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BushidoFC 17 : Unleashed PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Aoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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225 lbs
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271 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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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 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, Shinji Aoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borat Sagdiyev!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagdiyev throws a series of punches but Aoshi avoids them all with ease.
Sagdiyev moves into the clinch.
Aoshi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aoshi is trying to break free.
Aoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Sagdiyev lands a nice shot to the body.
Sagdiyev digs a right hand underneath Aoshi's ribcage. Aoshi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Aoshi misses with an elbow strike.
Sagdiyev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aoshi is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagdiyev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sagdiyev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sagdiyev cracks Aoshi with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev lands a shot to the body.
Sagdiyev gets through Aoshi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Shinji Aoshi has been cut.
Sagdiyev cracks Aoshi with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev lands a body punch.
Sagdiyev presses Aoshi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sagdiyev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sagdiyev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aoshi backwards.
Sagdiyev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aoshi backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev lands a body punch.
Sagdiyev is pushing Aoshi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sagdiyev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Aoshi letting Sagdiyev take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagdiyev lands a hook that snaps the head of Aoshi backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aoshi backwards.
Sagdiyev scores with a shot to the side of Aoshi's head.
Sagdiyev digs a right hand underneath Aoshi's ribcage. Aoshi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sagdiyev is working Aoshi over against the cage.
Sagdiyev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sagdiyev is leaning against Aoshi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aoshi takes a shot to the head.
Sagdiyev pushes Aoshi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sagdiyev lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Sagdiyev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sagdiyev.
Shinji Aoshi's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Sagdiyev.
Aoshi wants to get back to striking at distance but Sagdiyev won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev lands with a light punch inside.
Sagdiyev pushes Aoshi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sagdiyev digs a right hand underneath Aoshi's ribcage. Aoshi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sagdiyev lands with a right to the head.
Sagdiyev lands a nice shot to the body.
Sagdiyev works on Aoshi's body with a couple of short punches.
Sagdiyev lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short body shot lands from Sagdiyev as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sagdiyev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev is working Aoshi over against the cage.
Sagdiyev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sagdiyev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shinji Aoshi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sagdiyev lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev cracks Aoshi with a nice body shot.
Sagdiyev lands with a right to the head.
Sagdiyev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sagdiyev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aoshis head.
A hook to the body from Sagdiyev.
A right handed body shot lands from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev pushes Aoshi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Sagdiyev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sagdiyev lands a body shot.
Sagdiyev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aoshi backwards.
Sagdiyev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sagdiyev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev lands with a light punch inside.
Sagdiyev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aoshi or not.
Sagdiyev scores with a shot to the side of Aoshi's head.
Sagdiyev lands a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Shinji Aoshi's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A short body shot lands from Sagdiyev as the two fighters clinch.
Sagdiyev stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagdiyev cracks Aoshi with a nice body shot.
Sagdiyev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aoshi backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sagdiyev.
Nice body punch from Sagdiyev - that landed with a thud.
Sagdiyev has Aoshi pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Sagdiyev.
A right hand to the body from Sagdiyev.
A right handed body shot lands from Sagdiyev.
Good body shot from Sagdiyev.
Sagdiyev lands with a right to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shinji Aoshi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Borat Sagdiyev!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duane Dibbley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asoki Sakiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duane Dibbley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asoki Sakiro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dibbley.
Dibbley drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dibbley throws a big right hand that misses.
Sakiro keeping moving, preventing Dibbley from controlling successfully.
Sakiro trying to strike off his back.
Dibbley wants to control from the top but Sakiro keeps moving.
Sakiro manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dibbley manages to get himself to full guard.
Dibbley 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.
Dibbley working for a triangle but Sakiro defends it easily.
Dibbley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sakiro is aware though and is defending well.
Sakiro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dibbley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibbley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sakiro is aware though and is defending well.
Dibbley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sakiro showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dibbley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sakiro defends it easily.
Sakiro gets to his feet. Dibbley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sakiro tries to land a leg kick but Dibbley saw it coming and moves away.
Dibbley looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sakiro is fending him off so far but Dibbley persists. Nope, Sakiro circles away and we're back to standing.
Sakiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dibbley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakiro throws a head kick but Dibbley moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dibbley!
Asoki Sakiro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dibbley dodges the punch combination from Sakiro.
