro fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dionicio Pizarro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pizarro misses with a body shot.
Pizarro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pizarro.
Pizarro lands a nice hook to Yamamoto's body. Yamamoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pizarro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pizarro shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Pizarro was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pizarro landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pizarro with shots to the head and body - Yamamoto looks very uncomfortable down there.
Pizarro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pizarro is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Pizarro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dionicio Pizarro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Rajala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pumba Ottavainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pumba Ottavainen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomi Rajala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pumba Ottavainen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajala shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rajala showed some decent athleticism there.
Rajala throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rajala slips a nice elbow through Ottavainen's hands, connecting with Ottavainen's forehead.
Ottavainen tries to roll over but Rajala keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rajala lands with a punch from half guard.
Rajala looks to land a strike but Ottavainen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rajala postures up in Ottavainen's guard and throws a big left but Ottavainen blocks it.
Rajala slips nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajala throwing shots but Ottavainen is blocking nicely.
Rajala trying to mount his opponent but Ottavainen defends it.
Rajala misses with a head shot. Ottavainen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rajala postures up in Ottavainen's guard and throws a big left but Ottavainen blocks it.
Rajala pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ottavainen is keeping the position for now.
Rajala is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rajala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rajala makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ottavainen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rajala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ottavainen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rajala working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rajala throwing strikes from guard but Ottavainen blocks nicely.
Ottavainen looking to control.
Rajala throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajala trying to control but Ottavainen is working from the bottom.
Rajala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left lands for Ottavainen.
Rajala will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ottavainen throws a sloppy head kick and Rajala moves out of range easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ottavainen throws a head kick but Rajala moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Ottavainen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ottavainen misses with a body shot.
Rajala fails to land the takedown.
Rajala scores with a takedown into Ottavainen's guard.
Rajala is breathing heavily.
Rajala scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rajala wants to control from the top but Ottavainen keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen wants to get back to his feet but Rajala is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rajala throwing strikes but missing.
Rajala trying to control the position from guard on top but Ottavainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ottavainen wants to stand up but Rajala is controlling him.
Rajala working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Rajala dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ottavainen throws a head kick that misses.
Ottavainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rajala. Rajala circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ottavainen throws a head kick that half lands.
Rajala is rocked!
Rajala shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big head kick from Ottavainen and Rajala is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Oh Rajala is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rajala throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ottavainen wants to stand but Rajala is controlling his posture from full guard.
Rajala seems to have got his legs back now.
Rajala trying to strike off his back.
Rajala scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Ottavainen is breathing heavily.
Ottavainen postures up.
Rajala doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajala throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rajala wants to sweep here but Ottavainen controlling him for the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ottavainen misses with a head kick.
Ottavainen throws a right hand that Rajala ducks under and follows up with a left that Rajala also avoids with ease.
Ottavainen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rajala shoots in but no luck this time.
Ottavainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Rajala shoots in for a takedown but Ottavainen shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomi Rajala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ottavainen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rajala shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ottavainen as he avoids it easily.
Ottavainen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ottavainen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A cross from Ottavainen lands.
Ottavainen stuffs the takedown.
Ottavainen lands a jab-cross combination.
Tomi Rajala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rajala takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rajala avoids the head kick by Ottavainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajala checks a low kick from Ottavainen.
Rajala looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ottavainen is fending him off so far but Rajala persists. Nope, Ottavainen circles away and we're back to standing.
Ottavainen throws a sloppy head kick and Rajala moves out of range easily.
Ottavainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ottavainen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rajala moves out of range of the strikes.
Rajala looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rajala stopping the sweep attempt from Ottavainen.
Rajala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rajala trying to control but Ottavainen is working from the bottom.
Rajala 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajala throws a strike but Ottavainen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rajala throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rajala wants to control the position but Ottavainen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rajala wants to get back to full guard but Ottavainen has passed into side control.
Rajala working to try and regain half guard.
Rajala is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rajala swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Ottavainen avoids the attempt from Rajala to control.
Rajala sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rajala wants to improve his position but Ottavainen is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ottavainen tries to pass to full mount but Rajala defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pumba Ottavainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rajala's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ottavainen lands with an overhand left.
Nice jab there from Ottavainen.
Rajala fails with a takedown attempt.
Ottavainen misses with a head kick.
