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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Do has chosen The Godfather Theme Song as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Do!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago looks to land a right hand but Do moved out of range.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drago closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drago thows a body shot but no joy.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago throws out a loose jab but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drago swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Do throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do manages to avoid it.
Drago misses with the combination.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pete Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drago is trying to defend but Do finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Drago wants to stand back up but Do manages to pass into side control.
Drago taking punishment in the form of punches.
Do misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Drago pushes Do away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Do gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do working the strikes but Drago uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Do sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drago defending well though.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Do lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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!
Do keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Do not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Do thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Do misses with a head shot. Drago uses the momentum to regain guard.
Do pushing down on Drago's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Do lands with a punch from half guard.
Do not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drago has hold of Do's hands but Do slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago taking some punishment here, with Do in his half guard.
Do thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Do moves nicely into side control.
Do fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Do has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Do breaks from Drago's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Do working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Drago takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Drago?
Do lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Do's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Do!
Michael Do was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DumDum Legutnik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Mark Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Takeru Mark Kyle enters the ring!
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225 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DumDum Legutnik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Mark Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Legutnik is fending him off so far but Kyle persists. Nope, Legutnik circles away and we're back to standing.
Legutnik slips a jab from Kyle.
Kyle misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Legutnik.
Kyle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Legutnik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kyle tries to keep at a distance but Legutnik has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legutnik backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Legutnik stalling.
Legutnik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Legutnik lands a body shot in the clinch.
Legutnik managing to block the knees to the body from Kyle.
A short left from Kyle.
Kyle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like DumDum Legutnik has been cut.
A short right from Kyle.
A short right from Kyle on the inside.
Legutnik lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kyle has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Legutnik clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Legutnik preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kyle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legutnik wants to control his opponent's hands but Kyle gets his hands free.
I really don't envy Legutnik right now.
Legutnik turns into Kyle and is now in his guard.
Kyle throws his legs up looking for a submission but Legutnik uses it to pass to side control.
Kyle regains half guard.
Kyle is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kyle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Legutnik has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kyle's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legutnik lands a nice shot to the head.
Kyle is looking to improve his position but Legutnik isn't that keen on the idea.
Kyle flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kyle is looking to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legutnik punching from mount but Kyle doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Legutnik lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kyle really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kyle is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kyle manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kyle flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kyle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kyle has a closed guard, preventing Legutnik from standing up.
Kyle throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Legutnik trying to control but Kyle is working from the bottom.
Kyle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Legutnik is one step ahead there.
Legutnik throws a big elbow that misses.
Legutnik knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kyle on the ground.
Legutnik wants to control from the top but Kyle keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle striking off his back but it's not causing Legutnik any problems.
Kyle punching from the bottom.
Kyle has an active guard here but Legutnik has managed to pass into half guard.
Legutnik looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kyle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Legutnik is stalling here. Kyle is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Legutnik seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kyle has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kyle throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legutnik wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyle goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Legutnik rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kyle's guard! Nice work there by Legutnik!
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 DumDum Legutnik will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on DumDum Legutnik's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Legutnik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kyle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kyle slips under a jab.
Legutnik tries to clinch but Kyle moves out of range.
Kyle walks into a left hand.
Legutnik scores with a jab to the head.
Legutnik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kyle throws out the jab.
Legutnik scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Kyle.
Kyle scores with a decent looking hook.
Kyle throws a big shot that misses.
Kyle thuds his right hand into Legutnik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kyle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kyle cracks Legutnik with a hook to the temple - Legutnik is on wobbly legs here! Kyle swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Legutnik falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kyle wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Takeru Mark Kyle!
Takeru Mark Kyle 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mana Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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285 lbs
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280 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mana Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Donnell!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sato shoots in looking for a takedown. Donnell tries to sprawl out of it but Sato keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Donnell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sato shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Donnell as he jumps to the side.
Sato doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Donnell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sato's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mana Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donnell passes Sato's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sato is looking to escape.
Sato has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Donnell is working away from the top position though.
Sato taking some punishment here, with Donnell in his half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Donnell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Donnell blocks the strikes from Sato.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Donnell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnell wants to control but Sato is keeping him busy.
