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AJFC 136 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yakin Sanjimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura has chosen Inner Light by Shocking Lemon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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194 lbs
8 - 8 - 1 |
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190 cm
30
196 lbs
19 - 12 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yakin Sanjimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kimura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanjimoto.
Kimura throws a solid leg kick but Sanjimoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kimura.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanjimoto. Kimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanjimoto tries to bum rush Kimura with a series of wild strikes but Kimura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanjimoto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Sanjimoto misses.
Sanjimoto throws a poor cross that misses
and Kimura finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kimura staying out of range there.
Kimura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kimura tries to clinch but Sanjimoto is having none of it.
Kimura scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanjimoto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanjimoto misses with a straight left.
Sanjimoto punishes Kimura's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanjimoto throws a one two combo.
Kimura 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.
Sanjimoto misses with an uppercut
and Kimura counters with a thumping low kick.
Kimura just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimura takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanjimoto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanjimoto misses with a straight left.
Sanjimoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanjimoto avoids the body shot from Kimura.
Kimura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto avoids a kick to the body.
Kimura throws a body punch but Sanjimoto moves out of range.
Good shot there by Sanjimoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanjimoto.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sanjimoto.
Kimura misses the shot to the body.
Kimura blocks a jab.
Sanjimoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kimura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sanjimoto's knee momentarily.
A punch combination from Sanjimoto misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kimura on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanjimoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Kimura.
Kimura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanjimoto connects with a body shot.
Kimura swings for the body but Sanjimoto moves out of range.
Sanjimoto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanjimoto misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kimura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanjimoto was well out of range. Poor timing from Kimura.
Kimura ducks under a wild hook from Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kimura.
Sanjimoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kimura needs to keep his hands up - Sanjimoto had a free shot at his head there.
Yakin Sanjimoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanjimoto thows a left - swing and a miss!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanjimoto. Kimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanjimoto connects with a looping right hand.
Sanjimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanjimoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanjimoto misses with a left hand
and Kimura counters with a straight right hand.
Sanjimoto works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kimuras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from Sanjimoto. Those never looked like landing.
Kimura swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sanjimoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sanjimoto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kimura.
Kimura throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sanjimoto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kimura thinking.
Sanjimoto misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanjimoto jabs Kimura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kimura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanjimoto manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto cracks Kimura with an open hand slap.
Kimura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sanjimoto misses with a double jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kimura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanjimoto throws a series of strikes that have Kimura backpedaling.
Kimura misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Sanjimoto. Those never looked like landing.
Sanjimoto scores with a jab.
Sanjimoto 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.
Kimura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanjimoto.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sanjimoto, as that shot connected.
Sanjimoto lands a nice hook to Kimura's body. Kimura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sanjimoto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kimura uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanjimoto.
Kimura slips under a jab.
Sanjimoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws a hook but Sanjimoto avoids it easily.
Sanjimoto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanjimoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanjimoto misses with a wild combination.
Kimura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kimura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kimura lands with a left to the head.
Sanjimoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanjimoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kimura's elbow.
Kimura struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanjimoto controls his hands.
Sanjimoto lands with a right to the head.
Kimura lands a body shot.
Sanjimoto is trying to force a seperation but Kimura has the dominant position.
Kimura keeps control of Sanjimoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kimura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Sanjimoto as the two fighters clinch.
Kimura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanjimoto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kimura tries to throw a body punch but Sanjimoto avoids it by throwing Kimura back against the cage.
Kimura scores with a shoulder strike.
Kimura tries to work over Sanjimoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Sanjimoto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kimura prevents a body shot from Sanjimoto.
Kimura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sanjimoto stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kimura misses with a body punch.
Kimura keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanjimoto's efforts to push away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kimura misses with a body punch.
Kimura misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kimura working aggressively here.
Sanjimoto lands with a left to the head.
Kimura tries a body shot but Sanjimoto blocks it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanjimoto avoids it.
Sanjimoto is leaning against Kimura and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanjimoto lands a body shot.
Kimura tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanjimoto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanjimoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Sanjimoto.
Kimura throws a head punch that misses.
Sanjimoto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sanjimoto lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kimura backwards.
Sanjimoto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kimura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanjimoto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kimura's elbow.
A short right from Sanjimoto on the inside.
Sanjimoto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Sanjimoto. Beautiful body shot.
Kimura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanjimoto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sanjimoto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kimura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sanjimoto rather than just go for the knockout.
Kimura misses the shot to the body.
Sanjimoto scores with the left hand. Kimura knows he should have avoided that one.
A left and a right from Sanjimoto both land. Nice combination.
Sanjimoto throws a right hand that Kimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimura also avoids with ease.
Sanjimoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanjimoto. Kimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kimura scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanjimoto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sanjimoto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kimura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanjimoto.
A big left from Sanjimoto misses.
Sanjimoto throws a hook but Kimura blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yakin Sanjimoto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sanjimoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kimura circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanjimoto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanjimoto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kimura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanjimoto blocks a leg kick.
Kimura has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sanjimoto throws a right and a left that Kimura avoids nicely.
Kimura fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sanjimoto connects with a body shot.
Sanjimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kimura.
Sanjimoto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanjimoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanjimoto looks to land a combination but Kimura avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sanjimoto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sanjimoto throws a hook but Kimura avoids it easily.
Kimura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kimura loads up on a big right hand but Sanjimoto slips the punch.
Sanjimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Kimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kimura cracks the inside of Sanjimoto's front leg.
