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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kunimitsu Tezuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominick Faber looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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143 lbs
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135 lbs
0 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kunimitsu Tezuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominick Faber!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tezuka shoots in for a takedown but Faber shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Faber looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Tezuka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Faber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Faber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tezuka drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Faber gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Faber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tezuka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tezuka.
Tezuka shoots for a takedown but Faber saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kunimitsu Tezuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tezuka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Faber circles away.
Faber defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tezuka.
Tezuka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Faber circles away.
Tezuka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Faber defends it nicely.
Tezuka takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tezuka decides to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Faber throws a big right hand that misses.
Faber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tezuka wants to sweep but no luck.
Tezuka really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tezuka managing to control the position.
Tezuka looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tezuka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Faber is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tezuka throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Faber postures up in Tezuka's guard and throws a big left but Tezuka blocks it.
Tezuka is pulling down on Faber's head to control his posture.
Tezuka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tezuka manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Faber manages to get himself to full guard.
Faber can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tezuka controls the pace.
Tezuka pushing down on Faber's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tezuka thows a huge punch but Faber dodges it nicely.
Tezuka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is looking to get back to full guard here but Tezuka has managed to pass to side control instead.
Tezuka working the ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Tezuka crashes against the mat.
Faber is letting Tezuka control him for a moment.
Faber struggling a bit here.
Tezuka throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tezuka decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Faber stuffs the takedown.
Tezuka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Faber's waist but Faber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tezuka off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tezuka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Faber stuffs the takedown.
Tezuka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tezuka misses with a takedown attempt - Faber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Faber slaps away a takedown attempt from Tezuka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Faber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tezuka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tezuka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Faber but Faber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tezuka fails with a takedown attempt.
Faber misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kunimitsu Tezuka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tezuka shoots in but Faber avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Faber misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dominick Faber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faber stuffs the takedown attempt from Tezuka. Tezuka gets slowly back to his feet.
Tezuka fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kunimitsu Tezuka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tezuka fails with a takedown attempt.
Faber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tezuka.
Faber blocks a low kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber shoots in and drives through. Tezuka sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tezuka shoots in for a takedown but Faber shows good takedown defense.
Faber misses with a two punch combination.
Faber takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tezuka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Faber pinned against the cage. Faber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Faber swinging wildly here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tezuka can't get the takedown.
Tezuka has clasped his hands together around Faber's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Faber struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tezuka throws a strike aimed at the side of Faber's head but Faber avoids it well.
Tezuka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Check out the look on Tezuka's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tezuka tries for a kimura but Faber is defending well.
Faber tries to buck Tezuka off but Tezuka is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Faber is trying to escape the position but Tezuka is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tezuka stands up and beckons Faber to his feet.
Faber tries to clinch up
and Tezuka counters by clinching up.
Tezuka manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tezuka shoots in looking for a takedown. Faber tries to sprawl out of it but Tezuka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Faber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Faber misses with a takedown attempt - Tezuka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tezuka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Faber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tezuka fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tezuka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to clinch there but Tezuka circles away.
Tezuka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Faber.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tezuka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tezuka has managed to clinch.
Tezuka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tezuka lands a leg kick that knocks Faber off balance momentarily.
Tezuka thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tezuka.
Nice sprawl there from Faber as Tezuka shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kunimitsu Tezuka dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Faber.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tezuka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tezuka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Faber swivels and escapes.
Tezuka closes the distance and pushes Faber back into the cage.
Faber working aggressively here.
Tezuka pulls guard successfully.
Tezuka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tezuka uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Faber throws a head kick that misses
and Tezuka finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tezuka scores with a body shot.
Tezuka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Faber, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tezuka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tezuka successfully pulls guard.
Faber throws a strike but Tezuka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Faber looking for a sweep. Not yet Faber, not yet.
Tezuka is stalling in the full guard.
Faber is looking to stand back up but Tezuka counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Faber.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tezuka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Faber pushes Tezuka off but Tezuka dives into side control.
