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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hulk has chosen Hulkamania! as his entrance music. The Hulk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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146 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Hulk!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Hulk moved out of range.
Hulk tries to clinch up.
Hulk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Diaz lands a really nice looking cross but Hulk seems unphased.
Diaz cracks Hulk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The Hulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hulk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hulk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hulk. Hulk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Hulk's head back.
Hulk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Diaz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hulk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hulk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hulk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diaz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
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!
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hulk content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hulk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hulk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hulk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Hulk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hulk tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hulk wants to control but Diaz is keeping him busy.
Hulk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Diaz tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Hulk drags him back down.
Hulk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hulk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Diaz is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hulk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hulk throws a strike aimed at the side of Diaz's head but Diaz avoids it well.
Hulk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hulk.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hulk is trying to get an arm triangle but Diaz is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Hulk 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.
Hulk tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diaz duly obliges.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
Hulk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Diaz is looking for a sweep.
Hulk throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hulk throws a strike aimed at the side of Diaz's head but Diaz avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Hulk.
Hulk trying to control the action but Diaz is working from the bottom.
Hulk is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The Hulk has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Diaz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ground and pound from Hulk seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Diaz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hulk looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hulk trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.
Hulk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Diaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulk tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Diaz struggling a bit here.
Hulk looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz keeping his opponent close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Hulk crashes against the mat.
Hulk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hulk thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hulk on the ground.
Hulk tries to advance to mount but Diaz denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hulk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hulk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Diaz looks to move to half guard but instead Hulk has passed into mount! Damn!
Hulk punching from mount but Diaz doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hulk with good strikes from the mount here!
Hulk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Diaz is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Hulk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hulk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz misses with a straight left.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Hulk is out of range.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Hulk moves out of range.
Hulk misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hulk.
Hulk slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Hulk ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Diaz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hulk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Hulk looks to clinch
enabling Diaz to counter with a crisp jab.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hulk slips under a jab.
Hulk takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hulk shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hulk has managed to clinch.
Diaz throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz wants to get back to striking at distance but Hulk won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Come on Hulk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Hulk blocks an uppercut.
Diaz misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hulk leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diaz working aggressively here.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hulk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Hulk's head back.
Diaz sizes up Hulk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Hulk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diaz circles away.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Hulk's defenses.
Hulk tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hulk slips a straight right by Diaz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hulk takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hulk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diaz avoids it really well and circles away.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Hulk.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hulk ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Hulk wants to clinch.
Hulk pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz lands with a light punch inside.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Hulk backwards.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hulk backwards.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hulk is rocked!
Hulk has Diaz pressed against the cage, preventing Diaz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hulk is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Hulk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hulk tries to throw a body punch but Diaz avoids it by throwing Hulk back against the cage.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hulk has him pressed against the cage.
Diaz creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hulk with a big uppercut! Hulk tries to clinch up but Diaz pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hulk to the mat! Hulk covers up and Diaz unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nick Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Willaims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hairy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hairy Bear enters the cage!
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143 lbs
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136 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Willaims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hairy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Bear.
Willaims takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Willaims misses.
Bear misses the shot to the body.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Willaims circles away.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willaims swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Willaims chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bear can pounce on him.
Bear is looking to chop away at Willaims's legs.
Bear moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bear fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Willaims blocks a jab.
Bear thows a body shot but no joy.
Willaims has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bear finds it's way round the side to connect with Willaims's head.
Bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willaims was well out of range. Poor timing from Bear.
Bear slips under a jab from Willaims.
Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hairy Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bear scores with a head kick.
Bear throws a jab but it's blocked by Willaims.
Bear misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willaims takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bear gets caught napping as Willaims dives in and scores a takedown. Bear manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Willaims defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Willaims slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Willaims slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bear taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willaims throws a strike aimed at the side of Bear's head but Bear avoids it well.
Willaims grinds an elbow into Bear's temple.
