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JLF 23: Check Your Head PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jessiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jessiman has chosen Johnny Cash - God is Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Fang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hugh Jessiman!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jessiman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jessiman misses with a double jab
and Fang counters with an outside leg kick.
Jessiman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fang counters with a good low kick that Jessiman was not able to check.
Jessiman looks gassed!
Jessiman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fang.
Fang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Hugh Jessiman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jessiman's head.
Fang buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fang feints and then cracks Jessiman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jessiman down.
Fang scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jessiman is rocked!
Fang feints a jab and as Jessiman dips his head, Fang unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Jessiman right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Jessiman falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the ropes! Fang smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hiro Fang!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nougeria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yumi Goro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yumi Goro has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Nougeria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yumi Goro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nougeria is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Goro gets through Nougeria's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Diego Nougeria has been cut.
Goro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goro moves into the clinch.
Goro breaks the clinch.
Goro clinches up with Nougeria and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nougeria manages to pull guard.
Goro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nougeria has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Goro has managed to get both his arms back between Nougeria's legs - danger averted.
Goro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Goro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nougeria's guard.
Nougeria looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nougeria. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Goro wants to control from the top but Nougeria keeps moving.
Goro tries to free his leg and advance position but Nougeria is retaining full guard.
Nougeria has his foot on Goro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goro works his way back into a safe position though.
Nougeria will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Goro is in close to Nougeria's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nougeria has a closed guard, preventing Goro from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nougeria has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nougeria is keeping the position for now.
Nougeria has his foot on Goro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Goro works his way back into a safe position though.
Goro postures up and lands a big shot to Nougeria's brow.
Nougeria had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goro defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nougeria is breathing heavily.
Goro passes into half guard.
Goro lands strikes from half guard.
Nougeria looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goro working Nougeria over with strikes.
Nougeria is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Goro pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goro trying to pass the guard but Nougeria defending well.
Goro wants to control but Nougeria is keeping him busy.
Goro lands strikes from half guard.
Goro is nestled in close to Nougeria, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nougeria regains full guard. Nicely done.
Goro wants to pass the guard but Nougeria is keeping the position.
Goro distracts Nougeria with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nougeria has momentary wrist control but Goro slips an elbow through the middle.
Nougeria is looking for a triangle but Goro pushes his legs off easily.
Goro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Goro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nougeria swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goro pushes down on Nougeria's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nice strikes from Goro there.
Goro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Nougeria with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nougeria looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nougeria is refusing to be controlled, as Goro sits in half guard.
Goro drops an elbow to the side of Nougeria's head.
Nougeria looking for submissions off his back.
Goro is looking to take a break and control but Nougeria is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Goro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goro lands a nice short elbow.
Goro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nougeria has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Goro. Oh but Nougeria has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Goro goes limp - he's gone! Nougeria jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Diego Nougeria!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Fredric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sham Wow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredric comes to the ring accompanied by Rocky Theme Song. Randy Fredric has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Fredric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sham Wow!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wow shoots for a takedown but Fredric saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fredric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wow looks to land a left hand but Fredric moved out of range nicely.
Wow looks to land a left hand but Fredric moved out of range nicely.
Wow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fredric counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fredric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wow wants a takedown.
Wow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wow has a couple of punches blocked by Fredric.
Fredric misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wow.
Wow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wow working hard to break the clinch.
Fredric crunches a lovely knee into Wow's ribcage.
Wow pushes Fredric back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wow lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wow.
Fredric stops a takedown attempt from Wow.
Randy Fredric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sham Wow.
Fredric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fredric.
Fredric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wow managing to block the knees to the body from Fredric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow is trying to break the clinch but Fredric is controlling him.
Wow is trying to force a seperation but Fredric has the dominant position.
Fredric lands an elbow inside.
Wow wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fredric has him pressed against the ropes.
Fredric missing with knees to the body.
Fredric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wow lands a right hand.
Fredric prevents a body shot from Wow.
Fredric lands a knee to the body.
Wow has hold of one of Fredric's legs. Fredric is fighting the takedown attempt but Wow gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wow wants to control from the top but Fredric keeps moving.
Fredric avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wow postures up in Fredric's guard and throws a big left but Fredric blocks it.
Wow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fredric works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wow landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fredric avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wow throws a big right hand that misses.
Fredric wants to stand but Wow is controlling the position.