Faber wants to get back to his feet but Tezuka drags him back down.
Tezuka in side control, throwing shots but Faber defends.
Tezuka looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Faber bucks up and tries to throw Tezuka off but instead Tezuka has got his back!
Tezuka controls the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tezuka is persistently looking for the submission but Faber is defending it well.
What can Faber do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Tezuka somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Tezuka avoiding Faber 's attempts to control his hands.
Tezuka lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Faber has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Tezuka.
Tezuka slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Tezuka's arms.
Tezuka is riding his opponent, not letting Faber buck him off.
Faber is trying to stand back up.
Tezuka lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Tezuka.
Tezuka has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Faber's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kunimitsu Tezuka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tezuka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kunimitsu Tezuka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yin Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leroy Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leroy Sloan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yin Yang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yang.
Yang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sloan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yang paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yang tries to keep at a distance but Sloan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yang tries to work over Sloan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yang has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yang misses with a punch to the body.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yang's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Sloan keeps control of Yang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yang is trying to break free.
Sloan prevents a body shot from Yang.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but Yang blocks with his arms.
Sloan blocks a body shot from Yang.
Yang working aggressively here.
Yang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sloan has him pressed against the cage.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang tries a body shot but Sloan blocks it.
Yang wants to break free but Sloan has control.
Yang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yang misses with a punch to the body.
Yang tries to throw a body punch but Sloan avoids it by throwing Yang back against the cage.
Yang working aggressively here.
Yang is trying to break free.
Yang is looking to break free of the clinch but Sloan has double underhooks.
Yang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yang throws a punch but it's blocked by Sloan.
Sloan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yang fails to land.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Sloan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yang tries to break the clinch but Sloan is controlling the position.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Yang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sloan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sloan has him pressed against the cage.
Yang throws a punch but it's blocked by Sloan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan looks gassed!
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yang throws a head punch that misses.
Yang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yang tries to work over Sloan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yang misses with a punch to the body.
Yang working aggressively here.
Yang tries to throw a body punch but Sloan avoids it by throwing Yang back against the cage.
Yang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yang is trying to break the clinch but Sloan is controlling him.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yang throws a punch but it's blocked by Sloan.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang tries to break the clinch but Sloan is controlling the position.
Sloan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yang lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yang tries a body shot but Sloan blocks it.
Yang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sloan's sensitive parts.
Yang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yang.
Sloan is looking to clinch but Yang is avoiding it.
Sloan gets a clinch.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Sloan prevents a body shot from Yang.
Sloan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yang wants to break free but Sloan has control.
Yang is trying to push Sloan away but Sloan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Yang throws a punch but it's blocked by Sloan.
Yang misses with some punches.
Yang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sloan prevents Yang from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yang can't break the clinch.
Sloan blocks an uppercut.
Yang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yang tries to break free but Sloan pushes him back against the cage.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Sloan misses with a knee to the head.
Yang throws a head punch that misses.
Yang wants to get back to striking at distance but Sloan won't allow it.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sloan blocks a body shot from Yang.
Sloan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yang's efforts to push away.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yang misses with some punches.
Sloan looking to throw knees to the head but Yang is blocking nicely.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sloan.
Yang has had enough of the clinch but Sloan keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Yang dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yang looks to throw the jab but Sloan is out of range.
Yang misses with an uppercut.
Sloan wants to clinch up but Yang keeps it at a distance.
Yang throws a nice looking combination but Sloan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yang jabs Sloan right on the nose. Sloan blinks but takes it well.
Leroy Sloan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yang scores with a one two! Sloan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yang throws out a loose jab but Sloan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sloan is looking to clinch.
Yang throws a hook to the side of Sloan's head but Sloan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yang.
Sloan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yang.
Sloan moves in looking to clinch but Yang pushes him off.
Sloan tries to clinch but Yang moves out of range.
Yang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yang looks to throw the jab but Sloan is out of range.
Yang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yang does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A lazy left from Yang finds it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Sloan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A clash of legs there as Sloan blocks the low kick.
