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AFC 10 - Gushiken vs Short PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Eleosida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Lao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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223 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Eleosida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Lao!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lao throws a series of strikes that have Eleosida backpedaling.
Eleosida walks into a left hand.
Eleosida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lao tries to avoid it but Eleosida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lao to the ground. Lao escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lao wants to clinch up but Eleosida keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lao struggles to land a body shot inside as Eleosida controls his hands.
Lao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eleosida has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lao is trying to keep an underhook but Eleosida manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lao is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Eleosida scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lao moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Eleosida.
Lao is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eleosida defends well.
Eleosida with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lao wants to sweep but no luck.
Lao is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lao passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Eleosida!
Lao wants to control the pace but Eleosida is squirming around nicely.
Lao pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Eleosida is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lao has control of Eleosida's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Eleosida regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eleosida is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lao lands with some strikes.
Lao has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eleosida's face.
Lao scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Eleosida is rocked!
Eleosida is trying to stand up.
Oh Eleosida is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eleosida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lao on the ground.
Lao tries to control but Eleosida wriggling away.
Lao drops a big elbow. That's hurt Eleosida! More shots from Lao and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kung Lao!
Kung Lao managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, 1337 ANZAC , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Kakashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Galle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kakashi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Miike Snow -Animal (Acapella). Ville Galle will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Kakashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ville Galle!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakashi moves into the clinch.
Galle wants the takedown. Kakashi is fighting it off but Galle persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kakashi's guard against the cage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Galle trying to control the position from guard on top but Kakashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kakashi working for submissions but it's allowed Galle to get to half guard.
Kakashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kakashi actively working from the bottom here.
Galle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kakashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Galle pulls his head out easily.
Kakashi is refusing to be controlled, as Galle sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi looking for submissions off his back.
Kakashi actively working from the bottom here.
Kakashi looking for submissions off his back.
Galle is trying to control the action in half guard but Kakashi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kakashi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kakashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Galle moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi is looking to regain half guard here but Galle keeps moving and retains side control.
Kakashi is working hard here to advance position.
Galle wants to control but Kakashi is keeping him busy.
Galle working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Galle lands a few punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galle trying to control the position but Kakashi is working away.
Kakashi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Galle is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kakashi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Galle creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here.
Kakashi tries to bench press Galle off him but Galle keeps the position.
Kakashi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Galle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Galle is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kakashi is just riding it out for now. Galle eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galle is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Galle is trying to control. Kakashi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kakashi looking for submissions off his back.
Galle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kakashi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Galle wants to stand up but Kakashi has a hold of him and won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakashi gets back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi is looking for a triangle but Galle pushes his legs off easily.
Kakashi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Galle defends well.
Galle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kakashi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kakashi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Galle defends well.
Kakashi is breathing heavily.
Galle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kakashi keeping moving, preventing Galle from controlling successfully.
Kakashi is looking for a triangle but Galle pushes his legs off easily.
Galle looking to pass the guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Galle trying to control but Kakashi is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakashi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Galle defends well.
Galle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kakashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Galle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Galle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Galle looking to pass the guard.
Galle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kakashi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi keeping moving, preventing Galle from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kakashi's guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kakashi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Galle is looking to stand up but Kakashi won't let him.
Kakashi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Galle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kakashi is trying to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Galle is trying to control. Kakashi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kakashi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Galle controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakashi actively working from the bottom here.
Galle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Galle is looking to take a break and control but Kakashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Galle is controlling the pace.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi is looking to improve his position.
Kakashi with the active half guard here but Galle passes nicely into side control.
Kakashi tries to buck Galle off but Galle is having none of it.
Galle controlling the position.
Galle connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kakashi some visible discomfort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Galle is looking to take a break and control but Kakashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ville Galle will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Galle misses with a takedown attempt - Kakashi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kakashi shoots for a double leg takedown but Galle sprawls well. He's pushed Kakashi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kakashi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Galle rushes Kakashi and presses him up against the cage.
Galle tries to score a body lock takedown but Kakashi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Galle has Kakashi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kakashi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Aoki Kakashi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ville Galle.
Galle pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakashi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Galle dives on top into guard.
Galle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kakashi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Galle has managed to get both his arms back between Kakashi's legs - danger averted.
