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Valhalla 73: Tokyo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deja Vu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Iron's choice of entrance music: Cool - Remix by Afrojack. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deja Vu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Iron!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Iron both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Deja Vu has been cut.
Iron doesn't manage to clinch there - Vu circles away.
Vu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Iron's half guard.
Vu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vu is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Iron defends it well.
Vu 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.
Iron is trying to stand back up but Vu is controlling him
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vu is pressing down on Iron's thigh, looking to free his foot. Iron is holding on for now.
Vu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Iron keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Iron really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vu throwing shots but Iron is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vu controlling the action here.
Iron is looking to escape.
Vu could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Iron trying to control but Vu postures up.
Iron has hold of Vu's hands but Vu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vu lands a nice short elbow.
Iron is trying to get back to full guard.
Vu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Iron tries to get to full guard but Vu has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Vu wants to take a breather but Iron is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron is looking to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Iron is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Iron blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vu.
Iron wants to control but Vu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vu is keen to just control but Iron is a slippery customer.
Vu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vu prevents Iron from improving his position.
Vu lands strikes from half guard.
Iron is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vu wants to work for an arm triangle but Iron is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Iron is trying to stand.
Vu slips a nice elbow through Iron's hands, connecting with Iron's forehead.
Vu 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.
Vu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Iron is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vu's back!
Iron is trying to stick to Vu's back but Vu is turning into Iron. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Iron's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Vu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vu throwing strikes from guard but Iron blocks nicely.
Vu throwing strikes but missing.
Iron wants to stand but Vu is controlling the position.
Iron has momentary wrist control but Vu slips an elbow through the middle.
Vu is stalling in the full guard.
Iron 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.
Vu distracts Iron with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vu stands up over Iron, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Iron not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vu is working Iron over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deja Vu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deja Vu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Vu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Iron to the mat! Iron manages to get full guard.
Vu preventing the sweep.
Iron utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vu passes into half guard.
Vu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Iron on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Iron looks like he's trying to stand up.
Iron is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vu's back!
Iron punches the canvas rather than the man.
Vu controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Deja Vu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Iron doesn't have the hooks in and Vu manages to turn into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iron has momentary wrist control but Vu slips an elbow through the middle.
Vu pushing down on Iron's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vu is keen to just control but Iron is a slippery customer.
Vu works his way into side control.
Vu grinds an elbow into Iron's temple.
Iron taking a bit of punishment here - Vu scoring with strikes.
Iron tries to improve position but can't.
Iron pushes Vu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Vu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Vu landing a few strikes.
Vu working the head and body with strikes.
Vu is chipping away with strikes.
Vu is looking to take a break and control but Iron is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Iron tries to improve position but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron seems a little lost for a moment, as Vu dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vu lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Iron takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Iron is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The referee asks Vu politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Vu prefers to stall for the moment though.
Iron takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Vu lands a few punches from side control.
Vu scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Vu's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Iron tries to buck Vu off but Vu is having none of it.
Vu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Iron is trying to control Vu's posture but Vu avoids it.
Vu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iron can do to turn this around?
Vu is trying to get an arm triangle but Iron is defending well.
Iron is trying to escape the position but Vu is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vu working the ground and pound.
Vu wants to control but Iron is keeping him busy.
Iron tries to improve position but can't.
Vu working the ground and pound.
Iron is trying to improve his position.
Vu taking a breather here.
Vu cracks Iron with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Iron taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vu scoring with punches and elbows.
Vu working the ground and pound from side control.
Vu trying to control the action but Iron is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron taking punishment in the form of punches.
Iron is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vu passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Iron!
Vu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vu with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Vu cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Iron tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vu connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Vu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Iron is rocked!
Iron tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Iron is still in real trouble! Can Vu finish him?
Vu unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vu raining down shots from the mount!
Vu dominating with strikes here.
Iron can't escape the position.
Iron is breathing heavily.
Vu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Iron is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deja Vu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Deja Vu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Vu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Iron pinned against the cage. Iron gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Iron seems to have recovered his senses.