Fredric is breathing heavily.
Wow throws a strike but Fredric rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wow wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wow is adopting a defensive guard.
Wow controls Fredric momentarily but Fredric frees himself.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wow misses with a takedown
and Fredric counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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.
Fredric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wow is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Fredric.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch on the inside from Wow fails to land.
Wow misses with some punches.
Fredric lands a nice knee to the body.
Wow tries to break free but Fredric pushes him back against the ropes.
Fredric scores a nice knee to the body.
Wow pushes Fredric back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fredric lands a knee to the head.
Wow misses with a punch on the inside.
Wow tries to break the clinch but Fredric is controlling the position.
Fredric throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wow blocks it with crossed arms.
Wow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wow lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fredric works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wow postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sham Wow dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Wow scores with a shot to the body.
Wow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fredric counters by clinching up.
Wow swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fredric tries to land knees in the clinch but Wow avoids the damage to the body.
Fredric lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Fredric.
Wow lands with a left to the head.
Wow has Fredric pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Fredric manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wow drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fredric gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wow is trying to break free.
Wow tries to break the clinch but Fredric is controlling the position.
Fredric is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wow is defending well for now.
Wow avoids the elbow strike from Fredric, against the ropes.
Wow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fredric lands a knee to the head.
Fredric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Wow to work.
Fredric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fredric stops a takedown attempt from Wow.
Randy Fredric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sham Wow.
Fredric has Wow pressed against the ropes, preventing Wow from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wow wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fredric prevents a body shot from Wow.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but Wow blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Fredric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fredric throws an elbow that misses.
Wow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Wow on the inside.
Wow lands a body punch.
Fredric prevents Wow from breaking the clinch.
Wow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wow avoids a wild elbow strike from Fredric.
Wow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Wow does no damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wow is defended easily by Fredric.
A telegraphed right hand from Wow misses the target.
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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wow.
Wow misses with a wild body shot.
Wow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wow is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wow dives in and grabs Fredric's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fredric pushes down on Wow's head and hops out.
Wow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fredric counters by moving into the clinch.
Fredric unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wow misses with a punch to the body.
Fredric landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fredric blocking some punches.
Wow pushes Fredric back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wow has hold of one of Fredric's legs. Fredric is fighting the takedown attempt but Wow gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fredric works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wow trying to control but Fredric is working from the bottom.
Wow throwing strikes but missing.
Fredric keeping moving, preventing Wow from controlling successfully.
Wow works over Fredric with some ground and pound from guard.
Wow throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fredric works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wow trying to control but Fredric is working from the bottom.
Wow makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wow is looking to work some ground and pound but Fredric has wrist control.
Wow is looking to work some ground and pound but Fredric has wrist control.
Wow landing with the ground and pound.
Wow trying to control but Fredric is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wow accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sham Wow will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wow misses with a wild combination.
Sham Wow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Wow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wow misses with a shot to the body
and Fredric moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wow.
Wow misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wow.
Wow leaning against his opponent.
Wow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fredric with a knee to the head.
Fredric utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wow on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wow is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Fredric missing with knees to the body.
Wow misses with a punch on the inside.
Fredric blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wow swings wildly with an uppercut but Fredric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wow is trying to break the clinch but Fredric has him pressed against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fredric connects with a knee to the head.
Wow has a couple of punches blocked by Fredric.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fredric moves away.
Wow tries for a takedown but Fredric sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wow misses the body punch
and Fredric holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fredric tries to land knees in the clinch but Wow avoids the damage to the body.
Wow throws a punch but it's blocked by Fredric.
Fredric using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Wow.
Wow goes for a takedown attempt but Fredric pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Randy Fredric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sham Wow.
Wow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fredric counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fredric.
Wow tries for a takedown but Fredric manages to get underhooks.
Wow drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wow has Fredric pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wow pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fredric tumbling to the mat - Wow dives into Fredric's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wow's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wow throwing strikes but missing.
Wow cracks Fredric with a solid left hand.
Wow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wow is looking to work some ground and pound but Fredric has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wow advances position into side control!
Wow scoring with punches and elbows.
Fredric dodges the ground and pound from Wow.
Wow lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fredric on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Wow are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wow throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wow grinds an elbow into Fredric's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wow misses with the ground and pound.
Wow throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wow lands some shots froms side control.
