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RR 23 - Akbar vs Blackfyre PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey comes to the ring accompanied by Gunther -Ding Dong Song . 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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BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malutin Andrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan De Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Andrey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Silva misses with a low kick.
De Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Andrey off the ropes and back into range.
Andrey staying out of range there.
Andrey throws an off balance right hand
and De Silva counters with a series of strikes. Andrey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Andrey connects with a crisp jab.
De Silva throws a leg kick but Andrey moved away.
Andrey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Andrey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Silva is out of range.
Andrey fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt De Silva.
De Silva is looking to clinch.
De Silva has managed to clinch.
De Silva trying to stall but Andrey improves his position.
Andrey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Andrey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andrey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andrey misses with a low kick.
De Silva checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Andrey.
Andrey throws a leg kick but De Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Andrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Andrey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andrey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Andrey in his tracks.
Andrey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andrey throws a jab when De Silva was well out of range.
Andrey throws a front kick that sends De Silva stumbling back into the ropes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andrey. De Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andrey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Andrey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Silva's calf.
De Silva throws a hook but Andrey blocks it.
Andrey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andrey can pounce on him.
Andrey misses with a straight right.
Andrey scores with the left hand. De Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Malutin Andrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrey misses with a few strikes there.
Andrey throws an overhand right that lands on De Silva's shoulder, as De Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Andrey misses with an uppercut.
A good leg kick by Andrey.
Nice cross by Andrey.
Andrey misses with a head kick.
Andrey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malutin Andrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrey missing with a left hand there. De Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from De Silva does no damage.
De Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva misses with a hook. Andrey ducked under it nicely.
Andrey feints and then cracks De Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Silva down.
De Silva tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Andrey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Silva wants to clinch up but Andrey keeps it at a distance.
Andrey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sloppy strikes from Andrey. Those never looked like landing.
De Silva misses with a wild combination.
De Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
De Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
De Silva is stalling here.
De Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Silva.
De Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Andrey working hard to break the clinch.
De Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
De Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Andrey tries to circle away but De Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Andrey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Andrey tries to break free but De Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Andrey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malutin Andrey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Silva misses with a combination
and Andrey counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Andrey misses with a body shot
enabling De Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
De Silva misses with an uppercut.
De Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Andrey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Silva fails to land the takedown.
Andrey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Silva blocks a head kick by Andrey.
Andrey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malutin Andrey is winning the standup battle so far.
De Silva misses with the combination.
De Silva throws a hook to the side of Andrey's head but Andrey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
De Silva throwing shots but Andrey is blocking nicely.
Andrey pushes De Silva off but De Silva dives into side control.
Andrey is trying to get back to his feet.
Andrey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for De Silva on the ground.
De Silva wants to control but Andrey is keeping him busy.
De Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
De Silva working the head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrey is pushing De Silva's head away, looking to escape. De Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
De Silva trying to control the position but Andrey is working away.
De Silva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Andrey tries to escape but De Silva is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrey is looking to get back to his feet here but De Silva is keeping cool and he's managed to take Andrey's back.
Andrey holding both De Silva 's hands and preventing any damage.
Andrey covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
De Silva thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
De Silva controlling from the back.
Andrey wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva controls the position.
Andrey is trying to remain composed but De Silva is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Andrey is trying to stand back up.
Andrey covering up well and avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of a pause in the action here. De Silva controlling the positon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan De Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
De Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Andrey.
Andrey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Silva's calf.
Andrey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andrey swats away the attempt to clinch by De Silva.
De Silva slips a straight right by Andrey.
De Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Andrey counters with a good low kick that De Silva was not able to check.
Andrey thumps De Silva with a low kick.
Andrey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Silva blocks a head kick by Andrey.
De Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Silva wants to clinch up but Andrey keeps it at a distance.
De Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Andrey tries to land a leg kick but De Silva saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey lands with a kick to the temple. De Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Andrey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andrey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andrey misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Silva 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 Andrey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Andrey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
De Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrey throws out the jab.
De Silva tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Andrey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Andrey is fending him off so far but De Silva persists. Nope, Andrey circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Andrey.