Good exchange - Iron coming out on top.
Vu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Iron sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Iron feints a jab promting Vu to slip. Iron then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Iron throws a chopping leg kick but Vu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vu manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Iron.
Iron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Iron throws a lazy uppercut
and Vu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Iron's guard.
Iron is looking to stand up but Vu isn't so interested in that idea.
Iron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Iron swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vu is working hard here to advance position.
Iron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vu is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iron keeping moving, preventing Vu from controlling successfully.
Vu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Iron wants to stand and escape but Vu is having none of it.
Iron wants to sweep but no luck.
Vu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Vu chips away with some ground and pound.
Vu slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vu winds up and cracks Iron with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Vu works his way into side control.
Vu trying to control the position but Iron is working away.
Vu grinds an elbow into Iron's temple.
Vu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Vu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vu lands a nice forearm strike.
Vu lands a few punches from side control.
Vu trying to control the action but Iron is working from the bottom.
Vu scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vu in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vu cracks Iron with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vu connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Iron some visible discomfort.
Vu taking a breather here.
Vu trying to control the action but Iron is working from the bottom.
Mike Iron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iron wants to control but Vu postures up.
Vu creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Iron is not content to let Vu control the position.
Iron throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iron pushes Vu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Vu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Vu working the ground and pound.
Deja Vu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vu controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Deja Vu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deja Vu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between The Dragon Caliman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for The Dragon Caliman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, The Dragon Caliman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riley Davis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis moves away from the strike by Caliman.
Davis shoots in and bounces Caliman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Davis throws an elbow that misses. Caliman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Caliman!
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caliman.
Davis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Caliman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Caliman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Caliman tries to stand but Davis is controlling from the bottom.
Davis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Caliman is sitting in close to Davis's body. Davis has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Caliman is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Caliman is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Davis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Riley Davis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Izanagami Kami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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173 lbs
8 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izanagami Kami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John White!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White misses with a double jab.
Kami moves into range and clinches up with White.
A nice left hand lands by White.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kami goes for a takedown in the clinch but White prevents it.
Kami jumps guard and drags White to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kami escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. White gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
White is stalling in the full guard.
Kami is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! White has his hands clasped together but Kami extends an breaks White's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kami.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Izanagami Kami!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Amolayeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcelo Amolayeta's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Amolayeta!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Palmeiras fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Amolayeta tests O Palmeiras's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Amolayeta.
O Palmeiras looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
O Palmeiras looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Palmeiras defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amolayeta.
O Palmeiras moves forwards but Amolayeta connects with a nice, crisp jab.
O Palmeiras dives in and scores a takedown into Amolayeta's guard.
O Palmeiras works a leg free and moves into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amolayeta makes his way to full guard, as O Palmeiras worked for a kimura.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Palmeiras throws a big elbow that misses.
O Palmeiras trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amolayeta wants to stand up but O Palmeiras is controlling him.
Amolayeta pushes O Palmeiras off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Amolayeta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Palmeiras fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Amolayeta sprawls well initially but O Palmeiras persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
O Palmeiras is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Amolayeta has managed to free his arm - good work.
Amolayeta pushes O Palmeiras off and gets back to his feet.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Amolayeta as he jumps to the side.
O Palmeiras is breathing heavily.
Amolayeta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amolayeta gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows O Palmeiras to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amolayeta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
O Palmeiras won't allow Amolayeta to get back to his feet.
O Palmeiras pushes down on Amolayeta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
O Palmeiras wants to free his trapped foot but Amolayeta is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Amolayeta pushes O Palmeiras off looking to stand but O Palmeiras dives back in and keeps control.
O Palmeiras is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
O Palmeiras is working for a kimura here but Amolayeta manages to reverse the position and he's now in O Palmeiras's guard.
O Palmeiras might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Amolayeta would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amolayeta drops back looking for a leg! O Palmeiras is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and O Palmeiras manages to kick Amolayeta off! Amolayeta jumps back into O Palmeiras's guard.
