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IPPON 12 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between will tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Badeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). tan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is tubthumping. will tan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, will tan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Augustus Badeau!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badeau gets caught flat footed, as tan shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Badeau throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Badeau keeping moving, preventing tan from controlling successfully.
tan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badeau escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. tan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Badeau looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
tan drops back looking for a leg! Badeau is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Badeau manages to kick tan off! tan jumps back into Badeau's guard.
tan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
tan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Badeau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Badeau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
tan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Badeau's head.
Badeau has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but tan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badeau looking for a sweep. Not yet Badeau, not yet.
tan stops Badeau from standing up.
tan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Badeau is keeping the position for now.
Badeau throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
tan trying to control the position from guard on top but Badeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badeau looking for a guillotine here but tan defends easily.
tan chips away with some ground and pound.
tan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Badeau is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Badeau is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Badeau has a closed guard, preventing tan from standing up.
tan advances position into side control!
tan trying to control the position but Badeau is working away.
Badeau struggling a bit here.
Badeau is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Badeau manages to work his way to half guard, despite tan's best efforts.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Badeau trying to control but tan postures up.
Badeau moves into full guard.
Badeau looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tan scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells tan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
tan landing with the ground and pound.
tan 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.
tan chips away with some ground and pound.
Badeau wants to stand up but tan is controlling him.
tan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Badeau bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in tan's guard.
tan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Badeau is looking to stand up but tan won't let him.
Badeau tries to free his leg and advance position but tan is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badeau postures up.
Badeau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. tan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
tan has Badeau pulled in close to control his posture.
tan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Badeau!
The referee warns Badeau that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
tan is going olschool here, as he tries to force Badeau to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Badeau shrugs it off.
tan cracks Badeau with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
will tan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Badeau gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and tan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by tan.
Badeau looking for a sweep. Not yet Badeau, not yet.
tan chips away with some ground and pound.
tan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
tan distracts Badeau with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Badeau keeping moving, preventing tan from controlling successfully.
Badeau has his foot on tan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. tan works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
tan chips away with some ground and pound.
Badeau looking for a guillotine here but tan defends easily.
tan passes Badeau's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. tan lands a nice short elbow.
tan trying to mount his opponent but Badeau defends it.
tan winds up and cracks Badeau with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from tan.
tan working the head and body with strikes.
Badeau slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
tan scoring with punches to the head and body.
will tan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Badeau can't keep his opponent in guard - tan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. tan connects with a nice short shot to Badeau's temple.
tan is keen to just control but Badeau is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badeau wants to improve his position but tan is controlling well.
tan trying to control the action but Badeau is working from the bottom.
Badeau is looking to escape.
tan working over Badeau with some ground and pound. Badeau looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
tan trying to control from Badeau's half guard. Badeau has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Badeau is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and tan defends well.
tan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Badeau can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
tan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Badeau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Badeau is pushing tan's head away, looking to escape. tan manages to hold on to the position though.
tan cracks Badeau with a big elbow.
tan cracks Badeau with a big elbow.
tan scoring with punches and elbows.
tan lands some shots froms side control.
tan is trying to get an arm triangle but Badeau is defending well.
tan trying to control the action but Badeau is working from the bottom.
Badeau manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badeau is trying to control. tan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
tan pushes Badeau off looking to stand but Badeau dives back in and keeps control.
Badeau seems to be looking for submissions.
Badeau thows a huge punch but tan dodges it nicely.
tan is looking to control Badeau's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can tan avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
will tan dominated that second round.
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!
Badeau closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming tan to the mat! tan manages to get full guard.
tan 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.
tan trying to control the position here.
Badeau trying to control the position from guard on top but tan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Badeau looking to sit in guard and control but tan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badeau utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
tan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
tan trying to control the position from guard on top but Badeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badeau is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and tan defends well.
Badeau keeping moving, preventing tan from controlling successfully.
tan is really struggling to control Badeau but he's trying to hold on to the position.
tan pushes down on Badeau's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two 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.
tan wants to pass the guard but Badeau is defending well.
tan prevents Badeau from standing back up.
Badeau wants to improve his position but tan is controlling well.
tan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
tan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by tan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by tan.
tan cracks Badeau with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Badeau tries to hold on but tan postures up.
tan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Badeau wants to hold on but tan pushes him away.