Sanjimoto lands a jab-cross combination.
Sanjimoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kimura lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sanjimoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kimura was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto checks a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sanjimoto. Those never looked like landing.
Sanjimoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Kimura avoids the body shot from Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kimura moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanjimoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kimura.
Sanjimoto misses with a straight left.
Kimura dodges the punch combination from Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kimura.
Kimura fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto throws a series of punches but Kimura avoids them all with ease.
Sanjimoto misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Sanjimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kimura defending well as Sanjimoto loads up on a big left hand.
Sanjimoto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sanjimoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kimura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sanjimoto throws a right hand that Kimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimura also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanjimoto. Kimura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanjimoto misses with a two punch combination.
Kimura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yakin Sanjimoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanjimoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kimura circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanjimoto misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto throws a combination. Kimura tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kimura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kimura lands with a shot to the body.
Sanjimoto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kimura takes a swing at Sanjimoto's ribcage but misses.
Kimura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanjimoto tries to move into range but Kimura moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanjimoto misses with a wild combination.
Sanjimoto throws a series of punches but Kimura moves out of range.
Sanjimoto tries to bum rush Kimura with a series of wild strikes but Kimura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yakin Sanjimoto is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanjimoto misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Sanjimoto checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto throws a nice looking combination but Kimura bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kimura scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kimura doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanjimoto lands a jab.
No joy there for Sanjimoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanjimoto tests Kimura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kimura throws a low kick but Sanjimoto avoids it.
Sanjimoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kimura circles away quickly and effectively.
Kimura takes one to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sanjimoto misses.
Kimura misses with a wild body shot.
Sanjimoto misses with a looping right.
Sanjimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanjimoto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Sanjimoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sanjimoto swings for the body but Kimura moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kimura.
The fighters circling - Sanjimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kimura looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanjimoto is just out of range.
Sanjimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanjimoto misses the shot to the body.
Kimura is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto misses the jab.
Sanjimoto blocks a leg kick.
Sanjimoto throws a series of punches but Kimura moves out of range.
Kimura throws a chopping leg kick but Sanjimoto manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kimura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanjimoto.
Kimura throws a front kick that sends Sanjimoto stumbling back into the cage.
Sanjimoto tests Kimura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sanjimoto takes a swing at Kimura's ribcage but misses.
Sanjimoto misses with a hook. Kimura ducked under it nicely.
Kimura lands a jab to the nose.
Kimura looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tatsuya Kimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kimura. Kimura obviously looking to wear him down.
Sanjimoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kimura counters with a good, hard body kick but Sanjimoto shrugs it off.
Kimura throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kimura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanjimoto is able to avoid easily.
Sanjimoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanjimoto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kimura throws out the jab.
Kimura swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanjimoto swinging wildly here.
Kimura slips a jab and a cross from Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kimura.
Sanjimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kimura misses with a leg kick.
Kimura misses with an uppercut. Sanjimoto saw that one coming.
Sanjimoto stuns Kimura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanjimoto jabs at Kimura's body.
Sanjimoto jabs Kimura to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanjimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanjimoto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kimura stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanjimoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kimura.
Kimura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanjimoto manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Sanjimoto misses its intended target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yakin Sanjimoto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanjimoto has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Yakin Sanjimoto!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Yakin Sanjimoto!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Yakin Sanjimoto!
Yakin Sanjimoto wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Yakin Sanjimoto thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroyuki Saitou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabriel Parker had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Saitou!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker fails with the takedown
and Saitou counters with a one-two to the body.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Saitou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saitou counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Saitou.
Saitou comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Saitou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saitou misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Saitou counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Saitou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Saitou counters with a left and a right that stings Parker.
Parker is breathing heavily.
Saitou scores with a jab to the body.
Saitou lands a two punch combo.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Saitou counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Saitou!
Parker is rocked!
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Saitou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saitou lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Saitou.
Saitou looks to land a combination. Parker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Saitou counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saitou scores with a jab to the jaw.
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saitou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saitou looks to land a combination. Parker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Saitou looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Saitou throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parker.
Parker seems to have got his legs back now.
Saitou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Parker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saitou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saitou tries to bum rush Parker with a series of wild strikes but Parker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saitou moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saitou as Parker tries to tie him up.
Saitou breaks from the clinch.
Saitou throws a right and a left that Parker avoids nicely.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Saitou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saitou throws a nice looking combination but Parker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Saitou swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Saitou throws out a powerful jab.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Parker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saitou connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Parker scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saitou counters with a stiff right hand.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Saitou counters with a three punch combo that has Parker backing up. Parker nods at Saitou to acknowledge the strikes.
Parker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saitou is working the combinations to good effect here.
Parker tries for a takedown but Saitou circles away easily
and Saitou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saitou bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Parker's head backwards.
Parker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saitou.
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Saitou counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Saitou throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saitou has Parker up against the cage in a clinch.
Parker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saitou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitou rushes Parker and presses him up against the cage.
Parker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Parker looking to throw knees to the head but Saitou is blocking nicely.
Parker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saitou manages to break the clinch.
Saitou cracks Parker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Saitou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saitou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Saitou counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Saitou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Saitou does no damage.
A punch lands to the side of Parker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Saitou.
Nice cross by Saitou.
Saitou wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saitou misses with a wild combination.
Saitou with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Saitou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parker circles away quickly and effectively.
Gabriel Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A cross from Saitou lands.
Parker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Saitou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Saitou.
