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SFC 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georgie Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Mikami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikami has chosen Nujabes - Luv(sic) pt.2 as his entrance music. Gene Mikami is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Georgie Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gene Mikami!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikami fails with the takedown.
Junior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Junior throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mikami shoots in looking for a takedown. Junior tries to sprawl out of it but Mikami keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Junior manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Junior slips a jab and a cross from Mikami.
Junior really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Junior drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Junior fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mikami is looking for a sweep.
Junior in side control, throwing shots but Mikami defends.
Junior is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Junior stands up and beckons Mikami to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikami swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Junior changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mikami looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Junior tries for a kimura but Mikami is defending well.
Mikami is trying to improve his position.
Mikami is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mikami is letting Junior control him for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikami tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Junior presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Junior takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mikami wants to control but Junior is having none of it.
Mikami wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Junior.
Junior wants to control the pace but Mikami is squirming around nicely.
Mikami is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikami wants to control but Junior is having none of it.
Junior has control of Mikami's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Mikami regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mikami tries to hold on but Junior postures up.
Mikami wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Junior swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mikami is now in Junior's guard. A big mistake from Junior there, giving up the dominant position!
Junior is breathing heavily.
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.
Junior has his feet on Mikami's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Georgie Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikami throws a sloppy head kick and Junior moves out of range easily.
Mikami is looking to clinch.
Mikami misses with a takedown attempt
and Junior counters with a takedown into side control.
Georgie Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gene Mikami.
Junior moves into full mount!
Junior looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgie Junior dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mikami fails with the takedown
and Junior counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mikami's guard now.
Mikami 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.
Junior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Junior postures up in Mikami's guard and throws a big left but Mikami blocks it.
Junior wants to control from the top but Mikami keeps moving.
Junior in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mikami working a defensive guard but Junior passes into half guard.
Junior is taking a breather. Mikami says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Junior'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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mikami is looking to escape.
Junior is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mikami scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Junior manages to mount him!
Mikami tries to reverse the position but Junior maintains control.
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.
Junior tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mikami working to try and regain half guard.
Mikami is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikami is looking to improve his position but Junior isn't that keen on the idea.
Junior looking to control but Mikami is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mikami is desperately trying to improve his position but Junior has a good base and remains in mount.
Mikami is just holding on here. Junior manages to take his back.
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.
Junior biding his time, looking for the opening.
Even with his hooks in, Junior manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Junior is trying to stick to Mikami's back but Mikami is turning into Junior. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Junior's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mikami.
Mikami wants to pass the guard but Junior is keeping the position.
Junior wants to stand up but Mikami is controlling him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Mikami from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georgie Junior dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mikami throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Junior stuffs the takedown.
Mikami shoots in but no luck this time.
Junior drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Junior in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Junior with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mikami wants to sweep here but Junior controlling him for the moment.
Mikami is trying to keep Junior in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mikami being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikami avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mikami is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Junior defends well.
Junior throwing strikes from guard but Mikami blocks nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Junior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mikami.
Junior gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mikami tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Junior smiles and moves away.
Georgie Junior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gene Mikami.
Junior drives through and clinches with Mikami against the cage.
Junior has clasped his hands together around Mikami's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Junior goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mikami rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Junior's guard! Nice work there by Mikami!
Mikami preventing the sweep.
Mikami stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Junior swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior keeping moving, preventing Mikami from controlling successfully.
Gene Mikami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junior is looking to stand back up but Mikami counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Junior.
Mikami is looking to take a break and control but Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mikami is just content to waste time from the top position. Junior takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mikami fails with the takedown
and Junior counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mikami jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Junior walks away with a smile on his face. Mikami gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Junior shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Junior showed some decent athleticism there.
Junior stops Mikami from getting back to his feet.
Mikami is trying to get back to full guard.
Junior blocks the strikes from Mikami.
Mikami is looking to get back to full guard here but Junior has managed to pass to side control instead.
Georgie Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Junior will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mikami flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georgie Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Junior 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgie Junior!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Mazaltov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boris Mazaltov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Logan Walker!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker swings for the body but Mazaltov moves out of range.
Walker throws a series of punches but Mazaltov moves out of range.
