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IPPON 6: Uchi Makikomi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Parkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurokawa Kenji will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Parkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurokawa Kenji!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parkman misses with a wild combination.
Kenji with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kenji goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kenji digs a good hook to Parkman's body.
No joy there for Parkman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parkman shoots for a takedown but Kenji saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice cross by Kenji.
Parkman walks into a left hand.
Parkman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parkman is breathing heavily.
Kenji ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenji stuns Parkman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Parkman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kenji ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kenji lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Parkman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Matt Parkman has been cut.
Kenji lands with a nice combination. Parkman backs away looking to recover.
Kenji lands with a big left! Parkman is wobbled badly! Kenji comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Parkman to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kurokawa Kenji!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James McSweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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220 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James McSweeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BJ Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McSweeney misses with a hook. Carvalho ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circle, before McSweeney throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Carvalho's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! McSweeney lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). James McSweeney!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Bueno will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Bueno!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunouchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makunouchi throws out a loose jab but Bueno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bueno clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Bueno.
Makunouchi is trying to break free.
Bueno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Makunouchi tries to circle away but Bueno has him pinned against the ropes.
Makunouchi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bueno has him pressed against the ropes.
Bueno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Bueno.
Bueno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bueno lands an uppercut.
Makunouchi wants to break free but Bueno has control.
Bueno lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bueno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bueno digs a right hand underneath Makunouchi 's ribcage. Makunouchi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bueno pushes Makunouchi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bueno.
Makunouchi is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bueno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bueno lands a hook that snaps the head of Makunouchi backwards.
Bueno scores with a shot to the side of Makunouchi 's head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bueno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bueno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bueno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makunouchi backwards.
Bueno presses Makunouchi against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bueno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bueno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bueno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bueno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bueno.
Bueno pushes Makunouchi back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bueno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Makunouchi takes a shot to the head.
Makunouchi is rocked!
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Makunouchi .
Oh Makunouchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Makunouchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bueno misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bueno fails to land.
Bueno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bueno throws a punch but it's blocked by Makunouchi .
Bueno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makunouchi seems to have got his legs back now.
Bueno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Makunouchi backwards.
Bueno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bueno lands a big right hand! Makunouchi is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Bueno!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Andrei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Portimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DJ Andrei is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Andrei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Portimo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrei cracks Portimo with an open hand slap.
Andrei throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andrei lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Portimo circles away quickly and effectively.
Portimo shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrei tries to sprawl out of it but Portimo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Andrei manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Portimo.
Portimo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Andrei sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Portimo somewhat.
Andrei looks to land a combination but Portimo avoids it well.
Portimo shoots in but Andrei avoids the takedown attempt easily.
DJ Andrei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Portimo.
Portimo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Andrei both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Andrei misses.
Portimo closes the distance and clinches up with Andrei, looking for a takedown. Portimo pushes Andrei against the ropes but Andrei circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Portimo fails to land the takedown.
Andrei loads up on a big right hand but Portimo slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portimo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andrei avoids it really well and circles away.
Andrei looks to land a combination but Portimo avoids it well.
Andrei throws a series of punches but Portimo moves out of range.
Andrei looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Portimo!
Andrei tries to control but Portimo wriggling away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Portimo can't escape the position.
Andrei trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Andrei is really struggling to control Portimo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Portimo regains half guard.
Andrei scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Portimo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Andrei pulls his head out easily.
Portimo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Portimo looks gassed!
Portimo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Andrei pulls his head out easily.
Portimo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Andrei pulls his head out easily.
Andrei tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Portimo is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Andrei pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Portimo won't allow Andrei to pass to mount.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Andrei does no damage.
Andrei fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andrei goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A nice combination there by Andrei.
Andrei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andrei's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Andrei duly obliges.
Portimo slips under a jab from Andrei.
Portimo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andrei defends it nicely.
A combination from Andrei does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Andrei throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andrei lands a nice shot to the body.
Portimo shoots and misses
and Andrei counters with a three punch combo that has Portimo backing up. Portimo nods at Andrei to acknowledge the strikes.
Andrei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Portimo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andrei to score with a decent uppercut.
Portimo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andrei.
Andrei stuffs the takedown attempt from Portimo. Portimo gets slowly back to his feet.
Portimo slips a jab and a cross from Andrei.
Portimo dives in and grabs Andrei's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andrei pushes down on Portimo's head and hops out.
Andrei lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andrei throws a right and a left that Portimo avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Andrei dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Portimo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Portimo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Andrei counters with a two punch combo.
Andrei's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Andrei duly obliges.
Portimo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Andrei to score with a decent uppercut.
Portimo has a takedown stuffed.
Andrei misses with the combination.
Andrei swinging wilding here.
Andrei has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Andrei there as he acknowledges the shot.
Andrei throws a jab but it's blocked by Portimo.