Rajala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rajala scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rajala looks to land a strike but Ottavainen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Rajala postures up in Ottavainen's guard and throws a big left but Ottavainen blocks it.
Rajala trying to control but Ottavainen is working from the bottom.
Rajala throwing strikes from guard but Ottavainen blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ottavainen wants to get back to his feet but Rajala is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottavainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rajala throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ottavainen throws a shot to the body.
Rajala blocks a head kick by Ottavainen.
Rajala scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rajala not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ottavainen has hold of Rajala's hands but Rajala slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rajala.
Rajala thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rajala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rajala throwing shots but Ottavainen is blocking nicely.
Ottavainen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rajala.
Rajala throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ottavainen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rajala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomi Rajala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ottavainen works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ottavainen lands with a kick to the temple. Rajala shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ottavainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rajala shoots in and bounces Ottavainen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ottavainen keeping moving, preventing Rajala from controlling successfully.
Ottavainen wants to stand but Rajala is controlling the position.
Rajala controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rajala accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajala landing some decent shots from guard.
Rajala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ottavainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rajala with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rajala scores a takedown into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Rajala showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rajala has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Pumba Ottavainen!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Pumba Ottavainen!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Pumba Ottavainen!
Pumba Ottavainen wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Juronen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Spiegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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196 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Juronen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spike Spiegel!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to de liver by Juronen. Beautiful body shot.
Spiegel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Juronen's waist but Juronen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Spiegel off to one side.
Juronen scores with a sloppy right hand. Spiegel should have avoided that one.
It looks like Spike Spiegel has been cut.
Juronen lands a right hook to the body.
Spiegel looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juronen wants to clinch up but Spiegel keeps it at a distance.
Spiegel avoids the body shot from Juronen.
Juronen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Juronen moves into the clinch successfully.
Spiegel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Juronen scores with a knee to the head.
Juronen lands a hook that snaps the head of Spiegel backwards.
Juronen lands a knee to the body.
A short right from Juronen on the inside.
Juronen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spiegels head.
Juronen lands a knee to the head.
Juronen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Juronen lands with a short shot to the head.
Juronen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spiegel's face.
Spiegel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Juronen scores with a shot to the side of Spiegel's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Juronen.
That has opened up Spike Spiegel's cut even more.
Juronen cracks Spiegel with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Juronen as the two fighters clinch.
Juronen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juronen lands a knee to the head.
Juronen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Juronen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spiegel or not.
Juronen connects with a knee to the head.
A short left from Juronen.
A body shot lands from Juronen.
Juronen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Juronen.
Nice body punch from Juronen.
Juronen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Juronen keeps control of Spiegel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Juronen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spiegel's face.
Juronen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Juronen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Juronen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juronen cracks Spiegel with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Juronen.
Juronen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juronen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spiegel's face.
Juronen works on Spiegel's body with a couple of short punches.
Juronen lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juronen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Juronen lands a nice uppercut.
Juronen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Juronen scores with a shot to the side of Spiegel's head.
Spiegel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Juronen.
Juronen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Juronen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Juronen lands a body shot.
Spiegel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juronen lands an elbow just above Spiegel 's eye.
Juronen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spiegel's face.
Juronen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel wants to break free but Juronen has control.
Juronen throws a punch but it's blocked by Spiegel.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Juronen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Juronen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Juronen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spiegel's brow.
A shot in the inside from Juronen.
Juronen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spiegel's elbow.
Spiegel avoiding damage as Juronen throws knees to the body.
Juronen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spiegel wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.
Juronen misses with a knee to the head.
Spiegel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juronen keeps control of Spiegel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spiegel is trying to break the clinch but Juronen has him pressed against the cage.
Juronen is leaning against Spiegel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Juronen tries to land a knee to the head but Spiegel blocks with his arms.
Juronen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spiegel is trying to break free.
Juronen tries a body shot but Spiegel blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Juronen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juronen tries to land knees in the clinch but Spiegel avoids the damage to the body.
Spiegel tries to break the clinch but Juronen is controlling the position.
Juronen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spiegel backwards.
Juronen keeps control of Spiegel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spiegel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juronen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Spiegel has had enough of the clinch but Juronen keeps him there for the moment.
Spiegel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juronen misses with a punch on the inside.
Spiegel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spiegel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juronen lands a shoulder strike.
Juronen misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juronen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juronen throws a punch but it's blocked by Spiegel.
