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Valhalla 86: Tokyo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deja Vu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lope Bonafacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deja Vu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lope Bonafacio!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonafacio takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bonafacio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonafacio is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bonafacio is looking to chop away at Vu's legs.
Bonafacio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonafacio swings for the body but Vu moves out of range.
Bonafacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vu was well out of range. Poor timing from Bonafacio.
Good work by Vu as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Vu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vu misses with a low kick.
Vu looks to throw the jab but Bonafacio is out of range.
Bonafacio drives through with a takedown into Vu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bonafacio throwing strikes from guard but Vu blocks nicely.
Vu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bonafacio can't escape the position.
Vu could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bonafacio's face.
Vu with good strikes from the mount here!
Bonafacio wants to hold on but Vu pushes him away.
Vu lands a big shot there that rocks Bonafacio but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vu has hold of Bonafacio's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bonafacio manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Vu blocks Bonafacio's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bonafacio is trying desperately to improve position.
Vu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vu is really struggling to control Bonafacio but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bonafacio is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bonafacio's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vu lands a nice short elbow.
Vu is trying to control. Bonafacio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Vu tries to pass to full mount but Bonafacio defends it.
Vu trying to control from half guard but Bonafacio is working away.
Bonafacio keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonafacio misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Bonafacio misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Vu thows a huge punch but Bonafacio dodges it nicely.
Bonafacio manages to get to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bonafacio is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vu trying to control the position.
Bonafacio scoring with some ground and pound.
Bonafacio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vu tries to bench press Bonafacio off him but Bonafacio keeps the position.
Vu prevents Bonafacio from moving into mount.
Vu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vu is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bonafacio's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Vu is pressing down on Bonafacio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bonafacio is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bonafacio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bonafacio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bonafacio throws a big right hand that misses.
Vu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bonafacio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bonafacio postures up in Vu's guard and throws a big left but Vu blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonafacio throws a big elbow that misses.
Bonafacio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bonafacio throws an elbow that misses. Vu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bonafacio's guard. Nice move by Vu!
Bonafacio trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Deja Vu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bonafacio misses with a body shot.
Bonafacio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lope Bonafacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonafacio throws a leg kick that misses.
Bonafacio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bonafacio thinking.
Vu misses with a head kick.
Vu checks a leg kick.
Bonafacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Vu is just out of range.
Bonafacio misses with a body shot.
Bonafacio fails to land the takedown.
Bonafacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Vu is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vu. Bonafacio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonafacio just misses with a punch to the body.
Vu misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bonafacio.
Bonafacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vu.
Vu throws a nice looking combination but Bonafacio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vu swinging wildly here.
Bonafacio takes a swing at Vu's ribcage but misses.
Bonafacio misses with a looping left.
Bonafacio misses with a wild body shot.
Bonafacio fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vu sprawls well initially but Bonafacio persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bonafacio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bonafacio is thwarting Vu's attempts to control the position.
Vu is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vu is pressing down on Bonafacio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bonafacio throwing strikes from guard but Vu blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bonafacio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vu wants to stand up but Bonafacio is controlling him.
Bonafacio advances to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bonafacio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bonafacio thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vu trying to control but Bonafacio postures up.
Vu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bonafacio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bonafacio's back!
Vu lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Bonafacio hold on?!
Bonafacio turns into Vu and is now in his guard.
Bonafacio distracts Vu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bonafacio wants to control from the top but Vu keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio won't allow Vu to get back to his feet.
Bonafacio throwing strikes but missing.
Bonafacio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bonafacio stopping the sweep attempt from Vu.
Bonafacio wants to control from the top but Vu keeps moving.
Vu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bonafacio stopping the sweep attempt from Vu.
Bonafacio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bonafacio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bonafacio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bonafacio won't allow Vu to sweep him here.
Bonafacio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bonafacio throws a big right hand that misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bonafacio. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonafacio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bonafacio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vu looking for a guillotine here but Bonafacio defends easily.
Lope Bonafacio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bonafacio throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonafacio wants to control from the top but Vu keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lope Bonafacio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bonafacio closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bonafacio lands in his opponent's guard.
Vu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bonafacio looking to sit in guard and control but Vu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bonafacio throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bonafacio trying to strike off his back.
Vu cracks Bonafacio with a solid left hand.
Bonafacio throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Vu is in close to Bonafacio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bonafacio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bonafacio looking to control.
Vu throwing strikes from guard but Bonafacio blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonafacio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bonafacio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bonafacio can't keep his opponent in guard - Vu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Vu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bonafacio defending well though.
Bonafacio manages to get to full guard.
Vu lands a couple of elbows.
Vu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vu trying to control but Bonafacio is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vu.
Vu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bonafacio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bonafacio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vu wants to control from the top but Bonafacio keeps moving.
Vu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bonafacio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bonafacio trying to keep a closed guard but Vu is proving a slippery customer.
Bonafacio keeping moving, preventing Vu from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bonafacio is trying to control the position but Vu postures up.
Bonafacio trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bonafacio punching to the body, from the bottom.
Vu pushes down on Bonafacio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Vu throwing shots but Bonafacio is blocking nicely.
Bonafacio is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Bonafacio is pressing down on Vu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vu wants to control from the top but Bonafacio keeps moving.
Bonafacio thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Vu with a nice head shot there.
Bonafacio tries to strike from the bottom.
Bonafacio trying to strike off his back.
Bonafacio trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Vu stands up over Bonafacio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonafacio keeping full guard, as Vu tries to pass.
Vu preventing the sweep.
