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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Toby Doodle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Churchill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Andrew Churchill was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toby Doodle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Churchill!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Churchill tries for a takedown but Doodle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Churchill drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doodle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Churchill.
Churchill throws a big elbow that misses.
Doodle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Churchill doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Doodle is tightening it up a little... Churchill has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Churchill reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Churchill taps out! Nice BJJ there by Doodle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Toby Doodle!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Fei Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Fei Hong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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224 lbs
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275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harrison Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Fei Hong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei Hong moves in looking to clinch but Best pushes him off.
A combination from Best does no damage.
Best lands with an overhand left.
Best throws a jab but it's blocked by Fei Hong.
Best connects with an inside leg kick.
Best will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fei Hong tries to clinch up.
Best keeps Fei Hong at a distance using the push kick.
Fei Hong tries to clinch up but Best circles away and keeps his distance.
Harrison Best seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Best lands a jab.
Best forces Fei Hong back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Best.
Fei Hong blocks an elbow strike.
Fei Hong stalling in the clinch but Best improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Best is stalling here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Best dodges an elbow strike from Fei Hong.
Fei Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fei Hong lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Harrison Best has been cut.
Fei Hong leaning against his opponent.
Best pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fei Hong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Best misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fei Hong.
Fei Hong pushes off an throws an elbow but Best leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fei Hong throws an elbow but misses.
Fei Hong avoids a wild elbow strike from Best.
Fei Hong lands a damaging elbow.
Best stalling the fight.
Fei Hong throws an elbow but it misses.
Fei Hong misses with an elbow strike.
Best takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Best blocks an elbow strike from Fei Hong.
Best lands an elbow that stopped Fei Hong in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Best dodges an elbow strike from Fei Hong.
Best is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Best tries to score a body lock takedown but Fei Hong shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fei Hong.
Best pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fei Hong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Best taking a breather.
Maybe Best would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Best seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Fei Hong is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best blocks an elbow strike from Fei Hong.
Fei Hong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harrison Best's cut is getting worse.
Fei Hong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Best blocks an elbow strike.
Fei Hong lands a damaging elbow.
Best lands a good knee to the midsection. Fei Hong won't want to take too many of those.
Best looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fei Hong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Best's brow.
Best working hard to break the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fei Hong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Best's brow.
Best has Fei Hong pushed against the cage.
Fei Hong throws an elbow that misses.
Best takes an elbow to the temple.
Best blocks the elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fei Hong throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Fei Hong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Best stalling in the clinch but Fei Hong improves position.
Best is trying to break the clinch but Fei Hong has him pressed against the cage.
Fei Hong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Best's defenses.
Harrison Best's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Best is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Best throws an elbow but misses.
Fei Hong blocks an elbow strike from Best.
Fei Hong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Best holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Best is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fei Hong is keeping busy.
Best looking to throw knees to the head but Fei Hong is blocking nicely.
Best looking to throw knees to the head but Fei Hong is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harrison Best dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harrison Best's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fei Hong is looking to clinch.
Best throws a jab when Fei Hong was well out of range.
Best closes the distance and pushes Fei Hong back into the cage.
Fei Hong lands an elbow inside.
Best blocks the elbow strike.
Best with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Best dodges an elbow strike from Fei Hong.
Best blocks an elbow strike.
Fei Hong pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Best taking a breather.
Fei Hong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jeez, Harrison Best's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Harrison Best's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alan Fei Hong!
Alan Fei Hong thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Lily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Atlas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jack Atlas was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiger Lily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Atlas!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atlas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lily sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lily tries to close the distance and clinch but Atlas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Atlas fails with the takedown.
Lily tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atlas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Atlas gets tackled into the cage by Lily. Lily maintains the clinch.
Atlas pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lily's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lily accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lily has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lily content to stall in guard here.
Atlas keeping full guard, as Lily tries to pass.
Lily trying to move into half guard but instead Atlas has managed to sweep!
Atlas won't allow Lily to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lily pushes Atlas off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tiger Lily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atlas keeps the fight on the outside.
Lily fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lily thows a body shot but no joy.
Lily fails in his attempt to clinch.
Atlas shoots in but Lily avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tiger Lily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Atlas.
Lily instigates a clinch.
Lily lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lily scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lily lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atlas blocks an uppercut.
Atlas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lily keeps control of Atlas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Atlas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lily tries to clinch up but Atlas circles away and keeps his distance.