Dibbley closes the distance and clinches up with Sakiro, looking for a takedown. Dibbley pushes Sakiro against the cage but Sakiro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duane Dibbley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakiro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dibbley shoots in looking for a takedown but Sakiro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dibbley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sakiro misses with a hook.
Dibbley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sakiro defends it nicely.
Dibbley wants to clinch up but Sakiro keeps it at a distance.
Dibbley shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sakiro pinned against the cage. Sakiro gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dibbley has a takedown stuffed.
Sakiro misses with a series of wild punches.
Dibbley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sakiro counters by clinching up.
Dibbley is breathing heavily.
Dibbley tries to stall but Sakiro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dibbley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sakiro smiles and moves away.
Sakiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dibbley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sakiro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dibbley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sakiro lands with a nice combination. Dibbley backs away looking to recover.
Sakiro stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sakiro wants it to stay on the feet.
Dibbley avoids the body shot from Sakiro.
Sakiro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dibbley counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sakiro wants to stand and escape but Dibbley is having none of it.
Sakiro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sakiro 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.
Dibbley trying to control but Sakiro is working from the bottom.
Sakiro is looking to sweep but instead, Dibbley has passed into half guard.
Dibbley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sakiro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dibbley.
Sakiro is pressing down on Dibbley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Dibbley dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dibbley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sakiro sprawls well. Sakiro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dibbley gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakiro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dibbley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dibbley is looking to advance position but Sakiro won't allow it.
Dibbley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dibbley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dibbley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sakiro is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Dibbley jumps into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibbley tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dibbley is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sakiro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sakiro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dibbley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sakiro is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dibbley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakiro keeps working.
Dibbley tries for a kimura but Sakiro is defending well.
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.
Sakiro is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dibbley has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Dibbley goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sakiro has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dibbley but great work by Sakiro.
Dibbley sneaks back into half guard.
Dibbley looking for submissions off his back.
Dibbley actively working from the bottom here.
Dibbley wants to get back to full guard.
Sakiro tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Dibbley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakiro passes into side control, despite Dibbley's attempt to control the position.
Dibbley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dibbley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dibbley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dibbley working a defensive guard but Sakiro manages to pass into side control anyway.
Dibbley trying to control but Sakiro flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Dibbley prevents Sakiro from getting a body triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sakiro's guard. Nice work there by Dibbley.
Dibbley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dibbley wants to control from the top but Sakiro keeps moving.
Dibbley passes Sakiro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dibbley is working for a submission of some sort.
Sakiro gets full guard.
Sakiro can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dibbley controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Dibbley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dibbley shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sakiro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dibbley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sakiro moves to clinch but Dibbley breaks away
and Dibbley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dibbley wants to free his trapped foot but Sakiro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dibbley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dibbley is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakiro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sakiro trying to control from the bottom.
Dibbley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dibbley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dibbley lands a nice short elbow.
Sakiro is in trouble now - Dibbley has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakiro wants to hold on but Dibbley pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sakiro can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sakiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dibbley working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Dibbley is working for a guillotine from mount but Sakiro frees his head quite easily.
Sakiro is squirming around, avoiding Dibbley's attempts to control the action.
Dibbley wants to finish this one by submission but Sakiro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dibbley.
Dibbley jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Sakiro is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Sakiro and Dibbley has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley advances to full mount.
You get the feeling that Sakiro really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Dibbley goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sakiro turns into him and now he's in Dibbley's guard.
Dibbley throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sakiro escapes and throws Dibbley's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sakiro is trying to move to mount but Dibbley reverses beautifully and ends up in Sakiro's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakiro keeping moving, preventing Dibbley from controlling successfully.
Dibbley is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sakiro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sakiro has escaped and now he's on top!
Dibbley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sakiro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dibbley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sakiro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sakiro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dibbley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sakiro is aware though and is defending well.
Dibbley controls Sakiro momentarily but Sakiro frees himself.
Sakiro throwing strikes but missing.
Sakiro wants to control from the top but Dibbley keeps moving.
Asoki Sakiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duane Dibbley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dibbley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duane Dibbley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dibbley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Dibbley!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Iwasaki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornell Haynes (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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132 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iwasaki Okamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cornell Haynes!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haynes misses with a wild body shot.
Okamoto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Okamoto lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Haynes crumples to the floor! Okamoto milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Iwasaki Okamoto!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Strath More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). More comes to the cage accompanied by Reign in Blood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Strath More!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikhail Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Kalashnikov.