Spiegel tries to break the clinch but Juronen is controlling the position.
Spiegel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Spiegel has had enough of the clinch but Juronen keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Juronen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spike Spiegel's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Juronen tries to clinch up but Spiegel circles away and keeps his distance.
Spiegel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Spiegel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Juronen lands a jab to the head.
Spiegel misses with a kick to the body
and Juronen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Juronen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spiegel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Juronen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spiegel scores with a three punch combo!
Spiegel misses with a body shot.
Juronen fails with the takedown.
Spiegel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Spiegel scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juronen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Spiegel misses its intended target.
Joe Juronen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juronen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Spiegel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Spiegel thows a body shot but no joy.
Spiegel misses with a kick to the body.
Juronen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spiegel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Juronen wants to clinch
and Spiegel counters with a straight right hand.
Spiegel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Juronen rather than just go for the knockout.
Spiegel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Juronen tries to clinch up.
Juronen tries to clinch up
and Spiegel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spiegel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Juronen throws a head kick that misses
and Spiegel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spiegel throws a body punch but Juronen moves out of range.
Juronen stuffs the takedown attempt from Spiegel. Spiegel gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe Juronen is winning the standup battle so far.
Juronen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Spiegel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juronen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Juronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spiegel.
Juronen misses with a wild combination.
Spiegel tries to score with a low kick but Juronen moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juronen closes the distance but Spiegel moves to the side
letting Spiegel counter with a right hand.
Juronen misses with a takedown attempt - Spiegel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spiegel fails to land with a series of punches.
Juronen blocks a jab.
Juronen misses the body punch
and Spiegel counters with a straight right hand.
Spiegel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Juronen moves into the clinch.
Spiegel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juronen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spiegel blocks it with crossed arms.
Juronen lands with a short shot to the head.
Juronen misses with a body punch.
Spiegel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spiegel can't break the clinch.
Spiegel is looking to break free of the clinch but Juronen has double underhooks.
Spiegel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juronen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spiegel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Juronen missing with knees to the body.
Spiegel is trying to break free.
Juronen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spiegel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spiegel wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.
Spiegel is trying to break free.
Juronen lands a nice uppercut.
Spiegel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juronen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spiegel or not.
Spiegel can't break the clinch.
Juronen crunches a lovely knee into Spiegel's ribcage.
Spiegel digs a right hand underneath Juronen's ribcage. Juronen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Juronen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spiegel wants to break free but Juronen has control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juronen lands with a light punch inside.
Spiegel is looking to break free of the clinch but Juronen has double underhooks.
Juronen scores with a shot to the side of Spiegel's head.
Juronen misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spike Spiegel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Spike Spiegel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Juronen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Spiegel. No joy for Juronen on that attempt.
Spiegel blocks a jab.
Spiegel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Juronen avoids the head kick by Spiegel.
Spiegel fails with the takedown.
Juronen lands a head kick. Spiegel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Juronen lands with a cross.
Spiegel swats away the attempt to clinch by Juronen.
Juronen avoids a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juronen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spiegel moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Juronen misses the target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Juronen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Spiegel - the referee stops the clock and Juronen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Spiegel. Juronen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Juronen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A lazy body kick from Spiegel
and Juronen counters with an outside leg kick.
Juronen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Spiegel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Spiegel sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Spiegel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juronen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spiegel throws a hook but Juronen avoids it easily.
Juronen loads up on a big right hand but Spiegel slips the punch.
Juronen tries to clinch but Spiegel moves out of range.
Juronen stuffs the takedown attempt from Spiegel. Spiegel gets slowly back to his feet.
Juronen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juronen forces Spiegel back against the cage and clinches.
Spiegel blocks the elbow strike.
Spiegel wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.
Spiegel tries to break the clinch but Juronen is controlling the position.
Juronen scores with a hook to the body.
Juronen working aggressively here.
A short right from Juronen.
Spiegel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Juronen has him pressed against the cage.
Spiegel wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.
Juronen landing knees to the head.
Juronen lands a nice knee to the body.
Juronen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Juronen missing with knees to the body.
Juronen tries to land a knee to the head but Spiegel blocks with his arms.
Juronen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spiegel blocks it with crossed arms.
Spiegel wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juronen misses with the head strike.
Juronen prevents Spiegel from breaking the clinch.
Joe Juronen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spiegel avoiding damage as Juronen throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Juronen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juronen.
