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FCB 23 Down vs Napper PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julio Carona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakashi has chosen Miike Snow -Animal (Acapella) as his entrance music. Aoki Kakashi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julio Carona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Kakashi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kakashi shoots in and gets a takedown into Carona's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kakashi wants to control from the top but Carona keeps moving.
Kakashi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carona's guard.
Kakashi is working for a submission of some sort.
Carona trying to hold on to Kakashi's head to control him but Kakashi postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carona slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kakashi postures up.
Carona knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kakashi on the ground.
Carona can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kakashi controls the pace.
Carona working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kakashi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kakashi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi wants to control from the top but Carona keeps moving.
Kakashi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Aoki Kakashi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Carona fails with the takedown.
Carona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kakashi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kakashi shoots in and drives through. Carona sprawls well.
Kakashi shoots in for a takedown but Carona shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi doesn't manage to clinch there - Carona circles away.
Carona misses with a series of wild punches.
Kakashi throws a leg kick that misses.
Carona looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carona swats away the attempt to clinch by Kakashi.
Carona has closed the distance and engaged Kakashi in a clinch.
Carona pulls guard.
Kakashi stays in close to Carona's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi prevents Carona from getting back to his feet.
Kakashi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kakashi looking to sit in guard and control but Carona gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kakashi looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kakashi looking for a guillotine here but Carona defends easily.
Kakashi working for a triangle but Carona defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Kakashi dominated that round.
That's time! Carona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carona drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carona working away.
Kakashi is trying to escape the position but Carona is controlling the position.
Carona wants to stand but Kakashi has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Kakashi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kakashi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Carona frees his head nicely. Oh but Kakashi has switched to an armbar! Carona is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Aoki Kakashi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia comes into the arena with Butterfly blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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187 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luis Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enzo Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Inoue scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Inoue shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garcia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Garcia wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Garcia managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Inoue.
Inoue tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Garcia dodges the ground and pound from Inoue.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia being controlled for a moment.
Inoue works to advance to full mount. Garcia defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue scoring with strikes but Garcia is staying in there.
Inoue is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Garcia is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Garcia flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Inoue anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Garcia and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Inoue slips an arm under Garcia chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Inoue has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Inoue is squeezing on Garcia like an anaconda would it's prey. Garcia fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Enzo Inoue!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Mesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izaki Renji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renji has chosen disturbed-voices as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Izaki Renji will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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, Zeus Mesus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaki Renji!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renji throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mesus's head.
Renji scores with a spinning back kick!
Renji lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Renji lands a big head kick that sends Mesus tumbling to the mat! Renji takes a step backwards and waves Mesus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mesus is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Renji throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Mesus crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Izaki Renji!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naohiro Misaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naohiro Misaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naohiro Misaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misaki tries to clinch
and Cruz counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Misaki's guard now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cruz throwing strikes from guard but Misaki blocks nicely.
Cruz with a nice head shot there.
Cruz trying to control but Misaki is working from the bottom.
Misaki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cruz controls the pace.
Misaki is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cruz working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cruz scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Misaki to see if he's OK.
Cruz wants to control but Misaki is keeping him busy.
Cruz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Misaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cruz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cruz tries to advance to mount but Misaki denies him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz landing strikes.
Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cruz trying to control the action but Misaki is working from the bottom.
Cruz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Misaki is pushing Cruz's head away, looking to escape. Cruz manages to hold on to the position though.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Misaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cruz creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cruz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Misaki looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cruz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Misaki is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cruz lets go of the hold and Misaki can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nate Cruz!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Severs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Smierdzielowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Severs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pawel Smierdzielowski!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severs connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Severs jabs at Smierdzielowski's body.
Severs lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Smierdzielowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Severs thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Severs finds it's target.
A shot to the liver by Severs. Beautiful body shot.
Smierdzielowski shoots in and gets a takedown into Severs's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smierdzielowski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Severs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smierdzielowski drops back looking for a leg! Severs is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Severs manages to kick Smierdzielowski off! Smierdzielowski jumps back into Severs's guard.
Severs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Severs tries to get out of the position.
Smierdzielowski drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Smierdzielowski seems to have locked his on tight now - Severs screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Smierdzielowski, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pawel Smierdzielowski!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jigs Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, bottinekes . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jigs Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dela Cruz is trying to stand back up but Stone is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stone seems to be looking for submissions.