It looks like Strath More has been cut.
Kalashnikov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows More to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kalashnikov 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.
More sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
More forces his way into half guard.
More is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kalashnikov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kalashnikov is looking for a sweep. More is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
More is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
More is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov gets full guard.
More trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalashnikov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kalashnikov is trying to keep More in close.
Kalashnikov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
More distracts Kalashnikov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
More showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
More is pushing down on Kalashnikov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kalashnikov is fighting to maintain full guard but More has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kalashnikov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
More wants to work for an arm triangle but Kalashnikov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalashnikov is looking for a sweep. More is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kalashnikov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with More. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kalashnikov trying to control here.
More is trying for a kimura here. Kalashnikov looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! More wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Strath More!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isamu Katsuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Hisaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsuki comes to the cage accompanied by 10 Years Today by Bullet For My Valentine. Koji Hisaki told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isamu Katsuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Hisaki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsuki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab by Hisaki.
Katsuki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hisaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hisaki moves out of range as Katsuki throws a body kick.
Hisaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Katsuki tries to sprawl out of it but Hisaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Katsuki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Katsuki gets a clinch.
Katsuki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hisaki trying to control the position but instead, Katsuki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hisaki into the cage.
Katsuki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hisaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Katsuki tries to land a body kick
and Hisaki counters with a shoot takedown. Katsuki fights it but they end up in guard.
Hisaki not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hisaki trying to control but Katsuki is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuki pushes Hisaki off and gets back to his feet.
Katsuki gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hisaki counters with a low kick, right behind Katsuki 's knee.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hisaki is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Katsuki throws a right and a left that Hisaki avoids nicely.
Katsuki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Katsuki misses with a wild combination.
Katsuki lands a head kick. Hisaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hisaki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hisaki performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisaki is looking to stall here but Katsuki recovers full guard.
Hisaki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Katsuki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hisaki is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hisaki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hisaki trying to control but Katsuki is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Koji Hisaki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hisaki tries to clinch up but Katsuki circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Hisaki with that takedown attempt.
Katsuki throws a leg kick which misses Hisaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Hisaki tries to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hisaki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hisaki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Katsuki, who protects the arm well.
Hisaki looks gassed!
Hisaki prevents Katsuki from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Hisaki dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hisaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Katsuki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Katsuki clinches up with Hisaki and pushes him back against the cage.
Katsuki scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Koji Hisaki has been cut.
Katsuki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hisaki.
Katsuki is trying to maintain a safe position but Hisaki gets an underhook and turns Katsuki into the cage.
Katsuki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Katsuki looking to throw knees to the head but Hisaki is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Katsuki.
Katsuki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hisaki managing to block the knees to the body from Katsuki.
Katsuki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hisaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katsuki misses with a knee to the head.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but Hisaki blocks it.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hisaki is trying to trip Katsuki. He has hold of a leg but Katsuki is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hisaki persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Katsuki pushes Hisaki off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katsuki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuki misses with a combination
and Hisaki counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Katsuki's guard now.
Hisaki is pushing down on Katsuki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Katsuki is fighting to maintain full guard but Hisaki has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hisaki in particular looking to stall.
Hisaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Katsuki is not content to let Hisaki control the position.
Katsuki is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisaki is looking to take a break and control but Katsuki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hisaki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hisaki controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hisaki wants to free his trapped foot but Katsuki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Katsuki is looking to improve his position.
Katsuki is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Koji Hisaki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Katsuki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Katsuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Katsuki sprawls well. Katsuki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hisaki gets slowly back to his feet.
Hisaki gets tackled into the cage by Katsuki. Katsuki maintains the clinch.
Katsuki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hisaki tries to pull guard but Katsuki holds him up against the cage and eventually Hisaki drops back down to his feet.
Hisaki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Katsuki smiles and moves away.
Isamu Katsuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koji Hisaki.
Katsuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hisaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Hisaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Koji Hisaki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hisaki closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Katsuki did well to prevent Hisaki getting side control.
Hisaki is looking to advance position but Katsuki won't allow it.
Hisaki trying to control the action but Katsuki is working from the bottom.
Katsuki trying to control here.
Katsuki manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisaki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Katsuki's waist but Katsuki gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hisaki off to one side.
Hisaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katsuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hisaki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Katsuki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Katsuki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Katsuki misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Katsuki to work.
Katsuki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hisaki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Katsuki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Isamu Katsuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koji Hisaki.
Katsuki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hisaki's sensitive parts.
Katsuki lands a leg kick that knocks Hisaki off balance momentarily.
Isamu Katsuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katsuki has closed the distance and engaged Hisaki in a clinch.
Katsuki tries to land a knee to the head but Hisaki blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsuki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hisaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Katsuki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hisaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Katsuki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hisaki is keeping busy.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hisaki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Katsuki throws an elbow that misses.
Hisaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Katsuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hisaki circles away quickly and effectively.
Hisaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Katsuki but Katsuki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Katsuki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Katsuki thuds his shin into the meat of Hisaki's side.
Katsuki closes the distance and pushes Hisaki back into the cage.
Katsuki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hisaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Katsuki to work.
Katsuki misses with a knee to the head.
Hisaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hisaki is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hisaki.
Katsuki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Katsuki tries to land a knee to the head but Hisaki blocks with his arms.
Hisaki wants a takedown.
Hisaki fails to pull guard.
Katsuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hisaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Katsuki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hisaki misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Katsuki does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Katsuki thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hisaki if he has to take too many more of those.
Hisaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Katsuki. Katsuki obviously looking to wear him down.
Hisaki lands a really nice looking cross but Katsuki seems unphased.
Katsuki misses with a double jab
so Hisaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hisaki engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Katsuki wants to stand up but Hisaki is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Koji Hisaki.
I've got Hisaki 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koji Hisaki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Brennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Kiriaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brennan comes to the cage accompanied by The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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214 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Brennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gerald Kiriaki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Kiriaki does no damage.
Kiriaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brennan misses with a combination
and Kiriaki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kiriaki throws a head kick that misses.
Kiriaki connects with a crisp jab.
Kiriaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brennan.
A jab from Kiriaki does it's job there.
Brennan throws a lazy uppercut
and Kiriaki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kiriaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kiriaki clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiriaki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brennan.
Kiriaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiriaki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brennan misses the jab.
Kiriaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kiriaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiriaki lands with a straight right. Brennan didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brennan loads up on a big right hand but Kiriaki slips the punch.
Brennan throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Brennan is breathing heavily.
Kiriaki throws a head kick but Brennan moves out of range.
Kiriaki tries to clinch up but Brennan circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiriaki moves in looking to clinch but Brennan pushes him off.
Kiriaki lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Matt Brennan has been cut.
Kiriaki clinches.
Kiriaki avoiding damage.
Kiriaki manages to break the clinch.
Kiriaki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brennan.
Kiriaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kiriaki misses with a two punch combination.
Kiriaki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kiriaki.
Kiriaki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Brennan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiriaki misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki works over Brennan's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brennan misses with a hook to the body
and Kiriaki counters by clinching up.
Kiriaki lands a right hand.
Kiriaki breaks from the clinch.
Brennan misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Kiriaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiriaki cracks a nice hook into Brennan's ribs.
Kiriaki lands a jab-cross combination.
Kiriaki moves into the clinch.
Kiriaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiriaki stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiriaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiriaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kiriaki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kiriaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brennan backwards.
Kiriaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brennan up against the cage.
Kiriaki pushes Brennan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki breaks from the clinch.
Brennan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiriaki counters with a good, hard body kick but Brennan shrugs it off.
Kiriaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brennan, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Kiriaki to work.
Kiriaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Kiriaki.
Kiriaki manages to break the clinch.
Kiriaki clinches up against the cage.
Kiriaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Brennan is keeping busy.
Kiriaki lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiriaki looking to stall.
Brennan is looking to break free of the clinch but Kiriaki has double underhooks.
Kiriaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kiriaki taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gerald Kiriaki.
Brennan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki feints a jab promting Brennan to slip. Kiriaki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brennan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A jab lands there for Kiriaki.
Kiriaki feints a jab promting Brennan to slip. Kiriaki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brennan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Matt Brennan's cut is getting worse.
Brennan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kiriaki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab lands there for Kiriaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Kiriaki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brennan doesn't seem phased though.
Kiriaki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kiriaki is working the combinations to good effect here.
A punch combination from Kiriaki misses.
Kiriaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiriaki works Brennan's body with a nice hook.
Kiriaki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brennan's head.