Wow working the head and body with strikes.
Wow is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fredric's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wow working the ground and pound from side control.
Wow tries to move to mount but Fredric blocks the move with his legs.
Wow moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sham Wow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wow 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Sham Wow!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Sham Wow!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Sham Wow!
Sham Wow wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Stack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Cash struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Stack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benjamin Cash!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash shoots for a takedown but Stack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cash looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Stack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stack looks to land a combination but Cash avoids it well.
Cash blocks a head kick by Stack.
Stack closes the distance and clinches.
Stack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cash tries to keep at a distance but Stack has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cash's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stack breaks from the clinch.
Benjamin Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cash swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stack moves into the clinch.
Stack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stack rushes Cash and presses him up against the ropes.
Stack breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack darts in and clinches Cash up against the ropes.
Stack breaks from the clinch.
Cash looks to land a combination but Stack avoids it well.
Stack closes the distance and clinches.
Stack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stack scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stack moves into the clinch.
Stack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cash circles away quickly and effectively.
Cash takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cash.
Stack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stack moves into the clinch.
Stack breaks from the clinch.
Stack forces Cash back against the ropes and clinches.
Stack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Stack finds it's target.
Cash tries to move into range but Stack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Stack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cash.
Stack shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cash but Cash pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stack gets a clinch.
Stack breaks the clinch.
Cash misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stack has closed the distance and engaged Cash in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Benjamin Cash has been cut.
Cash tries to keep at a distance but Stack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stack swinging wildly here.
Cash falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stack counters with a series of strikes. Cash will be more careful next time no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stack is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stack misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Stack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Cash's cut.
That's time! Stack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cash misses with a combination
and Stack counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Stack.
Stack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cash circles away quickly and effectively.
Stack shoots in for a takedown but Cash shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Stack.
Stack misses with a two punch combination.
Stack forces Cash back against the ropes and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cash throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stack counters with a left and a right that stings Cash.
Cash is breathing heavily.
Stack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack throws a series of punches but Cash moves out of range.
Stack tests Cash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cash ducks right into an uppercut from Stack.
Cash tries to keep at a distance but Stack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stack.
Stack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stack lands a nice hook to Cash's body. Cash takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Stack both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stack throws a series of strikes that have Cash backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stack throws a series of punches but Cash avoids them all with ease.
Stack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stack throws a right and a left that Cash avoids nicely.
Stack clinches up with Cash and pushes him back against the ropes.
Stack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stack scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Stack moves into the clinch.
Stack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stack takes the fight into the clinch.
Stack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stack rushes Cash and presses him up against the ropes.
Stack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cash shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stack pinned against the cage. Stack gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
David Stack is winning the standup battle so far.
Cash takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stack moves into range and connects with a jab.
David Stack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stack instigates a clinch.
Stack manages to break the clinch.
Stack throws a nice looking combination but Cash bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cash can do to turn this around?
Stack manages to break the clinch.
Stack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stack breaks the clinch.
Stack moves into the clinch.
Stack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stack throws a series of punches but Cash moves out of range.
Stack scores with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stack will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cash.
Cash looks to land a right hand but Stack moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Stack dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Cash's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cash slips a jab and a cross from Stack.
Stack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cash tries to clinch but Stack moves away
and Stack counters with a two punch combo.
Stack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stack has closed the distance and engaged Cash in a clinch.
Stack breaks from the clinch.
Stack moves into range and clinches up with Cash.
Stack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stack tries to bum rush Cash with a series of wild strikes but Cash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cash.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stack.
Stack instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stack misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cash walks into a jab.
Stack lands a left and a right that send Cash crashing to the mat, dazed. Stack thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cash is rocked!
Cash avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cash is still on wobbly legs! Can Stack finish him?
Stack Rushes Cash and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Cash is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Stack Piles on the pressure and Cash crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Stack!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zippi Duudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robyn Phaneuf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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193 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zippi Duudi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robyn Phaneuf!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phaneuf wants to clinch.
Phaneuf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Duudi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Phaneuf.
Phaneuf wants to clinch.
Duudi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Phaneuf is looking to clinch but Duudi is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phaneuf. Duudi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phaneuf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phaneuf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phaneuf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Duudi.
Phaneuf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Duudi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duudi slips a jab and a cross from Phaneuf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phaneuf tries to close the distance and clinch up but Duudi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phaneuf tries to clinch there but Duudi circles away.
