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JLF: Sunday Night Fights 8 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lei Quan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Fritzel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lei Quan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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224 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lei Quan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Fritzel!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fritzel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fritzel has Quan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Quan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fritzel gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fritzel has had enough of the clinch but Quan keeps him there for the moment.
Quan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Quan with a knee to the head.
Fritzel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fritzel blocks it with crossed arms.
Quan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fritzel avoids it.
Fritzel is pressed up against the ropes. Quan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fritzel down to the mat. Fritzel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Quan tries to clinch there but Fritzel circles away.
Quan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fritzel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Quan is trying to control the action in half guard but Fritzel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fritzel wants to get back to his feet.
Fritzel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fritzel trying to control from the bottom.
Fritzel is trying to get back to full guard.
Fritzel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Quan is working away from the top position though.
Quan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Quan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fritzel throws a series of punches but Quan avoids them all with ease.
Quan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fritzel is fending him off so far but Quan persists. Nope, Fritzel circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lei Quan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Quan tries to clinch but Fritzel moves away
and Quan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Lei Quan has been cut.
Fritzel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quan closes the distance and clinches up with Fritzel, looking for a takedown. Quan pushes Fritzel against the ropes but Fritzel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Marcus Fritzel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quan is breathing heavily.
Fritzel closes the distance and pushes Quan back into the ropes.
Quan tries a knee to the head but Fritzel blocks it.
Fritzel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quan.
Quan connects with a knee to the head.
Fritzel wants to get back to striking at distance but Quan won't allow it.
Fritzel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quan has him pressed against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Quan.
Quan scores with a knee to the head.
Fritzel wants to break free but Quan has control.
Quan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fritzel's efforts to push away.
Quan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Quan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritzel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fritzel wants to break free but Quan has control.
Fritzel managing to block the knees to the body from Quan.
Fritzel tries to circle away but Quan has him pinned against the ropes.
Quan is trying to drag Fritzel to the mat but Fritzel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Quan looking to throw knees to the head but Fritzel is blocking nicely.
Quan prevents Fritzel from breaking the clinch.
Quan has Fritzel pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Fritzel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fritzel is trying to break the clinch but Quan is controlling him.
Quan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fritzel's efforts to push away.
Quan can't get the takedown.
Fritzel tries to break the clinch but Quan is controlling the position.
Fritzel working hard to break the clinch.
Quan misses with a knee to the head.
Fritzel wants to get back to striking at distance but Quan won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fritzel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Quan tries for a takedown but Fritzel manages to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Fritzel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fritzel tries to circle away but Quan has him pinned against the ropes.
Fritzel working hard to break the clinch.
Fritzel tries to circle away but Quan has him pinned against the ropes.
Quan misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Fritzel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fritzel is trying to break free.
Fritzel can't break the clinch.
Fritzel is trying to force a seperation but Quan has the dominant position.
Quan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Quan is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Fritzel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fritzel wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fritzel wants to break free but Quan has control.
Quan goes for a takedown attempt but Fritzel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marcus Fritzel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fritzel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Fritzel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lei Quan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fritzel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fritzel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quan darts in trying to clinch
and Fritzel counters with a crisp one two that drops Quan! Fritzel thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Quan to his feet! Quan is in big trouble!
Quan is rocked!
Quan ducks into an uppercut from Fritzel and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Fritzel!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Herro Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Okabi Rarorotieshima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herro Rice could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Okabi Rarorotieshima's chin.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herro Rice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okabi Rarorotieshima!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rarorotieshima bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rarorotieshima throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rice can't do much from the bottom here.
Rarorotieshima working the ground and pound but Rice is defending the strikes.
Rarorotieshima is looking to take a break and control but Rice is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rice wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rice on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rice tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rarorotieshima thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rice looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Rarorotieshima.
Rarorotieshima tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rarorotieshima fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rarorotieshima looks gassed!
Rice feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rarorotieshima swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rice wants to stand but Rarorotieshima is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rarorotieshima controls Rice momentarily but Rice frees himself.
Rarorotieshima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rice knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rarorotieshima on the ground.
Rarorotieshima working a defensive guard here.
Rice has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rarorotieshima is trying to hold Rice in close to prevent damage but Rice has managed to pass into half guard.
Rarorotieshima is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like Rice is going to stand back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rice doesn't manage to clinch there - Rarorotieshima circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herro Rice dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rarorotieshima doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rice digs a good hook to Rarorotieshima's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Rice checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rice lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rice shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rice was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rice controlling the position easily from mount.
Rarorotieshima is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rice seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rarorotieshima for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rarorotieshima wants to hold on but Rice pushes him away.
Rarorotieshima is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rarorotieshima tries to hold on but Rice pushes him away.
Rarorotieshima is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rice avoids the attempt from Rarorotieshima to control.
Rice sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rarorotieshima keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rarorotieshima gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herro Rice dominated that second round.
That's time! Rice's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Rarorotieshima takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rice lands a right hook to the body.
Rice just misses with a punch to the body.
Rarorotieshima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rarorotieshima moves away.
Rarorotieshima takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Okabi Rarorotieshima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rice misses with a body shot.
Herro Rice is winning the standup battle so far.
Rice thows a body shot but no joy.
Rarorotieshima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rice drives through and clinches with Rarorotieshima against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rarorotieshima blocking some punches.
Rarorotieshima tries for a takedown but Rice manages to get underhooks.