Lily clinches.
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!
Lily prevents the takedown attempt.
Lily is struggling to control the position.
Atlas jumps guard but Lily turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Atlas jumps guard but Lily stands there with Atlas around his waist. Atlas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Atlas looks gassed!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lily.
It looks like Jack Atlas has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lily stalling.
Atlas is trying to trip Lily. He has hold of a leg but Lily is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Atlas persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lily is working an open guard so Atlas takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Atlas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lily fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lily fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Atlas, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Atlas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lily is defending well.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lily lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lily stalling against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lily gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A hook to the body from Lily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lily - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiger Lily.
Lily stuns Atlas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lily gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atlas tries to circle away but Lily has him pinned against the cage.
Lily lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lily will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Atlas up against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Atlas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Lily dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Atlas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Atlas darts in and clinches Lily up against the cage.
Atlas has Lily pushed against the cage.
Lily cracks Atlas with a nice body shot.
Atlas being controlled against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lily.
A bit of stalling here from Lily.
Atlas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lily is defending well.
Lily slowing the pace effectively.
A shot in the inside from Lily.
Lily taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Atlas is breathing heavily.
Atlas tries to break free but Lily pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiger Lily.
Lily clinches.
Lily lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lily lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atlas backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lily.
Lily lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lily tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lily holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lily gets through Atlas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lily taking a breather.
Lily scores with a shoulder strike.
Lily lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atlas is rocked!
Lily is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Atlas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lily lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Lily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lily is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lily throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atlass head.
Atlas is still on wobbly legs! Can Lily finish him?
Lily stalling in the clinch.
Atlas seems to have recovered his senses.
Atlas tries to pull guard but Lily holds him up against the cage and eventually Atlas drops back down to his feet.
Atlas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lily avoids the damage to the body.
Lily stalling in the clinch.
Lily scores with a shot to the side of Atlas's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atlas pushes off an throws an elbow but Lily leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lily stops a takedown attempt from Atlas.
Tiger Lily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Atlas.
Lily pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiger Lily.
Lily moves in looking to clinch but Atlas pushes him off.
Lily takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Atlas keeps the fight on the outside.
Lily tries to clinch but Atlas moves out of range.
Lily doesn't manage to clinch there - Atlas circles away.
Tiger Lily is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lily fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lily fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lily fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Atlas, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atlas trying to land knees to the body.
Lily stalls.
Lily tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lily avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiger Lily.
Lily is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiger Lily dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Atlas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Lily as Atlas shoots in.
Lily wants to clinch up but Atlas keeps it at a distance.
Lily throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lily is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atlas can do to turn this around?
Lily moves in looking to clinch but Atlas pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lily.
Lily lands with an overhand left.
Atlas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lily swivels and escapes.
Atlas slips a jab and a cross from Lily.
Lily moves in looking to clinch but Atlas pushes him off.
Lily tries to clinch but Atlas moves out of range.
Jack Atlas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atlas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Atlas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lily with a jab.
Lily moves into the clinch.
Lily is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atlas tries to pull guard but Lily holds him up against the cage and eventually Atlas drops back down to his feet.
Tiger Lily has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Atlas.
Lily displaying some good clinch control by pressing Atlas up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiger Lily.
Lily closes the distance and clinches.
Lily lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Lily scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lily.
Lily stalling.
Atlas wants a takedown.
Lily scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lily working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lily scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lily pushes Atlas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lily stalling against the cage.
Lily lands with a light punch inside.
Atlas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lily content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tiger Lily.
Atlas swats away the attempt to clinch by Lily.
Lily cracks a nice hook into Atlas's ribs.
Lily slips a jab from Atlas.
Atlas takes a swing at Lily's ribcage but misses.
Lily moves in looking to clinch but Atlas pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Atlas.
Lily rushes Atlas and presses him up against the cage.
Atlas being controlled against the cage.
Lily seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tiger Lily has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lily working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Atlas has had enough of the clinch but Lily keeps him there for the moment.
Lily lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Atlas jumps guard but Lily turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lily content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Atlas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lily's elbow.
Jack Atlas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tiger Lily is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiger Lily showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lily has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiger Lily!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Mark Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
285 lbs
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28
260 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Mark Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mr Woo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Woo counters with a straight right hand.
Kyle misses with a body shot
and Woo counters with a three punch combo that has Kyle backing up. Kyle nods at Woo to acknowledge the strikes.