Walker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mazaltov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mazaltov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Walker takes a swing at Mazaltov's ribcage but misses.
Mazaltov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Walker lands a nice short elbow.
Mazaltov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Mazaltov moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Mazaltov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mazaltov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mazaltov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Walker thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazaltov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mazaltov is working hard here to advance position.
Walker working the ground and pound from side control.
Walker working the ground and pound from side control.
Mazaltov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Walker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mazaltov some visible discomfort.
Walker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mazaltov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mazaltov sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazaltov throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mazaltov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mazaltov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Walker is controlling him.
Mazaltov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mazaltov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but Mazaltov is retaining full guard.
Mazaltov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walker is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mazaltov is breathing heavily.
Walker lands a couple of digs.
Walker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mazaltov wants to sweep but no luck.
Mazaltov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Walker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazaltov trying to control the position.
Mazaltov striking off his back but it's not causing Walker any problems.
Mazaltov with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Walker can't handle though.
Walker working some strikes from top position.
Walker gets to his feet - Mazaltov follows without any prompting.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker throws a series of punches but Mazaltov moves out of range.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Mazaltov shows good takedown defense.
Mazaltov misses with a takedown
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazaltov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mazaltov misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walker cracks Mazaltov with a good jab.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mazaltov was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mazaltov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walker misses with a series of wild punches.
Walker looks to land a combination but Mazaltov avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Walker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mazaltov blocks a leg kick.
Walker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mazaltov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Mazaltov wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mazaltov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mazaltov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mazaltov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mazaltov throws and elbow that misses. Walker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mazaltov's guard. Nice move by Walker!
Walker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazaltov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mazaltov circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker lands a body shot.
Walker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mazaltov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Mazaltov slips under a jab.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker lands a head shot.
Mazaltov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Walker counters with a series of strikes. Mazaltov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Boris Mazaltov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mazaltov counters with a shoot takedown. Walker fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looking to control.
Walker doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Walker wants to sweep here but Mazaltov controlling him for the moment.
Mazaltov prevents Walker from getting back to his feet.
Walker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walker is looking to stand up but Mazaltov isn't so interested in that idea.
Walker pulls Mazaltov in close to prevent any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mazaltov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mazaltov avoids the body shot from Walker.
A left and a right from Walker both land. Nice combination.
Walker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mazaltov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Walker counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Walker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mazaltov wants to sweep but no luck.
Logan Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mazaltov is looking to stand up but Walker isn't so interested in that idea.
Walker is working Mazaltov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walker postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Walker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mazaltov's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazaltov wants to stand up but Walker is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mazaltov dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Walker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walker scores with a shot to the body.
Walker lands a lovely overhand right.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mazaltov wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mazaltov counters with a takedown into side control.
Walker is not content to let Mazaltov control the position.
Mazaltov working the head and body with strikes.
Mazaltov wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
Walker isn't going anywhere.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Mazaltov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Mazaltov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mazaltov has control of an arm but Walker manages to advance to Mazaltov's back!
Mazaltov is taking damage to the body and head.
Mazaltov tries to escape the position.
Walker scores with punches and elbows.
Walker connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Mazaltov to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with punches and elbows.
Mazaltov tries to escape but Walker has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mazaltov is trapped and Walker is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Walker is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Walker is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Mazaltov grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Mazaltov looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Walker is not going to allow Mazaltov to sit and survive in this position.
Walker throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Mazaltov!
Mazaltov trying to control the hands but Walker won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Walker. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Walker is punishing Mazaltov with strikes - can he finish him?!
Walker scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Walker working for a choke but Mazaltov is defending well.
Mazaltov holding both Walker 's hands and preventing any damage.
Mazaltov tries to escape but Walker has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Walker lands a shot to the head.
Logan Walker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazaltov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Walker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Walker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mazaltov is trying to stand up.
Walker with a couple of short strikes.
Walker takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Walker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker with shots to the head and body - Mazaltov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Boris Mazaltov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walker 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Walker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rip Off (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Wasama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juha Wasama is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rip Off!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juha Wasama!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Off closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wasama circles away.
Off gets the takedown into side control.
Off is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wasama has escaped the position, nice work there.