Bear struggling a bit here.
Willaims connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bear some visible discomfort.
Bear tries to bench press Willaims off him but Willaims keeps the position.
Bear takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Willaims scoring with punches from side control.
Willaims lands an elbow.
Willaims working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bear is not content to let Willaims control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willaims is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bear is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Willaims cracks Bear with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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 David Willaims will probably get the nod.
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.
Bear is looking to clinch but Willaims is avoiding it.
Bear scores with a nice right hand.
Bear lands a high kick!
Bear blocks a jab.
Bear misses the shot to the body.
Bear connects with the punch.
Willaims dodges the punch combination from Bear.
Bear fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Willaims, pushing him back against the cage.
Willaims gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear is looking for a triangle here but Willaims uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is trying to control Willaims's posture but Willaims avoids it.
Bear manages to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Willaims.
Bear is looking for a sweep. Willaims is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Willaims not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Willaims winds up and cracks Bear with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Willaims wants to pass to mount but Bear is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Willaims in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bear manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Willaims showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bear is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Willaims defends well.
Willaims wants to pass the guard but Bear is keeping the position.
Willaims cracks Bear with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willaims sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bear's guard.
Bear is looking to control Willaims's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bear avoid being mounted?
Willaims passes into side control, despite Bear's attempt to control the position.
Willaims working the head with strikes.
Willaims is working Bear over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bear tries to bench press Willaims off him but Willaims keeps the position.
Willaims working away.
Bear is trying to get back to half guard.
Bear is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Willaims off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willaims is really stuck here.
Willaims trying to control but not successfully.
Willaims rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Willaims trying to control from the bottom.
Willaims is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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!
Willaims is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bear's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bear's back!
Bear breaks Willaims's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willaims controlling Bear's posture.
Willaims is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that David Willaims will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Willaims throws a looping overhand right but Bear ducks down to avoid it.
Bear connects with a body shot that sends Willaims's belly button to the back.
Bear turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Willaims blocks a head kick by Bear.
Willaims ducks under a wild hook from Bear.
Willaims uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear.
Willaims steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bear.
Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bear misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willaims uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear.
Bear digs a good hook to Willaims's body.
Bear has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bear misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bear is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Willaims rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice shot lands for Bear.
A head kick misses from Bear.
Willaims takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bear throws a head kick that misses.
Hairy Bear seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Willaims swings widly with a right hand
and Bear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willaims manages to avoid it.
Willaims slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
Willaims is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bear's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bear connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Willaims momentarily.
Bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willaims was well out of range. Poor timing from Bear.
Willaims blocks a head kick by Bear.
Bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Bear tries to clinch up but Willaims circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Bear.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Willaims showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willaims jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bear throws a head kick that misses.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Willaims misses.
Bear tries to bum rush Willaims with a series of wild strikes but Willaims uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bear moves away from the strike by Willaims.
Bear takes a swing at Willaims's ribcage but misses.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willaims.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Willaims misses with a hook. Bear ducked under it nicely.
Bear ducks under a wild hook from Willaims.
Bear fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Willaims checks it well.
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Willaims is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Willaims blocks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bear.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Willaims moves out of range easily.
Hairy Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Willaims is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from Bear misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hairy Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Willaims has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Willaims!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Higgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Truman Tiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Higgins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Higgins !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Truman Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins moves forwards but Tiger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tiger lands a jab to the head.
Higgins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tiger finds it's way round the side to connect with Higgins 's head.
Higgins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Higgins walks into a jab.
Tiger scores with a decent looking hook.
Tiger with a hook.
Tiger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tiger connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Higgins circles away quickly and effectively.
Higgins throws a hook but Tiger blocks it.
Higgins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tiger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tiger fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiger looks to land a combination but Higgins avoids it well.
Tiger throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tiger scores with a sloppy right hand. Higgins should have avoided that one.
A slow jab from Higgins misses its intended target.
Tiger works the jab nicely.
