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EFL 25 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cranium (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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240 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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193 cm
27
250 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Assis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Cranium!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cranium is trying to defend but Assis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cranium on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Assis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cranium with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Assis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cranium is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Assis pulls his head out easily.
Assis wants to get back to his feet.
Cranium pushes Assis off looking to stand but Assis dives back in and keeps control.
Assis is thwarting Cranium's attempts to control the position.
Assis trying to control from half guard but Cranium is working away.
Cranium tries to kick Assis off but Assis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cranium is staying active underneath Assis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cranium wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis prevents Cranium from standing back up.
Assis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cranium sees it coming and defends easily.
Cranium works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cranium looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cranium 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.
Cranium is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Assis wants to stand but Cranium has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Assis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cranium has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Assis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cranium wants to sweep here but Assis controlling him for the moment.
Cranium is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranium might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Assis kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cranium looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cranium working a defensive guard here.
Assis gets to his feet. Cranium looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Cranium does no damage.
Cranium lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cranium.
Assis forces Cranium back against the cage and clinches.
Assis tries to throw a body punch but Cranium avoids it by throwing Assis back against the cage.
Cranium is looking to break free of the clinch but Assis has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis manages to pull guard.
Cranium won't allow Assis to sweep him here.
Assis has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cranium off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Assis gets caught flat footed, as Cranium shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cranium won't allow Assis to sweep him here.
Cranium trying to control but Assis is working from the bottom.
Cranium slips nicely into half guard.
Cranium is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cranium is working for a submission of some sort.
Cranium looks gassed!
Assis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assis is refusing to be controlled, as Cranium sits in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cranium wants to free his trapped foot but Assis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cranium looking for a submission but Assis manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Assis trying to control the position.
Cranium wants to control from the top but Assis keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Craniumis looking to pass into half guard but Assis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Assis is in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Cranium will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cranium rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cranium throws a series of punches but Assis avoids them all with ease.
Assis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assis wants to clinch up but Cranium keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Assis is defended easily by Cranium.
Assis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cranium as he jumps to the side.
Assis wants to clinch.
Assis rushes Cranium and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Assis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cranium misses with a takedown attempt - Assis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Assis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cranium fails to land the takedown.
Assis leaves Cranium with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kimbo Assis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Cranium.
Cranium throws a series of punches but Assis moves out of range.
Assis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Assis darts in trying to clinch
and Cranium counters with a series of strikes. Assis will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cranium misses with a series of wild punches.
Cranium avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cranium looks to land a combination but Assis avoids it well.
Assis instigates a clinch.
Assis trying to land knees to the body.
Cranium using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Assis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cranium is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Assis keeps control of Cranium as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cranium pulls his leg out and moves away.
Assis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cranium swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranium dives in and grabs Assis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Assis pushes down on Cranium's head and hops out.
Cranium circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cranium throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Richard Cranium is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cranium lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cranium.
Cranium is breathing heavily.
Cranium looks to land a combination but Assis avoids it well.
Assis stuffs the takedown.
Assis tries to clinch but Cranium is having none of it.
Cranium blocks a head kick by Assis.
Assis closes the distance and clinches.
Assis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cranium paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assis is nestled in close to Cranium, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cranium is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Assis pulls his head out easily.
Assis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cranium has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cranium is looking to improve his position.
Cranium pushes Assis off looking to stand but Assis dives back in and keeps control.
Cranium is defending against the submission attempts here by Assis.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cranium wants to improve his position but Assis is controlling well.
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 Kimbo Assis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Assis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Assis wants it to stay on the feet.
Assis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assis tries to clinch but Cranium is having none of it.
Assis has Cranium up against the cage in a clinch.
Cranium wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cranium wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Assis has him pressed against the cage.
Cranium is trying to break free.
Cranium looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cranium looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Assis tightens his grip and picks Cranium up, before dumping him to the ground. Cranium manages to land in guard.
Cranium has his foot on Assis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Assis works his way back into a safe position though.
Assis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Assis is working Cranium over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cranium takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Assis stands up from Cranium's guard - Assis perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Cranium does no damage.
Assis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cranium manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Assis moves into the clinch.
Cranium gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Assis.
Assis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Cranium misses.
Cranium misses with a head kick.
Cranium fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Assis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cranium.
Kimbo Assis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Cranium.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assis doesn't manage to clinch there - Cranium circles away.
Cranium avoids the head kick by Assis.
Assis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cranium sprawls well initially but Assis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Assis postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Cranium to stand up.
Assis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cranium on his heels. He'll look to pass Cranium's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cranium is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Assis is aware though and is defending well.
Cranium is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cranium working for a triangle but Assis defends it easily.
Assis lands a couple of elbows.
Assis stops Cranium from standing up.
Kimbo Assis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cranium, up you get!
Assis goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Assis feints and as Cranium raises his hands in defense, Assis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cranium throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cranium wants to sweep here but Assis controlling him for the moment.
Cranium preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Assis postures up.
Assis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Assis is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranium cracks Assis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Assis.
Assis wants to clinch.
Cranium circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cranium closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cranium misses the shot to the body.
Cranium fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assis rushes Cranium and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Assis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Assis 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Assis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Cordero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Takahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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205 lbs
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219 lbs
7 - 3 - 2 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eli Cordero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Takahara!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takahara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Cordero. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Cordero does no damage.
Cordero throws a looping overhand right but Takahara ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takahara, right into the meat.