Amolayeta pushes down on O Palmeiras's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Amolayeta wants to work for an arm triangle but O Palmeiras is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Amolayeta is working for a kimura but O Palmeiras is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. O Palmeiras manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Amolayeta drops back looking for a leg! O Palmeiras is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and O Palmeiras manages to kick Amolayeta off! Amolayeta jumps back into O Palmeiras's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras working for submissions but it's allowed Amolayeta to get to half guard.
O Palmeiras missing with punches from the bottom.
O Palmeiras wants to get back to full guard but Amolayeta has passed into side control.
O Palmeiras is trying to work for a sweep but Amolayeta has mounted him!
Amolayeta has hold of O Palmeiras's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and O Palmeiras manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amolayeta has control of O Palmeiras's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and O Palmeiras regains control of the situation pretty easily.
O Palmeiras gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
O Palmeiras shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Amolayeta's guard.
O Palmeiras stands up over Amolayeta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
O Palmeiras is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Amolayeta is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Amolayeta has escaped and now he's on top!
Amolayeta won't allow O Palmeiras to sweep him here.
O Palmeiras manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
O Palmeiras moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Amolayeta has worked his arm free - good work by Amolayeta!
Amolayeta is trying to buck O Palmeiras off.
Amolayeta is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Palmeiras tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
O Palmeiras thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Amolayeta wants to get back to his feet.
Amolayeta stops O Palmeiras from passing to mount.
O Palmeiras is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Amolayeta is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
O Palmeiras prevents Amolayeta from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras lands a few punches from side control.
O Palmeiras misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
O Palmeiras advances to full mount.
Amolayeta is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
O Palmeiras throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Amolayeta holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as O Palmeiras tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Amolayeta is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
O Palmeiras goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Amolayeta turns into him and now he's in O Palmeiras's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Palmeiras looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amolayeta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Amolayeta thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now O Palmeiras is on top in guard.
O Palmeiras passes into half guard.
O Palmeiras trying to control the action but Amolayeta is working from the bottom.
O Palmeiras tries to pass the half guard into mount. Amolayeta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Amolayeta tries to kick O Palmeiras off but O Palmeiras keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Amolayeta is refusing to be controlled, as O Palmeiras sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Palmeiras throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
O Palmeiras is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Amolayeta doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras prevents Amolayeta from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Palmeiras looks to land a strike but Amolayeta avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
O Palmeiras with a nice head shot there.
Amolayeta keeping full guard, as O Palmeiras tries to pass.
O Palmeiras is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Amolayeta is looking to stand up but O Palmeiras isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Amolayeta tries for a takedown but O Palmeiras sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Amolayeta sizes up O Palmeiras with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
O Palmeiras shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Amolayeta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
O Palmeiras trying to control the position from guard on top but Amolayeta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O Palmeiras prevents Amolayeta from getting back to his feet.
O Palmeiras landing with the ground and pound.
O Palmeiras passes Amolayeta's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
O Palmeiras tries to pass to full mount but Amolayeta defends it.
O Palmeiras lands strikes from half guard.
O Palmeiras thows a huge punch but Amolayeta dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
O Palmeiras is trying to work for a kimura but Amolayeta is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amolayeta wants to get back to his feet.
Amolayeta makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nice sprawl there from Amolayeta as O Palmeiras shoots in.
O Palmeiras stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from O Palmeiras.
O Palmeiras has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Palmeiras goes for a takedown in the clinch but Amolayeta prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amolayeta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Amolayeta fails to land.
Amolayeta goes for a takedown attempt but O Palmeiras pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a takedown but Amolayeta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
O Palmeiras gets caught napping as Amolayeta dives in and scores a takedown. O Palmeiras manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Palmeiras doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Amolayeta decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on O Palmeiras, up you get!
Amolayeta shoots in looking for a takedown but O Palmeiras manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Amolayeta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
O Palmeiras shoots in for a double leg but Amolayeta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Amolayeta shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Palmeiras defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Amolayeta. No joy for O Palmeiras on that attempt.
Marcelo Amolayeta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Amolayeta.