Off has hold of Wasama's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Wasama tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Off cranks the arm and Wasama screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Wasama, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rip Off!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniusz Grzyb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eugeniusz Grzyb!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Grzyb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grzyb misses with a low kick as Thompson jumps back.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grzyb.
Grzyb throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grzyb throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grzyb throws a series of punches but Thompson avoids them all with ease.
Grzyb changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thompson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grzyb thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grzyb has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Thompson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thompson wants to control but Grzyb is having none of it.
Thompson working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to hold on but Grzyb postures up.
Grzyb seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Thompson is holding on tight.
Thompson has given up his back.
Thompson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Grzyb.
Thompson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Grzyb's guard. Nice work there by Thompson.
Grzyb keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Grzyb is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thompson won't allow Grzyb to sweep him here.
Thompson is looking to advance position but Grzyb has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Grzyb is trying to take his opponent's back.
Thompson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Thompson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Grzyb has hold of Thompson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Thompson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Grzyb swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Thompson is now in Grzyb's guard. A big mistake from Grzyb there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grzyb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grzyb wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson throwing strikes from guard but Grzyb blocks nicely.
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.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Grzyb won't let him.
Grzyb keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
Thompson pushes down on Grzyb's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Thompson is working for a kimura but Grzyb is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grzyb throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniusz Grzyb dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grzyb lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Max Thompson has been cut.
Grzyb lands with a kick to the temple. Thompson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grzyb scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grzyb throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Grzyb.
Thompson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Thompson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Grzyb's waist but Grzyb gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thompson off to one side.
Grzyb throws a body kick that misses.
Eugeniusz Grzyb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grzyb lands a nice looking kick to the body. Thompson takes a step back to recover.
Grzyb scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Max Thompson's cut is getting worse.
Max Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by Grzyb. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grzyb.
Grzyb lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Grzyb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Grzyb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grzyb misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Grzyb sprawls well.
Grzyb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzyb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grzyb has taken the fight to the clinch.
Grzyb looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grzyb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grzyb lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grzyb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grzyb feints and then cracks Thompson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thompson down.
A solid body kick from Grzyb.
Thompson moves out of range of the body kick from Grzyb.
Grzyb lands a with a good body shot.
Grzyb fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Grzyb. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grzyb.
Thompson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grzyb manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Grzyb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Thompson is working hard here to advance position.
Thompson is looking to work some ground and pound but Grzyb has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb is adopting a defensive guard.
Thompson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grzyb is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grzyb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grzyb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thompson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Grzyb.
Grzyb digs a good hook to Thompson's body.
A punch combination from Grzyb misses.
Eugeniusz Grzyb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grzyb.
Grzyb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb lands a jab-cross combination.
Max Thompson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Grzyb looks to land a body kick but Thompson moved away.
Grzyb gets caught flat footed, as Thompson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Grzyb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Grzyb gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grzyb trying to control but Thompson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eugeniusz Grzyb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Thompson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Grzyb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thompson shoots in and drives through. Grzyb sprawls well.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Grzyb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grzyb swinging wilding here.
Grzyb defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grzyb rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grzyb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grzyb looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grzyb throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thompson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horrible takedown by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Grzyb which made him look bad.
Grzyb is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thompson rather than just go for the knockout.
Grzyb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzyb displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thompson.
Grzyb throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
Grzyb pushes Thompson away with a front kick.
Grzyb scores with a nice strike.
Grzyb closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thompson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thompson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Grzyb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Grzyb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thompson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grzyb throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grzyb slaps away a takedown attempt from Thompson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grzyb. That's going to slow Thompson down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thompson.
Grzyb misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Grzyb.
Grzyb lands with a straight right. Thompson didn't see that one coming.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Grzyb slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Grzyb pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by Grzyb.
Grzyb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Thompson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grzyb circles away.
Grzyb scores with a nice strike.
Thompson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb lands a head kick!
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grzyb swivels and escapes.
Grzyb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grzyb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grzyb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thompson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Grzyb swivels and escapes.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Grzyb sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grzyb changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thompson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Grzyb thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Grzyb looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thompson is avoiding damage well.
Thompson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Eugeniusz Grzyb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson can't escape the position.
