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ONI Fight Night Live 42 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shoju Bayushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Le Bricoleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bayushi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Masta Killa. Le Bricoleur is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bob Le Bricoleur. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Bob Le Bricoleur enters the cage!
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shoju Bayushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Le Bricoleur!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayushi looks to land a combination but Le Bricoleur avoids it well.
Bayushi shoots in for a double leg but Le Bricoleur sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No joy there for Le Bricoleur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bayushi.
Le Bricoleur just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bricoleur takes a swing at Bayushi's ribcage but misses.
Le Bricoleur just misses with a punch to the body.
Bayushi shoots in and drives through. Le Bricoleur sprawls well.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Bricoleur works Bayushi's body with a nice hook.
Le Bricoleur goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Le Bricoleur throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bayushi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bayushi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Le Bricoleur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayushi moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bayushi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bricoleur. Bayushi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bayushi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Le Bricoleur's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bayushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Bricoleur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le Bricoleur wants to improve his position but instead Bayushi has moved into half guard.
Le Bricoleur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bayushi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bayushi seems to be looking for submissions.
Le Bricoleur blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bayushi.
Bayushi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Le Bricoleur keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur wants to get back to full guard.
Bayushi seems to be working for a kimura but Le Bricoleur defends the submission attempt.
Bayushi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bayushi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Le Bricoleur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi is trying to work for a kimura but Le Bricoleur is defending well.
Bayushi wants to work for an arm triangle but Le Bricoleur is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Le Bricoleur manages to get to full guard.
Le Bricoleur pulls Bayushi in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bayushi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur wants to sweep here but Bayushi controlling him for the moment.
Bayushi throwing strikes from guard but Le Bricoleur blocks nicely.
Bayushi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bayushi won't allow Le Bricoleur to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bayushi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bayushi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Le Bricoleur looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bayushi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Le Bricoleur is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Le Bricoleur has escaped and now he's on top!
Le Bricoleur sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bayushi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Le Bricoleur defends well.
Le Bricoleur avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Le Bricoleur decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Le Bricoleur both land. Nice combination.
Bayushi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Le Bricoleur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bayushi.
Le Bricoleur swings for the body but Bayushi moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur swings for the body but Bayushi moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bayushi's calf.
Bob Le Bricoleur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Bricoleur lands a slapping body shot.
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!
Le Bricoleur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bayushi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur punishes Bayushi's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Le Bricoleur.
Bayushi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Le Bricoleur clobbers Bayushi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bayushi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Le Bricoleur misses with the combination.
Bob Le Bricoleur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bayushi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoju Bayushi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Le Bricoleur works Bayushi's body with a nice hook.
Le Bricoleur moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Le Bricoleur cracks Bayushi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bayushi avoids the body shot from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur throws a body punch but Bayushi moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bayushi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Le Bricoleur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayushi dives in and grabs Le Bricoleur's left leg, looking for a takedown. Le Bricoleur pushes down on Bayushi's head and hops out.
Bayushi is breathing heavily.
Le Bricoleur misses with a few strikes there.
Le Bricoleur misses with a wild combination.
Le Bricoleur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Le Bricoleur throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayushi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Le Bricoleur was covering up waiting for the punch and Bayushi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bayushi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Le Bricoleur is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bayushi, into his guard.
Le Bricoleur showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
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.
Bob Le Bricoleur dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Le Bricoleur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Bricoleur scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bayushi slips a jab and a cross from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur digs a good hook to Bayushi's body.
Bayushi walks into a jab.
Le Bricoleur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a jab to the body but Bayushi is just out of range.
Le Bricoleur throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bayushi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Le Bricoleur defends it nicely.
Le Bricoleur jabs at Bayushi's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur is looking to land body kicks.
Le Bricoleur is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Le Bricoleur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bayushi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Le Bricoleur sprawls well. Le Bricoleur wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bayushi gets slowly back to his feet.
Le Bricoleur digs a good hook to Bayushi's body.
Le Bricoleur cracks a nice hook into Bayushi's ribs.
Le Bricoleur has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Decent striking displayed by Le Bricoleur there.
A combination from Le Bricoleur does no damage.
Le Bricoleur lands a leg kick that knocks Bayushi off balance momentarily.
Bayushi avoids the body shot from Le Bricoleur.
Bayushi dives in and grabs Le Bricoleur's left leg, looking for a takedown. Le Bricoleur pushes down on Bayushi's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoju Bayushi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur takes the fight into the clinch.
Le Bricoleur presses Bayushi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee calls for Le Bricoleur to work.
Le Bricoleur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bayushi backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bayushi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le Bricoleur works over Bayushi's head and body with a nice combination.
Bayushi closes the distance and clinches up with Le Bricoleur, looking for a takedown. Bayushi pushes Le Bricoleur against the cage but Le Bricoleur circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi tries to clinch there but Le Bricoleur circles away.
Bob Le Bricoleur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Bricoleur moves into range and clinches up with Bayushi.
Le Bricoleur lands on the inside with an uppercut.
It looks like Shoju Bayushi has been cut.
Le Bricoleur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le Bricoleur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Le Bricoleur digs a good hook to Bayushi's body.
Le Bricoleur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Le Bricoleur tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayushi was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Bricoleur.
Horrible takedown by Bayushi or perhaps it was just good defense by Le Bricoleur which made him look bad.
Le Bricoleur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bayushi takes one to the chin there.
Le Bricoleur scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayushi moves away.
Le Bricoleur lands a nice hook to Bayushi's body. Bayushi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Le Bricoleur throws a right and a left that Bayushi avoids nicely.
Bayushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bricoleur.
Bayushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bricoleur.
Bayushi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Le Bricoleur.
Bayushi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur throws a right and a left that Bayushi avoids nicely.
Le Bricoleur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayushi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Le Bricoleur as he avoids it easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Bricoleur throws a right and a left that Bayushi avoids nicely.
Le Bricoleur is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bayushi rather than just go for the knockout.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Bricoleur thuds a left hand into Bayushi's body.
Le Bricoleur works the jab nicely.
Le Bricoleur digs a good hook to Bayushi's body.
Le Bricoleur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Bricoleur scores with a three punch combo!