Rarorotieshima blocks the elbow strike.
Rice softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rice.
A frustrated look appears on Rice's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rarorotieshima prevents Rice from breaking the clinch.
Rice tries to break the clinch but Rarorotieshima is controlling the position.
Rice doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rice.
Rarorotieshima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Rice creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rice trying to control the position but instead, Rarorotieshima has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rice into the ropes.
Rarorotieshima wants a takedown but no success here.
Rice is trying to break the clinch but Rarorotieshima has him pressed against the ropes.
Rarorotieshima blocks an uppercut.
Rarorotieshima breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rice.
Herro Rice is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rarorotieshima misses with a looping left.
Rarorotieshima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rice swivels and escapes.
Herro Rice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Okabi Rarorotieshima.
Rice throws a push kick but Rarorotieshima slaps the foot to one side.
Rice lands with a shot to the body.
Rice is looking to clinch but Rarorotieshima is avoiding it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rice.
Rice shoots in for a takedown but Rarorotieshima shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rarorotieshima tries to clinch up
and Rice counters with a three punch combo that has Rarorotieshima backing up. Rarorotieshima nods at Rice to acknowledge the strikes.
Okabi Rarorotieshima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rarorotieshima with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rarorotieshima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rice changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rice digs a good hook to Rarorotieshima's body.
Rice scores with a three punch combo!
Rice misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rice throws a series of punches but Rarorotieshima moves out of range.
Okabi Rarorotieshima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rarorotieshima shoots and misses
and Rice counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rice shoots in looking for a takedown. Rarorotieshima tries to sprawl out of it but Rice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Rarorotieshima manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rarorotieshima at a distance.
Rice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rarorotieshima misses the jab.
Rice lands a with a good body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herro Rice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rice has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Herro Rice!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Herro Rice!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Herro Rice!
Herro Rice wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hajime Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hajime Saito has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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193 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
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192 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hajime Saito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randall Miller!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Saito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saito misses the shot to the body.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saito as he avoids it easily.
Saito shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Miller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Miller throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Saito is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Miller throws a strike but Saito rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Miller can't keep his opponent in guard - Saito advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saito is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Miller is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hajime Saito!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Caul Uno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideyoshi Toyotomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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146 lbs
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135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caul Uno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideyoshi Toyotomi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Toyotomi misses the target.
Uno shoots for a double leg takedown but Toyotomi sprawls well. He's pushed Uno's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Caul Uno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toyotomi clinches with his opponent.
Toyotomi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Toyotomi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Uno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Toyotomi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi landing knees to the head.
It looks like Caul Uno has been cut.
Toyotomi lands a good knee to the midsection. Uno won't want to take too many of those.
Uno tries to land knees in the clinch but Toyotomi avoids the damage to the body.
Uno tries to pull guard but Toyotomi holds him up against the ropes and eventually Uno drops back down to his feet.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow.
Toyotomi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Uno is breathing heavily.
Toyotomi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uno's defenses.
Toyotomi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Toyotomi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Unos head.
Toyotomi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toyotomi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside that Uno shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Toyotomi.
Uno takes a knee right on the jaw!
Toyotomi lands a knee to the head.
Toyotomi landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Toyotomi.
Uno fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caul Uno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toyotomi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uno's defenses.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Toyotomi pushes Uno back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Toyotomi lands with a right to the head.
Toyotomi lands a nice shot to the body.
Toyotomi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Toyotomi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Toyotomi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotomi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Toyotomi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Toyotomi landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Toyotomi.
Toyotomi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Toyotomi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Toyotomi.
Toyotomi landing knees to the head.
Toyotomi working Uno over with knees to the body.
Toyotomi with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uno's defenses.
Toyotomi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Toyotomi lands an uppercut.
Toyotomi lands a right hand.
Toyotomi landing knees to the body.
Toyotomi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uno's face.
Uno is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Toyotomi.
Uno takes a knee to the side of the body.
Toyotomi digs a right hand into Uno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uno's gas tank.
Uno takes an elbow to the forehead.
Toyotomi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Uno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Toyotomi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Uno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Toyotomi scores with a hook to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Toyotomi obliges.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Uno takes a knee to the side of the body.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside.
Toyotomi with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Toyotomi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Toyotomi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Toyotomi is working Uno over against the ropes.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside that Uno shrugs off.
Toyotomi connects with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi prevents Uno from breaking the clinch.
Uno fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Toyotomi.
Toyotomi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the body.
Toyotomi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uno's face.
Toyotomi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Toyotomi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Toyotomi with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi prevents the takedown attempt.
Toyotomi cracks Uno with a nice body shot.
Toyotomi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Toyotomi.
Uno jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toyotomi walks away with a smile on his face. Uno gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Uno fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Toyotomi lands a front kick.
Toyotomi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Toyotomi moves into range and clinches up with Uno.
Toyotomi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Toyotomi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Uno jumps guard but Toyotomi stands there with Uno around his waist. Uno gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Uno fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A left hand lands to the body for Toyotomi.
Toyotomi with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi lands a good knee to the midsection. Uno won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi crunches a lovely knee into Uno's ribcage.
Uno tries to pull guard but Toyotomi holds him up against the ropes and eventually Uno drops back down to his feet.
Toyotomi scores a nice knee to the body.
Uno has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Toyotomi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Toyotomi - that landed with a thud.
Uno tries to land a knee to the head but Toyotomi blocks with his arms.