Takahara tries to land a front kick but Cordero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice combination there by Cordero.
Cordero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takahara.
Cordero is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cordero tries to avoid it but Takahara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cordero to the ground. Cordero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Takahara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cordero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Takahara feints and then cracks Cordero's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cordero down.
Cordero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takahara.
Takahara keeps Cordero at a distance using the push kick.
Takahara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takahara fails to land the takedown.
Eli Cordero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Takahara.
Takahara scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahara looking to score a takedown here. Cordero is defending well but Takahara drives through and ends up in Cordero's guard.
Takahara controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shinji Takahara hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Takahara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cordero manages to avoid it.
Cordero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Takahara.
Takahara lands a nice hook to Cordero's body. Cordero takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takahara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takahara lands a leg kick that knocks Cordero off balance momentarily.
Good exchange - Takahara coming out on top.
Takahara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cordero as he jumps to the side.
Takahara lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Takahara.
Cordero cracks Takahara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Takahara.
Cordero throws a nice looking combination but Takahara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takahara. Cordero shrugs it off though.
Good leg kick by Takahara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Takahara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eli Cordero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cordero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cordero throws a shot from downtown. Takahara moves away and avoids it.
Takahara connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cordero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cordero leaves Takahara with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cordero moves out of range as Takahara throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordero throws a right and a left that Takahara avoids nicely.
Takahara misses with a wild combination.
Cordero misses with a double jab.
A jab from Cordero misses.
Cordero takes a kick to the side of the head.
Takahara lands a leg kick that knocks Cordero off balance momentarily.
Cordero bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Takahara's head.
Takahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cordero, as that shot connected.
Cordero scores with a punch to the head.
Cordero moves out of range of the leg kick from Takahara.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takahara.
Cordero lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordero is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Takahara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cordero.
Cordero with a nice cross.
Takahara connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Cordero.
Takahara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takahara connects with a leg kick. Cordero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takahara lands a leg kick that knocks Cordero off balance momentarily.
Cordero on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cordero is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cordero throws a big shot that misses.
Takahara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Cordero. Those never looked like landing.
Takahara tries to bum rush Cordero with a series of wild strikes but Cordero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Takahara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Takahara dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cordero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takahara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cordero stuffs the takedown.
Cordero lands a glancing blow to the side of Takahara's head.
Takahara dodges the punch combination from Cordero.
Takahara misses with a kick to the body.
Takahara swings for the body but Cordero moves out of range.
Cordero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Takahara slips a jab and a cross from Cordero.
Takahara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cordero defends it nicely.
Takahara digs a good body shot into Cordero's ribs.
Cordero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cordero is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Takahara shoots in and drives through. Cordero sprawls well.
Eli Cordero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Takahara.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cordero misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahara takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cordero checks a leg kick.
Takahara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cordero to score with a decent uppercut.
Cordero lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Takahara throws a nice head kick!
Cordero lands an overhand right.
Takahara lands a head kick. Cordero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Cordero does no damage.
Takahara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Takahara is defended easily by Cordero.
Cordero scores with a three punch combo!
No joy there for Cordero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Takahara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cordero rather than just go for the knockout.
Cordero has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Takahara.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eli Cordero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cordero takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takahara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cordero pinned against the cage. Cordero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cordero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Takahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cordero uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Takahara has time to react.
Cordero lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Takahara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cordero.
Takahara throws a leg kick which misses Cordero's front leg but catches the back leg as Cordero tries to avoid it.
Shinji Takahara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cordero lands an overhand right.
Takahara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takahara has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordero moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cordero throws a nice looking combination but Takahara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Takahara, right into the meat.
Takahara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cordero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cordero scores with a jab to the head.
Takahara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cordero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Takahara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A right-left combo lands from Cordero.
Cordero throws a series of punches but Takahara avoids them all with ease.
Cordero avoids the head kick by Takahara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahara is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Takahara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cordero.
Some wild striking there from Cordero.
Takahara connects with an inside leg kick.
Takahara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Takahara blocks a jab.
Takahara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cordero lands a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Cordero does it's job there.
Takahara scores with a push kick.
Nice body kick there by Takahara.
Cordero fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Takahara on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Cordero dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cordero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cordero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takahara can pounce on him.
Cordero stuffs the takedown attempt from Takahara. Takahara gets slowly back to his feet.
Takahara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cordero looks to land a combination but Takahara avoids it well.
Takahara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Takahara.
Cordero misses with the combination.
Takahara tries for a takedown but Cordero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cordero moves out of range of the body kick.
Takahara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cordero misses with a series of wild punches.
Takahara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordero scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cordero connects with a good right hand that stumbles Takahara. Takahara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cordero displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Takahara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cordero swinging wildly here.
Takahara just misses with a punch to the body.
Takahara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Takahara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cordero circles away.
Eli Cordero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Takahara.
Takahara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cordero.
A head kick from Takahara lands but Cordero takes it in his stride.
Cordero scores with a sloppy right hand. Takahara should have avoided that one.
Takahara misses with a two punch combination.
Takahara throws a shot from downtown. Cordero moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takahara shoots for a double leg takedown but Cordero sprawls well. He's pushed Takahara's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Takahara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cordero looks to land a combination but Takahara avoids it well.
Takahara shoots in for a takedown but Cordero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Takahara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cordero lands a head shot.
