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Rivals XXXIII: Kush/Daniels II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Great Pete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rose comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Leroy Rose could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Great Pete's chin.
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266 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Great Pete!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rose tries to circle away but Pete has him pinned against the cage.
Pete can't break the clinch.
Rose keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pete's efforts to push away.
Pete working aggressively here.
Pete is trying to drag Rose to the mat but Rose just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pete drags the fight down to the ground.
Pete working for a triangle but Rose defends it easily.
Rose wants to control from the top but Pete keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pete trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rose slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pete controls Rose momentarily but Rose frees himself.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rose connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pete momentarily.
Pete takes one to the chin there.
Rose scores with a one two! Pete had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pete is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Rose just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Pete has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leroy Rose!
A very excited looking Leroy Rose rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakurai Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davidson comes to the cage accompanied by Kids - Sleigh Kids . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Davidson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sakurai Sato!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato has taken the fight to the clinch.
Davidson takes a shot to the head.
Sato gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Sato trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
Davidson wants to get back to his feet but Sato is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sato missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson has his feet on Sato's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sato scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Davidson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Davidson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sato.
Sato tries to score with some ground and pound. Davidson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sato scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Davidson keeps working.
Sato throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Davidson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a head shot. Davidson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Davidson keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sato is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davidson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sato lands a couple of digs.
Sato postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sato must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davidson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sato.
Sato working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato lands a couple of digs.
Sato keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Davidson 's head.
Sato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Davidson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sato.
Sato trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato looking to sit in guard and control but Davidson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sakurai Sato dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Davidson .
Davidson working away.
Davidson laying and praying for a moment but Sato takes advantage and regains half guard.
Sato looks like he's trying to stand up.
Davidson is looking to take a break and control but Sato is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sato trying to control from the bottom.
Sato really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davidson . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davidson prevents Sato from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davidson wants to take a breather but Sato is having none of it.
Sato trying to control but Davidson postures up.
Davidson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sato doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Davidson .
Sato trying to control here.
Davidson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sato is just riding it out for now. Davidson eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is working for a kimura but Sato is defending it quite comfortably.
Sato is trying to control but can't.
Sato is trying to get back to full guard.
Davidson seems to be looking for submissions.
Davidson is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidson is looking for a kimura here.
Davidson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sato is just riding it out for now. Davidson eventually gives up the hold.
Davidson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sato doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Davidson .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davidson prevents Sato from improving his position.
Davidson is working for a kimura but Sato is defending it quite comfortably.
Sato tries to roll over but Davidson keeps him under control.
Davidson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sato is just riding it out for now. Davidson eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Davidson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Davidson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Davidson wants it to stay on the feet.
Davidson gets tackled into the cage by Sato. Sato maintains the clinch.
Sato has Davidson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sato pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Davidson tumbling to the mat - Sato dives into Davidson 's guard.
Sato throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sato stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Davidson throws up his legs and catches Sato in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Sato tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Davidson ! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tim Davidson !
Post fight, Tim Davidson stared into the camera and said 'Would like to thank the org for giving such great fights and keeping me going '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jules Avalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Chloe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Avalon comes to the cage accompanied by Superman - Super Junior. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jules Avalon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Chloe!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avalon throws a body punch but Chloe moves out of range.
Avalon lands a nice shot to the body.
Chloe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avalon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chloe avoids a kick to the body.
Chloe tries to clinch up.
Chloe moves away from the strike by Avalon.
Avalon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Avalon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chloe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Avalon landing strikes.
Avalon cracks Chloe with a big right hand but Chloe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Avalon controls the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avalon is putting a hurting on Chloe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chloe is trying to get back to his feet.
Avalon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Chloe!
Avalon with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chloe squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalon lands a big elbow.
Avalon landing punches.
Avalon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chloe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Avalon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Avalon is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chloe is rocked!
Chloe wants to try and get back to his feet.
Chloe is still in real trouble! Can Avalon finish him?
Avalon landing shots from mount.
