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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Mateus dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiapo Okina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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147 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauro Mateus dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiapo Okina!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Santos tries to clinch there but Okina circles away.
Okina misses with a combination
and dos Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
dos Santos scores a nice knee to the body.
Okina goes for a takedown in the clinch but dos Santos prevents it.
dos Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Okina.
Okina tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mauro Mateus dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiapo Okina.
Okina is working for takedown but dos Santos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Okina tries to score a body lock takedown but dos Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Okina drops to a knee looking for a takedown but dos Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
dos Santos throws a knee to the head but misses.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okina looking for a takedown.
dos Santos prevents the takedown attempt.
Okina looks gassed!
dos Santos stops a takedown attempt from Okina.
dos Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Okina drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Santos scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. dos Santos obliges.
Okina managing to block the knees to the body from dos Santos.
dos Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Okina is defending well for now.
Okina drops down looking for an ankle pick but dos Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
dos Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hiapo Okina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okina fails with a takedown attempt.
Okina misses with a double jab
and dos Santos moves into the clinch.
dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
dos Santos lands a knee to the head.
Okina has dos Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. dos Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
dos Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Okina blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
dos Santos crunches a lovely knee into Okina's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Santos connects with a knee to the head.
dos Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
dos Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Okina in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
dos Santos lands a knee to the head.
Okina is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. dos Santos obliges.
Okina is still on wobbly legs! Can dos Santos finish him?
dos Santos lands a big knee to the head and Okina goes down! dos Santos pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mauro Mateus dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yu Pu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khen Aranico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aranico has chosen Psycho as his entrance music. Khen Aranico has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yu Pu's chin.
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yu Pu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Khen Aranico!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aranico throws out a leg kick but Pu moves out of range and Aranico only half commits.
Pu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aranico.
Pu tries to clinch
and Aranico counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pu darts in trying to clinch
and Aranico counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pu wants to clinch
and Aranico counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pu tries to clinch
and Aranico counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pu tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aranico counters with a left to the body.
Pu wants to clinch
and Aranico counters with a series of strikes. Pu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aranico will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aranico circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aranico counters with a one-two to the body.
Pu tries to clinch but Aranico is having none of it.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch but Aranico swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pu avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu instigates a clinch.
Aranico takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pu connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Aranico fails to land.
Pu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pu lands a nice elbow.
Pu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aranico's defenses.
Pu lands an elbow inside that Aranico shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pu.
Pu scores a nice knee to the body.
Aranico looks gassed!
Pu landing knees to the body.
Aranico takes an elbow to the temple.
Pu lands a nice knee to the body.
Pu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pu landing knees to the body.
Pu lands an elbow that stopped Aranico in his tracks for a moment.
Pu landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees in the clinch landing for Pu.
Pu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Aranico is rocked!
Aranico takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aranico is still on wobbly legs! Can Pu finish him?
Pu lands an elbow that stopped Aranico in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pu lands an elbow inside that Aranico shrugs off.
Pu lands an elbow inside.
Aranico takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pu creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Aranico! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Pu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yu Pu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Scylla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Dudu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dudu's choice of entrance music: Engel. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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164 lbs
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161 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Scylla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Eduardo Dudu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scylla lands with a nice combination. Dudu backs away looking to recover.
Dudu thuds a left hand into Scylla's body.
Scylla takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Scylla misses with a right hand
and Dudu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dudu swinging wildly here.
Dudu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scylla moves away.
Scylla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dudu.
Scylla misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Dudu misses the target.
Scylla misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scylla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Dudu counter with a right hand.
Scylla misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Scylla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dudu misses with an uppercut. Scylla saw that one coming.
Scylla throws a series of punches but Dudu avoids them all with ease.
Dudu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scylla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dudu.
Scylla lands a lovely overhand right.
Scylla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dudu has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Scylla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dudu counters with a nice uppercut.
Dudu swings widly with a right hand
and Scylla counters with a left and a right that stings Dudu.
Scylla scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dudu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scylla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dudu counters with a solid body kick.
Kenny Scylla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scylla misses the body punch
and Dudu counters with a nice body kick.