Toyotomi digs a right hand underneath Uno's ribcage. Uno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Toyotomi lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Toyotomi.
Uno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toyotomi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uno's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi lands a body punch.
Uno is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short uppercut from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Toyotomi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uno backwards.
Uno misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Toyotomi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uno's face.
Toyotomi lands a good knee to the midsection. Uno won't want to take too many of those.
Uno tries to land a knee to the head but Toyotomi blocks with his arms.
Toyotomi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uno's face.
Toyotomi gets through Uno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toyotomi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uno tries to pull guard but Toyotomi won't allow it.
Toyotomi lands with a right to the head.
Uno tries to pull guard but Toyotomi holds him up against the ropes and eventually Uno drops back down to his feet.
A hook to the body from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi scores a nice knee to the body.
Toyotomi scores a nice knee to the body.
Uno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Uno drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toyotomi lands a body shot.
Toyotomi scores a nice knee to the body.
Toyotomi lands an elbow that stopped Uno in his tracks for a moment.
Toyotomi lands an elbow that stopped Uno in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Uno throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Caul Uno's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Toyotomi has managed to clinch.
Toyotomi pushes Uno back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Uno jumps guard but Toyotomi stands there with Uno around his waist. Uno gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Uno takes a knee right on the jaw!
Toyotomi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uno tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Toyotomi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Toyotomi lands a damaging elbow.
Toyotomi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Toyotomi connects with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Uno takes a knee right on the jaw!
Toyotomi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Uno backwards.
Toyotomi lands a nice knee to the body.
Toyotomi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Toyotomi with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Uno is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Toyotomi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Toyotomi avoiding damage as Uno throws knees to the body.
Toyotomi lands a right hand.
Toyotomi cracks Uno with a nice body shot.
Uno is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caul Uno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Uno fails to pull guard.
Toyotomi lands an elbow that stopped Uno in his tracks for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Toyotomi lands a nice knee to the body.
Toyotomi avoids a wild elbow strike from Uno.
Toyotomi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uno looking for a takedown.
Toyotomi working Uno over with knees to the body.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Toyotomi scores a nice knee to the body.
Toyotomi lands an elbow just above Uno 's eye.
Toyotomi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uno's face.
Uno fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Uno throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Toyotomi crunches a lovely knee into Uno's ribcage.
Toyotomi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uno backwards.
Toyotomi is pressed up against the ropes. Uno has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Toyotomi down to the mat. Toyotomi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Toyotomi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Uno's head.
Toyotomi cracks a nice hook into Uno's ribs.
Toyotomi misses with a head kick.
Toyotomi moves into the clinch.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the body.
Toyotomi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uno avoids it.
Uno tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Toyotomi just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Toyotomi scores with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi missing with knees to the body.
Uno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Uno throws an elbow that misses.
Uno takes an elbow to the temple.
Toyotomi with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uno misses with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi gets through Uno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Toyotomi lands an elbow that stopped Uno in his tracks for a moment.
Toyotomi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Toyotomi lands a body punch.
Uno tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toyotomi smiles and moves away.
Uno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Toyotomi misses with a head kick.
Uno tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Toyotomi moves in looking to clinch but Uno pushes him off.
Uno tries to clinch but Toyotomi moves away
and Toyotomi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Uno managing to block the knees to the body from Toyotomi.
Uno blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Uno wants to break free but Toyotomi has control.
Uno is trying to break the clinch but Toyotomi has him pressed against the ropes.
Toyotomi lands a good knee to the midsection. Uno won't want to take too many of those.
Toyotomi crunches a lovely knee into Uno's ribcage.
Uno tries to pull guard but Toyotomi won't allow it.
Toyotomi landing knees to the head.
Uno takes a knee right on the jaw!
Uno tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toyotomi smiles and moves away.
Uno ducks right into an uppercut from Toyotomi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi throws a nice head kick!
Uno wants to clinch up but Toyotomi keeps it at a distance.
Toyotomi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Uno just misses with a punch to the body.
Toyotomi connects with a body shot.
Toyotomi pushes Uno up against the ropes in a clinch.
Uno fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the body.
Toyotomi working Uno over with knees to the body.
Toyotomi working Uno over with knees to the body.
Uno takes a knee right on the jaw!
Uno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the head.
Toyotomi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Toyotomi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Uno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toyotomi connects with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow.
Uno takes an elbow to the forehead.
Toyotomi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uno missing with knees to the body.
Toyotomi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Toyotomi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Toyotomi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Uno.
Uno misses with an elbow strike.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside.
Toyotomi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Uno throws an elbow but misses.
Uno is working for takedown but Toyotomi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Uno looking for a takedown.
Uno has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Toyotomi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Toyotomi lands a good knee to the midsection. Uno won't want to take too many of those.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside.
Toyotomi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uno backwards.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside.
Uno tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Toyotomi smiles and moves away.
Caul Uno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toyotomi clinches up against the ropes.
Toyotomi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Toyotomi.
Uno tries to pull guard but Toyotomi won't allow it.
Toyotomi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Toyotomi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Caul Uno's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Toyotomi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Uno, pushing him back against the ropes.
Uno tries to pull guard but Toyotomi won't allow it.
Toyotomi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uno's defenses.
Uno jumps guard but Toyotomi stands there with Uno around his waist. Uno gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Uno has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Toyotomi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caul Uno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toyotomi connects with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Toyotomi.