Avalon wants to finish this one by submission but Chloe is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Avalon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee warns Chloe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Avalon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chloe seems to have recovered his senses.
Avalon controlling from mount.
Chloe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalon controlling the pace for now.
Avalon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chloe's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Avalon raining down shots from the mount!
Avalon content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Chloe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Avalon with shots to the head and body - Chloe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Avalon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chloe is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalon looking to finish Chloe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chloe!
A big strike lands for Avalon! That's really hurt Chloe and he's turned his back - Avalon keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Avalon jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jules Avalon!
Jules Avalon made sure to mention his sponsor, Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chang Sun Son (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Couture might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to theres no easy way out . Son has chosen Deftones- Be quiet and drive as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chang Sun Son enters the cage!
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245 lbs
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236 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chang Sun Son!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Son both land. Nice combination.
Couture looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Son is fending him off so far but Couture persists. Nope, Son circles away and we're back to standing.
Son swings away with a body shot that misses
and Couture counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Son!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Son's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Son suckers Couture into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Son is now in Couture's guard!
Couture looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Son passes into side control.
Son tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Couture tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Son easily slips into full mount!
Couture is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Couture is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Son throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Son trying to control but Couture is having none of it.
Couture is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Couture throwing hammer fists to the chest of Son. What's that going to do exactly?
Son unloads with some shots from mount but Couture bucks and avoids them well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Son working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Couture slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Son takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Son's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Son is trying to control. Couture wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chang Sun Son has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Couture shoots in for a double leg but Son sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Couture takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Son throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Son rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Couture moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Couture avoids a punch combination nicely.
Couture ducks under a wild hook from Son.
Son lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Son swinging wildly here.
Nice uppercut there from Son.
Son pounces like a tiger and cracks Couture with a vicious hook! Couture is down but not out! Son follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chang Sun Son!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chang Sun Son waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Greene might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tiger rap by Andre Nikatina. Rude has chosen Face fucked by PISSING RAZORS as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Rude!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Greene misses its intended target.
Rude clobbers Greene with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Greene misses with a looping left.
Rude has closed the distance and engaged Greene in a clinch.
Rude stalling the fight.
Rude gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Greene.
Greene changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rude fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rude misses with an uppercut.
Rude slips a straight right by Greene.
A jab from Greene misses.
Rude throws a jab when Greene was well out of range.
Greene takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rude clinches up against the cage.
Rude manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene throws the left hand but Rude avoids the punch easily.
Greene takes a swing at Rude's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Greene looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Greene moves away from the strike by Rude.
Greene misses with an uppercut
and Rude counters by clinching up.
Rude breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Greene misses the shot to the body.
Frank Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greene throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Rude scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Frank Greene has been cut.
Rude displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greene throws out the jab.
Rude looks to land a left hand but Greene moved out of range nicely.
Greene swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rude counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Greene throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene moves out of range of the strikes.
Rude takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rude pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rude slips a jab from Greene.
Rude drives through and clinches with Greene against the cage.
Rude lands a nice uppercut.
Rude misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rude has him pressed against the cage.
Greene tries to score a body lock takedown but Rude shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Greene is thwarting Rude's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rude is trying to stand back up but Greene is controlling him
Greene not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rude wants to get back to his feet.
Greene wants to control but Rude is keeping him busy.
Rude is looking to escape.
Greene thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rude's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Greene connects with a nice short shot to Rude's temple.
Rude is looking to escape.
Greene thows a huge punch but Rude dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rude manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene tries to free his leg and advance position but Rude is retaining full guard.
Rude wants to stand up but Greene is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rude can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rude is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rude looking for a sweep. Not yet Rude, not yet.
Greene is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Greene is stalling in the full guard.
Rude pulls Greene in to control the position.
Rude utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rude is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Greene is controlling him.
Greene makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Greene trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Greene has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude looking for a sweep. Not yet Rude, not yet.
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Greene working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rude's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rude looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rude is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Greene is controlling him.