Stone is looking for a kimura here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stone in particular looking to stall.
Stone is trying for a kimura here. Dela Cruz looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Stone wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samuel Stone!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fumito Makino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Singapore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fumito Makino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fumito Makino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joel Singapore!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singapore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Singapore scores with a kick to the midsection.
Singapore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Singapore falls off balance throwing a combination
and Makino counters with a nice uppercut.
Singapore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No joy there for Singapore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Singapore pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Makino back to the cage. Singapore follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Singapore misses with a low kick as Makino jumps back.
Makino punishes Singapore's body with a nice straight punch.
Makino on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Makino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Singapore. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Singapore.
Singapore tries to bum rush Makino with a series of wild strikes but Makino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singapore looks to land a body kick but Makino moved away.
Singapore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Singapore.
A good leg kick by Singapore.
Fumito Makino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makino with a jab.
Singapore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice combination there by Makino.
Makino cracks a nice hook into Singapore's ribs.
Singapore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Singapore doesn't manage to clinch there - Makino circles away.
Makino connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Makino steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Singapore. That one must have hurt.
Joel Singapore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Singapore misses with a hook.
Makino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Singapore throws a sloppy head kick
and Makino counters with a straight right hand.
Makino lands a right hook to the body.
Makino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Singapore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Singapore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Singapore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Makino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Singapore takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singapore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makino.
Makino avoids the head kick by Singapore.
Singapore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makino's sensitive parts.
Singapore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Singapore misses with a looping left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Singapore.
Singapore tries to clinch up
and Makino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Singapore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makino manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singapore throws a left and a right that both miss
and Makino counters with a one-two to the body.
Singapore throws a combination that misses
and Makino counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Makino avoids the head kick by Singapore.
Singapore connects with an inside leg kick.
Singapore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makino checks it well.
Singapore gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Makino blocks a low kick nicely.
Makino dodges the punch combination from Singapore.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singapore looks to land a combination but Makino avoids it well.
Makino misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Singapore dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Makino slips a jab and a cross from Singapore.
Singapore tries a head kick but it misses.
Makino fails to land with a series of punches.
Joel Singapore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singapore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Makino counter with a right hand.
Makino keeps the fight on the outside.
Singapore clinches.
Singapore tries to circle away but Makino has him pinned against the cage.
Makino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Singapore tries to clinch but Makino moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Makino.
Makino swats away the attempt to clinch by Singapore.
Makino throws an overhand right that lands on Singapore's shoulder, as Singapore tries to avoid the shot.
Singapore wants to clinch
and Makino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Singapore is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Makino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singapore manages to avoid it.
Singapore throws a head kick but Makino moves out of range.
Singapore throws a body punch but Makino moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Singapore.
Singapore connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Singapore does no damage.
Makino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Singapore.
Makino with a hook.
Singapore throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Singapore throws a sloppy body shot
and Makino counters with a one-two to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Singapore tries a head kick but it misses.
Singapore pushes Makino away with a front kick.
Singapore misses with a head kick.
Singapore tries to clinch there but Makino circles away.
Singapore throws a low kick, looking for Makino's leg but Makino calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makino lands with a hook. Singapore tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Singapore darts in and clinches Makino up against the cage.
Makino manages to break the clinch.
Singapore throws out a leg kick but Makino moves out of range and Singapore only half commits.
Makino connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Singapore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makino dips to his left and cracks Singapore with an uppercut!
Singapore fails with an attempt to clinch.
Singapore fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Singapore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makino scores with the left hand. Singapore knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Singapore.
Joel Singapore seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Singapore throws a head kick but Makino moves out of range.
Singapore throws a solid leg kick but Makino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Singapore.
Singapore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singapore throws a hook but Makino avoids it easily.
Makino lands a body shot.
Makino blocks a head kick by Singapore.
Singapore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makino scores with a nice head shot.
Singapore tries to close the distance and clinch but Makino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Singapore. Singapore circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Singapore showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Singapore tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singapore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singapore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Makino blocks a leg kick.
Makino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Singapore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Singapore tries to clinch but Makino is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Singapore. That's going to slow Makino down.
Singapore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A slow jab from Makino misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singapore throws a head kick but Makino moves out of range.
Singapore tries to clinch but Makino is having none of it.
Makino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice combination there by Makino.
Makino blocks a head kick by Singapore.
Singapore has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A clash of legs there as Makino blocks the low kick.
Singapore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Singapore misses with a low kick.