Tiger throws out a powerful jab.
Tiger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Truman Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger lands the left hand.
Truman Tiger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Tiger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Higgins doesn't seem phased though.
Tiger lands a head shot.
Tiger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tiger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Higgins .
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Higgins .
Tiger throws a hook to the side of Higgins 's head but Higgins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Higgins throws a right hand that misses
and Higgins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tiger lands with an uppercut that bounces Higgins off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tiger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Higgins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Tiger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Higgins throws a sloppy body shot
and Tiger makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tiger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Higgins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Tiger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Truman Tiger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tiger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Higgins has time to react.
Higgins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tiger defending against the ground and pound.
Tiger avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Higgins .
Tiger defending against the ground and pound.
Tiger takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Higgins .
Higgins cracks Tiger with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Higgins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Higgins scores with punches from side control.
Tiger on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
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!
Higgins lands some shots froms side control.
Higgins postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tiger dodges the ground and pound from Higgins .
Higgins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Brandon Higgins overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgins works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tiger on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tiger is working to avoid the ground and pound but Higgins connects with a decent elbow.
Tiger managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Higgins .
Higgins throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tiger works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Higgins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins trying to pass the guard but Tiger defending well.
Higgins throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tiger to regain full guard.
Tiger keeping moving, preventing Higgins from controlling successfully.
Tiger has momentary wrist control but Higgins slips an elbow through the middle.
Higgins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Higgins throws a big right hand that misses.
Higgins passes Tiger's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Higgins .
Higgins is thwarting Tiger's attempts to control the position.
Higgins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tiger's head.
Tiger really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Higgins . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Higgins trying to mount his opponent but Tiger defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Higgins uses his free foot to push down on Tiger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tiger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Higgins dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Tiger swings for the body but Higgins moves out of range.
Tiger misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Higgins .
Higgins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger lands a nice shot to the body.
Tiger changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tiger scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Higgins at a distance.
A jab lands there for Tiger.
Higgins throws a jab but it's blocked by Tiger.
Tiger punishes Higgins 's body with a nice straight punch.
Tiger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Higgins on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tiger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger scores with a crisp jab that stopped Higgins in his tracks.
Tiger lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Tiger does no damage.
Higgins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tiger misses with a body shot.
Tiger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgins throws a poor cross that misses
and Tiger counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tiger scores with the left hand. Higgins knows he should have avoided that one.
Higgins throws a big shot that misses.
Tiger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Higgins .
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Higgins .
Tiger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tiger lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgins throws an overhand right that lands on Tiger's shoulder, as Tiger tries to avoid the shot.
Tiger lands with a hook. Higgins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tiger misses with a straight left.
A combination from Tiger does no damage.
Higgins misses with a hook.
Truman Tiger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiger staying out of range there.
Tiger throws a series of strikes that have Higgins backpedaling.
And that's the end of the fight!
Truman Tiger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tiger 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuuji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryuuji Mutou will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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30
179 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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KO power |
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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
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuuji Mutou!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude misses with a head kick.
Mutou tries a low kick but Dude avoids it.
Dude blocks a head kick by Mutou.
Dude keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mutou gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dude has Mutou pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mutou manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dude avoids a wild elbow strike from Mutou.
Mutou is pressed up against the cage. Dude has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mutou down to the mat. Mutou avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Good leg kick by Mutou there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dude shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mutou's guard.
Dude throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dude throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude postures up and lands a big shot to Mutou's brow.
Mutou trying to keep a closed guard but Dude is proving a slippery customer.
Mutou avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dude scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dude working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dude cracks Mutou with a solid left hand.
Dude chips away with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mutou can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dude connects with a couple of short punches.
Dude with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mutou really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dude. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mutou controls Dude momentarily but Dude frees himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dude lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dude passes Mutou's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dude wants to pass to mount but Mutou is defending the position.
Dude slips a nice elbow through Mutou's hands, connecting with Mutou's forehead.