Portimo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Andrei to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andrei wants to stand but Portimo is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portimo working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Andrei has passed into half guard!
Portimo actively working from the bottom here.
Portimo actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Andrei there.
Andrei wants to stand up but Portimo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Portimo actively working from the bottom here.
Portimo actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Portimo looking for submissions off his back.
Portimo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like Andrei is going to stand back up.
Portimo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Andrei wanted to stand there but Portimo had control of the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Portimo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Andrei doesn't defend quickly enough and Portimo has managed to lock this one up! Can Andrei escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Portimo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tommy Portimo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Astro Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Munster Draon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent |
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Counter striker
Likes ground |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Astro Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Munster Draon!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab-cross combination lands for Boy and sends Draon crashing to the mat! Boy follows him down to the mat - Draon regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Draon is rocked!
It looks like Munster Draon has been cut.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Draon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Draon is still in real trouble! Can Boy finish him?
Draon is looking for a sweep. Boy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Draon trying to control but Boy postures up.
Draon seems to have recovered his senses.
Draon looking for submissions off his back.
Draon looking for submissions off his back.
Boy tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Draon.
Boy is working for a submission of some sort.
Boy prevents Draon from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boy tries to clinch up.
Draon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draon was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Boy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Boy there.
Boy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Boy! Draon is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Astro Boy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Poon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kichii Miyazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poon's entrance music is Wavin' Flags. A fine choice. Kelvin Poon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelvin Poon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kichii Miyazawa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyazawa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Poon thows a body shot but no joy.
Miyazawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Poon.
Miyazawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Poon.
Miyazawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poon tries to close the distance and clinch but Miyazawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poon closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miyazawa as Poon tries to tie him up.
Miyazawa looking for a takedown.
Poon tries to break free but Miyazawa pushes him back against the ropes.
Poon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Poon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miyazawa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Miyazawa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Miyazawa breaks from the clinch.
Miyazawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Miyazawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Poon has managed to clinch.
Poon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Miyazawa.
Kelvin Poon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kichii Miyazawa.
Miyazawa manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazawa keeps the fight on the outside.
Miyazawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Poon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Miyazawa tries to clinch up but Poon circles away and keeps his distance.
Miyazawa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miyazawa counters with a head kick. That will keep Poon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Poon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Poon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Poon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Miyazawa trying to control here.
Miyazawa tries to kick Poon off but Poon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Miyazawa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Miyazawa is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Miyazawa shoots in for a takedown but Poon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Miyazawa.
Miyazawa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Poon tries to get to full guard but Miyazawa has control of the leg.
Miyazawa wants to free his trapped foot but Poon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poon is looking to control Miyazawa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Poon avoid being mounted?
Poon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miyazawa is looking to stall here but Poon recovers full guard.
Poon keeping full guard, as Miyazawa tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Poon dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Miyazawa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Poon circles away.
Miyazawa gets the takedown into side control.
Poon tries to bench press Miyazawa off him but Miyazawa keeps the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Miyazawa.
Miyazawa trying to control the position but Poon is working away.
Miyazawa decides to stand up, so the ref orders Poon to his feet.
Miyazawa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Poon's waist but Poon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miyazawa off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazawa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Miyazawa showed some decent athleticism there.
Poon tries to roll over but Miyazawa keeps him under control.
Miyazawa trying to mount his opponent but Poon defends it.
Poon is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
It looks like Miyazawa is going to stand back up.
Miyazawa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poon wants to control but Miyazawa is keeping busy.
Miyazawa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miyazawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miyazawa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Miyazawa ducks under a wild hook from Poon.
Poon closes the distance and clinches.
Miyazawa takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Kichii Miyazawa has been cut.
Poon missing with knees to the body.
Miyazawa looking to stall.
Poon has Miyazawa pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Poon pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Miyazawa tumbling to the mat - Poon dives into Miyazawa's guard.
Poon stays in close to Miyazawa's body and controls the position.
Poon postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kelvin Poon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kichii Miyazawa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Poon darts in trying to clinch
and Miyazawa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Poon!
Miyazawa cracks Poon with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Poon can't escape the position.
Poon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Miyazawa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Poon is looking to escape.
Poon gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazawa wants to control but Poon is keeping him busy.
Miyazawa trying to pass the guard but Poon defending well.
Miyazawa stalling away here and it's allowed Poon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Poon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miyazawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Miyazawa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Miyazawa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miyazawa counters with a series of strikes. Poon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Miyazawa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miyazawa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Poon's guard now.
Miyazawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Poon is keeping the position for now.
Miyazawa thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazawa throws and elbow that misses. Poon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miyazawa's guard. Nice move by Poon!
Miyazawa wants to sweep but no luck.