Badeau keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
tan jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Badeau manages to avoid the submission attempt.
tan grinds an elbow into Badeau's temple.
tan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Badeau down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badeau sneaks back into half guard.
Badeau is positioning himself well to prevent tan advancing to mount.
Badeau moves into full guard.
tan won't allow Badeau to get back to his feet.
Badeau controls tan momentarily but tan frees himself.
tan wants to pass the guard but Badeau is keeping the position.
tan wants to control from the top but Badeau keeps moving.
Badeau trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
will tan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well tan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... will tan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Munster Draon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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22
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Munster Draon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thompson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Draon on the side of the head.
Draon shoots for a takedown but Thompson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thompson drops Draon with a beautiful combination! Draon stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thompson is looking for the KO!
Draon is rocked!
It looks like Munster Draon has been cut.
Draon dives in and grabs Thompson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes down on Draon's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Munster Draon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson misses with a few strikes there.
Thompson sends Draon crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Thompson is motioning to the referee to let Draon up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Draon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draon circles away quickly and effectively.
Draon seems to have got his legs back now.
Thompson lands a big right hand that sends Draon crashing to the mat! Thompson stays standing though and waves Draon back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson dives in and grabs Draon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Draon pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out.
Thompson tries to bum rush Draon with a series of wild strikes but Draon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Draon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thompson to score with a decent uppercut.
Thompson throws a series of punches but Draon avoids them all with ease.
Thompson scores with a nice strike.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Thompson Rushes Draon and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Draon is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Thompson Piles on the pressure and Draon crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hunter Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lars Huleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huleman's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Click Clack. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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250 lbs
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23
247 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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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, Lars Huleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez connects with a high kick.
Jimenez throws a right and a left that Huleman avoids nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jimenez. Huleman shrugs it off though.
Huleman misses with a takedown attempt - Jimenez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Huleman.
Huleman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jimenez swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Huleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jimenez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jimenez - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huleman dodges the punch combination from Jimenez.
Jimenez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jimenez breaks from the clinch.
Jimenez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jimenez moves into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Jimenez.
Huleman is breathing heavily.
Jimenez misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Jimenez.
Jimenez stalls.
Jimenez lands an elbow that stopped Huleman in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huleman is defending well for now.
Huleman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jimenez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez has closed the distance and engaged Huleman in a clinch.
Jimenez manages to break the clinch.
Jimenez instigates a clinch.
Jimenez manages to break the clinch.
Huleman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jimenez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jimenez pushes Huleman away with a front kick.
Antonio Jimenez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huleman blocks the body kick.
Huleman ducks right into an uppercut from Jimenez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jimenez clinches.
Jimenez scores a nice knee to the body.
Jimenez manages to break the clinch.
Jimenez fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice body kick there by Jimenez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Jimenez.
Jimenez misses with a head kick.
Huleman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Antonio Jimenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jimenez is looking to slow Huleman down with leg kicks.
Jimenez scores with a head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jimenez.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jimenez.
Jimenez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jimenez misses with a series of wild punches.
Jimenez throws out a powerful jab.
Huleman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jimenez tried to score with a low kick but Huleman checks it.
Huleman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jimenez defends it nicely.
Jimenez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Huleman's sensitive parts.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Huleman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jimenez keeps Huleman at a distance using the push kick.
Jimenez forces Huleman back against the ropes and clinches.
Jimenez lands an elbow just above Huleman 's eye.
Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jimenez. That's going to slow Huleman down.
Huleman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jimenez.
Jimenez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Huleman shoots for a takedown but Jimenez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice body kick from Jimenez.
Huleman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jimenez clinches with his opponent.
Jimenez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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!
Huleman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez moves into range and clinches up with Huleman.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jimenez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huleman avoids the head kick by Jimenez.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Huleman.
Huleman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Huleman tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jimenez regains half guard, as Huleman was trying to land strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jimenez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Huleman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jimenez sprawls well. Jimenez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Huleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Jimenez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jimenez connects with a high kick.
Jimenez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huleman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Jimenez misses.
Jimenez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Huleman checks it well.
Huleman blocks a head kick by Jimenez.
Huleman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Antonio Jimenez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jimenez is looking to clinch.
