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NFC 74 - Matsumoto Vs Gomi PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tokyo Drift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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153 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokyo Drift!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drift throws out the jab.
Drift shoots for a double leg takedown but Sloan sprawls well. He's pushed Drift's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drift throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloan moves into the clinch.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Drift is blocking nicely.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Drift blocks with his arms.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drift utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drift.
Drift pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drift has closed the distance and engaged Sloan in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Drift blocks it.
Sloan looks gassed!
Drift landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drift working Sloan over with knees to the body.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Drift blocks with his arms.
Drift working Sloan over with knees to the body.
Drift tries a knee to the head but Sloan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drift escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Drift or perhaps it was just good defense by Sloan which made him look bad.
Sloan moves into the clinch.
Drift tries to land a knee to the head but Sloan blocks with his arms.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drift tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drift jumps guard.
Sloan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Drift's guard.
Drift manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sloan clinches up with Drift and pushes him back against the cage.
Sloan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Drift tries a knee to the head but Sloan blocks it.
Drift pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drift has Sloan up against the cage in a clinch.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drift putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sloan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Drift is blocking nicely.
Drift tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drift tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drift lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drift lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drift just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sloan's brow.
Drift misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drift - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Drift has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sloan after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tokyo Drift. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Drift escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan moves into range and clinches up with Drift.
Drift stalling.
Drift escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drift closes the distance and clinches.
Drift tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sloan avoids it.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Drift is blocking nicely.
Sloan takes an elbow to the temple.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drift blocks it with crossed arms.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drift misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sloan.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drift blocks it with crossed arms.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drift lands an elbow that stopped Sloan in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drift.
Drift breaks the clinch.
Drift closes the distance and pushes Sloan back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drift drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drift looking for subs off his back but Sloan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sloan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Drift moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drift throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drift is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokyo Drift dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sloan closes the distance and clinches.
Drift pulls guard.
Drift escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sloan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sloan stopping the sweep attempt from Drift.
Sloan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drift works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drift is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Drift is looking for a triangle but Sloan pushes his legs off easily.
Drift looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drift knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sloan on the ground.
Sloan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drift has a closed guard, preventing Sloan from standing up.
Sloan throwing strikes but missing.
Sloan wanted to stand there but Drift had control of the position.
Sloan throwing strikes from guard but Drift blocks nicely.
Drift is working an open guard so Sloan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Sloan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drift, pushing him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drift obliges.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Drift using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sloan is breathing heavily.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drift lands a good knee to the midsection. Sloan won't want to take too many of those.
Drift tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tokyo Drift has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Drift is blocking nicely.
Drift landing knees to the head.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Drift looking to throw knees to the head but Sloan is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Drift.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Drift is blocking nicely.
Drift lands a nice elbow.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Drift's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drift fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sloan manages to avoid it.
Drift tries to keep at a distance but Sloan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drift lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drift misses with a knee to the head.
Drift lands an elbow inside that Sloan shrugs off.
Drift landing knees to the head.
Drift breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drift moves into the clinch.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Drift lands an elbow inside that Sloan shrugs off.
Drift breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Drift unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sloan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drift.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drift blocks it with crossed arms.
Drift goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sloan prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drift lands a damaging elbow.
Drift lands a damaging elbow.
Drift scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drift pulls guard effortlessly.
Drift pushes Sloan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sloan moves into range and clinches up with Drift.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Drift blocks it.
Drift tries to land a knee to the head but Sloan blocks with his arms.
Drift landing knees to the head.
Drift unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Drift blocks with his arms.
Drift lands a nice knee to the body.
Drift throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drift pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tokyo Drift dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sloan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Drift is blocking nicely.
Drift gets through Sloan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drift lands a damaging elbow.
Drift escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloan has Drift up against the cage in a clinch.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Drift is blocking nicely.
Drift breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drift pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drift lands with an uppercut that bounces Sloan off the cage and back into range.
Drift misses with a few strikes there.
Drift shoots in for a takedown but Sloan shows good takedown defense.