Greene throwing strikes from guard but Rude blocks nicely.
Greene stops Rude from standing up.
Greene throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Greene postures up in Rude's guard and throws a big left but Rude blocks it.
Rude preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rude wants to get back to his feet but Greene is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Greene throws a big elbow that misses.
Rude is trying to keep Greene in close.
Greene throws an elbow that misses. Rude uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Greene's guard. Nice move by Rude!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick Rude will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Greene's cut.
That's time! Greene's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sloppy strikes from Greene. Those never looked like landing.
Rude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Greene throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rude.
A telegraphed right hand from Rude misses the target.
Greene gets tackled into the cage by Rude. Rude maintains the clinch.
Rude scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rude's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rude throws out a loose jab but Greene uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greene throws an overhand right that lands on Rude's shoulder, as Rude tries to avoid the shot.
Greene throws a lazy uppercut
and Rude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rude lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rude throws a lazy right hand but Greene sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rude darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Greene throws a big shot that misses.
Rude slips a straight right by Greene.
Greene misses with a hook
and Rude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rude swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Greene.
Rude keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rude misses the target.
Greene throws a lazy uppercut
and Rude counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Greene throws a jab but it's blocked by Rude.
Rude will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rude fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rude. Greene does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greene is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rude.
Greene uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rude.
Rude staying out of range there.
Rude waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greene.
Rude feints a jab promting Greene to slip. Rude then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Greene slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene needs to keep his hands up - Rude had a free shot at his head there.
Greene is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rude.
Rick Rude seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rude moves out of range as Greene strikes.
Rude might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rude moves out of range of the strikes.
Rude takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Greene misses with a looping left.
Greene slips under a jab from Rude.
A lazy left from Rude finds it's target.
Greene jabs Rude to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Greene fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rude throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Greene misses.
Rude moves out of range as Greene strikes.
Rude lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Greene thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greene.
Rude walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Greene cracks Rude with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rude misses with a looping left.
Rude rushes Greene and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rude scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rude lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rude lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rude lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rude breaks from the clinch.
Rude slips a jab from Greene.
Greene misses with an uppercut.
Greene moves out of range as Rude strikes.
Greene moves out of range of the strikes.
Rude throws a right and a left that Greene avoids nicely.
Greene avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rude throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rude ducks under a wild hook from Greene.
The crowd cheers as Rude lands an impressive looking overhand right. Greene doesn't seem phased though.
Greene swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rude misses with a wild combination.
Greene loads up on a big right hand but Rude slips the punch.
Greene has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Greene there as he acknowledges the shot.
Greene on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Greene displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rude throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Greene 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greene throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rude sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greene misses with a looping left.
Rude throws a shot from downtown. Greene moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Rude showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Greene's cut.
That's time! Greene's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Greene walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice defenses there by Rude.
Rude bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rude comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rude cracks Greene with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Greene moves out of range as Rude strikes.
Rude moves out of range of the strikes.
Rude lands with a straight right. Greene didn't see that one coming.
Greene scores with a jab to the body.
Rude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greene manages to avoid it.
Greene misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Greene.
Nice defenses there by Rude.
Greene throws a right hand that misses
and Rude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rude fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude ducks under a wild hook from Greene.
Greene misses with a hook. Rude ducked under it nicely.
Greene misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Greene misses.
Greene throws a poor cross that misses
and Rude counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rude uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Greene has time to react.
Greene looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A punch lands to the side of Rude 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Greene is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rude.
Rude gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rude will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Greene up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rude.
Greene is rocked!
Rude leaning against his opponent.
Oh Greene is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rude lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rude swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rude misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rude breaks from the clinch.
Rude closes the distance and clinches.
Rude is working Greene over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rude breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rude drops Greene with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Greene! Rude dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Rude!