Huleman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jimenez circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Huleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez drops Huleman with a beautiful combination! Huleman stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Jimenez is looking for the KO!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huleman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jimenez's waist but Jimenez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Huleman off to one side.
Jimenez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Huleman checks a low kick from Jimenez.
Huleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Huleman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jimenez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Huleman on the side of the head.
Jab from Jimenez.
Huleman is rocked!
Lars Huleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimenez has closed the distance and engaged Huleman in a clinch.
Huleman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jimenez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Huleman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jimenez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jimenez slaps away a takedown attempt from Huleman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huleman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huleman takes an elbow to the temple.
Jimenez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jimenez scores with a spinning back kick!
Jimenez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Huleman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Huleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jimenez as he avoids it easily.
Jimenez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huleman.
Jimenez misses with the combination.
Jimenez throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huleman moves out of range of the strikes.
Jimenez is looking to land body kicks.
Jimenez just misses with a punch to the body.
Huleman tries for a takedown but Jimenez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jimenez misses with a body kick.
Jimenez has closed the distance and engaged Huleman in a clinch.
Jimenez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Huleman.
Jimenez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huleman fails to land the takedown.
Huleman closes the distance and clinches up with Jimenez, looking for a takedown. Huleman pushes Jimenez against the ropes but Jimenez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jimenez tries a head kick but it misses.
Jimenez lands a really nice looking cross but Huleman seems unphased.
Jimenez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Huleman's head.
Huleman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jimenez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jimenez clinches.
Jimenez tries to land knees in the clinch but Huleman avoids the damage to the body.
Huleman is trying to drag Jimenez to the mat but Jimenez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Huleman avoiding damage as Jimenez throws knees to the body.
Huleman tries to score a body lock takedown but Jimenez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jimenez breaks the clinch.
Jimenez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Huleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jimenez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Huleman looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jimenez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jimenez moves into the clinch.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
Jimenez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huleman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Huleman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Huleman is looking for a kimura but Jimenez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Huleman to get the leverage.
Huleman is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huleman is looking for a kimura but Jimenez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Huleman to get the leverage.
Jimenez is trying to maintain the position but Huleman is very close to passing his half guard.
Huleman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jimenez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Huleman.
Huleman is keen to just control but Jimenez is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Huleman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Huleman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jimenez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Huleman.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jimenez lands with a nice body kick.
Jimenez misses with a head kick.
Jimenez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huleman, pushing him back against the ropes.
Huleman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jimenez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jimenez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice elbow from Jimenez.
Nice elbow from Jimenez.
Jimenez breaks the clinch.
Jimenez stuffs the takedown attempt from Huleman. Huleman gets slowly back to his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jimenez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez scores with a leg kick.
Jimenez throws a sloppy head kick and Huleman moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jimenez.
Jimenez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jimenez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jimenez instigates a clinch.
Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huleman.
Nice body kick from Jimenez.
Jimenez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Huleman, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jimenez lands a nice elbow.
Jimenez misses with a knee to the head.
Jimenez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jimenez throws the kick towards the body but Huleman avoids it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Huleman is defended easily by Jimenez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lars Huleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez throws a leg kick which misses Huleman's front leg but catches the back leg as Huleman tries to avoid it.
Jimenez connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Huleman can't get the takedown.
Jimenez creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Huleman's defenses.
Huleman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jimenez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Huleman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jimenez keeps Huleman at a distance using the push kick.
Jimenez scores with a push kick.
Jimenez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lars Huleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Huleman misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Jimenez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jimenez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Antonio Jimenez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanji Yokohama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin has chosen Freude schöner Götter Funken as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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18
200 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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19
205 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sanji Yokohama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Martin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yokohama scores with a leg kick.
Martin feints and as Yokohama raises his hands in defense, Martin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martin thows a big elbow that misses.
Martin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yokohama is keeping the position for now.
Martin scoring with some ground and pound.
Yokohama is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Martin is aware though and is defending well.
Yokohama 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Martin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Martin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Yokohama keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
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.
Martin 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.
Yokohama preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yokohama wants to sweep here but Martin controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yokohama is looking for a triangle but Martin pushes his legs off easily.
Martin wanted to stand there but Yokohama had control of the position.
Yokohama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yokohama tries for a takedown but Martin circles away easily
and Martin counters with a single leg into guard. Yokohama didn't expect that.