Phaneuf lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Phaneuf is looking to clinch.
Phaneuf wants to clinch up but Duudi keeps it at a distance.
Phaneuf is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robyn Phaneuf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phaneuf tries to close the distance and clinch but Duudi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Phaneuf is looking to clinch but Duudi is avoiding it.
Duudi looks for a takedown but Phaneuf sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zippi Duudi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duudi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Phaneuf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Phaneuf fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Phaneuf moves in looking to clinch but Duudi pushes him off.
Phaneuf wants to clinch up but Duudi keeps it at a distance.
Duudi tries to keep at a distance but Phaneuf has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duudi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Duudi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Phaneuf walks away with a smile on his face. Duudi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Phaneuf moves in looking to clinch but Duudi pushes him off.
Phaneuf gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Phaneuf tries to score a body lock takedown but Duudi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Phaneuf creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duudi's defenses.
Phaneuf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Duudi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Phaneuf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Phaneuf prevents the takedown attempt.
Phaneuf misses with a knee strike.
Duudi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Phaneuf smiles and moves away.
Phaneuf tries to clinch but Duudi is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phaneuf tries to clinch but Duudi is having none of it.
Phaneuf keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Phaneuf wants to clinch up but Duudi keeps it at a distance.
Duudi shoots in but no luck this time.
Phaneuf is looking to clinch but Duudi is avoiding it.
Duudi tries to clinch up.
Duudi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Duudi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Duudi.
Duudi won't allow Phaneuf to get back to his feet.
Duudi pushes down on Phaneuf's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phaneuf tries to kick Duudi off but Duudi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Phaneuf looks gassed!
Phaneuf is not content to let Duudi control the position.
Phaneuf looks like he's trying to stand up.
Duudi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Phaneuf sees it coming and defends easily.
Phaneuf wants to improve his position but Duudi is controlling well.
Phaneuf is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Robyn Phaneuf will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Duudi throws a right hand that Phaneuf ducks under and follows up with a left that Phaneuf also avoids with ease.
Duudi misses with a takedown attempt - Phaneuf sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Duudi moves out of range of the body kick.
Phaneuf tries to clinch up
and Duudi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Phaneuf tries to kick Duudi off but Duudi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Duudi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Phaneuf regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Duudi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phaneuf has his foot on Duudi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Duudi works his way back into a safe position though.
Phaneuf is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Duudi is controlling him.
Duudi is looking to advance position but Phaneuf has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Phaneuf is looking to stand but Phaneuf has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
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.
Duudi can't escape the position.
Phaneuf is looking to stand but Phaneuf has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Phaneuf is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Nice sprawl there from Phaneuf as Duudi shoots in.
Phaneuf lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Phaneuf tries to clinch but Duudi moves away
and Duudi counters with a single leg into guard. Phaneuf didn't expect that.
Phaneuf is looking to stand up but Duudi isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phaneuf keeping full guard, as Duudi tries to pass.
Duudi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Phaneuf tries to bench press Duudi off him but Duudi keeps the position.
Duudi advances to full mount.
Duudi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Phaneuf has given up his back here.
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.
Phaneuf has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Duudi looking for the choke but no joy.
Zippi Duudi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Phaneuf has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Duudi is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Phaneuf taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Duudi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zippi Duudi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinobu Hayabusa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinobu Hayabusa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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24
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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24
193 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinobu Hayabusa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo throws out a loose jab but Hayabusa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hayabusa slips a jab and a cross from Trejo.
Trejo misses with the combination.
Trejo looks to land a combination but Hayabusa avoids it well.
Danny Trejo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trejo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trejo throws a series of punches but Hayabusa moves out of range.
Hayabusa instigates a clinch.
Hayabusa tries to circle away but Trejo has him pinned against the ropes.
Hayabusa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trejo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice shot by Hayabusa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trejo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Trejo showed some decent athleticism there.
Trejo prevents Hayabusa from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Trejo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hayabusa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Trejo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hayabusa is fending him off so far but Trejo persists. Nope, Hayabusa circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Trejo misses.
Trejo throws a series of punches but Hayabusa avoids them all with ease.
Trejo shoots in for a takedown but Hayabusa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Trejo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trejo is breathing heavily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hayabusa.
Jab by Hayabusa.