De Silva misses with a double jab.
Andrey throws a leg kick but De Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Andrey misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from De Silva does no damage.
Andrey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andrey misses with a low kick as De Silva jumps back.
Andrey tries to score with a low kick but De Silva moves his leg out of the way.
De Silva digs a good body shot into Andrey's ribs.
Andrey misses with a right hand
and De Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andrey stuffs the takedown.
De Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andrey throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Silva moves into range and clinches up with Andrey.
Andrey tries to break free but De Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Andrey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andrey throws a head kick that De Silva semi-blocks.
De Silva moves in looking to clinch but Andrey pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andrey tries to land a leg kick but De Silva saw it coming and moves away.
De Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Silva lands a right hook to the body.
De Silva connects with a crisp jab.
De Silva blocks a leg kick.
De Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Andrey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Andrey misses.
De Silva looks to land a right hand but Andrey moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Andrey.
Andrey connects with an inside leg kick.
Andrey is looking to slow De Silva down with leg kicks.
De Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Andrey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Andrey breaks the clinch.
De Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andrey.
Malutin Andrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrey throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Silva's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrey cracks De Silva with an open hand slap.
A clash of legs there as De Silva blocks the low kick.
De Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andrey throws a leg kick but De Silva moved away.
Andrey throws a leg kick but De Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andrey cracks the inside of De Silva's front leg.
Andrey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrey throws a low kick but De Silva moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malutin Andrey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Andrey 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malutin Andrey!
In his post fight interview, Malutin Andrey started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Errol Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanbu Uechi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Field comes into the arena with Best of Sakuraba blaring out of the sound system. Errol Field is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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143 lbs
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134 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Brawler
Enjoys gardening |
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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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Errol Field!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanbu Uechi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uechi fails with the takedown
and Field counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Uechi's guard now.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Field slips nicely into half guard.
Field sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uechi defending well though.
Field is looking for a kimura but Uechi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Field to get the leverage.
Uechi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Field pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The fighters are battling for position here. Uechi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Field works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Uechi actively working from the bottom here.
Uechi looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Field is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Uechi defends it well.
Field is looking for a kimura here.
Field is trying to control. Uechi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Field is looking for a kimura here.
Uechi won't allow Field to pass to mount.
Field seems to be working for a kimura but Uechi defends the submission attempt.
Uechi wants to control the action here but instead Field manages to pass to full mount!
Field trying to control but Uechi is having none of it.
Field looking for a guillotine from mount but Uechi is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Field tries to control but Uechi wriggling away.
Field punishing his opponent with strikes.
Field is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Uechi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Uechi shrugs it off.
Field landing punches.
Field wants to take Uechi's back here but Uechi is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Uechi is looking to get to half guard.
Field punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uechi is trying to escape the mount.
Field trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Field looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Field looking to secure an arm triangle but Uechi defends it well.
Field wants to take his opponent's back but Uechi doesn't allow it.
Field unloading with bombs!
Uechi is looking to get to half guard.
Uechi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Field with shots to the head and body - Uechi looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Field tries to control but Uechi wriggling away.
Uechi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Field controlling from the full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Field has hold of Uechi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Uechi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Field landing strikes from the mount.
Field scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Field jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Uechi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Field working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Errol Field dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Field looking to score a takedown here. Uechi is defending well but Field drives through and ends up in Uechi's guard.
Uechi is looking for a triangle but Field pushes his legs off easily.
Field trying to control the position from guard on top but Uechi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Field pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uechi is keeping the position for now.
Uechi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Field puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Uechi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Field pulls his head out easily.
Uechi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Field is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Field seems to be looking for submissions.
Uechi is breathing heavily.
Field is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Uechi sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Field scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Uechi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uechi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Field trying to control the action but Uechi is working from the bottom.
Field content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Field looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Field lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Field seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Field wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uechi keeps working.
Nice strikes from Field there.
Field seems to be looking for submissions.