Sloan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yang goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sloan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yang.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yang.
Yang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sloan manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yang. Sloan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sloan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yang misses with an uppercut.
Yang throws a sloppy head kick and Sloan moves out of range easily.
Yang motions for Sloan to come forward. Yang throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang thows a body kick. Sloan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sloan avoids the body shot from Yang.
Yang tries to land a front kick but Sloan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sloan dodges the punch combination from Yang.
Sloan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yang throws out the jab.
Yang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yang is trying to break the clinch but Sloan is controlling him.
Yang struggles to land a body shot inside as Sloan controls his hands.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sloan is breathing heavily.
Sloan throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yang throws a punch but it's blocked by Sloan.
Yang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sloan blocks a body shot from Yang.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang throws a head punch that misses.
Sloan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Yang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Yang fails to land.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sloan has him pressed against the cage.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yang is trying to push Sloan away but Sloan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yang tries to break the clinch but Sloan is controlling the position.
Yang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yang pushes Sloan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sloan.
Yang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yang misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yang throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yang.
Yin Yang has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang tries to throw a body punch but Sloan avoids it by throwing Yang back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Sloan.
Yang wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sloan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
Yang is trying to break free.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yang misses with the head strike.
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yang tries to circle away but Sloan has him pinned against the cage.
Yang is trying to push Sloan away but Sloan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sloan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Yang's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yang is trying to break the clinch but Sloan has him pressed against the cage.
Yang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yang tries to work over Sloan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yang working hard to break the clinch.
Yang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yang misses with a body punch.
Yang tries to work over Sloan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yin Yang dominated that second round.
That's time! Yang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sloan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yang loads up on a big right hand but Sloan slips the punch.
Yang looks to throw the jab but Sloan is out of range.
Yang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yang to the ground. Sloan is now in Yang's guard.
Yang is working an open guard so Sloan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Yang gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yang is looking to stand up but Sloan isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan stands up from Yang's guard - Sloan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sloan moves in looking to clinch but Yang pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sloan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloan tries to close the distance and clinch but Yang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yang misses with an uppercut. Sloan saw that one coming.
Sloan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sloan ducks under a wild hook from Yang.
Yang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloan moves in looking to clinch but Yang pushes him off.
Yin Yang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yang throws an overhand right that lands on Sloan's shoulder, as Sloan tries to avoid the shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yang.
Yang throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leroy Sloan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloan slips a straight right by Yang.
Sloan staying out of range there.
Yin Yang is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloan defending well as Yang loads up on a big left hand.
Yang throws a leg kick but Sloan sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sloan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang tries a body shot but Sloan blocks it.
Yang is looking to break free of the clinch but Sloan has double underhooks.
Sloan tries a knee to the head but Yang blocks it.
Yang throws a head punch that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yang is trying to break the clinch but Sloan is controlling him.
Sloan blocking some punches.
Yang tries to circle away but Sloan has him pinned against the cage.
Yang has a couple of punches blocked by Sloan.
Sloan prevents a body shot from Yang.
Yang throws a head punch that misses.
Sloan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yang's efforts to push away.
Yang misses with the head strike.
Sloan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sloan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yang blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sloan.
Sloan misses with a knee strike.
Sloan keeps control of Yang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sloan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yang tries to throw a body punch but Sloan avoids it by throwing Yang back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yang swings wildly with an uppercut but Sloan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yang breaks from the clinch.
Yang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yang misses with a hook. Sloan ducked under it nicely.
Yang scores with a shot to the body.
Yang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sloan moves away.
Sloan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sloan's calf.
Yang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sloan moves away.
Leroy Sloan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yang cracks Sloan with a good jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yin Yang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yang, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yin Yang!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Owen Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taba Tabashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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18
135 lbs
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18
140 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Owen Wash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taba Tabashi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tabashi misses with an uppercut.
Tabashi misses with a straight right.
Wash feints and as Tabashi raises his hands in defense, Wash changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wash's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wash scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tabashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wash. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tabashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tabashi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tabashi being controlled here, momentarily.