Woo slips a straight right by Kyle.
Kyle misses with a left hand
and Woo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kyle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Woo manages to get himself to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Woo wants to sweep but no luck.
Woo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Woo working for a triangle but Kyle defends it easily.
Kyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Woo has wrist control.
Woo looking for a sweep. Not yet Woo, not yet.
Woo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woo has his foot on Kyle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kyle works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woo working a defensive guard here.
Kyle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kyle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Woo trying to control the position.
Kyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kyle with a nice head shot there.
Woo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Woo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Woo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kyle throws a big elbow that misses.
Kyle working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kyle postures up and lands a big shot to Woo's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo looking for a guillotine here but Kyle defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kyle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Woo's head.
Kyle connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyle throws an elbow that misses. Woo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kyle's guard. Nice move by Woo!
Woo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kyle is keeping the position for now.
Kyle striking off his back but it's not causing Woo any problems.
Woo is working Kyle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kyle wants to sweep here but Woo controlling him for the moment.
Kyle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Woo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Woo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kyle looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kyle looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kyle!
Kyle lands some shots froms side control.
It looks like Mr Woo has been cut.
Woo manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kyle seems to be looking for submissions.
Woo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kyle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kyle prevents Woo from improving his position.
Kyle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle lands strikes from half guard.
Woo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Woo has hold of Kyle's hands but Kyle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kyle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kyle works his foot free and advances to mount.
Woo tries to hold on but Kyle pushes him away.
Kyle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Woo hang on?
That has opened up Mr Woo's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Woo is looking to improve his position but Kyle isn't that keen on the idea.
Woo has left one of his arms exposed and Kyle doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Woo screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takeru Mark Kyle!
Takeru Mark Kyle decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baldomir Zsofka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patterson has chosen "I'm Too Sexy" as his entrance music. Pete Patterson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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25
250 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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31
266 lbs
20 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Baldomir Zsofka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsofka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Patterson can pounce on him.
Patterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zsofka's calf.
Patterson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Patterson stands and steps away. Zsofka gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Zsofka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Patterson tries to kick Zsofka off but Zsofka keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Patterson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zsofka.
Zsofka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Patterson's head.
Zsofka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Zsofka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zsofka trying to pass the guard but Patterson defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka misses with a head shot. Patterson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zsofka with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zsofka showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zsofka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Patterson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zsofka has managed to get both his arms back between Patterson's legs - danger averted.
Patterson wants to stand but Zsofka is controlling the position.
Zsofka 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.
Zsofka looking to sit in guard and control but Patterson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zsofka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zsofka is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Patterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zsofka is keeping the position for now.
Zsofka wants to sweep here but Patterson controlling him for the moment.
Zsofka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zsofka controls Patterson momentarily but Patterson frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson chips away with some ground and pound.
Patterson wants to control from the top but Zsofka keeps moving.
Patterson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Patterson wants to get up but he can't break Zsofka's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zsofka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Patterson defends it easily.
Patterson throwing strikes but missing.
Patterson trying to control but Zsofka is working from the bottom.
Zsofka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zsofka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Patterson defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson wanted to stand there but Zsofka had control of the position.
Zsofka keeping full guard, as Patterson tries to pass.
Patterson stands and throws Zsofka's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Zsofka is trying to control Patterson's posture but Patterson avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patterson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Zsofka some visible discomfort.
Zsofka is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Patterson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zsofka struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pete Patterson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patterson.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zsofka but Zsofka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zsofka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patterson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Patterson throws a leg kick
and Zsofka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Zsofka is trying to control the action in half guard but Patterson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Patterson is trying to control but can't.
Patterson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zsofka.
Patterson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zsofka is looking to take a break and control but Patterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka passes to full mount!
Patterson is looking to get to half guard.
Zsofka can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Patterson is looking to escape.
Zsofka landing shots from mount.
It looks like Pete Patterson has been cut.
Zsofka goes for an armbar but Patterson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Patterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zsofka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Patterson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zsofka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zsofka is on top in guard.
Patterson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zsofka postures up in Patterson's guard and throws a big left but Patterson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Zsofka from controlling successfully.
Patterson wants to sweep but no luck.
Zsofka controlling from the top position.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing Zsofka from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zsofka.
Zsofka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zsofka doesn't manage to clinch there - Patterson circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Patterson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Zsofka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zsofka throws a low kick but Patterson moves out of range easily.