Bayushi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Le Bricoleur defends it nicely.
Le Bricoleur scoring well with a low kick there.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur tries to bum rush Bayushi with a series of wild strikes but Bayushi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Le Bricoleur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Le Bricoleur thows a body shot but no joy.
Bayushi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le Bricoleur misses the shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur jabs Bayushi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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!
Le Bricoleur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bayushi walks into a stiff left hand from Le Bricoleur.
Bayushi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur throws a series of punches but Bayushi moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bayushi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body punch
and Bayushi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Le Bricoleur won't be happy with that.
Le Bricoleur is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bayushi off and has taken his back!
Shoju Bayushi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Le Bricoleur just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Bayushi tries to break free.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
What can Bayushi do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Le Bricoleur was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bayushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur misses with the combination.
No joy there for Le Bricoleur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Bricoleur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bricoleur. Bayushi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Bricoleur works Bayushi's body with a nice hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bayushi misses with a wild combination.
Le Bricoleur throws a wild body kick that Bayushi sees coming a mile off.
Le Bricoleur defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bayushi.
A combination from Le Bricoleur does no damage.
Le Bricoleur pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bayushi is out of range and Le Bricoleur settles back down.
Le Bricoleur will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Bricoleur throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bayushi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Le Bricoleur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shoju Bayushi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Le Bricoleur scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Le Bricoleur throws a body punch but Bayushi moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le Bricoleur lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur lands a nice looking body shot.
Le Bricoleur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bayushi avoids the body shot from Le Bricoleur.
Bayushi avoids the body shot from Le Bricoleur.
Bayushi misses with a two punch combination.
Bayushi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Le Bricoleur swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a jab to the body but Bayushi is just out of range.
Bayushi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Le Bricoleur is fending him off so far but Bayushi persists. Nope, Le Bricoleur circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Le Bricoleur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Le Bricoleur throws a right and a left that Bayushi avoids nicely.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a jab to the body but Bayushi is just out of range.
Le Bricoleur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bayushi manages to avoid it.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Bricoleur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bayushi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Le Bricoleur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bayushi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shoju Bayushi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bayushi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Bricoleur throws a low kick, looking for Bayushi's leg but Bayushi calmly moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur moves in looking to clinch but Bayushi pushes him off.
Le Bricoleur misses the shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur looks to land a body kick but Bayushi moved away.
Bayushi moves out of range as Le Bricoleur throws a body kick.
Shoju Bayushi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Bricoleur lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bayushi backs up against the cage.
Le Bricoleur just misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot.
Le Bricoleur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi moves out of range of the leg kick from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur takes a swing at Bayushi's ribcage but misses.
Le Bricoleur thows a body shot but no joy.
Le Bricoleur tries a low kick but Bayushi avoids it.
Le Bricoleur fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bayushi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le Bricoleur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bayushi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bayushi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Le Bricoleur misses with the combination.
Bayushi shoots in but Le Bricoleur avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Le Bricoleur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A cross from Le Bricoleur lands.
Le Bricoleur closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Le Bricoleur lands a nice shot to the body.
Bayushi tries for a takedown but Le Bricoleur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur throws a body punch but Bayushi moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur's corner calls for a 1-2. Le Bricoleur 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!
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination. Bayushi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bayushi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bayushi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Le Bricoleur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayushi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bayushi throws a head kick but Le Bricoleur moves out of range.
Le Bricoleur misses the shot to the body.
Bayushi fails with a takedown attempt.
Le Bricoleur lands a body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur scores with a body shot.
Le Bricoleur tries to bum rush Bayushi with a series of wild strikes but Bayushi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Le Bricoleur scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bayushi fails to land the takedown.
Le Bricoleur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bayushi.
Le Bricoleur thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Le Bricoleur. Those never looked like landing.
Le Bricoleur lands a nice hook to Bayushi's body. Bayushi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayushi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur misses with a few strikes there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bayushi manages to avoid it.
Le Bricoleur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bayushi.
Le Bricoleur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le Bricoleur misses with a double jab.
Le Bricoleur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bayushi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Le Bricoleur swings for the body but Bayushi moves out of range.
Bayushi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Le Bricoleur as he avoids it easily.
Bayushi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Le Bricoleur thuds a left hand into Bayushi's body.
Le Bricoleur has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Le Bricoleur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bob Le Bricoleur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Le Bricoleur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bayushi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Le Bricoleur scores with a sloppy right hand. Bayushi should have avoided that one.
Bayushi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Le Bricoleur counters with a straight right hand.
Shoju Bayushi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le Bricoleur scores with a sloppy right hand. Bayushi should have avoided that one.
Bayushi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Le Bricoleur as he jumps to the side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bayushi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot.
Bayushi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Le Bricoleur but Le Bricoleur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Le Bricoleur comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bayushi shoots for a double leg takedown but Le Bricoleur sprawls well. He's pushed Bayushi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bayushi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Bricoleur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Le Bricoleur feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bayushi's calf.
Le Bricoleur lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to the liver by Le Bricoleur. Beautiful body shot.
Le Bricoleur lands with an overhand left.
Le Bricoleur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bayushi at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Le Bricoleur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Le Bricoleur 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Bob Le Bricoleur!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Bob Le Bricoleur!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Bob Le Bricoleur!
Bob Le Bricoleur wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Power kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fabolous, 50cent, Mase - Breathe Remix. Rodrigues has chosen Reno as his entrance music. Max Power is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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183 lbs
18 - 10 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues throws a leg kick but Power checks it.
Power tries to clinch there but Rodrigues circles away.
Rodrigues takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Power rushes Rodrigues and presses him up against the cage.
Rodrigues is trying to push Power away but Power has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Power manages to break the clinch.
Power connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Gabriel Rodrigues has been cut.
Rodrigues looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodrigues swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Power counters with a left to the body.
Rodrigues throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gabriel Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power scores with a leg kick.
Power uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues avoids the head kick by Power.
Power's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rodrigues under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rodrigues throws a right and a left that Power avoids nicely.
Power throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rodrigues connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power forces Rodrigues back against the cage and clinches.
Rodrigues takes an elbow to the temple.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but Power won't allow it.
Rodrigues has had enough of the clinch but Power keeps him there for the moment.