Drift throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drift drives through and clinches with Sloan against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drift pushes off an throws an elbow but Sloan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drift manages to break the clinch.
Drift throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drift gets tackled into the cage by Sloan. Sloan maintains the clinch.
Drift tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drift throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sloan blocks it with crossed arms.
Drift has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Drift manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloan closes the distance and clinches.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drift blocks it with crossed arms.
Drift misses with an elbow over the top.
Drift lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sloan backwards.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drift manages to break the clinch.
Sloan clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan avoiding damage as Drift throws knees to the body.
Drift breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drift clinches up with Sloan and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Drift is blocking nicely.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drift lands an elbow inside that Sloan shrugs off.
Drift landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drift breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drift tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sloan swivels and escapes.
Sloan avoids the body shot from Drift.
Sloan slips a jab and a cross from Drift.
Sloan drives through and clinches with Drift against the cage.
Drift pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloan rushes Drift and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drift pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloan drives through and clinches with Drift against the cage.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Drift blocks with his arms.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drift landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drift lands an elbow inside.
Drift landing knees to the head.
Drift lands a nice elbow.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drift has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drift throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drift is pushing Sloan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drift has Sloan pushed against the cage.
Drift missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drift landing knees to the body.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Drift blocks it.
Drift throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan avoiding damage as Drift throws knees to the body.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Drift is blocking nicely.
Drift tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Drift landing knees to the head.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drift scores with a knee to the head.
Drift breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloan moves into range and clinches up with Drift.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drift misses with a knee strike.
Leroy Sloan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tokyo Drift is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloan connects with a knee to the head.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tokyo Drift.
Well Drift has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tokyo Drift!
Tokyo Drift took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 1337 ANZAC for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Recto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Lucania (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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264 lbs
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275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlo Recto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Salvatore Lucania!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucania tries to clinch up.
Recto looking to score a takedown here. Lucania is defending well but Recto drives through and ends up in Lucania's guard.
Recto could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Recto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lucania is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Recto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Recto throwing strikes but missing.
Recto sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lucania utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Recto trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucania is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Recto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlo Recto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lucania scores with a kick to the body.
A lazy body kick from Recto
and Lucania counters with a nice low kick that buckles Recto's knee momentarily.
Recto is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lucania.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucania tries to clinch up but Recto circles away and keeps his distance.
Lucania tries to keep at a distance but Recto has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lucania is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section. Recto lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lucania lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Carlo Recto has been cut.
Lucania stalling in the clinch.
Lucania is looking to control Recto's arms but Recto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lucania has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recto is trying to force a seperation but Lucania has the dominant position.
Recto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lucania lands a knee to the body.
Lucania lands a nice elbow.
Lucania lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carlo Recto's cut is getting worse.
Lucania utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lucania lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carlo Recto's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lucania trying to control the position but instead, Recto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lucania into the cage.
Lucania stops a takedown attempt from Recto.
Lucania slows down the pace here.
Lucania lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucania unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lucania stalls.
Recto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lucania fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Recto misses with a takedown attempt - Lucania sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlo Recto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucania lands a big head kick that sends Recto tumbling to the mat! Lucania takes a step backwards and waves Recto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Recto is rocked!
Jeez, Carlo Recto's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlo Recto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Salvatore Lucania!
Salvatore Lucania bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera comes to the cage accompanied by Bebot. Brandon Vera is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
7 - 13 - 1 |
BJJ Purple 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
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kingston.
Vera tries for a takedown but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kingston lands a head kick. Vera smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Brandon Vera has been cut.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingston throws a series of punches but Vera moves out of range.
Vera avoids a kick to the body.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vera moves to clinch but Kingston breaks away
and Kingston counters with a series of strikes. Vera will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston lands a left and a right that send Vera crashing to the mat, dazed. Kingston thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera closes the distance and clinches up with Kingston, looking for a takedown. Vera pushes Kingston against the cage but Kingston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston misses with a series of wild punches.