Bonafacio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bonafacio looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonafacio is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Vu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bonafacio striking off his back but it's not causing Vu any problems.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonafacio 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bonafacio can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bonafacio wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Deja Vu.
I think Vu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Deja Vu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raider Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Headstrong-Trapt. Raider Browne has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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152 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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168 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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Brawler
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raider Browne!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Browne.
Cruz digs a good body shot into Browne's ribs.
Cruz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cruz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Browne.
Cruz with a poor takedown
and Browne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browne 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.
Browne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Browne tries to sprawl but Cruz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Browne moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Browne keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Browne.
Browne working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Browne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Browne has an active guard here but Cruz has managed to pass into half guard.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Browne knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Browne is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Browne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Browne tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
Cruz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Browne's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne is trying to control but can't.
Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Browne makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Browne.
Browne looking for a sweep. Not yet Browne, not yet.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Browne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Browne wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz looking to sit in guard and control but Browne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Browne wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Browne is looking to advance position but Cruz has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Browne?
Browne is trying desperately to improve position.
Browne tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Browne is wriggling around trying to escape.
Browne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cruz landing strikes from the mount and Browne is in trouble!
Cruz controlling the pace for now.
Browne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Browne regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browne makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Browne.
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cruz won't allow Browne to sweep him here.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Browne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Browne working for submissions but it's allowed Cruz to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz working Browne over with strikes.
Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Browne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Browne tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
Cruz is keen to just control but Browne is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raider Browne will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Browne gets caught napping as Cruz dives in and scores a takedown. Browne manages to retain guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Browne is on top in guard.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Browne postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cruz is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Browne, into his guard.
Cruz trying to control but Browne is working from the bottom.
Nate Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Browne has his foot on Cruz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cruz works his way back into a safe position though.
Cruz working some strikes from top position.
Browne looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cruz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Browne wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cruz is looking to stall here but Browne recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Cruz scoring with some ground and pound.
Browne wants to sweep but no luck.
Browne looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Browne wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz lands a couple of elbows.
Cruz passes Browne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Browne is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Browne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Browne wants to get back to full guard.
Browne actively working from the bottom here.
Cruz is keen to just control but Browne is a slippery customer.
Cruz slips a nice elbow through Browne's hands, connecting with Browne's forehead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Browne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Cruz prevents Browne from improving his position.
Cruz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control the action but Browne is working from the bottom.
Cruz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Browne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Nate Cruz just wasn't active enough.
Browne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Browne thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz trying to control here.
Browne trying to advance position but Cruz counters by regaining guard.
Browne looking to pass the guard.
Browne trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Browne throws an elbow that misses. Cruz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Browne's guard. Nice move by Cruz!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Browne looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Browne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Nate Cruz will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Browne blocks a jab.
Browne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruz.
Cruz shoots and misses
and Cruz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Browne throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Browne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Browne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Browne dips to his left and cracks Cruz with an uppercut!
Browne throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Browne - just one landing.
Cruz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cruz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Browne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cruz's best efforts.
Cruz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Browne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Browne wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Browne's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Browne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Cruz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Browne tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Browne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browne is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
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. Cruz connects with a nice short shot to Browne's temple.
Browne moves into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cruz controlling from the top position.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Browne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Browne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Browne trying to strike off his back.
Browne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cruz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Browne looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cruz has picked Browne up and slammed him! Browne can't keep hold of the triangle and Cruz manages to pass to side control!
Browne manages to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Browne's head.
Browne wants to get back to full guard.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Browne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Browne has hold of Cruz's hands but Cruz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cruz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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!
Browne is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cruz slips a nice elbow through Browne's hands, connecting with Browne's forehead.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raider Browne.
I think Browne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raider Browne!
During a confident post fight interview, Raider Browne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Funny Jobber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delight's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bad Reputation . The key to victory for Dutch Delight has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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162 lbs
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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
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Funny Jobber!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Jobber with that takedown attempt.
Delight closes the distance and clinches.
Delight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Delight crunches a lovely knee into Jobber's ribcage.
Jobber looks gassed!
Delight lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delight breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Delight - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Delight breaks the clinch.
Delight tests Jobber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Delight.
Jobber fails with the takedown
and Delight counters with a low kick, right behind Jobber 's knee.
Jobber gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Delight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dutch Delight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Funny Jobber.
Delight forces Jobber back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Delight.
Delight pushes Jobber up against the cage in a clinch.
Jobber is trying to pull guard but Delight turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Delight lands a good knee to the midsection. Jobber won't want to take too many of those.
Jobber fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Delight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jobber's face.
It looks like Funny Jobber has been cut.
Jobber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Delight just stands there and leans against the cage.
The referee calls for Delight to work.
Jobber tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Delight just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jobber tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The referee calls for Delight to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jobber is trying to pull guard but Delight has him pressed against the cage.
Delight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Delight landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Delight scores a nice knee to the body.
Delight has Jobber pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jobber backwards.
Delight lands a good knee to the midsection. Jobber won't want to take too many of those.
Delight connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jobber's face.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Delight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Delight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Delight landing knees to the body.
Delight is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Delight taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jobber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Delight smiles and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Delight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Delight.
Jobber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Delight pinned against the cage. Delight gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Delight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Delight.
Jobber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Delight walks away with a smile on his face. Jobber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Delight scores with a hook to the body. Jobber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Funny Jobber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jobber fails with a takedown attempt.
Jobber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Delight checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jobber shoots for a double leg takedown but Delight sprawls well. He's pushed Jobber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Delight gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jobber gets control of Delight's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jobber will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Delight is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Delight has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Delight trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jobber manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jobber wants to control from the top but Delight keeps moving.