Rick Rude took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carnivore Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simija Nomurokai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carvalho's entrance music is Deaths gates by Morbid Angel. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
265 lbs
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24
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carnivore Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simija Nomurokai!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomurokai fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Carvalho to the ground. Nomurokai is now in Carvalho's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nomurokai trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Carvalho knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nomurokai on the ground.
Nomurokai passes Carvalho's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carvalho is trying to get back to full guard.
Nomurokai controlling the action here.
Carvalho is trying to stand up here but Nomurokai is controlling him well.
Nomurokai with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Carvalho wants to get back to full guard.
Nomurokai is taking a breather. Carvalho says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Simija Nomurokai wasn't active enough on the ground.
Carvalho lands a lovely overhand right.
Carvalho connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nomurokai wants to clinch.
Carvalho stuffs the takedown.
Carnivore Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Carvalho.
Carvalho is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nomurokai drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nomurokai tries for a kimura but Carvalho is defending well.
Nomurokai advances to mount.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet.
Nomurokai trying to control but Carvalho is having none of it.
Nomurokai working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nomurokai trying to control but Carvalho is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is trying to escape the mount.
Carvalho is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nomurokai looking to control but Carvalho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nomurokai looking to control and managing it successfully.
Carvalho on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carvalho tries to get out of the position.
Carvalho is trying desperately to improve position.
Carvalho is working hard here to advance position.
Nomurokai looking to control but Carvalho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nomurokai is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Nomurokai is looking to work his way around to Carvalho's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Carvalho can't escape the position.
Nomurokai misses with a head shot.
Nomurokai controlling from the full mount.
Carvalho is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nomurokai seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Carvalho is holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomurokai tries to control but Carvalho wriggling away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nomurokai controlling the position easily from mount.
Carvalho is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Carvalho is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Carvalho is controlling an arm, preventing Nomurokai from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Nomurokai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carvalho is looking to escape.
Carvalho is working to get back to half guard.
Carvalho is squirming around, avoiding Nomurokai's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carvalho is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nomurokai controlling the pace for now.
Nomurokai thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simija Nomurokai dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nomurokai shoots for a takedown but Carvalho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nomurokai looks for a takedown but Carvalho sprawls well.
Nomurokai with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carvalho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nomurokai.
Nomurokai shoots and misses
letting Carvalho counter with a right hand.
Carnivore Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simija Nomurokai.
Nomurokai is looking to chop away at Carvalho's legs.
Nomurokai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Carvalho won't allow Nomurokai to pass to mount.
Nomurokai is trying to work for a kimura but Carvalho is defending well.
Carvalho is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Nomurokai jumps into side control!
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomurokai tries to move into full mount but can't pass Carvalho's legs.
Carvalho is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
Nomurokai tries for a kimura but Carvalho is defending well.
Carvalho avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nomurokai.
Nomurokai wants to control but Carvalho is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Nomurokai crashes against the mat.
Nomurokai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carvalho keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho tries to bench press Nomurokai off him but Nomurokai keeps the position.
Carvalho is trying to control Nomurokai's posture but Nomurokai avoids it.
Nomurokai wants to control but Carvalho is keeping him busy.
Nomurokai might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Carvalho kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet but Nomurokai drags him back down.
Nomurokai wants to control but Carvalho is keeping him busy.
Simija Nomurokai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nomurokai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nomurokai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nomurokai wants to control but Carvalho is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Carvalho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nomurokai takes a little break here. Carvalho wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Carvalho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carvalho is not content to let Nomurokai control the position.
Nomurokai working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nomurokai tries for a kimura but Carvalho is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai trying to control the action but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Carvalho is looking to reverse the position.
Nomurokai wants to control but Carvalho is keeping him busy.
Carvalho is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nomurokai has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Carvalho dodges the ground and pound from Nomurokai.
Nomurokai is looking to take a break and control but Carvalho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nomurokai looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nomurokai is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carvalho is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simija Nomurokai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Carvalho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carvalho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nomurokai counters by clinching up.
Carvalho is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Carvalho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carvalho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nomurokai works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Nomurokai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carvalho is keeping the position for now.