Makino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makino is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Makino blocks the body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Makino.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makino lands a jab to the nose.
Singapore throws a combination that misses
and Makino counters with a left and a right that stings Singapore.
Singapore walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Makino checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Makino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Singapore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Makino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makino blocks a head kick by Singapore.
Singapore wants to clinch.
Makino misses with the combination.
Singapore misses with a hook
and Makino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makino avoids a kick to the body.
Singapore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makino cracks Singapore with a good jab.
Singapore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makino scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Makino clobbers Singapore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Singapore walks into a jab.
Singapore throws a combination that misses
and Makino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Singapore falls off balance throwing a combination
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Makino counters with a left and a right that stings Singapore.
Joel Singapore is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makino stuns Singapore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Makino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Singapore throws a front kick that sends Makino stumbling back into the cage.
Singapore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Singapore.
Singapore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Singapore tries a head kick but it misses.
Fumito Makino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singapore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Singapore connects with a solid leg kick.
Singapore throws a series of punches but Makino avoids them all with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joel Singapore.
Well Singapore 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 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joel Singapore!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derric Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rose's choice of entrance music: Foster The People - Pumped Up Kicks. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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25
154 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Derric Rose!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rose throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakai.
Nakai shoots in looking for a takedown but Rose manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nakai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rose counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuki Nakai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nakai momentarily.
Nakai avoids the body shot from Rose.
Yuki Nakai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakai moves away.
Nakai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rose lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rose throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakai throws a sloppy head kick and Rose moves out of range easily.
Rose throws a body punch but Nakai moves out of range.
Rose stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good work by Rose as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose thows a body shot but no joy.
Nakai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rose.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nakai.
Nakai is breathing heavily.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Rose swings for the body but Nakai moves out of range.
Rose scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nakai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rose lunges at Nakai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nakai's hand.
Nakai is rocked!
Rose ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rose punishes Nakai's body with a nice straight punch.
Rose closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nakai quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rose looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rose is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rose not doing much here.
Nakai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rose.
Rose missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rose throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rose lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rose is looking to take a break and control but Nakai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakai is refusing to be controlled, as Rose sits in half guard.
Nakai desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Rose trying to control the action but Nakai is working from the bottom.
Nakai tries to roll over but Rose keeps him under control.
Rose tries to pass to full mount but Nakai defends it.
Rose is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ground and pound from Rose.
Rose content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose lands with a punch from half guard.
Rose throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rose not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rose is looking to advance position but Nakai won't allow it.
Nakai taking some punishment here, with Rose in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nakai is trying to stand up here but Rose is controlling him well.
Rose working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derric Rose dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rose closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nakai to the mat! Nakai manages to get full guard.
Rose working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rose working some strikes from top position.
Rose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nakai working for submissions but it's allowed Rose to get to half guard.
Rose missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nakai is staying active underneath Rose, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nakai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Derric Rose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rose throwing shots but Nakai is blocking nicely.
Rose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nakai is defending against the submission attempts here by Rose.
Nakai has hold of Rose's hands but Rose slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rose is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nakai sees it coming and defends easily.
Rose not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rose wants to control but Nakai is keeping him busy.
Rose working the head and body with strikes.
Nakai tries to get to full guard but Rose has control of the leg.
Rose takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rose uses his free foot to push down on Nakai's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nakai.
Rose is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakai is squirming around, avoiding Rose's attempts to control the action.
A nice elbow there by Rose.
Rose tries to control but Nakai wriggling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakai wants to hold on but Rose pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Rose connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rose is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rose landing shots from mount.
Rose scoring with strikes but Nakai is staying in there.
Oh Nakai is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rose raining down hammerfists from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose connects with a bit shot that sees Nakai covering up! More strikes from Rose and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Rose is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derric Rose! Derric Rose retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drew Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Napper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - I Get Money. Napper comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cross That Line - Rick Ross kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Danny Napper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Napper!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Down throws a right and a left that Napper avoids nicely.
Down throws out a powerful jab.
Down uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Napper has time to react.
Down lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Napper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Down closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Down connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Napper momentarily.
Napper tries to clinch but Down is having none of it.
Napper avoids a kick to the body.
Down connects with a body shot that sends Napper's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Down lands with a shot to the body.
Napper misses with a takedown attempt
and Napper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Napper is rocked!
Down drops Napper with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Napper! Down dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Down!
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