Dude thows a huge punch but Mutou dodges it nicely.
Dude works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dude looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dude cracks Mutou with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dude wants to control the pace but Mutou is squirming around nicely.
Dude working Mutou over with strikes here.
Mutou working to try and regain half guard.
Dude lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dude trying to control but Mutou is having none of it.
Dude has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mutou is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dude with shots to the head and body - Mutou looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Mutou that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dude lands a heavy elbow.
Dude lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dude with good strikes from the mount here!
Mutou is rocked!
Mutou tries to reverse the position but Dude maintains control.
Mutou is still in real trouble! Can Dude finish him?
Mutou seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dude lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like Ryuuji Mutou has been cut.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Dude! Mutou is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Justin Dude!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trent Strope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julle Bulle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julle Bulle will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trent Strope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julle Bulle!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulle tests Strope's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A lazy left from Strope finds it's target.
Strope scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Strope with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Strope tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bulle was well out of range. Poor timing from Strope.
A slow jab from Bulle misses its intended target.
Strope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strope throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bulle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strope was well out of range. Poor timing from Bulle.
Good shot there by Strope.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strope has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bulle leaning his opponent against the cage.
Strope looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strope stops a takedown attempt from Bulle.
Bulle blocks an uppercut.
Strope wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Strope tries to break the clinch but Bulle is controlling the position.
Strope struggles to land a body shot inside as Bulle controls his hands.
Bulle has Strope pushed against the cage.
Strope throws a punch but it's blocked by Bulle.
Strope is trying to break the clinch but Bulle has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strope misses with a punch on the inside.
Strope working hard to break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Strope.
Strope is trying to break the clinch but Bulle is controlling him.
Bulle tries to work over Strope's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bulle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bulle effectively controlling the action here.
A shot in the inside from Strope.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strope.
Strope can't find room to land a body shot as Bulle controls the action.
Bulle is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strope throws a punch but it's blocked by Bulle.
A frustrated look appears on Strope's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bulle blocks an uppercut.
Bulle tries to land knees in the clinch but Strope avoids the damage to the body.
Bulle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Strope throws a punch but it's blocked by Bulle.
Strope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strope tries to break the clinch but Bulle is controlling the position.
Strope misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bulle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strope misses with the head strike.
Strope cracks Bulle with a nice body shot.
Strope taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strope.
Strope wants to stall.
Strope being controlled against the cage.
Strope misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bulle stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Strope dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A combination from Strope does no damage.
Strope connects with a jab.
Bulle throws out a loose jab but Strope uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bulle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trent Strope is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strope misses the shot to the body.
Strope looks to throw the jab but Bulle is out of range.
Bulle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strope throws a shot from downtown. Bulle moves away and avoids it.
Strope keeps the fight on the outside.
Strope throws a right hand that Bulle ducks under and follows up with a left that Bulle also avoids with ease.
Strope moves into range and clinches up with Bulle.
Bulle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strope's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulle effectively controlling the action here.
Bulle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strope is keeping busy.
Bulle prevents Strope from breaking the clinch.
Strope looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bulle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strope's efforts to push away.
Bulle prevents Strope from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strope tries to break free but Bulle pushes him back against the cage.
Strope has had enough of the clinch but Bulle keeps him there for the moment.
Strope is looking to break free of the clinch but Bulle has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strope.
Strope is trying to break the clinch but Bulle is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strope as Bulle tries to tie him up.
Strope tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bulle misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Strope is trying to break free.
Bulle blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strope is struggling to control the position.
Bulle tries to work over Strope's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trent Strope has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bulle keeps control of Strope as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bulle effectively controlling the action here.
Strope is trying to break the clinch but Bulle is controlling him.
Strope looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bulle can't find room to land a body shot as Strope controls the action.
Strope wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bulle has him pressed against the cage.
Strope looking to stall.
Strope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strope's efforts to push away.
Strope has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stalling in the clinch from Bulle.