Uno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Toyotomi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uno jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toyotomi walks away with a smile on his face. Uno gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Decent striking displayed by Toyotomi there.
Toyotomi scores with a decent looking hook.
Toyotomi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Toyotomi has managed to clinch.
Toyotomi lands a right hand.
Toyotomi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Toyotomi scores with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Toyotomi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Toyotomi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uno's face.
Uno tries for a takedown. No joy.
Toyotomi lands an elbow just above Uno 's eye.
Uno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Uno is looking to break free of the clinch but Toyotomi has double underhooks.
Uno takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotomi avoids a wild elbow strike from Uno.
Toyotomi landing knees to the head.
Toyotomi scores with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Uno fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Toyotomi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uno's face.
Uno tries to pull guard but Toyotomi holds him up against the ropes and eventually Uno drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Toyotomi.
Uno changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Toyotomi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Toyotomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Toyotomi tries a head kick but it misses.
Uno shoots for a takedown but Toyotomi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Toyotomi closes the distance and pushes Uno back into the ropes.
Uno tries to land knees in the clinch but Toyotomi avoids the damage to the body.
Toyotomi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Uno's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Uno's face.
Uno wants a takedown.
Toyotomi scores a nice knee to the body.
Uno fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi lands a good knee to the midsection. Uno won't want to take too many of those.
Toyotomi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Uno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uno tries for a takedown but Toyotomi manages to get underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Toyotomi.
A right hand to the body from Toyotomi.
Uno throws an elbow but it misses.
Toyotomi lands a nice shot to the body.
Uno fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Toyotomi - that landed with a thud.
Toyotomi lands an elbow that stopped Uno in his tracks for a moment.
Toyotomi landing knees to the body.
Toyotomi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the head.
Toyotomi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uno avoids it.
Uno has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toyotomi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Toyotomi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Toyotomi connects with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Uno lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Toyotomi lands a nice knee to the body.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the head.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside that Uno shrugs off.
Toyotomi lands with a light punch inside.
Uno throws an elbow that misses.
Toyotomi scores a nice knee to the body.
Toyotomi lands an elbow just above Uno 's eye.
Toyotomi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Uno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi avoids a wild elbow strike from Uno.
Toyotomi lands a body punch.
Toyotomi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi digs a right hand underneath Uno's ribcage. Uno let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Toyotomi digs a right hand into Uno's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uno's gas tank.
Toyotomi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Toyotomi.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside that Uno shrugs off.
Toyotomi trying to land knees to the body.
Uno tries a knee to the head but Toyotomi blocks it.
Uno wants a takedown.
Toyotomi lands a nice knee to the body.
Uno looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Uno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Uno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Toyotomi scores with a knee to the head.
Uno takes a knee right on the jaw!
Toyotomi scores with a knee to the head.
Uno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Toyotomi landing knees to the body.
Toyotomi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Toyotomi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Toyotomi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Uno.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Uno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Uno throws an elbow that misses.
Toyotomi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Uno.
Uno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Toyotomi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Toyotomi lands a damaging elbow.
Toyotomi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Uno in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Uno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Toyotomi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Toyotomi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Uno is looking to break free of the clinch but Toyotomi has double underhooks.
Toyotomi landing knees to the head.
Toyotomi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Toyotomi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Caul Uno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toyotomi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Toyotomi lands a nice knee to the body.
Uno with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Toyotomi lands a body punch.
Toyotomi lands a right hand.
Uno tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Toyotomi just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uno jumps guard but Toyotomi stands there with Uno around his waist. Uno gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Toyotomi lands an elbow just above Uno 's eye.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the head.
Toyotomi connects with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi lands an elbow just above Uno 's eye.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hideyoshi Toyotomi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Toyotomi 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Hideyoshi Toyotomi!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Hideyoshi Toyotomi!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Hideyoshi Toyotomi!
Hideyoshi Toyotomi wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Senki Gudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forrest Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gudo comes to the ring accompanied by Money to Blow. 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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216 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Senki Gudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Forrest Penn!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn cracks Gudo with an open hand slap.
A combination from Penn does no damage.
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gudo moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gudo is defended easily by Penn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gudo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gudo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gudo is trying to work for a kimura but Penn is defending well.
Penn is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gudo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Penn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gudo.
Gudo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Penn is trying to break free.
Penn wants to break free but Gudo has control.
Gudo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Penn's efforts to push away.
Penn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gudo.
Penn tries to circle away but Gudo has him pinned against the ropes.
Gudo fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senki Gudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn wants to get back to striking at distance but Gudo won't allow it.
Gudo fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn has had enough of the clinch but Gudo keeps him there for the moment.
Gudo scores with a shoulder strike.
Gudo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Penn smiles and moves away.
Gudo closes the distance and clinches up with Penn, looking for a takedown. Gudo pushes Penn against the ropes but Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Penn misses with a hook. Gudo ducked under it nicely.
Gudo lands a really nice looking cross but Penn seems unphased.
Gudo lands with a shot to the body.
Gudo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Penn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gudo fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from Gudo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Forrest Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gudo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gudo tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Penn wants to stand but Gudo is controlling the position.
Gudo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Penn dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gudo has a closed guard, preventing Penn from standing up.
Gudo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Penn has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gudo is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Senki Gudo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gudo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
No luck for Gudo with that takedown attempt.
Penn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Penn as Gudo shoots in.
Senki Gudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gudo wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gudo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Penn pinned against the cage. Penn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Senki Gudo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Gudo.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.
