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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Kakihara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nunes comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be touched. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kakihara's choice of entrance music: The Boredoms- Juu. Ichi Kakihara has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Diego Nunes's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Nunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Kakihara!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakihara plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Diego Nunes has been cut.
Kakihara shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nunes as he jumps to the side.
Kakihara moves into the clinch.
Kakihara is trying to trip Nunes. He has hold of a leg but Nunes is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kakihara persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kakihara trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nunes's guard.
Kakihara gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakihara closes the distance and clinches.
Nunes tries to circle away but Kakihara has him pinned against the cage.
Nunes is trying to force a seperation but Kakihara has the dominant position.
Kakihara manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kakihara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kakihara is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakihara is looking for a kimura but Nunes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kakihara to get the leverage.
Kakihara is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Nunes still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Nunes has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Nunes working away.
Nunes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nunes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nunes is breathing heavily.
Kakihara tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nunes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kakihara sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kakihara is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakihara is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kakihara is looking for a sweep. Nunes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nunes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kakihara is looking for a sweep. Nunes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nunes stalling away here and it's allowed Kakihara to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Nunes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kakihara dives on top into guard.
Kakihara with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kakihara must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakihara seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nunes lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kakihara!
Nunes working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kakihara tries to lock up and control but Nunes gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kakihara is looking to improve his position but Nunes isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ichi Kakihara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Nunes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kakihara misses with a body shot.
Kakihara decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kakihara is looking for a kimura but Nunes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kakihara to get the leverage.
Kakihara is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Nunes has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kakihara trying to control from half guard but Nunes is working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kakihara looking for a submission but Nunes manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakihara gets to his feet - Nunes follows without any prompting.
Nunes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kakihara napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ichi Kakihara has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nunes tries to advance to mount but Kakihara denies him.
Kakihara regains half guard.
Kakihara trying to hold on to Nunes's head to control him but Nunes postures up.
Kakihara works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries to free his leg and advance position but Kakihara is retaining full guard.
Kakihara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nunes's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kakihara lands a couple of elbows.
Kakihara stands up from Nunes's guard - Kakihara perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kakihara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kakihara showed some decent athleticism there.
Kakihara is working for a kimura but Nunes is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakihara seems to be working for a kimura but Nunes defends the submission attempt.
Kakihara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nunes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kakihara is looking to pass to full mount but he's left his head exposed in the process. Nunes has locked up a guillotine and regained full guard. He's really cranking on it - this could be the end! Is it? Is it? No... YES! YES! He's tapped! I didn't think he was going to get it there for a minute but he did! Well done Nunes! He waited for his chance and took it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Diego Nunes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cees Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichiro Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cees Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn scores with a hook to the body. Yamamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamamoto throws a head kick that misses.
Gunn gets caught flat footed, as Yamamoto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yamamoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gunn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Yamamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Gunn is retaining full guard.
Yamamoto is looking to stand up but Gunn won't let him.
Yamamoto stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yamamoto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Ichiro Yamamoto has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamamoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yamamoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Yamamoto lands with a kick to the temple. Gunn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
No luck for Yamamoto with that takedown attempt.
No joy there for Gunn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yamamoto is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Yamamoto takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Gunn cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cees Gunn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davaanyamyn Byambadorj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byambadorj comes to the cage accompanied by OST. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davaanyamyn Byambadorj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byambadorj lands a nice shot that snaps Virtanen's head back.
It looks like Carlos Virtanen has been cut.
Byambadorj walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Virtanen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Byambadorj swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Virtanen's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davaanyamyn Byambadorj!
An out of breath Davaanyamyn Byambadorj thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mystic Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Eiji Tate has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eiji Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mystic Zen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zen throws an overhand right that lands on Tate's shoulder, as Tate tries to avoid the shot.
Mystic Zen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tate, as that shot connected.
Zen takes the fight into the clinch.
Zen is trying to break the clinch but Tate has him pressed against the cage.
Zen misses with a knee to the head.
Zen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Zen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zen manages to break the clinch.
Zen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Zen wants to work for an arm triangle but Tate is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen moves into full mount! Tate won't be happy about that!
Zen misses with a head shot.
Tate on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tate tries to get out of the position.
Zen with good strikes from the mount here!
Zen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Zen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tate because Zen loaded up on that one.
Zen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zen lands a big elbow.
Zen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tate hang on?
Tate is rocked!
It looks like Eiji Tate has been cut.