Cordero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Takaharas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Takahara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cordero.
Cordero avoids the body shot from Takahara.
Takahara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Takahara misses.
Cordero tests Takahara's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Cordero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordero connects with a single shot there.
Cordero lands with an uppercut that bounces Takahara off the cage and back into rage.
Takahara throws a head kick that misses.
Cordero uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Cordero - just one landing.
Cordero scores with a one two! Takahara had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cordero misses with a straight right.
Cordero connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takahara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cordero.
Takahara throws a sloppy head kick and Cordero moves out of range easily.
Cordero misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Cordero there.
Takahara lands a head kick. Cordero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cordero. Those never looked like landing.
Cordero lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Takahara circles away quickly and effectively.
Cordero blocks a head kick by Takahara.
A combination from Cordero does no damage.
Takahara goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cordero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cordero moves out of range of the body kick from Takahara.
Takahara takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cordero will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cordero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Takahara walks into a left hand.
Cordero misses with a few strikes there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takahara throws a sloppy head kick and Cordero moves out of range easily.
Cordero lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Takahara throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Cordero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cordero 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Cordero!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psil Ander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Glasgow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glasgow is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sail by Armin van Buuren. Psil Ander is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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217 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Psil Ander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Glasgow!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab by Glasgow.
Ander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ander closes the distance and clinches.
Glasgow leaning his opponent against the cage.
Glasgow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ander is defending well for now.
Glasgow has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ander avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ander with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Glasgow pushes Ander back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Glasgow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ander slips under a jab.
Ander walks into a jab.
A head kick misses from Ander.
Glasgow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glasgow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ander shoots in and gets a takedown into Glasgow's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glasgow keeping full guard, as Ander tries to pass.
Glasgow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ander can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ander slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Glasgow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glasgow tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ander wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glasgow manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ander stops Glasgow from getting back to his feet.
Ander is working for a kimura but Glasgow is defending it quite comfortably.
Ander is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ander works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ander wants to stand up but Glasgow has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Ander works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ander wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Glasgow, who protects the arm well.
Glasgow is not content to let Ander control the position.
Ander goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Glasgow rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Ander's guard! Nice work there by Glasgow!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Psil Ander dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Glasgow throws a series of punches but Ander avoids them all with ease.
Glasgow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ander misses with a takedown attempt - Glasgow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Glasgow throws a lazy head kick
and Ander finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Glasgow blocks a head kick by Ander.
Ander misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Glasgow swats away the attempt to clinch by Ander.
Ander misses with a low kick.
Ander throws a sloppy head kick and Glasgow moves out of range easily.
A jab from Glasgow misses.
Ander fails with the takedown
and Glasgow counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Psil Ander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glasgow trying to control but Ander is working from the bottom.
Glasgow is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Glasgow stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ander swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Glasgow is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ander has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Glasgow is looking to defend but Ander has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Glasgow! Ander pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Glasgow taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Psil Ander!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mieszko Szczygiel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hickson Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mieszko Szczygiel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hickson Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger misses with a low kick.
Szczygiel clinches up with Tiger and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiger is stalling here.
Tiger receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Tiger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Szczygiel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tiger tries a knee to the head but Szczygiel blocks it.
Tiger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Szczygiel looks for a takedown but Tiger sprawls well.
Tiger scores with a head kick.
Tiger scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczygiel misses with a body kick.
Szczygiel takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger throws a head kick but Szczygiel moves out of range.
Szczygiel dives in and grabs Tiger's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tiger pushes down on Szczygiel's head and hops out.
A big left from Tiger misses.
Szczygiel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tiger connects with a knee to the head.
Tiger taking a breather.
Szczygiel stalling in the clinch but Tiger improves position.
Tiger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tiger trying to land knees to the body.
Szczygiel managing to block the knees to the body from Tiger.
Tiger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tiger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Tiger fails to land.
Tiger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tiger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Szczygiel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tiger missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Szczygiel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Szczygiel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Tiger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Szczygiel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel has had enough of the clinch but Tiger keeps him there for the moment.
Tiger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tiger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Szczygiel breaks the clinch.
Szczygiel moves into the clinch.
Szczygiel takes a shot to the head.
Szczygiel pulls guard successfully.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Szczygiel keeps moving.
Szczygiel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tiger stops Szczygiel from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Szczygiel controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hickson Tiger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Szczygiel has closed the distance and engaged Tiger in a clinch.
Szczygiel is trying to break the clinch but Tiger is controlling him.
Szczygiel breaks the clinch.
Hickson Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczygiel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tiger defends it nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tiger. That's going to slow Szczygiel down.
Tiger throws a leg kick but Szczygiel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tiger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Szczygiel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tiger tries to keep at a distance but Szczygiel has taken the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tiger is stalling here.
Szczygiel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Szczygiel instigates a clinch.
Tiger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Szczygiel breaks from the clinch.
Tiger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tiger.
Szczygiel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tiger avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mieszko Szczygiel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tiger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Szczygiel moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczygiel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiger instigates a clinch.
Tiger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tiger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel fails to land the takedown.
Tiger misses with a low kick.
Szczygiel gets a clinch.
Tiger looking to throw knees to the head but Szczygiel is blocking nicely.
Szczygiel prevents Tiger from breaking the clinch.
Tiger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tiger goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Szczygiel pushes Tiger up against the cage in a clinch.
Szczygiel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel instigates a clinch.