Carvalho wants to stand but Nomurokai is controlling the position.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Nomurokai from controlling successfully.
Nomurokai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nomurokai tries to free his leg and advance position but Carvalho is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomurokai controls from within his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nomurokai tries to free his leg and advance position but Carvalho is retaining full guard.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet but Nomurokai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carvalho controls Nomurokai momentarily but Nomurokai frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carvalho slaps away a takedown attempt from Nomurokai, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carvalho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carvalho digs a good body shot into Nomurokai's ribs.
Nomurokai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carnivore Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simija Nomurokai.
Carvalho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomurokai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carvalho was well out of range. Poor timing from Nomurokai.
Carvalho swings for the body but Nomurokai moves out of range.
Nomurokai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nomurokai wants to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Carvalho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nomurokai doesn't seem phased 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!
Nomurokai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carvalho.
Nomurokai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carvalho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice sprawl there from Carvalho as Nomurokai shoots in.
Carvalho lands the left hand.
Carnivore Carvalho is winning the standup battle so far.
Nomurokai tries to close the distance and clinch but Carvalho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nomurokai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho scores with a punch to the head.
Carvalho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carvalho lands a jab to the head.
Nomurokai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carvalho tries to avoid it but Nomurokai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carvalho to the ground. Carvalho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nomurokai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Nomurokai.
Carvalho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nomurokai on the side of the head.
Carvalho scores with the left hand. Nomurokai knows he should have avoided that one.
Carvalho decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Carvalho throws a strike but Nomurokai avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
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!
Carvalho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nomurokai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carvalho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carnivore Carvalho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nomurokai keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
Nomurokai with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Carvalho can't handle though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho wants to control from the top but Nomurokai keeps moving.
Nomurokai looking for a sweep. Not yet Nomurokai, not yet.
Carvalho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nomurokai's head.
Carvalho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nomurokai is on top in guard.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet but Nomurokai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Nomurokai trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nomurokai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Simija Nomurokai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nomurokai trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carnivore Carvalho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nomurokai 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simija Nomurokai!
Simija Nomurokai very nearly forgot to thank Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mo Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dogg - Who Am I. Mo Lee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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143 lbs
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147 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mo Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricardo Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez throws a nice head kick!
Ramirez thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Ramirez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee drives through and clinches with Ramirez against the cage.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramirez.
Ramirez is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Ramirez manages to break the clinch.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
Ramirez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ramirez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Ramirez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ricardo Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez tries to break the clinch but Lee is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Ramirez managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricardo Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ramirez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ramirez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramirez lands a slapping body shot.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee motions for Ramirez to come forward. Lee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Lee lands with a cross.
Ramirez misses with the combination.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Ramirez looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Ramirez scores with a head kick. Lee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ramirez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Ramirez misses the target.
Lee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Ramirez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Ramirez saw that one coming.
Ramirez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee darts in and clinches Ramirez up against the cage.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramirez is defending well for now.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Ramirez tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
Ramirez blocks a body shot from Lee.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
Ramirez throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a left and a right that stings Ramirez.
Lee tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ramirez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Lee catches Ramirez right on the button with a cross.
Ramirez throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee misses with a hook.
Ramirez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ramirez dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ramirez being controlled against the cage.
Ramirez breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Ramirez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Ramirez's cut.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ramirez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ramirez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Ramirez misses with a combination
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee jabs Ramirez right on the nose. Ramirez blinks but takes it well.
Ramirez connects with a body shot that sends Lee's belly button to the back.
Lee misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
A jab from Lee misses.
Nice shot by Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee blocks a head kick by Ramirez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez misses the shot to the body.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee throws a low kick but Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Ramirez scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the body.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramirez's hands.
Ramirez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Ramirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramirez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez scores with a nice strike.
Lee throws a low kick but Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Ramirez throws an off balance right hand
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
Ramirez wants to break free but Lee has control.
Ramirez is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee lands a left hand.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Lee.