Galle trying to control but Kakashi is working from the bottom.
Ville Galle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kakashi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Galle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kakashi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Galle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galle wants to control from the top but Kakashi keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Galle defends it easily.
Kakashi working for submissions but it's allowed Galle to get to half guard.
Galle decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Galle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Galle lands with a kick to the temple. Kakashi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Galle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kakashi gets tackled into the cage by Galle. Galle maintains the clinch.
Kakashi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kakashi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Galle defends well.
Galle sitting in guard here, content to control.
Galle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Galle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kakashi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kakashi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Galle pulls his head out easily.
Galle is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Galle seems to be looking for submissions.
Kakashi actively working from the bottom here.
Galle drops an elbow to the side of Kakashi's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakashi looking for submissions off his back.
Kakashi actively working from the bottom here.
Galle stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kakashi enables Galle to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kakashi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Galle tries to free his leg and advance position but Kakashi is retaining full guard.
Galle wants to control from the top but Kakashi keeps moving.
Galle stands and steps away. Kakashi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kakashi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Galle defends it nicely.
Galle moves in looking to clinch but Kakashi pushes him off.
Galle will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Galle tries to clinch but Kakashi is having none of it.
Galle connects with a body shot that sends Kakashi's belly button to the back.
Galle lands with a good body shot.
Galle throws a series of punches but Kakashi avoids them all with ease.
A left lands for Galle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kakashi if he has to take too many more of those.
Galle scores with a head kick.
Galle drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kakashi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Galle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Galle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Galle tries to stand but Kakashi is controlling from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kakashi keeping moving, preventing Galle from controlling successfully.
Kakashi has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Galle should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kakashi has tightened it up now! Galle should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aoki Kakashi!
Aoki Kakashi made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'For my next fight i want Jin Endo. He Beat me i need to beat him. if need i will redo my contract for a open weight 265+ with him. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Penduko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sydney Gartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Pedro Penduko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sydney Gartner!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gartner scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gartner controls the position.
Penduko avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gartner.
Gartner fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Penduko is trying to control Gartner's posture but Gartner avoids it.
Penduko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Penduko is trying to stand.
Gartner is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Penduko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gartner.
Ground and pound from Gartner.
Gartner thows a huge punch but Penduko dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in half guard, Gartner seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gartner wants to pass to mount but Penduko is defending the position.
Penduko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gartner pulls his head out easily.
Gartner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Penduko is trying to maintain the position but Gartner is very close to passing his half guard.
Gartner has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gartner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Penduko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gartner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penduko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Penduko is rocked!
Penduko is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gartner postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Penduko in real trouble here! The ref calls for Penduko to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sydney Gartner!
Sydney Gartner thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Donovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clarke throws out a loose jab but Donovan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Clarke.
Donovan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clarke moves away.
Donovan works Clarke's body with a nice hook.
Donovan connects with a nice looking jab.
Donovan connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Clarke checks a leg kick.
Clarke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Donovan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clarke blocks a low kick nicely.
Clarke misses with an uppercut
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donovan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clarke was well out of range. Poor timing from Donovan.
Donovan scores with a hook to the body. Clarke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clarke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donovan digs a good body shot into Clarke's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Donovan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Clarke doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clarke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donovan moves away.
Donovan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Donovan throws a body punch but Clarke moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Donovan.
Pete Donovan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donovan connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarke. Donovan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Donovan.
Donovan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarke blocks a head kick by Donovan.
Donovan lands a nice shot to the body.
Donovan tries to land a leg kick but Clarke saw it coming and moves away.
Donovan throws a wild body kick that Clarke sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Clarke. Beautiful body shot.
Donovan is looking to slow Clarke down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Donovan.
Donovan closes the distance and clinches.
Donovan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donovan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clarke throws a jab when Donovan was well out of range.
Donovan cracks the inside of Clarke's front leg.
Clarke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clarke closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Clarke throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Donovan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is not content to let Clarke control the position.
Clarke wants to control for a moment but Donovan uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Clarke trying to mount his opponent but Donovan defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clarke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Clarke trying to control the action but Donovan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andrew Clarke.
Clarke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clarke misses with a wild body shot.
Clarke thows a body shot but no joy.
Clarke misses the shot to the body.
Clarke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Clarke gets the takedown into side control.