Gudo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Gudo takes one to the chin there.
Gudo moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Penn digs a good hook to Gudo's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Penn misses.
Penn drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Gudo right on the button. Gudo goes down! Penn follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Penn gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forrest Penn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikami Teru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Severn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pride FC Theme. Ken Severn had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikami Teru!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severn closes the distance and clinches.
Severn tries to pull guard but Teru won't allow it.
Severn fails to pull guard.
Teru is fighting off a takedown attempt but Severn is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Teru to the mat. Teru regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Severn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Teru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Severn won't allow Teru to get back to his feet.
Teru wants to sweep here but Severn controlling him for the moment.
Severn drops back looking for a leg! Teru is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Teru manages to kick Severn off! Severn jumps back into Teru's guard.
Teru wants to stand up but Severn is controlling him.
Teru 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.
Severn with a nice head shot there.
Severn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Severn drops back looking for a leg! Teru is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Teru manages to kick Severn off! Severn jumps back into Teru's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Severn drops back looking for a leg! Teru is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Teru manages to kick Severn off! Severn jumps back into Teru's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Teru can do anything to dispel that myth.
Teru keeping moving, preventing Severn from controlling successfully.
Teru pulls Severn in to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Severn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Severn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Severn trying to control the position from guard on top but Teru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Teru misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Teru works Severn's body with a nice hook.
Severn ducks under a wild hook from Teru.
Severn connects with a nice looking jab.
Severn throws a jab when Teru was well out of range.
Teru uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Severn has time to react.
Severn dodges the punch combination from Teru.
Severn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Teru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Teru scores with a jab to the jaw.
Severn dives in and grabs Teru's left leg, looking for a takedown. Teru pushes down on Severn's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Severn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teru throws a right and a left that both miss.
Severn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teru manages to avoid it.
Teru uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Severn has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Teru moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Teru throws a shot from downtown. Severn moves away and avoids it.
Severn throws a hook to the side of Teru's head but Teru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Severn throws a hook but Teru blocks it.
Severn's corner calls for a 1-2. Severn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Severn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Teru as he avoids it easily.
Teru lands the left hand.
Severn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Severn closes the distance and clinches.
Severn goes for a takedown attempt but Teru pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Severn defending well as Teru loads up on a big left hand.
Mikami Teru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teru connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn looks for a takedown but Teru sprawls well.
Severn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Severn throws a jab but it's blocked by Teru.
Teru stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Teru wants it to stay on the feet.
Teru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Severn.
Severn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Teru to score with a decent uppercut.
Severn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Severn looks to land a left hand but Teru moved out of range nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Teru.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teru looks to score with a jab to the body but Severn is just out of range.
Teru looks to land a right hand but Severn moved out of range.
Teru throws a series of punches but Severn moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikami Teru dominated that round.
That's time! Severn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Severn tries to clinch there but Teru circles away.
No joy there for Teru, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Severn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teru misses the shot to the body.
Teru slips a straight right by Severn.
Teru takes one on the button.
Teru tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Severn was well out of range. Poor timing from Teru.
Severn clinches.
Severn jumps guard but Teru stands there with Severn around his waist. Severn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Severn tries to score a body lock takedown but Teru shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn gets control of Teru's arms and successfully pulls guard. Severn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Teru has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Severn is proving hard to escape from.
Severn wants to sweep here but Teru controlling him for the moment.
Teru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Severn is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teru is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Severn lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Teru!
Severn looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Teru is squirming around, avoiding Severn's attempts to control the action.
Teru tries to lock up and control but Severn gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Severn punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Mikami Teru has been cut.
Severn working Teru over with strikes here.
Severn throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Teru looks a forlorn figure.
Teru really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Severn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Teru manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Severn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Severn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Teru defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teru desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Teru is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn is working for a kimura but Teru is defending it quite comfortably.
Severn tries to pass to full mount but Teru defends it.
Severn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Teru sees it coming and defends easily.
Severn wants to work for an arm triangle but Teru is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Severn takes a swing at Teru's ribcage but misses.
Severn tries to clinch but Teru moves out of range.
A punch combination from Teru misses.
Severn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Teru takes a swing at Severn's ribcage but misses.
Teru lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Severn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teru.
The fight stays on the outside here - Severn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Severn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Severn lands in his opponent's guard.
Teru trying to control the position.
Severn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Severn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Severn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Teru is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Severn is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Severn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikami Teru's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Severn throws a right hand that Teru ducks under and follows up with a left that Teru also avoids with ease.
Severn throws a hook to the side of Teru's head but Teru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Severn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Teru's waist but Teru gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Severn off to one side.
Teru has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Teru misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Severn misses.
Severn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ken Severn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Severn works Teru's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teru manages to avoid it.
Severn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teru cracks Severn with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn fails with a takedown attempt.
Teru takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Severn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Teru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Severn throws out the jab.
Severn tries to clinch but Teru moves out of range.
Severn throws out a loose jab but Teru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Severn tries to close the distance and clinch but Teru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Teru throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Severn.
Severn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Teru sprawls well. Teru wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Severn gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Severn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Severn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Teru misses the jab.
Teru misses with a shot to the body
and Severn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Teru has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Teru there as he acknowledges the shot.
Teru swinging wilding here.
Good standup being displayed there by Severn as he connects with a hook.
Severn throws an overhand right that lands on Teru's shoulder, as Teru tries to avoid the shot.