Yokohama is breathing heavily.
Martin drops back looking for a leg! Yokohama is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yokohama manages to kick Martin off! Martin jumps back into Yokohama's guard.
Yokohama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martin defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control but Yokohama is working from the bottom.
Yokohama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yokohama keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Martin drops back looking for a leg! Yokohama is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yokohama manages to kick Martin off! Martin jumps back into Yokohama's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Yokohama.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Sanji Yokohama has been cut.
Martin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yokohama manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Martin advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yokohama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Martin working the head and body with strikes.
Yokohama is looking to improve his position.
Martin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yokohama defends it well.
Yokohama moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yokohama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Martin defends well.
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.
Yokohama looking for a guillotine here but Martin defends easily.
Martin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Martin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Yokohama.
Martin wants to control from the top but Yokohama keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Martin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sanji Yokohama's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yokohama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin tries to clinch up.
Yokohama closes the distance but Martin moves to the side
and Martin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yokohama is staying active underneath Martin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yokohama is defending against the submission attempts here by Martin.
Martin drops an elbow to the side of Yokohama's head.
Martin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yokohama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yokohama trying to hold on to Martin's head to control him but Martin postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is trying to work for a kimura but Yokohama is defending well.
Yokohama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Martin is looking to take a break and control but Yokohama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yokohama is defending against the submission attempts here by Martin.
Yokohama wants to improve his position but Martin is controlling well.
Martin working the head and body with strikes.
That's two 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.
Martin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martin trying to control from half guard but Yokohama is working away.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yokohama circles away quickly and effectively.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
A right-left combo lands from Martin.
Yokohama throws a head kick that half lands.
Martin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yokohama manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Martin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Yokohama is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Martin, into his guard.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Martin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yokohama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yokohama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yokohama drops back looking for a leg! Martin is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martin manages to kick Yokohama off! Yokohama jumps back into Martin's guard.
Yokohama has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martin is proving hard to escape from.
Martin looking for a guillotine here but Yokohama defends easily.
Martin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yokohama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yokohama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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.
Martin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yokohama doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yokohama manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Martin working a defensive guard here.
Martin has his foot on Yokohama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yokohama works his way back into a safe position though.
Martin has his foot on Yokohama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yokohama works his way back into a safe position though.
Yokohama wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sanji Yokohama's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Yokohama rushes Martin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yokohama tries for a takedown. No joy.
Martin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yokohama goes for a takedown in the clinch but Martin prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Martin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yokohama smiles and moves away.
Yokohama with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Yokohama won't be happy with that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sanji Yokohama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yokohama is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yokohama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin working the head and body with strikes.
Yokohama wants to control but Martin postures up.
Yokohama is trying to improve his position.
Martin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yokohama to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yokohama is looking to reverse the position.
Martin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yokohama tries to improve position but can't.
Yokohama gets back to half guard.
Yokohama is trying to maintain the position but Martin is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two 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.
Martin drops an elbow to the side of Yokohama's head.
Martin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Martin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yokohama doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Martin.
Yokohama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Martin gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Martin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Martin is pressing down on Yokohama's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Martin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yokohama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yokohama thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Martin is on top in guard.
Yokohama has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martin pushing down on Yokohama's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yokohama manages to get to full guard.
Martin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yokohama looking for a guillotine here but Martin defends easily.
Yokohama escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Martin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Martin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Martin wants to control from the top but Yokohama keeps moving.
Sanji Yokohama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yokohama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Martin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Martin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Martin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Martin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurokawa Kenji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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24
215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurokawa Kenji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Ferro!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferro feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kenji looking for a sweep. Not yet Kenji, not yet.
Kenji seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ferro tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenji is retaining full guard.
Ferro drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Ferro as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Kenji screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Ferro! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bruno Ferro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jiro Makoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makoto comes to the ring accompanied by P-Mon Theme. Diu has chosen Song of Manliness as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
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189 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jiro Makoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu throws a wild body kick that Makoto sees coming a mile off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Makoto.
Makoto cracks Diu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Makoto tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Diu parries the strikes from Makoto easily there. Makoto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Diu to escape.
Makoto lands some shots froms side control.
Makoto trying to control the action but Diu is working from the bottom.
