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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoon Chung Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Faulk's choice of entrance music: Holy Diver-Dio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoon Chung Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Faulk!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Faulk shows good takedown defense.
Faulk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kim counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kim manages to break the clinch.
Kim has a takedown stuffed.
Faulk scores with a takedown into Kim's guard.
Faulk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kim swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kim controls Faulk momentarily but Faulk frees himself.
Faulk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Faulk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Faulk throws a big right hand that misses.
Faulk looking to improve position, pressing down on Kim's thigh with his hand. Kim seems to be working to lock up a guilotine though... is Faulk paying attention? Apparently not! He's locked it up tight! Faulk's face has turned purple! Will he tap? Will he! YES! He's tapped! Kim picked his opening and made it count! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Yoon Chung Kim!
Yoon Chung Kim 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makunouchi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hajime no Ippo - Champion Road Intro. Ippo Makunouchi looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
Makunouchi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makunouchi.
Makunouchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Makunouchi throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Makunouchi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Makunouchi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makunouchi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Makunouchi stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makunouchi misses with a straight left.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Makunouchi throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Makunouchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
A telegraphed right hand from Makunouchi misses the target.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makunouchi. That did some damage!
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makunouchi.
Makunouchi looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Makunouchi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makunouchi looks gassed!
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Makunouchi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Makunouchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Makunouchi works the jab nicely.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Makunouchi's head.
Makunouchi misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Makunouchi's front leg but catches the back leg as Makunouchi tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
A big left from Makunouchi misses.
Smith lands a head kick. Makunouchi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Makunouchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith lands a head kick!
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Makunouchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ippo Makunouchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Makunouchi will feel that in the morning.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Makunouchi down.
Smith lands a high kick!
Makunouchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makunouchi.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith lands a head kick!
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Makunouchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Smith tenderised Makunouchi's leg. Makunouchi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Makunouchi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Smith.
Makunouchi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith lands with a nice body kick.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Makunouchi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Smith - that will leave a mark!
Smith connects with a leg kick. Makunouchi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith lands a head kick!
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Makunouchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith scores with a push kick.
Makunouchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makunouchi's sensitive parts.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Smith.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makunouchi's sensitive parts.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Smith feints and then cracks Makunouchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makunouchi down.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith lands a high kick!
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Makunouchi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Makunouchi off balance momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makunouchi.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Makunouchi will feel that in the morning.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makunouchi. That did some damage!
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makunouchi.
Makunouchi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makunouchi's sensitive parts.
Makunouchi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Makunouchi scores with a jab.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makunouchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Makunouchi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makunouchi. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Makunouchi throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a head kick. That will keep Makunouchi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Makunouchi takes a kick to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Smith.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Makunouchi cracks Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Smith.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith feints and then cracks Makunouchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makunouchi down.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makunouchi.
Smith throws a head kick that Makunouchi semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Makunouchi misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Smith cracks the inside of Makunouchi's front leg.
Makunouchi scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sean Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Smith has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makunouchi.
Makunouchi swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with an inside leg kick.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Makunouchi.
A head kick from Smith lands but Makunouchi takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith pushes Makunouchi away with a front kick.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makunouchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Sean Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith cracks the inside of Makunouchi's front leg.
Makunouchi is breathing heavily.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Makunouchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith thuds his shin into the meat of Makunouchi's side.
Makunouchi scores with a nice right hand.
Makunouchi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Makunouchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makunouchi.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Makunouchi will feel that in the morning.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makunouchi can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Makunouchi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Makunouchi. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith feints and then cracks Makunouchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makunouchi down.
Makunouchi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a big head kick but Makunouchi shrugs it off.
Makunouchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Smith slams his shin into Makunouchi's torso.
Smith thumps Makunouchi with a low kick.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Makunouchi down.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a head kick.
Makunouchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Makunouchi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makunouchi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Makunouchi off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Makunouchi down.
Smith lands with a kick to the ribs.
Makunouchi throws a sloppy body shot
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Smith finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makunouchi. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makunouchi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Smith.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith thumps Makunouchi with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Makunouchi off balance momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Makunouchi off balance momentarily.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Smith connects with a high kick.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Makunouchi off balance momentarily.
Makunouchi swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith throws a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith lands a head kick. Makunouchi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with a head kick. Makunouchi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Makunouchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith thumps Makunouchi with a low kick.
Smith is looking to slow Makunouchi down with leg kicks.
Makunouchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith thuds his shin into the meat of Makunouchi's side.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Makunouchi. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Makunouchi's head.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Makunouchi shrugs it off though.
Smith feints and then cracks Makunouchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makunouchi down.
A slow jab from Makunouchi misses its intended target.
Smith lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makunouchi lands a jab to the nose.
Makunouchi throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith fakes the leg kick and cracks Makunouchi in the body.
Makunouchi scores with a jab to the body.
Makunouchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Makunouchi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Makunouchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Makunouchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Makunouchi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Makunouchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Makunouchi looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith lands a head kick!