Tiger tries to land knees in the clinch but Szczygiel avoids the damage to the body.
Szczygiel has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tiger uses from the top position.
Tiger tries to stand but Szczygiel is controlling from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Szczygiel working a defensive guard here.
Szczygiel wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tiger is now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szczygiel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hickson Tiger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Szczygiel breaks from the clinch.
Szczygiel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tiger pinned against the cage. Tiger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tiger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from Szczygiel tenderised Tiger's leg. Tiger is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tiger lands with an overhand left.
Szczygiel shoots for a double leg takedown but Tiger sprawls well. He's pushed Szczygiel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczygiel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Tiger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiger, right into the meat.
Tiger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Szczygiel has managed to clinch.
Szczygiel crunches a lovely knee into Tiger's ribcage.
Tiger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Szczygiel up against the cage.
Szczygiel holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tiger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Szczygiel blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the head but Szczygiel blocks with his arms.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Szczygiel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiger wants to break free but Szczygiel has control.
Tiger letting Szczygiel take a breather here.
Szczygiel breaks the clinch.
Tiger throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Szczygiel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a series of punches but Szczygiel avoids them all with ease.
Szczygiel clinches up with Tiger and pushes him back against the cage.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Szczygiel controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Tiger.
A knee to the head by Tiger.
Tiger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Szczygiel blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the head but Szczygiel blocks with his arms.
Szczygiel landing knees to the body.
Szczygiel wants to break free but Tiger has control.
Szczygiel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Szczygiel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tiger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hickson Tiger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Szczygiel closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Szczygiel lands in his opponent's guard.
Hickson Tiger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczygiel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Szczygiel passes Tiger's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mieszko Szczygiel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczygiel slows the pace down in half guard.
Szczygiel trying to control from Tiger's half guard. Tiger has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szczygiel thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mieszko Szczygiel.
I think Tiger 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hickson Tiger!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Franz Titties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Reyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Reyes's choice of entrance music: Black and Yellow - Wiz Khalifa. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franz Titties!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamie Reyes!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titties misses with a wild body shot.
Reyes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Reyes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Titties is able to avoid easily.
Reyes misses with a body shot.
Reyes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Titties takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reyes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Reyes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reyes scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Titties takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Titties connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reyes momentarily.
Reyes lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Titties uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reyes.
Reyes lands a head kick!
Reyes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Titties.
Reyes throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reyes misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Titties crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Reyes - the referee stops the clock and Titties gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Reyes. Titties manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reyes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Titties tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reyes was well out of range. Poor timing from Titties.
Reyes misses the body punch
and Titties counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reyes defending well as Titties loads up on a big left hand.
Reyes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Titties thuds a left hand into Reyes's body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reyes. Titties shrugs it off though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Reyes.
Jamie Reyes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reyes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Reyes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Titties on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Reyes lands a nice looking body shot.
Titties thows a leg kick but Reyes checks it
and Reyes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some bone on bone action there as Titties checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reyes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reyes. Titties does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reyes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Titties blocks a jab.
Reyes tries a low kick but Titties avoids it.
Reyes misses with a body punch
letting Titties counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reyes fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reyes tries to land a front kick but Titties steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes dominated that round.
That's time! Titties's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Reyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reyes throws a low kick but Titties moves out of range easily.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Reyes.
Titties tries to work over Reyes's front leg with a kick but Reyes checks it.
Titties throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reyes has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Titties with a jab.
Titties takes a swing at Reyes's ribcage but misses.
Reyes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes slips under a jab from Titties.
Titties misses with a kick to the body.
Titties keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reyes.
Reyes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Titties.
Franz Titties is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reyes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Titties is able to avoid easily.
Reyes misses with a body kick.
Reyes lands a jab to Titties's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titties avoids a kick to the body.
Titties connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reyes swings for the body but Titties moves out of range.
Reyes scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes lands a nice shot that snaps Titties's head back.
Reyes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Titties is trying to defend but Reyes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titties is looking for a sweep. Reyes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titties is trying to maintain the position but Reyes is very close to passing his half guard.
Reyes slows the pace down in half guard.
Titties trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Reyes manages to pass to mount!
Reyes controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titties tries to hold on but Reyes postures up.
Reyes trying to control but Titties is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reyes content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Titties is desperately trying to improve his position but Reyes has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Reyes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Titties's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Reyes lands a front kick.
Reyes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Titties is out of range.
Reyes lands a lovely overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Titties misses the target.
Titties throws a head kick but Reyes moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Reyes. Titties shrugs it off though.
Reyes cracks Titties with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Reyes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Titties is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reyes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reyes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Reyes misses with a kick to the body
letting Titties counter with a right hand.
Titties misses with a shot to the body
and Reyes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jamie Reyes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reyes misses with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Reyes finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reyes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Titties in his tracks.
Titties misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Franz Titties has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titties avoids the body shot from Reyes.
Titties steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Reyes. That one must have hurt.
Reyes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Titties's hands.
Reyes is looking to slow Titties down with leg kicks.
Reyes looks to score with a jab to the body but Titties is just out of range.
Titties moves out of range as Reyes strikes.
Reyes moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reyes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Titties.
Reyes pulls guard effortlessly.
Titties throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Titties stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reyes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Titties advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Titties.
Reyes is not content to let Titties control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titties postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Reyes is looking for a sweep.