Teru defending well as Severn loads up on a big left hand.
Teru falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Severn counter with a right hand.
Teru slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teru moves away from the strike by Severn.
Severn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Teru as he avoids it easily.
Teru is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Severn.
Severn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Teru keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Severn misses its intended target.
Teru looks to land a left hand but Severn moved out of range nicely.
Severn tries to close the distance and clinch but Teru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Severn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Teru.
Severn wants to clinch up but Teru keeps it at a distance.
Severn throws a hook to the side of Teru's head but Teru sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Teru keeps the fight on the outside.
Teru throws out a loose jab but Severn uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn darts in and clinches Teru up against the ropes.
Severn has Teru pressed against the ropes, preventing Teru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Severn tries to pull guard but Teru won't allow it.
Severn can't get the takedown.
Severn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Severn can't get the takedown.
Teru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Teru is fighting off a takedown attempt but Severn is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Teru to the mat. Teru regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Severn wants to pass the guard but Teru is keeping the position.
Severn stands up over Teru, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Teru working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Severn.
Severn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Teru dives on top into guard.
Teru looking to pass the guard.
Severn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Teru is aware though and is defending well.
Teru decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Severn, up you get!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Severn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Severn 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Ken Severn!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Ken Severn!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Ken Severn!
Ken Severn wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Shinya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Martin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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168 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Shinya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ed Martin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Shinya looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin darts in and clinches Shinya up against the ropes.
Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Shinya closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Martin wants to stand and escape but Shinya is having none of it.
Shinya with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shinya preventing the sweep.
Martin kicks Shinya off and gets to his feet.
A head kick from Martin lands but Shinya takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shinya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ed Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinya takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Martin connects with the punch.
Ed Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shinya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shinya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shinya shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Martin defends it nicely.
Martin scores with a jab. Shinya acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Martin!
Shinya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martin circles away.
Martin looks for the body kick but Shinya saw that one coming.
Martin lands a nice looking body kick.
Martin tries to clinch there but Shinya circles away.
Shinya misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Shinya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shinya shoots in for a takedown but Martin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shinya darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Martin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shinya is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Martin sees it coming and defends easily.
Shinya stops Martin from getting back to his feet.
Martin is defending against the submission attempts here by Shinya.
Martin is in trouble now - Shinya has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shinya forces the positional change into back control.
Shinya has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Shinya working for the choke.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Martin is in bad spot here.
Shinya is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Martin is defending well though. Shinya let's go of the attempt for now.
Martin looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinya keeps control of the position as Martin tries to break free.
Martin holding both Shinya 's hands and preventing any damage.
Shinya looking for the RNC.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shinya working for a choke but Martin is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Shinya dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shinya takes a kick to the side of the head.
Shinya circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin stuffs the takedown attempt from Shinya. Shinya gets slowly back to his feet.
Aoki Shinya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin thuds his right hand into Shinya's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Shinya has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Martin finds it's way round the side to connect with Shinya's head.
A right-left combo lands from Martin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A solid body kick from Martin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin takes the fight into the clinch.
Martin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shinya.
Martin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Martin.
Shinya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martin circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Shinya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin lands with an uppercut that bounces Shinya off the ropes and back into rage.
Shinya will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shinya moves into the clinch.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin throws a head kick but Shinya moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin moves into the clinch successfully.
Martin tries to circle away but Shinya has him pinned against the ropes.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick from Martin.
Martin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shinya.
Shinya shoots in but no luck this time.
Shinya decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Martin is looking to control Shinya's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martin avoid being mounted?
Martin tries to get to full guard but Shinya has control of the leg.
Martin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Shinya thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to stand back up but Shinya is controlling him
Shinya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.
Martin is trying to get back to full guard.
Shinya is looking for a kimura here.
Aoki Shinya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shinya wants to work for an arm triangle but Martin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Shinya not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A shot to de liver by Martin. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Martin avoids the head kick by Shinya.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Shinya down.
Shinya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shinya somewhat.
A head kick misses from Martin.
Martin darts in trying to clinch
and Shinya counters with a single leg into guard. Martin didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shinya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shinya thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ed Martin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Martin.
Shinya shoots in but Martin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Martin scores with a spinning back kick!
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shinya on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shinya avoids the head kick by Martin.
Martin feints and then cracks Shinya's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shinya down.
Martin lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters circling a little - Martin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Martin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martin lands a head kick. Shinya smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martin. Shinya shrugs it off though.
Martin is looking to clinch.
Martin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin breaks from the clinch.
Shinya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martin circles away.
Martin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martin rushes Shinya and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Shinya has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Shinya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Martin manages to break the clinch.
Shinya looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Martin!
A nice elbow there by Shinya.
Shinya is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Martin gets caught flat footed, as Shinya shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Shinya slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shinya tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinya goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Martin has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shinya but great work by Martin.
Martin wants to stand but Shinya has his arm trapped.
Martin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Shinya gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Shinya manages to get to full guard.
Martin throws a strike but Shinya rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shinya prevents Martin from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Shinya can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shinya throwing strikes but missing.
Martin is looking to stand up but Shinya isn't so interested in that idea.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shinya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Shinya stands up and waves to Martin to follow him.
Martin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shinya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shinya shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shinya throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shinya is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Martin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shinya is controlling him.
Shinya passes Martin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shinya is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Martin is just riding it out for now. Shinya eventually gives up the hold.