A nice combination there by Saitou.
Parker shoots and misses
and Saitou counters with a one-two to the body.
Saitou throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saitou uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parker has time to react.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Saitou displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Saitou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Saitou counters with a series of strikes. Parker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Saitou misses with a series of wild punches.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saitou looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Saitou is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Parker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Parker with a poor takedown
and Saitou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Saitou counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Saitou counters by clinching up.
Saitou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Saitou counters with a nice uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Saitou catches Parker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saitou moves into the clinch successfully.
Saitou breaks the clinch.
Hiroyuki Saitou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saitou scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saitou.
Saitou thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice combination there by Saitou.
Saitou clobbers Parker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Parker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saitou bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Parker's head backwards.
Saitou darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saitou dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saitou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Saitou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saitou stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
No joy there for Saitou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Parker misses with a takedown
and Saitou counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Parker thinking.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Saitou counters with a two punch combo.
Saitou scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Parker doesn't seem bothered though.
A right-left combo lands from Saitou.
Saitou lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Parker backs up against the cage.
Parker gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Saitou gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiroyuki Saitou!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masahiko Kimura (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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28
181 lbs
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25
187 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masahiko Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Kimura is just out of range.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Kimura misses with a takedown attempt - Alves sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alves misses with a low kick as Kimura jumps back.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Kimura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alves throws a low kick but Kimura avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Alves . Those never looked like landing.
Alves throws a poor cross that misses
and Kimura counters with a straight right hand.
Thiago Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kimura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alves to the mat! Alves manages to get full guard.
Kimura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kimura trying to move into half guard but instead Alves has managed to sweep!
Kimura is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alves is controlling him.
Alves throws a big elbow that misses.
Kimura has his foot on Alves 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alves works his way back into a safe position though.
Alves stays in close to Kimura's body and controls the position.
Kimura wants to sweep here but Alves controlling him for the moment.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alves gets to his feet - Kimura follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.
Alves misses with a double jab
and Kimura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kimura paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
Kimura is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alves 's half guard.
Kimura is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alves is just riding it out for now. Kimura eventually gives up the hold.
Kimura takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alves is working hard here to advance position.
Alves is not content to let Kimura control the position.
Kimura is trying to work for a kimura but Alves is defending well.
Kimura is trying to control the action in half guard but Alves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimura is controlling the pace.
Alves 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.
Alves is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to stand but can't do so whilst Alves controls his leg.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kimura prevents Alves from standing back up.
Kimura looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kimura is working for a kimura but Alves is defending it quite comfortably.
Kimura wants to stand up but Alves is controlling the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alves is trying to get back to full guard.
Alves is refusing to be controlled, as Kimura sits in half guard.
Kimura is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kimura stands up and beckons Alves to join him on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Alves .
Kimura changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alves tries to avoid it but Kimura manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alves to the ground. Alves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thiago Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masahiko Kimura.
Alves scores with a body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kimura lands with a good body shot.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kimura moves away.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Kimura takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice cross by Alves .
Alves bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kimura's head backwards.
Kimura slips a straight right by Alves .
Kimura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alves .
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Kimura's shoulder, as Kimura tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Kimura fails with the takedown.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Kimura moved out of range nicely.
Alves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Kimura keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kimura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alves misses with a right hand
and Kimura counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kimura is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kimura works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alves trying to control from the bottom.
Kimura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kimura is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alves is just riding it out for now. Kimura eventually gives up the hold.
Alves moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kimura tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.
Alves is pulling down on Kimura's head to control his posture.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kimura won't allow Alves to get back to his feet.
Kimura trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Kimura tries to free his leg and advance position but Alves is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alves swings widly with a right hand
and Kimura counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alves !
Kimura looking to finish with strikes here!
Alves wants to control but Kimura is having none of it.
Alves is desperately trying to improve his position but Kimura has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves is controlling an arm, preventing Kimura from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Kimura trying to control but Alves is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masahiko Kimura dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kimura tries for a takedown but Alves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kimura has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kimura shoots in and bounces Alves off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kimura 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.
Alves wants to stand up but Kimura is controlling him.
Alves manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura is working to get back to half guard.
Kimura sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Alves winds up and cracks Kimura with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alves winds up and cracks Kimura with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Alves prevents Kimura from improving his position.
Alves slips a nice elbow through Kimura's hands, connecting with Kimura's forehead.
Well, if Alves is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kimura wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is nestled in close to Kimura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Alves wants to control but Kimura is keeping him busy.
Alves wants to pass to mount but Kimura is defending the position.
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!
Kimura wants to get back to full guard.
Kimura is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kimura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alves scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alves seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kimura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kimura is pressing down on Alves 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kimura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kimura controls Alves momentarily but Alves frees himself.
Kimura keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alves is one step ahead there.
Alves landing with the ground and pound.
Kimura has a closed guard, preventing Alves from standing up.
Kimura working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Alves doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Alves manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alves working some strikes from top position.
Kimura keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kimura looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Alves puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kimura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alves scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kimura is looking to improve his position.
Kimura is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kimura looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alves looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Alves controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kimura is not content to let Alves control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kimura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kimura wants to get back to full guard.
Kimura regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kimura is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kimura tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Alves tries to roll over but Kimura keeps him under control.
Kimura looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Alves tries to roll over but Kimura keeps him under control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is looking for a kimura here.
Kimura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alves is looking for a sweep. Kimura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Alves gets full guard.