Zen postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Tate badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Zen around the waist but Zen pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Zen is the winner by TKO! Zen jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mystic Zen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Measure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vin Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vin Davis has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Measure!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vin Davis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Measure.
Measure keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Measure is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Davis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Measure works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Davis preventing the sweep.
Davis is pushing down on Measure's leg trying to pass to half guard. Measure is fighting to maintain full guard but Davis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Measure trying to hold on to Davis's head to control him but Davis postures up.
Davis is trying to control. Measure wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Measure is looking for a sweep. Davis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Measure defends it well.
Davis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Measure wants to get back to full guard.
Measure knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Davis on the ground.
Davis tries to pass to full mount but Measure defends it.
Davis throwing shots but Measure is blocking nicely.
Measure on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Measure tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is keen to just control but Measure is a slippery customer.
Davis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Measure sees it coming and defends easily.
Davis is trying to work for a kimura but Measure is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Measure manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Davis drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Measure manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Davis has Measure in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davis has his foot on Measure's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Measure works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looking to control.
Davis can't keep his opponent in guard - Measure advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
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. Measure connects with a nice short shot to Davis's temple.
Measure is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Measure has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Measure landing strikes from the mount and Davis is in trouble!
Measure working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Measure loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Davis scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Measure land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Measure stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Measure!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddy Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Deeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deeney has chosen When We Ride as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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162 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddy Matsui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Deeney!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsui misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matsui looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Matsui closes the distance and clinches up with Deeney, looking for a takedown. Matsui pushes Deeney against the cage but Deeney circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddy Matsui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body kick from Deeney.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matsui.
A big right from Matsui misses.
Deeney connects with an inside leg kick.
Deeney lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matsui connects with a leg kick. Deeney looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Matsui scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Deeney doesn't seem bothered though.
Deeney bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matsui looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Deeney is fending him off so far but Matsui persists. Nope, Deeney circles away and we're back to standing.
Deeney misses with a body kick.
Eddy Matsui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deeney fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matsui.
Matsui walks forward, straight into a front kick from Deeney.
Mark Deeney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matsui is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeney looks for the body kick but Matsui saw that one coming.
Deeney lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Deeney thuds his shin into the meat of Matsui's side.
Matsui takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Deeney scores with a push kick.
Deeney has managed to clinch.
Matsui takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deeney lands a nice elbow.
Matsui will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Deeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Matsui won't want to take too many of those.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matsui's face.
Matsui drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Deeney gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Deeney unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Deeney with a knee to the head.
Deeney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matsui takes a knee right on the jaw!
Deeney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Deeney crunches a lovely knee into Matsui's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Deeney obliges.
Deeney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
Deeney lands a damaging elbow.
Deeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Deeney lands a damaging elbow.
Matsui takes an elbow to the forehead.
Deeney lands a nice knee to the body.
Deeney will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Matsui up against the cage.
Deeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeney lands an elbow just above Matsui 's eye.
Matsui has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Deeney after a bit of a struggle.
Deeney taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deeney.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matsui's face.
Deeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Deeney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Matsui. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Deeney holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Matsui dodges an elbow strike from Deeney.
Matsui is looking for a takedown.
Deeney lands a knee to the body.
Matsui takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deeney lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeney working Matsui over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matsui's face.
Deeney connects with a knee to the head.
Deeney scores with a knee to the head.
Deeney connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Deeney.
Deeney crunches a lovely knee into Matsui's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deeney.
Deeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Matsui won't want to take too many of those.
Deeney with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Deeney landing knees to the head.
Deeney manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Deeney comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Deeney dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Deeney closes the distance and pushes Matsui back into the cage.
Deeney lands a nice knee to the body.
Matsui has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Deeney avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Deeney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Deeney lands with a left to the head.
Deeney lands a nice elbow.
Mark Deeney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Deeney stops a takedown attempt from Matsui.
Matsui avoids a wild elbow strike from Deeney.
Deeney scores with a knee to the head.
Deeney jerks Matsui's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Matsui drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Deeney goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Deeney because Matsui was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Mark Deeney!
Mark Deeney decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Idra Crybaby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudd Dudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Idra Crybaby is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Idra Crybaby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dudd Dudd!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crybaby looks to score with a jab to the body but Dudd is just out of range.
A jab from Crybaby misses.
Crybaby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dudd.
Crybaby loads up on a big right hand but Dudd slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crybaby. Dudd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crybaby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crybaby works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crybaby misses with a body shot.