Zsofka misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Patterson as Zsofka shoots in.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zsofka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zsofka scores with a push kick.
Patterson tries to clinch up.
Zsofka drives through and clinches with Patterson against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Zsofka here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Zsofka trying to control the position but instead, Patterson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zsofka into the cage.
Patterson lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Patterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Zsofka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baldomir Zsofka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pete Patterson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Patterson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patterson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zsofka's calf.
Patterson tries to clinch there but Zsofka circles away.
Zsofka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Patterson tries to clinch there but Zsofka circles away.
Patterson slaps away a takedown attempt from Zsofka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pete Patterson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Patterson leaves Zsofka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zsofka moves into the clinch.
Zsofka misses with a punch to the body.
Zsofka prevents the takedown attempt.
Zsofka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patterson's elbow.
Patterson can't break the clinch.
Zsofka struggles to land a body shot inside as Patterson controls his hands.
Zsofka is trying to break the clinch but Patterson has him pressed against the cage.
Patterson lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson misses with a knee strike.
Patterson tries for a takedown but Zsofka manages to get underhooks.
Zsofka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Patterson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baldomir Zsofka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patterson jumps guard.
Zsofkais looking to pass into half guard but Patterson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Patterson is in guard.
Zsofka keeping moving, preventing Patterson from controlling successfully.
Patterson postures up in Zsofka's guard and throws a big left but Zsofka blocks it.
Patterson drops back looking for a leg! Zsofka is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zsofka manages to kick Patterson off! Patterson jumps back into Zsofka's guard.
Zsofka working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Patterson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Zsofka is tightening it up a little... Patterson has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Patterson reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Patterson taps out! Nice BJJ there by Zsofka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Baldomir Zsofka!
Baldomir Zsofka very nearly forgot to thank M/S Paint Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Cheung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neho Kipei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheung has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Eddie Cheung looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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23
213 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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22
219 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Cheung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neho Kipei!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kipei fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cheung avoids it really well and circles away.
Cheung is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kipei.
Cheung gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kipei to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kipei landing some decent shots from guard.
Kipei lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kipei cracks Cheung with a solid left hand.
Kipei pushing down on Cheung's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cheung on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cheung tries to get out of the position.
Kipei lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Kipei.
Kipei working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kipei slips a nice elbow through Cheung's hands, connecting with Cheung's forehead.
Kipei has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cheung is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kipei scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kipei seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kipei passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kipei lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cheung hang on?
Kipei landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kipei is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cheung can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cheung might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kipei landing punches.
Kipei working Cheung over with strikes here.
Kipei dominating with strikes here.
Cheung is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kipei landing strikes from the mount and Cheung is in trouble!
Kipei unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Cheung wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kipei celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neho Kipei!
A pretty intense looking Neho Kipei took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiyama Shinichi (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
140 lbs
15 - 18 - 0 |
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25
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Bloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akiyama Shinichi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bloom has clasped his hands together around Shinichi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Shinichi is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bloom decides to stand back up.
No luck for Shinichi with that takedown attempt.
Bloom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shinichi, pushing him back against the cage.
Shinichi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bloom is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Shinichi to the mat. Shinichi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bloom preventing the sweep.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bloom stands up and waves to Shinichi to follow him.
Bloom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shinichi.
Shinichi moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shinichi tries to pull guard but Bloom won't allow it.
Orlando Bloom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiyama Shinichi.
Shinichi tries to pull guard but Bloom won't allow it.
Shinichi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bloom after a bit of a struggle.
Bloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shinichi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bloom after a bit of a struggle.
Shinichi jumps guard but Bloom turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Shinichi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bloom crunches a lovely knee into Shinichi's ribcage.
Shinichi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bloom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bloom obliges.
Shinichi looks gassed!
Bloom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloom lands an elbow inside that Shinichi shrugs off.
Bloom gets underhooks to prevent Shinichi's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloom is fighting off a takedown attempt but Shinichi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bloom to the mat. Bloom regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bloom is pulling down on Shinichi's head. It's preventing any offense from Shinichi, at least for the moment.
Bloom keeping moving, preventing Shinichi from controlling successfully.
Bloom is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bloom has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Shinichi doesn't defend quickly enough and Bloom has managed to lock this one up! Can Shinichi escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bloom on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Orlando Bloom!
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