Makunouchi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ippo Makunouchi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Makunouchi's head.
Smith connects with a high kick.
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!
Makunouchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Makunouchi down.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
Smith lands a nice looking kick to the body. Makunouchi takes a step back to recover.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Makunouchi.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Smith lands but Makunouchi takes it in his stride.
Makunouchi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
Makunouchi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Smith.
Makunouchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
Makunouchi misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters with a nice body kick.
Smith feints and then cracks Makunouchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makunouchi down.
Makunouchi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smith throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith throws a head kick that Makunouchi semi-blocks.
Sean Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith lands a high kick!
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Makunouchi will feel that in the morning.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Makunouchi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Sean Smith!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Sean Smith!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Sean Smith!
Sean Smith wins by unanimous decision!
Sean Smith 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Parker has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seagal moves away.
Seagal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker swings for the body but Seagal moves out of range.
Parker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Seagal blocks a jab.
Andrew Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seagal manages to avoid it.
Parker throws a hook but Seagal blocks it.
Seagal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Parker sprawls well initially but Seagal persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Seagal wants to free his trapped foot but Parker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Seagal trying to advance position but Parker counters by regaining guard.
Parker keeping full guard, as Seagal tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker wants to stand but Seagal is controlling the position.
Seagalis looking to pass into half guard but Parker pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Parker is in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parker wanted to stand there but Seagal had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Andrew Parker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seagal.
A big right from Parker misses.
Parker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seagal needs to keep his hands up - Parker had a free shot at his head there.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Parker.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Parker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Steven Seagal has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seagal with a poor takedown
and Parker counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrew Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Seagal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Seagal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parker.
Parker takes a swing at Seagal's ribcage but misses.
Seagal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parker.
Parker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Parker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker missing with a left hand there. Seagal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seagal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Seagal shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Seagal is looking to advance position but Parker won't allow it.
Seagal is trying to work for a kimura but Parker is defending well.
Seagal trying to mount his opponent but Parker defends it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seagal working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Parker's thigh. Parker counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Seagal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Seagal drops back, looking for a kneebar! Parker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Parker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Parker!
Parker wants to stand but Seagal is controlling his arm.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Parker decides to stand back up. Parker steps back and let's Seagal get back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parker. Seagal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parker lands with a shot to the body.
Parker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seagal momentarily.
Seagal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker misses with a two punch combination.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Parker throws a hook but Seagal blocks it.
Nice cross by Parker.
Seagal takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Seagal walks into a jab.
Parker lands a big uppercut and Seagal crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Seagal looks OK. Parker waves Seagal back to his feet!
Seagal is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Seagal is still on wobbly legs! Can Parker finish him?
Seagal shoots in but Parker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Seagal seems to have recovered his senses.
Parker cracks Seagal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Seagal moved out of range.
Seagal slips a jab from Parker.
Parker scores with a hook to the body. Seagal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parker looks to land a right hand but Seagal moved out of range.
Seagal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parker.
Parker throws a jab when Seagal was well out of range.
Parker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Parker scores with a jab to the body.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seagal was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Seagal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Seagal dodges the punch combination from Parker.
Seagal with a poor takedown
and Parker counters with a series of strikes. Seagal will be more careful next time no doubt.
Andrew Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Seagal.
Parker misses with a straight right.
Parker takes a swing at Seagal's ribcage but misses.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seagal moves away.
Parker scores with a decent looking hook.
Parker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seagal manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seagal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Parker misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Parker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Seagal's cut.
That's time! Parker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Parker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Seagal's hands.
Parker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seagal moves away.
Seagal slips under a jab from Parker.
Parker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seagal.
Parker throws a hook but Seagal avoids it easily.
Parker misses with a straight left.
Parker throws a right and a left that Seagal avoids nicely.
Parker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seagal can do to turn this around?
Seagal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Parker.
Seagal fails with the takedown
and Seagal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrew Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seagal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker misses with a wild body shot.
Parker works over Seagal's head and body with a nice combination.
Seagal slips a straight right by Parker.
Seagal avoids the body shot from Parker.
Parker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seagal was well out of range. Poor timing from Parker.
Parker throws an off balance right hand
so Seagal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Parker is keeping the position for now.
Seagal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Parker can't keep his opponent in guard - Seagal advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Seagal is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Seagal wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal moves to his opponent's back but Parker bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Seagal.
Steven Seagal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seagal wants to improve his position but instead Parker has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Seagal trying to control from the bottom.
Parker postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Seagal to stand up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Seagal is just out of range.
Parker throws a series of punches but Seagal avoids them all with ease.
Steven Seagal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parker thows a body shot but no joy.
Seagal tries for a takedown but Parker circles away easily
and Parker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker lands a body shot.
Seagal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parker.
Parker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Seagal is just out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Parker.
Parker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker throws a body punch but Seagal moves out of range.
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Parker looks to score with a jab to the body but Seagal is just out of range.
Parker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seagal bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seagal tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Seagal thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Seagal tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Seagal tries to advance to mount but Parker instead regains half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Parker is trying to stand up here but Seagal is controlling him well.