Crybaby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut lands for Crybaby. That snapped Dudd's head back.
Crybaby moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crybaby swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crybaby misses with a combination
and Dudd counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Crybaby!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crybaby is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudd wants to control the pace but Crybaby is squirming around nicely.
Dudd looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dudd wants to finish this one by submission but Crybaby is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dudd.
Dudd has hold of Crybaby's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Crybaby manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Dudd looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crybaby tries to lock up and control but Dudd gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dudd can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crybaby is looking to escape.
Dudd is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crybaby is trying to escape the mount.
Crybaby is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudd jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Crybaby is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Crybaby and Dudd has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Dudd trying to control the position but Crybaby is working away.
Crybaby is looking for a sweep.
Crybaby is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dudd asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudd wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crybaby, who protects the arm well.
Dudd wants to control but Crybaby is keeping him busy.
Dudd working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dudd tries for a kimura but Crybaby is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dudd Dudd will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crybaby listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Crybaby shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dudd eats them both and turns towards Crybaby to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dudd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dudd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crybaby.
Crybaby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dudd walks into a straight right hand from Crybaby.
Dudd moves out of range of the strikes.
Crybaby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudd manages to avoid it.
Crybaby missing with a left hand there. Dudd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crybaby misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crybaby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dudd looks to score with a jab to the body but Crybaby is just out of range.
Crybaby throws a jab but it's blocked by Dudd.
Dudd takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dudd takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crybaby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dudd doesn't seem bothered though.
Dudd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crybaby's guard.
Dudd is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Crybaby keeping moving, preventing Dudd from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crybaby wants to stand but Dudd is controlling the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Dudd is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dudd Dudd.
Crybaby scores with a hook to the body. Dudd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crybaby throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crybaby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudd manages to avoid it.
Dudd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Idra Crybaby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crybaby throws a right hand that misses
and Dudd decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crybaby's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dudd trying to control but Crybaby is working from the bottom.
Dudd might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Crybaby kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudd looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crybaby pushes Dudd off and scrambles back to his feet.
Crybaby connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dudd's hands.
Dudd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crybaby.
Dudd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crybaby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dudd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dudd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Idra Crybaby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dudd Dudd.
A jab from Crybaby finds it's way through Dudd's defenses.
Dudd is rocked!
Crybaby pounces like a tiger and cracks Dudd with a vicious hook! Dudd is down but not out! Crybaby follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Idra Crybaby!
Idra Crybaby managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Global Empire MMA Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiroyuki Saitou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirty Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hiroyuki Saitou has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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176 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Saitou!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirty Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saitou misses the jab.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Saitou moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Saitou. Those never looked like landing.
Saitou's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Saitou tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
A clash of legs there as Saitou blocks the low kick.
Saitou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sanchez fails to land the takedown.
Saitou walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Saitou is out of range.
Sanchez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saitou looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Saitou can't do much from the bottom here.
Saitou manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sanchez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saitou. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanchez trying to hold on to Saitou's head to control him but Saitou postures up.
Sanchez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Saitou kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sanchez can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou stalling.
Sanchez is refusing to be controlled, as Saitou sits in half guard.
Sanchez is looking to control Saitou's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sanchez avoid being mounted?
Saitou blocks the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Saitou pulls his head out easily.
Saitou tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sanchez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sanchez wants to improve his position but Saitou is controlling well.
Saitou is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sanchez sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is staying active underneath Saitou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sanchez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Saitou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saitou is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sanchez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sanchez wants to control but Saitou is keeping busy.
Sanchez is in trouble now - Saitou has advanced to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Saitou postures up.
Saitou controlling from the full mount.
Saitou tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Sanchez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sanchez throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Saitou tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to lock up and control but Saitou gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Saitou wants to control the action but instead Sanchez gets a body lock and reverses into Saitou's guard! Nice work!
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Saitou trying to keep a closed guard but Sanchez is proving a slippery customer.
Saitou avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saitou keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dirty Sanchez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez scores with a decent looking hook.
Hiroyuki Saitou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saitou swinging wildly here.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sanchez misses the jab.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Saitou does no damage.
Saitou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Saitou did well to prevent Sanchez getting side control.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saitou trying to control but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Saitou is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saitou moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saitou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saitou throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Saitou had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez stands up over Saitou, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sanchez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saitou keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Saitou working a defensive guard but Sanchez passes into half guard.