Ramirez is trying to break free.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Ramirez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Ramirez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramirez throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramirez takes one to the chin there.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Ramirez throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramirez checks it well.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez lands a head kick!
Ramirez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lee.
Lee lands a nice hook to Ramirez's body. Ramirez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramirez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Ramirez misses.
Lee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricardo Ramirez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Ramirez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee tries to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramirez checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Ramirez does no damage.
Ramirez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ramirez throws a shot to the body.
Ramirez scores with a nice head shot.
Lee lands a right hook to the body.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ramirez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez lands with a nice combination. Lee backs away looking to recover.
Lee is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Lee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Ramirez's head.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Ricardo Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Ramirez lands a right hook to the body.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramirez misses with a head kick.
Lee tries to clinch but Ramirez moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
Lee is looking to clinch but Ramirez is avoiding it.
Ramirez throws an off balance right hand
and Lee makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramirez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Ramirez's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Ramirez can't break the clinch.
Mo Lee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Lee is controlling him.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Ramirez.
A right handed body shot lands from Lee.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
Ramirez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramirez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramirez throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses.
Lee scores with a jab. Ramirez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramirez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Ramirez's head but Ramirez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ramirez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee connects with the punch.
Mo Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Ramirez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramirez throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee throws out a leg kick but Ramirez moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
The fighters circling - Ramirez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramirez misses with a jab to the body
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee is looking to chop away at Ramirez's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ricardo Ramirez.
I've got Ramirez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Ramirez!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ricardo Ramirez made sure he mentioned FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Imanari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris To Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yoshihiro Imanari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris To Short !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
To Short misses with a low kick.
Imanari avoids the head kick by To Short .
Imanari misses with a two punch combination.
Imanari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before To Short has time to react.
To Short misses with a low kick as Imanari jumps back.
Imanari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from To Short .
To Short looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
To Short lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
To Short uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice body kick there by To Short .
A head kick by To Short misses
and To Short takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
To Short pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from To Short .
Imanari blocks a head kick by To Short .
To Short throws a head kick that Imanari semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Imanari blocks a head kick by To Short .
Imanari fails with a takedown attempt.
Chris To Short seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
To Short throws a leg kick
and Imanari counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
To Short is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
To Short actively working from the bottom here.
Imanari wants to pass to mount but To Short is defending the position.
To Short looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
To Short missing with punches from the bottom.
Imanari sitting and controlling from the half guard.
To Short wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
To Short wants to get back to his feet.
To Short is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
To Short working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Imanari.
To Short is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Imanari.
Imanari lands a big shot there that rocks To Short but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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!
Imanari working away from the top, dropping strikes.
To Short is desperately trying to improve his position but Imanari has a good base and remains in mount.
Imanari looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
To Short is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imanari tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Imanari looking to control but To Short is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Imanari lands with some strikes.
Imanari lands a big shot there that rocks To Short but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
To Short really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Imanari putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Imanari lands a nice shot to the head.
To Short is looking to improve his position but Imanari isn't that keen on the idea.
Imanari working the ground and pound effectively.
To Short is in all sorts of trouble here.
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!
Imanari pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imanari prevents To Short from getting the reversal.
To Short is squirming around, avoiding Imanari's attempts to control the action.
Imanari landing shots from mount.
Imanari scores with a couple of good head shots there.
To Short is rocked!
To Short is in a horrible position here. Imanari smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
To Short is still in real trouble! Can Imanari finish him?
Imanari looking to control and managing it successfully.
Imanari is landing with some decent strikes but To Short is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Imanari lands a big shot to the head and To Short winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yoshihiro Imanari!
Yoshihiro Imanari is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hindu Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Daniels (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 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Hindu Kush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kush checks it well.
Kush lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Tom Daniels has been cut.
Kush thuds his right hand into Daniels's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kush walks into a straight right hand from Daniels.
Kush throws an off balance right hand
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kush misses with a takedown attempt - Daniels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kush motions for Daniels to come forward. Kush throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kush misses with a wild body shot.