Makoto looks up at the clock and then as Diu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Makoto smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Makoto controlling the position from side mount.
Diu wants to get back to his feet but Makoto drags him back down.
Makoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diu keeps working.
Makoto is chipping away with strikes.
Diu wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makoto creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Makoto lands an elbow.
Makoto is looking to take a break and control but Diu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Makoto lands some shots froms side control.
Diu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Makoto connects with a decent elbow.
Diu wants to control but Makoto postures up.
Makoto looks up at the clock and then as Diu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Makoto smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Diu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Diu is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makoto working the ground and pound.
Diu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Diu wants to control but Makoto postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Makoto wants to control but Diu is keeping him busy.
Makoto in side control lands a decent elbow.
Makoto working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makoto scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Diu to see if he's OK.
Makoto working the head and body with strikes.
Makoto blocks the strikes from Diu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makoto working the ground and pound from side control.
Diu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Diu regains half guard.
Diu looks gassed!
Makoto working the head and body with strikes.
Makoto moves nicely into side control.
Makoto wants to control but Diu is keeping him busy.
Makoto tries to move to mount but Diu blocks the move with his legs.
Diu wants to get back to his feet.
Makoto lands a few punches from side control.
Diu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Makoto tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makoto lands a nice forearm strike.
Makoto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Diu down.
Makoto scores with a couple of short elbows.
Diu is looking to reverse the position.
Makoto lands an elbow.
Makoto is looking to take a break and control but Diu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Makoto lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makoto is looking to take a break and control but Diu is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Diu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiro Makoto 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.
Makoto avoids the head kick by Diu.
A left and a right from Makoto both land. Nice combination.
Makoto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jiro Makoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makoto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Diu is in trouble now - Makoto has advanced to mount!
Makoto working the ground and pound effectively.
Makoto tries to control but Diu wriggling away.
Diu wants to hold on but Makoto pushes him away.
Makoto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diu hang on?
Diu is breathing heavily.
Makoto cracks Diu with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Makoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diu looks a forlorn figure.
Diu is bucking up trying to escape but Makoto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Makoto cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Makoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diu looks a forlorn figure.
Makoto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Makoto lands a big elbow.
Makoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Makoto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Makoto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Makoto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diu hang on?
Makoto working Diu over with strikes here.
Makoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diu looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Makoto has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diu's face.
Makoto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diu can do to turn this around?
Diu squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Diu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Diu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Makoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Makoto.
Makoto breaks from Diu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
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.
Diu is looking to improve his position but Makoto isn't that keen on the idea.
Makoto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Makoto has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diu's face.
Makoto can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diu is looking to escape.
Makoto looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Makoto is landing with some decent strikes but Diu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Makoto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Diu?
Makoto lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Makoto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Diu is trying to stand up.
Makoto working Diu over with strikes here.
Jiro Makoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Makoto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Makoto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Makoto working the ground and pound effectively.
Makoto with a couple of short strikes.
Diu is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Makoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diu looks a forlorn figure.
Makoto landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Makoto.
Makoto landing punches.
Makoto landing strikes from the mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makoto tries to control but Diu wriggling away.
Makoto landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makoto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Makoto with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jiro Makoto dominated that second round.
That's time! Makoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Makoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Diu tries to sprawl out of it but Makoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Diu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Diu lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Makoto!
Makoto throws a series of punches but Diu avoids them all with ease.
Diu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Makoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diu throws an overhand right that lands on Makoto's shoulder, as Makoto tries to avoid the shot.
Makoto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Makoto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Makoto lands a big shot there that rocks Diu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Diu working to try and regain half guard.
Makoto is landing with some decent strikes but Diu is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Makoto scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makoto avoids the attempt from Diu to control.
Makoto wants to control the pace but Diu is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Makoto with the ground and pound from mount.
Makoto working Diu over with strikes here.
Makoto looking to control but Diu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Makoto landing strikes from the mount and Diu is in trouble!
Diu taking shots to the head.
Diu throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Makoto looking to control but Diu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Makoto lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diu is in a horrible position here. Makoto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Makoto controlling his opponent.
Makoto lands with some strikes.
Makoto working the ground and pound effectively.
Diu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Diu wants to control but Makoto is having none of it.
Diu taking shots to the head.
Makoto lands with some strikes.