Shinya is looking for a kimura but Martin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shinya to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aoki Shinya showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shinya 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Aoki Shinya!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Aoki Shinya!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Aoki Shinya!
Aoki Shinya wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Wicked (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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165 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Filipe Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spike Wicked!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wicked misses with a hook.
Wicked rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Melo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Melo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wicked.
Wicked pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wicked misses with a hook.
Wicked shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wicked misses the shot to the body.
Wicked throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Melo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wicked sprawls well. Wicked wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Melo gets slowly back to his feet.
Wicked throws a chopping leg kick but Melo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wicked motions for Melo to come forward. Wicked throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spike Wicked seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wicked attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wicked tries to land a leg kick but Melo saw it coming and moves away.
Melo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wicked finds it's way round the side to connect with Melo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo shoots for a takedown but Wicked saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wicked throws a looping overhand right but Melo ducks down to avoid it.
Wicked misses with a wild body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wicked lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Melo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Melo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wicked fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Melo checks it well.
Wicked throws a hook but Melo blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Melo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wicked takes a swing at Melo's ribcage but misses.
Melo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wicked defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Filipe Melo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wicked but Wicked pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wicked misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wicked misses with a low kick.
Wicked throws a series of punches but Melo avoids them all with ease.
Wicked misses with a wild body shot.
Wicked throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wicked throws out a leg kick but Melo moves out of range and Wicked only half commits.
Melo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wicked circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Melo.
Melo walks into a straight right hand from Wicked.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Melo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wicked lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Melo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Melo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wicked throws a leg kick but Melo moved away.
A clash of legs there as Melo blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wicked fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Melo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wicked throws a leg kick that misses.
Wicked scores with a three punch combo!
Wicked misses with a straight right.
Wicked throws a jab when Melo was well out of range.
Wicked connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Melo slips a straight right by Wicked.
Melo checks a low kick from Wicked.
Wicked shoots in and bounces Melo off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Melo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wicked throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicked throws a big right hand that misses.
Melo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wicked postures up and lands a big shot to Melo's brow.
Melo working for a triangle but Wicked defends it easily.
Wicked landing with the ground and pound.
Melo has his foot on Wicked's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wicked works his way back into a safe position though.
Wicked with a nice head shot there.
Wicked scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melo working for a triangle but Wicked defends it easily.
Melo is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wicked's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spike Wicked dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wicked pivots, looking for a leg kick but Melo is out of range and Wicked settles back down.
Wicked scores with a hook.
Melo slips a jab from Wicked.
Wicked tries to land a leg kick but Melo saw it coming and moves away.
Wicked ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melo moves away.
Wicked throws a looping overhand right but Melo ducks down to avoid it.
Wicked looks to land a left hand but Melo moved out of range nicely.
Wicked ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melo moves away.
Wicked tries to land a leg kick but Melo saw it coming and moves away.
Melo moves out of range of the leg kick from Wicked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wicked misses with a looping left.
Wicked throws and low kick but Melo moves out of range easily.
Wicked throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wicked tried to score with a low kick but Melo checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicked wants to slow Melo down by chopping away at his legs.
Wicked misses the jab.
Wicked motions for Melo to come forward. Wicked throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Melo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wicked counters with a shoot takedown. Melo fights it but they end up in guard.
Melo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wicked trying to control but Melo is working from the bottom.
Wicked loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Melo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wicked working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Melo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wicked lands a couple of digs.
Wicked looking to pass the guard.
Wicked postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wicked postures up and lands a big shot to Melo's brow.
Wicked stands up over Melo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wicked distracts Melo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wicked trying to control the position from guard on top but Melo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Melo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wicked chips away with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wicked throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Melo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wicked makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wicked working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wicked cracks Melo with a solid left hand.
Melo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wicked wants to pass the guard but Melo is keeping the position.
Wicked is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wicked trying to control the position from guard on top but Melo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wicked stands up over Melo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Melo keeping moving, preventing Wicked from controlling successfully.
Wicked working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Melo's head.
Wicked with a nice head shot there.
Melo has his foot on Wicked's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wicked works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melo working for a triangle but Wicked defends it easily.
Wicked content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicked stands up over Melo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Melo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wicked chips away with some ground and pound.
Wicked chips away with some ground and pound.
Wicked trying to control but Melo is working from the bottom.
Melo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wicked decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wicked looks for the body kick but Melo saw that one coming.
Wicked misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spike Wicked showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Melo slips under a jab from Wicked.
Wicked misses with a straight right.
Wicked pivots, looking for a leg kick but Melo is out of range and Wicked settles back down.
Wicked throws a right hand that Melo ducks under and follows up with a left that Melo also avoids with ease.
Wicked lands a head shot.
Wicked throws a leg kick but Melo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wicked decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wicked thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Melo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wicked pulls his head out easily.
Melo is refusing to be controlled, as Wicked sits in half guard.
Wicked is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wicked lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wicked working Melo over with strikes.
Wicked lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wicked is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Melo actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Melo looking for submissions off his back.
Wicked looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Melo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wicked winds up and cracks Melo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wicked lands strikes from half guard.
Wicked working over Melo with some ground and pound. Melo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Melo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wicked pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Wicked there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wicked is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Melo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wicked scores with a couple of nice shots.
Melo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wicked lands a nice short elbow.
Melo taking some punishment here, with Wicked in his half guard.