Kiriaki is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brennan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Brennan misses with a takedown
and Kiriaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kiriaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Kiriaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Brennan'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.
Brennan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiriaki.
Kiriaki thuds a left hand into Brennan's body.
Kiriaki has closed the distance and engaged Brennan in a clinch.
Kiriaki gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brennan.
Kiriaki scores with a shot to the side of Brennan's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kiriaki obliges.
Kiriaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brennan's face.
Brennan tries to pull guard but Kiriaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Brennan drops back down to his feet.
Kiriaki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kiriaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiriaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brennan jumps guard but Kiriaki stands there with Brennan around his waist. Brennan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Brennan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiriaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brennan lands with an uppercut that bounces Kiriaki off the cage and back into rage.
Brennan shoots in looking for a takedown but Kiriaki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brennan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kiriaki closes the distance and pushes Brennan back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiriaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brennan tries to score a body lock takedown but Kiriaki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kiriaki.
Brennan letting Kiriaki take a breather here.
Kiriaki is working Brennan over against the cage.
Kiriaki has Brennan pushed against the cage.
Kiriaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiriaki lands with a slapping head kick.
Brennan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gerald Kiriaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brennan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kiriaki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kiriaki wants to get back to his feet but Brennan drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brennan working away.
Kiriaki wants to get back to his feet but Brennan drags him back down.
Kiriaki is looking to regain half guard here but Brennan keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brennan working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Gerald Kiriaki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Brennan misses with a jab to the body
and Kiriaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brennan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiriaki finds it's way round the side to connect with Brennan's head.
Brennan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kiriaki's guard.
Brennan stopping the sweep attempt from Kiriaki.
Kiriaki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brennan defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki pulls Brennan in close to prevent any damage.
Brennan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Kiriaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Brennan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brennan throws a right hand that misses
letting Kiriaki counter with a right hand.
Kiriaki tries to clinch up but Brennan circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiriaki throws a one two combo.
Kiriaki throws a combination that misses
and Brennan counters with a nice body shot.
Brennan throws a poor cross that misses
and Kiriaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiriaki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brennan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Matt Brennan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiriaki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kiriaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Brennan circles away.
Kiriaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kiriaki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kiriaki lands a nice uppercut.
Kiriaki scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brennan tries to break free but Kiriaki pushes him back against the cage.
Kiriaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiriaki cracks Brennan with a nice body shot.
Kiriaki scores with a hook to the body.
Kiriaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiriaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brennan can't break the clinch.
Kiriaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kiriaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kiriaki works on Brennan's body with a couple of short punches.
Kiriaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiriaki throws a combination that misses
and Brennan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiriaki lands a front kick.
Kiriaki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kiriaki scores with a head kick.
Kiriaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiriaki throws a nice looking combination but Brennan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiriaki throws a leg kick which misses Brennan's front leg but catches the back leg as Brennan tries to avoid it.
Kiriaki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kiriaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brennan misses with an uppercut
and Kiriaki counters with a nice body kick.
Kiriaki tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brennan. That did some damage!
Brennan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brennan misses with a left hand
and Kiriaki moves into the clinch.
Kiriaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiriaki stalls.
Kiriaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiriaki thuds a left hand into Brennan's body.
Kiriaki rushes Brennan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kiriaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Brennan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brennan tries to pull guard but Kiriaki won't allow it.
Kiriaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiriaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brennan's efforts to push away.
Kiriaki stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kiriaki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kiriaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kiriaki throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Kiriaki misses.
Brennan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiriaki throws an off balance right hand
and Brennan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brennan just misses with a punch to the body.
Brennan has a takedown stuffed.
Brennan misses with a hook
and Kiriaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kiriaki.
Kiriaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brennan's head.
Kiriaki wants to clinch.
Brennan shoots in for a takedown but Kiriaki shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Brennan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiriaki fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiriaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Brennan circles away.
Kiriaki throws a right hand that misses
so Brennan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kiriaki trying to keep a closed guard but Brennan is proving a slippery customer.
Kiriaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Kiriaki, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiriaki controls Brennan momentarily but Brennan frees himself.
Matt Brennan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerald Kiriaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gerald Kiriaki.
Brennan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiriaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Kiriaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kiriaki 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Kiriaki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marvin De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talib Kweli (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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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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, Marvin De Leon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Talib Kweli!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kweli slips a jab from De Leon.
Kweli thumps De Leon with a low kick.
De Leon lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kweli, right into the meat.
De Leon digs a good body shot into Kweli's ribs.