Delight pulls Jobber in close to prevent any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dutch Delight.
Delight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jobber.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Funny Jobber's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jobber shoots in for a takedown but Delight shows good takedown defense.
Delight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Delight.
Jobber jumps guard but Delight stands there with Jobber around his waist. Jobber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Delight is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dutch Delight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Funny Jobber.
Delight breaks the clinch.
Jobber dives in and scores a takedown into Delight's guard.
Jobber preventing the sweep.
Delight is pulling down on Jobber's head to control his posture.
Delight knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jobber on the ground.
Delight is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dutch Delight just wasn't active enough.
Jobber tries to land a front kick but Delight steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Delight lands with a straight right. Jobber didn't see that one coming.
Jobber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Delight.
Delight slaps away a takedown attempt from Jobber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Delight fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jobber, pushing him back against the cage.
Delight lands an elbow inside that Jobber shrugs off.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Delight here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Jobber is looking for a takedown.
Jobber is breathing heavily.
Delight lands a shoulder strike.
Delight lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jobber or not.
Delight lands a body punch.
Delight lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Delight scores with a shot to the side of Jobber's head.
Jobber tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Delight smiles and moves away.
Dutch Delight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jobber fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Delight wants to clinch up but Jobber keeps it at a distance.
Jobber shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dutch Delight is winning the standup battle so far.
Delight rushes Jobber and presses him up against the cage.
Dutch Delight has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Delight unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jobber lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Delight lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jobber.
Delight lands a nice elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Delight.
Delight stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jobber tries to pull guard but Delight holds him up against the cage and eventually Jobber drops back down to his feet.
Delight lands a body punch.
Delight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jobber backwards.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Delight throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Delight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jobber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight lands a right hook to the body.
Delight fails to land with a series of punches.
Jobber tries for a takedown but Delight sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Delight closes the distance and pushes Jobber back into the cage.
Delight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Delight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jobber gets tackled into the cage by Delight. Delight maintains the clinch.
Delight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Delight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Delight.
Delight instigates a clinch.
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!
Jobber takes a knee to the side of the body.
Delight lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Delight.
A short body shot lands from Delight as the two fighters clinch.
Delight with a knee to the head.
Delight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Delight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jobber doesn't seem phased though.
Delight throws a leg kick which misses Jobber's front leg but catches the back leg as Jobber tries to avoid it.
Delight dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Delight goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jobber shoots in but no luck this time.
Jobber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Delight connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jobber scrambles back to his feet.
Jobber is rocked!
Delight closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jobber is still on wobbly legs! Can Delight finish him?
Delight is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jobber can do to turn this around?
Jobber tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jobber seems to have recovered his senses.
Jobber takes a shot to the head.
Come on Delight - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jobber is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delight scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jobber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Delight can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dutch Delight dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Funny Jobber's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Delight stuffs the takedown.
Delight cracks a nice hook into Jobber's ribs.
Jobber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Delight sprawls well. Delight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jobber gets slowly back to his feet.
Delight drives through and clinches with Jobber against the cage.
Delight breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jobber fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dutch Delight has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Funny Jobber.
Jobber will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jobber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jobber takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Delight lands a jab to the nose.
Horrible takedown by Jobber or perhaps it was just good defense by Delight which made him look bad.
Jobber shoots in looking for a takedown. Delight tries to sprawl out of it but Jobber keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Delight manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jobber at a distance.
Delight lands an overhand right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jobber.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch but Jobber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delight moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Delight to work.
Jobber is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Delight gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Delight.
Delight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jobber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Delight pinned against the cage. Delight gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Delight gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Delight working Jobber over with knees to the body.
Delight breaks the clinch.
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jobber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jobber looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jobber tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Delight is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Delight thumps Jobber with a low kick.
Delight connects with a crisp jab.
Delight connects with a solid leg kick.
Delight moves into range and clinches up with Jobber.
Delight works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delight's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Delight displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Delight darts in and clinches Jobber up against the cage.
Delight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delight slaps away a takedown attempt from Jobber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Delight moves into the clinch.
Delight gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jobber has Delight pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Delight manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Delight obliges.
Delight is struggling to control the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Delight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Delight lands an elbow just above Jobber 's eye.
Jobber jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Delight walks away with a smile on his face. Jobber gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good leg kick by Delight there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delight instigates a clinch.
Delight unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jobber tries to pull guard but Delight forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Delight working Jobber over with knees to the body.
Delight landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Delight as the two fighters clinch.
Delight lands a good knee to the midsection. Jobber won't want to take too many of those.
Delight breaks the clinch.
Dutch Delight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Delight tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice straight punches there by Delight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Delight.
Jobber misses with a takedown attempt
and Delight counters with a stiff right hand.
Jobber shoots in and drives through. Delight sprawls well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Delight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delight throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Delight throws a nice inside leg kick.
Funny Jobber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Delight with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dutch Delight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Delight has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dutch Delight!
A less than humble Dutch Delight misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pegg Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Machdoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machdoor has chosen AVICI - LEVELS as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pegg Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Machdoor!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost is looking to slow Machdoor down with leg kicks.
Nice sprawl there from Frost as Machdoor shoots in.
Machdoor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Frost!
Machdoor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Machdoor throws some wild stikes that Frost manages to avoid easily.
Machdoor content just to control the position here.
Machdoor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machdoor jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Frost is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Frost and Machdoor has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Machdoor content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Machdoor wants to take a breather but Frost manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Machdoor.