Donovan managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Clarke.
Donovan is looking for a sweep.
Donovan defending against the ground and pound.
Donovan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Donovan tries to get out of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Clarke works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Donovan is not content to let Clarke control the position.
Clarke is working Donovan over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Donovan on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donovan is not content to let Clarke control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Clarke.
Clarke tries to advance position but instead Donovan slips a leg back in to half guard.
Donovan pushes Clarke off looking to stand but Clarke dives back in and keeps control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Clarke lands strikes from half guard.
Clarke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throwing shots but Donovan is blocking nicely.
Clarke takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Clarke trying to control the pace.
Clarke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Donovan's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Clarke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Clarke misses with an uppercut. Donovan saw that one coming.
Donovan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Clarke misses the target.
Clarke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pete Donovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clarke.
Donovan is looking to wear down Clarke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Donovan scores with a nice right hand.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donovan.
Clarke thows a body shot but no joy.
Clarke misses with a wild body shot.
Donovan lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Donovan. Clarke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clarke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donovan looks to score with a jab to the body but Clarke is just out of range.
Clarke looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Donovan!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clarke throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Donovan is bucking up trying to escape but Clarke cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke looking to control but Donovan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Donovan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Clarke tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Clarke thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Clarke lands with some strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Donovan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Clarke looking to finish Donovan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Donovan!
Clarke with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Clarke lands a big shot there that rocks Donovan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Donovan is rocked!
Clarke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clarke sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarke controlling his opponent.
Clarke looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Clarke lands a big shot there that rocks Donovan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Donovan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clarke throws a sloppy strike and Donovan uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Donovan has ended up in Clarke's guard.
Donovan seems to have got his legs back now.
Andrew Clarke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clarke looking to hit a scissor sweep but Donovan is one step ahead there.
Donovan wanted to stand there but Clarke had control of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Donovan being controlled here momentarily.
Clarke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clarke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Donovan's guard.
Donovan has momentary wrist control but Clarke slips an elbow through the middle.
Clarke prevents Donovan from getting back to his feet.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donovan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Clarke from controlling successfully.
Clarke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clarke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Clarke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Clarke 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.
Clarke trying to pass the guard but Donovan defending well.
Donovan wants to get back to full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Clarke thows a huge punch but Donovan dodges it nicely.
Donovan wants to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Donovan is refusing to be controlled, as Clarke sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Pete Donovan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Donovan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Donovan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pete Donovan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew Clarke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donovan throws a hook to the side of Clarke's head but Clarke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Clarke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clarke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Andrew Clarke!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Andrew Clarke!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Andrew Clarke!
Andrew Clarke wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillian Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maximus's choice of entrance music: megadeth public enemy No.1. On his way into the cage it seems that Harry Large has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Harry Large seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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250 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Large!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maximillian Maximus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Large misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Large. No joy for Maximus on that attempt.
Maximus shoots in looking for a takedown. Large tries to sprawl out of it but Maximus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Large manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Large lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Maximus falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Harry Large!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duncan MacFist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Leko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan MacFist has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duncan MacFist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan Leko!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leko pushes MacFist away with a front kick.
MacFist misses with a kick to the body.
MacFist scores with a spinning back kick!
An inside leg kick lands from MacFist.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacFist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leko.
MacFist fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leko, pushing him back against the cage.
MacFist tries a knee to the head but Leko blocks it.
MacFist landing knees to the body.
Leko looks gassed!
MacFist misses with a knee strike.
MacFist trying to land knees to the body.
MacFist unloads a knee to the mid-section. Leko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
MacFist lands a nice knee to the body.
MacFist crunches a lovely knee into Leko's ribcage.
MacFist putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. MacFist obliges.
MacFist connects with a knee to the head.
MacFist lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacFist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MacFist scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Stefan Leko has been cut.
MacFist with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
MacFist connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for MacFist.
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!
Knees to the body from MacFist.
MacFist putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
MacFist putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
MacFist connects with a knee to the head.
MacFist lands a knee to the body.
MacFist pressing his opponent against the cage.
MacFist landing some nice looking knees to the body.
MacFist is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacFist utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee calls for MacFist to work.
MacFist is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leko is defending well for now.
MacFist putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Leko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Leko takes a knee to the side of the body.