Alves has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kimura off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kimura.
Alves misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kimura, as that shot connected.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kimura avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Alves misses.
Alves has Kimura up against the cage in a clinch.
Alves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alves effectively controlling the action here.
Alves works on Kimura's body with a couple of short punches.
Alves landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alves effectively controlling the action here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alves pushes Kimura back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alves lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kimura backwards.
Kimura can't get the takedown.
Kimura prevents a body shot from Alves .
Alves effectively controlling the action here.
Alves is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kimura is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kimura is working for takedown but Alves is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Alves showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Thiago Alves !
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Thiago Alves !
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Thiago Alves !
Thiago Alves wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jenji Ueda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ueda has chosen Requiem for a Dream as his entrance music. Jenji Ueda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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161 lbs
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jenji Ueda!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker shoots and misses
and Ueda counters with an outside leg kick.
Ueda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ueda clinches.
Ueda using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Parker managing to block the knees to the body from Ueda.
Parker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ueda pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Ueda.
Ueda stops a takedown attempt from Parker.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Bruce Parker has been cut.
Parker goes for a takedown attempt but Ueda pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ueda darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parker is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Ueda is tapping! Great win for Parker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bruce Parker!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Hawkes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawkes kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm Shipping Up to Boston. Jimmy Miller acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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29
181 lbs
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184 lbs
14 - 14 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Hawkes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Miller!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkes tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Hawkes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Hawkes, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Hawkes against the cage but Hawkes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miller throws a nice looking combination but Hawkes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawkes has closed the distance and engaged Miller in a clinch.
Miller drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawkes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller wants a takedown but no success here.
Jonathan Hawkes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Miller.
Hawkes tries a knee to the head but Miller blocks it.
Miller is trying to push Hawkes away but Hawkes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hawkes lands with a left to the head.
Miller trying to land knees to the body.
Hawkes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hawkes misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hawkes tries to stall but Miller uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hawkes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hawkes blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller tries to pull guard but Hawkes holds him up against the cage and eventually Miller drops back down to his feet.
Hawkes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hawkes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller has managed to clinch.
Hawkes pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Hawkes on the inside.
Miller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hawkes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hawkes has Miller pushed against the cage.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes effectively controlling the action here.
Miller is looking to take this one to the mat.
Miller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hawkes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jonathan Hawkes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkes looks to land a body kick but Miller moved away.
Hawkes lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller is looking to clinch.
Miller shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Miller was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hawkes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hawkes wants to control but Miller is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkes is squirming around, avoiding Miller's attempts to control the action.
Miller with shots to the head and body - Hawkes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Hawkes is working to get back to half guard.
Hawkes wants to hold on but Miller pushes him away.
Hawkes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Miller.
Hawkes is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hawkes is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Miller get's back to his feet.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hawkes throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Miller colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Hawkes as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Miller is left battered and dazed whilst Hawkes and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Hawkes!
An out of breath Jonathan Hawkes thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Bonaparte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthor Basilicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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33
145 lbs
22 - 13 - 0 |
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30
165 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Napoleon Bonaparte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthor Basilicus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonaparte looks to land a body kick but Basilicus moved away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bonaparte.
Bonaparte checks a low kick from Basilicus.
Bonaparte takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters circling a little - Bonaparte finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bonaparte throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Basilicus on the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Bonaparte.
Basilicus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bonaparte throws a wild body kick that Basilicus sees coming a mile off.
Bonaparte wants to slow Basilicus down by chopping away at his legs.
Bonaparte tries to score with a low kick but Basilicus moves his leg out of the way.
Bonaparte looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Basilicus blocks a head kick by Bonaparte.
Basilicus throws a low kick but Bonaparte moves out of range easily.
Basilicus checks a low kick from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilicus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Basilicus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bonaparte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bonaparte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bonaparte wants to slow Basilicus down by chopping away at his legs.
Bonaparte misses with a leg kick
and Basilicus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Basilicus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bonaparte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Basilicus - the referee stops the clock and Bonaparte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Basilicus. Bonaparte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Basilicus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bonaparte manages to avoid it.
Bonaparte misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Basilicus.
Bonaparte misses with a kick to the body
and Basilicus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bonaparte's knee momentarily.
Napoleon Bonaparte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonaparte tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonaparte chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Basilicus can pounce on him.
Bonaparte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Basilicus - just one landing.
Crunch! Bonaparte slams his shin into Basilicus's torso.
Basilicus lands a leg kick that knocks Bonaparte off balance momentarily.
Bonaparte moves out of range of the body kick.
Basilicus scores with a leg kick.
Basilicus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Basilicus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Basilicus throws a leg kick but Bonaparte moved away.
Bonaparte tries a low kick but Basilicus avoids it.
Basilicus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Bonaparte misses.
Bonaparte misses with a kick to the body.
Bonaparte moves out of range of the body kick from Basilicus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick which misses Basilicus's front leg but catches the back leg as Basilicus tries to avoid it.
Bonaparte throws a low kick but it's checked well by Basilicus.
Basilicus throws a head kick but Bonaparte moves out of range.
Bonaparte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Basilicus moves away.
Bonaparte scores with a leg kick.
Bonaparte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Basilicus.
Bonaparte is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Basilicus.
It looks like Napoleon Bonaparte has been cut.
Bonaparte throws a leg kick
and Basilicus counters with a thumping low kick.