Machdoor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machdoor trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
Machdoor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Machdoor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Frost is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Frost has escaped and now he's on top!
Machdoor is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Machdoor is looking to stand up but Frost isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machdoor has his foot on Frost's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Frost works his way back into a safe position though.
Frost throwing strikes but missing.
Machdoor wants to stand and escape but Frost is having none of it.
Machdoor trying to keep a closed guard but Frost is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Frost won't allow Machdoor to sweep him here.
Machdoor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Frost's guard.
Machdoor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost controlling Machdoor's posture.
Machdoor passes Frost's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Machdoor wants to pass to mount but Frost is defending the position.
Machdoor trying to control from Frost's half guard. Frost has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frost manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machdoor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Frost.
Machdoor misses with a few strikes there.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Machdoor avoids the body shot from Frost.
Machdoor is looking to chop away at Frost's legs.
Machdoor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lyoto Machdoor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Machdoor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Machdoor shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Machdoor was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Poor strikes thrown by Machdoor there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machdoor thowing shots but they're missing.
Machdoor looking to control but Frost is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Machdoor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Frost kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Machdoor throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Machdoor is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Machdoor with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost avoids a series of strikes thrown by Machdoor.
Machdoor throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Machdoor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Machdoor tries to control but Frost wriggling away.
Machdoor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machdoor misses with a head shot.
Machdoor thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Machdoor looking to finish with strikes here!
Machdoor looking to control and managing it successfully.
Machdoor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machdoor cracks Frost with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Machdoor landing strikes from the mount.
Frost is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Machdoor misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Frost avoids a series of strikes thrown by Machdoor.
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!
Frost in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Machdoor content just to control the position here.
Machdoor looking to control but Frost is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Machdoor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Frost throws an overhand right that lands on Machdoor's shoulder, as Machdoor tries to avoid the shot.
Frost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Machdoor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frost will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Machdoor.
Machdoor misses with a wild combination.
Machdoor throws a right and a left that Frost avoids nicely.
Frost scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machdoor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Frost on the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Machdoor tries to pull guard but Frost holds him up against the cage and eventually Machdoor drops back down to his feet.
Frost prevents a takedown attempt there.
Pegg Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoto Machdoor.
Nice body punch from Frost.
A frustrated look appears on Machdoor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Frost prevents Machdoor from breaking the clinch.
Frost is trying to stall.
Frost putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machdoor in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Machdoor tries to pull guard but Frost holds him up against the cage and eventually Machdoor drops back down to his feet.
Lyoto Machdoor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machdoor drops down looking for an ankle pick but Frost pulls his leg out and moves away.
Machdoor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frost throws a head kick but Machdoor moves out of range.
Frost misses with a head kick.
Frost moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost slows down the pace here.
Machdoor tries to pull guard but Frost holds him up against the cage and eventually Machdoor drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machdoor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frost takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Machdoor is blocking nicely.
Frost tries a body shot but Machdoor blocks it.
Frost crunches a lovely knee into Machdoor's ribcage.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machdoor blocks an elbow strike from Frost.
Machdoor letting Frost take a breather here.
Pegg Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frost lands a body punch in the clinch.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but Machdoor blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Frost.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frost obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Frost.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Machdoor blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pegg Frost showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Machdoor has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Machdoor!
Lyoto Machdoor decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazushi Sakuraba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Kazushi Sakuraba misses.
Kazushi Sakuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kazushi Sakuraba misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazushi Sakuraba slips a jab and a cross from Kazushi Sakuraba.
Kazushi Sakuraba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick misses from Kazushi Sakuraba.
Kazushi Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazushi Sakuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kazushi Sakuraba is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kazushi Sakuraba preventing the sweep.
Kazushi Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kazushi Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kazushi Sakuraba defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazushi Sakuraba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kazushi Sakuraba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kazushi Sakuraba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kazushi Sakuraba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kazushi Sakuraba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba trying to control but Kazushi Sakuraba is having none of it.
Kazushi Sakuraba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kazushi Sakuraba looks a forlorn figure.
Kazushi Sakuraba working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazushi Sakuraba swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kazushi Sakuraba is now in Kazushi Sakuraba's guard. A big mistake from Kazushi Sakuraba there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazushi Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Kazushi Sakuraba is keeping the position.
Kazushi Sakuraba drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kazushi Sakuraba manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kazushi Sakuraba has Kazushi Sakuraba in his guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba wants to sweep here but Kazushi Sakuraba controlling him for the moment.
Kazushi Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Kazushi Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Kazushi Sakuraba won't allow Kazushi Sakuraba to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazushi Sakuraba slips nicely into half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to roll over but Kazushi Sakuraba keeps him under control.
Kazushi Sakuraba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kazushi Sakuraba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to control Kazushi Sakuraba's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kazushi Sakuraba avoid being mounted?
Kazushi Sakuraba passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kazushi Sakuraba is working to get back to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kazushi Sakuraba lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kazushi Sakuraba cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kazushi Sakuraba has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kazushi Sakuraba!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazushi Sakuraba won't allow Kazushi Sakuraba to get back to his feet.
Kazushi Sakuraba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kazushi Sakuraba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kazushi Sakuraba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kazushi Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kazushi Sakuraba slips nicely into half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kazushi Sakuraba.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazushi Sakuraba won't allow Kazushi Sakuraba to sweep him here.
Kazushi Sakuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kazushi Sakuraba is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kazushi Sakuraba throws a poor cross that misses
and Kazushi Sakuraba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kazushi Sakuraba thinking.