Strope wants to get back to striking at distance but Bulle won't allow it.
Strope wants to get back to striking at distance but Bulle won't allow it.
Bulle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bulle has Strope pressed against the cage.
Strope swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strope looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Strope dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bulle lands a head shot.
Strope throws a hook but Bulle avoids it easily.
Strope takes one to the chin there.
Strope swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bulle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Strope's knee momentarily.
Bulle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Strope.
Strope throws a shot from downtown. Bulle moves away and avoids it.
Strope leaves Bulle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Strope throws a shot to the body.
Strope throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bulle is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bulle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bulle is still on wobbly legs! Can Strope finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bulle seems to have recovered his senses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strope.
Strope throws a shot to the body.
Strope lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bulle circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Strope misses its intended target.
Strope throws a big shot that misses.
Strope leaves Bulle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Strope thuds a left hand into Bulle's body.
Strope throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bulle.
Strope misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulle looks for a takedown but Strope sprawls well.
Trent Strope has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julle Bulle.
Strope misses with a wild body shot.
Strope rushes Bulle and presses him up against the cage.
Strope is trying to break the clinch but Bulle has him pressed against the cage.
Bulle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Strope backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strope is trying to break the clinch but Bulle has him pressed against the cage.
Strope looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strope is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bulle has Strope pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Strope fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulle prevents Strope from breaking the clinch.
Bulle looking for a takedown.
Strope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Strope is trying to force a seperation but Bulle has the dominant position.
Strope wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Strope's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strope wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bulle has him pressed against the cage.
Strope is looking to break free of the clinch but Bulle has double underhooks.
Strope lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strope misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bulle is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Strope is trying to push Bulle away but Bulle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Strope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bulle is working for takedown but Strope is calmly controlling the position for now.
Strope wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bulle has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bulle.
Strope working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strope tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bulle stalling in the clinch but Strope improves position.
Julle Bulle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trent Strope is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Strope lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Strope showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Strope 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Strope!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vernon Koekemoer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rios has chosen Beware as his entrance music. Chris Rios has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vernon Koekemoer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Rios!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koekemoer wants a takedown.
Koekemoer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rios's efforts to push away.
Koekemoer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koekemoer takes a swing at Rios's ribcage but misses.
Rios wants to clinch but Koekemoer slips to the side
and Koekemoer counters with a nice uppercut.
Koekemoer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koekemoer keeps the fight on the outside.
Rios is looking to clinch but Koekemoer is avoiding it.
Koekemoer rushes Rios and presses him up against the cage.
Koekemoer stalling the fight.
Koekemoer jumps guard and drags Rios to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Koekemoer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rios throws an elbow that misses. Koekemoer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rios's guard. Nice move by Koekemoer!
Rios is trying to control the position but Koekemoer postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koekemoer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rios being controlled for a moment.
Koekemoer tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Koekemoer has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rios is being controlled here.
Rios tries to buck Koekemoer off but Koekemoer is having none of it.
Rios gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rios regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios is positioning himself well to prevent Koekemoer advancing to mount.
Rios trying to control from the bottom.
Well, if Koekemoer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Koekemoer seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rios for as long as he can get away with.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rios is trying to control but Koekemoer manages to pass to mount!
Koekemoer looking for a guillotine from mount but Rios is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koekemoer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koekemoer controlling from the full mount.
Koekemoer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rios is looking to escape.
Rios is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rios is bucking up trying to escape but Koekemoer cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koekemoer stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koekemoer misses with a low kick.
Koekemoer drives through and clinches with Rios against the cage.
Rios lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Rios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koekemoer's elbow.
Koekemoer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rios changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Koekemoer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rios wants to clinch.
Rios misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koekemoer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vernon Koekemoer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rios will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Koekemoer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vernon Koekemoer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Koekemoer throws a series of punches but Rios avoids them all with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rios.
Koekemoer swats away the attempt to clinch by Rios.