Seagal is pressing down on Parker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Parker is holding on for now.
Seagal wants to work for an arm triangle but Parker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Seagal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Parker is just riding it out for now. Seagal eventually gives up the hold.
Seagal is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Parker sees it coming and defends easily.
Steven Seagal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Seagal wants to free his trapped foot but Parker is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Seagal misses with a head shot. Parker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Parker can't keep his opponent in guard - Seagal advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Andrew Parker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seagal is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andrew Parker.
I think Parker 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Andrew Parker!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Andrew Parker!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Andrew Parker!
Andrew Parker wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Andrew Parker, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Yorito Nayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judas Theurophoroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theurophoroi has chosen One Step Closer. . .to the Title Shot! as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yorito Nayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Judas Theurophoroi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theurophoroi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Theurophoroi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Some wild striking there from Theurophoroi.
A solid body kick from Theurophoroi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Theurophoroi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nayama takes an elbow to the temple.
Nayama dodges an elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Yorito Nayama has been cut.
Theurophoroi trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Theurophoroi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nayama.
Theurophoroi slows down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Theurophoroi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nayama's brow.
Nayama avoids a wild elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nayama has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Theurophoroi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nayama lands a hook that snaps the head of Theurophoroi backwards.
Theurophoroi slowing the pace effectively.
Nayama takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nayama pulls guard effortlessly.
Theurophoroi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nayama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Theurophoroi wants to control from the top but Nayama keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nayama looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Theurophoroi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nayama manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Theurophoroi has Nayama in his guard.
Nayama forces his way into half guard.
Nayama is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nayama is working away from the top position though.
Nayama is looking to pass Theurophoroi's guard but actually Theurophoroi recovers to full guard.
Nayama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Theurophoroi keeping moving, preventing Nayama from controlling successfully.
Theurophoroi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Theurophoroi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nayama wants to control from the top but Theurophoroi keeps moving.
Theurophoroi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nayama misses with a body shot
and Theurophoroi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nayama thinking.
Judas Theurophoroi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Theurophoroi moves in looking to clinch but Nayama pushes him off.
Theurophoroi doesn't manage to clinch there - Nayama circles away.
Nayama fails to land the takedown.
Theurophoroi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Theurophoroi tries to clinch up but Nayama circles away and keeps his distance.
Theurophoroi moves into the clinch.
Nayama takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi gets underhooks to prevent Nayama's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yorito Nayama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Theurophoroi.
Yorito Nayama's cut is getting worse.
Theurophoroi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Theurophoroi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nayama avoids a wild elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
Nayama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Theurophoroi trying to control the position but instead, Nayama has worked for underhooks and has pushed Theurophoroi into the cage.
Theurophoroi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Theurophoroi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Theurophoroi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Theurophoroi tries a knee to the head but Nayama blocks it.
Theurophoroi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Theurophoroi missing with knees to the body.
Theurophoroi throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nayama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Theurophoroi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nayama is defending well for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nayama avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nayama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nayama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Theurophoroi trying to land knees to the body.
Theurophoroi lands a knee to the body.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow.
Yorito Nayama's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Theurophoroi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nayama blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi crunches a lovely knee into Nayama's ribcage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi pushes off an throws an elbow but Nayama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Theurophoroi pushes off an throws an elbow but Nayama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nayama avoids a wild elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nayama avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nayama jumps guard but Theurophoroi stands there with Nayama around his waist. Nayama gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Theurophoroi throws an elbow that misses.
Theurophoroi trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nayama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Theurophoroi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nayama avoids the elbow strike from Theurophoroi, against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nayama tries a knee to the head but Theurophoroi blocks it.
Theurophoroi misses with an elbow over the top.
Nayama is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Theurophoroi to keep the fight standing.
Nayama stalling against the cage.
Theurophoroi landing knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi tries to land a knee to the head but Nayama blocks with his arms.
Theurophoroi misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nayama dodges an elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
Nayama managing to block the knees to the body from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judas Theurophoroi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yorito Nayama's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Theurophoroi throws a head kick but Nayama moves out of range.
Nayama takes a swing at Theurophoroi's ribcage but misses.
Nayama slips a straight right by Theurophoroi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Theurophoroi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nayama stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Theurophoroi was well out of range. Poor timing from Nayama.
Nayama swings for the body but Theurophoroi moves out of range.
Nayama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Theurophoroi is fending him off so far but Nayama persists. Nope, Theurophoroi circles away and we're back to standing.
Nayama lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Theurophoroi at a distance.
Nayama is looking to wear down Theurophoroi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Theurophoroi tries to clinch up but Nayama circles away and keeps his distance.
Theurophoroi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nayama misses with a hook.
Theurophoroi throws the left hand but Nayama avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayama throws an off balance right hand
letting Theurophoroi counter with a right hand.
Nayama lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nayama lands with a nice body punch.
Nayama with a poor takedown
letting Theurophoroi counter with a right hand.
Theurophoroi doesn't manage to clinch there - Nayama circles away.