A nice combination there by Hayabusa.
Horrible takedown by Trejo or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayabusa which made him look bad.
Trejo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trejo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trejo throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayabusa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Trejo as Hayabusa shoots in.
Hayabusa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trejo.
Trejo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayabusa counters with a left and a right that stings Trejo.
Hayabusa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Trejo swivels and escapes.
Hayabusa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Trejo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A head kick from Hayabusa lands but Trejo takes it in his stride.
Hayabusa lands a high kick!
Hayabusa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hayabusa duly obliges.
Hayabusa misses with the combination.
Trejo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayabusa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hayabusa.
Trejo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hayabusa punishes Trejo's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hayabusa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Trejo misses.
Hayabusa lands with a nice combination. Trejo backs away looking to recover.
Trejo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hayabusa counters with a single leg into guard. Trejo didn't expect that.
Hayabusa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Trejo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hayabusa is fighting to break Trejo's control of his arms but Trejo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Trejo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hayabusa wanted to stand there but Trejo had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hayabusa is one step ahead there.
Hayabusa tries to stand but Trejo is controlling from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hayabusa slips a jab from Trejo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinobu Hayabusa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A combination from Trejo does no damage.
Trejo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hayabusa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hayabusa scores with a kick to the body.
Trejo shoots in and drives through. Hayabusa sprawls well.
Trejo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hayabusa but Hayabusa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Trejo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hayabusa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Trejo misses the target.
Hayabusa works over Trejo's head and body with a nice combination.
Hayabusa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trejo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Trejo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayabusa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Trejo is fending him off so far but Hayabusa persists. Nope, Trejo circles away and we're back to standing.
Hayabusa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo lands with a cross.
Hayabusa slaps away a takedown attempt from Trejo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danny Trejo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hayabusa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Trejo defends it nicely.
Hayabusa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Trejo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Trejo wants to control but Hayabusa postures up.
Trejo is looking for a sweep.
Hayabusa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trejo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hayabusa stands up.
Trejo misses with a double jab
letting Hayabusa counter with a right hand.
Trejo looks to clinch
and Hayabusa counters with a body kick that stops Trejo in his tracks momentarily.
Hayabusa leaves Trejo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayabusa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A left and a right from Hayabusa both land. Nice combination.
Trejo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hayabusa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hayabusa slips a jab and a cross from Trejo.
Hayabusa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayabusa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Hayabusa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hayabusa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hayabusa delivers a nice body kick.
Trejo looks to throw the jab but Hayabusa is out of range.
Trejo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trejo circles away.
Hayabusa misses with a head kick.
Hayabusa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Trejo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayabusa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trejo somewhat.
Hayabusa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hayabusa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trejo throws out the jab.
Hayabusa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Trejo sprawls well initially but Hayabusa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hayabusa trying to control the action but Trejo is working from the bottom.
Trejo looking for submissions off his back.
Hayabusa tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Trejo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo is staying active underneath Hayabusa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trejo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hayabusa wants to stand up but Trejo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Trejo trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinobu Hayabusa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Hayabusa with that takedown attempt.
Trejo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Trejo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hayabusa in his tracks.
Trejo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hayabusa throws a series of punches but Trejo moves out of range.
Trejo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hayabusa sprawls well. Hayabusa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Trejo gets slowly back to his feet.
Trejo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hayabusa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Trejo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hayabusa slips a jab from Trejo.
Hayabusa thuds his shin into the meat of Trejo's side.
Hayabusa dodges the punch combination from Trejo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trejo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayabusa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Trejo somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Trejo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayabusa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hayabusa's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hayabusa duly obliges.
A head kick from Hayabusa lands but Trejo takes it in his stride.
Hayabusa tries to bum rush Trejo with a series of wild strikes but Trejo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trejo gets the takedown into side control.
Hayabusa is trying to control Trejo's posture but Trejo avoids it.
Trejo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Trejo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hayabusa sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayabusa is trying to maintain the position but Trejo is very close to passing his half guard.
Hayabusa wants to get back to his feet.
Trejo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hayabusa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hayabusa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Trejo misses with a combination
and Hayabusa counters with a solid body kick.
Crunch! Hayabusa slams his shin into Trejo's torso.
Horrible takedown by Trejo or perhaps it was just good defense by Hayabusa which made him look bad.
Trejo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayabusa counters with a nice body kick.