Makoto looking to finish Diu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makoto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Makoto with shots to the head and body - Diu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Makoto wants to control the pace but Diu is squirming around nicely.
Makoto with good strikes from the mount here!
Diu wants to try and get back to his feet.
Makoto looking to finish Diu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Diu!
Makoto content just to control the position here.
Makoto raining down shots from the mount!
Makoto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Makoto dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makoto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Diu hang on?
Makoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diu looks a forlorn figure.
Makoto has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Diu's face.
A nice elbow there by Makoto.
Makoto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Makoto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Diu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gar Diu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Diu taking shots to the head.
Jiro Makoto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diu throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Makoto content just to control the position here.
Makoto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Diu for as long as he can get away with.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jiro Makoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Makoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiro Makoto!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forza Gr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Bueno has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Bueno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Forza Gr!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bueno misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bueno tries to bum rush Gr with a series of wild strikes but Gr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bueno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gr fails with a takedown attempt.
Gr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bueno sprawls well initially but Gr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bueno tries to kick Gr off but Gr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bueno is trying to stand.
Gr looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gr looks gassed!
Bueno is looking to escape.
Bueno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gr on the ground.
Gr maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Bueno could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gr has cracked it and Bueno is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Forza Gr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between recom uy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Portimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). uy's entrance music is bleed it out by linkin park. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, recom uy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Portimo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portimo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Portimo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
uy is trying to stand up here but Portimo is controlling him well.
Portimo prevents uy from improving his position.
Portimo is trying to work for a kimura but uy is defending well.
uy manages to get to full guard.
Portimo drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Portimo seems to have locked his on tight now - uy screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Portimo, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tommy Portimo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinyo Aogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Diias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aogi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is "Baka Survivor" by Ulfus. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinyo Aogi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Diias!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diias lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Diias.
It looks like Shinyo Aogi has been cut.
Diias attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Diias throws a head kick that misses.
Aogi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diias manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diias wants to stand but Aogi is controlling the position.
Aogi tries to free his leg and advance position but Diias is retaining full guard.
Diias controls Aogi momentarily but Aogi frees himself.
Aogi trying to control the position from guard on top but Diias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diias throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diias is striking from the bottom but Aogi uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Diias is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Aogi has latched onto it... Big trouble! Aogi pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Diias is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Aogi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shinyo Aogi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Nanahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Poon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wavin' Flags. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Nanahara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelvin Poon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nanahara lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nanahara slaps away a takedown attempt from Poon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nanahara throws the left hand but Poon avoids the punch easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nanahara blocks an elbow strike from Poon.
Poon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Poon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nanahara's brow.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Poon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Poon misses with a punch on the inside.
Poon taking a breather.
Nanahara dodges an elbow strike from Poon.
Nanahara is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Poon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Poon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nanahara just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Nanahara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nanahara is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Poon pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Poon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nanahara in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nanahara blocks an elbow strike.
Poon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nanahara blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara avoiding damage as Poon throws knees to the body.
Poon lands an elbow inside that Nanahara shrugs off.
Poon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Poon trying to land knees to the body.
Nanahara has clasped his hands together around Poon's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Poon wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
An elbow from Nanahara crashes against the mat.
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.
The strikes coming from Nanahara are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nanahara tries for a kimura but Poon is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poon managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nanahara.
Nanahara trying to control the action but Poon is working from the bottom.
Nanahara working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara in side control, throwing shots but Poon defends.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Poon closes the distance and pushes Nanahara back into the ropes.
Nanahara tries to score a body lock takedown but Poon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Nanahara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nanahara is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Poon is keeping busy.
Poon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nanahara blocks it with crossed arms.
Nanahara managing to block the knees to the body from Poon.
Nanahara is pressed up against the ropes. Poon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nanahara down to the mat. Nanahara avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nanahara.
Poon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nanahara defends it nicely.
Kelvin Poon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nanahara looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Poon looks gassed!
Poon wants to stand but Nanahara is controlling his arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poon trying to control the action but Nanahara is working from the bottom.
Nanahara can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Nanahara dominated that round.
That's time! Nanahara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nanahara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Poon looks for a takedown but Nanahara sprawls well.
Nanahara misses with a double jab.
Nanahara jabs at Poon's body.