Juronen swings wildly with an uppercut but Spiegel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juronen is working Spiegel over against the cage.
Spiegel wants to break free but Juronen has control.
Juronen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spiegel blocks it with crossed arms.
Spiegel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juronen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Spiegel wants to break free but Juronen has control.
Spiegel is looking to break free of the clinch but Juronen has double underhooks.
Spiegel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juronen keeps control of Spiegel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Juronen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four 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.
Spiegel wants to get back to striking at distance but Juronen won't allow it.
Spiegel is trying to break the clinch but Juronen has him pressed against the cage.
Spiegel blocking some punches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Juronen.
Spiegel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spiegel tries to break the clinch but Juronen is controlling the position.
Spiegel breaks from the clinch.
Juronen takes one to the side of the head.
Juronen misses with a jab to the body
letting Spiegel counter with a right hand.
Spike Spiegel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Spiegel looks to score with a jab to the body but Juronen is just out of range.
Juronen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Spiegel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice defenses there by Spiegel.
Spiegel wants to slow Juronen down by chopping away at his legs.
Juronen lands a high kick!
Spiegel throws a head kick that Juronen semi-blocks.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Spike Spiegel.
I think Spiegel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 for Joe Juronen!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Joe Juronen!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Joe Juronen!
Joe Juronen wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Domonic Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Alberto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Domonic Parks looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Domonic Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Alberto!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks tries to get into range but Alberto steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Parks! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Alberto scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Alberto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andros Luboslaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman has chosen Men At Work - Land Down Under as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andros Luboslaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonas Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman throws out a loose jab but Luboslaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luboslaw blocks a low kick nicely.
Jonas Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Luboslaw stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Freeman waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Luboslaw.
Freeman misses with a looping right.
Freeman throws a looping overhand right but Luboslaw ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Luboslaw.
Luboslaw clinches up with Freeman and pushes him back against the cage.
Luboslaw's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Freeman misses with an uppercut. Luboslaw saw that one coming.
Freeman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luboslaw is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luboslaw's hands.
It looks like Andros Luboslaw has been cut.
Freeman feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Luboslaw sprawling to the canvas! Luboslaw rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Freeman finish him?!
Luboslaw is rocked!
Freeman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Freeman flashes Luboslaw a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Luboslaw's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Luboslaw crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Freeman punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonas Freeman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holli Irvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yiutsa Misura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irvi comes to the cage accompanied by WEEEEEOOOO BIGSHOOOW. Yiutsa Misura 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 heavyweight 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, Holli Irvi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yiutsa Misura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irvi misses with a two punch combination.
Irvi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Irvi misses with a two punch combination.
Misura lands a nice looking body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Misura.
Irvi is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Misura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Irvi at a distance.
Misura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Irvi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Misura.
Misura thuds a left hand into Irvi's body.
Irvi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for Misura, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Misura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab-cross combination lands for Misura and sends Irvi crashing to the mat! Misura follows him down to the mat - Irvi regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like Holli Irvi has been cut.
Misura postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Irvi to stand up.
A jab from Misura finds it's way through Irvi's defenses.
Misura closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Irvi! Misura dives in looking to finish! Irvi is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yiutsa Misura! Yiutsa Misura retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hausser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morko has chosen The Sound Of Thunder as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Hausser!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esko Morko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hausser rushes Morko and presses him up against the cage.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Morko tries a knee to the head but Hausser blocks it.
Morko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but Hausser blocks with his arms.
Hausser tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hausser drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Morko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hausser wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Hausser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hausser is breathing heavily.
Morko with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hausser is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morko taking a breather.
Morko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hausser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morko landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morko lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Morko.
Morko scores a nice knee to the body.
Morko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hausser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hausser's face.
It looks like Paul Hausser has been cut.
Morko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Morko.
Morko crunches a lovely knee into Hausser's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hausser.
Morko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hausser blocks it with crossed arms.
Morko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Morko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Morko scores with a knee to the head.
Morko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morko.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morko tries a knee to the head but Hausser blocks it.
Morko landing knees to the body.
Morko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Morko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hausser up against the cage.
Morko gets underhooks to prevent Hausser's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Morko.
Hausser takes a knee right on the jaw!
Morko lands a knee to the head.
Morko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Morko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hausser is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morko presses Hausser against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A knee to the head by Morko.
Morko scores with a knee to the head.