Wash gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wash drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wash stands and steps away. Tabashi gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tabashi throws a hook but Wash blocks it.
Wash gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wash walks into a jab.
Wash manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tabashi on his heels. He'll look to pass Tabashi's guard now, I'm sure.
Wash stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tabashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tabashi keeping moving, preventing Wash from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wash wants to pass the guard but Tabashi is keeping the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Owen Wash wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wash gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tabashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tabashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wash's elbow.
Tabashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wash manages to break the clinch.
Wash has closed the distance and engaged Tabashi in a clinch.
Wash blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tabashi tries to break the clinch but Wash is controlling the position.
Wash breaks from the clinch.
Wash steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tabashi. That one must have hurt.
Wash sizes up Tabashi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wash closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wash in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wash wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tabashi keeps working.
Wash will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wash throws a strike aimed at the side of Tabashi's head but Tabashi avoids it well.
Wash is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tabashi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabashi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tabashi is trying to escape the position but Wash is controlling the position.
Wash is looking to take a break and control but Tabashi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Wash dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tabashi misses with a hook. Wash ducked under it nicely.
Wash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wash takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wash clinches up against the cage.
Wash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tabashi, right into the meat.
A solid body kick from Tabashi.
Wash takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wash misses with a shot to the body
and Tabashi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wash clinches up against the cage.
Wash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wash shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tabashi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wash gets to his feet - Tabashi follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wash takes the fight into the clinch.
Tabashi has a couple of punches blocked by Wash.
Wash jumps guard and drags Tabashi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wash is trying to keep Tabashi in close.
Wash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wash stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tabashi.
Wash looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tabashi!
Tabashi is squirming around, avoiding Wash's attempts to control the action.
Wash controlling the position easily from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tabashi holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wash tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wash throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Wash looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wash tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabashi is squirming around, avoiding Wash's attempts to control the action.
Wash is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Owen Wash dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wash closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tabashi quickly recovers to half guard.
Wash is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tabashi defends it well.
Wash is keen to just control but Tabashi is a slippery customer.
Wash performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Owen Wash just wasn't active enough.
Wash looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tabashi!
Owen Wash overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wash lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wash takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tabashi wants to try and get back to his feet.
Taba Tabashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wash controlling the pace for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Owen Wash wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Tabashi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wash lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wash takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wash takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wash forces Tabashi back against the cage and clinches.
Tabashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tabashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wash controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Tabashi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wash breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice combination there by Wash.
Taba Tabashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tabashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tabashi moves out of range of the body kick from Wash.
Tabashi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crunch! Wash slams his shin into Tabashi's torso.
Tabashi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tabashi throws the kick towards the body but Wash avoids it.
Tabashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wash tries a head kick but it misses.
Owen Wash is winning the standup battle so far.
Wash fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wash closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tabashi is being controlled here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Wash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wash has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen Wash!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jet Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jill Lauren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lauren is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Crazy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
145 lbs
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130 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jill Lauren!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Lauren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Li tries to land a knee to the head but Lauren blocks with his arms.
Li misses with a knee strike.
Lauren lands a knee to the body.
Li using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lauren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Li with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Li tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Li takes a knee to the side of the body.
Li is breathing heavily.
Lauren holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Lauren is blocking nicely.
Li letting Lauren take a breather here.
The crowd are getting on Lauren's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Li misses with a knee to the head.
Lauren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lauren has managed to clinch.
Lauren jumps into guard, dragging Li to the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lauren pushes Li off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Lauren tries to clinch up but Li circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li wants to clinch up but Lauren keeps it at a distance.
Jill Lauren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lauren wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Li tries to clinch but Lauren is having none of it.
Lauren drives through and clinches with Li against the cage.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Lauren is blocking nicely.
Lauren works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Li looking to throw knees to the head but Lauren is blocking nicely.
Lauren breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lauren gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lauren is trying to break the clinch but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li keeps control of Lauren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lauren.