Field is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Uechi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Field seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uechi wants to get back to full guard.
Field looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Uechi actively working from the bottom here.
Field seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uechi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Field seems to be looking for submissions.
Field looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uechi actively working from the bottom here.
Field moves into full mount! Uechi won't be happy about that!
Field with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Field controlling from the full mount.
Uechi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uechi is squirming around, avoiding Field's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Errol Field dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Uechi has his takedown stuffed
so Field counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Uechi 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.
Field passes into half guard.
Uechi wants to get back to full guard.
Field working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Field controlling the action here.
Field passes the guard and advances to mount!
Field lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uechi is looking to get to half guard.
Uechi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Field lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Uechi hang on?
Field jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Uechi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Field wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uechi keeps working.
Field lands a few punches from side control.
Field is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Uechi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Uechi taking a bit of punishment here - Field scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Field remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Uechi is not content to let Field control the position.
Field is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Uechi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Errol Field overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Field is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Uechi has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Uechi's face as Field controls the position.
Uechi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uechi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Uechi stalling away here and it's allowed Field to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Field looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Uechi wants to control from the top but Field keeps moving.
Uechi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Field dives on top into guard.
Field sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Field drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Field jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Field sitting in guard here, content to control.
Uechi wants to sweep but no luck.
Field working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Field sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Errol Field is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uechi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Field has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Uechi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Field is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Uechi.
Kanbu Uechi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Field wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Uechi, who protects the arm well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Errol Field showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Field, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Errol Field!
Errol Field really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Condemned logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Toni Waltonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jubal Sackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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2 - 2 - 0 |
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143 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toni Waltonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jubal Sackett!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waltonen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sackett circles away quickly and effectively.
Sackett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Waltonen is out of range and Sackett settles back down.
Sackett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Waltonen 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 Sackett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sackett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sackett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waltonen.
Sackett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Waltonen.
Sackett takes the fight into the clinch.
Waltonen jumps guard and drags Sackett to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Waltonen controls Sackett momentarily but Sackett frees himself.
Waltonen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sackett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Waltonen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sackett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sackett trying to control the position from guard on top but Waltonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Waltonen can't keep his opponent in guard - Sackett advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Sackett is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Waltonen trying to control here.
Waltonen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sackett is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waltonen keeping full guard, as Sackett tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Waltonen has his foot on Sackett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sackett works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Waltonen is on top in guard.
Sackett looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Sackett keeping full guard, as Waltonen tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sackett pulls Waltonen in close to his closed guard and prevents Waltonen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sackett keeping full guard, as Waltonen tries to pass.
Waltonen looking to sit in guard and control but Sackett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 Toni Waltonen will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sackett fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Waltonen checks it well.
Sackett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Waltonen's sensitive parts.
Waltonen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Waltonen.
Waltonen blocks a leg kick.
Waltonen misses with the combination.
Toni Waltonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good work by Sackett as he checks the leg kick.
Sackett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Waltonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sackett.
Waltonen checks a leg kick.
Sackett fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Waltonen.
Sackett tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Waltonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sackett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Waltonen under the eye.
Waltonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sacketts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Waltonen throws a lazy right hand but Sackett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sackett is looking to clinch but Waltonen is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waltonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toni Waltonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sackett tries to clinch but Waltonen is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Sackett.
A chopping leg kick lands by Waltonen.
Waltonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sackett throws out a loose jab but Waltonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sackett misses with a straight right.
Waltonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Waltonen is able to avoid easily.
Sackett lands a head kick!
Waltonen dives in and grabs Sackett's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sackett pushes down on Waltonen's head and hops out.
Sackett works the jab nicely.
It looks like Toni Waltonen has been cut.
Sackett moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sackett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Waltonen throws out the jab.
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!
Sackett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Waltonen is rocked!
Sackett walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Waltonen drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Sackett swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Waltonen's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jubal Sackett!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor O Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Ridpath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Donnell comes to the ring accompanied by Cant be touched. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor O Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ross Ridpath!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridpath uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Donnell.