Poon shoots for a takedown but Nanahara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Poon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Takeshi Nanahara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Poon.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Poon.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Poon moves out of range.
Nanahara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nanahara drops Poon with a right and a left! Nanahara comes rushing in but Poon regains his composure and manages to keep Nanahara in guard.
Poon is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nanahara lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Poon is still in real trouble! Can Nanahara finish him?
Nanahara landing with the ground and pound.
Poon is breathing heavily.
Nanahara thows a big elbow that misses.
Poon seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara connects with a couple of short punches.
Nanahara is in close to Poon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nanahara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nanahara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nanahara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nanahara trying to control but Poon is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nanahara with a nice head shot there.
Poon wants to stand but Nanahara is controlling the position.
Nanahara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Poon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nanahara trying to control but Poon is working from the bottom.
Nanahara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nanahara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nanahara.
Poon gets a takedown into half guard.
Nanahara tries to kick Poon off but Poon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara tries to roll over but Poon keeps him under control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Poon is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Nanahara reverses the position - he's now on top in Poon's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poon trying to keep a closed guard but Nanahara is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Nanahara dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nanahara closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nanahara lands in his opponent's guard.
Poon pushes Nanahara off and gets back to his feet.
Nanahara darts in and clinches Poon up against the ropes.
Poon misses with an elbow strike.
Nanahara dodges an elbow strike from Poon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poon. Nanahara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poon with a poor takedown
and Nanahara counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Poon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nanahara prevents Poon from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara trying to control the action but Poon is working from the bottom.
Poon tries to roll over but Nanahara keeps him under control.
Nanahara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nanahara slips a nice elbow through Poon's hands, connecting with Poon's forehead.
Nanahara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Poon desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Nanahara is trying to control the action in half guard but Poon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nanahara lands strikes from half guard.
Nanahara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Takeshi Nanahara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Poon regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Nanahara.
Nanahara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nanahara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nanahara is looking to work some ground and pound but Poon has wrist control.
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.
Nanahara won't allow Poon to get back to his feet.
Nanahara postures up in Poon's guard and throws a big left but Poon blocks it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nanahara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poon tries for a takedown but Nanahara circles away easily
and Nanahara counters with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Nanahara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nanahara throws a nice looking combination but Poon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nanahara shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nanahara was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nanahara throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Nanahara clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Poon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nanahara throws a series of punches but Poon avoids them all with ease.
Poon shoots and misses
and Poon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Poon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nanahara counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Poon is looking to get back to is feet but Nanahara passes into side control.
Nanahara taking a breather here.
Nanahara is working Poon over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Poon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Nanahara lands an elbow.
Nanahara sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Poon is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Nanahara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poon keeps working.
Nanahara lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara scoring with punches from side control.
Nanahara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Poon keeps working.
Nanahara connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Poon some visible discomfort.
Nanahara decides to stand back up. Nanahara steps back and let's Poon get back to his feet.
Nanahara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Poon tries for a takedown but Nanahara circles away easily
and Nanahara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Takeshi Nanahara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Poon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara misses with a two punch combination.
Poon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nanahara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nanahara shoots in and bounces Poon off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Nanahara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nanahara is looking to work some ground and pound but Poon has wrist control.
Nanahara trying to control but Poon is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara throws and elbow that misses. Poon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nanahara's guard. Nice move by Poon!
Poon wants to control from the top but Nanahara keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Nanahara had his way with Kelvin Poon in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nanahara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Poon tries for a takedown but Nanahara circles away easily
and Nanahara counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nanahara throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nanahara accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nanahara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nanahara with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nanahara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Poon is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nanahara stops Poon from standing up.
Nanahara would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Poon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Poon misses with a takedown
and Nanahara counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Poon's guard now.
Nanahara throws a big right hand that misses.
Nanahara throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Poon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kelvin Poon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara works over Poon with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nanahara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Nanahara throws a strike but Poon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nanahara can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Poon controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nanahara kicks Poon off and gets to his feet.
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 fails to land with a series of punches.
Poon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Nanahara was covering up waiting for the punch and Poon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Poon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nanahara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Takeshi Nanahara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nanahara wants to stand up but Poon is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeshi Nanahara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nanahara, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeshi Nanahara!
Takeshi Nanahara retains his lightweight title!
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