A jab from Theurophoroi misses.
Theurophoroi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nayama takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nayama misses with a hook.
Theurophoroi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nayama is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Theurophoroi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nayama misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nayama, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nayama looks to throw the jab but Theurophoroi is out of range.
Theurophoroi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nayama blocks a leg kick.
Theurophoroi tries to clinch but Nayama is having none of it.
Nayama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Theurophoroi tries to clinch but Nayama moves out of range.
Theurophoroi looks to clinch
and Nayama counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Theurophoroi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nayama throws a left and a right that both miss
and Theurophoroi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nayama's knee momentarily.
Theurophoroi tries to clinch but Nayama is having none of it.
Theurophoroi slips a jab from Nayama.
Nayama swats away the attempt to clinch by Theurophoroi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nayama.
Judas Theurophoroi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nayama swats away the attempt to clinch by Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi staying out of range there.
Theurophoroi drops his hands momentarily and Nayama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nayama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nayama looks to score with a jab to the body but Theurophoroi is just out of range.
Nayama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Theurophoroi was well out of range. Poor timing from Nayama.
Nayama avoids a kick to the body.
Theurophoroi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nayama avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nayama swings for the body but Theurophoroi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi rushes Nayama and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Theurophoroi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nayama's brow.
Theurophoroi looking to slow down the pace here.
Theurophoroi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Theurophoroi throws an elbow but misses.
Nayama lands a left hand.
Nayama dodges an elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
Nayama stalling against the cage.
Theurophoroi stops a takedown attempt from Nayama.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yorito Nayama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nayama blocks an elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nayama's face.
Nayama dodges an elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
Nayama using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Theurophoroi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nayama dodges an elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi missing with knees to the body.
Theurophoroi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Judas Theurophoroi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Theurophoroi throws an elbow that misses.
Nayama taking a breather.
Nayama managing to block the knees to the body from Theurophoroi.
Knees to the body from Theurophoroi.
Nayama swings wildly with an uppercut but Theurophoroi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi throws an elbow that misses.
Theurophoroi crunches a lovely knee into Nayama's ribcage.
Nayama blocks the elbow strike.
Theurophoroi tries to land knees in the clinch but Nayama avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Theurophoroi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nayama's brow.
Theurophoroi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Theurophoroi tries to land a knee to the head but Nayama blocks with his arms.
Theurophoroi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nayama is defending well for now.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow inside that Nayama shrugs off.
Theurophoroi throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi just leaning against Nayama, taking a breather.
Nayama stalling in the clinch.
Nayama dodges an elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
Nayama dodges an elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi pushes off an throws an elbow but Nayama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nayama avoids a wild elbow strike from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nayama is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Theurophoroi.
Jeez, Yorito Nayama's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Theurophoroi missing with knees to the body.
Theurophoroi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Theurophoroi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nayama has Theurophoroi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Theurophoroi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Theurophoroi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yorito Nayama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Theurophoroi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nayama.
Theurophoroi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Theurophoroi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nayama avoids it.
Theurophoroi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Judas Theurophoroi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Theurophoroi tries to land knees in the clinch but Nayama avoids the damage to the body.
Theurophoroi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nayama fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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!
Nayama avoiding damage as Theurophoroi throws knees to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Theurophoroi.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yorito Nayama's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Judas Theurophoroi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Judas Theurophoroi waved his t-shirt featuring Kobra Clothing Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willabee Raggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wong comes into the arena with Legend of the USS Titanic blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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255 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Edward Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willabee Raggs !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong slips a jab and a cross from Raggs .
Raggs looks to land a right hand but Wong moved out of range.
Wong closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Raggs to the mat! Raggs manages to get full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wong advances position into side control!
Raggs is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wong has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wong tries for a kimura but Raggs is defending well.
Wong cracks Raggs with a big right hand but Raggs just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Raggs is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Raggs is not content to let Wong control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Raggs has escaped the position, nice work there.
Raggs stops Wong from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raggs bucks up and tries to throw Wong off but instead Wong has got his back!
Raggs is trying to stand back up.
Wong working for the choke.
Raggs is trying to get back to his feet but Wong has full control of the position and if anything, Raggs has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wong looking for the RNC.
Raggs is trying to get back to his feet but Wong has full control of the position and if anything, Raggs has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Raggs is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Wong off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Wong lands with a hammerfist to the side of Raggs 's head.
Raggs defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Raggs is trying to get back to his feet but Wong has full control of the position and if anything, Raggs has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Wong is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Raggs knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Raggs for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raggs looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Raggs prevents Wong from getting a body triangle.
Wong is landing with strikes from the back.
Raggs has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Wong is looking for the choke from the back position but Raggs is controlling his hands well.
Raggs holding both Wong 's hands and preventing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raggs won't enjoy being in this position. Wong looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Raggs is tapping - it's over boys! Wong picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Edward Wong!