Rodrigues blocks an elbow strike from Power.
Rodrigues jumps guard but Power stands there with Rodrigues around his waist. Rodrigues gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Power manages to break the clinch.
Rodrigues throws a low kick but Power avoids it.
Rodrigues misses with a double jab
and Power counters with a left and a right that stings Rodrigues.
Rodrigues is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power stalling the fight.
Rodrigues breaks the clinch.
Rodrigues lands a jab to the head.
Power darts in and clinches Rodrigues up against the cage.
Rodrigues tries to break the clinch but Power is controlling the position.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but Power holds him up against the cage and eventually Rodrigues drops back down to his feet.
Max Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Rodrigues.
Rodrigues tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rodrigues fails to pull guard.
Power breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Power stuns Rodrigues with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rodrigues tries a low kick but Power avoids it.
Power has closed the distance and engaged Rodrigues in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power lands an elbow just above Rodrigues 's eye.
Power'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.
Rodrigues tries to pull guard but Power holds him up against the cage and eventually Rodrigues drops back down to his feet.
Rodrigues is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Power lands an elbow just above Rodrigues 's eye.
Power manages to break the clinch.
Rodrigues lands with a straight right. Power didn't see that one coming.
Power showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rodrigues.
Power slips under a jab from Rodrigues.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues misses with a series of wild punches.
Good shot there by Power.
Rodrigues takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Power lands the left hand.
Rodrigues is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
That has opened up Gabriel Rodrigues's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodrigues looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Power uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodrigues.
Power throws a pinpoint strike between Rodrigues's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Rodrigues crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Power scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Power!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramses Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Dumile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts comes to the cage accompanied by Nacho Libre - Ramses. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
299 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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21
297 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramses Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Dumile!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Roberts misses the target.
Dumile drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dumile trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Roberts manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dumile is squirming around, avoiding Roberts's attempts to control the action.
Dumile is looking to improve his position but Roberts isn't that keen on the idea.
Roberts looking to control but Dumile is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dumile avoids a series of strikes thrown by Roberts.
Roberts thowing shots but they're missing.
Dumile is squirming around, avoiding Roberts's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumile manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Roberts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dumile defending well though.
Roberts keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Roberts trying to mount his opponent but Dumile defends it.
Dumile gets full guard.
Dumile 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.
Dumile is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Dumile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roberts has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Roberts controlling from the top position.
Roberts trying to control but Dumile is working from the bottom.
Dumile has his foot on Roberts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Roberts works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dumile has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roberts has managed to get both his arms back between Dumile's legs - danger averted.
Roberts missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dumile keeping moving, preventing Roberts from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Roberts wants to get up but he can't break Dumile's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dumile is on top in guard.
Roberts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dumile content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dumile missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Roberts wants to sweep here but Dumile controlling him for the moment.
Dumile is working Roberts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dumile won't allow Roberts to sweep him here.
Dumile lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dumile in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roberts wants to sweep here but Dumile controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Dumile from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dumile accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dumile stands up over Roberts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dumile distracts Roberts with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dumile is in close to Roberts's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Roberts has an active guard here but Dumile has managed to pass into half guard.
Ground and pound from Dumile.
Roberts is not content to let Dumile control the position.
Roberts tries to get to full guard but Dumile has control of the leg.
Roberts works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dumile has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roberts has his foot on Dumile's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dumile works his way back into a safe position though.
Dumile with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dumile wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dumile is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Roberts looking to control.
Dumile makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Roberts looking for a sweep. Not yet Roberts, not yet.
Dumile slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Roberts is letting Dumile control him for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dumile is working Roberts over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dumile throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dumile tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dumile has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Roberts is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dumile wants to control but Roberts is keeping him busy.
Dumile in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Roberts is trying to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Dumile's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roberts takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Roberts is looking to reverse the position.
Dumile connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Roberts some visible discomfort.
Dumile lands a nice forearm strike.
Dumile lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Roberts down.
Dumile lands an elbow.
Roberts tries to improve position but can't.
Dumile throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dumile content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Roberts is not content to let Dumile control the position.
Dumile works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dumile connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Roberts some visible discomfort.
Roberts being controlled for a moment.
Roberts is looking for a sweep.
Dumile controls the position from side control.
Dumile wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roberts keeps working.
Dumile connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Roberts some visible discomfort.
Dumile is chipping away with strikes.
Roberts is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dumile landing a few strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dumile scoring with punches and elbows.
Roberts is rocked!
Dumile in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Roberts looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Dumile turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Dumile!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ginger Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshihro Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
190 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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195 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ginger Mann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshihro Akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Mann. Those never looked like landing.
Mann lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akiyama at a distance.
Mann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akiyama blocks a low kick nicely.
Mann doesn't manage to clinch there - Akiyama circles away.
Mann's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mann duly obliges.
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!
A jab lands there for Mann.
Akiyama is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Mann.
Mann jabs Akiyama to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yoshihro Akiyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akiyama shoots for a double leg takedown but Mann sprawls well. He's pushed Akiyama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Mann. No joy for Akiyama on that attempt.
Akiyama looks gassed!
Mann throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akiyama dodges the punch combination from Mann.
Akiyama looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ginger Mann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshihro Akiyama.
Nice body punch from Mann.
Mann bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akiyama's head.
Akiyama is still on wobbly legs! Can Mann finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mann throws a sloppy head kick and Akiyama moves out of range easily.
Mann misses with a double jab.
Mann drops Akiyama with a huge uppercut! Akiyama drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Mann is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ginger Mann!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Klimas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hug has chosen Andy Hug is a BEAST: Hug it out bitch! as his entrance music. Michael Klimas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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30
285 lbs
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300 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Klimas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Hug!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimas throws a right hand that Hug ducks under and follows up with a left that Hug also avoids with ease.
Hug scores with a leg kick.
Hug moves away from the strike by Klimas.
Hug connects with a body shot.
Klimas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hug avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hug works the jab nicely.
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!
Klimas works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Klimas!
Klimas throws a hook but Hug avoids it easily.
Hug lands a leg kick that knocks Klimas off balance momentarily.
Hug tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Klimas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Hug misses.
Klimas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hug keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klimas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Klimas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hug throws out the jab.