Sato misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sato wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Donnell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Donnell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sato does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Julian Donnell has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Donnell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Donnell duly obliges.
Sloppy strikes from Sato. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donnell forces Sato back against the ropes and clinches.
Sato is looking for a takedown.
Sato is looking for a takedown.
Sato tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Donnell smiles and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnell scores with a one two! Sato had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Mana Sato has been cut.
Donnell drives through and clinches with Sato against the ropes.
Donnell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sato is trying to control the position but Donnell postures up.
Sato doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Donnell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Donnell postures up in Sato's guard and throws a big left but Sato blocks it.
Donnell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Julian Donnell hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Donnell stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato with a poor takedown
so Donnell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sato trying to control the position.
Donnell decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Donnell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sato.
Sato has his takedown stuffed
and Donnell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sato is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnell stalks Sato and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sato's face. Sato staggers backwards, shaken.
Donnell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sato's half guard.
Well, if Donnell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnell works his way into side control.
Sato throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Donnell working the ground and pound.
Donnell scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Sato to see if he's OK.
Donnell decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sato to his feet.
Sato fails with the takedown
enabling Donnell to counter with a crisp jab.
Donnell dives in and scores a takedown into Sato's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Donnell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sato's guard.
Donnell trying to control the position from guard on top but Sato is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato has a closed guard, preventing Donnell from standing up.
Sato has his foot on Donnell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Donnell works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Donnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mana Sato's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sato misses with a takedown attempt
and Donnell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Donnell. Beautiful body shot.
Sato shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Donnell sprawls well. Donnell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sato gets slowly back to his feet.
Donnell throws a one two combo.
Donnell lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Donnell is working for takedown but Sato is calmly controlling the position for now.
Donnell manages to break the clinch.
Sato fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mana Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donnell clinches up with Sato and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mana Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice body kick there by Donnell.
Donnell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Julian Donnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donnell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Donnell in particular looking to stall.
Sato on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sato tries to get out of the position.
Sato keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sato wants to get back to full guard.
Donnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnell wants to take a breather but Sato is having none of it.
Donnell decides to stand up.
Sato changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donnell tries to avoid it but Sato manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donnell to the ground. Donnell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnell instigates a clinch.
Donnell lands a shot to the body.
Donnell misses with an elbow over the top.
Donnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donnell moves into the clinch successfully.
Donnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donnell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sato is staying active underneath Donnell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sato tries to roll over but Donnell keeps him under control.
Julian Donnell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sato missing with punches from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Donnell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Donnell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sato gets full guard.
Donnell stands up over Sato, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Donnell wants to stand but Sato has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sato tries to strike from the bottom.
Donnell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Donnell wants to control from the top but Sato keeps moving.
Donnell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato is looking for a triangle but Donnell pushes his legs off easily.
Donnell is looking to work some ground and pound but Sato has wrist control.
Sato is working an open guard so Donnell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Donnell keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No luck for Sato with that takedown attempt.
Sato changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Donnell tries to avoid it but Sato manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Donnell to the ground. Donnell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Donnell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sato. Sato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donnell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sato shoots and misses
and Donnell counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donnell scores with a sloppy right hand. Sato should have avoided that one.
Donnell has closed the distance and engaged Sato in a clinch.
Donnell breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Donnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mana Sato's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Donnell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sato tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Donnell is in Sato's guard.
Sato is striking off his back. Donnell thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Donnell is pressing down on Sato's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sato is holding on for now.
Donnell scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sato trying to control but Donnell postures up.
Donnell decides to stand and escape the position.
Donnell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Donnell duly obliges.
Sato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Donnell but Donnell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Donnell pinned against the ropes. Donnell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sato misses with a takedown attempt - Donnell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mana Sato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato looks for the body kick but Donnell saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donnell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Donnell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sato circles away.
Donnell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Donnell clinches.
Donnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sato will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice shot by Donnell.
Donnell has Sato up against the ropes in a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Donnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donnell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Donnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooh a lovely combination from Donnell sends Sato down but not out. Donnell dives into side control looking to finish.