Edward Wong very nearly forgot to thank TFP Graphics - Pit Inc amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Rozemblit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Kadota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rozemblit comes to the cage accompanied by Pain. Kadota has chosen Better With The Lights Off - New Boyz as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Rozemblit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Kadota!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadota is looking to land body kicks.
Kadota tried to score with a low kick but Rozemblit checks it.
Rozemblit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kadota has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kadota throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kadota avoids the head kick by Rozemblit.
Kadota is looking to land body kicks.
Kadota takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kadota uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rozemblit has time to react.
Kadota fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rozemblit on the side of the head.
Rozemblit goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kadota takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kadota pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rozemblit is out of range and Kadota settles back down.
Kadota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kadota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kadota looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slapping leg kick lands for Rozemblit.
Rozemblit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kadota scores with a leg kick.
Kadota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rozemblit.
Rozemblit clinches up with Kadota and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kadota.
A left hand lands to the body for Rozemblit.
Kadota is trying to force a seperation but Rozemblit has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rozemblit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rozemblit pushes Kadota back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rozemblit has clasped his hands together around Kadota's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kadota is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rozemblit off and has taken his back!
Rozemblit turns into Kadota and is now in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rozemblit looking to pass the guard.
Kadota is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kadota keeping full guard, as Rozemblit tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadota trying to control the position.
Rozemblit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kadota is keeping the position for now.
Kadota keeping moving, preventing Rozemblit from controlling successfully.
Rozemblit passes Kadota's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kadota is looking for a sweep. Rozemblit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rozemblit is working for a submission of some sort.
Rozemblit is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kadota gets back to full guard.
Kadota keeping full guard, as Rozemblit tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rozemblit wants to control but Kadota is keeping him busy.
Kadota manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rozemblit's best efforts.
Rozemblit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kadota sees it coming and defends easily.
Rozemblit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kadota sees it coming and defends easily.
Kadota gets full guard.
Rozemblit passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kadota has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kadota manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kadota is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nice strikes from Kadota there.
Kadota is looking to take a break and control but Rozemblit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kadota prevents Rozemblit from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Kadota.
Kadota is trying to control. Rozemblit wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit looking for submissions off his back.
Rozemblit is staying active underneath Kadota, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kadota lands with a punch from half guard.
Kadota lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kadota drops an elbow to the side of Rozemblit's head.
Rozemblit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rozemblit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kadota passes into side control.
Rozemblit sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kadota is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rozemblit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kadota pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Rozemblit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rozemblit tries to get to full guard but Kadota has control of the leg.
Kadota working the head and body with strikes.
Rozemblit moves into full guard.
Kadota distracts Rozemblit with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kadota working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rozemblit's head.
Kadota with a nice head shot there.
Kadota working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rozemblit's head.
Rozemblit is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kadota is trying to control but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rozemblit is looking to take a break and control but Kadota is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rozemblit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kadota gets full guard.
Kadota keeping moving, preventing Rozemblit from controlling successfully.
Rozemblit works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kadota manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kadota is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Rozemblit frees his head nicely. Oh but Kadota has switched to an armbar! Rozemblit is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Takashi Kadota!
A relieved looking Takashi Kadota 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between David Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long comes to the cage accompanied by Lonnie G - Sweep. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Ryan Russo enters the cage!
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24
155 lbs
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154 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, David Long!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Russo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Russo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Russo is looking to slow Long down with leg kicks.
Russo avoids the body shot from Long.
Russo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target.
Long lands with a good body shot.
Russo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Long checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Long swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Long lands with a good body shot.
Russo thows a leg kick but Long checks it
and Long counters with a head kick. That will keep Russo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ryan Russo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Russo thuds a left hand into Long's body.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Russo misses with a low kick as Long jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long blocks a head kick by Russo.
Russo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Long is out of range.
Long scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Russo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Long.
Long lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Long throws a jab when Russo was well out of range.
Russo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Russo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Russo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
An inside leg kick lands from Russo.
Russo misses the jab.
A head kick by Russo misses
and Long counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Russo wants to slow Long down by chopping away at his legs.
Long goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long lands an overhand right.
Long throws a shot from downtown. Russo moves away and avoids it.
Russo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russo throws a leg kick
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Long throws a head kick but Russo moves out of range.
That kick from Russo tenderised Long's leg. Long is trying to keep his angry face on.
Russo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Long.
Long misses the jab.
Russo lands a head kick!
Russo is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo scores with a nice head shot.
Long throws an overhand right that lands on Russo's shoulder, as Russo tries to avoid the shot.
Russo walks into a straight right hand from Long.
Russo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russo looks to throw a body kick
enabling Long to counter with a crisp jab.
Long misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Russo.
Donk. Long catches Russo right on the button with a cross.
Russo lands with a nice body kick.
Long works the jab nicely.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Russo tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Long looks to land a combination. Russo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Long throws the left hand but Russo avoids the punch easily.
Long blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Long slips a straight right by Russo.
Long misses with a hook.
Russo connects with a high kick.
Long is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Russo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Long avoids a kick to the body.
Long paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Russo digs a good body shot into Long's ribs.