Kingston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kingston wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera lands a nice looking body kick.
Vera tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.
Kingston lands a left and a right that send Vera crashing to the mat, dazed. Kingston thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Brandon Vera's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vera is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kingston sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kingston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Vera misses
and Kingston counters with a body kick.
Vera is breathing heavily.
Vera avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brandon Vera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vera.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vera moves to clinch but Kingston breaks away
and Kingston counters with a stiff right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Vera scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Kyle Kingston has been cut.
Vera fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a wild body kick that Vera sees coming a mile off.
Vera lands with a kick to the temple. Kingston shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vera with a poor takedown
and Kingston counters with a two punch combo.
Brandon Vera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kingston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vera misses with a double jab.
Vera misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kingston tries to sprawl but Vera drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vera missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vera is trying to work for a kimura but Kingston is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kingston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kingston has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vera wants to work for an arm triangle but Kingston is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vera not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kingston pushes Vera off looking to stand but Vera dives back in and keeps control.
Vera working over Kingston with some ground and pound. Kingston looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kingston dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Vera shoots in for a takedown but Kingston shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vera with a poor takedown
letting Kingston counter with a right hand.
Vera shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera fails to land the takedown.
Vera tries for a takedown but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kingston misses with a wild combination.
Vera fails with a takedown attempt.
Kingston misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooh!!! Kingston has knocked Vera down with a huge combo! Kingston steps away and waves a wobbly Vera back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brandon Vera's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kyle Kingston!
Kyle Kingston bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okamoto has chosen Feel the Drive as his entrance music. Shinya Yamamoto had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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19
147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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152 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okamoto lands with a kick to the ribs.
Okamoto throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yamamoto.
Okamoto throws a wild body kick that Yamamoto sees coming a mile off.
Yamamoto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Okamoto counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Okamoto. No joy for Yamamoto on that attempt.
Okamoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamamoto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Okamoto.
Yamamoto blocks a head kick by Okamoto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okamoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Okamoto scores with a kick to the body.
Okamoto instigates a clinch.
Okamoto is struggling to control the position.
A short left from Okamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Okamoto just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Yamamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Okamoto crunches a lovely knee into Yamamoto's ribcage.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Okamoto has Yamamoto pushed against the cage.
Yamamoto tries to pull guard but Okamoto won't allow it.
Okamoto pressing his opponent against the cage.
Okamoto receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Okamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yamamoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Okamoto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Okamoto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamamoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yamamoto moves out of range of the body kick from Okamoto.
Okamoto gets a clinch.
Okamoto just leaning against Yamamoto, taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Okamoto.
Okamoto stalling in the clinch.
Yamamoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Okamoto.
Okamoto working Yamamoto over with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Okamoto feints and then cracks Yamamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamamoto down.
Okamoto connects with a crisp jab.
Okamoto clinches.
Okamoto slows down the pace here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto with a knee to the head.
Yamamoto being controlled against the cage.
Okamoto presses Yamamoto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okamoto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Okamoto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okamoto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Okamoto on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Okamoto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Okamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Okamoto throws a front kick that sends Yamamoto stumbling back into the cage.
Okamoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Okamoto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yamamoto. That did some damage!
Okamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Yamamoto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Okamoto prevents it.
Yamamoto letting Okamoto take a breather here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okamoto obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Okamoto takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Okamoto drives through and clinches with Yamamoto against the cage.
Okamoto just leaning against Yamamoto, taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Okamoto.
Yamamoto being controlled against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Okamoto.
Okamoto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Okamoto.
Okamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Okamoto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yamamoto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto lands with a short shot to the head.
Okamoto creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Okamoto obliges.
Okamoto lands a knee to the body.
Okamoto stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Yamamoto moves forwards but Okamoto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Okamoto cracks Yamamoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okamoto thuds his shin into the meat of Yamamoto's side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Okamoto.
Okamoto lands a front kick.
Okamoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yamamoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Okamoto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Okamoto lands a nice looking kick to the body. Yamamoto takes a step back to recover.