Hug keeps Klimas at a distance using the push kick.
Klimas looks to land a right hand but Hug moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimas misses with a series of wild punches.
Hug lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Klimas misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot by Hug.
Klimas throws a poor cross that misses
and Hug counters with a leg kick.
Klimas is breathing heavily.
Hug scores with a body shot.
Klimas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hug.
Hug clinches up with Klimas and pushes him back against the cage.
Klimas misses with some punches.
Hug is leaning against Klimas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hug scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A knee to the head by Hug.
Klimas is rocked!
Hug creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Klimas with a big uppercut! Klimas tries to clinch up but Hug pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Klimas to the mat! Klimas covers up and Hug unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Andy Hug!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Four Middle Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers comes to the cage accompanied by Cut Stoppage- This one will get finished. 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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27
240 lbs
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280 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Four Middle Fingers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fingers stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fingers, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Fingers misses the target.
Fingers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fingers throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Fingers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fingers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Fingers avoids nicely.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Four Middle Fingers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fingers looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Fingers lands a nice hook to Sanchez's body. Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Fingers moved out of range.
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fingers.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanchez lands with an uppercut that bounces Fingers off the cage and back into rage.
Fingers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanchez.
Fingers loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Fingers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fingers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fingers misses the shot to the body.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
Fingers tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fingers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fingers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Four Middle Fingers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanchez walks into a straight right hand from Fingers.
Fingers lands with a good body shot.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Fingers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fingers throws out the jab.
Fingers closes the distance and clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fingers.
Fingers lands a knee to the body.
Fingers looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Fingers scores a nice knee to the body.
Fingers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Fingers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sanchez is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Fingers looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Fingers missing with knees to the body.
Fingers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fingers is keeping busy.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fingers just stands there and leans against the cage.
Four Middle Fingers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Sanchez.
Fingers lands a body punch.
Fingers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
It looks like Pedro Sanchez has been cut.
Fingers lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez avoiding damage as Fingers throws knees to the body.
Fingers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fingers lands with a left to the head.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Fingers is controlling him.
Fingers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Fingers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Fingers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fingers lands a nice knee to the body.
Fingers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fingers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fingers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fingers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Fingers missing with knees to the body.
Fingers looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Fingers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Fingers.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fingers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fingers with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fingers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Fingers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fingers putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanchez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fingers missing with knees to the body.
Fingers connects with a knee to the head.
Fingers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sanchez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fingers lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Fingers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fingers misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Fingers.
Fingers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fingers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fingers as Sanchez tries to tie him up.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fingers tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
A bit of stalling here from Sanchez.
Fingers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fingers lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Pedro Sanchez's cut even more.
Fingers landing knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fingers lands a nice knee to the body.
Fingers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fingers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fingers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fingers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Fingers.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Fingers finds it's way through Sanchez's defenses.
Fingers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Fingers.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Fingers rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fingers trying to land knees to the body.
Fingers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Fingers.
Fingers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Fingers.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fingers.
A knee to the head by Fingers.
Fingers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Fingers.
Fingers is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice elbow from Fingers.
Fingers tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fingers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Fingers.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Fingers.
Fingers tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Fingers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fingers tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
Fingers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Fingers.
Fingers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fingers cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
Fingers connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Four Middle Fingers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fingers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fingers uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Fingers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Fingers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fingers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fingers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Fingers defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez closes the distance and clinches up with Fingers, looking for a takedown. Sanchez pushes Fingers against the cage but Fingers circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Fingers.
Sanchez walks into a jab.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Fingers misses with an uppercut
and Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fingers cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
A punch lands to the side of Fingers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fingers connects with a right hand. Sanchez shakes it off.
Fingers lands with a nice body punch.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fingers here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fingers lands with a straight right. Sanchez didn't see that one coming.
Sanchez slips under a jab.
Fingers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fingers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fingers moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanchez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fingers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fingers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Fingers.
Fingers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sanchez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fingers lands an uppercut.
Fingers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Fingers.
Fingers landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fingers.
Fingers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Fingers.
Fingers keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Fingers won't allow it.
Sanchez is looking to control Fingers's arms but Fingers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fingers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fingers is leaning against Sanchez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fingers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fingers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanchez takes a shot to the head.
Fingers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Fingers tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Fingers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fingers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fingers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fingers landing knees to the body.
Fingers cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Fingers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Fingers.
Fingers lands a body shot.
Fingers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Fingers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fingers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Fingers.
Fingers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Fingers.
Fingers is working Sanchez over against the cage.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Fingers won't allow it.
Fingers trying to land knees to the body.
Fingers struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Fingers - that landed with a thud.
Fingers throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fingers scores with a shoulder strike.
Sanchez looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fingers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fingers's elbow.
Fingers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Fingers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fingers lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Pedro Sanchez's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sanchez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fingers trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fingers's elbow.
Fingers tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fingers misses with a punch to the body.
Fingers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fingers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fingers lands a shot to the body.
Fingers misses with a punch to the body.
Fingers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fingers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez wants to stall.
Fingers landing knees to the head.
Fingers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Fingers.
Fingers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fingers blocks an uppercut.
Fingers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fingers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez lands a hook that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fingers.
Pedro Sanchez's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sanchez tries to work over Fingers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fingers tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Fingers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fingers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez stalling in the clinch but Fingers improves position.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Fingers has the dominant position.
A right handed body shot lands from Fingers.
Fingers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fingers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fingers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fingers keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Four Middle Fingers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Sanchez.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Fingers won't allow it.
Fingers lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fingers.
Fingers connects with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Fingers as the two fighters clinch.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pedro Sanchez's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Four Middle Fingers!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hideo Toyoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanbei Shimada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shimada is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Party and Bullshit. This should be a great matchup!
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24
180 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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27
183 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Toyoku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanbei Shimada!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimada misses with a body punch
letting Toyoku counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Toyoku lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shimada doesn't seem phased though.
Toyoku throws a poor cross that misses
and Shimada counters with a nice uppercut.
Toyoku lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shimada takes a step back to recover.
Toyoku lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Toyoku misses with an uppercut.
Shimada falls off balance throwing a combination
and Toyoku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimada throws a jab but it's blocked by Toyoku.