MacFist with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
MacFist lands a knee to the head.
MacFist has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Leko - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from MacFist, and another! Leko is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Duncan MacFist!
After the big win, Duncan MacFist made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors London eXchange - Laundry / Recovery and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yorito Nayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonard Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yorito Nayama!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis tries to clinch there but Nayama circles away.
Lewis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nayama throws a body punch but Lewis moves out of range.
Nayama throws a hook but Lewis avoids it easily.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Nayama is avoiding it.
Lewis throws a right hand that Nayama ducks under and follows up with a left that Nayama also avoids with ease.
Lewis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lewis lands an uppercut.
Nayama is trying to stall.
Lewis lands a left hand.
A short left from Lewis.
Nice body punch from Lewis.
Lewis effectively controlling the action here.
Nayama is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Yorito Nayama has been cut.
Lewis crunches a lovely knee into Nayama's ribcage.
Lewis avoiding damage.
Lewis lands a body punch.
Lewis crunches a lovely knee into Nayama's ribcage.
Nayama looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lewis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lewis lands with a short shot to the head.
Lewis lands with a left to the head.
Nayama takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Nayama! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lewis is unloading with more strikes now! Nayama drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonard Lewis!
Leonard Lewis decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Stark had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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144 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milo Chocolate!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chocolate changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chocolate connects with a body shot that sends Stark's belly button to the back.
Chocolate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Chocolate counter with a right hand.
Stark moves out of range as Chocolate strikes.
Chocolate misses with a body shot.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chocolate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stark manages to avoid it.
Chocolate lands a nice shot that snaps Stark's head back.
Chocolate lands the left hand.
Stark tries a head kick but it misses.
Stark tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark looks for a takedown but Chocolate sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stark.
Stark shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chocolate's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stark looking to pass the guard.
Chocolate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stark. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chocolate keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Chocolate is looking to stand up but Stark isn't so interested in that idea.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chocolate can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stark looking to sit in guard and control but Chocolate gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark looking for a triangle here. Chocolate is fighting it but it looks tight! Stark pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Chocolate is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gabriel Stark!
A victorious Gabriel Stark thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Axel Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axel Stevens could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Sherman's chin.
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Axel Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Sherman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens throws a jab when Sherman was well out of range.
Stevens tests Sherman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Sherman misses
and Stevens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stevens misses with an uppercut. Sherman saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevens looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sherman throws a head kick that misses
and Stevens counters with a straight right hand.
Stevens looks to land a right hand but Sherman moved out of range.
Stevens 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.
Sherman throws a sloppy head kick and Stevens moves out of range easily.
Sherman ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stevens takes a swing at Sherman's ribcage but misses.
Sherman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sherman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevens throws a front kick aimed at Sherman's knee but Sherman avoids it well.
Stevens looks to land a body kick but Sherman moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Stevens does it's job there.
Sherman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sherman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
A combination from Sherman does no damage.
Sherman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stevens avoids the body shot from Sherman.
Sherman throws a lazy uppercut
and Stevens counters with a low kick, right behind Sherman 's knee.
Axel Stevens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevens looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stevens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sherman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stevens has Sherman up against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Stevens lands a hook that snaps the head of Sherman backwards.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Stevens.
Sherman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stevens is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stevens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevens misses with a low kick.
Stevens cracks the inside of Sherman's front leg.
Sherman swinging wildly here.
Stevens blocks a head kick by Sherman.
Sherman misses with a kick to the body.
Stevens feints and then cracks Sherman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sherman down.
Sherman fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevens looks to land a body kick but Sherman moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands with a nice body punch.
Sherman looks gassed!
Stevens scores with a jab to the head.
Sherman tries to land a body kick
and Stevens counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevens. Sherman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sherman throws a nice looking combination but Stevens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sherman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stevens closes the distance and pushes Sherman back into the cage.
Stevens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stevens stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens missing with knees to the body.
Stevens digs a right hand underneath Sherman's ribcage. Sherman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stevens scores with a hook to the body.
Stevens tries to work over Sherman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stevens using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stevens pushes Sherman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Stevens as the two fighters clinch.
Stevens using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sherman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stevens with a knee to the head.
It looks like Frank Sherman has been cut.
Stevens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stevens trying to land knees to the body.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Sherman avoids the damage to the body.