Yamamoto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Okamoto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Okamoto connects with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Okamoto - that will leave a mark!
Okamoto darts in and clinches Yamamoto up against the cage.
Okamoto stalling in the clinch.
Okamoto crunches a lovely knee into Yamamoto's ribcage.
Okamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Okamoto has Yamamoto pressed against the cage.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Okamoto lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okamoto leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto lands a damaging elbow.
Okamoto taking a breather.
Okamoto utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Okamoto displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yamamoto up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Okamoto tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from Okamoto as Yamamoto shoots in.
Okamoto throws a wild body kick that Yamamoto sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Yamamoto off balance momentarily.
Yamamoto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yamamoto takes one on the button.
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!
Okamoto throws a nice head kick!
Okamoto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Okamoto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yamamoto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Okamoto just leaning against Yamamoto, taking a breather.
Yamamoto takes a knee to the side of the body.
Okamoto slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Okamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Okamoto lands a leg kick that knocks Yamamoto off balance momentarily.
Okamoto throws a head kick but Yamamoto moves out of range.
Okamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
Okamoto scoring well with a low kick there.
Okamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Yamamoto shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Okamoto connects with a leg kick. Yamamoto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okamoto throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Okamoto is looking to slow Yamamoto down with leg kicks.
Yamamoto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Okamoto counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okamoto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Okamoto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okamoto feints a jab promting Yamamoto to slip. Okamoto then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yamamoto slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hiroyuki Okamoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yamamoto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Shinya Yamamoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Okamoto throws a head kick that half lands.
Okamoto feints and then cracks Yamamoto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yamamoto down.
Okamoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Okamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yamamoto, pushing him back against the cage.
Yamamoto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Okamoto smiles and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroyuki Okamoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Okamoto has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroyuki Okamoto!
In his post fight interview, Hiroyuki Okamoto started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young's entrance music is Shut 'Em Down. A fine choice. Harris has chosen W.O.L.V.E.S as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
205 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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24
220 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alonzo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Young blocks the low kick.
Harris does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alonzo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Harris throws a front kick aimed at Young's knee but Young avoids it well.
Harris closes the distance and pushes Young back into the cage.
Young wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Young blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Young!
Harris connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harris forces Young back against the cage and clinches.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Young.
Young jumps guard but Harris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Young looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Young tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Harris smiles and moves away.
Young just misses with a punch to the body.
Harris works Young's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Young was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
Young checks a leg kick.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harris.
Young throws a right hand that Harris ducks under and follows up with a left that Harris also avoids with ease.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Young swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a thumping low kick.
Harris looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Harris looks to land a right hand but Young moved out of range.
Harris digs a good hook to Young's body.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Harris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Young is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Young checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Young is looking to wear down Harris with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harris misses with a lunging right hand
and Young counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Young swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harris has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harris there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Harris lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice defenses there by Harris.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Harris is just out of range.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Young keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Young moves away.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Harris takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Harris throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harris lands a jab.
Harris connects with a right hand. Young shakes it off.
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!
Harris finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Harris slips a jab and a cross from Young.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Young manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harris. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Young misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Young throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Charles Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harris connects with a leg kick. Young looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young misses with a wild body shot.
Young stuns Harris with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harris throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
Harris ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Harris showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Young.
Harris has managed to clinch.
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Young escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris clinches up against the cage.
Harris cracks Young with a nice body shot.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Harris has him pressed against the cage.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Harris.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris lands a left hand.
Young wants to break free but Harris has control.
Harris prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Harris throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris lands a body punch.
Harris is leaning against Young and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harris tries to work over Young's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Young's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Young prevents a body shot from Harris.
Young jumps guard but Harris turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Harris pushes Young back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harris softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Young has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
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!
Harris scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Young controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Young.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris prevents Young from breaking the clinch.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Young blocks an uppercut.
Young prevents a body shot from Harris.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young's efforts to push away.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Young.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonzo Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Harris lands a right hook to the body.