Scylla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dudu counters with a two punch combo.
Scylla is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dudu throws a series of punches but Scylla avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by Dudu.
Scylla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dudu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Scylla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scylla misses with a double jab
and Dudu counters with a nice body kick.
Scylla misses with a lunging right hand
and Dudu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dudu.
Dudu tries to land knees in the clinch but Scylla avoids the damage to the body.
Dudu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Scylla up against the cage.
Dudu breaks the clinch.
Dudu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Dudu as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scylla throws a combination that misses
and Dudu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Scylla misses with a lunging right hand
and Dudu counters with a body kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dudu throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dudu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dudu drags the fight down to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scylla tries to free his leg and advance position but Dudu is retaining full guard.
Dudu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dudu seems to be working for a kimura but Scylla defends the submission attempt.
Dudu is trying to control. Scylla wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Scylla wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Dudu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Scylla scores with a shot to the body.
Scylla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dudu counters with a straight right hand.
Scylla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dudu looks to score with a jab to the body but Scylla is just out of range.
Scylla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dudu counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dudu.
Scylla has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dudu regains guard immediately.
Dudu seems keen to control Scylla's posture.
Scylla slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dudu tries to buck Scylla off but Scylla is having none of it.
Scylla tries for a kimura but Dudu is defending well.
Scylla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dudu keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudu tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Scylla wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dudu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Scylla trying to mount his opponent but Dudu defends it.
Dudu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dudu wants to sweep here but Scylla controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dudu working a defensive guard here.
Scylla stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dudu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scylla is working hard here to advance position.
Dudu can't keep his opponent in guard - Scylla advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scylla seems to be working for a kimura but Dudu defends the submission attempt.
Scylla in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Dudu tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Scylla!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenny Scylla!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles Long has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
218 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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28
235 lbs
9 - 6 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cameron Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Long!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick lands from Long.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Long.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Long enables Thomas to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Long manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from Long.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Long swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thomas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Long being controlled here, momentarily.
Long is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Long is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas wants to sweep but no luck.
Thomas wants to stand and escape but Long is having none of it.
Long preventing the sweep.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Long on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Long slips nicely into half guard.
Long missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Long missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thomas tries to roll over but Long keeps him under control.
Long looks to land a strike but Thomas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Long is working Thomas over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Long is looking to work some ground and pound but Thomas has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Long throws a big right hand that misses.
Long postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Thomas is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Long, into his guard.
Long keeping full guard, as Thomas tries to pass.
Long is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thomas can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thomas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thomas preventing the sweep.
Long looking to control.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from Long.
Long keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thomas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Long is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Cameron Thomas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Long avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Long throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Long's guard.
Long is pulling down on Thomas's head. It's preventing any offense from Thomas, at least for the moment.
Long utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Long keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cameron Thomas will probably get the nod.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Long counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thomas lands in his opponent's guard.
Long working a defensive guard here.
Thomas stopping the sweep attempt from Long.
Thomas thows a big elbow that misses.
Long has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Thomas doesn't defend quickly enough and Long has managed to lock this one up! Can Thomas escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Long on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Miles Long!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sancho Zola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Zola might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Crow On A Tombstone by Satyricon. Liddell has chosen Fatal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sancho Zola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Liddell!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zola throws a lazy head kick
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Liddell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zola on the side of the head.
Liddell cracks Zola with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Sancho Zola has been cut.
Zola tries to land a body kick
letting Liddell counter with a right hand.
Zola closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Liddell quickly recovers to half guard.
Zola tries to pass to full mount but Liddell defends it.
Liddell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zola not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Liddell is holding on to half guard well.
Zola wants to pass to mount but Liddell is defending the position.
Zola stops Liddell from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zola lands with a punch from half guard.
Liddell wants to improve his position but Zola is controlling well.
Liddell is looking to control Zola's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Liddell avoid being mounted?
Liddell wants to get back to full guard.
Zola is trying to work for a kimura but Liddell is defending well.
Zola missing with the ground and pound from 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.