Long takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
Long tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Russo moves forwards but Long connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Long throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Russo misses with a hook. Long ducked under it nicely.
Long blocks a head kick by Russo.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Long throws out the jab.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Russo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Russo throws a head kick but Long moves out of range.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long ducks under a wild hook from Russo.
Russo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Russo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Long makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Russo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Long swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Russo counters with a big head kick but Long shrugs it off.
Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Russo.
Long takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Russo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Russo, right into the meat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Russo - that will leave a mark!
Russo misses with a wild body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Russo scores with a sloppy right hand. Long should have avoided that one.
Russo throws a sloppy head kick and Long moves out of range easily.
Long chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Russo can pounce on him.
Long is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Russo circles away quickly and effectively.
Long getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice straight punches there by Long. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Long.
Russo is looking to score with low kicks.
Russo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Russo avoids the body shot from Long.
Russo misses with a right hand
and Long counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Russo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Russo throws a sloppy head kick
and Long connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Russo defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
Russo misses with a wild body shot.
Russo has Long up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long dodges an elbow strike from Russo.
Russo throws an elbow that misses.
Long dodges an elbow strike from Russo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Long.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Long creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Russo wants to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Russo.
Long tries to circle away but Russo has him pinned against the cage.
Russo landing knees to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Russo tries to work over Long's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Russo stalling in the clinch but Long improves position.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Long misses.
Russo tries to land a leg kick but Long saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Russo. Long does a little dance to reset his feet.
Long misses with a hook. Russo ducked under it nicely.
Long lands a jab to the head.
Russo slips a straight right by Long.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Long counter with a right hand.
A low kick from Russo is predictable there
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Long throws a hook but Russo avoids it easily.
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 David Long will probably get the nod.
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.
Long misses with a hook.
Russo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Long.
Russo moves out of range of the strikes.
Russo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Long.
Russo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Russo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Russo looks to land a body kick but Long moved away.
Long uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Long throws a head kick that half lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Long blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Long throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Russo misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long scores with a hook.
Long lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Long moves out of range of the body kick from Russo.
Russo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Long.
Long is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Russo cracks Long with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Russo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Russo.
Long walks into a straight right hand from Russo.
Russo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Long checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Russo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Long. Russo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Russo slips a jab and a cross from Long.
David Long is winning the standup battle so far.
Long avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Long moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo misses with a body kick.
Long blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Russo.
Russo slips under a jab.
Russo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
Russo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Long is out of range and Russo settles back down.
Russo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Russo slips a jab and a cross from Long.
A punch combination from Long misses.
A slow jab from Long misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Russo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Long wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Long avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Russo throws a body punch but Long moves out of range.
Long circles away from the clinch attempt.
Russo throws a wild body kick that Long sees coming a mile off.
Russo clinches.
Russo misses with an elbow strike.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Long fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
Russo tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Russo. That's going to slow Long down.
Russo is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Russo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Long doesn't seem phased though.
Long lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Russo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Long's calf.
Long misses with an uppercut. Russo saw that one coming.
Russo gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long being controlled against the cage.
Long tries to break the clinch but Russo is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Long's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Long takes a knee to the side of the body.
Russo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Russo misses with an elbow strike.
Long being controlled against the cage.
Russo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Russo just leaning against Long, taking a breather.
Russo lands a shoulder strike.
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
Russo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Long has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Russo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Long blocks the body kick.
Russo walks into a jab.
Long catches Russo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Russo throws a shot from downtown. Long moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Long.
Russo misses with a wild body shot.
Russo moves out of range as Long strikes.
Long throws a lazy head kick
and Russo counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Russo connects with a leg kick. Long looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Russo misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick from Russo.
Long moves out of range as Russo throws a body kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Russo tries to clinch
and Long cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Long blocks a leg kick.
Long moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Russo is rocked!
Russo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Long's sensitive parts.
Russo is still on wobbly legs! Can Long finish him?
Long uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Russo.
Long lands the left hand.
Russo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Long avoids a kick to the body.
Long checks a low kick from Russo.
Russo throws a lazy head kick
and Russo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Long fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Russo manages to avoid it.
A jab from Long misses.
Long throws a lazy right hand but Russo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Long lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Russo.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Long lands with a straight right. Russo didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck for Russo with that takedown attempt.
Long fails to land with a series of punches.
Russo throws a body kick that misses.
Long takes a swing at Russo's ribcage but misses.
Russo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Russo there as he acknowledges the shot.
A low kick from Russo misses
and Long counters with a good low kick that Russo was not able to check.
Long throws a hook but Russo avoids it easily.
Long misses with a straight right.
Long keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Long throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Russo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Long.
Russo seems to have recovered his senses.
Long is looking to chop away at Russo's legs.
Long takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Russo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Long checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Russo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Russo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Russo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Long checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Long throws a jab when Russo was well out of range.
Long avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Russo misses
and Long counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Long checks a low kick from Russo.
Russo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Long.
Russo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Russo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Russo thows a leg kick but Long checks it
letting Long counter with a right hand.