Morko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morko with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Morko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morko.
Morko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hausser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hausser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Morko stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Morko's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Morko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Hausser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hausser avoiding damage as Morko throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but Hausser blocks with his arms.
Morko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hausser is keeping busy.
Morko throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hausser'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.
Morko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hausser's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Morko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hausser has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hausser and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Morko lands a high kick!
Morko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morko connects with a single shot there.
Morko is looking to clinch but Hausser is avoiding it.
Morko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hausser counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morko has hold of Hausser's hands but Hausser slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morko wants to control but Hausser is keeping busy.
Hausser prevents Morko from improving his position.
Hausser not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hausser trying to pass the guard but Morko defending well.
Morko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hausser.
Hausser prevents Morko from improving his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morko rushes Hausser and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Morko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Morko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hausser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hausser changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Morko fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Morko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hausser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko tests Hausser's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hausser fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hausser blocks it with crossed arms.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Morko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hausser.
A bit of stalling here from Morko.
Morko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hausser gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hausser is pressing down on Morko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Morko is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hausser is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Morko is looking to stand up but Hausser isn't so interested in that idea.
Morko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morko wants to stand up but Hausser is controlling him.
Morko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morko tries to clinch
and Hausser counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morko!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko is desperately trying to improve his position but Hausser has a good base and remains in mount.
Morko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hausser cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Morko regains half guard.
Hausser lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hausser thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hausser working Morko over with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hausser is looking for a kimura here.
Morko has his hands clasped together around Hausser's back. He's all about the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Esko Morko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paul Hausser's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Morko clinches but Hausser breaks the clinch
and Hausser decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Morko's guard.
Hausser wants to control from the top but Morko keeps moving.
Hausseris looking to pass into half guard but Morko pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Morko is in guard.
Hausser throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Morko decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hausser, up you get!
Morko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Morko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hausser counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Morko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morko landing knees to the body.
Morko connects with a knee to the head.
Morko gets underhooks to prevent Hausser's takedown attempt.
Morko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Morko landing knees to the head.
Morko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hausser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hausser blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Morko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Morko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko missing with knees to the body.
Morko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hausser.
Hausser is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Morko lands a shot to the body.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hausser tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Hausser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but Hausser blocks with his arms.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Morko missing with knees to the body.
Morko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esko Morko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hausser has Morko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Morko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Morko lands a knee to the head.
Hausser is trying to trip Morko. He has hold of a leg but Morko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hausser persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Morko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hausser!
Paul Hausser overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morko controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hausser is squirming around, avoiding Morko's attempts to control the action.
Morko prevents Hausser from getting the reversal.
Morko wants to control the pace but Hausser is squirming around nicely.
Morko controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Morko prevents Hausser from getting the reversal.
Morko looking to control but Hausser is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Despite being in the dominant position, Esko Morko just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morko lands a head kick!
The crowd cheers as Morko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hausser doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hausser's cut.
That's time! Hausser's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hausser blocks a head kick by Morko.
Hausser shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morko wants to clinch.
Morko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hausser avoids the body shot from Morko.
Morko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Hausser closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morko circles away.
Hausser shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Morko but Morko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Hausser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morko throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hausser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick misses from Morko.
Morko swats away the attempt to clinch by Hausser.
Morko throws a nice head kick!
Morko looks to score with a jab to the body but Hausser is just out of range.
Hausser fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hausser has a takedown stuffed.
Hausser blocks a head kick by Morko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko throws a shot from downtown. Hausser moves away and avoids it.
Esko Morko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Hausser with that takedown attempt.
Paul Hausser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morko tries to clinch but Hausser is having none of it.
Morko throws a head kick but Hausser moves out of range.
Esko Morko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hausser shoots for a takedown but Morko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hausser avoids the head kick by Morko.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morko misses with a knee to the head.
Morko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Morko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but Hausser blocks with his arms.
Hausser goes for a takedown in the clinch but Morko prevents it.
Morko lands a knee to the head.
Morko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hausser lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Morko has Hausser pressed against the cage.
Morko tries to land a knee to the head but Hausser blocks with his arms.
Hausser effectively controlling the action here.
Hausser drops down looking for an ankle pick but Morko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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.
Hausser bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hausser trying to control the action but Morko is working from the bottom.
Morko can't do much from the bottom here.
Morko is looking for a sweep.