Hideo Toyoku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Toyoku.
Toyoku chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toyoku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shimada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shimada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toyoku was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoku misses the jab.
Hideo Toyoku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shimada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Kanbei Shimada has been cut.
Toyoku clobbers Shimada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Toyoku misses with a hook. Shimada ducked under it nicely.
Toyoku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shimada.
Toyoku connects with a crisp jab.
Shimada motions for Toyoku to come forward. Shimada throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shimada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shimada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Toyoku connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shimada. Shimada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Toyoku avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shimada tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shimada looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Toyoku.
Shimada is rocked!
Toyoku tries to bum rush Shimada with a series of wild strikes but Shimada uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shimada is still on wobbly legs! Can Toyoku finish him?
Toyoku lands a nice looking body kick.
Toyoku scores with a hook to the body. Shimada takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Shimada seems to have recovered his senses.
Toyoku closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Shimada! Toyoku dives in looking to finish! Shimada is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideo Toyoku!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Starikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Swagga Like Us. 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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162 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Starikov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grace scores with a head kick. Starikov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
Grace lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Starikov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starikov throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Grace.
The crowd cheers as Starikov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grace doesn't seem phased though.
Grace lands with a nice body punch.
Grace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Grace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Starikov manages to avoid it.
Grace pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grace throws a head kick that Starikov semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donk. Starikov catches Grace right on the button with a cross.
Good leg kick by Grace there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grace swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grace throws a head kick but Starikov moves out of range.
Grace throws a leg kick that is checked
and Starikov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grace.
Grace throws a sloppy head kick and Starikov moves out of range easily.
Starikov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Grace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starikov avoids the head kick by Grace.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
Chuck Grace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starikov avoids the head kick by Grace.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Starikov. Grace does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheers as Starikov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grace doesn't seem phased though.
Starikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Starikov avoids the head kick by Grace.
Grace scores with a nice body kick.
Starikov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Grace swings for the body but Starikov moves out of range.
Starikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Grace throws a sloppy head kick and Starikov moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
Grace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grace tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Starikov is able to avoid easily.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grace was well out of range. Poor timing from Starikov.
Grace with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grace tried to score with a low kick but Starikov checks it.
Grace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Starikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grace moves away.
Starikov checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starikov avoids the head kick by Grace.
Starikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grace moves away.
Grace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Grace misses with a head kick.
Grace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grace is looking to land body kicks.
Starikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grace moves away.
Grace walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Starikov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Grace throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grace misses with a low kick.
Grace swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Starikov counters with a stiff right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Starikov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A bone on bone clash there as Starikov blocks the leg kick.
Grace lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grace fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Starikov is out of range.
Starikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Starikov as he checks the leg kick.
Starikov missing with a left hand there. Grace was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grace misses with a kick to the body.
Grace tried to score with a low kick but Starikov checks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Starikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grace misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
Starikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grace throws a leg kick but Starikov moved away.
A head kick misses from Grace.
Grace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grace throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grace misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starikov. Grace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Grace.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Starikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grace manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Starikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grace scores with a push kick.
Starikov moves in looking to clinch but Grace pushes him off.
Grace throws out a leg kick but Starikov moves out of range and Grace only half commits.
Grace slips a straight right by Starikov.
Starikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Grace throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Starikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Starikov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grace throws a head kick but Starikov moves out of range.
Grace tries to land a front kick but Starikov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grace slips a straight right by Starikov.
Starikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grace rather than just go for the knockout.
Grace swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Starikov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grace.
Starikov avoids the head kick by Grace.
Grace lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
Starikov misses the shot to the body.
Starikov misses the shot to the body.
Grace throws a sloppy head kick and Starikov moves out of range easily.
Grace will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grace is breathing heavily.
Grace throws a body kick that misses.
Starikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Grace circles away.
Starikov misses with a wild body shot.
Grace misses with a low kick.
Grace ducks under a wild hook from Starikov.
Grace 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grace misses with a low kick.
Starikov avoids the head kick by Grace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Grace dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Grace misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Starikov.
Starikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Starikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grace moves away.
Starikov instigates a clinch.
Starikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Grace's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Starikov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Grace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Starikov is defending well for now.
Grace wants to get back to striking at distance but Starikov won't allow it.
Starikov struggles to land a body shot inside as Grace controls his hands.
Grace tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Starikov avoids it.
Starikov prevents Grace from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Starikov tries to work over Grace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starikov cracks Grace with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace is trying to break free.
Starikov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grace breaks the clinch.
Grace looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Grace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab from Starikov.
Starikov lands a nice hook to Grace's body. Grace takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grace throws a head kick but Starikov moves out of range.
Starikov scores with a hook to the body. Grace takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Starikov lands a nice looking body shot.
Grace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starikov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starikov tries to clinch up.
Starikov listening to his corner there, landing a nice 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!
Starikov tries to clinch up.
Starikov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Starikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Starikov avoids a kick to the body.
Grace goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Starikov 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.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
Grace misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starikov.
Starikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grace was well out of range. Poor timing from Starikov.
Nice defenses there by Grace.
Grace needs to keep his hands up - Starikov had a free shot at his head there.
Grace throws a head kick that Starikov semi-blocks.
Starikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grace misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grace throws the kick towards the body but Starikov avoids it.
Grace throws a head kick but Starikov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starikov punishes Grace's body with a nice straight punch.
Starikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Grace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grace takes one to the chin there.
Grace throws a front kick aimed at Starikov's knee but Starikov avoids it well.
Grace slips a straight right by Starikov.
Starikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grace was well out of range. Poor timing from Starikov.
Starikov scores with a jab to the body.
Grace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good work by Starikov as he checks the leg kick.
Grace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Starikov.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Starikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grace manages to avoid it.
Jab from Starikov.
Starikov scores with a shot to the body.
Starikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Grace 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.
Starikov avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Grace.
Grace scores with a spinning back kick!
Starikov avoids the head kick by Grace.
Grace throws a head kick but Starikov moves out of range.
Starikov connects with a nice looking jab.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grace looks to throw a body kick
and Starikov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grace thinking.
Starikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grace stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Starikov blocks a low kick nicely.
Starikov throws out a powerful jab.