Young misses with a body shot
and Harris counters with a leg kick.
Harris throws a good cross that connects.
Harris lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris scores with a crisp jab that stopped Young in his tracks.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Harris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Harris lands a big head kick that sends Young tumbling to the mat! Harris takes a step backwards and waves Young back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Young is rocked!
Harris lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Oh Young is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Young avoids the head kick by Harris.
Alonzo Harris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young walks straight into a right hand from Harris - that's dropped him! Harris jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Young from any more punishment! Young complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alonzo Harris!
A relieved looking Alonzo Harris thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yap Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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21
198 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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22
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yap Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin fails with a takedown attempt.
Taylor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Martin to the mat! Martin manages to get full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Martin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Martin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Martin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Martin trying to mount his opponent but Taylor defends it.
Taylor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Martin pulls his head out easily.
Taylor is trying to maintain the position but Martin is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Martin there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin working Taylor over with strikes.
Martin throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Martin is trying to work for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
Martin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Taylor sees it coming and defends easily.
Taylor taking some punishment here, with Martin in his half guard.
Martin lands with a punch from half guard.
Taylor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martin's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Martin has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to keep control of the position but Martin is staying busy.
Martin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Martin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Taylor's guard. Nice work there by Martin.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Taylor.
Martin looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Martin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Martin is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Martin passes into half guard.
Martin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martin's back!
Taylor tightening his grip on Martin, looking for the choke.
Martin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Taylor's guard. Nice work there by Martin.
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.
Martin postures up.
Martin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martin works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Martin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck for Martin with that takedown attempt.
Yap Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin drives through with a takedown into Taylor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Martin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Martin is working away from the top position though.
Taylor moves into full guard.
Taylor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martin tries to get to full guard but Taylor has control of the leg.
Martin kicks off Taylor and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Taylor avoids it really well and circles away.
Martin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Martin is working for a kimura but Taylor is defending it quite comfortably.
Martin winds up and cracks Taylor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brandon Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Taylor knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Martin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin prevents Taylor from getting the reversal.
Martin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor tries to lock up and control but Martin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Martin landing punches.
Martin landing punches.
Martin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Martin looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Taylor covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Martin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Jabara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lange is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fire - Bruce Springsteen. Jimmy Jabara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
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202 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Jabara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Artie Lange!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabara misses with a takedown attempt
and Lange counters with a straight right hand.
Lange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jabara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lange thows a body shot but no joy.
Jabara swings for the body but Lange moves out of range.
Lange misses with a body shot.
Lange looks to land a right hand but Jabara moved out of range.
Jimmy Jabara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jabara closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lange to the mat! Lange manages to get full guard.
Jabara throws an elbow that misses. Lange uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jabara's guard. Nice move by Lange!
Jabara is adopting a defensive guard.
Jabara has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lange controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabara is trying to keep Lange in close.
Lange trying to control the position from guard on top but Jabara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jabara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jimmy Jabara just wasn't active enough.
Jabara shoots in for a takedown but Lange shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lange throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Artie Lange is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jabara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lange swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jabara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange throws a hook but Jabara avoids it easily.
Lange lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jabara feints and as Lange raises his hands in defense, Jabara changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lange pulls Jabara in close to prevent any damage.
Lange is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jabara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lange swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lange being controlled here, momentarily.
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!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lange trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Artie Lange.
Jabara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lange misses with a hook. Jabara ducked under it nicely.
Jabara drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lange is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jabara throwing strikes from guard but Lange blocks nicely.
Jabara drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lange manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jabara has Lange in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabara is trying to control the position but Lange postures up.
Jabara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lange throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jabara can't keep his opponent in guard - Lange advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lange wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jabara keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabara looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Artie Lange will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lange scores with a hook to the body. Jabara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jabara drives through with a takedown into Lange's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jabara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jabara pushes down on Lange's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lange is not content to let Jabara control the position.
Lange keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lange is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Jabara lands strikes from half guard.
Jabara tries to pass to full mount but Lange defends it.