Miyazawa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kichii Miyazawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miyazawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miyazawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Miyazawa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kelvin Poon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miyazawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Poon tries to clinch
and Miyazawa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Poon wants to get back to his feet but Miyazawa is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kichii Miyazawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Poon 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Poon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pato Donald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daigoro Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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277 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pato Donald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigoro Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donald throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck for Aoki with that takedown attempt.
Donald throws a right and a left that Aoki avoids nicely.
Aoki scores with a takedown into Donald's guard.
Donald looking for a sweep. Not yet Donald, not yet.
Aoki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Donald working a defensive guard here.
Donald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aoki tries to free his leg and advance position but Donald is retaining full guard.
Donald keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aoki.
Pato Donald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigoro Aoki.
Donald slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aoki should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donald works Aoki's body with a nice hook.
Donald scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
It looks like Daigoro Aoki has been cut.
Aoki looks gassed!
Aoki shoots in and bounces Donald off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki wants to control from the top but Donald keeps moving.
Donald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Donald trying to keep a closed guard but Aoki is proving a slippery customer.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Donald keeps moving.
Aoki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Donald controls Aoki momentarily but Aoki frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Donald throws a series of punches but Aoki avoids them all with ease.
Donald looks to land a combination. Aoki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Aoki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Donald.
Donald scores with a one two! Aoki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That has opened up Daigoro Aoki's cut even more.
Aoki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Donald throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Donald connects with a looping right hand.
Donald misses with a two punch combination.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Aoki lands with some strikes.
Aoki thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Aoki is going olschool here, as he tries to force Donald to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Donald shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donald wants to control but Aoki is having none of it.
BOOM! Aoki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Aoki looking for a guillotine from mount but Donald is having none of it.
Donald keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Aoki trying to control but Donald is having none of it.
Donald takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Donald tries to lock up and control but Aoki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aoki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Aoki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Donald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aoki on the ground.
Aoki looking to secure an arm triangle but Donald defends it well.
Donald is squirming around, avoiding Aoki's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donald tries to hold on but Aoki pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pato Donald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daigoro Aoki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Donald lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Donald misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Aoki or perhaps it was just good defense by Donald which made him look bad.
Donald displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aoki.
Aoki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Donald defends it nicely.
Pato Donald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigoro Aoki.
Donald lands a nice looking body shot.
Donald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aoki needs to keep his hands up - Donald had a free shot at his head there.
Donald throws a one two combo.
The cut above Daigoro Aoki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aoki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Daigoro Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aoki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Donald lands a two punch combo.
Donald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Donald.
Donald throws a one two combo.
Pato Donald is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Donald stalks Aoki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aoki's face. Aoki staggers backwards, shaken.
Pato Donald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donald slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Donald lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Donald lands a two punch combo.
Donald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Donald swivels and escapes.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donald as he jumps to the side.
Danga de danga de dang - Donald scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Donald.
Pato Donald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Donald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aoki shoots in and drives through. Donald sprawls well.
Donald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looks for a takedown but Donald sprawls well.
Donald goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Aoki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Donald is trying to maintain the position but Aoki is very close to passing his half guard.
Aoki trying to control the action but Donald is working from the bottom.
Donald trying to control but Aoki postures up.
Donald wants to improve his position but Aoki is controlling well.
Donald on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Donald tries to get out of the position.
Aoki passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Donald!
Donald tries to reverse the position but Aoki maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donald is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aoki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Aoki lands a nice shot to the head.
Aoki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aoki with good strikes from the mount here!
Donald wants to control but Aoki is having none of it.
Aoki controlling the pace for now.
Aoki blocks Donald's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
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.
Aoki controlling the pace for now.
Aoki working for a guillotine from mount but Donald is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aoki looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Aoki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Donald is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pato Donald dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Daigoro Aoki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Donald looks to land a combination but Aoki avoids it well.
Aoki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Donald was covering up waiting for the punch and Aoki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Aoki 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.
Aoki stopping the sweep attempt from Donald.
Aoki trying to control but Donald is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donald throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donald 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.
Aoki wants to control from the top but Donald keeps moving.
Donald looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aoki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aoki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Donald.
Aoki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donald rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aoki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donald misses with the combination.
Aoki misses with a takedown attempt - Donald sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aoki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Donald circles away.
Pato Donald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigoro Aoki.
Aoki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Donald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donald displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Horrible takedown by Aoki or perhaps it was just good defense by Donald which made him look bad.
Donald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Aoki shoots in but Donald avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Donald fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aoki dives in and grabs Donald's left leg, looking for a takedown. Donald pushes down on Aoki's head and hops out.
Donald lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aoki circles away quickly and effectively.
Aoki fails with a takedown attempt.
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Donald.
Donald throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aoki.
Donald misses with the combination.
Donald throws a right and a left that Aoki avoids nicely.
Aoki scores a takedown into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Aoki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki with the ground and pound from mount.
Aoki looking to control but Donald is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Donald tries to hold on but Aoki postures up.