Titties tries to stand but Reyes is controlling his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Titties slows the pace down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Reyes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reyes 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Reyes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles St Lickitung (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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166 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Sherman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charles St Lickitung!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Lickitung gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sherman counters with a series of strikes. St Lickitung will be more careful next time no doubt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St Lickitung is defended easily by Sherman.
Sherman lands with a nice combination. St Lickitung backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Charles St Lickitung has been cut.
Sherman throws a series of strikes that have St Lickitung backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Lickitung on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Charles St Lickitung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sherman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sherman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Lickitung doesn't seem bothered though.
St Lickitung tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sherman swivels and escapes.
Frank Sherman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles St Lickitung.
Sherman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Lickitung stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A jab from Sherman finds it's way through St Lickitung's defenses.
St Lickitung misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Sherman to counter with a crisp jab.
St Lickitung takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St Lickitung looks gassed!
Good leg kick by Sherman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
St Lickitung takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Sherman.
Sherman cracks a nice hook into St Lickitung's ribs.
Sherman cracks St Lickitung with an open hand slap.
That has opened up Charles St Lickitung's cut even more.
St Lickitung walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sherman cracks St Lickitung with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sherman scores with a jab to the head.
St Lickitung is rocked!
Sherman punishes St Lickitung's body with a nice straight punch.
Sherman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
St Lickitung is still on wobbly legs! Can Sherman finish him?
Sherman lands a glancing blow to the side of St Lickitung's head.
The cut above Charles St Lickitung's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sherman lands a nice hook to St Lickitung's body. St Lickitung takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sherman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sherman thumps St Lickitung with a low kick.
St Lickitung seems to have recovered his senses.
Sherman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by St Lickitung.
St Lickitung tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman lands a slapping body shot.
Sherman thuds a left hand into St Lickitung's body.
Sherman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick from Sherman lands but St Lickitung takes it in his stride.
Charles St Lickitung's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sherman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Lickitung doesn't seem bothered though.
Sherman scores with a three punch combo!
Sherman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sherman throws a one two combo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charles St Lickitung's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Sherman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Krom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins's entrance music is Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Dawkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Krom!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krom moves out of range as Dawkins strikes.
Krom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dawkins throws out the jab.
Dawkins fails to land the takedown.
Krom throws a body punch but Dawkins moves out of range.
Dawkins walks into a left hand.
Krom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dawkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krom circles away.
Dawkins scores with a shot to the body.
Dawkins throws a hook but Krom avoids it easily.
Dawkins misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Krom misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krom.
Dawkins fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krom scores with a jab to the jaw.
Krom misses with a looping right.
Krom avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Dawkins misses its intended target.
Krom just misses with a punch to the body.
Krom staying out of range there.
Dawkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dawkins connects with a jab.
Krom throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dawkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dawkins avoids the body shot from Krom.
Krom takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krom stuffs the takedown attempt from Dawkins. Dawkins gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Dawkins with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krom looks to score with a jab to the body but Dawkins is just out of range.
Dawkins slips a straight right by Krom.
Dawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krom.
Dawkins tries for a takedown but Krom circles away easily
and Krom counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krom misses with a combination
and Dawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawkins has his takedown stuffed
and Krom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawkins misses with a lunging right hand
and Krom counters with a straight right hand.
Dawkins slips a jab from Krom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Krom is just out of range.
Dawkins gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dawkins stops Krom from getting back to his feet.
Krom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dawkins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dawkins thows a huge punch but Krom dodges it nicely.
Krom slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawkins looking to pass the guard.
Krom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dawkins is controlling him.
Dawkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Krom keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
Krom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dawkins is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krom keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
Dawkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins won't allow Krom to get back to his feet.
Dawkins wants to pass the guard but Krom is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dawkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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 Jack Dawkins will probably get the nod.
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.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown but Krom shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dawkins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Krom counters with a stiff right hand.
Krom misses with an uppercut.
Krom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dawkins misses with a hook. Krom ducked under it nicely.
Dawkins missing with a left hand there. Krom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dawkins shoots in but Krom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krom throws a hook but Dawkins avoids it easily.
Krom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawkins manages to avoid it.
Dawkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krom tries to avoid it but Dawkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krom to the ground. Krom escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Krom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jack Dawkins is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by Dawkins.
Krom fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawkins manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dawkins was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Krom is trying to stand.
Krom is trying desperately to improve position.
Krom really wants to buck Dawkins off and get back to his feet.
Dawkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dawkins dominating with strikes here.
Krom is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krom is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Krom is trying to stand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dawkins controlling from the full mount.
Dawkins lands with some strikes.
Dawkins unloading with bombs!
Krom bucks up and throws Dawkins to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Jack Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawkins misses the jab.
Terry Krom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dawkins misses with a right hand
and Krom counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krom misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dawkins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dawkins closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dawkins not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dawkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krom defending well though.
Dawkins stops Krom from getting back to his feet.
Krom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dawkins is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dawkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krom's head.
Krom kicks Dawkins off and gets back to his feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Krom enables Dawkins to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Krom manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dawkins stops Krom from standing up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krom is breathing heavily.
Krom keeping full guard, as Dawkins tries to pass.
Dawkins 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dawkins is controlling him.
Krom keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
Dawkins connects with a couple of short punches.
Dawkins thows a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dawkins's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dawkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dawkins landing some decent shots from guard.