Zola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Liddell keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zola not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zola trying to pass the guard but Liddell defending well.
Zola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liddell defending well though.
Liddell tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Zola has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Zola unloading with bombs!
Zola has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zola looking to ground and pound but Liddell is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Zola there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Zola lands a big elbow.
Zola punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zola throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Zola avoids the attempt from Liddell to control.
Zola goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Liddell is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zola looking for a sweep. Not yet Zola, not yet.
Zola is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Liddell is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zola had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Liddell defends it easily.
Liddell stands up and waves to Zola to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sancho Zola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sancho Zola'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.
Nice sprawl there from Liddell as Zola shoots in.
Zola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddell was well out of range. Poor timing from Zola.
Zola swings away with a body shot that misses
and Liddell counters with a stiff right hand.
Zola with a poor takedown
and Liddell counters with a straight right hand.
Zola throws a leg kick
and Liddell counters with a left to the body.
Zola throws a combination that misses
and Liddell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zola's knee momentarily.
Liddell lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Liddell with a nice cross.
Zola misses with a takedown attempt
and Liddell counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sancho Zola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Liddell lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddell connects with a combination that backs up Zola into the cage. Liddell lands a flurry of punches that gets past Zola's guard. Zola is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Liddell bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Liddell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew McPain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinte's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Baka Survivor!. McPain is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killing in the Name. Matthew McPain is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Kunta Kinte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew McPain!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from McPain misses.
Kinte throws an off balance right hand
and McPain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kinte drops his hands momentarily and McPain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kinte looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McPain!
Kinte lands a nice shot to the head.
Kinte goes for an armbar but McPain turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McPain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McPain won't allow Kinte to sweep him here.
Kinte is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinte trying to control the position.
McPain trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kinte's guard.
Kinte might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McPain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kinte has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, McPain has managed to get both his arms back between Kinte's legs - danger averted.
Kinte looking to hit a scissor sweep but McPain is one step ahead there.
Kinte manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McPain manages to get himself to full guard.
McPain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kinte is one step ahead there.
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.
Kinte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kinte is in close to McPain's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kinte postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kinte throws a strike but McPain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kinte wants to improve his position but instead McPain has moved into half guard.
Kinte is looking for a sweep. McPain is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McPain tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kinte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte tries to regain full guard. Instead though, McPain has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Kinte is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McPain avoids the attempt from Kinte to control.
Kinte tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kinte sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Kinte tries to roll over but McPain keeps him under control.
Kinte is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McPain pulls his head out easily.
McPain tries to stand and escape but Kinte is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kunta Kinte 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.
Kinte defending well as McPain loads up on a big left hand.
McPain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kinte.
Kinte misses with a wild body shot.
Kinte with a poor takedown
and McPain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McPain lands a nice hook to Kinte's body. Kinte takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McPain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McPain connects with a nice looking jab.
Kinte misses with an uppercut
and McPain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kinte misses with a right hand
enabling McPain to counter with a crisp jab.
McPain misses with a lunging right hand
and Kinte counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kinte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinte throws a big right hand that misses.
Kinte wants to control from the top but McPain keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPain keeping full guard, as Kinte tries to pass.
McPain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kinte really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Kinte passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kinte wants to control but McPain is keeping him busy.
Kinte is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kinte working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kinte creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McPain sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kinte in side control lands a decent elbow.
McPain dodges the ground and pound from Kinte.
McPain avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kinte.
Kinte has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPain wants to control but Kinte postures up.
Kinte in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McPain avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kinte.
McPain wants to control but Kinte postures up.
Kinte misses with the ground and pound.
Kinte working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kinte is trying to get an arm triangle but McPain is defending well.
Kinte misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
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.
McPain regains half guard.
Kinte thows a huge punch but McPain dodges it nicely.
Kinte thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McPain's head.
Kunta Kinte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kinte passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McPain!
Kinte swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and McPain is now in Kinte's guard. A big mistake from Kinte there, giving up the dominant position!
Kinte throws his legs up looking for a submission but McPain uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinte is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McPain's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kunta Kinte will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Kinte throws a poor cross that misses
and McPain counters with a nice uppercut.