Morko is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hausser cracks Morko with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hausser tries for a kimura but Morko is defending well.
Morko is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hausser is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Esko Morko dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hausser's cut.
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!
Morko tries to clinch up but Hausser circles away and keeps his distance.
Morko closes the distance but Hausser moves to the side
and Hausser counters with a single leg into guard. Morko didn't expect that.
Hausser 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.
Hausser 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.
Hausser stops Morko from standing up.
Morko keeping full guard, as Hausser tries to pass.
Hausser loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hausser stops Morko from standing up.
Hausser trying to control but Morko is working from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hausser takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Morko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
An inside leg kick lands from Morko.
Hausser takes a kick to the side of the head.
Morko moves in looking to clinch but Hausser pushes him off.
Good leg kick by Morko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morko wants to clinch but Hausser slips to the side
and Hausser counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Morko makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hausser takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Morko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hausser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko throws a nice head kick!
Morko tries to close the distance and clinch but Hausser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Esko Morko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hausser closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morko circles away.
Morko throws a head kick that Hausser semi-blocks.
Hausser closes the distance and clinches up with Morko, looking for a takedown. Hausser pushes Morko against the cage but Morko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hausser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morko tries to clinch but Hausser moves out of range.
Hausser looks for a takedown but Morko sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Hausser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hausser takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hausser blocks a low kick nicely.
Hausser blocks a head kick by Morko.
Morko lands a head kick. Hausser smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hausser looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morko tries to roll over but Hausser keeps him under control.
Hausser missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Morko is not content to let Hausser control the position.
Hausser is thwarting Morko's attempts to control the position.
Hausser thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Morko's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morko controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Morko is trying to maintain the position but Hausser is very close to passing his half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morko throws a head kick but Hausser moves out of range.
Hausser avoids the head kick by Morko.
A head kick misses from Morko.
Hausser shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morko's guard.
Hausser postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hausser slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Morko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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 Paul Hausser.
I think Morko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Esko Morko!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Esko Morko!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Esko Morko!
Esko Morko wins by unanimous decision! Esko Morko retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antero Vipunen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshida Satoru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vipunen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Onward to Victory. Yoshida Satoru has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antero Vipunen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshida Satoru!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satoru shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vipunen but Vipunen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vipunen tries for a takedown but Satoru sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vipunen slips a straight right by Satoru.
Vipunen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Satoru decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vipunen's guard.
Satoru thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Satoru looking to pass the guard.
Vipunen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satoru stands and throws Vipunen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vipunen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vipunen wants to get back to full guard.
Satoru is trying to control the action in half guard but Vipunen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Vipunen actively working from the bottom here.
Vipunen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Satoru wants to control from the top but Vipunen keeps moving.
Vipunen looking for a guillotine here but Satoru defends easily.
Vipunen looking for a guillotine here but Satoru defends easily.
Vipunen is breathing heavily.
Satoru trying to control the position from guard on top but Vipunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vipunen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Satoru can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Vipunen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Satoru looking to pass the guard.
Vipunen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Satoru trying to control but Vipunen is working from the bottom.
Satoru wants to pass the guard but Vipunen is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vipunen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vipunen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Satoru counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antero Vipunen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Satoru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vipunen.
Satoru fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen shoots and misses
and Satoru counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Vipunen!
Vipunen 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!
Satoru is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vipunen sees it coming and defends easily.
Vipunen tries to roll over but Satoru keeps him under control.
Satoru is working for a kimura but Vipunen is defending it quite comfortably.
Vipunen actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vipunen actively working from the bottom here.
Satoru is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshida Satoru dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Satoru misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vipunen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Satoru!
Satoru is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen has hold of Satoru's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Satoru manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Satoru tries to lock up and control but Vipunen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vipunen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Satoru is surviving well by controlling Vipunen's body position as best he can.
Vipunen is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Satoru is in real trouble.
Satoru tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Vipunen is going olschool here, as he tries to force Satoru to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Satoru shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vipunen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Satoru is on top in guard.
Vipunen keeping moving, preventing Satoru from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen tries to strike from the bottom.
Vipunen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Satoru drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Satoru jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Satoru wants to pass the guard but Vipunen is keeping the position.
Vipunen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Satoru can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Satoru wants to control from the top but Vipunen keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Vipunen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Satoru's guard.