Stevens breaks from the clinch.
Stevens will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stevens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevens.
Stevens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stevens lands a leg kick that knocks Sherman off balance momentarily.
Sherman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good shot there by Stevens.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to clinch up.
Sherman slips a jab from Stevens.
Stevens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sherman.
Stevens lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sherman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stevens counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sherman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stevens is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sherman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sherman walks into a straight right hand from Stevens.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevens.
Sherman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stevens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stevens, right into the meat.
A punch lands to the side of Sherman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stevens is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sherman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens closes the distance and pushes Sherman back into the cage.
Stevens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sherman.
Sherman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stevens looking to throw knees to the head but Sherman is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stevens.
Stevens lands with a short shot to the head.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sherman backwards.
Sherman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Axel Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sherman.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sherman backwards.
The referee calls for Stevens to work.
Sherman avoiding damage as Stevens throws knees to the body.
Sherman managing to block the knees to the body from Stevens.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sherman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stevens is defending well for now.
Come on Sherman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stevens tries a body shot but Sherman blocks it.
Nice body punch from Stevens - that landed with a thud.
Stevens scores with a shot to the side of Sherman's head.
Stevens lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stevens lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sherman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sherman takes a shot to the head.
Stevens tries to land knees in the clinch but Sherman avoids the damage to the body.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevens pushes Sherman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Stevens.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Stevens.
Stevens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sherman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Stevens darts in and clinches Sherman up against the cage.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sherman's elbow.
Stevens misses with a body punch.
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sherman shoots in for a double leg but Stevens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stevens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sherman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stevens lands a head shot.
Stevens scoring well with a low kick there.
Stevens swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a hook but Sherman avoids it easily.
Stevens lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stevens lands a right hook to the body.
Stevens lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stevens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stevens throws a sloppy head kick and Sherman moves out of range easily.
Stevens throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stevens lands a lovely overhand right.
Stevens scores with a head kick. Sherman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sherman is rocked!
Stevens throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sherman is still on wobbly legs! Can Stevens finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stevens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stevens throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sherman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Stevens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Sherman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Stevens turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sherman seems to have recovered his senses.
Sherman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevens paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Sherman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stevens tries to avoid it but Sherman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stevens to the ground. Stevens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stevens scores with a decent looking hook.
Stevens slips under a jab.
Sherman throws a leg kick
and Stevens counters with a good low kick that Sherman was not able to check.
Stevens moves in looking to clinch but Sherman pushes him off.
Stevens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sherman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sherman is breathing heavily.
Sherman misses with a wild body shot.
Stevens scores with a decent looking hook.
Stevens thuds a left hand into Sherman's body.
Sherman throws a push kick but Stevens slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sherman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Stevens - the referee stops the clock and Sherman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Stevens. Sherman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Stevens throws a head kick that misses.
Sherman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Axel Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevens with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stevens connects with a nice looking jab.
Sherman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stevens can pounce on him.
Stevens connects with a jab.
Stevens scores with a kick to the midsection.
Frank Sherman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sherman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stevens.
Stevens connects with a body shot that sends Sherman's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stevens throws a looping overhand right but Sherman ducks down to avoid it.
Sherman moves out of range of the body kick.
Stevens lands a leg kick that knocks Sherman off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stevens lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Stevens misses.
Sherman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sherman ducks under a wild hook from Stevens.
Stevens pushes Sherman away with a front kick.
Stevens scores with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Sherman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stevens fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Stevens throws a quick inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Stevens there.
Stevens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sherman can do to turn this around?
Stevens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stevens lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens dips to his left and cracks Sherman with an uppercut!
Stevens has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sherman misses with a few strikes there.
Stevens fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevens throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Sherman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Stevens.
Sherman walks into a stiff left hand from Stevens.
Stevens closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sherman takes one to the chin there.
Stevens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Stevens.
Stevens clobbers Sherman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sherman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stevens. Stevens obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Stevens finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevens is looking to clinch but Sherman is avoiding it.
Stevens moves into the clinch successfully.
Stevens lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sherman backwards.
Stevens lands a left hand.
Stevens lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stevens lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Stevens.
Stevens lands an elbow that stopped Sherman in his tracks for a moment.