Ridpath looks for a takedown but O Donnell sprawls well.
Ridpath shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Donnell defends it nicely.
O Donnell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
O Donnell throws a body punch but Ridpath moves out of range.
O Donnell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ridpath shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with O Donnell but O Donnell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Victor O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Ridpath.
Ridpath fails to land the takedown.
O Donnell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ridpath stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
O Donnell swinging wildly here.
O Donnell swings widly with a right hand
and Ridpath counters with a one-two to the body.
O Donnell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ridpath avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridpath slips under a jab from O Donnell.
O Donnell swings for the body but Ridpath moves out of range.
Ridpath will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
O Donnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ridpath.
Ridpath has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from O Donnell finds it's way round the side to connect with Ridpath's head.
Ridpath on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A punch combination from O Donnell misses.
O Donnell cracks Ridpath with a good jab.
O Donnell tries to sprawl but Ridpath drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
O Donnell tries to kick Ridpath off but Ridpath keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ridpath is thwarting O Donnell's attempts to control the position.
O Donnell regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ridpath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridpath wants to control from the top but O Donnell keeps moving.
Ridpath tries to free his leg and advance position but O Donnell is retaining full guard.
O Donnell is looking to stand up but Ridpath isn't so interested in that idea.
Ridpath trying to control the position from guard on top but O Donnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ridpath trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ridpath throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
O Donnell is looking to stand up but Ridpath isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridpath throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as O Donnell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
O Donnell is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
O Donnell keeping full guard, as Ridpath tries to pass.
Ridpath advances position into side control!
Ridpath tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ridpath swings around for an armbar but O Donnell sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ridpath's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
O Donnell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ridpath keeping moving, preventing O Donnell from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Donnell preventing the sweep.
Ridpath wants to improve his position but instead O Donnell has moved into half guard.
O Donnell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ridpath looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ridpath is looking to get back to full guard here but O Donnell has managed to pass to side control instead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
O Donnell misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ridpath can't do much from the bottom here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ridpath is looking for a sweep.
O Donnell working away.
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 Victor O Donnell will probably get the nod.
That's time! O Donnell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ridpath walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Ross Ridpath has been cut.
O Donnell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
O Donnell just misses with a punch to the body.
O Donnell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Donnell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ridpath sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten O Donnell somewhat.
Ridpath is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Donnell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Donnell. Ridpath does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ridpath dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Victor O Donnell is winning the standup battle so far.
Ridpath takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horrible takedown by Ridpath or perhaps it was just good defense by O Donnell which made him look bad.
O Donnell throws a poor cross that misses
and Ridpath connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Victor O Donnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ridpath will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Victor O Donnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Ridpath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridpath stuffs the takedown attempt from O Donnell. O Donnell gets slowly back to his feet.
O Donnell throws a lazy right hand but Ridpath sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
O Donnell throws a combination. Ridpath tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ridpath misses with a jab, cross combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for O Donnell.
Ridpath shoots for a double leg takedown but O Donnell sprawls well. He's pushed Ridpath's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ridpath uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Donnell.
Ridpath is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Donnell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ridpath throws a series of punches but O Donnell avoids them all with ease.
Ridpath keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ridpath shoots in for a takedown but O Donnell shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ridpath with that takedown attempt.
O Donnell thows a body shot but no joy.
O Donnell misses with a wild body shot.
O Donnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
O Donnell swings for the body but Ridpath moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Donnell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and O Donnell wants it to stay on the feet.
O Donnell works Ridpath's body with a nice hook.
Ridpath tries to clinch there but O Donnell circles away.
O Donnell thows a body shot but no joy.
O Donnell is looking to wear down Ridpath with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ridpath lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
O Donnell fails to land the takedown.
Ridpath closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ridpath lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridpath throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ridpath sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed O Donnell's guard.
Ridpath throwing shots but O Donnell is blocking nicely.
O Donnell trying to control but Ridpath postures up.