Jabara is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lange tries to roll over but Jabara keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabara sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lange has hold of Jabara's hands but Jabara slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabara prevents Lange from improving his position.
Jabara is trying to control the action in half guard but Lange is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lange wants to improve his position but Jabara is controlling well.
Jabara is controlling the pace.
Lange wants to improve his position but Jabara is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabara keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We're going to have a standup here because Jimmy Jabara wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lange connects with a body shot.
Lange throws a hook to the side of Jabara's head but Jabara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jabara clinches up against the cage.
Jabara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jabara looking for a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jabara has Lange pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lange manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jabara has Lange pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lange manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jabara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lange lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jabara.
Lange misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Jabara dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Lange stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lange wants it to stay on the feet.
Jabara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lange pinned against the cage. Lange gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lange lands a really nice looking cross but Jabara seems unphased.
Jabara is looking to clinch but Lange is avoiding it.
Lange connects with a jab.
Lange looks to land a left hand but Jabara moved out of range nicely.
Lange just misses with a punch to the body.
Jabara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Jabara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lange takes a swing at Jabara's ribcage but misses.
Lange keeps the fight on the outside.
Lange scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jabara doesn't seem bothered though.
Lange is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jabara is defended easily by Lange.
Lange throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jabara shoots for a takedown but Lange saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Lange finds it's way through Jabara's defenses.
Artie Lange seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jabara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lange swivels and escapes.
Lange throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jabara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lange scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jabara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lange.
Nice shot by Lange.
Lange lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Jabara falls backwards - clearly groggy! Lange dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artie Lange!
Our winner, Artie Lange, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keio Jun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex De Paiva Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex De Paiva Santos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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209 lbs
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218 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keio Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alex De Paiva Santos!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as De Paiva Santos blocks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jun, right into the meat.
De Paiva Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jun digs a good body shot into De Paiva Santos's ribs.
Jun connects with a solid leg kick.
De Paiva Santos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jun.
Jun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jun tries a low kick but De Paiva Santos avoids it.
De Paiva Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De Paiva Santos tries for a takedown but Jun manages to get underhooks.
Jun stalling the fight.
Jun misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Paiva Santos lands an uppercut.
De Paiva Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Paiva Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jun gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Alex De Paiva Santos has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jun can't find room to land a body shot as De Paiva Santos controls the action.
De Paiva Santos avoiding damage as Jun throws knees to the body.
Jun gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Paiva Santos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Keio Jun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex De Paiva Santos.
Jun struggles to land a body shot inside as De Paiva Santos controls his hands.
Jun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jun is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
De Paiva Santos avoids the elbow strike from Jun, against the cage.
Jun trying to land knees to the body.
De Paiva Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jun pulls him back up using the underhooks.
De Paiva Santos avoids the elbow strike from Jun, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Jun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Paiva Santos throws a punch but it's blocked by Jun.
De Paiva Santos blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jun misses with the head strike.
Jun throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jun throws a punch but it's blocked by De Paiva Santos.
A head punch on the inside from De Paiva Santos fails to land.
De Paiva Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Jun pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jun tries to score with a low kick but De Paiva Santos moves his leg out of the way.
Jun is looking to slow De Paiva Santos down with leg kicks.
Keio Jun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jun throws a leg kick that misses.
De Paiva Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
De Paiva Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Paiva Santos misses with an uppercut.
De Paiva Santos throws a looping overhand right but Jun ducks down to avoid it.
Jun scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Paiva Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Jun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jun throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Paiva Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jun was well out of range. Poor timing from De Paiva Santos.
An inside leg kick lands from Jun.
A jab from Jun does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Paiva Santos is out of range.
De Paiva Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jun can pounce on him.
Jun scores with a hook to the body. De Paiva Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Paiva Santos wants to clinch.
Jun connects with a right hand. De Paiva Santos shakes it off.
That has opened up Alex De Paiva Santos's cut even more.
De Paiva Santos misses with a body shot.