O Palmeiras manages to work his way to half guard, despite Amolayeta's best efforts.
O Palmeiras is looking for a sweep. Amolayeta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Amolayeta is trying to work for a kimura but O Palmeiras is defending well.
Amolayeta is looking for a kimura but O Palmeiras is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Amolayeta to get the leverage.
O Palmeiras gets full guard.
O Palmeiras is looking for a triangle but Amolayeta pushes his legs off easily.
Amolayeta preventing the sweep.
Amolayeta drops back looking for a leg! O Palmeiras is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and O Palmeiras manages to kick Amolayeta off! Amolayeta jumps back into O Palmeiras's guard.
Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Amolayeta won't allow O Palmeiras to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Palmeiras looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Amolayeta passes into half guard.
Amolayeta wants to stand but O Palmeiras has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
O Palmeiras is trying to get back to full guard.
Amolayeta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Palmeiras has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Amolayeta is working away from the top position though.
O Palmeiras looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcelo Amolayeta.
I think O Palmeiras has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nunca Subestime O Palmeiras!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Endo Hattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazushi Sakuraba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Endo Hattori!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hattori gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hattori won't be happy with that.
Sakuraba throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sakuraba sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hattori is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sakuraba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sakuraba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hattori is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sakuraba is trying to get an arm triangle but Hattori is defending well.
Sakuraba is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hattori knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba in side control, throwing shots but Hattori defends.
Sakuraba tries for a kimura but Hattori is defending well.
Sakuraba in side control, throwing shots but Hattori defends.
Sakuraba swings around for an armbar but Hattori sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sakuraba's guard.
Hattori trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakuraba keeping full guard, as Hattori tries to pass.
Sakuraba 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.
Sakuraba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sakuraba manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hattori manages to get himself to full guard.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Hattori is retaining full guard.
Sakuraba is working hard here to advance position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakurabais looking to pass into half guard but Hattori pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hattori is in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sakuraba is looking for a triangle but Hattori pushes his legs off easily.
Sakuraba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hattori!
Sakuraba wants to take Hattori's back but he can't do it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hattori tries to hold on but Sakuraba pushes him away.
Sakuraba unloads with some shots from mount but Hattori bucks and avoids them well.
Sakuraba is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hattori has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hattori!
Sakuraba has his foot on Hattori's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hattori works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sakuraba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hattori is looking to work some ground and pound but Sakuraba has wrist control.
Sakuraba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hattori doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hattori manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sakuraba looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakuraba, not yet.
Hattori must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hattori gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sakuraba is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hattori frees his head nicely. Oh but Sakuraba has switched to an armbar! Hattori is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kazushi Sakuraba!
After the big win, Kazushi Sakuraba made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Valhalla Q160 Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terry Aunor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nihlus The Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Aunor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Aunor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nihlus The Random!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aunor misses with a two punch combination.
Aunor throws an off balance right hand
and The Random counters with a nice leg kick.
Aunor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The Random fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Random lands a slapping body shot.
The Random throws a leg kick which misses Aunor's front leg but catches the back leg as Aunor tries to avoid it.
Aunor misses with a body punch
and The Random counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The Random closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aunor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Random is rocked!
The Random backs away from a small jab... but Aunor lunges forward with a huge superman punch! The Random crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Aunor with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Terry Aunor!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fook yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). yu comes to the cage accompanied by MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT!. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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141 lbs
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142 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fook yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maeda.
yu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Maeda counters with a single leg into guard. yu didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
yu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maeda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
yu looking for a guillotine here but Maeda defends easily.
Maeda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
yu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maeda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maeda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
yu working for a triangle but Maeda defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maeda with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda wants to control from the top but yu keeps moving.
Maeda is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
yu being controlled here, momentarily.
yu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maeda defends well.
Maeda distracts yu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
yu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maeda advances position into side control!
Maeda in side control lands a decent elbow.
yu tries to escape but Maeda is in control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
yu can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maeda landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee asks Maeda politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Maeda prefers to stall for the moment though.