Sanchez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saitou desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Saitou's hands, connecting with Saitou's forehead.
Sanchez throwing shots but Saitou is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Saitou is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Saitou trying to control from the bottom.
Saitou tries to roll over but Sanchez keeps him under control.
Saitou is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
Sanchez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanchez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Saitou moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing strikes but missing.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but Saitou has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez pushing down on Saitou's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Saitou is looking to control Sanchez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Saitou avoid being mounted?
Sanchez prevents Saitou from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is thwarting Saitou's attempts to control the position.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Saitou is defending well.
Sanchez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Saitou defending well.
Saitou wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Saitou is defending well.
Saitou looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dirty Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saitou makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Saitou.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirty Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sanchez throws a hook but Saitou avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Saitou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saitou misses with an uppercut.
Saitou gets caught flat footed, as Sanchez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Saitou looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saitou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sanchez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Saitou is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Saitou has escaped and now he's on top!
Sanchez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saitou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.
Saitou engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez controls Saitou momentarily but Saitou frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Saitou trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hiroyuki Saitou.
Saitou tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saitou misses with a body shot.
Hiroyuki Saitou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Saitou's head but Saitou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saitou.
Nice body punch from Saitou.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Saitou!
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saitou blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Saitou lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saitou throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanchez.
Saitou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fails with the takedown.
Saitou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Saitou looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saitou manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Saitou working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Saitou looking for a sweep. Not yet Saitou, not yet.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saitou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitou is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanchez is aware though and is defending well.
Saitou looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saitou looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Saitou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saitou not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saitou is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Saitou is trying to control the position but Sanchez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Hiroyuki Saitou did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanchez connects with a right hand. Saitou shakes it off.
Saitou misses with the combination.
Sanchez takes a swing at Saitou's ribcage but misses.
Saitou swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Saitou tries to move into range but Sanchez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saitou lands a right hook to the body.
Saitou digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Sanchez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saitou circles away.
Sanchez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Saitou seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Saitou working for a triangle but Sanchez defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saitou is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Saitou keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Saitou is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
Saitou is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez trying to control but Saitou is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sanchez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Saitou's guard.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Saitou's hands, connecting with Saitou's forehead.
Sanchez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saitou avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Saitou blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Saitou won't allow it.
Sanchez throwing shots but Saitou is blocking nicely.
Sanchez 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saitou works his way to full guard. Good work.
Saitou wants to improve his position but instead Sanchez has moved into half guard.
Saitou is looking to improve his position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez winds up and cracks Saitou with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saitou is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sanchez scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sanchez looks to land a strike but Saitou avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Saitou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez stands up over Saitou, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saitou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Saitou wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez drops back looking for a leg! Saitou is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Saitou manages to kick Sanchez off! Sanchez jumps back into Saitou's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saitou controls Sanchez momentarily but Sanchez frees himself.
Sanchez trying to control but Saitou is working from the bottom.
Sanchez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Saitou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Saitou throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirty Sanchez dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sanchez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Saitou's guard.
Saitou throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saitou manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Saitou looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Sanchez is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saitou lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saitou looking to control but Sanchez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Saitou working for a submission but Sanchez is keeping him at bay.
Sanchez tries to reverse the position but Saitou maintains control.
Saitou avoids the attempt from Sanchez to control.
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
Saitou trying to control but Sanchez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throwing hammer fists to the chest of Saitou. What's that going to do exactly?
Sanchez is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Sanchez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Saitou can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
Saitou unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Saitou unloads with some shots from mount but Sanchez bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saitou sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Saitou trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Saitou controlling from mount.
Sanchez is working to get back to half guard.
Saitou can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sanchez is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sanchez working to try and regain half guard.
Saitou punishing his opponent with strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Saitou there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez can't escape the position.
Saitou tries to control but Sanchez wriggling away.
Hiroyuki Saitou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dirty Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Saitou lands a big shot there that rocks Sanchez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroyuki Saitou showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirty Sanchez! Dirty Sanchez retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jakasashii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeya Akazumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Akazumi's choice of entrance music: Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Haruka Kanata. Takeya Akazumi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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167 lbs
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176 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Jakasashii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeya Akazumi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akazumi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Akazumi tries to clinch but Jakasashii moves out of range.
Jakasashii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jakasashii tries for a takedown but Akazumi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Akazumi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jakasashii tries for a takedown but Akazumi manages to get underhooks.
Akazumi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jakasashii backwards.