Dawkins throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dawkins dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dawkins has his takedown stuffed
and Krom counters with a straight right hand.
Krom with a hook.
Krom lands a nice shot to the body.
Dawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krom.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krom as he avoids it easily.
Krom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dawkins.
Dawkins tries for a takedown but Krom circles away easily
and Krom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dawkins.
Krom tests Dawkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krom stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dawkins won't allow Krom to get back to his feet.
Dawkins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krom keeping moving, preventing Dawkins from controlling successfully.
Krom wants to stand but Dawkins is controlling the position.
Dawkins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dawkins is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Krom wants to stand up but Dawkins is controlling him.
Dawkins trying to control but Krom is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dawkins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krom wants to stand but Dawkins is controlling the position.
Dawkins postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dawkins prevents Krom from getting back to his feet.
Dawkins is looking to work some ground and pound but Krom has wrist control.
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!
Krom is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Krom takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dawkins slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jack Dawkins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krom prevents Dawkins from moving into mount.
Dawkins working the head with strikes.
Dawkins is looking to take a break and control but Krom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins tries to score with some ground and pound. Krom controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dawkins working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dawkins looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Krom is avoiding damage well.
Krom is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dawkins has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins wants to take a breather but Krom manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Dawkins.
Krom is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dawkins showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dawkins loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dawkins trying to control but Krom is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins throws a strike but Krom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Dawkins clearly takes 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.
Krom cracks Dawkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dawkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Krom lands a nice shot to the body.
Dawkins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dawkins looks to throw the jab but Krom is out of range.
Krom throws a series of punches but Dawkins moves out of range.
Dawkins throws a jab when Krom was well out of range.
Krom's corner calls for a 1-2. Krom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dawkins throws a hook to the side of Krom's head but Krom sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krom ducks under a wild hook from Dawkins.
Krom stuffs the takedown attempt from Dawkins. Dawkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Dawkins will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dawkins throws out the jab.
Krom cracks Dawkins with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dawkins tries for a takedown but Krom circles away easily
enabling Krom to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krom ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dawkins takes a swing at Krom's ribcage but misses.
Krom looks to land a combination but Dawkins avoids it well.
Krom throws a big shot that misses.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krom as he avoids it easily.
Dawkins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dawkins closes the distance and clinches up with Krom, looking for a takedown. Dawkins pushes Krom against the cage but Krom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dawkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krom is fending him off so far but Dawkins persists. Nope, Krom circles away and we're back to standing.
Dawkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krom.
Krom lands a jab to the nose.
Dawkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dawkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dawkins shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Krom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A slow jab from Dawkins misses its intended target.
Krom lands a lovely overhand right.
Krom's corner calls for a 1-2. Krom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dawkins throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krom throws out the jab.
Dawkins misses with a hook. Krom ducked under it nicely.
Dawkins throws a poor cross that misses
and Krom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dawkins dives in and grabs Krom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Krom pushes down on Dawkins's head and hops out.
Dawkins slips a jab from Krom.
Krom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dawkins.
A telegraphed right hand from Dawkins misses the target.
Dawkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krom slips under a jab.
Krom moves away from the strike by Dawkins.
Krom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dawkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dawkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krom thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dawkins drops his hands momentarily and Krom takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krom fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dawkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krom bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Krom throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krom throws a series of strikes that have Dawkins backpedaling.
Dawkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Krom sprawls well. He's pushed Dawkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dawkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krom looks to land a left hand but Dawkins moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dawkins ducks under a wild hook from Krom.
Krom ducks under a wild hook from Dawkins.
Krom throws a jab but it's blocked by Dawkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terry Krom dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dawkins fails with the takedown
and Krom counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Krom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dawkins moves away.
Dawkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krom's head backwards.
Dawkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krom in his tracks.
Krom slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dawkins. Krom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dawkins with a poor takedown
and Krom counters with a two punch combo.
Dawkins throws a sloppy head kick and Krom moves out of range easily.
Krom misses the jab.
Krom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krom thows a body shot but no joy.
Krom lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krom throws a body punch but Dawkins moves out of range.
Dawkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krom as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Dawkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawkins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dawkins is defended easily by Krom.
Dawkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Krom is just out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krom.
Dawkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krom is trying to defend but Dawkins finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dawkins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dawkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Krom does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Krom wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Dawkins.
Dawkins tries to pass to full mount but Krom defends it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dawkins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krom is not content to let Dawkins control the position.
Krom is trying to stand back up but Dawkins is controlling him
Dawkins is stalling here. Krom is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dawkins seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Krom has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Krom passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dawkins!
Krom tries to control but Dawkins wriggling away.
Dawkins regains half guard.
Dawkins looking for submissions off his back.
Dawkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krom takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dawkins wants to control but Krom is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Krom wants to stand up but Dawkins has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Dawkins is refusing to be controlled, as Krom sits in half guard.
Terry Krom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawkins is trying to maintain the position but Krom is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Terry Krom.
Dawkins looks to land a right hand but Krom moved out of range.
Jack Dawkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A swing and a miss from Dawkins.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Dawkins.
I think Dawkins 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Dawkins!
Jack Dawkins retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Izaac Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I stand alone - Godsmack kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaac Kari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Stone!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Kari moves to clinch but Stone breaks away
and Stone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stone throws a hook but Kari avoids it easily.
Stone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kari lands with a good body shot.
Kari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Izaac Kari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kari.
A clash of legs there as Kari blocks the low kick.