Stevens putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sherman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stevens pushes Sherman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevens manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Stevens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Sherman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevens looks to score with a jab to the body but Sherman is just out of range.
Stevens misses with a two punch combination.
Sherman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Sherman.
Stevens lands the left hand.
Stevens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevens connects with a body shot that sends Sherman's belly button to the back.
Stevens throws a leg kick which misses Sherman's front leg but catches the back leg as Sherman tries to avoid it.
Stevens throws a series of punches but Sherman avoids them all with ease.
Sherman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to score with a low kick but Sherman moves his leg out of the way.
Sherman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stevens throws a low kick but Sherman avoids it.
Stevens misses with a wild body shot.
Stevens throws a combination. Sherman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Stevens feints and then cracks Sherman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sherman down.
Sherman blocks a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sherman throws a body kick that misses.
Sherman dodges the punch combination from Stevens.
A jab from Sherman does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Sherman.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sherman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevens.
Sherman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stevens counters with a nice uppercut.
Sherman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevens.
Sherman checks the leg kick.
Stevens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sherman fails to land with a series of punches.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sherman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevens looks to land a right hand but Sherman moved out of range.
Axel Stevens is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevens looks to throw the jab but Sherman is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stevens.
Sherman throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stevens scores with a body shot.
Sherman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevens was well out of range. Poor timing from Sherman.
Stevens throws a good cross that connects.
Sherman tries a head kick but it misses.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stevens fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sherman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Stevens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sherman moves away.
Sherman catches Stevens with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sherman throws out a leg kick but Stevens moves out of range and Sherman only half commits.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens looks to throw the jab but Sherman is out of range.
Stevens wants to clinch up but Sherman keeps it at a distance.
Frank Sherman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevens tries to work over Sherman's front leg with a kick but Sherman checks it.
Stevens displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sherman throws out the jab.
Stevens throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Sherman.
Stevens throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stevens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sherman. That did some damage!
Stevens moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stevens lands with an overhand left.
Axel Stevens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches.
Sherman can't get the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sherman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stevens prevents the takedown attempt.
Axel Stevens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Sherman.
Sherman can't find room to land a body shot as Stevens controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Axel Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevens 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Axel Stevens!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Axel Stevens!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Axel Stevens!
Axel Stevens wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Axel Stevens made sure he mentioned GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoko Gushiken!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Short!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gushiken throws a jab when Short was well out of range.
Gushiken lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Short fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gushiken manages to avoid it.
Yoko Gushiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Gushiken lands.
Short throws a lazy right hand but Gushiken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gushiken scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gushiken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gushiken loads up on a big right hand but Short slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Gushiken.
Short misses with an uppercut.
Gushiken darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Short moves away.
Short ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gushiken moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gushiken ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Short moves away.
Gushiken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Short moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gushiken cracks Short with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gushiken is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Short lands a body shot.
Short takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gushiken cracks a nice hook into Short's ribs.
Gushiken misses with a looping right.
Gushiken takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Short bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gushiken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Short.
Gushiken clinches.
Short is trying to push Gushiken away but Gushiken has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gushiken breaks from the clinch.
Gushiken stuns Short with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A big left from Short misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Short. Gushiken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gushiken lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gushiken misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Short moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Short misses the shot to the body.
Gushiken misses with a few strikes there.
Short blocks a low kick nicely.
Short throws a right and a left that Gushiken avoids nicely.
Gushiken avoids the body shot from Short.
Gushiken moves out of range as Short strikes.
Gushiken lands the left hand.
Short is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gushiken rather than just go for the knockout.
Gushiken throws a series of punches but Short moves out of range.
Gushiken digs a good body shot into Short's ribs.
Gushiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Short.
Gushiken throws a front kick aimed at Short's knee but Short avoids it well.
Short fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gushiken manages to avoid it.
Gushiken uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Short has time to react.
Short is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gushiken fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Short is still on wobbly legs! Can Gushiken finish him?
Short looks gassed!
Gushiken scores with a hook to the body. Short takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Short is aggressively charging in as Gushiken backs up avoiding any damage. Gushiken tosses out a jab and Short runs right into it face first! Short is out cold! Gushiken dropped down on all fours and is barking in Short's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yoko Gushiken!
Yoko Gushiken retains his lightweight title!
Yoko Gushiken took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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