Bonaparte throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonaparte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Basilicus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bonaparte throws a push kick but Basilicus slaps the foot to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Bonaparte blocks the low kick.
Basilicus checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte is looking to land body kicks.
Bonaparte looks to land a right hand but Basilicus moved out of range.
Basilicus throws a head kick that misses.
Basilicus misses the jab.
Basilicus thumps Bonaparte with a low kick.
Basilicus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bonaparte. Bonaparte obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Basilicus as he checks the leg kick.
Bonaparte misses with a low kick.
Bonaparte tries to work over Basilicus's front leg with a kick but Basilicus checks it.
Basilicus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Basilicus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonaparte throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Basilicus is looking to chop away at Bonaparte's legs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Basilicus blocks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Basilicus.
Basilicus misses with a low kick.
Bonaparte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonaparte bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Basilicus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Basilicus avoids the head kick by Bonaparte.
Basilicus checks a leg kick nicely.
A head kick by Bonaparte misses
and Basilicus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Basilicus throws a quick inside leg kick.
Basilicus shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Basilicus darts in and clinches Bonaparte up against the cage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Basilicus pushes off an throws an elbow but Bonaparte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Basilicus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bonaparte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Basilicus avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonaparte avoids the elbow strike from Basilicus, against the cage.
Bonaparte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Basilicus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonaparte is defending well for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte stalls.
Basilicus throws an elbow but it misses.
Bonaparte trying to control the position but instead, Basilicus has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bonaparte into the cage.
Bonaparte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Basilicus is trying to break free.
Bonaparte wants to stall.
Basilicus looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bonaparte avoiding damage as Basilicus throws knees to the body.
Basilicus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
With the fighters up against the cage, Basilicus throws an elbow but misses.
Basilicus leaning against his opponent.
Basilicus stalling in the clinch but Bonaparte improves position.
Basilicus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bonaparte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Basilicuss head.
Bonaparte tries to throw a body punch but Basilicus avoids it by throwing Bonaparte back against the cage.
Bonaparte effectively controlling the action here.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus is stalling here.
Bonaparte looking for a takedown.
Bonaparte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonaparte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basilicus is trying to break free.
Bonaparte is trying to stall.
Basilicus lands a good knee to the midsection. Bonaparte won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anthor Basilicus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Napoleon Bonaparte's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bonaparte staying out of range there.
Bonaparte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bonaparte checks a low kick from Basilicus.
Basilicus avoids a kick to the body.
Basilicus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bonaparte tries to work over Basilicus's front leg with a kick but Basilicus checks it.
Basilicus tries to land a front kick but Bonaparte steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonaparte scores with a spinning back kick!
Bonaparte fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Basilicus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bonaparte thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Basilicus if he has to take too many more of those.
Bonaparte misses with a low kick.
Bonaparte tries to land a front kick but Basilicus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bonaparte throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bonaparte lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Basilicus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Basilicus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonaparte throws a lazy body kick
and Basilicus counters with a thumping low kick.
Bonaparte lands with a thumping leg kick.
Basilicus scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte misses with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Basilicus.
Basilicus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bonaparte.
Bonaparte wants to land a leg kick but Basilicus is out of range.
Basilicus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bonaparte cracks the inside of Basilicus's front leg.
Basilicus takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Basilicus avoids the head kick by Bonaparte.
Bonaparte throws a sloppy head kick and Basilicus moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus connects with an inside leg kick.
Basilicus with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted 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!
Bonaparte wants to slow Basilicus down by chopping away at his legs.
Bonaparte throws a lazy body kick
and Basilicus moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bonaparte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bonaparte fails to land.
Basilicus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bonaparte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Basilicus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Basilicus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bonaparte in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Basilicus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bonaparte up against the cage.
Basilicus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bonaparte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte blocks an elbow strike.
Bonaparte avoids the elbow strike from Basilicus, against the cage.
Basilicus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bonaparte is defending well for now.
Bonaparte blocks an elbow strike.
Bonaparte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonaparte is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Basilicus misses with an elbow strike.
Bonaparte avoiding damage as Basilicus throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte managing to block the knees to the body from Basilicus.
Bonaparte tries to stall but Basilicus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bonaparte blocks the elbow strike.
Bonaparte blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Basilicus will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bonaparte up against the cage.
Basilicus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bonaparte is keeping busy.
Bonaparte has Basilicus pressed against the cage, preventing Basilicus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Basilicus misses with an elbow strike.
Basilicus throws an elbow that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus throws an elbow that misses.
Bonaparte misses with a punch to the body.
Bonaparte wants a takedown.
Basilicus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bonaparte pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bonaparte is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Basilicus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bonaparte avoids the elbow strike from Basilicus, against the cage.
Bonaparte avoids a wild elbow strike from Basilicus.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte just leaning against Basilicus, taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Basilicus has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bonaparte.
Basilicus working hard to break the clinch.
Basilicus is looking to control Bonaparte's arms but Bonaparte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Basilicus has his back to the cage.
Anthor Basilicus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Basilicus throws an elbow but it misses.
Basilicus lands a knee to the body.
Basilicus tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonaparte avoids the damage to the body.
Bonaparte is trying to drag Basilicus to the mat but Basilicus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Napoleon Bonaparte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonaparte takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bonaparte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Basilicus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Basilicus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Basilicus tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonaparte avoids the damage to the body.
Basilicus is pushing Bonaparte up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Basilicus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bonaparte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Basilicus trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Basilicus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonaparte's brow.
Basilicus is stalling here.