Koekemoer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Koekemoer misses the shot to the body.
Rios wants to clinch
and Koekemoer counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Koekemoer breaks from the clinch.
Koekemoer clinches with his opponent.
Koekemoer pulls guard successfully.
Koekemoer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Koekemoer tries to get out of the position.
Rios throws a big right hand that misses.
Koekemoer has Rios pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koekemoer'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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Koekemoer wants to stand and escape but Rios is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Vernon Koekemoer just wasn't active enough.
Rios fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rios has managed to clinch.
Koekemoer is trying to drag Rios to the mat but Rios just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rios blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios is trying to break the clinch but Koekemoer has him pressed against the cage.
Rios lands with a short shot to the head.
Rios drops down looking for an ankle pick but Koekemoer pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vernon Koekemoer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Rios.
Koekemoer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rios swivels and escapes.
Rios will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koekemoer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rios, pushing him back against the cage.
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rios is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rios is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koekemoer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rios avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rios misses with a punch on the inside.
Koekemoer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rios moves in looking to clinch but Koekemoer pushes him off.
Koekemoer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rios but Rios pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rios tries to close the distance and clinch but Koekemoer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rios shoots in and drives through. Koekemoer sprawls well.
Rios throws a combination. Koekemoer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Koekemoer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rios with a poor takedown
and Koekemoer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Koekemoer.
Koekemoer gets control of Rios's arms and successfully pulls guard. Koekemoer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Koekemoer scores with a nice shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koekemoer wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Koekemoer controls Rios momentarily but Rios frees himself.
Koekemoer working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rios doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rios manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios controls from within his opponent's guard.
Koekemoer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rios!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Koekemoer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vernon Koekemoer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Rios tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koekemoer counters with a takedown into side control.
Koekemoer scoring with punches from side control.
Rios tries to bench press Koekemoer off him but Koekemoer keeps the position.
Koekemoer takes a little break here. Rios wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Koekemoer working the head with strikes.
Koekemoer decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rios to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Koekemoer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rios avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios swats away the attempt to clinch by Koekemoer.
Koekemoer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rios moves into the clinch.
Rios blocks an elbow strike from Koekemoer.
Koekemoer stalling the fight.
Koekemoer gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rios regains guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rios is on top in guard.
Rios loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rios really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koekemoer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koekemoer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rios controls the pace.
Koekemoer keeping moving, preventing Rios from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koekemoer is pulling down on Rios's head to control his posture.
Rios missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vernon Koekemoer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Koekemoer tries to keep at a distance but Rios has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koekemoer drags the fight down to the ground.
Koekemoer throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rios throws an elbow that misses. Koekemoer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rios's guard. Nice move by Koekemoer!
Koekemoer wants to control from the top but Rios keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koekemoer gets to his feet - Rios follows without any prompting.
Rios misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rios misses with a double jab.
Koekemoer clinches with his opponent.
Koekemoer pulls guard.
Koekemoer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rios's guard.
Koekemoer pushes down on Rios's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Koekemoer is keen to just control but Rios is a slippery customer.
Chris Rios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios controlling the position for now.
Koekemoer slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Koekemoer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koekemoer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rios does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Koekemoer decides to stand and escape the position.
Koekemoer takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rios takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vernon Koekemoer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koekemoer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rios tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Koekemoer is in Rios's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vernon Koekemoer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koekemoer, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vernon Koekemoer!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hishioki Tayudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanista Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero has chosen Kamikaze Kush- Very Next Day as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hishioki Tayudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanista Romero!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero lands a slapping body shot.
Romero throws a one two combo.
It looks like Hishioki Tayudo has been cut.
Romero fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Romero finds it's way through Tayudo's defenses.
Romero goes for a small jab and connects. Now Romero goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Tayudo stumbles back but Romero runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Tayudo to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Tayudo will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Wanista Romero!