You can see the frustration on yu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maeda cracks yu with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A lull in the action here as Maeda stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
yu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
yu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Maeda is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down yu's shoulder. That is not cool.
Maeda lands some shots froms side control.
yu is trying to improve his position.
Maeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but yu keeps working.
Maeda working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on yu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
yu is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
yu tries to bench press Maeda off him but Maeda keeps the position.
yu is working hard here to advance position.
yu pushes Maeda away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Maeda gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Maeda moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Maeda trying to control the position but yu is working away.
Maeda lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Maeda working the head and body with strikes.
Maeda has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Maeda dominating with strikes here.
yu is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BOOM! Maeda connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maeda lands a nice shot to the head.
Maeda working the ground and pound effectively.
Maeda has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of yu's face.
Maeda looking to finish yu with some ground and pound. This is bad for yu!
yu is rocked!
Maeda trying to control but yu is having none of it.
Oh yu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maeda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
yu seems to have got his legs back now.
yu bucks up and throws Maeda to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
yu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maeda, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda drops to a knee looking for a takedown but yu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Maeda slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Maeda misses with a straight left.
Fook yu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maeda dodges the punch combination from yu.
Maeda jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
yu misses with a low kick.
yu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maeda throws an overhand right that lands on yu's shoulder, as yu tries to avoid the shot.
yu tries to clinch up but Maeda circles away and keeps his distance.
yu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maeda.
yu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maeda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
yu misses with an uppercut.
Maeda scores with a jab to the body.
yu tries to clinch up but Maeda circles away and keeps his distance.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yu is trying desperately to improve position.
Maeda trying to control but yu is having none of it.
Maeda controlling the pace for now.
Maeda wants to control the pace but yu is squirming around nicely.
yu is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Maeda controlling from mount.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
yu tries to hold on but Maeda postures up.
yu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
yu stands up over Maeda, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looking to hit a scissor sweep but yu is one step ahead there.
yu works over Maeda with some ground and pound from guard.
yu won't allow Maeda to sweep him here.
yu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
Maeda keeping moving, preventing yu from controlling successfully.
Maeda pulls yu in close to prevent any damage.
yu postures up in Maeda's guard and throws a big left but Maeda blocks it.
Maeda lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for yu!
Maeda prevents yu from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda controlling his opponent.
yu is looking to improve his position but Maeda isn't that keen on the idea.
yu taking shots to the head.
yu tries to hold on but Maeda pushes him away.
Maeda lands a heavy elbow.
yu tries to reverse the position but Maeda maintains control.
Maeda controlling from mount.
yu is looking to improve his position but Maeda isn't that keen on the idea.
Maeda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maeda fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maeda unloading with bombs!
yu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maeda landing strikes from the mount.
Maeda wants to control the pace but yu is squirming around nicely.
Maeda scores with a couple of good head shots there.
yu is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maeda scoring with strikes but yu is staying in there.
Maeda tries to control but yu wriggling away.
yu somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
yu wants to clinch
and Maeda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maeda moves out of range as yu strikes.
A slow jab from yu misses its intended target.
yu tries to clinch up but Maeda circles away and keeps his distance.
Maeda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
yu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maeda seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
yu looking for submissions off his back.
yu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Maeda pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Maeda there.
yu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maeda is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Maeda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
yu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maeda takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Maeda prevents yu from improving his position.
Maeda content to control rather than advance.
Fook yu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mitsuyo Maeda.
yu moves away from the strike by Maeda.
yu swings for the body but Maeda moves out of range.
yu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
yu misses with a body shot.
yu tries to clinch but Maeda moves away
and Maeda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in yu's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
yu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maeda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maeda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
yu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is stalling in the full guard.
Maeda distracts yu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Maeda distracts yu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
yu keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
Maeda landing with the ground and pound.
Maeda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
yu has momentary wrist control but Maeda slips an elbow through the middle.
Maeda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
yu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maeda doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maeda manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
yu is looking for a triangle but Maeda pushes his legs off easily.
Maeda controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maeda cracks yu with a solid left hand.