Basilicus tries to land a knee to the head but Bonaparte blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Basilicus throws an elbow but it misses.
Basilicus tries to circle away but Bonaparte has him pinned against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Basilicus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bonaparte avoiding damage as Basilicus throws knees to the body.
Basilicus missing with knees to the body.
Basilicus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Basilicus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bonaparte avoids it.
Basilicus tries to land knees in the clinch but Bonaparte avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Basilicus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bonaparte's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalling in the clinch from Bonaparte.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthor Basilicus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Basilicus 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Anthor Basilicus!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Anthor Basilicus!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Anthor Basilicus!
Anthor Basilicus wins by unanimous decision!
Anthor Basilicus bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Woohun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolls Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Woohun Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rolls Royce!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Do misses the target.
Royce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Do pinned against the cage. Do gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Royce takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Royce misses with a takedown
letting Do counter with a right hand.
Do avoids the body shot from Royce.
Do throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Royce.
Do misses with a takedown attempt - Royce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Good exchange - Do coming out on top.
Do thows a left - swing and a miss!
Do rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Royce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Do throws out a loose jab but Royce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Royce pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Do throws a chopping leg kick but Royce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Do lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Royce circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Do, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Royce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Do moves into range and connects with a jab.
Royce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Do counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Royce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Do pinned against the cage. Do gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Woohun Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolls Royce.
The fight stays on the outside here - Royce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Do manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Do scores with a crisp jab that stopped Royce in his tracks.
Royce digs a good body shot into Do's ribs.
Do looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rolls Royce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royce tries to clinch but Do moves out of range.
Do turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Royce shoots in looking for a takedown but Do manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Royce's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Do swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Royce takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Royce. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royce throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Do, pushing him back against the cage.
Do tries to work over Royce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Royce lands a hook to the side of the head.
Do lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Do misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Royce drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Do presses Royce against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Do'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.
Do misses with a short punch on the inside.
Do breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Royce misses with a wild combination.
Royce drives through and clinches with Do against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do prevents a takedown attempt there.
Royce tries to pull guard but Do forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Do struggles to land a body shot inside as Royce controls his hands.
Do creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Royce blocking some punches.
Do misses with a hook from the clinch.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Royce.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royce has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Do after a bit of a struggle.
Royce jumps guard but Do turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Royce pulls guard.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Royce has wrist control.
Do keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Royce's head.
Do postures up in Royce's guard and throws a big left but Royce blocks it.
Royce trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Do is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Royce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Do postures up in Royce's guard and throws a big left but Royce blocks it.
Do passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Royce takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Do throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Royce gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Do looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Royce tries to roll over but Do keeps him under control.
Do throwing shots but Royce is blocking nicely.
Royce regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Do.
Do connects with a couple of short punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do postures up in Royce's guard and throws a big left but Royce blocks it.
Royce has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Do can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Royce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Do postures up and lands a big shot to Royce's brow.
Do landing some decent shots from guard.
Do throws an elbow that misses. Royce uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Do's guard. Nice move by Royce!
Royce won't allow Do to sweep him here.
Royce trying to control the position from guard on top but Do is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Royce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Do has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Royce has managed to get both his arms back between Do's legs - danger averted.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Royce landing with the ground and pound.
Do keeping moving, preventing Royce from controlling successfully.
Royce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Do is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Do is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Royce tries to get to full guard but Do has control of the leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Do looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Royce with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Do lands with a punch from half guard.
Royce gets full guard.
Do throws a big right hand that misses.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Royce blocks nicely.
Do loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Royce not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Royce working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Do.
Do wants to control from the top but Royce keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Royce is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Do is controlling him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Do distracts Royce with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Royce not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Royce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Royce slips a nice elbow through Do's hands, connecting with Do's forehead.
Royce moves nicely into side control.
Royce wants to lay and pray for a moment but Do keeps working.
Royce decides to stand up, so the ref orders Do to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royce shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Do as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woohun Do dominated that round.
That's time! Do's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Do throws out a powerful jab.
Royce misses with a head kick.
Royce tries to score a power double leg takedown but Do sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Royce somewhat.
Royce displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Do misses with a straight right.
Woohun Do is winning the standup battle so far.
Royce tries to move into range but Do moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good exchange - Do coming out on top.
Do throws the left hand but Royce avoids the punch easily.
Royce throws a combination that misses
and Do counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Royce has wrist control.
Royce wants to sweep here but Do controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Royce not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Royce avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Do looking to pass the guard.
Do trying to control but Royce is working from the bottom.
Do throws a big elbow that misses.
Royce wants to stand up but Do is controlling him.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Do is looking to work some ground and pound but Royce has wrist control.
Do scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Royce is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Do is controlling him.
Do 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do throwing strikes from guard but Royce blocks nicely.
Do wants to control from the top but Royce keeps moving.
Woohun Do overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do throws a strike but Royce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Royce trying to stand up but can't free himself from Do's guard.
Do trying to keep a closed guard but Royce is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royce is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Do not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Royce works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Do gets full guard.
Do pulls Royce in close to his closed guard and prevents Royce from doing any damage or advancing position.
Royce postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do keeping moving, preventing Royce from controlling successfully.
Royce preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Do swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Do wants to sweep here but Royce controlling him for the moment.
Do trying to control the position.
Do tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Royce needs to keep his hands up - Do had a free shot at his head there.
Do scores with a decent looking hook.
Do blocks a head kick by Royce.