Kazushi Sakuraba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kazushi Sakuraba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kazushi Sakuraba back to the cage. Kazushi Sakuraba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kazushi Sakuraba avoids the body shot from Kazushi Sakuraba.
A punch combination from Kazushi Sakuraba misses.
Kazushi Sakuraba fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kazushi Sakuraba avoids it really well and circles away.
Kazushi Sakuraba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kazushi Sakuraba scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazushi Sakuraba blocks a head kick by Kazushi Sakuraba.
Kazushi Sakuraba slips a jab from Kazushi Sakuraba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazushi Sakuraba takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kazushi Sakuraba closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kazushi Sakuraba quickly recovers to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is pressing down on Kazushi Sakuraba's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kazushi Sakuraba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kazushi Sakuraba is one step ahead there.
Kazushi Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kazushi Sakuraba won't allow Kazushi Sakuraba to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazushi Sakuraba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kazushi Sakuraba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kazushi Sakuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kazushi Sakuraba is keeping the position for now.
Kazushi Sakuraba slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazushi Sakuraba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazushi Sakuraba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kazushi Sakuraba's guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba actively working from the bottom here.
Kazushi Sakuraba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kazushi Sakuraba seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kazushi Sakuraba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kazushi Sakuraba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kazushi Sakuraba.
Kazushi Sakuraba won't allow Kazushi Sakuraba to pass to mount.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kazushi Sakuraba doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kazushi Sakuraba.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazushi Sakuraba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kazushi Sakuraba 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.
Kazushi Sakuraba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kazushi Sakuraba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kazushi Sakuraba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Kazushi Sakuraba is retaining full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kazushi Sakuraba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kazushi Sakuraba passes Kazushi Sakuraba's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is trying to work for a kimura but Kazushi Sakuraba is defending well.
Kazushi Sakuraba works his way into side control.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kazushi Sakuraba knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazushi Sakuraba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kazushi Sakuraba is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Sakuraba dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kazushi Sakuraba lands a nice looking body shot.
Kazushi Sakuraba looks to land a combination but Kazushi Sakuraba avoids it well.
Kazushi Sakuraba drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba drops back looking for a leg! Kazushi Sakuraba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kazushi Sakuraba manages to kick Kazushi Sakuraba off! Kazushi Sakuraba jumps back into Kazushi Sakuraba's guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kazushi Sakuraba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to advance position but Kazushi Sakuraba has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kazushi Sakuraba jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kazushi Sakuraba manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kazushi Sakuraba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kazushi Sakuraba is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to reverse the position.
Kazushi Sakuraba is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kazushi Sakuraba's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kazushi Sakuraba is trying to get back to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kazushi Sakuraba moves into full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba throwing strikes from guard but Kazushi Sakuraba blocks nicely.
Kazushi Sakuraba wants to sweep here but Kazushi Sakuraba controlling him for the moment.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Kazushi Sakuraba is retaining full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kazushi Sakuraba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazushi Sakuraba passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba moves into full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba forces his way into half guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kazushi Sakuraba knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kazushi Sakuraba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kazushi Sakuraba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kazushi Sakuraba wants to get back to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba trying to mount his opponent but Kazushi Sakuraba defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazushi Sakuraba is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking to improve his position.
Kazushi Sakuraba is defending against the submission attempts here by Kazushi Sakuraba.
Kazushi Sakuraba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba is looking for a triangle but Kazushi Sakuraba pushes his legs off easily.
Kazushi Sakuraba is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kazushi Sakuraba is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kazushi Sakuraba has escaped and now he's on top!
Kazushi Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Kazushi Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazushi Sakuraba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kazushi Sakuraba trying to control but Kazushi Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Kazushi Sakuraba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kazushi Sakuraba's guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazushi Sakuraba is trying to control the action in half guard but Kazushi Sakuraba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kazushi Sakuraba gets full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazushi Sakuraba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kazushi Sakuraba has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kazushi Sakuraba has managed to get both his arms back between Kazushi Sakuraba's legs - danger averted.
Kazushi Sakuraba 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazushi Sakuraba is pushing down on Kazushi Sakuraba's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kazushi Sakuraba is fighting to maintain full guard but Kazushi Sakuraba has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kazushi Sakuraba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kazushi Sakuraba.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazushi Sakuraba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kazushi Sakuraba has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba gave a mention to Valhalla Fight Wear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gektor Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Old Way's kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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24
148 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
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143 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gektor Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Torres!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lombard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lombard catches Torres with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lombard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Torres swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lombard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Torres.
Lombard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lombard pushes Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Lombard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torres goes for a takedown attempt but Lombard pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gektor Lombard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Torres.
Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombard clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres wants a takedown but no success here.
Torres goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lombard prevents it.
Torres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lombard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Torres has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lombard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Torres drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lombard gets underhooks to prevent Torres's takedown attempt.
Torres is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lombard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lombard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lombard throws a body kick that misses
and Torres counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Torres.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Lombard looking for a sweep. Not yet Lombard, not yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torres wants to control from the top but Lombard keeps moving.
Torres is looking to work some ground and pound but Lombard has wrist control.
Torres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lombard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Torres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Torres won't allow Lombard to sweep him here.
Lombard working a defensive guard here.
Lombard lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Torres!
Lombard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres is bucking up trying to escape but Lombard cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lombard trying to control but Torres is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lombard stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Good work by Torres as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lombard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Torres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Torres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Torres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lombard.
Torres gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Torres scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lombard to see if he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lombard gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Torres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lombard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Torres is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gektor Lombard will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lombard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lombard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lombard thows a body shot but no joy.
Lombard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lombard wants it to stay on the feet.