Hayabusa thows a body kick. Trejo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hayabusa clinches up against the ropes.
Hayabusa is trying to force a seperation but Trejo has the dominant position.
Hayabusa can't break the clinch.
Hayabusa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hayabusa. Trejo shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trejo misses with a wild combination.
Hayabusa lands a front kick.
Hayabusa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hayabusa moves away from the strike by Trejo.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hayabusa - that will leave a mark!
Hayabusa scores with a one two! Trejo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hayabusa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hayabusa shoots in and drives through. Trejo sprawls well.
Hayabusa moves in looking to clinch but Trejo pushes him off.
Trejo falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hayabusa counter with a right hand.
Trejo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hayabusa circles away.
Trejo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinobu Hayabusa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hayabusa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Shinobu Hayabusa!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Shinobu Hayabusa!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Shinobu Hayabusa!
Shinobu Hayabusa wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Super Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Almeida acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Super Phoenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Ricardo Almeida has been cut.
Phoenix shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Phoenix was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Phoenix tries to control but Almeida wriggling away.
Almeida keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Phoenix looking to control but Almeida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Phoenix moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Almeida has worked his arm free - good work by Almeida!
Almeida wants to control but Phoenix postures up.
Almeida is looking for a sweep.
Almeida tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Almeida manages to work his way to half guard, despite Phoenix's best efforts.
Phoenix controlling the action here.
Almeida wants to improve his position but Phoenix is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almeida looking for submissions off his back.
Almeida moves into full guard.
Almeida lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Phoenix!
Phoenix manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Almeida looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Almeida stops Phoenix from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almeida wants to work for an arm triangle but Phoenix is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Phoenix manages to get to full guard.
Phoenix is trying to keep Almeida in close.
Phoenix wants to hit a switch here but Almeida passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Phoenix there!
Almeida takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Almeida cracks Phoenix with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix is in a horrible position here. Almeida smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Almeida with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Phoenix slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Almeida 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.
Almeida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Almeida is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Almeida works his way into full mount!
Phoenix working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix tries to lock up and control but Almeida gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Almeida looking for a guillotine from mount but Phoenix is having none of it.
Phoenix tries to lock up and control but Almeida gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Almeida working for a submission but Phoenix is keeping him at bay.
Almeida looks gassed!
Phoenix tries to hold on but Almeida pushes him away.
Almeida is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Almeida extends the arm and Phoenix is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Almeida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck McBuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronnie Carlton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck McBuck!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBuck throws a lazy right hand but Carlton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlton scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Chuck McBuck has been cut.
Carlton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McBuck at a distance.
McBuck looks to throw the jab but Carlton is out of range.
Carlton scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Carlton in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Carlton is trying to get an arm triangle but McBuck is defending well.
Carlton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McBuck has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carlton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McBuck has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carlton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McBuck has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Carlton but great work by McBuck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton is looking to regain half guard here but McBuck keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
McBuck has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
McBuck misses with a hook.
Carlton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carlton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McBuck manages to avoid it.
McBuck throws a lazy right hand but Carlton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ronnie Carlton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McBuck's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Carlton looking to sit in guard and control but McBuck gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McBuck wanted to stand there but Carlton had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlton working a defensive guard here.
McBuck looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carlton has a closed guard, preventing McBuck from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but McBuck has passed into side control.
Carlton wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Carlton is looking to reverse the position.
Carlton is working hard here to advance position.
Carlton sneaks back into half guard.
Carlton gets back to full guard.
McBuck trying to control but Carlton is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carlton is on top in guard.
McBuck working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlton.
Carlton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McBuck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carlton drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but McBuck manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Carlton has McBuck in his guard.
Carlton wants to hit a switch here but McBuck passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Carlton there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Carlton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck McBuck's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McBuck slips a jab and a cross from Carlton.
Carlton scores with a body shot.
McBuck misses with an uppercut.
Carlton slips a jab from McBuck.
McBuck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carlton shoots in for a takedown but McBuck shows good takedown defense.
McBuck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McBuck lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carlton thows a body shot but no joy.
Carlton lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Carlton lands an impressive looking overhand right. McBuck doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBuck moves out of range as Carlton strikes.
McBuck throws a shot from downtown. Carlton moves away and avoids it.
McBuck misses with a series of wild punches.