Lauren lands a good knee to the midsection. Li won't want to take too many of those.
Lauren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Li backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lauren pulls guard successfully.
Lauren working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Li doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Lauren is tightening it up a little... Li has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Li reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Li taps out! Nice BJJ there by Lauren!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jill Lauren!
Our winner, Jill Lauren, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jt Wash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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23
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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18
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Winchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, jt Wash!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester misses with a hook. Wash ducked under it nicely.
Winchester moves into range and clinches up with Wash.
Wash wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wash tries to circle away but Winchester has him pinned against the cage.
Wash is trying to force a seperation but Winchester has the dominant position.
Wash is trying to stall.
Winchester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wash wants to take the fight to the mat but Winchester manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Wash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wash is trying to break free.
Winchester breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wash feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wash trying to control but Winchester is working from the bottom.
Wash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winchester works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wash is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Winchester trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Winchester cracks Wash with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Winchester with good strikes from the mount here!
Winchester lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wash is rocked!
It looks like jt Wash has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winchester postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Wash in real trouble here! The ref calls for Wash to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Winchester!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Donald Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ackmed Giovani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross comes to the cage accompanied by Exhibit C. Ackmed Giovani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donald Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ackmed Giovani!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cross slips a jab and a cross from Giovani.
Cross tries to score a power double leg takedown but Giovani sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cross somewhat.
Giovani is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cross's half guard.
Giovani trying to mount his opponent but Cross defends it.
Giovani is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cross trying to keep a closed guard but Giovani is proving a slippery customer.
Giovani wants to pass the guard but Cross is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Giovani pushes down on Cross's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cross moves into full guard.
Giovani looking to pass the guard.
Giovani throws a big elbow that misses.
Cross throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Giovani wants to pass the guard but Cross is keeping the position.
Giovani is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Giovani must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giovani passes Cross's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Giovani looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cross slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Giovani pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cross is keeping the position for now.
Cross working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Giovani doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Giovani manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giovani is looking to work some ground and pound but Cross has wrist control.
Cross trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Giovani looking to pass the guard.
Giovani postures up.
Cross looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cross is looking for a triangle but Giovani pushes his legs off easily.
Giovani looking to pass the guard.
Cross trying to keep a closed guard but Giovani is proving a slippery customer.
Giovani is pushing down on Cross's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cross is fighting to maintain full guard but Giovani has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovani wants to pass the guard but Cross is defending well.
Cross wants to control but Giovani is keeping busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross blocking the ground and pound attempt from Giovani.
Giovani moves nicely into side control.
Giovani throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cross manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giovani pushes Cross off looking to stand but Cross dives back in and keeps control.
Giovani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ackmed Giovani will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Giovani shoots in but Cross avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Giovani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Giovani slips a jab and a cross from Cross.
Giovani looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Giovani misses with a takedown attempt - Cross sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Donald Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ackmed Giovani.
Cross throws a series of punches but Giovani avoids them all with ease.
Donald Cross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giovani swinging wildly here.
Giovani fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Giovani closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cross is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Giovani is controlling him well.
Cross manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cross tries to pass the half guard into mount. Giovani knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Giovani is looking to escape.
Giovani is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Giovani can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cross is looking to take a break and control but Giovani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cross missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Giovani. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cross stalling away here and it's allowed Giovani to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cross trying to control but Giovani is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross won't allow Giovani to get back to his feet.
Cross drops back looking for a leg! Giovani is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Giovani manages to kick Cross off! Cross jumps back into Giovani's guard.
Cross postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cross throws a strike but Giovani rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Giovani throws an elbow that misses. Cross uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Giovani's guard. Nice move by Cross!
Giovani is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cross is controlling him.
Ackmed Giovani has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross wants to stand but Giovani has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Giovani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cross throwing strikes but missing.
Cross is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cross missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross stands and throws Giovani's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Giovani bucks up and tries to throw Cross off but instead Cross has got his back!
Giovani defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cross's arms.