Kinte walks into a straight right hand from McPain.
Kinte misses with a body punch
and McPain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kinte has his takedown stuffed
and McPain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kinte throws a lazy uppercut
and McPain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McPain connects with a crisp jab.
Kinte throws a lazy uppercut
enabling McPain to counter with a crisp jab.
McPain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kinte thows a body shot but no joy.
Kinte throws a right hand that misses
and McPain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kinte thinking.
Kinte misses with a left hand
letting McPain counter with a right hand.
Kinte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McPain defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kinte throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting McPain counter with a right hand.
McPain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kinte at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kinte.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kunta Kinte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kinte throws a lazy uppercut
and McPain counters with a stiff right hand.
Matthew McPain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kinte swings widly with a right hand
and McPain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kinte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McPain lands a head shot.
Kinte slips a jab from McPain.
McPain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matthew McPain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinte shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McPain but McPain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McPain lands a nice shot that snaps Kinte's head back.
Kinte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McPain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kinte with a lazy takedown attempt
and McPain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kinte misses with a lunging right hand
enabling McPain to counter with a crisp jab.
Kinte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McPain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McPain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kinte on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McPain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McPain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McPain lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPain's corner calls for a 1-2. McPain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kinte looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kinte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McPain lands with a hook. Kinte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kunta Kinte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinte throws a right hand that misses
and McPain counters with a stiff right hand.
Kinte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McPain to score with a decent uppercut.
Kinte throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McPain counters with a left to the body.
McPain lands with a straight right. Kinte didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from McPain misses its intended target.
Kinte misses with a takedown
and McPain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kinte is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McPain's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McPain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kinte takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McPain scores with a hook.
McPain connects with a single shot there.
Kinte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kinte with a poor takedown
and McPain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kinte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McPain throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - McPain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McPain lands a jab to the nose.
McPain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kinte ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McPain.
Kinte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McPain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McPain throws a right hand that misses
and Kinte counters with a nice double leg into side control. McPain won't be happy with that.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew McPain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kinte has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kunta Kinte!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shina Aoyki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris has chosen Six Feet Under - Lycanthropy as his entrance music. Buck Norris will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shina Aoyki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris thows a body shot but no joy.
Norris lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Aoyki throws a sloppy head kick
and Norris counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Norris.
Nice body punch from Norris - that landed with a thud.
Aoyki trying to land knees to the body.
Norris dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Norris prevents Aoyki from breaking the clinch.
Norris landing knees to the head.
It looks like Shina Aoyki has been cut.
Norris works on Aoyki's body with a couple of short punches.
Norris is working Aoyki over against the cage.
Aoyki wants to stall.
Aoyki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aoyki avoiding damage as Norris throws knees to the body.
Aoyki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Norris presses Aoyki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoyki tries to pull guard but Norris holds him up against the cage and eventually Aoyki drops back down to his feet.
Aoyki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Norris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris is stalling here.
Norris can't find room to land a body shot as Aoyki controls the action.
Norris scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Norris avoiding damage.
Aoyki just leaning against Norris, taking a breather.
Aoyki struggles to land a body shot inside as Norris controls his hands.
Norris stalling.
Aoyki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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.
Aoyki takes a shot to the head.
Aoyki trying to stall but Norris improves his position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Norris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Norris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aoyki's elbow.
Aoyki is trying to push Norris away but Norris has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Norris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aoyki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aoyki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aoyki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Norris blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris. Aoyki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoyki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a wild body shot.
Aoyki misses with a low kick.
Norris throws a leg kick
and Aoyki counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Aoyki.
Aoyki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aoyki 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.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Aoyki from controlling successfully.
Norris 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.
Norris is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Norris tries to stall but Aoyki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoyki tries to break the clinch but Norris is controlling the position.
Aoyki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Aoyki misses with a punch to the body.
Norris leaning his opponent against the cage.
Norris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aoyki backwards.
Aoyki effectively controlling the action here.