Do takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Royce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Do.
Royce darts in trying to clinch
and Do counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Do misses.
Do misses with a looping left.
Royce shoots for a double leg takedown but Do sprawls well. He's pushed Royce's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Do thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Do takes a kick to the side of the head.
Royce moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Do swings for the body but Royce moves out of range.
Do misses with a hook. Royce ducked under it nicely.
Do with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do avoids the head kick by Royce.
Royce moves out of range as Do throws a body kick.
Royce shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Do sprawls well. Do wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Royce gets slowly back to his feet.
Woohun Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolls Royce.
Royce takes the fight into the clinch.
Royce avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Do looking to slow down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Do as Royce tries to tie him up.
Royce wants a takedown but no success here.
Do tries for a takedown. No joy.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Royce pulls guard.
Do trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Royce 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Do accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Do throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Do with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Royce throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Do tries to free his leg and advance position but Royce is retaining full guard.
Do cracks Royce with a solid left hand.
Do keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Royce's head.
Royce controls Do momentarily but Do frees himself.
Royce is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Royce is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royce manages to break the clinch.
Do throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Royce fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Royce shoots in and bounces Do off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Royce not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Royce preventing the sweep.
Do manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Royce manages to get himself to full guard.
Do postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Do distracts Royce with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Do missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royce wants to sweep here but Do controlling him for the moment.
Do throws an elbow that misses. Royce uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Do's guard. Nice move by Royce!
Royce avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Woohun Do showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Do has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Woohun Do!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Woohun Do!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Woohun Do!
Woohun Do wins by unanimous decision!
Woohun Do managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [CBK] Knockout Apparel [Clearance Sale!], into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fat Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Newton (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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162 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fat Ronaldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Huey Newton!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton throws a sloppy head kick and Ronaldo moves out of range easily.
Ronaldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Newton thuds a left hand into Ronaldo's body.
Ronaldo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Newton back to the cage. Ronaldo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Huey Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton misses with a double jab.
Newton throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ronaldo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ronaldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo slips under a jab from Newton.
Ronaldo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ronaldo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newton.
Ronaldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Newton counter with a right hand.
Ronaldo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Newton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ronaldo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ronaldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Newton counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ronaldo.
A head kick from Newton lands but Ronaldo takes it in his stride.
Ronaldo avoids the head kick by Newton.
Newton misses with a right hand
and Ronaldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Newton jabs Ronaldo right on the nose. Ronaldo blinks but takes it well.
Newton lands a head kick!
Ronaldo walks into a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Ronaldo. Those never looked like landing.
Ronaldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newton throws a jab but it's blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Newton.
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ronaldo throws a shot from downtown. Newton moves away and avoids it.
Newton thuds his shin into the meat of Ronaldo's side.
Ronaldo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Newton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Newton walks into a jab.
Newton throws a sloppy body shot
and Ronaldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ronaldo throws a sloppy head kick and Newton moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Newton.
Ronaldo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Ronaldo.
Newton feints and then cracks Ronaldo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ronaldo down.
Newton scores with the left hand. Ronaldo knows he should have avoided that one.
Newton throws a looping overhand right but Ronaldo ducks down to avoid it.
Newton misses with a leg kick
letting Ronaldo counter with a right hand.
Ronaldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newton motions for Ronaldo to come forward. Newton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Newton lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Newton's corner calls for a 1-2. Newton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ronaldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ronaldo.
Newton scores with a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Newton, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Newton turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Newton tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ronaldo moves away.
Ronaldo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Newton connects with a looping right hand.
Newton throws a head kick that misses.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Newton checks a low kick from Ronaldo.
Newton lands a high kick!
Newton lands with a hook. Ronaldo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick that knocks Newton off balance momentarily.
Ronaldo tries to keep at a distance but Newton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Newton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newton missing with knees to the body.
Newton missing with knees to the body.
Newton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Newton pushes Ronaldo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Newton.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newton misses with a knee strike.
Newton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Newton lands a nice knee to the body.
Ronaldo managing to block the knees to the body from Newton.
Newton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ronaldo blocks it with crossed arms.
Ronaldo wants a takedown but no success here.
Newton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Newton misses with a knee strike.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Newton tries to land a knee to the head but Ronaldo blocks with his arms.
Newton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Newton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ronaldo goes for a takedown attempt but Newton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fat Ronaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ronaldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newton throws a head kick that misses
and Ronaldo counters with a one-two to the body.
Newton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ronaldo throws out the jab.
Ronaldo slips under a jab from Newton.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws a front kick aimed at Ronaldo's knee but Ronaldo avoids it well.
Newton instigates a clinch.
Newton misses with the head strike.
Newton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ronaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Newton.
Newton missing with a left hand there. Ronaldo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ronaldo lands with a hook. Newton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Newton misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo moves out of range of the body kick from Newton.
Newton tries to clinch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Newton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ronaldo's sensitive parts.
Newton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ronaldo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Newton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Newton throws a wild body kick that Ronaldo sees coming a mile off.
Some wild striking there from Ronaldo.
An inside leg kick lands from Newton.
An inside leg kick lands from Newton.
Ronaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newton.
Newton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ronaldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Newton misses
and Ronaldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Ronaldo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Newton scores with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey Newton dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Newton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that misses
and Newton counters with a straight right hand.
Newton misses with a left hand
and Ronaldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Newton lands a head kick!
Ronaldo misses with a few strikes there.
Ronaldo staying out of range there.