Giovani is trying to get back to his feet but Cross has full control of the position and if anything, Giovani has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Giovani is looking for a way out.
Giovani is trying to shake Cross off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Cross won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Cross dominated that second round.
That's time! Cross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cross shoots in for a takedown but Giovani shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cross scores with a punch to the head.
Giovani throws a right and a left that Cross avoids nicely.
Cross shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Giovani as he avoids it easily.
Giovani goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Giovani throws a head kick that misses.
Cross gets caught napping as Giovani dives in and scores a takedown. Cross manages to retain guard.
Giovani with a flurry of punches that miss.
Giovani looking to pass the guard.
Giovani sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Cross doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Giovani paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Cross - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Donald Cross!
A relieved looking Donald Cross 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Japan Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Fong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Fong has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Japan Fighter's chin.
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140 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Fong!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fong misses with a head kick.
Fighter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fong stuffs the takedown attempt from Fighter. Fighter gets slowly back to his feet.
Fong connects with a crisp jab.
Fong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fighter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Japan Fighter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BOOM! Fong lands a beautiful left hook that drops Fighter. Fighter tries to recover but Fong is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Fighter lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Fong!
Harry Fong got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshii Akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JB Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akiyama comes into the arena with Time to say Goodbye blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshii Akiyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JB Costa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Akiyama as he jumps to the side.
Costa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Akiyama swivels and escapes.
Akiyama closes the distance and clinches up with Costa, looking for a takedown. Akiyama pushes Costa against the cage but Costa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Costa drives through with a takedown into Akiyama's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Costa has gone for a leg lock! Akiyama slips out almost immediately though and dives into Costa's guard.
Akiyama wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
Costa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Akiyama can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Costa keeping full guard, as Akiyama tries to pass.
Costa is looking for a triangle but Akiyama pushes his legs off easily.
Costa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa looking for a guillotine here but Akiyama defends easily.
Costa keeping full guard, as Akiyama tries to pass.
Costa has his foot on Akiyama's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Akiyama works his way back into a safe position though.
Akiyama trying to control but Costa is working from the bottom.
Costa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akiyama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Costa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Akiyama trying to control but Costa is working from the bottom.
Costa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Akiyama wants to control from the top but Costa keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa has a closed guard, preventing Akiyama from standing up.
Costa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Akiyama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Costa is looking for a triangle but Akiyama pushes his legs off easily.
Costa looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Akiyama has picked Costa up and slammed him! Costa can't keep hold of the triangle and Akiyama manages to pass to side control!
Akiyama scoring with punches from side control.
Akiyama is looking to take a break and control but Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akiyama is really struggling to control Costa but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Akiyama tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa is trying to get back to half guard.
Costa sneaks back into half guard.
Akiyama wants to stand up but Costa has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Akiyama trying to pass the guard but Costa defending well.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Akiyama pulls his head out easily.
Akiyama is trying to control the action in half guard but Costa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa is looking to improve his position.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa is trying to get back to full guard.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa is looking to improve his position.
Costa looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Akiyama pushes past his half guard into mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Akiyama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Costa is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JB Costa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Costa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Akiyama avoids it really well and circles away.
Costa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Costa scores a takedown into full mount!
Costa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Akiyama has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Akiyama!
Costa keeping moving, preventing Akiyama from controlling successfully.
Akiyama avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa working for submissions but it's allowed Akiyama to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa looking for submissions off his back.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Akiyama winds up and cracks Costa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Costa looking for subs from the bottom but Akiyama mounts him!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Costa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Costa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
BOOM! Akiyama connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Costa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Akiyama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Costa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akiyama putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Akiyama trying to control but Costa is having none of it.
Costa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama controlling his opponent.
Costa regains half guard.
Costa is looking to improve his position.
Akiyama seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Akiyama is trying to control. Costa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Costa looking for submissions off his back.
Akiyama with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Costa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
JB Costa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Akiyama is trying to work for a kimura but Costa is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Costa actively working from the bottom here.
Costa actively working from the bottom here.