Stone looks to throw the jab but Kari is out of range.
A slow jab from Stone misses its intended target.
Kari scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stone misses with an uppercut. Kari saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari throws a good cross that connects.
Kari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Stone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stone dodges the punch combination from Kari.
Kari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kari works the jab nicely.
Stone gets tackled into the cage by Kari. Kari maintains the clinch.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kari struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
Kari tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kari struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Stone throws a hook but Kari blocks it.
Stone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kari digs a good hook to Stone's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kari swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stone misses with a lunging right hand
and Kari counters with a left and a right that stings Stone.
Kari scores with a nice head shot.
Stone walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kari misses with a hook. Stone ducked under it nicely.
Kari wants to clinch.
Kari dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kari blocks a leg kick.
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kari misses with a few strikes there.
Kari closes the distance but Stone moves to the side
enabling Stone to counter with a crisp jab.
Stone misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stone's head backwards.
Kari lands a nice shot to the body.
Kari ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Kari lands a jab to Stone's midsection.
Kari listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Stone.
Kari has closed the distance and engaged Stone in a clinch.
Kari throws a punch but it's blocked by Stone.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kari looking to stall.
Kari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Come on Kari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izaac Kari dominated that round.
That's time! Kari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stone looks to land a combination but Kari avoids it well.
Kari moves into the clinch.
Kari pushes Stone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Stone.
Stone lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Stone.
Stone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kari has him pressed against the cage.
Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kari.
Kari lands with a left to the head.
Stone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kari lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kari scores with a shot to the side of Stone's head.
Kari digs a right hand underneath Stone's ribcage. Stone let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kari pushes Stone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kari.
Kari tries to stall but Stone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe Kari would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kari avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Kari lands a shoulder strike.
Stone throws a head punch that misses.
Kari controlling the action here for a moment.
Kari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stone scores with a hook to the body.
Kari struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kari's elbow.
Stone tries to stall but Kari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Kari scores with a shot to the side of Stone's head.
It looks like Andy Stone has been cut.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kari avoids it.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Kari works on Stone's body with a couple of short punches.
Stone tries to stall but Kari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stone tries to stall but Kari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kari lands with a left to the head.
Stone is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Kari finish him?
Stone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Kari misses.
Some wild striking there from Kari.
Kari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stone. Stone obviously looking to wear him down.
Stone seems to have recovered his senses.
Kari wants to clinch up but Stone keeps it at a distance.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kari throws a jab but it's blocked by Stone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kari misses with a series of wild punches.
Kari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kari misses with a body shot.
Kari throws a nice looking combination but Stone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stones jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stone throws a right hand that Kari ducks under and follows up with a left that Kari also avoids with ease.
Kari darts in and clinches Stone up against the cage.
Kari makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stone using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stone is trying to break the clinch but Kari has him pressed against the cage.
Kari cracks Stone with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Kari.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kari managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Kari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Kari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kari lands a body shot.
Kari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stone as Kari tries to tie him up.
Stone tries to stall but Kari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kari struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
Kari lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stone has had enough of the clinch but Kari keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Kari on the inside.
Stone breaks the clinch.
Kari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izaac Kari dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andy Stone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kari lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stone.
Stone throws out a loose jab but Kari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kari.
Kari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone throws a jab when Kari was well out of range.
Kari tries to close the distance and clinch but Stone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Stone does no damage.
Kari tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Stone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kari thinking.
Stone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws out a leg kick but Kari moves out of range and Stone only half commits.
Kari misses the shot to the body.
Kari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kari scores with a shot to the body.
Stone gets tackled into the cage by Kari. Kari maintains the clinch.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Kari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izaac Kari has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kari misses with a punch to the body.
Stone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kari.
Kari lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stone swings wildly with an uppercut but Kari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kari lands a nice uppercut.
Stone prevents a body shot from Kari.
Stone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kari struggles to land a body shot inside as Stone controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stone blocks a body shot from Kari.
Kari scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stone stalling in the clinch but Kari improves position.
Kari pushes Stone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kari lands with a short shot to the head.
Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kari thows a body shot but no joy.
Kari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kari lands the left hand.
Kari gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stone working hard to break the clinch.
Stone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kari cracks Stone with a good jab.
Kari slips a jab from Stone.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kari.
Kari lands with a straight right. Stone didn't see that one coming.
Kari is looking to clinch but Stone is avoiding it.
Kari tries to clinch there but Stone circles away.
Kari has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kari's elbow.
Kari lands with a right to the head.
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Kari controls the action.
Kari is leaning against Stone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kari is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stone can do to turn this around?
Stone can't find room to land a body shot as Kari controls the action.
A short left from Kari.
Stone wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Kari.
Good body shot from Kari.
Kari lands a shot to the body.
Kari wants to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kari lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Kari.
Kari has Stone pressed against the cage.
Kari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izaac Kari clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Andy Stone'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.
Kari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kari tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kari connects with a jab.
Kari lands a head shot.
Some wild striking there from Stone.
Stone is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kari has Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Kari lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kari lands with a right to the head.
Stone misses with a punch on the inside.
Stone is trying to maintain a safe position but Kari gets an underhook and turns Stone into the cage.
A hook to the body from Kari.
Kari lands a nice shot to the body.
Stone wants to break free but Kari has control.
Kari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stone takes a shot to the head.
Kari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Kari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stones head.