Sato is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato is trying to control Donnell's posture but Donnell avoids it.
Donnell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Donnell decides to stand back up.
Donnell rushes Sato and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Donnell stalls.
Donnell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donnell darts in and clinches Sato up against the ropes.
Sato is trying to drag Donnell to the mat but Donnell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Julian Donnell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Donnell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Julian Donnell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Donnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnell gets a clinch.
Donnell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sato pulls guard successfully.
Donnell preventing the sweep.
Donnell stands and steps away. Sato gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donnell gets a takedown into half guard.
Donnell tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sato looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mana Sato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sato punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Donnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Donnell 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Donnell!
Our winner, Julian Donnell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Schrank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Schrank could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bob Sapp's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Schrank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schrank lands with a shot to the body.
Schrank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sapp.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Schrank throws a head kick that misses.
Sapp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schrank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sapp loads up on a big right hand but Schrank slips the punch.
That kick from Schrank tenderised Sapp's leg. Sapp is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schrank ducks under a wild hook from Sapp.
Schrank lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schrank tries to clinch but Sapp is having none of it.
Sapp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schrank scoring well with a low kick there.
Schrank throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Schrank lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schrank lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sapp takes a step back to recover.
Sapp looks gassed!
Sapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Sapp is trying hard to land a takedown here. Schrank sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Schrank forces Sapp back against the ropes and clinches.
Sapp looking for a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrank pushes Sapp back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sapp tries for a takedown. No joy.
Frank Schrank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Sapp.
Schrank is leaning against Sapp and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schrank lands a shot to the body.
Schrank lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schrank lands a shoulder strike.
Schrank digs a right hand into Sapp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sapp's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Schrank.
Sapp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schrank presses Sapp against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schrank can't find room to land a body shot as Sapp controls the action.
Schrank scores with a hook to the body.
Schrank lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Schrank as the two fighters clinch.
Schrank presses Sapp against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schrank digs a right hand into Sapp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sapp's gas tank.
Schrank lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schrank digs a right hand into Sapp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sapp's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schrank lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrank lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Schrank avoiding damage.
Schrank softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sapp is rocked!
Schrank cracks Sapp with a nice body shot.
Sapp is still on wobbly legs! Can Schrank finish him?
Schrank creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sapp with a big uppercut! Sapp tries to clinch up but Schrank pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Sapp to the mat! Sapp covers up and Schrank unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Schrank!
After winning the bout, Frank Schrank thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Baltazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Malik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malik has chosen Rocky Theme as his entrance music. Sam Malik told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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265 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brutus Baltazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Malik!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malik throws a right hand that Baltazar ducks under and follows up with a left that Baltazar also avoids with ease.
Malik throws a combination that misses
and Baltazar counters with a straight right hand.
Baltazar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malik misses with a combination
enabling Baltazar to counter with a crisp jab.
Baltazar drops Malik with a beautiful combination! Malik stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Baltazar is looking for the KO!
It looks like Sam Malik has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malik looks to land a combination but Baltazar avoids it well.
Malik tries to clinch up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Malik.
Malik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baltazar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malik on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baltazar. Baltazar obviously looking to wear him down.
Malik tries to clinch but Baltazar is having none of it.
Baltazar lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Baltazar sizes up Malik with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Malik is rocked!
Malik swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baltazar counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brutus Baltazar!
Brutus Baltazar looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I would like to thank everyone. Especially those who had been following me, as well as this org for giving me a chance. Sadly, I need to retire. It was great to fight!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mustaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba comes to the ring accompanied by Wax Tailor feat. The Others . Mustaine has chosen Symphony of Destruction by Megadeth as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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183 lbs
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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
11 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Mustaine!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustaine lands a jab to Sakuraba's midsection.
Mustaine rushes Sakuraba and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Mustaine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mustaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mustaine trying to control the position but instead, Sakuraba has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mustaine into the ropes.
Sakuraba trying to stall but Mustaine improves his position.
Mustaine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Mustaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mustaine avoiding damage as Sakuraba throws knees to the body.
Sakuraba has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mustaine after a bit of a struggle.