McBuck misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton throws the left hand but McBuck avoids the punch easily.
Carlton misses with a takedown attempt - McBuck sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McBuck is breathing heavily.
McBuck stuffs the takedown attempt from Carlton. Carlton gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Carlton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlton staying out of range there.
McBuck moves away from the strike by Carlton.
A telegraphed right hand from McBuck misses the target.
Carlton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McBuck.
Carlton slips under a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from McBuck in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Carlton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carlton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McBuck slips a straight right by Carlton.
McBuck leaves Carlton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carlton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlton staying out of range there.
McBuck moves out of range of the strikes.
Carlton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carlton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McBuck moves away.
McBuck throws the left hand but Carlton avoids the punch easily.
McBuck uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlton.
A big left from Carlton misses.
Carlton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McBuck.
McBuck might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carlton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carlton throws a jab when McBuck was well out of range.
Jab from McBuck.
Carlton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McBuck circles away quickly and effectively.
McBuck misses with a straight left.
Carlton staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBuck throws out a loose jab but Carlton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from McBuck misses the target.
McBuck looks to land a right hand but Carlton moved out of range.
Carlton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carlton misses with an uppercut.
McBuck walks into a stiff left hand from Carlton.
McBuck takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McBuck throws a big shot that misses.
Carlton fails to land with a series of punches.
Ronnie Carlton is winning the standup battle so far.
McBuck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McBuck misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from McBuck misses the target.
Carlton lands a nice looking body shot.
McBuck misses with a jab, cross combination.
McBuck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlton.
Carlton thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlton shoots in and bounces McBuck off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Carlton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carlton trying to control the position from guard on top but McBuck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlton trying to move into half guard but instead McBuck has managed to sweep!
McBuck trying to control but Carlton is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carlton working for a triangle but McBuck defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Carlton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chuck McBuck's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McBuck scores with a jab. Carlton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carlton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McBuck's waist but McBuck gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carlton off to one side.
McBuck throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carlton counters with a shoot takedown. McBuck fights it but they end up in guard.
Carlton wants to pass the guard but McBuck is keeping the position.
Carlton is pushing down on McBuck's leg trying to pass to half guard. McBuck is fighting to maintain full guard but Carlton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Carlton misses with a head shot. McBuck uses the momentum to regain guard.
Carlton throws and elbow that misses. McBuck uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Carlton's guard. Nice move by McBuck!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlton looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! McBuck has picked Carlton up and slammed him! Carlton can't keep hold of the triangle and McBuck manages to pass to side control!
McBuck stands up.
McBuck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carlton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carlton throws a right hand that McBuck ducks under and follows up with a left that McBuck also avoids with ease.
McBuck throws a hook but Carlton blocks it.
Carlton defending well as McBuck loads up on a big left hand.
McBuck misses with a hook.
Chuck McBuck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from McBuck misses the target.
McBuck looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlton is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBuck throws a series of punches but Carlton moves out of range.
Carlton jabs at McBuck's body.
Carlton scores with a jab to the head.
Carlton throws a jab when McBuck was well out of range.
Carlton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
McBuck stuffs the takedown.
A jab lands there for Carlton.
McBuck takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McBuck cracks Carlton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McBuck misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlton.
Carlton lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Carlton misses.
McBuck misses with a double jab
letting Carlton counter with a right hand.
McBuck drops his hands momentarily and Carlton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That has opened up Chuck McBuck's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlton sizes up McBuck with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McBuck throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McBuck misses with a hook.
Carlton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McBuck's guard.
Carlton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Carlton tries to free his leg and advance position but McBuck is retaining full guard.
Carlton passes McBuck's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carlton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McBuck does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carlton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McBuck is just riding it out for now. Carlton eventually gives up the hold.
Carlton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so McBuck is just riding it out for now. Carlton eventually gives up the hold.
Chuck McBuck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlton stops McBuck from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Carlton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carlton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Ronnie Carlton!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Ronnie Carlton!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Ronnie Carlton!
Ronnie Carlton wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Drew Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Vicksone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vicksone has chosen m.o.v.e - DOGFIGHT as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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20
163 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Molina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Vicksone!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molina takes a swing at Vicksone's ribcage but misses.
Molina works over Vicksone's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Danny Vicksone has been cut.
Molina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Molina takes a swing at Vicksone's ribcage but misses.