Costa moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akiyama passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but JB Costa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Costa tries for a takedown but Akiyama circles away easily
and Akiyama counters with a series of strikes. Costa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Costa looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Akiyama!
Akiyama can't escape the position.
Costa goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Akiyama is on top in guard.
Costa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Costa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Akiyama passes into half guard.
Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Costa is staying active underneath Akiyama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akiyama is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Costa is just riding it out for now. Akiyama eventually gives up the hold.
Akiyama moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Costa.
Costa taking a bit of punishment here - Akiyama scoring with strikes.
Akiyama passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Costa!
Akiyama prevents Costa from getting the reversal.
Costa is squirming around, avoiding Akiyama's attempts to control the action.
Costa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Akiyama prevents Costa from getting the reversal.
Akiyama tries to control but Costa wriggling away.
Costa is trying desperately to improve position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa is squirming around, avoiding Akiyama's attempts to control the action.
Costa sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Akiyama wants to stand up but Costa is controlling the position.
Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Akiyama keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama is nestled in close to Costa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Costa is not content to let Akiyama control the position.
Costa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Akiyama pulls his head out easily.
Akiyama is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Costa sees it coming and defends easily.
Akiyama is looking to take a break and control but Costa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Costa looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but JB Costa just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Costa shoots in and bounces Akiyama off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Akiyama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Costa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Akiyama is keen to just control but Costa is a slippery customer.
Costa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Akiyama prevents Costa from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Akiyama in particular looking to stall.
Akiyama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Costa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We're going to have a standup here because Yoshii Akiyama wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Akiyama scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Costa shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Akiyama's guard.
Costa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Akiyama is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Akiyama has escaped and now he's on top!
Akiyama slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Akiyama trying to control but Costa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Akiyama gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Costa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Costa keeping moving, preventing Akiyama from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Akiyama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Costa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Akiyama defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akiyama tries to free his leg and advance position but Costa is retaining full guard.
Costa is looking for a triangle but Akiyama pushes his legs off easily.
Akiyama trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Costa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Akiyama manages to get himself to full guard.
Costa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Akiyama dives on top into guard.
Akiyama slips nicely into half guard.
Akiyama in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Costa tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Akiyama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yoshii Akiyama!
Yoshii Akiyama retains his featherweight title!
Yoshii Akiyama decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Hartwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Hartwell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin Perez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez looking to score a takedown here. Hartwell is defending well but Perez drives through and ends up in Hartwell's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Perez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perez wants to control from the top but Hartwell keeps moving.
Perez is looking to work some ground and pound but Hartwell has wrist control.
Perez landing some decent shots from guard.
Perez throws a strike but Hartwell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Perez managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Marvin Perez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Perez gets a double leg takedown into Hartwell's guard.
Hartwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perez throwing strikes but missing.
Perez wants to pass the guard but Hartwell is keeping the position.
Hartwell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perez throws a strike but Hartwell rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Perez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Marvin Perez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Perez ducks right into an uppercut from Hartwell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell scores with a body shot.
Hartwell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hartwell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perez.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hartwell as he avoids it easily.
Hartwell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Hartwell misses.
Hartwell misses with the combination.
Hartwell throws a series of punches but Perez moves out of range.
Perez avoids the body shot from Hartwell.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hartwell as he avoids it easily.
Hartwell cracks a nice hook into Perez's ribs.
William Hartwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Perez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hartwell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perez looking to sit in guard and control but Hartwell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hartwell has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Perez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Perez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perez looking to score a takedown here. Hartwell is defending well but Perez drives through and ends up in Hartwell's guard.
Hartwell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheers as Hartwell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perez doesn't seem phased though.
Some wild striking there from Hartwell.
Hartwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartwell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Perez.
Perez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hartwell tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Perez is in Hartwell's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perez working some strikes from top position.
Hartwell wants to stand up but Perez is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hartwell has momentary wrist control but Perez slips an elbow through the middle.
Perez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Perez trying to control but Hartwell is working from the bottom.