Sakuraba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mustaine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mustaine misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Mustaine fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustaine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Sakuraba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mustaine stalling in the clinch but Sakuraba improves position.
Mustaine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sakuraba jumps guard but Mustaine stands there with Sakuraba around his waist. Sakuraba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mustaine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustaine tries to land a knee to the head but Sakuraba blocks with his arms.
Mustaine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mustaine lands an uppercut.
Mustaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sakuraba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mustaine.
Sakuraba tries to work over Mustaine's front leg with a kick but Mustaine checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mustaine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakuraba.
Mustaine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sakuraba's calf.
Mustaine takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mustaine throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sakuraba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mustaine misses with a few strikes there.
Mustaine throws a right hand that Sakuraba ducks under and follows up with a left that Sakuraba also avoids with ease.
Sakuraba throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dave Mustaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustaine connects with an inside leg kick.
Mustaine throws a wild body kick that Sakuraba sees coming a mile off.
Sakuraba lands a nice hook to Mustaine's body. Mustaine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mustaine - that will leave a mark!
Mustaine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mustaine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Mustaine lands with a left to the head.
Sakuraba ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sakuraba no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mustaine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sakuraba is trying to control the position but Mustaine postures up.
Mustaine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakuraba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mustaine controls the pace.
Sakuraba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mustaine missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sakuraba wants to sweep here but Mustaine controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba has his hands on Mustaine's head, controlling the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sakuraba misses with a kick to the body.
Mustaine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakuraba throws a jab but it's blocked by Mustaine.
Mustaine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sakuraba is able to avoid easily.
Mustaine dips to his left and cracks Sakuraba with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Sakuraba.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mustaine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sakuraba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Mustaine misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mustaine dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A shot to the body from Mustaine misses
and Sakuraba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mustaine throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mustaine wants to clinch.
Sakuraba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sakuraba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mustaine backs up against the ropes.
Sakuraba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mustaine checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Sakuraba misses.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mustaine.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick but Mustaine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mustaine is looking to clinch but Sakuraba is avoiding it.
No joy there for Sakuraba, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sakuraba moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mustaine cracks Sakuraba with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sakuraba looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dave Mustaine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustaine misses the shot to the body.
Sakuraba throws a combination. Mustaine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mustaine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakuraba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sakuraba misses with a body kick.
Mustaine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mustaine checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mustaine drives through and clinches with Sakuraba against the ropes.
Mustaine misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mustaine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sakuraba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mustaine misses with an elbow strike.
Mustaine lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Mustaine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mustaine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakuraba lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustaine manages to get to full guard.
Sakuraba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking to work some ground and pound but Mustaine has wrist control.
Mustaine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Mustaine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mustaine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mustaine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sakuraba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sakuraba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Mustaine from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba is trying to keep Mustaine in close.
Mustaine trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sakuraba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mustaine keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sakuraba's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustaine chips away with some ground and pound.
Mustaine postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kazuushi Sakuraba will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mustaine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba throws out a leg kick but Mustaine moves out of range and Sakuraba only half commits.
Mustaine misses with a body shot.
Mustaine is looking to clinch.
Sakuraba misses with a wild body shot.
Sakuraba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mustaine moves away.
Kazuushi Sakuraba is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakuraba swats away the attempt to clinch by Mustaine.
Mustaine catches Sakuraba with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mustaine wants to clinch up but Sakuraba keeps it at a distance.
Mustaine gets a clinch.
Mustaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sakuraba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakuraba blocks a head kick by Mustaine.
Sakuraba scores with a push kick.
A low kick from Sakuraba is predictable there
and Sakuraba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mustaine fails to land with a series of punches.
Mustaine closes the distance and clinches.
Mustaine misses with a knee to the head.
Mustaine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mustaine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sakuraba's efforts to push away.
Dave Mustaine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sakuraba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mustaine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mustaine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakuraba backwards.
Mustaine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mustaine lands a nice elbow.
A left hand lands to the body for Sakuraba.
Mustaine can't find room to land a body shot as Sakuraba controls the action.
Mustaine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mustaine missing with knees to the body.