Torres avoids the head kick by Lombard.
Lombard wants to clinch up but Torres keeps it at a distance.
Lombard lands a right hook to the body.
Lombard thows a body shot but no joy.
Torres fails with the takedown.
Lombard scores with a body shot.
Gektor Lombard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lombard pinned against the cage. Lombard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gektor Lombard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Torres.
Lombard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lombard stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lombard wants it to stay on the feet.
Lombard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Torres.
Lombard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lombard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lombard has closed the distance and engaged Torres in a clinch.
Torres has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lombard after a bit of a struggle.
Lombard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Torres wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Torres.
Lombard breaks from the clinch.
Lombard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Torres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lombard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lombard tries to clinch there but Torres circles away.
Torres looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Torres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lombard pinned against the cage. Lombard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lombard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lombard scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres looks for a takedown but Lombard sprawls well.
Torres shoots for a double leg takedown but Lombard sprawls well. He's pushed Torres's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Torres moves out of range of the leg kick from Lombard.
Torres shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Torres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lombard lands a leg kick that knocks Torres off balance momentarily.
Torres fails with a takedown attempt.
Lombard connects with a right hand. Torres shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
Torres misses with a takedown
and Lombard counters with an outside leg kick.
Torres shoots in for a takedown but Lombard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Torres on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lombard. Lombard obviously looking to wear him down.
Lombard swinging wildly here.
Torres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lombard circles away.
Lombard is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Lombard jabs at Torres's body.
Gektor Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Torres.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gektor Lombard dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Torres moves out of range as Lombard strikes.
Lombard stuffs the takedown.
Torres closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Torres swats away the attempt to clinch by Lombard.
Torres swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lombard throws a series of punches but Torres avoids them all with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Lombard blocks the leg kick.
Torres throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lombard was covering up waiting for the punch and Torres finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lombard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Torres has passed into side control.
Torres throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lombard is not content to let Torres control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lombard wants to control but Torres postures up.
Lombard manages to work his way to half guard, despite Torres's best efforts.
Torres missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Torres trying to control from half guard but Lombard is working away.
Torres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Torres looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lombard makes his way to full guard, as Torres worked for a kimura.
Lombard is trying to control the position but Torres postures up.
Lombard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.
Torres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lombard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lombard looking for a sweep. Not yet Lombard, not yet.
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!
Torres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Torres is one step ahead there.
Lombard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Torres defends it easily.
Lombard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lombard pulls Torres in close to prevent any damage.
Miguel Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Torres postures up in Lombard's guard and throws a big left but Lombard blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard keeping moving, preventing Torres from controlling successfully.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
Lombard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Torres throwing strikes from guard but Lombard blocks nicely.
Torres stands up over Lombard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gektor Lombard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Torres throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Torres throws an elbow that misses. Lombard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Torres's guard. Nice move by Lombard!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Miguel Torres.
I think Lombard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gektor Lombard!
After winning the bout, Gektor Lombard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ric Flair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
260 lbs
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23
243 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ric Flair!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fry throws a wild body kick that Flair sees coming a mile off.
Flair throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fry.
Flair blocks a low kick nicely.
Flair throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Mario Fry has been cut.
Flair pushes Fry up against the cage in a clinch.
Fry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flair taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Flair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Flair lands a hook that snaps the head of Fry backwards.
Flair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fry's elbow.
Fry wants to get back to striking at distance but Flair won't allow it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Flair struggles to land a body shot inside as Fry controls his hands.
Flair misses with a punch on the inside.
Fry tries to land a knee to the head but Flair blocks with his arms.
Flair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Flair is out of range and Fry settles back down.
Flair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fry misses with a low kick.
Fry blocks a head kick by Flair.
Flair lands with a slapping head kick.
Flair avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fry lands a big head kick that sends Flair tumbling to the mat! Fry takes a step backwards and waves Flair back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Ric Flair has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fry thumps Flair with a low kick.
Flair with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fry looks to land a body kick but Flair moved away.
Flair tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fry motions for Flair to come forward. Fry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fry throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fry has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fry misses with a low kick.
Flair fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Flair moves into range and clinches up with Fry.
Flair is trying to maintain a safe position but Fry gets an underhook and turns Flair into the cage.
Flair stalling the fight.
Flair swings wildly with an uppercut but Fry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flair tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fry blocks a body shot from Flair.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fry as Flair tries to tie him up.
Flair misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mario Fry will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Fry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Flair takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fry is looking to land body kicks.
Flair tries to clinch up
and Fry counters with a nice kick to the body.
That kick from Fry tenderised Flair's leg. Flair is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flair loads up on a big right hand but Fry slips the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Flair.
Flair checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fry thows a leg kick but Flair checks it
and Flair finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fry throws a wild body kick that Flair sees coming a mile off.
Ric Flair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flair avoids the head kick by Fry.
Fry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ric Flair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flair blocks the body kick.
Flair pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fry tries to land a leg kick but Flair saw it coming and moves away.
Flair fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fry.
Flair throws a front kick aimed at Fry's knee but Fry avoids it well.
Fry lands a front kick.
Flair is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Flair misses
and Fry counters with a head kick that drops Flair to the mat! Flair scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Flair is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flair takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fry throws a leg kick but Flair moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair throws a head kick that misses.
Flair tries to clinch but Fry is having none of it.
Fry wants to land a leg kick but Flair is out of range.
Flair throws a head kick but Fry moves out of range.
Fry throws a leg kick but Flair sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Flair moves into range and clinches up with Fry.