Newton looks to clinch
and Ronaldo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Newton throws a lazy head kick
and Ronaldo counters with a good low kick that Newton was not able to check.
Ronaldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ronaldo looks to land a left hand but Newton moved out of range nicely.
Newton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Newton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
Newton throws a hook but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Newton trying to land knees to the body.
Newton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Newton misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton scores with a hook to the body.
Newton trying to land knees to the body.
Ronaldo working hard to break the clinch.
Ronaldo prevents the takedown attempt.
Newton misses with a knee strike.
Newton crunches a lovely knee into Ronaldo's ribcage.
Newton lands a good knee to the midsection. Ronaldo won't want to take too many of those.
Newton is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton gets underhooks to prevent Ronaldo's takedown attempt.
Newton tries a knee to the head but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo prevents a body shot from Newton.
Ronaldo tries to land a knee to the head but Newton blocks with his arms.
Newton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ronaldo is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Newton.
Ronaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Newton wants to stall.
Newton struggles to land a body shot inside as Ronaldo controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Newton fails to land.
Newton lands a good knee to the midsection. Ronaldo won't want to take too many of those.
Newton scores with a knee to the head.
Newton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Newton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ronaldo.
Newton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Newton tries to work over Ronaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huey Newton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newton.
The crowd cheers as Newton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ronaldo doesn't seem phased though.
Ronaldo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Newton throws the left hand but Ronaldo avoids the punch easily.
Newton tries a head kick but it misses.
Ronaldo lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ronaldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ronaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newton stuns Ronaldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo misses the shot to the body.
Newton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Newton has managed to clinch.
Newton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ronaldo blocks it with crossed arms.
Newton lands a knee to the head.
Newton tries a knee to the head but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ronaldo is working for takedown but Newton is calmly controlling the position for now.
A body shot lands from Newton.
Newton tries to land knees in the clinch but Ronaldo avoids the damage to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Newton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ronaldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Newton lands with a right to the head.
Newton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ronaldo.
Newton has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo wants to take the fight to the mat but Newton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fat Ronaldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Newton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Newton misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Newton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Newton lands a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ronaldo as Newton tries to tie him up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Newton looking to throw knees to the head but Ronaldo is blocking nicely.
Newton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Newton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ronaldo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Newton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ronaldo.
Newton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ronaldo.
Fat Ronaldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Newton tries a knee to the head but Ronaldo blocks it.
Newton lands a body shot.
Ronaldo is trying to break the clinch but Newton has him pressed against the cage.
Newton misses with a punch to the body.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Newton misses with some punches.
Newton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ronaldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Newton avoids the damage to the body.
Newton tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ronaldo misses with a knee to the head.
Newton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ronaldo's face.
Huey Newton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Newton.
Ronaldo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Newton gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Newton tries to land a knee to the head but Ronaldo blocks with his arms.
Ronaldo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
And that's the end of the fight!
Huey Newton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Newton 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Huey Newton!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Huey Newton!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Huey Newton!
Huey Newton wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Huey Newton 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Four Middle Fingers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fingers might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 4middle Fingers - Decision victory or KO clinchrape. Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by On the Eve of War. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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30
240 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Four Middle Fingers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Russell Jones!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones clinches up against the cage.
Fingers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Fingers avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones is trying to maintain a safe position but Fingers gets an underhook and turns Jones into the cage.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Fingers lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fingers backwards.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fingers up against the cage.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Jones.
Jones takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Russell Jones has been cut.
Jones avoiding damage as Fingers throws knees to the body.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Fingers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Fingers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones avoiding damage as Fingers throws knees to the body.
Fingers trying to land knees to the body.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Fingers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fingers.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Jones cracks Fingers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Fingers has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones tries to work over Fingers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fingers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fingers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Fingers.
Fingers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Fingers.
Fingers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fingers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fingers.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Fingers avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Fingers throws an elbow that misses.
Jones leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Fingers avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Fingers misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones tries a body shot but Fingers blocks it.
Fingers lands a nice elbow.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
A body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fingers has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Fingers tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones pushes Fingers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fingers blocks the elbow strike.
Jones pushes Fingers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fingers is breathing heavily.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Fingers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Fingers pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fingers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fingers takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fingers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Fingers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Fingers controls his hands.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fingers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fingers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fingers.
Fingers moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Fingers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones lands a shoulder strike.
Jones trying to stall but Fingers improves his position.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fingers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fingers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fingers misses with an elbow strike.
Fingers misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Fingers won't allow it.
Fingers lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
That has opened up Russell Jones's cut even more.
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!
A shot in the inside from Fingers.
Jones is trying to stall.
Fingers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fingers tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Fingers lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
Jones stalling in the clinch but Fingers improves position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fingers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Fingers.
Fingers lands a damaging elbow.
Fingers lands with a right to the head.
Fingers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones pushes Fingers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fingers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Jones tries to work over Fingers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones is trying to break free.
Fingers misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fingers.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fingers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fingers.
Fingers lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Russell Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Knees to the body from Fingers.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fingers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fingers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fingers tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Fingers.
Fingers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Fingers tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Fingers.
Fingers missing with knees to the body.
Fingers lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Fingers lands an elbow that stopped Jones in his tracks for a moment.
Russell Jones's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Fingers.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fingers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fingers lands with a left to the head.
Fingers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fingers unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fingers crunches a lovely knee into Jones's ribcage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Fingers.
Jones is rocked!
Fingers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Fingers finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Russell Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Four Middle Fingers!
Four Middle Fingers took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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