Daniels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kush.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hindu Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kush there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kush connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daniels goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Hindu Kush has been cut.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Kush.
Daniels checks a leg kick nicely.
Kush fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
Kush throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kush was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Hindu Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels scores with a shot to the body.
Daniels looks to land a right hand but Kush moved out of range.
Daniels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kush 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daniels's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kush.
Daniels has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Daniels walks into a left hand.
Daniels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kush can pounce on him.
Kush throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A slow jab from Kush misses its intended target.
Kush connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kush.
Daniels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kush is looking to clinch.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Kush keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Kush ducks down to avoid it.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Daniels does it's job there.
Kush gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kush misses with a looping left.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Daniels thuds a left hand into Kush's body.
Daniels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Daniels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush scores with a hook.
Kush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kush misses with a jab to the body
and Daniels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kush looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daniels is fending him off so far but Kush persists. Nope, Daniels circles away and we're back to standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels scores with a nice head shot.
Kush throws a low kick but Daniels moves out of range easily.
Kush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kush misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Daniels stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kush just misses with a punch to the body.
Kush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daniels moves out of range of the leg kick from Kush.
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 Hindu Kush will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Kush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hindu Kush is winning the standup battle so far.
Kush jabs Daniels right on the nose. Daniels blinks but takes it well.
Nice jab there from Daniels.
Daniels's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daniels lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kush dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Kush decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kush is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Daniels doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kush.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniels can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daniels regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels has his hands on Kush's head, controlling the position.
Kush with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kush throwing strikes from guard but Daniels blocks nicely.
Daniels pulls Kush in to control the position.
Kush stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daniels swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kush trying to control from Daniels's half guard. Daniels has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Daniels wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kush working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kush forces his way into half guard.
Kush seems to be working for a kimura but Daniels defends the submission attempt.
Kush is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush is nestled in close to Daniels, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Daniels has his hands clasped together around Kush's back. He's all about the action.
Daniels avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kush.
Kush is trying to work for a kimura but Daniels is defending well.
Kush looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Daniels defends it well.
Kush seems to be working for a kimura but Daniels defends the submission attempt.
Kush thows a huge punch but Daniels dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kush wants to work for an arm triangle but Daniels is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hindu Kush dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Daniels on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Daniels misses with a hook
and Kush counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniels slips a jab from Kush.
Daniels lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Kush moved out of range nicely.
Kush wants to clinch but Daniels slips to the side
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kush wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kush's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daniels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kush scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Daniels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Kush.
Kush moves into the clinch.
Kush struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Kush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kush wants to stall.
Kush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush stalling in the clinch but Daniels improves position.
Kush struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Kush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kush tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels being controlled against the cage.
Daniels lands a hook that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Daniels just leaning against Kush, taking a breather.
Kush tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Daniels stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kush has Daniels pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Daniels manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Daniels.
Kush wants a takedown but no success here.
Kush lands a takedown into guard.
Kush drops back, looking for a kneebar! Daniels looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Daniels looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Daniels!
Kush wants to control but Daniels postures up.
Kush is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Daniels is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kush sneaks back into half guard.
Daniels not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kush does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Daniels with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kush is staying active underneath Daniels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kush moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Kush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tom Daniels wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kush throws out a leg kick but Daniels moves out of range and Kush only half commits.
Kush checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Hindu Kush did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kush throws a low kick but it's checked well by Daniels.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kush!
Kush tries to work over Daniels's front leg with a kick but Daniels checks it.
Daniels bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Kush.
Daniels swats away the attempt to clinch by Kush.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
Kush throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kush slips under a jab.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
Daniels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Daniels. That did some damage!
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kush throws out the jab.
Daniels chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kush can pounce on him.
Kush misses with a straight left.
Daniels avoids the body shot from Kush.
Daniels is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kush lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kushs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A clash of legs there as Daniels blocks the low kick.