De Paiva Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jun avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jun tests De Paiva Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Paiva Santos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keio Jun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex De Paiva Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Paiva Santos's calf.
Jun's jab looks to have found its range, popping De Paiva Santos under the eye.
Keio Jun is winning the standup battle so far.
Jun scores with a head kick.
Jun fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Paiva Santos is out of range.
De Paiva Santos misses with a wild body shot.
De Paiva Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jun as he jumps to the side.
De Paiva Santos misses the body punch
and Jun counters with a leg kick.
De Paiva Santos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jun lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Paiva Santos manages to avoid it.
Jun leaves De Paiva Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Paiva Santos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Paiva Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Keio Jun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex De Paiva Santos.
Jun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Paiva Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Paiva Santos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Paiva Santos is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jun.
Jun slips under a jab from De Paiva Santos.
De Paiva Santos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
De Paiva Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The cut above Alex De Paiva Santos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Jun feints and then cracks De Paiva Santos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Paiva Santos down.
Jun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jun throws a leg kick which misses De Paiva Santos's front leg but catches the back leg as De Paiva Santos tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jun fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jun scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Paiva Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Jun is just out of range.
Jun connects with a solid leg kick.
Jun thumps De Paiva Santos with a low kick.
Jun scores with a head kick.
Jun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Paiva Santos can do to turn this around?
Jun bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Paiva Santos's head.
Alex De Paiva Santos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alex De Paiva Santos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keio Jun!
Our winner, Keio Jun, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makao Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshiro Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Territory . Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makao Matsumoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiro Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsumoto stuffs the takedown.
Gomi shoots for a double leg takedown but Matsumoto sprawls well. He's pushed Gomi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gomi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Matsumoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makao Matsumoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshiro Gomi.
Gomi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matsumoto.
Matsumoto jabs Gomi right on the nose. Gomi blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Yoshiro Gomi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Matsumoto's half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Matsumoto is looking for a sweep. Gomi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matsumoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gomi pulls his head out easily.
Gomi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gomi controlling the action here.
Gomi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matsumoto defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Matsumoto tries to get to full guard but Gomi has control of the leg.
Matsumoto is working hard here to advance position.
Gomi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gomi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gomi moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Matsumoto has worked his arm free - good work by Matsumoto!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto being controlled for a moment.
Matsumoto can't do much from the bottom here.
Gomi in side control, throwing shots but Matsumoto defends.
Gomi trying to control the action but Matsumoto is working from the bottom.
Gomi is trying to get an arm triangle but Matsumoto is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Matsumoto wants to control but Gomi postures up.
Matsumoto gets back to half guard.
Gomi wants to control but Matsumoto is keeping him busy.
Gomi is looking for a kimura here.
Matsumoto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gomi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto looking for submissions off his back.
Matsumoto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gomi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gomi's back!
Matsumoto has the hooks in. Gomi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Matsumoto is trying to stick to Gomi's back but Gomi is turning into Matsumoto. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Matsumoto's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gomi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matsumoto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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 Makao Matsumoto will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoshiro Gomi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matsumoto with a nice cross.
Gomi clinches.
Matsumoto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matsumoto is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Matsumoto throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gomi swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsumoto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsumoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsumoto tries a body shot but Gomi blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi pulls guard effortlessly.
Gomi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Matsumoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gomi pulls his head out easily.
Gomi is keen to just control but Matsumoto is a slippery customer.
Gomi is pressing down on Matsumoto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Matsumoto is holding on for now.
Gomi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gomi lands a nice shot to the head.
Matsumoto is squirming around, avoiding Gomi's attempts to control the action.
Matsumoto is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying to control but Matsumoto is having none of it.
Matsumoto is trying to escape the mount.
Gomi moves to take his opponent's back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi looking for the choke but no joy.
Yoshiro Gomi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gomi is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Matsumoto has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi gets his hands free as Matsumoto looks to control.
Gomi is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Matsumoto with him. Matsumoto is trying to defend but Gomi has an arm under the chin now! Matsumoto grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yoshiro Gomi!
Yoshiro Gomi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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hype
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pop
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