Akazumi manages to break the clinch.
Jakasashii fails with the takedown
and Akazumi counters with a series of strikes that sends Jakasashii to the canvas! Akazumi follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Jakasashii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jakasashii throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jakasashii had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Akazumi defends it easily.
Jakasashii is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Akazumi drops back looking for a leg! Jakasashii is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jakasashii manages to kick Akazumi off! Akazumi jumps back into Jakasashii's guard.
Jakasashii has his foot on Akazumi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Akazumi works his way back into a safe position though.
Jakasashii is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akazumi wanted to stand there but Jakasashii had control of the position.
Jakasashii is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Akazumi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Akazumi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Akazumi stands up over Jakasashii, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Akazumi stands and throws Jakasashii's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Akazumi scoring with punches and elbows.
Akazumi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jakasashii keeps working.
Akazumi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jakasashii some visible discomfort.
Jakasashii is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Akazumi off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakasashii doesn't have the hooks in and Akazumi manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akazumi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jakasashii has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Akazumi has managed to get both his arms back between Jakasashii's legs - danger averted.
Akazumi is looking to stand up but Jakasashii won't let him.
Jakasashii is working an open guard so Akazumi takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jakasashii gets tackled into the cage by Akazumi. Akazumi maintains the clinch.
Akazumi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Akazumi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jakasashii is keeping busy.
Akazumi breaks the clinch.
Akazumi wants to clinch up but Jakasashii keeps it at a distance.
Jakasashii with a lazy takedown attempt
and Akazumi counters with a nice kick to the body.
Akazumi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jakasashii's guard.
Akazumi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Akazumi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jakasashii's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akazumi scoring with some ground and pound.
Akazumi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Akazumi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Akazumi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Akazumi wants to get up but he can't break Jakasashii's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Akazumi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Akazumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jakasashii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akazumi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jakasashii's guard.
Akazumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jakasashii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akazumi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akazumi looking to pass the guard.
Akazumi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Akazumi wants to pass the guard but Jakasashii is keeping the position.
Jakasashii is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jakasashii throws his legs up looking for a submission but Akazumi uses it to pass to side control.
Akazumi lands a few punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akazumi decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akazumi with a hook.
Akazumi has closed the distance and engaged Jakasashii in a clinch.
Akazumi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeya Akazumi dominated that round.
That's time! Jakasashii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Akazumi pushes Jakasashii away with a front kick.
Akazumi clinches up with Jakasashii and pushes him back against the cage.
Akazumi is working Jakasashii over against the cage.
Akazumi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jakasashii looking for a takedown.
Akazumi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jakasashiis head.
Akazumi has clasped his hands together around Jakasashii's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Akazumi stands up and beckons Jakasashii to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akazumi rushes Jakasashii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jakasashii tries to score a body lock takedown but Akazumi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Jakasashii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jakasashii is looking to take this one to the mat.
Akazumi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jakasashii can't get the takedown.
Akazumi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akazumi moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akazumi.
Akazumi crunches a lovely knee into Jakasashii's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akazumi controlling the action here for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Akazumi obliges.
A shot in the inside from Akazumi.
Akazumi lands a good knee to the midsection. Jakasashii won't want to take too many of those.
Akazumi lands a shoulder strike.
Akazumi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akazumi scores with a hook to the body.
Akazumi stalling the fight.
Akazumi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akazumi has managed to clinch.
Akazumi lands a left hand.
Jakasashii is fighting off a takedown attempt but Akazumi is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jakasashii to the mat. Jakasashii regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akazumi distracts Jakasashii with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Akazumi postures up and lands a big shot to Jakasashii's brow.
Akazumi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jakasashii's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akazumi wants to control from the top but Jakasashii keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akazumi 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.
Jakasashii throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Akazumi escapes and throws Jakasashii's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Akazumi working the ground and pound from side control.
Jakasashii is trying to get back to half guard.
Akazumi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Akazumi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jakasashii fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Akazumi instigates a clinch.
Akazumi presses Jakasashii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akazumi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Akazumi.
Akazumi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akazumi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akazumi closes the distance and clinches.
A right hand to the body from Akazumi.
Akazumi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akazumi lands a right hand.
Akazumi works on Jakasashii's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Akazumi.
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!
Jakasashii is looking to take this one to the mat.
Akazumi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Akazumi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akazumi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akazumi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jakasashii's head.
Jakasashii gets tackled into the cage by Akazumi. Akazumi maintains the clinch.