Fry has Flair pushed against the cage.
Fry tries to circle away but Flair has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flair misses with a body punch.
Fry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Flair lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Fry dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Fry throws a chopping leg kick but Flair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ric Flair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flair misses with a leg kick
and Fry counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fry. That's going to slow Flair down.
Fry swats away the attempt to clinch by Flair.
Flair throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flair fails with an attempt to clinch.
Flair checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Flair turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Flair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flair is looking to land body kicks.
Flair chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fry can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flair tries to land a front kick but Fry steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fry feints and then cracks Flair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flair down.
Flair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Flair tries a low kick but Fry avoids it.
Fry wants to slow Flair down by chopping away at his legs.
Flair moves out of range of the body kick from Fry.
Fry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Flair's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fry throws a chopping leg kick but Flair manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fry misses with a kick to the body.
Mario Fry is winning the standup battle so far.
Flair fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fry, pushing him back against the cage.
Fry wants to stall.
Fry is trying to break the clinch but Flair has him pressed against the cage.
Fry blocks a body shot from Flair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flair tries a body shot but Fry blocks it.
Flair dodges an elbow strike from Fry.
Fry breaks from the clinch.
Flair moves out of range as Fry throws a body kick.
Fry feints and then cracks Flair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Flair down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flair misses with a head kick.
Mario Fry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fry throws a wild body kick that Flair sees coming a mile off.
Fry throws a low kick but Flair moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Flair throws a sloppy head kick and Fry moves out of range easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fry.
Fry tries to land a leg kick but Flair saw it coming and moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Fry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fry, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Fry!
Our winner, Mario Fry, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is American Bad Ass. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
151 lbs
13 - 3 - 1 |
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25
163 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Henderson lunges at Tamad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tamad's hand.
Henderson throws a body punch but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad throws a low kick but Henderson moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Henderson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tamad misses with a head kick.
Henderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tamad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice jab there from Henderson.
Tamad ducks right into an uppercut from Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Henderson.
Henderson throws a jab when Tamad was well out of range.
Henderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Henderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tamad misses with a body shot.
Henderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tamad has time to react.
Henderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tamad.
Tamad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice jab there from Henderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson punishes Tamad's body with a nice straight punch.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Tamad misses.
Mike Henderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henderson throws a low kick, looking for Tamad's leg but Tamad calmly moves out of range.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Tamad is out of range.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown but Henderson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tamad.
Tamad moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
Henderson jabs Tamad right on the nose. Tamad blinks but takes it well.
A combination from Tamad does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tamad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Henderson scores with a jab. Tamad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tamad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Henderson.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tamad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tamad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tamad swinging wildly here.
Henderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tamad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Henderson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tamad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Henderson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juan Tamad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Tamad swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Tamad is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Tamad moved out of range.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tamad throws a head kick but Henderson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Henderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jab from Henderson.
Tamad shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tamad showed some decent athleticism there.
Tamad tries to pass to full mount but Henderson defends it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henderson moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Henderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Henderson, not yet.
Henderson controls Tamad momentarily but Tamad frees himself.
Henderson wants to sweep here but Tamad controlling him for the moment.
Tamad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tamad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henderson has his hands on Tamad's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henderson's guard.
Tamad wants to free his trapped foot but Henderson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tamad is thwarting Henderson's attempts to control the position.
Tamad throwing shots but Henderson is blocking nicely.
Tamad wants to control but Henderson is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tamad tries to stand and escape but Henderson is controlling the position.
Tamad prevents Henderson from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tamad is thwarting Henderson's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Henderson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Henderson throws a low kick but Tamad moves out of range easily.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson takes a swing at Tamad's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Tamad.
Some wild striking there from Tamad.
Tamad slips a jab from Henderson.
A combination from Tamad does no damage.
Henderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Henderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a hook but Tamad avoids it easily.
Tamad misses with a body kick.
Tamad misses with a body shot.
Henderson throws a hook but Tamad blocks it.
Henderson misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Henderson.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Tamad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mike Henderson is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Tamad saw that one coming.
Tamad avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Tamad slips a straight right by Henderson.
Henderson thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Henderson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson checks the leg kick.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Tamad.
Tamad tries for a takedown but Henderson circles away easily
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tamad misses with a leg kick
and Henderson counters with a right hand to the body.
Juan Tamad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Henderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Henderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Henderson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Henderson!
A very excited looking Mike Henderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woohun Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laurent comes into the arena with Tropa de Elite blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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24
183 lbs
15 - 1 - 0 |
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25
170 lbs
10 - 1 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frederic Laurent!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Woohun Do!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurent takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Laurent scores with a jab to the jaw.
Laurent takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
Laurent gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Do throws a series of punches but Laurent avoids them all with ease.
A clash of legs there as Laurent blocks the low kick.
Laurent wants to slow Do down by chopping away at his legs.
Do avoids the body shot from Laurent.
Do throws out a loose jab but Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurent lands a nice leg kick that just misses Do's sensitive parts.
Do looks to land a right hand but Laurent moved out of range.
Some wild striking there from Do.
Laurent throws a low kick but Do moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Laurent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Do doesn't manage to clinch there - Laurent circles away.
Laurent lands a jab.
Do slips a jab and a cross from Laurent.
Do avoids the body shot from Laurent.
A shot to the body from Laurent misses
and Do counters with a two punch combo.
Frederic Laurent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Do throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laurent takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Laurent throws a leg kick that is checked
and Do counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Laurent misses with a straight left.
Do connects with a body shot that sends Laurent's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laurent throws a front kick aimed at Do's knee but Do avoids it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Do looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laurent uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Do.