Grzyb controlling from the full mount.
Eugeniusz Grzyb has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thompson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grzyb content just to control the position here.
Thompson is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eugeniusz Grzyb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grzyb 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eugeniusz Grzyb!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Eng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tomas fonacier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eng comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem for a dream. fonacier has chosen Rush as his entrance music. The key to victory for David Eng has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Eng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, tomas fonacier!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fonacier moves away from the strike by Eng.
Some wild striking there from Eng.
fonacier slips a jab and a cross from Eng.
Eng misses with a series of wild punches.
Eng looks to land a combination but fonacier avoids it well.
A combination from Eng does no damage.
Eng looks to land a combination but fonacier avoids it well.
fonacier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Eng. Eng obviously looking to wear him down.
Eng lands a nice leg kick that just misses fonacier's sensitive parts.
Eng misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
fonacier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eng looks to throw the jab but fonacier is out of range.
fonacier tries to close the distance and clinch but Eng swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
fonacier looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
fonacier throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eng works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
fonacier working some strikes from top position.
fonacier tries to free his leg and advance position but Eng is retaining full guard.
fonacier trying to control but Eng is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
fonacier content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
fonacier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Eng utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
fonacier throwing strikes from guard but Eng blocks nicely.
fonacier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Eng working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from fonacier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eng has momentary wrist control but fonacier slips an elbow through the middle.
fonacier throwing strikes from guard but Eng blocks nicely.
fonacier in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
fonacier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
fonacier shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. fonacier showed some decent athleticism there.
Eng is trying to stand.
Eng is breathing heavily.
fonacier is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
fonacier is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fonacier quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for fonacier but it's paid off an Eng is forced to tap! Nice work by fonacier.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). tomas fonacier!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson has chosen My Time as his entrance music. Emil Gustafsson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brazilian Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emil Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustafsson is looking to clinch.
Gustafsson wants to clinch up but Assassin keeps it at a distance.
Gustafsson has a takedown stuffed.
A swing and a miss from Assassin.
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown but Assassin shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assassin scores with a one two! Gustafsson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gustafsson fails with the takedown.
Brazilian Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emil Gustafsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustafsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Assassin moves into range and clinches up with Gustafsson.
Gustafsson tries to score a body lock takedown but Assassin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Assassin gets underhooks to prevent Gustafsson's takedown attempt.
Gustafsson looking for a takedown.
Assassin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Assassin lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Emil Gustafsson has been cut.
Assassin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Assassin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Assassin tries to break free but Gustafsson pushes him back against the cage.
Gustafsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Assassin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Assassin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson staying out of range there.
Gustafsson shoots in for a takedown but Assassin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gustafsson ducks right into an uppercut from Assassin.
Gustafsson fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assassin.
Gustafsson fails to land the takedown.
Gustafsson looks gassed!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gustafsson.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Assassin throws a looping overhand right but Gustafsson ducks down to avoid it.
Assassin lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice straight punches there by Assassin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Assassin.
A slow jab from Assassin misses its intended target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Assassin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brazilian Assassin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Emil Gustafsson's cut.
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.
Gustafsson walks into a left hand.
Assassin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gustafsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Assassin misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson dives in and grabs Assassin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Assassin pushes down on Gustafsson's head and hops out.
Assassin misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin leaves Gustafsson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gustafsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Assassin avoids it really well and circles away.
Brazilian Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emil Gustafsson.
Assassin scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Assassin stuffs the takedown.
Gustafsson looks for a takedown but Assassin sprawls well.
Gustafsson tries to clinch but Assassin moves away
and Assassin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Assassin as he connects with a hook.
Assassin cracks Gustafsson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Assassin catches Gustafsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustafsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gustafsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gustafsson is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Assassin misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Gustafsson misses the target.
A jab from Assassin finds it's way through Gustafsson's defenses.
Assassin throws a hook to the side of Gustafsson's head but Gustafsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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.
Gustafsson blocks a jab.
Gustafsson with a poor takedown
and Assassin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gustafsson has his takedown stuffed
and Assassin counters with a left and a right that stings Gustafsson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gustafsson tries for a takedown but Assassin circles away easily
and Assassin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brazilian Assassin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emil Gustafsson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Assassin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gustafsson has time to react.
Gustafsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Assassin counters with a straight right hand.
Gustafsson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Assassin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustafsson misses with a takedown
and Assassin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brazilian Assassin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emil Gustafsson.
Gustafsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin throws a good cross that connects.
A swing and a miss from Assassin.
Emil Gustafsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assassin thuds his right hand into Gustafsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gustafsson defending well as Assassin loads up on a big left hand.
Gustafsson misses with a takedown attempt
and Assassin counters with a straight right hand.
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.
Assassin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gustafsson on the side of the head.
Gustafsson misses with a takedown
and Assassin counters with a left and a right that stings Gustafsson.
Gustafsson misses with a takedown
and Assassin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Assassin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gustafsson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gustafsson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gustafsson has escaped and now he's on top!
Gustafsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Assassin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assassin is looking to stand up but Gustafsson isn't so interested in that idea.
Gustafsson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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.
Assassin wants to stand and escape but Gustafsson is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gustafsson shoots and misses
and Gustafsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emil Gustafsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustafsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice body punch from Assassin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brazilian Assassin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Assassin 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brazilian Assassin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaaron Cent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshin Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenshin Maeda told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good kicks
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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
4 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaaron Cent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshin Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cent is looking to clinch.
Maeda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cent.
Jaaron Cent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cent is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maeda sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cent tries to clinch up.
Cent looks for a takedown but Maeda sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaaron Cent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cent shoots in looking for a takedown. Maeda tries to sprawl out of it but Cent keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maeda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cent is breathing heavily.
Maeda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cent tries to clinch up but Maeda circles away and keeps his distance.
Cent could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maeda throws a series of strikes that have Cent backpedaling.
A head kick from Maeda lands but Cent takes it in his stride.
Cent tries for a takedown but Maeda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda lands a high kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maeda.
Cent takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maeda throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cent on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maeda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Maeda takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maeda lands a brutal head kick. Cent looks out on his feet and Maeda throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kenshin Maeda!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ric Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Takata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiger comes to the cage accompanied by Eye of the tiger. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Takata!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takata tries to clinch up.
Takata misses with a two punch combination.
Takata throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takata goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takata is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takata is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiger scoring well with a low kick there.
Takata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takata lands a high kick!
Tiger misses with a low kick as Takata jumps back.
Tiger tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takata holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger jumps guard.
Tiger wants to stand and escape but Takata is having none of it.
Tiger pulls Takata in close to prevent any damage.
Tiger wants to stand and escape but Takata is having none of it.
Takata tries to free his leg and advance position but Tiger is retaining full guard.
Tiger wants to stand but Takata is controlling the position.
Takata wants to stand but Tiger has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Takata jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takata misses with a body shot.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Takata shoots for a takedown but Tiger saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tiger has his takedown stuffed
and Takata counters with a good, hard body kick but Tiger shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Takata is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Takata manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Takata can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tiger is looking to escape.
Tiger is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger is breathing heavily.
Takata is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Tiger to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Tiger shrugs it off.
You get the feeling that Tiger really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiger is squirming around, avoiding Takata's attempts to control the action.
Tiger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Takata putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiger throwing hammer fists to the chest of Takata. What's that going to do exactly?
Takata wants to control the pace but Tiger is squirming around nicely.
Tiger swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Tiger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Takata closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tiger counters with a solid body kick.
Takata with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tiger counters with a single leg into guard. Takata didn't expect that.
Tiger wants to control from the top but Takata keeps moving.
Tiger scoring with some ground and pound.
Tiger gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ric Tiger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takata is breathing heavily.
Takata has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Takata trying to hold on to Tiger's head to control him but Tiger postures up.
Tiger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tiger is working for a kimura but Takata is defending it quite comfortably.
Tiger throws a strike but Takata avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger trying to control the position from guard on top but Takata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiger gets to his feet - Takata follows without any prompting.
Takata blocks a leg kick.
Takata tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tiger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takata throws a head kick that misses
and Tiger makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tiger throws a lazy head kick
and Takata counters with a nice body kick.
Tiger is looking to clinch but Takata is avoiding it.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses
and Takata counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takata gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tiger fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Takata.