Daniels moves away from the strike by Kush.
Daniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kush shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Daniels jabs Kush to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Kush misses the target.
Daniels throws a jab but it's blocked by Kush.
Kush lands a nice shot that snaps Daniels's head back.
Kush connects with a right hand. Daniels shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kush takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kush looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jab by Daniels.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush tries to clinch but Daniels is having none of it.
Kush takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kush tries to clinch but Daniels is having none of it.
Tom Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kush is looking to chop away at Daniels's legs.
Daniels throws a hook but Kush avoids it easily.
Daniels scores with a jab to the head.
Kush throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Kush fails with a takedown attempt.
Kush tried to score with a low kick but Daniels checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot by Daniels.
Good shot there by Daniels.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kush.
Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Daniels.
Kush jabs Daniels right on the nose. Daniels blinks but takes it well.
Kush takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Kush with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hindu Kush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daniels uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Hindu Kush will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kush swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Kush lands with an overhand left.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
Kush uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daniels lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Daniels avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kush wants to clinch.
Kush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daniels.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush tries to clinch but Daniels moves away
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kush throws a jab when Daniels was well out of range.
A leg kick checked by Kush.
Kush works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kush staying out of range there.
Kush tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Kush looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Kush cracks Daniels with a right hand to the side of the head.
Daniels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kush circles away quickly and effectively.
Kush drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kush doesn't manage to clinch there - Daniels circles away.
Kush connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels moves out of range as Kush strikes.
Kush lands with an uppercut that bounces Daniels off the cage and back into range.
Daniels lands a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels walks into a left hand.
Daniels misses with a hook. Kush ducked under it nicely.
Kush wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Daniels throws a hook but Kush avoids it easily.
Daniels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels moves out of range of the strikes.
Kush is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Daniels takes a swing at Kush's ribcage but misses.
Kush is looking to clinch.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Daniels slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Daniels lands with an overhand left.
Daniels on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kush misses with an uppercut.
Kush shoots in looking for a takedown but Daniels manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kush's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Daniels fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hindu Kush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daniels looks to land a combination. Kush sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels.
Kush is rocked!
Kush is looking to clinch.
Oh Kush is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniels displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kush.
Kush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Daniels!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush controlling his opponent.
Kush seems to have got his legs back now.
Kush moves to take his opponent's back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hindu Kush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kush 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hindu Kush!
Hindu Kush retains his bantamweight title!
Hindu Kush managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hayato Warmaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warmaster has chosen Final hour by LAMB OF GOD 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hayato Warmaster!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman cracks Warmaster with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Coleman scores with the left hand. Warmaster knows he should have avoided that one.
Coleman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Warmaster closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Warmaster has his takedown stuffed
enabling Coleman to counter with a crisp jab.
Coleman jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Coleman lands with an uppercut that bounces Warmaster off the cage and back into range.
Coleman throws the left hand but Warmaster avoids the punch easily.
Warmaster closes this distance looking for a takedown but Coleman circles away.
Coleman lands a nice shot that snaps Warmaster's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warmaster.
Warmaster shoots and misses
and Coleman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mark Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hayato Warmaster.
Warmaster fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Coleman lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot lands for Coleman.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warmaster moves away.
Coleman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Coleman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Warmaster moves away.
Coleman scores with a jab. Warmaster acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Coleman scores with a shot to the body.
Warmaster tries to move into range but Coleman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Warmaster fails with the takedown
and Coleman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Warmaster misses the target.
A slow jab from Warmaster misses its intended target.
Warmaster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coleman pinned against the cage. Coleman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warmaster bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Warmaster looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Warmaster tries for a kimura but Coleman is defending well.
Warmaster looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Coleman tries to escape but Warmaster is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warmaster is trying to get an arm triangle but Coleman is defending well.
Warmaster trying to control the action but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Coleman tries to buck Warmaster off but Warmaster is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warmaster in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Coleman is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hayato Warmaster!
After winning the bout, Hayato Warmaster thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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