Maeda wants to control from the top but yu keeps moving.
Maeda is posturing up here but yu has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Maeda tries to roll out but it's too tight and Maeda has to tap! Slick submission there by yu!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fook yu!
Fook yu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Delight might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Reputation . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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168 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Fry!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delight is looking to clinch.
Fry finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Fry misses
and Delight counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Delight has closed the distance and engaged Fry in a clinch.
Delight throws an elbow but it misses.
Delight misses with an elbow over the top.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Delight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fry tries to throw a body punch but Delight avoids it by throwing Fry back against the cage.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Delight has him pressed against the cage.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fry is defending well for now.
Delight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fry misses with a punch on the inside.
Fry misses with an elbow strike.
Delight avoids a wild elbow strike from Fry.
Fry avoids a wild elbow strike from Delight.
Fry has had enough of the clinch but Delight keeps him there for the moment.
Fry lands a left hand that snaps the head of Delight backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry is trying to break free.
Fry is trying to force a seperation but Delight has the dominant position.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Delight crunches a lovely knee into Fry's ribcage.
Delight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Delight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fry avoids it.
Delight lands a knee to the head.
Delight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fry tries to circle away but Delight has him pinned against the cage.
Fry taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Delight.
Fry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight looking to throw knees to the head but Fry is blocking nicely.
Fry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Delight throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Delight has Fry pressed against the cage, preventing Fry from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Delight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fry's face.
Fry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Delight avoids it.
Delight tries to land knees in the clinch but Fry avoids the damage to the body.
Fry pushes off an throws an elbow but Delight leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Delight misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fry.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delight throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fry's head.
Delight misses with a two punch combination.
Delight lands a two punch combo.
A lazy body kick from Fry
and Delight counters with a stiff right hand.
Delight checks a low kick from Fry.
Delight tries to clinch there but Fry circles away.
Delight throws out a powerful jab.
Delight works Fry's body with a nice hook.
A lazy body kick from Fry
and Delight counters with a three punch combo that has Fry backing up. Fry nods at Delight to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fry's head.
A low kick from Fry is predictable there
and Delight counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Delight.
Fry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fry is trying to force a seperation but Delight has the dominant position.
Fry wants to get back to striking at distance but Delight won't allow it.
Delight lands a nice knee to the body.
Fry wants to break free but Delight has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Delight.
Fry avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Fry wants to break free but Delight has control.
Fry trying to control the position but instead, Delight has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fry into the cage.
Delight managing to block the knees to the body from Fry.
Fry softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Delight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fry blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight tries to land knees in the clinch but Fry avoids the damage to the body.
Fry avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Fry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Delight with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fry will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Delight up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Delight.
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!
Fry leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fry managing to block the knees to the body from Delight.
Fry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delight's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight tries to land knees in the clinch but Fry avoids the damage to the body.
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fry avoids it.
Fry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Fry misses
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Delight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dutch Delight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Delight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fry misses with a head kick.
Delight lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Delight misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Delight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Delight.
Delight blocks a head kick by Fry.
Delight tries to clinch but Fry moves out of range.
Delight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Delight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fry thows a leg kick but Delight checks it
and Delight counters with a series of strikes. Fry will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight moves into the clinch.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Delight avoids a wild elbow strike from Fry.
Fry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Delight has him pressed against the cage.
Delight keeps control of Fry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Delight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fry's efforts to push away.
Dutch Delight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fry is looking to break free of the clinch but Delight has double underhooks.
Delight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Delight tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Delight throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fry blocks it with crossed arms.
Delight throws an elbow but it misses.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Fry stalling against the cage.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delight's elbow.
Knees to the body from Delight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fry avoids it.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fry is defending well for now.
Fry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Delight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fry is breathing heavily.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Fry takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fry throws an elbow that misses.
Delight blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fry wants to break free but Delight has control.
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fry avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Fry tries to break the clinch but Delight is controlling the position.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Delight looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Delight landing knees to the head.
Delight blocks a body shot from Fry.
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fry fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight avoids the elbow strike from Fry, against the cage.