Vipunen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vipunen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vipunen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Satoru looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Satoru manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Satoru looking to control but Vipunen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satoru with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Satoru blocks Vipunen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Vipunen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Vipunen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Satoru.
Vipunen tries to reverse the position but Satoru maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Satoru has hold of Vipunen's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Vipunen manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Vipunen regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antero Vipunen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vipunen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Satoru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vipunen misses with a body kick.
Satoru gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Satoru is trying to control the position but Vipunen postures up.
Vipunen chips away with some ground and pound.
Vipunen wants to pass the guard but Satoru is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satoru is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Satoru has his foot on Vipunen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vipunen works his way back into a safe position though.
Satoru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vipunen throwing strikes but missing.
Satoru preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vipunen preventing the sweep.
Vipunen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Satoru manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vipunen has Satoru in his guard.
Vipunen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Satoru pushes down on Vipunen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satoru is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vipunen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Satoru.
Vipunen is looking for a sweep. Satoru is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vipunen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vipunen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Satoru uses it to pass to side control.
Vipunen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Satoru's best efforts.
Vipunen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Satoru pulls his head out easily.
Satoru trying to pass the guard but Vipunen defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Satoru performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Satoru is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vipunen is just riding it out for now. Satoru eventually gives up the hold.
Satoru seems to be looking for submissions.
Satoru tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vipunen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vipunen manages to get to full guard.
Vipunen is looking for a triangle but Satoru pushes his legs off easily.
Vipunen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Vipunen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vipunen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Satoru is one step ahead there.
Satoru trying to control but Vipunen is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Antero Vipunen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Satoru scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Satoru gets caught flat footed, as Vipunen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Satoru throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Satoru looking for a sweep. Not yet Satoru, not yet.
Satoru is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Vipunen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Satoru is looking for a triangle but Vipunen pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen 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.
Vipunen throwing strikes from guard but Satoru blocks nicely.
Vipunen postures up.
Satoru wants to sweep but no luck.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vipunen scores a takedown into full mount!
Satoru tries to lock up and control but Vipunen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Vipunen goes for an armbar but Satoru turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Satoru.
Vipunen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Satoru slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Satoru trying to control the action but Vipunen is working from the bottom.
Satoru is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vipunen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Vipunen manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen missing with punches from the bottom.
Satoru is looking to take a break and control but Vipunen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vipunen actively working from the bottom here.
Vipunen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Satoru is trying to control. Vipunen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Satoru blocks the strikes from Vipunen.
Vipunen looking for a kimura from the bottom but Satoru passes into side control!
Vipunen is looking for a sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vipunen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vipunen slips a straight right by Satoru.
Some wild striking there from Satoru.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Satoru gets caught flat footed, as Vipunen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vipunen throwing strikes from guard but Satoru blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Antero Vipunen will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Satoru looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Satoru throws a shot to the body.
Vipunen moves away from the strike by Satoru.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satoru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Vipunen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Satoru is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vipunen postures up.
Satoru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vipunen has gone for a leg lock! Satoru slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vipunen's guard.
Vipunen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Satoru passes into half guard.
Satoru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vipunen keeps working.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vipunen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Satoru trying to control the position from guard on top but Vipunen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Satoru wants to pass the guard but Vipunen is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vipunen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Satoru wants to control from the top but Vipunen keeps moving.
Satoru drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Satoru jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vipunen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vipunen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Satoru?
Vipunen is working for a guillotine from mount but Satoru frees his head quite easily.
Vipunen is going olschool here, as he tries to force Satoru to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Satoru shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satoru wants to control but Vipunen is having none of it.
Vipunen is working for a guillotine from mount but Satoru frees his head quite easily.
Satoru tries to lock up and control but Vipunen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Satoru is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vipunen swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Satoru is now in Vipunen's guard. A big mistake from Vipunen there, giving up the dominant position!
Satoru wants to control from the top but Vipunen keeps moving.
Vipunen can't keep his opponent in guard - Satoru advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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.
Satoru is working for a submission of some sort.
Vipunen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Vipunen is looking for a sweep. Satoru is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Satoru is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vipunen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Vipunen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vipunen keeping full guard, as Satoru tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antero Vipunen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vipunen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Yoshida Satoru!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Yoshida Satoru!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Yoshida Satoru!
Yoshida Satoru wins by unanimous decision! Yoshida Satoru retains his middleweight title!
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