De Leon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kweli.
De Leon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kweli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Leon.
Kweli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Leon.
A swing and a miss from Kweli.
Kweli throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Leon counters with a two punch combo.
Kweli connects with an inside leg kick.
De Leon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kweli moves away.
Kweli tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kweli jabs De Leon right on the nose. De Leon blinks but takes it well.
De Leon throws a looping overhand right but Kweli ducks down to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from De Leon.
Kweli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from De Leon does no damage.
Kweli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Talib Kweli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Leon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kweli.
Kweli tries to clinch but De Leon is having none of it.
De Leon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kweli thumps De Leon with a low kick.
De Leon misses the jab.
De Leon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kweli throws a jab when De Leon was well out of range.
Kweli swings for the body but De Leon moves out of range.
Kweli drops his hands momentarily and De Leon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from De Leon misses the target.
De Leon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
De Leon avoids the head kick by Kweli.
A good leg kick by Kweli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from De Leon misses.
De Leon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kweli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kweli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kweli lands a really nice looking cross but De Leon seems unphased.
Kweli tries to clinch up but De Leon circles away and keeps his distance.
De Leon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kweli. Kweli obviously looking to wear him down.
De Leon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kweli has time to react.
De Leon blocks a leg kick.
De Leon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kweli does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Leon takes a swing at Kweli's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from De Leon misses the target.
De Leon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kweli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kweli is looking to slow De Leon down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
De Leon misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from De Leon misses.
Kweli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Leon.
Kweli is looking to slow De Leon down with leg kicks.
De Leon works over Kweli's head and body with a nice combination.
Kweli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Leon.
Kweli on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kweli is looking to clinch.
De Leon misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from De Leon.
De Leon jabs at Kweli's body.
Kweli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
De Leon connects with a body shot that sends Kweli's belly button to the back.
Kweli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Leon.
Kweli cracks De Leon with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli stuns De Leon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
De Leon takes a swing at Kweli's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kweli. That's going to slow De Leon down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kweli misses with a body kick.
Kweli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Leon. Kweli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kweli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Leon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kweli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but De Leon checks it well.
Kweli looks to throw the jab but De Leon is out of range.
Kweli lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Leon will feel that in the morning.
De Leon avoids the head kick by Kweli.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kweli lands a nice looking body kick.
Kweli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Leon.
De Leon is looking to wear down Kweli with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kweli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kweli throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Leon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin De Leon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice body kick there by Kweli.
Kweli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kweli.
De Leon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kweli manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as De Leon blocks the leg kick.
De Leon misses with a hook.
Kweli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Leon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Leon thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Leon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Leon scores with a nice head shot.
De Leon looks to land a combination but Kweli avoids it well.
Kweli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
De Leon misses with a right hand
and Kweli counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A good leg kick by Kweli.
Kweli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Leon avoids the head kick by Kweli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Leon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kweli.
Nice uppercut lands for De Leon. That snapped Kweli's head back.
Kweli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
De Leon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
De Leon throws a hook to the side of Kweli's head but Kweli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kweli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kweli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Leon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kweli.
Kweli throws the left hand but De Leon avoids the punch easily.
De Leon scores with a body shot.
De Leon misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kweli lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Leon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Leon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kweli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kweli moves away from the strike by De Leon.
De Leon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kweli is just out of range.
De Leon swings for the body but Kweli moves out of range.
De Leon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kweli moves away.
Kweli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kweli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Leon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Leon thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Kweli tenderised De Leon's leg. De Leon is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Leon throws a right and a left that Kweli avoids nicely.
Kweli scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Leon in his tracks.
Kweli steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Leon.
De Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
Kweli lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Leon misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon throws a lazy right hand but Kweli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Leon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
De Leon misses with a two punch combination.
Kweli feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Leons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Kweli.
Talib Kweli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Kweli.
Kweli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Leon. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kweli.
Kweli misses the body punch
and De Leon counters with a stiff right hand.
Kweli lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kweli misses with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kweli.
De Leon misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Leon lands a jab to the head.
Kweli tries to clinch up.
De Leon throws a lazy uppercut
and Kweli counters with a good low kick that De Leon was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli swings for the body but De Leon moves out of range.
Kweli connects with a looping right hand.
Kweli lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kweli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kweli blocks a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kweli!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kweli buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kweli connects with an inside leg kick.