A knee to the head by Akazumi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jakasashii as Akazumi tries to tie him up.
Jakasashii is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Akazumi is defending well.
Akazumi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akazumi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akazumi advances to full mount.
Akazumi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jakasashii hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akazumi swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takeya Akazumi!
Takeya Akazumi decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Legionarivs Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson comes to the cage accompanied by POWER. Sakara has chosen The Rise of Sakara as his entrance music. Legionarivs Sakara will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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199 lbs
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Ferguson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Legionarivs Sakara!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ferguson.
Sakara throws a shot to the body.
Sakara misses with a looping right.
Sakara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sakara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sakara ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ferguson moves out of range as Sakara strikes.
Sakara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ferguson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sakara.
It looks like Brock Ferguson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakara swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakara was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Ferguson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferguson darts in and clinches Sakara up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sakara regains guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ferguson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakara looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ferguson passes into half guard.
Ferguson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakara keeps working.
Sakara has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Ferguson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Ferguson!
Ferguson with the ground and pound but Sakara regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sakara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sakara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferguson 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakara has hold of Ferguson's hands but Ferguson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sakara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sakara is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ferguson throwing strikes from guard but Sakara blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakara working for a triangle but Ferguson defends it easily.
Sakara wants to improve his position but instead Ferguson has moved into half guard.
Ferguson tries to pass to full mount but Sakara defends it.
Ferguson drops an elbow to the side of Sakara's head.
Ferguson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakara is trying to control but can't.
Sakara wants to improve his position but Ferguson is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakara is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ferguson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Ferguson.
Sakara is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ferguson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ferguson's back!
Sakara working for the choke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakara looking to hold on to the position here but Ferguson rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Ferguson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sakara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferguson is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakara trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Legionarivs Sakara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brock Ferguson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Sakara moved out of range nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ferguson.
A left lands for Sakara.
Sakara lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferguson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice sprawl there from Sakara as Ferguson shoots in.
Sakara slips under a jab.
Sakara misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson tries to clinch there but Sakara circles away.
Sakara lands a glancing blow to the side of Ferguson's head.
Sakara takes a swing at Ferguson's ribcage but misses.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
Ferguson throws the left hand but Sakara avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sakara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakara prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Sakara.
Ferguson misses with the head strike.
Ferguson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sakara tries to stall but Ferguson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Sakara.
Ferguson is looking for a takedown.
Ferguson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ferguson gets through Sakara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sakara prevents a body shot from Ferguson.
Ferguson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson cracks Sakara with a nice body shot.
Sakara trying to stall but Ferguson improves his position.
Ferguson blocking some punches.
Ferguson wants to take the fight to the mat but Sakara manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sakara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sakara stalling in the clinch but Ferguson improves position.
Sakara slowing the pace effectively.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sakara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferguson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakara misses with the head strike.
Ferguson tries to throw a body punch but Sakara avoids it by throwing Ferguson back against the cage.
Ferguson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ferguson looking for a takedown.
Sakara misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sakara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferguson lands a shoulder strike.
Ferguson tries a body shot but Sakara blocks it.
Sakara working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sakara fails to land.
Ferguson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakara's elbow.
Sakara holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson has Sakara pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ferguson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Sakara tumbling to the mat - Ferguson dives into Sakara's guard.
Ferguson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakara is keeping the position for now.
Sakara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakara can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ferguson controls the pace.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sakara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ferguson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Ferguson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brock Ferguson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ferguson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sakara to score with a decent uppercut.
Sakara connects with the punch.
Ferguson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ferguson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sakara controls his hands.
Ferguson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ferguson cracks Sakara with a solid left hand.
Ferguson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferguson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sakara is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ferguson defends well.
Sakara controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakara is trying to control the position but Ferguson postures up.
Ferguson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ferguson throws a big elbow that misses.
Ferguson won't allow Sakara to sweep him here.
Ferguson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sakara dives on top into guard.
Ferguson trying to control the position.
Sakara is fighting to break Ferguson's control of his arms but Ferguson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson working a defensive guard here.
Brock Ferguson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sakara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakara.
Ferguson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sakara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sakara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakara throws a combination that misses
and Ferguson counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheers as Sakara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ferguson doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakara lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sakara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ferguson throws a nice looking combination but Sakara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferguson.
Sakara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferguson moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Legionarivs Sakara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferguson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sakara was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferguson.