After the big win, Wanista Romero made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kobra Clothing Inc. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Merv Bungay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nyquil Salazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salazar has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Merv Bungay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nyquil Salazar!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bungay ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Salazar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bungay counters with a left to the body.
Salazar moves out of range of the body kick.
Nyquil Salazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bungay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bungay scores with a hook to the body. Salazar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Salazar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Salazar lands with a nice body punch.
Salazar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salazar tries to clinch but Bungay is having none of it.
Salazar looks to land a body kick but Bungay moved away.
Salazar wants to clinch up but Bungay keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Bungay misses its intended target.
Salazar walks into a straight right hand from Bungay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar drops his hands momentarily and Bungay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bungay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Salazar was well out of range. Poor timing from Bungay.
Bungay swats away the attempt to clinch by Salazar.
Salazar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bungay.
Bungay takes a swing at Salazar's ribcage but misses.
Salazar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bungay lands with a nice body punch.
Bungay throws a combination that misses
and Salazar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Merv Bungay has been cut.
Bungay scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar drops his hands momentarily and Bungay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Salazar tries to land a front kick but Bungay steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar throws a low kick, looking for Bungay's leg but Bungay calmly moves out of range.
Bungay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salazar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Salazar swings for the body but Bungay moves out of range.
Salazar gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bungay counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salazar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bungay scores with a shot to the body.
Salazar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bungay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Salazar.
Bungay misses with the combination.
Bungay connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Salazar momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungay connects with a single shot there.
Bungay is looking to wear down Salazar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bungay scores with a nice strike.
Salazar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bungay misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Salazar.
Bungay lands the left hand.
Bungay stalks Salazar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Salazar's face. Salazar staggers backwards, shaken.
Salazar doesn't manage to clinch there - Bungay circles away.
Salazar rushes Bungay and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bungay takes a shot to the head.
Salazar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Salazar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bungay's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salazar pushes Bungay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bungay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salazars head.
Bungay is trying to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling him.
Bungay takes an elbow to the forehead.
Salazar takes a shot to the head.
Bungay blocks the elbow strike.
Bungay misses with some punches.
Salazar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bungay is breathing heavily.
Salazar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Salazar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Salazar landing knees to the head.
Bungay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bungay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salazar throws a head kick but Bungay moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salazar throws the kick towards the body but Bungay avoids it.
Bungay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Salazar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Merv Bungay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Merv Bungay'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.
Bungay looks to land a left hand but Salazar moved out of range nicely.
Bungay looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salazar takes the fight into the clinch.
Salazar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bungay smiles and moves away.
Salazar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Salazar misses with the combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salazar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bungay fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salazar throws a lazy uppercut
and Bungay counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salazar thinking.
Bungay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salazar moves away.
Salazar misses with a head kick.
Salazar throws a leg kick
and Bungay cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bungay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bungay lands with a nice body punch.
Salazar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salazar moves in looking to clinch but Bungay pushes him off.
Bungay lands a lovely overhand right.
Bungay lands with an overhand left.
Bungay fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salazar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bungay.
Salazar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bungay misses with a body shot
and Salazar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salazar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bungay is fending him off so far but Salazar persists. Nope, Bungay circles away and we're back to standing.
Bungay throws a right hand that misses
and Salazar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bungay!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Salazar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bungay can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bungay regains half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bungay is looking to improve his position.
Salazar works his way into side control.
Salazar scoring with punches from side control.
Salazar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bungay is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungay tries to escape but Salazar is in control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
An elbow from Salazar crashes against the mat.
Bungay is trying to improve his position.
Salazar working the ground and pound but Bungay is defending the strikes.
Salazar misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bungay pushes Salazar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Salazar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Salazar scores with a couple of short elbows.
Salazar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Salazar scores with punches from side control.
Bungay is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bungay taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bungay is rocked!