Mustaine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mustaine stalling in the clinch but Sakuraba improves position.
Mustaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakuraba is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakuraba avoids the damage to the body.
Sakuraba is trying to push Mustaine away but Mustaine has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mustaine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Mustaine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sakuraba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kazuushi Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Mustaine to keep the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sakuraba tries to pull guard but Mustaine forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Sakuraba is looking to take this one to the mat.
Mustaine holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Mustaine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sakuraba fails to pull guard.
Sakuraba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mustaine.
Mustaine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mustaine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mustaine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakuraba tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mustaine just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Mustaine throws an elbow that misses.
Sakuraba pulls Mustaine into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Mustaine from controlling successfully.
Mustaine stopping the sweep attempt from Sakuraba.
Mustaine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakuraba is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mustaine accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Mustaine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mustaine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Mustaine!
Dave Mustaine spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rosenthal has chosen 2 Hits as his entrance music. Xavier Armstrong had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ed Rosenthal!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rosenthal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Armstrong doesn't seem bothered though.
Ed Rosenthal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Rosenthal.
A slapping leg kick lands for Armstrong.
Armstrong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosenthal jabs at Armstrong's body.
Armstrong swings for the body but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Rosenthal misses with a few strikes there.
Armstrong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rosenthal manages to break the clinch.
Armstrong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rosenthal slips a jab and a cross from Armstrong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenthal blocks a leg kick.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armstrong tries to clinch
and Rosenthal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Armstrong thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a sloppy head kick and Rosenthal moves out of range easily.
Armstrong is looking to clinch but Rosenthal is avoiding it.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rosenthal misses with a two punch combination.
Rosenthal clinches with his opponent.
Armstrong is trying to maintain a safe position but Rosenthal gets an underhook and turns Armstrong into the ropes.
Rosenthal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Armstrong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rosenthal.
Armstrong lands with a shot to the body.
Rosenthal lands with a nice body punch.
Rosenthal tries to bum rush Armstrong with a series of wild strikes but Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Armstrong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rosenthal blocks a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Rosenthal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal misses with a hook.
Rosenthal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Armstrong slips a jab from Rosenthal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - Armstrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armstrong tries to clinch up.
Rosenthal lands a nice shot to the body.
Armstrong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armstrong slips a straight right by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal darts in and clinches Armstrong up against the ropes.
Armstrong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Armstrong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal's elbow.
Rosenthal is trying to break free.
Rosenthal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rosenthal is stalling here.
Rosenthal tries to break the clinch but Armstrong is controlling the position.
Rosenthal leaning against his opponent.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
Rosenthal tries to break free but Armstrong pushes him back against the ropes.
Armstrong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rosenthal wants to stall.
Armstrong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Rosenthal breaks from the clinch.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rosenthal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal throws out a powerful jab.
Rosenthal misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rosenthal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rosenthal clinches up against the ropes.
Rosenthal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Rosenthal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Armstrong jabs Rosenthal to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Armstrong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rosenthal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rosenthal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armstrong misses with a body punch
and Rosenthal counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Rosenthal dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rosenthal has managed to clinch.
Armstrong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Armstrong digs a right hand underneath Rosenthal's ribcage. Rosenthal let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Armstrong is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rosenthal is keeping busy.
Armstrong tries to work over Rosenthal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
Rosenthal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Rosenthal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Armstrong connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenthal controls his hands.
Armstrong misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Rosenthal.
Armstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenthal is trying to break the clinch but Armstrong is controlling him.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Rosenthal controls the action.
Rosenthal is trying to break free.
Armstrong working aggressively here.
Rosenthal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rosenthal takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice straight punches there by Rosenthal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rosenthal.
Rosenthal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Armstrong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ed Rosenthal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rosenthal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Armstrong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rosenthal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rosenthal misses with a straight left.
Rosenthal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Rosenthal.
Rosenthal lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal throws a looping overhand right but Armstrong ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Armstrong.
Rosenthal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Armstrong moves into the clinch.
Armstrong lands a nice knee to the body.
Armstrong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rosenthal is breathing heavily.
Armstrong pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Armstrong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rosenthal is defending well for now.