Ridpath is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but O Donnell still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, O Donnell has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
O Donnell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ridpath is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ridpath is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on O Donnell's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridpath trying to control here.
O Donnell maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Ridpath could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but O Donnell has cracked it and Ridpath is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by O Donnell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Victor O Donnell!
Victor O Donnell spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jules Chua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obed Flying Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chua comes into the arena with Eye of the Tiger by Survivor blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Obed Flying Fox enters the ring!
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199 lbs
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200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jules Chua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Obed Flying Fox!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Flying Fox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flying Fox closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chua to the mat! Chua manages to get full guard.
Flying Fox wants to pass the guard but Chua is keeping the position.
Flying Fox throws a big elbow that misses.
Chua knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flying Fox on the ground.
Flying Fox engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chua on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chua tries to get out of the position.
Flying Fox trying to control the position from guard on top but Chua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flying Fox trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chua kicks Flying Fox off and gets to his feet.
Chua moves in looking to clinch but Flying Fox pushes him off.
Flying Fox attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jules Chua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Flying Fox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chua stuffs the takedown attempt from Flying Fox. Flying Fox gets slowly back to his feet.
Flying Fox's corner calls for a 1-2. Flying Fox obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Jules Chua has been cut.
Flying Fox closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chua to the mat! Chua manages to get full guard.
Flying Fox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chua's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flying Fox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Flying Fox preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox chips away with some ground and pound.
Flying Fox is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Flying Fox sitting in guard here, content to control.
Flying Fox throws a big right hand that misses.
Chua keeping moving, preventing Flying Fox from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Obed Flying Fox hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Chua dodges the punch combination from Flying Fox.
Chua tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Flying Fox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flying Fox connects with a jab.
Flying Fox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chua manages to avoid it.
Flying Fox shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chua tries to close the distance and clinch up but Flying Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flying Fox pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chua is out of range and Flying Fox settles back down.
Chua tries to clinch up but Flying Fox circles away and keeps his distance.
Chua tries to clinch up
and Flying Fox counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flying Fox scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox throwing strikes but missing.
Flying Fox controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chua 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.
Flying Fox throws a big elbow that misses.
Chua keeping moving, preventing Flying Fox from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flying Fox is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obed Flying Fox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jules Chua's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chua tries to close the distance and clinch but Flying Fox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flying Fox drives through with a takedown into Chua's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Flying Fox looking to pass the guard.
Flying Fox stopping the sweep attempt from Chua.
Chua not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Flying Fox forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flying Fox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chua defending well though.
Chua is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Flying Fox is trying to work for a kimura but Chua is defending well.
Flying Fox is trying to control the action in half guard but Chua is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Flying Fox is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Flying Fox trying to control from Chua's half guard. Chua has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Flying Fox in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Flying Fox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chua looking to hit a scissor sweep but Flying Fox is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chua is working hard here to advance position.
Chua has momentary wrist control but Flying Fox slips an elbow through the middle.
Flying Fox looking to sit in guard and control but Chua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Flying Fox pushes Chua off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Chua wants to clinch
and Flying Fox counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chua doesn't manage to clinch there - Flying Fox circles away.
Chua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chua closes the distance but Flying Fox moves to the side
and Flying Fox counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flying Fox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chua is not content to let Flying Fox control the position.
Still in half guard, Flying Fox seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chua is refusing to be controlled, as Flying Fox sits in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chua is trying to escape back to his feet but Flying Fox uses the scramble to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obed Flying Fox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jules Chua's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Flying Fox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chua defends it nicely.
Flying Fox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Flying Fox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chua tries to avoid it but Flying Fox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chua to the ground. Chua escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chua tries to clinch but Flying Fox moves out of range.
Chua is looking to clinch.
Chua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Flying Fox missing with a left hand there. Chua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chua moves into the clinch.
Chua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flying Fox blocks it with crossed arms.
Chua creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flying Fox's defenses.
It looks like Obed Flying Fox has been cut.