Fry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Delight tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fry counters with a leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Delight here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Delight goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Delight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Delight scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry thows a leg kick but Delight checks it
enabling Delight to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delight throws a head kick that misses.
Fry just misses with a punch to the body.
Fry throws a leg kick
and Delight counters with a head kick.
Delight wants to clinch up but Fry keeps it at a distance.
Fry throws a leg kick that misses.
Fry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Delight is looking to clinch but Fry is avoiding it.
Delight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delight stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fry.
Fry misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Delight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delight bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch but Fry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delight blocks a low kick nicely.
Fry takes a jab right on the kisser.
Delight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Delight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jack Fry has been cut.
Fry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fry breaks the clinch.
Delight tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Delight misses with a head kick.
Delight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fry tries to keep at a distance but Delight has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Delight as Fry tries to tie him up.
Delight blocks an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fry trying to land knees to the body.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fry avoids it.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fry avoids it.
Delight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Delight misses with an elbow strike.
Fry avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Delight utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fry has had enough of the clinch but Delight keeps him there for the moment.
Fry tries to circle away but Delight has him pinned against the cage.
Delight blocks an elbow strike.
Fry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Fry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Fry.
Delight pushes off an throws an elbow but Fry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fry is defending well for now.
Delight tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Delight tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fry avoids it.
Delight lands a good knee to the midsection. Fry won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Delight obliges.
Fry avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Delight missing with knees to the body.
Delight crunches a lovely knee into Fry's ribcage.
Delight with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Delight trying to land knees to the body.
Delight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fry can do to turn this around?
Delight is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fry is defending well for now.
Fry trying to stall but Delight improves his position.
Delight lands an elbow that stopped Fry in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delight's elbow.
Delight putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fry in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Delight lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fry tries to circle away but Delight has him pinned against the cage.
Fry throws a head punch that misses.
Fry avoiding damage as Delight throws knees to the body.
Fry breaks the clinch.
Dutch Delight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Delight cracks Fry with an open hand slap.
Fry throws a leg kick
and Delight counters with a stiff right hand.
Delight feints and then cracks Fry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fry down.
Fry walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Delight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fry thows a leg kick but Delight checks it
enabling Delight to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Fry misses
and Delight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Delight lands with an overhand left.
Delight explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry misses with a head kick.
Fry misses with a body kick.
Delight lands a front kick.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch but Fry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delight tries to clinch up.
Delight tries a head kick but it misses.
Delight pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delight has managed to clinch.
Delight blocks an elbow strike from Fry.
Fry wants to get back to striking at distance but Delight won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fry has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Fry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Delight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Delight has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Delight!
An out of breath Dutch Delight 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky The Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hitman comes to the cage accompanied by All within My Hands. Rocky The Hitman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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28
209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky The Hitman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Harunodo!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harunodo connects with an inside leg kick.
Harunodo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Harunodo. No joy for The Hitman on that attempt.
The Hitman takes one on the button.
Harunodo looks to land a right hand but The Hitman moved out of range.
Harunodo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Hitman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harunodo, right into the meat.
The Hitman has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky The Hitman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harunodo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The Hitman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Harunodo just misses with a punch to the body.
Harunodo misses with a leg kick.
Harunodo lands a brutal head kick. The Hitman looks out on his feet and Harunodo throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Miles Harunodo!
Miles Harunodo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punchinello Harlequin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blaze's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, John Blaze - Fat Joe Ft. Nas, Big Pun, Raekwon. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Punchinello Harlequin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlequin scores with the left hand. Blaze knows he should have avoided that one.
Harlequin throws a series of punches but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze connects with a leg kick. Harlequin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blaze scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Blaze misses.
Harlequin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blaze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blaze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harlequin was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaze.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blaze.
Harlequin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaze. Blaze obviously looking to wear him down.
Harlequin tries a low kick but Blaze avoids it.
Harlequin misses with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harlequin connects with a leg kick. Blaze looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harlequin jabs Blaze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blaze tries a head kick but it misses.