Armstrong lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rosenthal.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rosenthal prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong lands an elbow that stopped Rosenthal in his tracks for a moment.
Armstrong lands a knee to the head.
Armstrong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rosenthal is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rosenthal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Armstrong lands with a left to the head.
Armstrong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rosenthal backwards.
Armstrong is stalling here.
Armstrong struggles to land a body shot inside as Rosenthal controls his hands.
Rosenthal managing to block the knees to the body from Armstrong.
Armstrong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rosenthal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong tries to clinch up
and Rosenthal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong with a hook.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rosenthal scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rosenthal lands with a shot to the body.
Rosenthal throws an overhand right that lands on Armstrong's shoulder, as Armstrong tries to avoid the shot.
Armstrong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rosenthal.
Armstrong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Armstrong looks to land a body kick but Rosenthal moved away.
Armstrong plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Armstrong is looking to clinch but Rosenthal is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Armstrong tries to clinch
and Rosenthal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rosenthal keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Armstrong misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Armstrong dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Armstrong tries to clinch but Rosenthal moves out of range.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rosenthal looks to land a right hand but Armstrong moved out of range.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rosenthal.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rosenthal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rosenthal misses the shot to the body.
Armstrong lands an overhand right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Armstrong tries to throw a body punch but Rosenthal avoids it by throwing Armstrong back against the ropes.
Rosenthal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rosenthal cracks Armstrong with an open hand slap.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosenthal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rosenthal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Armstrong forces Rosenthal back against the ropes and clinches.
Armstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong lands a body shot.
Rosenthal wants to break free but Armstrong has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Armstrong.
Rosenthal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Armstrong misses with a body punch.
Armstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rosenthal breaks the clinch.
Armstrong doesn't manage to clinch there - Rosenthal circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong ducks under a wild hook from Rosenthal.
Armstrong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosenthal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rosenthal.
Armstrong clinches up with Rosenthal and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rosenthal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Armstrong is looking to wear down Rosenthal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Armstrong fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Armstrong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Rosenthal pushes him off.
Armstrong is looking to score with low kicks.
Armstrong moves in looking to clinch but Rosenthal pushes him off.
Rosenthal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Armstrong fakes the leg kick and cracks Rosenthal in the body.
Some wild striking there from Rosenthal.
Armstrong tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rosenthal.
A head kick misses from Armstrong.
Armstrong attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rosenthal thows a body shot but no joy.
Rosenthal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Armstrong is looking to clinch.
Armstrong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rosenthal.
A jab from Armstrong misses.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rosenthal throws a jab when Armstrong was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong ducks under a wild hook from Rosenthal.
Rosenthal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Armstrong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Armstrong.
Rosenthal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Armstrong misses with a hook to the body
and Rosenthal counters with a stiff right hand.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch but Rosenthal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Armstrong fakes the leg kick and cracks Rosenthal in the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rosenthal missing with a left hand there. Armstrong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Armstrong misses.
The fighters circling - Rosenthal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Armstrong tries to clinch but Rosenthal is having none of it.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosenthal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Armstrong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rosenthal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Armstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Armstrong 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Armstrong!
A relieved looking Xavier Armstrong thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Glasgow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ave Maria. Glasgow comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sail by Armin van Buuren kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Wade Wilson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tom Glasgow's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Wade Wilson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Glasgow!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glasgow fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Glasgow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Wilson slips a jab from Glasgow.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilson.
Glasgow wants to clinch.
Glasgow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson swings for the body but Glasgow moves out of range.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
Glasgow shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Glasgow misses with an uppercut
and Wilson counters with a takedown into side control.
Glasgow tries to buck Wilson off but Wilson is having none of it.
Glasgow is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wilson is controlling him well.
Wilson lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glasgow takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Glasgow is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wilson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wilson cracks Glasgow with a big elbow.
Wilson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Glasgow sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Glasgow wants to control but Wilson postures up.
Wilson lands a few punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Glasgow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wilson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson has an Americana. Glasgow didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Wilson is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Wilson hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Wade Wilson!
Wade Wilson retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Wade Wilson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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