Perez landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez wants to control from the top but Hartwell keeps moving.
Hartwell keeping full guard, as Perez tries to pass.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Perez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Perez lands a couple of elbows.
Perez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hartwell's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Perez throws an elbow that misses. Hartwell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perez's guard. Nice move by Hartwell!
Marvin Perez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perez trying to keep a closed guard but Hartwell is proving a slippery customer.
Perez is pulling down on Hartwell's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez has a closed guard, preventing Hartwell from standing up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Marvin Perez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Perez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hartwell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Perez somewhat.
Perez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hartwell is trying to defend but Perez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Perez winds up and cracks Hartwell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Perez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hartwell throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
William Hartwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez feints and as Hartwell raises his hands in defense, Perez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Perez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Perez throws a big right hand that misses.
Perez lands a couple of digs.
Hartwell wants to get back to his feet but Perez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez tries to free his leg and advance position but Hartwell is retaining full guard.
Perez scoring with some ground and pound.
Perez connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hartwell wants to stand but Perez is controlling the position.
Perez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to control but Hartwell is working from the bottom.
Perez postures up in Hartwell's guard and throws a big left but Hartwell blocks it.
Perez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hartwell is keeping the position for now.
Perez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hartwell keeping moving, preventing Perez from controlling successfully.
Perez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hartwell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perez connects with a couple of short punches.
Perez postures up in Hartwell's guard and throws a big left but Hartwell blocks it.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartwell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hartwell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez controlling from the top position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Perez won't allow Hartwell to get back to his feet.
Perez postures up and lands a big shot to Hartwell's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Perez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perez throws an elbow that misses. Hartwell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perez's guard. Nice move by Hartwell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Perez really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Perez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Perez throws an elbow that misses. Hartwell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perez's guard. Nice move by Hartwell!
Perez is trying to control the position but Hartwell postures up.
Perez wants to get back to his feet but Hartwell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Perez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Marvin Perez.
Hartwell works over Perez's head and body with a nice combination.
Perez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Perez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Hartwell works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Perez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hartwell taking some punishment here, with Perez in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez is stalling here. Hartwell is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Perez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hartwell has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Perez is looking to regain half guard here but Hartwell keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Perez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hartwell has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell decides to stand back up. Hartwell steps back and let's Perez get back to his feet.
Hartwell slaps away a takedown attempt from Perez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hartwell misses with a two punch combination.
Hartwell throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hartwell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Hartwell is looking to wear down Perez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hartwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartwell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hartwell wants it to stay on the feet.
Hartwell with a jab.
Hartwell misses with a wild combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hartwell tries to sprawl but Perez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez thows a huge punch but Hartwell dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Perez connects with a nice short shot to Hartwell's temple.
Perez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartwell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Perez is nestled in close to Hartwell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hartwell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Perez scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perez throws a strike but Hartwell avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Perez stands and throws Hartwell's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Perez dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hartwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hartwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Perez dodges the punch combination from Hartwell.
Perez scores with a takedown into Hartwell's guard.
Perez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perez throws an elbow that misses. Hartwell uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perez's guard. Nice move by Hartwell!
Hartwell tries to stand but Perez is controlling from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hartwell is one step ahead there.
Perez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because William Hartwell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hartwell fails to land with a series of punches.
William Hartwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marvin Perez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Perez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hartwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hartwell throws a nice looking combination but Perez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hartwell misses with a wild body shot.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hartwell as he avoids it easily.
Hartwell tries to bum rush Perez with a series of wild strikes but Perez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hartwell misses with a two punch combination.
Perez scores a takedown into full mount!
BOOM! Perez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Perez controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell taking shots to the head.
Perez controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Perez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Perez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez controlling from mount.
Perez looking to finish Hartwell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hartwell!
Perez looking to control but Hartwell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Perez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez scoring with strikes but Hartwell is staying in there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Perez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Perez winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Perez!
Marvin Perez is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marvin Perez thanked Hopkins Athletics for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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