Starikov avoids the head kick by Grace.
Starikov has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Grace.
Grace swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starikov avoids the head kick by Grace.
Starikov blocks a head kick by Grace.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Starikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chuck Grace is winning the standup battle so far.
Starikov tests Grace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Starikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starikov misses with an uppercut. Grace saw that one coming.
Grace misses with a low kick.
Grace throws a series of punches but Starikov avoids them all with ease.
Starikov scores with a jab to the body.
Starikov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Starikov takes a swing at Grace's ribcage but misses.
Starikov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grace goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grace throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grace throws a head kick that Starikov semi-blocks.
Grace throws a head kick that half lands.
Starikov avoids the head kick by Grace.
Starikov throws an overhand right that lands on Grace's shoulder, as Grace tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grace throws a leg kick but Starikov moved away.
Starikov scores with a decent looking hook.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Starikov cracks a nice hook into Grace's ribs.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starikov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grace looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grace staying out of range there.
Starikov digs a good hook to Grace's body.
Grace plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grace throws a half hearted mid kick.
Starikov lands a jab to Grace's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starikov throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
Grace misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Starikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Starikov scores with a punch to the head.
Grace throws a wild body kick that Starikov sees coming a mile off.
Grace staying out of range there.
Grace is looking to land body kicks.
Starikov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Starikov blocks a leg kick.
Starikov avoids the head kick by Grace.
Grace scores with a kick to the body.
Starikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Starikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grace was well out of range. Poor timing from Starikov.
Grace misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grace looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Starikov checks the leg kick.
Grace looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grace throws a solid leg kick but Starikov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Grace.
Grace throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grace throws a head kick but Starikov moves out of range.
Grace keeps the fight on the outside.
Grace tries a head kick but it misses.
Starikov misses with a looping right.
Grace throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Starikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Starikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starikov avoids the head kick by Grace.
Starikov blocks a head kick by Grace.
Starikov moves out of range of the leg kick from Grace.
Starikov punishes Grace's body with a nice straight punch.
Starikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grace moves away.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grace takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grace looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Starikov throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
Grace takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Starikov cracks Grace with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starikov. Grace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grace throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice cross by Starikov.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starikov takes a swing at Grace's ribcage but misses.
Grace throws a sloppy head kick and Starikov moves out of range easily.
That kick from Grace tenderised Starikov's leg. Starikov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grace misses with a head kick.
Starikov tries to clinch up but Grace circles away and keeps his distance.
Starikov avoids the head kick by Grace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starikov darts in and clinches Grace up against the cage.
Grace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Starikov misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grace.
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
Starikov lands with a good body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grace.
Grace lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grace throws a low kick but Starikov avoids it.
Starikov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Starikov has managed to clinch.
Starikov dodges an elbow strike from Grace.
Grace is trying to push Starikov away but Starikov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Starikov misses with the head strike.
Starikov gets through Grace's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Starikov scores with a hook to the body.
Starikov misses with a punch to the body.
Grace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grace is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Starikov is defending well for now.
Starikov tries a body shot but Grace blocks it.
Starikov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grace crunches a lovely knee into Starikov's ribcage.
Grace is trying to break the clinch but Starikov has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Starikov.
Starikov tries to work over Grace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Starikov scores with a shoulder strike.
Grace wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Starikov has him pressed against the cage.
Starikov tries to throw a body punch but Grace avoids it by throwing Starikov back against the cage.
Starikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Grace uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grace breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grace wants to slow Starikov down by chopping away at his legs.
Starikov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grace connects with a high kick.
Grace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Starikov throws out the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Starikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grace keeps Starikov at a distance using the push kick.
A good leg kick by Grace.
Grace pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Starikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grace.
Starikov works the jab nicely.
Starikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grace paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grace.
Starikov tries to clinch there but Grace circles away.
Grace loads up on a big right hand but Starikov slips the punch.
Starikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grace.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grace misses with a body kick.
Starikov scores with a shot to the body.
Grace throws a leg kick but Starikov checks it.
Good shot there by Starikov.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Grace.
A clash of legs there as Starikov blocks the low kick.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Starikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Grace motions for Starikov to come forward. Grace throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Grace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starikov throws a body punch but Grace moves out of range.
Starikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grace momentarily.
Starikov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Grace throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Grace throws a head kick that misses.
Grace throws a head kick but Starikov moves out of range.
Grace connects with a leg kick. Starikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Starikov is looking to clinch but Grace is avoiding it.
Starikov tries to clinch but Grace moves out of range.
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 Chuck Grace.
I think Grace 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Chuck Grace!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Chuck Grace!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Chuck Grace!
Chuck Grace wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Flex Kellosalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zari Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kellosalo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Contra - Jungle Jam . The crowd seem to be enjoying Yasuda's choice of entrance music: Volbeat- A Warrior's Call. Zari Yasuda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flex Kellosalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zari Yasuda!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kellosalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yasuda lands a jab to the nose.
Yasuda throws a leg kick
and Kellosalo counters with a leg kick.
Yasuda just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a leg kick
and Kellosalo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kellosalo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Yasuda.
Yasuda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kellosalo.
Kellosalo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kellosalo lands an overhand right.
Yasuda throws a hook but Kellosalo avoids it easily.
Kellosalo throws a looping overhand right but Yasuda ducks down to avoid it.
Kellosalo connects with an inside leg kick.
Yasuda 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.
Kellosalo blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellosalo misses the shot to the body.
Yasuda lands a head kick. Kellosalo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yasuda tries to clinch there but Kellosalo circles away.
Yasuda cracks Kellosalo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yasuda misses with a leg kick
and Kellosalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Yasuda throws a poor cross that misses
and Kellosalo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yasuda swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yasuda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yasuda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kellosalo checks it well.
Yasuda ducks under a wild hook from Kellosalo.
Kellosalo tries to clinch but Yasuda is having none of it.
Kellosalo doesn't manage to clinch there - Yasuda circles away.
Jab, jab by Yasuda - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Yasuda.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kellosalo.
Kellosalo scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yasuda with a nice cross.
Yasuda throws a chopping leg kick but Kellosalo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yasuda scores with a jab.
Kellosalo keeps Yasuda at a distance using the push kick.