Tiger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takata clinches up with Tiger and pushes him back against the cage.
Takata is working for takedown but Tiger is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ric Tiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Takata.
Tiger breaks from the clinch.
Tiger throws a head kick that misses.
Tiger throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Takata was covering up waiting for the punch and Tiger finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Takata's head.
Tiger stands up and waves to Takata to follow him.
Tiger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tiger looks for a takedown but Takata sprawls well.
Tiger is looking to clinch but Takata is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ric Tiger dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tiger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Takata finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Takata avoids the head kick by Tiger.
Takata looks for a takedown but Tiger sprawls well.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Takata checks a leg kick.
Tiger avoids the body shot from Takata.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takata gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tiger to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tiger trying to control but Takata is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger is fighting to break Takata's control of his arms but Takata is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Takata wants to sweep here but Tiger controlling him for the moment.
Tiger gets to his feet - Takata follows without any prompting.
Tiger shoots and misses
and Takata counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tiger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tiger tries to close the distance and clinch but Takata swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger throws a sloppy head kick and Takata moves out of range easily.
Tiger takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Takata shoots in for a takedown but Tiger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tiger misses with a takedown attempt
and Takata counters with a head kick. That will keep Tiger thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Takata lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tiger circles away quickly and effectively.
Tiger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ric Tiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Takata.
Tiger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takata's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger lands a high kick!
Takata avoids the head kick by Tiger.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Takata.
Tiger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Takata to counter with a crisp jab.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Takata sprawls well. Takata wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tiger gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiger tries to clinch up.
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.
Tiger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tiger avoids the head kick by Takata.
Takata falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tiger counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Takata!
Tiger is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Takata can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Tiger with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yoshi Takata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ric Tiger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tiger avoids the attempt from Takata to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ric Tiger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tiger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ric Tiger!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Take Kobayashi (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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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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187 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Take Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobayashi lands a nice shot that snaps Pain's head back.
Pain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kobayashi slips a jab from Pain.
Pain works the jab nicely.
Pain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pain tests Kobayashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kobayashi.
Pain misses with a double jab.
Kobayashi gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kobayashi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kobayashi in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kobayashi stops Pain from getting back to his feet.
Pain blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kobayashi.
Pain trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Kobayashi is landing with some decent strikes but Pain is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi throwing strikes here but Pain is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kobayashi wants to control the pace but Pain is squirming around nicely.
Kobayashi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kobayashi with a couple of short strikes.
Kobayashi tries to control but Pain wriggling away.
Pain really wants to buck Kobayashi off and get back to his feet.
Pain tries to reverse the position but Kobayashi maintains control.
Kobayashi working for a guillotine from mount but Pain is in no mood to give up.
Kobayashi looking for a guillotine from mount but Pain is having none of it.
Kobayashi looks gassed!
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.
Kobayashi is working for a guillotine from mount but Pain frees his head quite easily.
Pain has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Kobayashi's lack of action.
Kobayashi is thwarting Pain's attempts to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pain tries to bum rush Kobayashi with a series of wild strikes but Kobayashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pain lands a body shot.
Pain clobbers Kobayashi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pain scores with a sloppy right hand. Kobayashi should have avoided that one.
Pain cracks Kobayashi with a good jab.
Kobayashi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain tests Kobayashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pain catches Kobayashi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kobayashi counters with a single leg into guard. Pain didn't expect that.
Pain working a defensive guard here.
Pain trying to control the position here.
Pain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kobayashi is one step ahead there.
Pain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain is trying to keep Kobayashi in close.
Kobayashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Pain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pain is trying to keep Kobayashi in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Pain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kobayashi has time to react.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pain scores with a one two! Kobayashi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pain is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab, jab by Pain - just one landing.
Pain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kobayashi has time to react.
Pain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kobayashi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kobayashi backs up against the cage.
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 Max Pain will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pain scores with a hook to the body. Kobayashi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pain connects with a right hand. Kobayashi shakes it off.
Pain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Pain.
Kobayashi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pain circles away quickly and effectively.
Pain cracks Kobayashi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Max Pain is winning the standup battle so far.
Pain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kobayashi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kobayashi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Max Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kobayashi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Max Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kobayashi is breathing heavily.