Kweli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kweli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Leon.
Kweli scoring well with a low kick there.
De Leon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kweli lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Leon's sensitive parts.
Kweli feints and then cracks De Leon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Leon down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kweli - that will leave a mark!
Kweli throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talib Kweli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kweli lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Leon will feel that in the morning.
Kweli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kweli.
Kweli drives through and clinches with De Leon against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kweli.
De Leon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kweli tries to work over De Leon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kweli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Leon's elbow.
Kweli blocks a body shot from De Leon.
De Leon tries to throw a body punch but Kweli avoids it by throwing De Leon back against the cage.
Kweli struggles to land a body shot inside as De Leon controls his hands.
De Leon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kweli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Leon tries a body shot but Kweli blocks it.
De Leon misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from De Leon fails to land.
De Leon misses with the head strike.
Kweli tries to throw a body punch but De Leon avoids it by throwing Kweli back against the cage.
Kweli blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon tries to work over Kweli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Kweli as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Kweli - that landed with a thud.
Kweli misses with a punch to the body.
De Leon throws a punch but it's blocked by Kweli.
De Leon misses with the head strike.
De Leon misses with a punch to the body.
De Leon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kweli's elbow.
Kweli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for De Leon.
Kweli struggles to land a body shot inside as De Leon controls his hands.
De Leon misses with a punch to the body.
De Leon scores with a hook to the body.
De Leon lands with a left to the head.
Kweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Leon throws a punch but it's blocked by Kweli.
De Leon has a couple of punches blocked by Kweli.
De Leon prevents a body shot from Kweli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli is looking to break free of the clinch but De Leon has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kweli.
De Leon lands a shot to the body.
Kweli tries to work over De Leon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Leon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Leon prevents a body shot from Kweli.
Kweli stalling in the clinch but De Leon improves position.
Kweli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Leon lands a hook that snaps the head of Kweli backwards.
De Leon tries a body shot but Kweli blocks it.
De Leon tries a body shot but Kweli blocks it.
De Leon lands with a short shot to the head.
Kweli scores with a hook to the body.
De Leon is working Kweli over against the cage.
Kweli wants to stall.
Kweli blocks an uppercut.
Kweli misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli letting De Leon take a breather here.
Kweli lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Leon.
Kweli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Leon digs a right hand into Kweli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kweli's gas tank.
De Leon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Leon throws a head punch that misses.
De Leon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Leon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Leon working aggressively here.
Kweli misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Leon blocks a body shot from Kweli.
Kweli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kweli.
Kweli throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Leon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Leon thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Leon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kweli counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Leon misses with a double jab.
De Leon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kweli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kweli throws a leg kick
and De Leon counters with a stiff right hand.
De Leon swings for the body but Kweli moves out of range.
De Leon throws a hook but Kweli blocks it.
De Leon connects with a body shot that sends Kweli's belly button to the back.
A solid body kick from Kweli.
De Leon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kweli avoids the body shot from De Leon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talib Kweli really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
De Leon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kweli counters with an inside leg kick.
De Leon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kweli staying out of range there.
Kweli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kweli cracks De Leon with a good jab.
Kweli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Leon.
Kweli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kweli wants to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from De Leon misses the target.
De Leon swings for the body but Kweli moves out of range.
Kweli will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Leon swings for the body but Kweli moves out of range.
Kweli is looking to slow De Leon down with leg kicks.
Kweli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon throws a sloppy body shot
and Kweli counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Leon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kweli moves away.
Kweli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Leon's hands.
De Leon thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by De Leon.
De Leon throws a sloppy body shot
letting Kweli counter with a right hand.
Kweli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between De Leon's hands.
De Leon takes a swing at Kweli's ribcage but misses.
De Leon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kweli throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kweli.
Kweli swings for the body but De Leon moves out of range.
A shot to the body from De Leon misses
and Kweli counters with a series of strikes. De Leon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kweli moves away from the strike by De Leon.
Kweli misses with an uppercut. De Leon saw that one coming.
Kweli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Leon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Leon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kweli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kweli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kweli fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Leon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kweli throws a sloppy head kick and De Leon moves out of range easily.
De Leon throws a jab but it's blocked by Kweli.
De Leon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kweli throws a solid leg kick but De Leon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kweli.
De Leon jabs at Kweli's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kweli thows a body shot but no joy.