Ferguson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakara throws out a loose jab but Ferguson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferguson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sakara.
Sakara misses with a wild body shot.
Ferguson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferguson punishes Sakara's body with a nice straight punch.
Sakara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ferguson is able to avoid easily.
Ferguson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ferguson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ferguson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferguson throws a nice looking combination but Sakara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakara throws a shot from downtown. Ferguson moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Sakara.
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!
Sakara scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sakara thuds a left hand into Ferguson's body.
Sakara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Sakara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Legionarivs Sakara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sakara throws a looping overhand right but Ferguson ducks down to avoid it.
Legionarivs Sakara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sakara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferguson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson tries to clinch up.
Sakara looks to land a combination. Ferguson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brock Ferguson's cut is getting worse.
Ferguson throws a hook to the side of Sakara's head but Sakara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Legionarivs Sakara really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Ferguson's cut.
That's time! Ferguson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sakara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferguson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sakara is trying to control the position but Ferguson postures up.
Sakara is looking for a triangle but Ferguson pushes his legs off easily.
Sakara working a defensive guard but Ferguson passes into half guard.
Ferguson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sakara wants to control but Ferguson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ferguson is nestled in close to Sakara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ferguson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ferguson landing strikes from the mount and Sakara is in trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakara sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ferguson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sakara with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sakara trying to control from the bottom.
Ferguson is trying to work for a kimura but Sakara is defending well.
Ferguson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sakara manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sakara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferguson defends it easily.
Ferguson is in close to Sakara's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ferguson tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakara is retaining full guard.
Ferguson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ferguson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sakara's head.
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!
Fergusonis looking to pass into half guard but Sakara pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sakara is in guard.
Sakara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ferguson wants to sweep here but Sakara controlling him for the moment.
Ferguson pulls Sakara in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson wants to sweep here but Sakara controlling him for the moment.
Sakara trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferguson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sakara looking to pass the guard.
Brock Ferguson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ferguson is looking for a triangle but Sakara pushes his legs off easily.
Sakara trying to control but Ferguson is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ferguson wants to take a breather but Sakara is having none of it.
Ferguson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ferguson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sakara is looking to control Ferguson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sakara avoid being mounted?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakara regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ferguson.
Ferguson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Ferguson had his way with Legionarivs Sakara in that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Ferguson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sakara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ferguson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sakara.
Ferguson has a takedown stuffed.
Ferguson misses with a hook to the body
and Sakara counters with a right hand to the body.
Sakara scores with a hook to the body. Ferguson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sakara stuffs the takedown.
Sakara shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ferguson eats them both and turns towards Sakara to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ferguson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sakara.
Sakara looks to throw the jab but Ferguson is out of range.
Sakara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferguson's head.
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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson throws a looping overhand right but Sakara ducks down to avoid it.
Ferguson moves out of range as Sakara throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferguson's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sakara.
Sakara swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferguson.
Ferguson misses with a left hand
and Sakara counters with a left and a right that stings Ferguson.
Sakara throws a front kick aimed at Ferguson's knee but Ferguson avoids it well.
A jab from Sakara finds it's way through Ferguson's defenses.
Ferguson is rocked!
Ferguson just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sakara misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Sakara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakara takes one to the side of the head.
Ferguson forces Sakara back against the cage and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ferguson as Sakara tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakara.
Sakara breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ferguson throws a body punch but Sakara moves out of range.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sakara paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sakara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ferguson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferguson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ferguson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakara misses with a few strikes there.
Sakara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Sakara.
Ferguson misses with a looping left.
Ferguson slips under a jab.
Sakara lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferguson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakara throws a one two combo.
Ferguson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sakara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Oh Ferguson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brock Ferguson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sakara.
Sakara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A left lands for Sakara.
A slow jab from Sakara misses its intended target.
Sakara throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakara throws a series of punches but Ferguson avoids them all with ease.
Sakara looks to land a left hand but Ferguson moved out of range nicely.
Ferguson seems to have got his legs back now.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
Ferguson walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sakara. Ferguson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sakara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ferguson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sakara lands a really nice looking cross but Ferguson seems unphased.
Ferguson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sakara throws the kick towards the body but Ferguson avoids it.
Ferguson doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakara circles away.
Ferguson tries to close the distance and clinch but Sakara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Legionarivs Sakara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ferguson wants to clinch.
Ferguson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Legionarivs Sakara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sakara has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Brock Ferguson retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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