Pain scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain scores with a jab to the body.
Pain throws a series of punches but Kobayashi moves out of range.
Pain jabs Kobayashi right on the nose. Kobayashi blinks but takes it well.
Kobayashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pain lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kobayashi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pain cracks Kobayashi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kobayashi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pain lands a jab-cross combination.
Pain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pain misses with the combination.
Pain throws a series of punches but Kobayashi moves out of range.
Kobayashi walks into a stiff left hand from Pain.
Pain lands with a straight right. Kobayashi didn't see that one coming.
Kobayashi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pain tries to bum rush Kobayashi with a series of wild strikes but Kobayashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Pain.
Pain tests Kobayashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Max Pain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kobayashi. Kobayashi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pain scores with a jab to the head.
Kobayashi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kobayashi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pain connects with a nice looking jab.
Kobayashi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kobayashi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pain lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Danga de danga de dang - Pain scores with a four punch combination!
Pain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kobayashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pain throws out a powerful jab.
Pain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut lands for Pain. That snapped Kobayashi's head back.
Kobayashi shoots in and drives through. Pain sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain clobbers Kobayashi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pain thuds a left hand into Kobayashi's body.
Pain throws a right hand that Kobayashi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kobayashi also avoids with ease.
Pain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pain stalks Kobayashi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kobayashi's face. Kobayashi staggers backwards, shaken.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kobayashi can do to turn this around?
Jab, jab by Pain - just one landing.
Pain connects with a body shot.
Pain fails to land with a series of punches.
Pain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pain lands a right hook to the body.
Pain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kobayashi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kobayashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Pain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kobayashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pain lands a nice shot that snaps Kobayashi's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Pain misses.
Pain scores with a nice head shot.
A jab lands there for Pain.
Pain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pain throws a right and a left that both miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pain.
Pain's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pain duly obliges.
Pain tests Kobayashi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pain looks to land a combination but Kobayashi avoids it well.
Kobayashi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pain jabs Kobayashi right on the nose. Kobayashi blinks but takes it well.
Pain scores with a jab.
Pain misses with a series of wild punches.
Pain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pain dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Pain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kobayashi's head.
Pain misses with a looping right.
Pain's corner calls for a 1-2. Pain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kobayashi shoots for a takedown but Pain saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pain lands with a straight right. Kobayashi didn't see that one coming.
Pain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kobayashi on the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Pain.
Pain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pain lands a nice shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pain.
Kobayashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pain connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kobayashi. Kobayashi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Pain. Beautiful body shot.
Pain throws a series of punches but Kobayashi moves out of range.
Pain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pain misses with a two punch combination.
Pain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kobayashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kobayashi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pain connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kobayashi at a distance.
Pain misses with a wild combination.
Pain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws a good cross that connects.
Pain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pain.
Pain cracks Kobayashi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kobayashi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pain looks to land a body kick but Kobayashi moved away.
Kobayashi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pain.
Pain lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kobayashi at a distance.
Pain is working the combinations to good effect here.
A right-left combo lands from Pain.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pain.
Pain throws a combination. Kobayashi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pain connects with a nice looking jab.
Pain throws a series of strikes that have Kobayashi backpedaling.
Pain tries to bum rush Kobayashi with a series of wild strikes but Kobayashi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pain with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pain throws a series of strikes that have Kobayashi backpedaling.
Pain stalks Kobayashi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kobayashi's face. Kobayashi staggers backwards, shaken.
Pain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Pain there.
Kobayashi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pain lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. Pain catches Kobayashi right on the button with a cross.
Kobayashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pain misses with a few strikes there.
A nice combination there by Pain.
Pain jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pain 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.
Pain fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain scores with the left hand. Kobayashi knows he should have avoided that one.
Pain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kobayashi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kobayashi takes one to the chin there.
Pain cracks Kobayashi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kobayashi takes one to the side of the head.
Kobayashi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pain throws a series of punches but Kobayashi avoids them all with ease.
Pain works the jab nicely.
Pain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pain.
Kobayashi walks into a straight right hand from Pain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pain cracks Kobayashi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Take Kobayashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kobayashi backs up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:25
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Pain!
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