Kweli fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Leon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kweli lets loose with a powerful body kick. De Leon will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli tried to score with a low kick but De Leon checks it.
Kweli is looking to slow De Leon down with leg kicks.
De Leon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Leon throws a hook but Kweli blocks it.
Kweli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Leon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kweli.
Kweli tries to clinch there but De Leon circles away.
A good leg kick by Kweli.
De Leon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Leon misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kweli.
Kweli avoids the body shot from De Leon.
Kweli tries a low kick but De Leon avoids it.
Kweli misses with a few strikes there.
Kweli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kweli.
De Leon misses with a punch to the body.
Kweli lands a body shot.
De Leon tries to throw a body punch but Kweli avoids it by throwing De Leon back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from De Leon.
Kweli can't find room to land a body shot as De Leon controls the action.
De Leon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kweli misses with a punch to the body.
Kweli prevents a body shot from De Leon.
De Leon throws a punch but it's blocked by Kweli.
De Leon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kweli lands a right hand that snaps the head of De Leon backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Kweli.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Leon lands a shoulder strike.
De Leon misses with the head strike.
De Leon working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Talib Kweli dominated that fourth round.
That's time! De Leon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
De Leon scores with a nice right hand.
That kick from Kweli tenderised De Leon's leg. De Leon is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Leon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kweli is just out of range.
Kweli lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Leon's sensitive parts.
A jab from Kweli finds it's way through De Leon's defenses.
De Leon scores with a three punch combo!
De Leon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kweli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Leon.
A shot to the liver by De Leon. Beautiful body shot.
De Leon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Leon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kweli doesn't manage to clinch there - De Leon circles away.
De Leon throws a shot from downtown. Kweli moves away and avoids it.
De Leon misses with a series of wild punches.
Kweli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Leon's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon misses with a wild body shot.
Kweli misses with a body punch
and De Leon counters with a nice uppercut.
De Leon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kweli fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Leon.
Kweli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab by Kweli.
Kweli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kweli lands a slapping body shot.
Kweli drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Leon misses with a straight left.
De Leon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Leon looks to throw the jab but Kweli is out of range.
Kweli darts in trying to clinch
and De Leon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marvin De Leon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kweli throws a right and a left that De Leon avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from De Leon. Those never looked like landing.
Kweli drives through and clinches with De Leon against the cage.
De Leon struggles to land a body shot inside as Kweli controls his hands.
Kweli is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
De Leon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Leon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kweli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kweli can't find room to land a body shot as De Leon controls the action.
De Leon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Leon misses with a punch on the inside.
De Leon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kweli's elbow.
De Leon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Leon has a couple of punches blocked by Kweli.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Leon as Kweli tries to tie him up.
Kweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Leon lands a nice uppercut.
Kweli manages to break the clinch.
De Leon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - De Leon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Leon misses with a straight right.
Kweli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Leon was well out of range. Poor timing from Kweli.
De Leon throws a shot to the body.
De Leon throws a hook but Kweli blocks it.
Talib Kweli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kweli blocks a jab.
De Leon blocks a head kick by Kweli.
Kweli lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Leon's sensitive parts.
Kweli throws a body punch but De Leon moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kweli.
De Leon misses with a wild body shot.
Kweli delivers a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kweli.
De Leon looks to score with a jab to the body but Kweli is just out of range.
Kweli tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. De Leon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kweli swings for the body but De Leon moves out of range.
De Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
De Leon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kweli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kweli stuns De Leon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kweli delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kweli lands a jab to the head.
Kweli scores with a nice strike.
De Leon throws a hook to the side of Kweli's head but Kweli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Talib Kweli.
I think Kweli has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Talib Kweli!
Talib Kweli is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Your Mom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Am Haas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mom's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ameno by ERA. Your Mom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Your Mom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Am Haas!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mom just misses with a punch to the body.
Haas misses with a right hand
enabling Mom to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Am Haas has been cut.
Haas misses with a few strikes there.
Oooooh!!! Mom has knocked Haas down with a huge combo! Mom steps away and waves a wobbly Haas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Mom misses.
Haas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mom counters with a nice uppercut.
Haas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mom avoids it really well and circles away.
Haas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mom avoids it really well and circles away.
Haas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mom counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Haas lands a nice looking body shot.
Haas misses with a right hand
and Mom counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Haas! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Mom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Your Mom!
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