A big right from Do misses.
Do fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laurent with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Do lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laurent has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laurent and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laurent ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Do has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Laurent.
Laurent throws an off balance right hand
and Do counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurent pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Do looks to score with a jab to the body but Laurent is just out of range.
Laurent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Laurent counters with a leg kick.
Laurent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do was well out of range. Poor timing from Laurent.
Do moves out of range of the body kick.
Laurent misses with a wild combination.
An inside leg kick from Laurent misses.
Do misses with a few strikes there.
Laurent takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Laurent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Laurent!
Do keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laurent cracks the inside of Do's front leg.
Laurent slips a jab and a cross from Do.
Do wants to slow Laurent down by chopping away at his legs.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laurent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do throws a jab but it's blocked by Laurent.
Laurent throws out a leg kick but Do moves out of range and Laurent only half commits.
Do lands a glancing blow to the side of Laurent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laurent.
Do moves out of range as Laurent strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederic Laurent dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Do throws a big shot that misses.
Do fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laurent manages to avoid it.
Laurent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laurent motions for Do to come forward. Laurent throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Do checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Do throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laurent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Do ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch combination from Do misses.
Laurent throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laurent thumps Do with a low kick.
Laurent throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
Laurent thows a body shot but no joy.
Laurent has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Do finds it's way round the side to connect with Laurent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laurent.
Laurent slips a jab from Do.
Laurent looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice body punch from Laurent.
Laurent throws a low kick but it's checked well by Do.
Laurent scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Do jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laurent throws out a loose jab but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurent bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Do is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Do misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laurent moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Do swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Do tries to score a power double leg takedown but Laurent sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Do somewhat.
Do closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laurent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Laurent throws a push kick but Do slaps the foot to one side.
Do connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laurent dodges the punch combination from Do.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Do is looking to clinch but Laurent is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Do. Those never looked like landing.
Laurent throws a hook but Do blocks it.
Frederic Laurent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laurent pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A shot to the body from Laurent misses
letting Do counter with a right hand.
Do uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Laurent.
Laurent misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Do.
Laurent takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laurent swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Do counters with a low kick, right behind Laurent 's knee.
Laurent is looking to wear down Do with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Do misses with a few strikes there.
Laurent slips a jab and a cross from Do.
Laurent fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Do is out of range.
Laurent avoids the body shot from Do.
Do moves out of range of the body kick.
Do takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Laurent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Do.
Do takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laurent throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
Do scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laurent doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frederic Laurent dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Laurent tried to score with a low kick but Do checks it.
Do blocks the body kick.
A jab from Do misses.
Laurent misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Do counters with a two punch combo.
Do avoids the body shot from Laurent.
A jab from Do does it's job there.
Do blocks a leg kick.
Laurent avoids the body shot from Do.
Do checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Laurent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Laurent misses with a head kick.
Do lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laurent throws a lazy uppercut
and Do cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Laurent circles away from the clinch attempt.
Laurent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Do moves away.
Laurent wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Do, as that shot connected.
Frederic Laurent is winning the standup battle so far.
Laurent bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Do works over Laurent's head and body with a nice combination.
Do moves into the clinch successfully.
Laurent is trying to break free.
Do's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Laurent is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Do is keeping busy.
Laurent blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do working aggressively here.
Do misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laurent.
A short right from Do on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Do is working Laurent over against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laurent breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Do throws out a loose jab but Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurent misses with a double jab.
Laurent listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Laurent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laurent scores with a body shot.
Do scores with a leg kick.
Laurent ducks under a wild hook from Do.
Laurent scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laurent goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch but Laurent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Do checks a leg kick.
Laurent wants to land a leg kick but Do is out of range.
Do avoids the head kick by Laurent.
Do pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Laurent back to the cage. Do follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Laurent throws a low kick, looking for Do's leg but Do calmly moves out of range.
Do moves in looking to clinch but Laurent pushes him off.
Woohun Do is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Do throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laurent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Do with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Laurent to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laurent lands a body shot.
Do takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do works over Laurent's head and body with a nice combination.
Laurent changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Do on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Laurent scores with a jab to the head.
Do blocks a low kick nicely.
Frederic Laurent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Laurent lets loose with a powerful body kick. Do will feel that in the morning.
Laurent lands a nice shot to the body.
Laurent scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laurent lands a jab to the nose.
Woohun Do has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Do uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laurent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frederic Laurent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Laurent, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frederic Laurent!
Frederic Laurent retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Frederic Laurent thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by UFC Theme Song. Yuki Nakai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
No luck for Nakai with that takedown attempt.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nakai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakai is just out of range.
Nakai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nakai tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Nakai shoots in.
Nakai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
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!
Nakai moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva feints and then cracks Nakai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nakai down.
Silva cracks the inside of Nakai's front leg.
Silva misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nakai wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Nakai stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva cracks Nakai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Nakai moved away.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rafa Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakai throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva cracks the inside of Nakai's front leg.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
No luck for Nakai with that takedown attempt.
Rafa Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuki Nakai.
Nakai on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Nakai's ribs.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nakai looks gassed!
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Nakai moved away.
Nakai on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nakai on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakai shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nakai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva scores with a spinning back kick!
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nakai is rocked!
Nakai shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva sends Nakai crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Silva is motioning to the referee to let Nakai up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nakai is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Crack! A monster head kick from Silva and Nakai falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rafa Silva!
Rafa Silva retains his lightweight title!
Rafa Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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