Wicked working the head and body with strikes.
Melo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wicked lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Melo is trying to get back to full guard.
Spike Wicked has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wicked is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo actively working from the bottom here.
Melo is looking for a sweep. Wicked is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Melo taking some punishment here, with Wicked in his half guard.
Wicked slips a nice elbow through Melo's hands, connecting with Melo's forehead.
Wicked scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wicked landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wicked is trying to control the action in half guard but Melo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wicked working the head and body with strikes.
Melo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Wicked.
Wicked lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wicked is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wicked scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Spike Wicked is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wicked lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wicked content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wicked working Melo over with strikes.
Filipe Melo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Melo wants to get back to full guard.
Melo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wicked in particular looking to stall.
Melo taking some punishment here, with Wicked in his half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wicked scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wicked working over Melo with some ground and pound. Melo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wicked seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Melo looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spike Wicked comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wicked 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Spike Wicked!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Spike Wicked!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Spike Wicked!
Spike Wicked wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cho Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chunky Munky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cho Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chunky Munky!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munky is looking to clinch.
Munky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato moves out of range.
Yamato misses with the combination.
Yamato throws a combination. Munky tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Munky tries to clinch up but Yamato circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamato swats away the attempt to clinch by Munky.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munky wants to clinch up but Yamato keeps it at a distance.
Munky is looking to clinch.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
Munky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yamato.
Munky has managed to clinch.
Munky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Cho Yamato has been cut.
Yamato tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Munky stalling against the ropes.
Munky receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Munky lands an elbow inside that Yamato shrugs off.
Yamato tries to pull guard but Munky holds him up against the ropes and eventually Yamato drops back down to his feet.
Yamato tries to pull guard but Munky holds him up against the ropes and eventually Yamato drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cho Yamato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munky trying to stall but Yamato improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munky lands an elbow inside.
Munky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Yamato pulls guard successfully.
Munky prevents Yamato from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yamato has his feet on Munky's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
Munky doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamato circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamato.
Yamato tries to bum rush Munky with a series of wild strikes but Munky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munky moves in looking to clinch but Yamato pushes him off.
Munky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munky moves in looking to clinch but Yamato pushes him off.
Yamato misses with a kick to the body.
Yamato throws and low kick but Munky moves out of range easily.
Yamato swats away the attempt to clinch by Munky.
Munky rushes Yamato and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Munky misses with an elbow over the top.
Yamato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Munky just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Munky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yamato avoids a wild elbow strike from Munky.
Yamato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Munky just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Yamato blocks an elbow strike from Munky.
Yamato tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Munky smiles and moves away.
Yamato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamato looks for the body kick but Munky saw that one coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamato scores with a head kick.
Yamato looks for the body kick but Munky saw that one coming.
Yamato just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chunky Munky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cho Yamato's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Chunky Munky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamato lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.
Munky wants to clinch.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamato throws a head kick but Munky moves out of range.
Yamato throws a solid leg kick but Munky takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yamato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munky blocks a head kick by Yamato.
Yamato throws a sloppy head kick and Munky moves out of range easily.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato is having none of it.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato moves out of range.
Munky wants to clinch.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamato as he connects with a hook.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Munky tries to clinch up but Yamato circles away and keeps his distance.
Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munky moves in looking to clinch but Yamato pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cho Yamato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munky drives through and clinches with Yamato against the ropes.
Yamato fails to pull guard.
Munky pushes off an throws an elbow but Yamato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Munky taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Munky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yamato jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Munky walks away with a smile on his face. Yamato gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Munky is looking to clinch.
Munky tries to clinch up.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
Yamato throws a nice inside leg kick.
Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.
Munky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamato circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yamato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
Munky tries to clinch up.
Munky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yamato.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato is having none of it.
Yamato tried to score with a low kick but Munky checks it.
Yamato throws a series of punches but Munky moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamato fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Munky is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cho Yamato will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cho Yamato's cut.
That's time! Yamato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A good leg kick by Yamato.
Yamato circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamato is looking to slow Munky down with leg kicks.
Munky tries to clinch up.
A combination from Yamato does no damage.
Munky doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamato circles away.
Munky doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamato circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yamato, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munky wants to clinch.
Yamato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.
Yamato keeps the fight on the outside.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato is having none of it.
Munky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Munky's hands.
Munky tries to clinch up.
Munky tries to clinch up.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Yamato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yamato throws and low kick but Munky moves out of range easily.
Yamato is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yamato scores with a head kick.
Munky wants to clinch.
Yamato lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yamato throws a series of punches but Munky moves out of range.
Yamato misses with a head kick.
Munky doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamato circles away.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Munky tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munky doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamato circles away.
Munky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamato swats away the attempt to clinch by Munky.
Munky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yamato throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato moves out of range.
Munky moves in looking to clinch but Yamato pushes him off.
Munky is looking to clinch.
Munky staying out of range there.
Munky fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato is having none of it.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamato tries a head kick but it misses.
Munky tries to clinch there but Yamato circles away.
Munky is looking to clinch.
Munky tries to clinch but Yamato is having none of it.
Munky tries to clinch up but Yamato circles away and keeps his distance.
Munky tries to clinch up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Munky is looking to clinch but Yamato is avoiding it.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cho Yamato showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamato has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Cho Yamato!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Cho Yamato!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Cho Yamato!
Cho Yamato wins by unanimous decision!
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