Vicksone drives through and clinches with Molina against the ropes.
Molina tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vicksone prevents Molina from breaking the clinch.
Molina tries to circle away but Vicksone has him pinned against the ropes.
Molina fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Molina jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vicksone walks away with a smile on his face. Molina gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Molina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vicksone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Molina misses with a series of wild punches.
Molina misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vicksone.
Molina lands with a hook. Vicksone tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Molina tries to bum rush Vicksone with a series of wild strikes but Vicksone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vicksone clinches with his opponent.
Molina tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vicksone smiles and moves away.
Molina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Molina tries to bum rush Vicksone with a series of wild strikes but Vicksone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Molina misses with the combination.
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.
Molina misses the shot to the body.
Drew Molina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Molina throws a nice looking combination but Vicksone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Molina.
Molina looks to land a combination but Vicksone avoids it well.
Molina misses with a two punch combination.
Vicksone drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vicksone is standing up over Molina. Molina looks to escape but Vicksone dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina is looking to get back to his feet here but Vicksone is keeping cool and he's managed to take Molina's back.
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.
Molina has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Danny Vicksone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Vicksone's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Vicksone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Molina.
Nice takedown defense from Molina. No joy for Vicksone on that attempt.
Vicksone rushes Molina and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Molina is trying to drag Vicksone to the mat but Vicksone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Molina has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vicksone tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Molina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vicksone breaks the clinch.
Molina lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Molina lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Molina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Molina cracks a nice hook into Vicksone's ribs.
Molina throws a series of punches but Vicksone avoids them all with ease.
Molina throws a right hand that Vicksone ducks under and follows up with a left that Vicksone also avoids with ease.
Molina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Molina throws a nice looking combination but Vicksone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vicksone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Molina.
Molina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vicksone moves into range and clinches up with Molina.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Molina's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Molina fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vicksone gets control of Molina's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vicksone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Molina wants to stand and escape but instead Vicksone has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Molina wants to get back to his feet but Vicksone passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina pushes Vicksone off looking to stand but Vicksone dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vicksone is taking a breather. Molina says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Vicksone is looking to advance position but Molina won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Molina dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Vicksone'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!
Molina misses with a series of wild punches.
Molina misses with a hook. Vicksone ducked under it nicely.
Molina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vicksone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Molina misses with the combination.
Molina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Molina moves into range and connects with a jab.
Molina is looking to wear down Vicksone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
No joy there for Molina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drew Molina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vicksone staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Molina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vicksone doesn't manage to clinch there - Molina circles away.
Vicksone shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Vicksone frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vicksone is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina misses the shot to the body.
Molina throws a series of punches but Vicksone moves out of range.
Vicksone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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.
Molina misses with the combination.
Molina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vicksone.
Molina stuffs the takedown attempt from Vicksone. Vicksone gets slowly back to his feet.
Molina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Molina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vicksone circles away quickly and effectively.
Molina just misses with a punch to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Molina misses with the combination.
No joy there for Molina, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Vicksone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vicksone has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Drew Molina!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Drew Molina!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Drew Molina!
Drew Molina wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Takeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Lupus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Takeida!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Timmy Lupus!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeida throws a hook but Lupus blocks it.
Lupus slips a jab from Takeida.
Takeida lands with a cross.
Lupus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takeida.
Lupus misses with a series of wild punches.
Takeida throws a hook but Lupus avoids it easily.
Lupus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takeida misses with a body shot.
Takeida on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A swing and a miss from Takeida.
Lupus has a takedown stuffed.
Takeida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Lupus or perhaps it was just good defense by Takeida which made him look bad.
Lupus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takeida as he avoids it easily.
Ryu Takeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timmy Lupus.
Lupus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lupus walks into a jab.
Takeida ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lupus moves away.
Takeida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lupus was well out of range. Poor timing from Takeida.
Lupus misses with a double jab.
Takeida scores with a shot to the body.
Lupus looks gassed!
Lupus misses with a looping left.
Takeida is looking to wear down Lupus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice body punch from Takeida.
Lupus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeida moves into range and connects with a jab.
Takeida with a nice cross.
Lupus needs to keep his hands up - Takeida had a free shot at his head there.
Lupus is rocked!
Takeida throws a monster overhand right that drops Lupus! Takeida follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryu Takeida!
Ryu Takeida retains his featherweight title!
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