Long throws out a loose jab but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Russo is looking to slow Long down with leg kicks.
Russo is looking to chop away at Long's legs.
Long misses with a few strikes there.
Long moves out of range as Russo strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Russo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Russo throws a leg kick
and Long counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Russo moves into the clinch.
Russo pushes off an throws an elbow but Long leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Long is trying to break the clinch but Russo has him pressed against the cage.
Russo tries a knee to the head but Long blocks it.
Long looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russo is looking to score with low kicks.
Russo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Long's sensitive parts.
Russo misses with a kick to the body.
Russo misses with a body shot
and Long counters with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Long.
Long throws a lazy right hand but Russo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Russo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Russo throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Russo.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Russo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Long has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Long and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Russo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Russo throws a head kick that misses.
Russo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Long lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Russo misses with a body kick.
Russo fakes the leg kick and cracks Long in the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Long checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
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!
Long throws a hook but Russo avoids it easily.
Long takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Russo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Long throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Long throws a leg kick but Russo checks it.
Russo misses with a kick to the body.
Russo tries to clinch but Long moves out of range.
Long throws a shot from downtown. Russo moves away and avoids it.
Long takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Long.
Russo punishes Long's body with a nice straight punch.
Russo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Long is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Russo.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch but Long swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Long throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Russo moves in looking to clinch but Long pushes him off.
Long throws a lazy uppercut
and Russo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Long tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Long misses with a head kick.
Long avoids the head kick by Russo.
Russo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Russo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Long thows a body shot but no joy.
Russo misses with a low kick.
Long gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Russo is looking to clinch but Long is avoiding it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Long moves away from the strike by Russo.
Russo looks to clinch
and Long counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Russo lands a leg kick that knocks Long off balance momentarily.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Russo moves out of range easily.
Russo slips under a jab from Long.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Russo.
Long lands with a straight right. Russo didn't see that one coming.
Russo lands with a good body shot.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Russo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Long wants to slow Russo down by chopping away at his legs.
Russo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Russo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Russo has Long up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Russo throws an elbow but misses.
Russo missing with knees to the body.
Long blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Long will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Russo taking a breather.
Russo misses with a knee strike.
Russo lands a nice knee to the body.
Russo is looking to control Long's arms but Long gets an underhook and turns him. Now Russo has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Long.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Russo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Long's brow.
Russo prevents a body shot from Long.
Long blocks the elbow strike.
Long is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Russo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Long wants to break the clinch but can't.
Russo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Russo trying to stall but Long improves his position.
Long breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Long misses with a straight left.
Long keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Russo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Russo.
Russo misses with a leg kick.
Long has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Russo.
Long lands a slapping body shot.
Russo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Long stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Long lands with a straight right. Russo didn't see that one coming.
Russo wants to clinch.
Long blocks a head kick by Russo.
Long blocks a head kick by Russo.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Russo is looking to chop away at Long's legs.
Nice body kick there by Russo.
Long scores with a jab to the jaw.
Long lands a nice shot that snaps Russo's head back.
Long moves out of range as Russo throws a body kick.
Long on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Russo tries to close the distance and clinch but Long swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Long throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Long misses with a hook. Russo ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Russo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Long.
Russo tries to land a body kick
and Long counters with a one-two to the body.
Russo tries to land a leg kick but Long saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Russo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Russo 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Ryan Russo!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Ryan Russo!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Ryan Russo!
Ryan Russo wins by unanimous decision!
Ryan Russo is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cristos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winner comes to the cage accompanied by All I Do Is Win - DJ Khaled. Cristos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cypress Hill - Hand on the Pump. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
23 - 12 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Winner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Cristos!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cristos misses with a leg kick.
Cristos tries to land a leg kick but Winner saw it coming and moves away.
Cristos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Winner at a distance.
Winner throws a leg kick but Cristos checks it.
Winner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cristos.
Winner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cristos was well out of range. Poor timing from Winner.
Winner digs a good hook to Cristos's body.
Cristos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cristos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winner throws a chopping leg kick but Cristos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cristos - that will leave a mark!
Martin Cristos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winner scores with a punch to the head.
Cristos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Winner.
Winner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cristos at a distance.
Cristos looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winner lands with a cross.
It looks like Martin Cristos has been cut.
Cristos looks to land a combination but Winner avoids it well.
Winner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cristos's hands.
Cristos throws a wild hook but Winner just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Cristos gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Winner raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Winner!
An out of breath Stan Winner thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Aurelio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stuey Ungar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ungar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Paper Planes kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Stuey Ungar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcos Aurelio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stuey Ungar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ungar is looking to clinch but Aurelio is avoiding it.
Ungar misses with a looping right.
A bone on bone clash there as Aurelio blocks the leg kick.
Ungar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ungar looks to land a body kick but Aurelio moved away.
Ungar moves away from the strike by Aurelio.
Ungar looks to land a left hand but Aurelio moved out of range nicely.
Aurelio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ungar circles away quickly and effectively.