Harlequin tries to land a leg kick but Blaze saw it coming and moves away.
Harlequin avoids the body shot from Blaze.
Harlequin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harlequin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Harlequin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harlequin stands and throws Blaze's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Blaze is looking for a sweep.
Harlequin working the ground and pound.
Harlequin looks up at the clock and then as Blaze takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Harlequin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Harlequin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Blaze!
Blaze regains half guard.
Blaze tries to get to full guard but Harlequin has control of the leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harlequin is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlequin is keen to just control but Blaze is a slippery customer.
Harlequin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Harlequin thows a huge punch but Blaze dodges it nicely.
Blaze is trying to stand.
Blaze tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Harlequin manages to move to mount!
Harlequin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Harlequin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Harlequin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlequin unloading with bombs!
Blaze tries to hold on but Harlequin pushes him away.
Harlequin controlling the position easily from mount.
Blaze takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blaze tries to hold on but Harlequin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harlequin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blaze can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlequin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harlequin tries to control but Blaze wriggling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze wants to control but Harlequin is having none of it.
Harlequin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Harlequin controlling the position easily from mount.
Blaze in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blaze trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Punchinello Harlequin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harlequin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaze.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Harlequin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harlequin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaze misses with a double jab
and Harlequin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Harlequin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blaze is looking to chop away at Harlequin's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blaze. Harlequin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harlequin lands the left hand.
Harlequin lands a high kick!
Nice uppercut lands for Blaze. That snapped Harlequin's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaze finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice combination there by Harlequin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a hook.
Blaze gets caught napping as Harlequin dives in and scores a takedown. Blaze manages to retain guard.
Harlequin throws an elbow that misses. Blaze uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harlequin's guard. Nice move by Blaze!
Harlequin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Blaze works over Harlequin with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaze wants to control from the top but Harlequin keeps moving.
Blaze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harlequin has control of Blaze's left arm, preventing Blaze from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Harlequin manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Blaze throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Harlequin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Blaze keeping moving, preventing Harlequin from controlling successfully.
Harlequin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blaze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Harlequin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Blaze.
Blaze pushes Harlequin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Harlequin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Blaze is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blaze is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Harlequin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlequin is nestled in close to Blaze, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Harlequin slows the pace down in half guard.
Blaze wants to control but Harlequin is keeping busy.
Blaze pushes Harlequin off but Harlequin dives into side control.
Blaze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harlequin on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harlequin is staying tight to Blaze's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Harlequin in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Punchinello Harlequin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Harlequin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harlequin scores with a leg kick.
Blaze connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Harlequin tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harlequin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harlequin clinches with his opponent.
Blaze misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harlequin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harlequin scores with a shot to the side of Blaze's head.
Blaze is looking to break free of the clinch but Harlequin has double underhooks.
Harlequin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blazes head.
Harlequin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harlequin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blaze is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harlequin gets through Blaze's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Harlequin'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harlequin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harlequin has Blaze pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Harlequin pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Blaze tumbling to the mat - Harlequin dives into Blaze's guard.
Harlequin prevents Blaze from getting back to his feet.
Harlequin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Blaze is wriggling around but Harlequin manages to pass to half guard.
Blaze is looking to get back to full guard here but Harlequin has managed to pass to side control instead.
Harlequin working the head with strikes.
Punchinello Harlequin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to get back to his feet but Harlequin is dominant here and he's now got Blaze's back!
Harlequin really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Blaze.
Blaze holding both Harlequin 's hands and preventing any damage.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Harlequin controlling the positon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze wants to control his opponent's hands but Harlequin gets his hands free.
Harlequin keeps control of the position easily here as Blaze tries to buck him off.
Harlequin has the hooks in. Blaze is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Harlequin has good solid back control here.
Harlequin keeps control of the position as Blaze tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Harlequin controlling the positon.
Johnny Blaze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze is trying to get back to his feet but Harlequin has full control of the position and if anything, Blaze has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Punchinello Harlequin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harlequin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Punchinello Harlequin!
Punchinello Harlequin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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