Kellosalo scores with a jab to the head.
Kellosalo misses with a double jab.
Yasuda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yasuda looks to land a left hand but Kellosalo moved out of range nicely.
Yasuda throws a lazy right hand but Kellosalo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a jab to the head.
Yasuda is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kellosalo missing with a left hand there. Yasuda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yasuda throws a wild body kick that Kellosalo sees coming a mile off.
Kellosalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yasuda finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yasuda cracks Kellosalo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Yasuda.
Kellosalo checks a low kick from Yasuda.
Kellosalo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yasuda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yasuda throws a looping overhand right but Kellosalo ducks down to avoid it.
Zari Yasuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yasuda is looking to clinch.
Yasuda throws a leg kick
and Kellosalo counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda misses with a right hand
and Kellosalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Kellosalo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kellosalo 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.
Yasuda lands a jab to the nose.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kellosalo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasuda misses with a body kick.
Kellosalo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kellosalo throws a jab when Yasuda was well out of range.
Yasuda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yasuda blocks an elbow strike.
Yasuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yasuda lands with a right to the head.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Yasuda blocks an elbow strike from Kellosalo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kellosalo throws an elbow but misses.
Kellosalo blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Kellosalo is trying to maintain a safe position but Yasuda gets an underhook and turns Kellosalo into the cage.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Kellosalo controls the action.
Yasuda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yasuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Kellosalo.
Yasuda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kellosalo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yasuda lands a body punch.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kellosalo lands a right hand.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda misses with a body punch.
Yasuda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellosalos head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Yasuda is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Kellosalo blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda avoiding damage as Kellosalo throws knees to the body.
Kellosalo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kellosalo takes a shot to the head.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kellosalo misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kellosalo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yasuda's brow.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kellosalo's elbow.
Kellosalo throws an elbow that misses.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda tries to work over Kellosalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands an uppercut.
Yasuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kellosalo backwards.
Kellosalo looking to slow down the pace here.
Yasuda avoids the elbow strike from Kellosalo, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kellosalo fails to land.
Kellosalo effectively controlling the action here.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kellosalo's elbow.
Yasuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yasuda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kellosalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Kellosalo avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Yasuda misses with a body punch.
Kellosalo blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Kellosalo avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda gets through Kellosalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kellosalo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kellosalo has a couple of punches blocked by Yasuda.
Kellosalo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yasuda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Kellosalo controls the action.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kellosalo stalling in the clinch but Yasuda improves position.
Yasuda managing to block the knees to the body from Kellosalo.
Kellosalo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kellosalo stalling against the cage.
Kellosalo lands an elbow inside that Yasuda shrugs off.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
Yasuda works on Kellosalo's body with a couple of short punches.
Kellosalo blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Kellosalo blocks it.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kellosalo's elbow.
Kellosalo misses with an elbow over the top.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda gets through Kellosalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yasuda avoiding damage as Kellosalo throws knees to the body.
Kellosalo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kellosalo misses with an elbow over the top.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kellosalo or not.
Kellosalo misses with a body punch.
Kellosalo blocking some punches.
Yasuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kellosalo backwards.
Yasuda takes an elbow to the temple.
Kellosalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yasuda blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yasuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Kellosalo backwards.
Yasuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kellosalo.
Yasuda scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
A short left from Yasuda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zari Yasuda dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Both fighters circling a little - Kellosalo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Yasuda throws a body kick that misses.
Kellosalo misses the body punch
and Yasuda counters with an inside leg kick.
Yasuda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yasuda. Kellosalo shrugs it off though.
Yasuda is looking to clinch.
Yasuda throws the kick towards the body but Kellosalo avoids it.
Yasuda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kellosalo moves in looking to clinch but Yasuda pushes him off.
Kellosalo misses with an uppercut. Yasuda saw that one coming.
Yasuda throws a body kick that misses.
Kellosalo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yasuda misses with a low kick.
Zari Yasuda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasuda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kellosalo checks a leg kick.
Kellosalo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yasuda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kellosalo throws a sloppy head kick and Yasuda moves out of range easily.
A low kick from Kellosalo misses
and Yasuda counters with a nice kick to the body.
Yasuda lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kellosalo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kellosalo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yasuda throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kellosalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Yasuda.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yasuda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yasuda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yasuda ducks under a wild hook from Kellosalo.
A head kick misses from Kellosalo.
Yasuda lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kellosalo checks a leg kick.
Kellosalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yasuda uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kellosalo checks a leg kick.
Yasuda looks to throw the jab but Kellosalo is out of range.
Yasuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kellosalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo moves out of range of the leg kick from Yasuda.
Yasuda takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kellosalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yasuda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kellosalo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kellosalo blocks a leg kick.
Kellosalo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yasuda is out of range and Kellosalo settles back down.
Yasuda smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yasuda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Yasuda scores with a hook to the body. Kellosalo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yasuda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda tries a head kick but it misses.
Kellosalo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yasuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kellosalo moves away.
Yasuda lands a jab.
Kellosalo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kellosalo checks a low kick from Yasuda.
Kellosalo checks a leg kick.
Yasuda slips a straight right by Kellosalo.
Yasuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kellosalo.
Yasuda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yasuda misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kellosalo in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Yasuda.
Yasuda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kellosalo is out of range and Yasuda settles back down.
Kellosalo tries to clinch but Yasuda moves out of range.
Yasuda avoids the head kick by Kellosalo.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yasuda. Kellosalo shrugs it off though.
Yasuda lunges at Kellosalo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kellosalo's hand.
Kellosalo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yasuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kellosalo.
Yasuda tries to score with a low kick but Kellosalo moves his leg out of the way.
Yasuda is looking to clinch.
Yasuda throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yasuda is looking to clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda wants to slow Kellosalo down by chopping away at his legs.
Yasuda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yasuda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yasuda tried to score with a low kick but Kellosalo checks it.
Yasuda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kellosalo throws a hook but Yasuda avoids it easily.
Kellosalo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kellosalo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yasuda, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Yasuda.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kellosalo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yasuda is able to avoid easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kellosalo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yasuda misses with a hook. Kellosalo ducked under it nicely.
Kellosalo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yasuda tries to clinch there but Kellosalo circles away.
A lazy left from Yasuda finds it's target.