Kari's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kari scores with a shot to the side of Stone's head.
Stone prevents a body shot from Kari.
Kari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stone backwards.
Stone tries a body shot but Kari blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kari dips a shoulder and cracks Stone with a mighty uppercut! Stone falls back against the cage and Kari unloads with a barrage of strikes! Stone is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kari screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Izaac Kari!
Izaac Kari retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Til I Collapse. Price has chosen Mistakes as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Price!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Price swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A chopping leg kick lands by Price.
A shot to the liver by Price. Beautiful body shot.
Price fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Penn clobbers Price with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Penn finds it's way round the side to connect with Price's head.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Price tries a head kick but it misses.
Price throws a chopping leg kick but Penn manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Price throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Price 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.
Price connects with a good right hand that stumbles Penn. Penn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Price swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Price loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Price looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Price tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Penn is able to avoid easily.
Penn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Price stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Price wants it to stay on the feet.
Price stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Price wants it to stay on the feet.
Price swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Price misses with an attempted mid kick.
Price fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Penn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Price swats away the attempt to clinch by Penn.
Price has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Price to work.
Nice body punch from Price - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Price.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Penn can't break the clinch.
Penn tries to pull guard but Price won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn struggles to land a body shot inside as Price controls his hands.
Penn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Price smiles and moves away.
Price throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Price delivers a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
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!
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Price misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Price dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Price throws a half hearted mid kick.
Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Price tries to work over Penn's front leg with a kick but Penn checks it.
Price throws a head kick that Penn semi-blocks.
Price misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Price gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to pull guard but Price won't allow it.
Penn tries to pull guard but Price won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Price as the two fighters clinch.
Price taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Price lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Price pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Price lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn tries to pull guard but Price won't allow it.
Price crunches a lovely knee into Penn's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Price stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Price's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn fails to pull guard.
Penn tries to pull guard but Price holds him up against the cage and eventually Penn drops back down to his feet.
Penn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Price lands an uppercut.
Penn fails to pull guard.
Price is pushing Penn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Price is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Price unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Price has Penn pressed against the cage.
Penn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Price avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tim Price seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tim Price.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Penn misses with a hook. Price ducked under it nicely.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown. Price tries to sprawl out of it but Penn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Price manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Price throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
Penn avoids the head kick by Price.
Price looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
A big left from Price misses.
Price tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Tim Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn avoids the head kick by Price.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price misses with a head kick.
Price feints and then cracks Penn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Penn down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Price showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Price misses with a straight right.
A jab from Price does it's job there.
Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Price finds it's way round the side to connect with Penn's head.
Penn wants to clinch up but Price keeps it at a distance.
Price ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tim Price seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick from Price.
Price throws a low kick but Penn avoids it.
Penn tries for a takedown but Price sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Price swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Price swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Price.
Tim Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price is looking to chop away at Penn's legs.
Price fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Penn is out of range.
Price scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Price looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Price scores with a sloppy right hand. Penn should have avoided that one.
Price slips under a jab.
Price pushes Penn up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price presses Penn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Price stalling against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Penn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Price smiles and moves away.
Penn swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Price lands with a nice combination. Penn backs away looking to recover.
Penn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Price.
Price scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Price has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the body from Price misses
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Price cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
Price looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
Price is looking to score with low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penn.
DJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Price misses with a combination
and Penn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Price comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Price 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Price!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willabee Raggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumble Lord (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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255 lbs
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260 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willabee Raggs !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumble Lord!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raggs misses with a straight left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lord.
Lord shoots in but no luck this time.
Raggs connects with a right hand. Lord shakes it off.
Lord rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raggs decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lord's guard.
Lord has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lord looking for a sweep. Not yet Lord, not yet.
Raggs drops back looking for a leg! Lord is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lord manages to kick Raggs off! Raggs jumps back into Lord's guard.
Raggs throws a big right hand that misses.
Raggs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Lord has control of Raggs 's left arm, preventing Raggs from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord 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.
Lord utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lord swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raggs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Lord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lord seems keen to control Raggs 's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rumble Lord wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lord shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raggs but Raggs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Willabee Raggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rumble Lord.
Lord misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raggs looks to throw the jab but Lord is out of range.
Lord misses with a two punch combination.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lord fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A swing and a miss from Raggs .
Raggs closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Raggs is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lord doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Raggs .
Raggs prevents Lord from standing back up.
Raggs 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.
Lord is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lord tries to roll over but Raggs keeps him under control.
Raggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lord defending well though.
Lord has his hands clasped together around Raggs 's back. He's all about the action.
Raggs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lord knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lord is looking to escape.
Lord is concentrating on defense, preventing Raggs from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Raggs is stalling here. Lord is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Raggs seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lord has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lord working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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Lord working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raggs is looking to regain half guard here but Lord keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Raggs 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lord landing strikes.
Raggs takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lord wants to control but Raggs is keeping him busy.
Raggs is trying to control Lord's posture but Lord avoids it.
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 Willabee Raggs will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No luck for Lord with that takedown attempt.
Lord closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Raggs to the mat! Raggs manages to get full guard.
Rumble Lord has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lord advances position into side control!
Lord creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Raggs takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Raggs struggling a bit here.
Lord landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord scoring with punches from side control.
Lord cracks Raggs with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Raggs is rocked!
Lord scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Raggs is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Lord can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rumble Lord!
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