Norris lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Norris dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shina Aoyki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aoyki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Norris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Norris lands with a straight right. Aoyki didn't see that one coming.
Norris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aoyki makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aoyki.
Aoyki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norris was well out of range. Poor timing from Aoyki.
Norris lands with a cross.
Aoyki misses with a low kick.
Aoyki tried to score with a low kick but Norris checks it.
Norris scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aoyki doesn't seem bothered though.
Norris with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Buck Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris takes a swing at Aoyki's ribcage but misses.
Buck Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris lands with a cross.
Norris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aoyki is out of range and Norris settles back down.
Norris lands a body shot.
Aoyki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Norris connects with an inside leg kick.
Norris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Norris throws a head kick but Aoyki moves out of range.
Norris just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Aoyki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Norris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Norris tries to land a leg kick but Aoyki saw it coming and moves away.
Norris misses with a lunging right hand
and Aoyki counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris.
A low kick from Norris is predictable there
and Aoyki counters with a single leg into guard. Norris didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoyki won't allow Norris to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aoyki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aoyki tries to free his leg and advance position but Norris is retaining full guard.
Aoyki stands and throws Norris's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aoyki working the body and head with strikes.
Norris gets back to half guard.
Norris controlling the position well.
Norris taking some punishment here, with Aoyki in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoyki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aoyki prevents Norris from improving his position.
Aoyki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Norris wants to improve his position but Aoyki is controlling well.
Aoyki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Norris tries to roll over but Aoyki keeps him under control.
Aoyki is thwarting Norris's attempts to control the position.
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.
Norris is trying to stand back up but Aoyki is controlling him
Norris is trying to get back to full guard.
Aoyki is trying to control the action in half guard but Norris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Norris is trying to control but can't.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Buck Norris hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Norris is looking to clinch but Aoyki is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoyki throws a leg kick
and Norris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aoyki's knee momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Norris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Norris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shina Aoyki's cut.
That's time! Aoyki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Aoyki throws a leg kick
and Norris counters with a thumping low kick.
Aoyki scores with a kick to the body.
Norris changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aoyki.
Norris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aoyki checks a leg kick.
Norris jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Norris is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aoyki rather than just go for the knockout.
Norris stuns Aoyki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norris misses with a body shot.
Norris will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aoyki moves out of range as Norris strikes.
Norris fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aoyki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Aoyki throws a leg kick but Norris checks it.
Norris is looking to chop away at Aoyki's legs.
Norris moves out of range of the body kick from Aoyki.
Norris throws a hook to the side of Aoyki's head but Aoyki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norris throws a looping overhand right but Aoyki ducks down to avoid it.
Norris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aoyki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Norris tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Aoyki is in Norris's guard.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Aoyki from controlling successfully.
Aoyki tries to free his leg and advance position but Norris is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris 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.
Aoyki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoyki throws a big right hand that misses.
Aoyki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoykiis looking to pass into half guard but Norris pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Norris is in guard.
Norris wants to control from the top but Aoyki keeps moving.
Norris won't allow Aoyki to sweep him here.
Norris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Norris postures up.
Norris content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Buck Norris was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris. Aoyki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aoyki is looking to score with low kicks.
Aoyki moves out of range of the leg kick from Norris.
Aoyki misses with a takedown attempt
and Norris counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aoyki's knee momentarily.
Aoyki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Shina Aoyki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Norris leaves Aoyki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aoyki thows a leg kick but Norris checks it
and Norris counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris wants to clinch
and Aoyki counters with a takedown into side control.
Norris is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Aoyki off and has taken his back!
Aoyki covers up after that shot from Norris.
Aoyki is really stuck here.
Norris scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Aoyki is looking for a way out.
Norris looking to hold on to the position here but Aoyki rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Shina Aoyki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Norris looking to pass the guard.
Norris wants to control from the top but Aoyki keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Norris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Norris 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Norris!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perry Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Munster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cox might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Solitaire Unraveling. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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285 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Perry Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Munster!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cox.
Cox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A cross from Cox lands.
Cox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Munster.
Munster misses with a takedown
and Cox counters with a straight right hand.