Kellosalo blocks the body kick.
Yasuda throws a body kick the misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yasuda 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.
Kellosalo swats away the attempt to clinch by Yasuda.
Yasuda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kellosalo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Yasuda with that takedown attempt.
Kellosalo connects with a right hand. Yasuda shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Kellosalo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kellosalo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kellosalo is looking to clinch.
Yasuda tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kellosalo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kellosalo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kellosalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kellosalo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yasuda avoids it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kellosalo lands an elbow inside.
Kellosalo misses with an elbow strike.
Yasuda landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kellosalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yasuda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kellosalo backwards.
Yasuda misses with a punch on the inside.
Yasuda misses with a body punch.
Kellosalo looking to slow down the pace here.
Kellosalo lands with a left to the head.
Kellosalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kellosalo throws an elbow that misses.
Kellosalo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Kellosalo fails to land.
Kellosalo throws a head punch that misses.
Kellosalo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yasuda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zari Yasuda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kellosalo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yasuda tries to score with a low kick but Kellosalo moves his leg out of the way.
Yasuda tries to close the distance and clinch but Kellosalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A lazy body kick from Yasuda
and Kellosalo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yasuda throws a hook but Kellosalo avoids it easily.
Kellosalo blocks a leg kick.
Kellosalo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yasuda thuds his shin into the meat of Kellosalo's side.
Yasuda cracks Kellosalo with an open hand slap.
Kellosalo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kellosalo blocks the body kick.
Yasuda throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kellosalo counters with a stiff right hand.
Yasuda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kellosalo ducks under a wild hook from Yasuda.
A head kick misses from Kellosalo.
Yasuda feints and then cracks Kellosalo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kellosalo down.
Yasuda misses with a body kick.
Kellosalo lands with a kick to the temple. Yasuda shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kellosalo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kellosalo rushes Yasuda and presses him up against the cage.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
Yasuda blocks the elbow strike.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kellosalo backwards.
Yasuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kellosalo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Kellosalo avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Kellosalo blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to work over Kellosalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kellosalo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yasuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Kellosalo blocks it.
Yasuda works on Kellosalo's body with a couple of short punches.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
Kellosalo blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Kellosalo avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Kellosalo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kellosalo scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kellosalo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo trying to land knees to the body.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Kellosalo blocks it.
Yasuda lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Yasuda.
Kellosalo throws an elbow but it misses.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Zari Yasuda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kellosalo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yasuda's elbow.
Kellosalo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yasuda is leaning against Kellosalo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yasuda lands a shot to the body.
Yasuda is working Kellosalo over against the cage.
Yasuda lands a nice uppercut.
Yasuda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yasuda missing with knees to the body.
Kellosalo blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Kellosalo controls his hands.
Yasuda blocks the elbow strike.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kellosalo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yasuda avoids it.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Kellosalo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yasuda tries to work over Kellosalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasuda being controlled against the cage.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasuda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kellosalo backwards.
Kellosalo lands an elbow inside.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Kellosalo takes a shot to the head.
Yasuda tries to work over Kellosalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellosalos head.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Kellosalo takes a shot to the head.
Kellosalo missing with knees to the body.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda blocks an elbow strike from Kellosalo.
Yasuda blocking some punches.
Yasuda digs a right hand into Kellosalo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kellosalo's gas tank.
Yasuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Kellosalo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kellosalo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yasuda.
Yasuda lands a nice uppercut.
Yasuda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yasuda dodges an elbow strike from Kellosalo.
Yasuda avoids the elbow strike from Kellosalo, against the cage.
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!
Yasuda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yasuda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Kellosalo blocks it.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Yasuda misses with an elbow over the top.
Kellosalo throws an elbow but it misses.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kellosalo.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kellosalo stalling in the clinch.
Yasuda pushes Kellosalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flex Kellosalo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda tries to work over Kellosalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Kellosalo avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
A short left from Kellosalo.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yasuda gets through Kellosalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kellosalo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yasuda dodges an elbow strike from Kellosalo.
Yasuda misses with a punch on the inside.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Kellosalo controls the action.
Yasuda tries to work over Kellosalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kellosalo blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kellosalo's elbow.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
Yasuda pushes Kellosalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Kellosalo avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kellosalo avoids it.
Yasuda lands with a short shot to the head.
Kellosalo trying to control the position but instead, Yasuda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kellosalo into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yasuda tries to work over Kellosalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
Yasuda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Kellosalo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yasuda gets through Kellosalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kellosalo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kellosalo trying to land knees to the body.
Kellosalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasuda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Yasuda lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kellosalo blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kellosalo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yasuda is defending well for now.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Kellosalo is working Yasuda over against the cage.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Kellosalo.
Yasuda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kellosalo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right from Yasuda on the inside.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Kellosalo.
Kellosalo misses with some punches.
Kellosalo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kellosalo prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Kellosalo avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Kellosalo trying to stall but Yasuda improves his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Kellosalo controls the action.
Kellosalo lands a damaging elbow.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Yasuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zari Yasuda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yasuda 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Zari Yasuda!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Zari Yasuda!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Zari Yasuda!
Zari Yasuda wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Pierre Babin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian McPherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Babin might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to South Park - Let's Fighting Love. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Jean Pierre Babin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Pierre Babin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ian McPherson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McPherson.
McPherson throws a lazy right hand but Babin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Babin tries to sprawl but McPherson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McPherson passes to full mount!
McPherson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Babin?
Babin working to try and regain half guard.
Babin blocking the ground and pound.
Babin is in a horrible position here. McPherson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Babin avoids a series of strikes thrown by McPherson.
Babin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Babin tries to lock up and control but McPherson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Babin is desperately trying to improve his position but McPherson has a good base and remains in mount.
Babin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McPherson on the ground.
Babin taking shots to the head.
Babin is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson looking to control but Babin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McPherson lands a big elbow.
McPherson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Babin is rocked!
Babin is trying desperately to improve position.
Babin is working hard here to advance position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McPherson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Oh Babin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Babin tries to reverse the position but McPherson maintains control.
Babin seems to have got his legs back now.
McPherson working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Babin turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips McPherson off and cradles Babin's limp body as McPherson celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ian McPherson! Ian McPherson retains his middleweight title!
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