Salazar lands a strong strike to the head of Bungay. That's dazed him! Salazar looking to finish here. Bungay is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Salazar lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyquil Salazar!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paolo Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paolo Santana is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paolo Santana!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana looks for a takedown but Da Silva sprawls well.
Da Silva digs a good body shot into Santana's ribs.
Santana throws a front kick that sends Da Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Santana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Da Silva checks it well.
Da Silva throws a hook to the side of Santana's head but Santana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santana misses with a looping left.
Santana just misses with a punch to the body.
Santana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Santana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Santana misses the shot to the body.
Da Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santana feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Da Silva's calf.
Da Silva slips under a jab from Santana.
Da Silva throws out a loose jab but Santana uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva scores with the left hand. Santana knows he should have avoided that one.
Paolo Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Da Silva blocks the low kick.
Da Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santana throws a head kick but Da Silva moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Santana.
Da Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Santana throws out the jab.
Da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Santana lands a lovely overhand right.
Santana slips a jab and a cross from Da Silva.
Santana loads up on a big right hand but Da Silva slips the punch.
Santana throws a hook but Da Silva blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santana ducks right into an uppercut from Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to land a front kick but Santana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana needs to keep his hands up - Da Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Santana moves out of range of the body kick.
Da Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Santana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santana throws a head kick but Da Silva moves out of range.
Santana throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Da Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santana manages to avoid it.
Da Silva misses with a straight right.
Santana avoids the head kick by Da Silva.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Da Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santana misses with a body shot
and Da Silva counters with a big head kick but Santana shrugs it off.
Santana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Santana misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Da Silva misses.
Santana closes the distance and clinches up with Da Silva, looking for a takedown. Santana pushes Da Silva against the cage but Da Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santana misses with a right hand
and Da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Santana.
Da Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Santana.
David Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paolo Santana.
Da Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Da Silva, right into the meat.
Da Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Da Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Da Silva catches Santana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santana shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Da Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santana is keeping busy.
Santana has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Da Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Da Silva working Santana over with knees to the body.
Da Silva gets underhooks to prevent Santana's takedown attempt.
Da Silva missing with knees to the body.
Da Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Da Silva.
Santana looks gassed!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santana misses with a knee strike.
Da Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santana in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santana can't get the takedown.
Santana avoiding damage as Da Silva throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Da Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Santana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Santana.
Da Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Nice straight punches there by Da Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Da Silva.
Da Silva slips a straight right by Santana.
Santana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Santana throws a body punch but Da Silva moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santana.
Santana looks to throw a body kick
and Da Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Paolo Santana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Da Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Santana misses with a body shot.
A jab from Da Silva finds it's way through Santana's defenses.
Da Silva catches Santana with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Santana misses.
David Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Da Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Da Silva looks to land a combination but Santana avoids it well.
Santana throws a head kick that misses.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Santana.
Santana has closed the distance and engaged Da Silva in a clinch.
Santana takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Paolo Santana has been cut.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Santana blocks it.
Da Silva working the clinch nicely. Santana is working for position but Da Silva cracks him with a big knee to the head! Santana crumples up against the cage and Da Silva lands two more shots before the ref can save Santana! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). David Da Silva!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jason Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jason Taylor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Justin Bullard's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Bullard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bullard looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Bullard throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Bullard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bullard jabs Taylor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bullard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bullard throws out the jab.
Taylor looks to land a right hand but Bullard moved out of range.
Taylor thows a body kick. Bullard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Taylor moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Bullard misses with a looping left.
Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Taylor tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bullard just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
Bullard pulls guard successfully.
Bullard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Bullard keeps moving.
Taylor looking to sit in guard and control but Bullard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bullard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
Bullard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bullard is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Bullard from controlling successfully.
Taylor 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.
Taylor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bullard!
Taylor looking to control but Bullard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Taylor throws some wild stikes that Bullard manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bullard holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Taylor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bullard holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Taylor tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Taylor trying to control but Bullard is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bullard is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Taylor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bullard is looking to escape.
Bullard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Bullard is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jason Taylor!
After the fight, Jason Taylor was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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