Munster throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cox was covering up waiting for the punch and Munster finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Munster not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cox is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Munster stops Cox from standing up.
Munster postures up.
Cox can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Munster controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Perry Cox wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Munster throws a lazy head kick
and Cox counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cox swinging wildly here.
Jeff Munster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munster has his takedown stuffed
and Cox counters with a left to the body.
Cox digs a good body shot into Munster's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Munster looks gassed!
Munster ducks under a wild hook from Cox.
Munster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Munster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Munster under the eye.
Munster tries for a takedown but Cox circles away easily
and Cox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perry Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Munster.
Cox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox misses with a body shot.
Munster throws a lazy head kick
and Cox counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick from Munster misses
and Cox counters with a stiff right hand.
Munster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Munster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cox.
Munster ducks right into an uppercut from Cox.
Munster moves away from the strike by Cox.
Cox scores with a nice right hand.
Munster throws a lazy head kick
and Cox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munster doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Munster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Munster has his takedown stuffed
and Cox counters with a series of strikes. Munster will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
Munster throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munster slips a jab from Cox.
Cox lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Cox dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cox, as that shot connected.
Munster wants to slow Cox down by chopping away at his legs.
Cox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Munster counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cox!
Cox tries to hold on but Munster postures up.
You get the feeling that Cox really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Cox is trying desperately to improve position.
You get the feeling that Cox really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Munster landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munster throwing strikes but Cox bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Munster preventing the sweep.
Munster has gone for a leg lock! Cox slips out almost immediately though and dives into Munster's guard.
Munster is trying to control the position but Cox postures up.
Cox wants to get up but he can't break Munster's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Munster throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
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.
Munster has a closed guard, preventing Cox from standing up.
Munster is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Cox frees his head nicely. Oh but Munster has switched to an armbar! Cox is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jeff Munster!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Tomcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakayama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Vapors - Turning Japanese. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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198 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamil Tomcik!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakayama throws a combination that misses
and Tomcik counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nakayama misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakayama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomcik.
Nakayama takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nakayama keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tomcik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomcik swings widly with a right hand
and Nakayama counters with a right hand to the body.
Nakayama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomcik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Nakayama misses.
Tomcik with a hook.
Nakayama scores with a decent looking hook.
Nakayama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomcik blocks a leg kick.
Tomcik swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tomcik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nakayama tried to score with a low kick but Tomcik checks it.
Tomcik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nakayama throws a lazy right hand but Tomcik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakayama throws a leg kick that misses.
Nakayama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcik takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nakayama lands with a nice body punch.
Tomcik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nakayama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tomcik chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nakayama throws a head kick that misses.
Nakayama digs a good hook to Tomcik's body.
Tomcik takes one to the chin there.
Tomcik throws a right hand that Nakayama ducks under and follows up with a left that Nakayama also avoids with ease.
Tomcik misses the body punch
and Nakayama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nakayama swings for the body but Tomcik moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Tomcik misses
and Nakayama counters with a solid body kick.
Nakayama changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakayama 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.
Nakayama slips under a jab from Tomcik.
Donk. Nakayama catches Tomcik right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomcik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakayama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakayama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nakayama avoids the body shot from Tomcik.
A head kick misses from Nakayama.
A cross from Tomcik lands.
Nakayama swings for the body but Tomcik moves out of range.
Tomcik on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nakayama tries to work over Tomcik's front leg with a kick but Tomcik checks it.
Nakayama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomcik throws a sloppy body shot
and Nakayama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tomcik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tomcik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nakayama moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Nakayama - that landed with a thud.
Nakayama lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tomcik looks gassed!
Tomcik takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nakayama working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama is leaning against Tomcik and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nakayama struggles to land a body shot inside as Tomcik controls his hands.
A bit of stalling here from Nakayama.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nakayama for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Nakayama manages to break the clinch.
Nakayama connects with a nice looking jab.
Tomcik misses with a body punch
and Nakayama counters with a straight right hand.
Nakayama misses with a body shot.