Ungar thows a body kick. Aurelio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Aurelio looks to land a left hand but Ungar moved out of range nicely.
Ungar looks to throw the jab but Aurelio is out of range.
Aurelio tries a head kick but it misses.
Ungar throws a lazy right hand but Aurelio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ungar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aurelio misses with the combination.
Aurelio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ungar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelio takes one on the button.
It looks like Marcos Aurelio has been cut.
Aurelio is looking to clinch.
Aurelio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelio lands the left hand.
It looks like Stuey Ungar has been cut.
Ungar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aurelio's calf.
Aurelio slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Ungar.
Ungar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from Aurelio finds it's target.
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!
Ungar is looking to clinch but Aurelio is avoiding it.
Ungar throws a jab when Aurelio was well out of range.
Ungar scores with a hook to the body. Aurelio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ungar tries to clinch but Aurelio moves out of range.
Aurelio lands an overhand right.
Ungar tries to move into range but Aurelio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ungar.
Ungar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aurelio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ungar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ungar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aurelio misses with a body punch.
Ungar misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aurelio is trying to force a seperation but Ungar has the dominant position.
Aurelio can't find room to land a body shot as Ungar controls the action.
Ungar tries to land a knee to the head but Aurelio blocks with his arms.
Ungar has Aurelio pushed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ungar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ungar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ungar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Aurelio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ungar.
Ungar looking to throw knees to the head but Aurelio is blocking nicely.
Ungar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aurelio lands a knee to the body.
Ungar looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ungar takes a shot to the head.
Aurelio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aurelio scores with a shot to the side of Ungar's head.
Ungar landing knees to the head.
Ungar dodges an elbow strike from Aurelio.
A head punch on the inside from Ungar fails to land.
Ungar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aurelio.
Ungar misses with some punches.
Ungar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ungar misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ungar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aurelio is trying to break the clinch but Ungar has him pressed against the cage.
Ungar takes an elbow to the temple.
Ungar lands a damaging elbow.
Aurelio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ungar is defending well for now.
Aurelio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aurelio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ungar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ungar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aurelio working aggressively here.
Ungar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aurelios head.
Aurelio tries to work over Ungar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aurelio lands a right hand.
Ungar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aurelio pushes off an throws an elbow but Ungar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aurelio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aurelio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aurelio lands a hook that snaps the head of Ungar backwards.
Aurelio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Aurelio lands a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Stuey Ungar's cut even more.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ungar.
Ungar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ungar avoiding damage as Aurelio throws knees to the body.
Ungar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aurelio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aurelio stalls.
Ungar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aurelio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aurelio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aurelio throws a head punch that misses.
Aurelio misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Ungar.
Ungar landing knees to the head.
Marcos Aurelio's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ungar takes a shot to the head.
Ungar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ungar lands a shoulder strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ungar tries a knee to the head but Aurelio blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ungar lands a knee to the head.
Aurelio blocks an uppercut.
Ungar is working Aurelio over against the cage.
Ungar struggles to land a body shot inside as Aurelio controls his hands.
Ungar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aurelio misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Ungar.
Aurelio slows down the pace here.
Ungar trying to stall but Aurelio improves his position.
Aurelio tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aurelio avoiding damage as Ungar throws knees to the body.
Ungar missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aurelio.
Aurelio misses with the head strike.
Aurelio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ungar lands an elbow that stopped Aurelio in his tracks for a moment.
Aurelio working aggressively here.
Aurelio swings wildly with an uppercut but Ungar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Aurelio.
Ungar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ungar has Aurelio pressed against the cage, preventing Aurelio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ungar tries a knee to the head but Aurelio blocks it.
Ungar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aurelio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Ungar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ungar trying to stall but Aurelio improves his position.
Ungar blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ungar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ungar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aurelio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aurelio lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ungar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aurelio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ungar's brow.
A short right from Aurelio.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ungar takes a shot to the head.
Ungar misses with a knee strike.
Aurelio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The cut above Stuey Ungar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A bit of stalling here from Aurelio.
Aurelio working aggressively here.
Aurelio lands a body shot.
Aurelio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ungar tries a low kick but Aurelio avoids it.
Aurelio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aurelio swings for the body but Ungar moves out of range.
Aurelio cracks Ungar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ungar throws a wild hook but Aurelio just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Ungar gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Aurelio raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Aurelio!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Marcos Aurelio made sure he mentioned Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Lodin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Damien Roads's chin.
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224 lbs
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214 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Roads!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roads momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lodin.
Roads on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lodin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Roads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roads misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lodin.
Roads takes a swing at Lodin's ribcage but misses.
Lodin throws a push kick but Roads slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lodin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Lodin.
Lodin defending well as Roads loads up on a big left hand.
Lodin throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Roads misses the target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lodin.
Roads steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lodin. That one must have hurt.
Roads looks gassed!
Lodin lands a big head kick that sends Roads tumbling to the mat! Lodin takes a step backwards and waves Roads back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Damien Roads has been cut.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Lodin! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frank Lodin!
During a confident post fight interview, Frank Lodin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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