Aoki with shots to the head and body - Donald looks very uncomfortable down there.
Aoki with good strikes from the mount here!
Donald is trying to escape the mount.
Aoki scoring with strikes but Donald is staying in there.
Aoki content just to control the position here.
Aoki tries to control but Donald wriggling away.
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.
Donald tries to hold on but Aoki postures up.
Donald throwing hammer fists to the chest of Aoki. What's that going to do exactly?
Aoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aoki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aoki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Aoki blocks Donald's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Daigoro Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aoki is working for a guillotine from mount but Donald frees his head quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daigoro Aoki.
I think Donald 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pato Donald!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Song of Manliness. The key to victory for Gar Diu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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189 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Almeida.
Almeida shoots in for a takedown but Diu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diu tries to close the distance and clinch but Almeida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diu takes the fight into the clinch.
Almeida can't get the takedown.
Gar Diu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Almeida.
Diu prevents the takedown attempt.
Almeida has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Diu clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Diu is trying to stand back up.
Almeida is punishing Diu with strikes - can he finish him?!
Diu is trying to stand back up.
Almeida lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Diu is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Almeida is looking for the choke from the back position but Diu is controlling his hands well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diu defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Diu has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Almeida has his arm under Diu's chin here. Game over son! Almeida squeezes tightly and Diu is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ricardo Almeida!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathon Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Steel's choice of entrance music: Mustasch - Double Nature. Jonathon Steel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Nanahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathon Steel!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanahara dives in and grabs Steel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steel pushes down on Nanahara's head and hops out.
Nanahara wants to land a leg kick but Steel is out of range.
Steel has his takedown stuffed
so Nanahara counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nanahara controlling from the top position.
Nanahara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Steel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Steel looking for subs off his back but Nanahara has passed one foot through into half guard.
Steel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nanahara is working away from the top position though.
Steel tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Nanahara manages to move to mount!
Nanahara tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Steel can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Steel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nanahara controlling his opponent.
Steel gets back to half guard.
Steel is trying to control but can't.
Steel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel trying to control here.
Steel looks gassed!
Steel trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Steel is looking to improve his position but Nanahara isn't that keen on the idea.
Nanahara controlling from the full mount.
Steel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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.
Nanahara content just to control the position here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Steel wants to control but Nanahara is having none of it.
Steel is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nanahara controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Nanahara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nanahara bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nanahara decides to stand back up. Nanahara steps back and let's Steel get back to his feet.
A combination from Nanahara does no damage.
Nanahara has his takedown stuffed
and Steel counters with a takedown into side control.
Steel is trying to move to mount but Nanahara reverses beautifully and ends up in Steel's guard.
Steel trying to control the position.
Nanahara wants to stand but Steel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara postures up.
Steel wants to sweep here but Nanahara controlling him for the moment.
Nanahara decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Steel, up you get!
Nanahara tries to clinch but Steel is having none of it.
Nanahara fails with the takedown
and Steel counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nanahara's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara wants to sweep here but Steel controlling him for the moment.
Steel passes Nanahara's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Steel is trying to control the action in half guard but Nanahara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Steel is looking for a kimura here.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Nanahara is staying active underneath Steel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nanahara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Steel.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nanahara has his takedown stuffed
and Steel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Nanahara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nanahara keeping control of the position.
Nanahara trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to work for an arm triangle but Nanahara is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nanahara trying to hold on to Steel's head to control him but Steel postures up.
Nanahara is not content to let Steel control the position.
Steel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nanahara has one foot on Steel's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathon Steel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Steel has his takedown stuffed
and Nanahara counters with a shoot takedown. Steel fights it but they end up in guard.
Steel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nanahara looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Steel looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nanahara has picked Steel up and slammed him! Steel can't keep hold of the triangle and Nanahara manages to pass to side control!
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A lull in the action here as Nanahara stalls from top position.
Nanahara has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara shoots and misses
and Steel counters with a three punch combo that has Nanahara backing up. Nanahara nods at Steel to acknowledge the strikes.
Nanahara shoots and misses
so Steel counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nanahara pulls Steel in close to prevent any damage.
Steel prevents Nanahara from getting back to his feet.
Nanahara working a defensive guard here.
Takeshi Nanahara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nanahara drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Steel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Nanahara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nanahara pulls Steel into guard.
Steel trying to control the position from guard on top but Nanahara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nanahara is looking to stand up but Steel isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel trying to control the position from guard on top but Nanahara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steel trying to control but Nanahara is working from the bottom.
Steel stopping the sweep attempt from Nanahara.
Steel drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nanahara dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Steel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nanahara's guard.
Nanahara has his feet on Steel's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nanahara looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Steel!
Nanahara controlling from the full mount.
Nanahara prevents Steel from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Nanahara showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nanahara 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Nanahara!
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