Nakayama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tomcik throws a lazy uppercut
and Nakayama counters with a right hand to the body.
Tomcik takes a swing at Nakayama's ribcage but misses.
Nakayama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomcik.
Nakayama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tomcik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomcik moves away from the strike by Nakayama.
Nakayama tries to clinch up
and Tomcik counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tomcik's calf.
Nakayama throws a looping overhand right but Tomcik ducks down to avoid it.
Nakayama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tomcik throws a sloppy body shot
and Nakayama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nakayama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tomcik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nakayama connects with a body shot that sends Tomcik's belly button to the back.
Tomcik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakayama manages to avoid it.
Tomcik takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Nakayama lands a right hook to the body.
Tomcik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakayama scores with a jab to the body.
Nakayama is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nakayama cracks Tomcik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nakayama keeps Tomcik at a distance using the push kick.
Nakayama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nakayama works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Tomcik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nakayama.
Nakayama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tomcik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakayama.
Good exchange - Nakayama coming out on top.
Nakayama lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nakayama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nakayama lands a really nice looking cross but Tomcik seems unphased.
Tomcik slips a jab and a cross from Nakayama.
Nakayama throws a body kick that misses.
Nakayama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomcik's head backwards.
Tomcik slips a straight right by Nakayama.
Tomcik feints and then cracks Nakayama's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nakayama down.
Tomcik is breathing heavily.
Nakayama scores with a head kick. Tomcik tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Nakayama misses.
Nakayama misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomcik swings for the body but Nakayama moves out of range.
Nakayama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakayama throws a right and a left that Tomcik avoids nicely.
Nakayama throws a leg kick that misses.
Nakayama throws a solid leg kick but Tomcik takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakayama.
Nakayama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomcik swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nakayama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomcik moves away.
Tomcik moves out of range as Nakayama throws a body kick.
Nakayama turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tomcik misses with a hook
and Nakayama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tomcik just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Nakayama. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomcik. Nakayama does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomcik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nakayama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nakayama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tomcik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nakayama rather than just go for the knockout.
Tomcik misses with an uppercut
and Nakayama counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama lands a jab to the nose.
Nakayama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tomcik throws an off balance right hand
and Nakayama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nakayama.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakayama lands a jab to the head.
Nakayama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nakayama looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomcik is just out of range.
Nakayama lands with a cross.
Nakayama lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nakayama throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tomcik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nakayama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nakayama, right into the meat.
Nakayama throws a right hand that Tomcik ducks under and follows up with a left that Tomcik also avoids with ease.
Nakayama throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tomcik walks into a left hand.
Nakayama lands a two punch combo.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama is winning the standup battle so far.
Tomcik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nakayama to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tomcik will feel that in the morning.
Nakayama connects with a leg kick. Tomcik looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nakayama lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nakayama connects with a solid leg kick.
Nakayama throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nakayama fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tomcik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nakayama tries to bum rush Tomcik with a series of wild strikes but Tomcik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nakayama lands a nice hook to Tomcik's body. Tomcik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nakayama catches Tomcik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nakayama scores with a body shot.
Tomcik walks into a left hand.
Nakayama lands a front kick.
Nakayama scores with a head kick.
Nakayama swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tomcik.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakayama lands with an uppercut that bounces Tomcik off the cage and back into rage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakayama misses with a low kick.
Nakayama throws a head kick that Tomcik semi-blocks.
Nakayama jabs Tomcik right on the nose. Tomcik blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheers as Nakayama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tomcik doesn't seem phased though.
Tomcik slips a jab and a cross from Nakayama.
Tomcik throws a sloppy body shot
and Nakayama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nakayama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tomcik stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nakayama.
Jab from Nakayama.
Nakayama jabs Tomcik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nakayama works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Nakayama finds it's way through Tomcik's defenses.
Nakayama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tomcik is rocked!
Nakayama jabs Tomcik right on the nose. Tomcik blinks but takes it well.
Tomcik is still on wobbly legs! Can Nakayama finish him?
Nakayama drops Tomcik with a huge uppercut! Tomcik drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Nakayama is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
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