Chua tries a knee to the head but Flying Fox blocks it.
Chua with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Flying Fox just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chua's brow.
Chua misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flying Fox connects with a knee to the head.
Flying Fox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chua managing to block the knees to the body from Flying Fox.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flying Fox.
Flying Fox managing to block the knees to the body from Chua.
Chua lands a knee to the body.
Flying Fox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chua.
Flying Fox is trying to break the clinch but Chua is controlling him.
Flying Fox misses with a knee to the head.
Chua scores with a shoulder strike.
Flying Fox landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chua trying to land knees to the body.
Flying Fox can't break the clinch.
Chua throws a punch but it's blocked by Flying Fox.
Flying Fox avoiding damage as Chua throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox manages to break the clinch.
Flying Fox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Flying Fox counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flying Fox fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jules Chua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Obed Flying Fox.
Flying Fox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chua tries to clinch
and Flying Fox counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Flying Fox not doing much here.
Chua wants to control but Flying Fox is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flying Fox not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Obed Flying Fox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Flying Fox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chua defending well though.
Flying Fox throwing shots but Chua is blocking nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Flying Fox working over Chua with some ground and pound. Chua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chua on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Flying Fox has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Flying Fox connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flying Fox with good strikes from the mount here!
Flying Fox connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jules Chua's cut is getting worse.
Flying Fox with a couple of short strikes.
Jules Chua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obed Flying Fox is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chua is rocked!
Jeez, Jules Chua's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jules Chua's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Obed Flying Fox!
A very excited looking Obed Flying Fox 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ikuhisa Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Susumo Komota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Minowa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Susumo Komota!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minowa swings for the body but Komota moves out of range.
Minowa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Komota.
Minowa swinging wildly here.
Minowa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Komota's head backwards.
Minowa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Minowa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Komota lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Minowa misses with a double jab.
Komota connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Minowa misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Komota takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Minowa.
Minowa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Minowa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Komota fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Minowa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Minowa dodges the punch combination from Komota.
Minowa lands a two punch combo.
Ikuhisa Minowa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Komota throws a front kick aimed at Minowa's knee but Minowa avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minowa slips under a jab from Komota.
Minowa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Minowa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Komota.
Komota moves out of range of the strikes.
Ikuhisa Minowa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Komota shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Komota will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Danga de danga de dang - Minowa scores with a four punch combination!
A punch combination from Minowa misses.
Minowa misses with a few strikes there.
Minowa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Komota cracks Minowa with a good jab.
Komota misses with a hook. Minowa ducked under it nicely.
Minowa lunges at Komota with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Komota's hand.
Komota goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Komota waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Minowa.
Komota throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Komota avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komota takes a swing at Minowa's ribcage but misses.
Minowa misses with a combination
letting Komota counter with a right hand.
Minowa feints a jab promting Komota to slip. Minowa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Komota slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Minowa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Minowa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Komota sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Minowa misses with a series of wild punches.
Minowa checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minowa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minowa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Minowa throws a series of punches but Komota moves out of range.
Komota shoots and misses
enabling Minowa to counter with a crisp jab.
Minowa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minowa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Komota moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Komota fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minowa manages to avoid it.
Komota digs a good body shot into Minowa's ribs.
Komota throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Minowa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Komota throws a right hand that misses
and Minowa counters with a three punch combo that has Komota backing up. Komota nods at Minowa to acknowledge the strikes.
Minowa misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Komota thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some wild striking there from Minowa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ikuhisa Minowa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Minowa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Komota throws a shot from downtown. Minowa moves away and avoids it.
Minowa misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Minowa. Those never looked like landing.
Minowa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Komota moves out of range as Minowa strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Minowa. Those never looked like landing.
Minowa misses with a few strikes there.
Komota goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Minowa moves out of range of the strikes.
Minowa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Komota circles away quickly and effectively.
Komota shoots for a takedown but Minowa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Minowa throws a series of punches but Komota avoids them all with ease.
Komota connects with the punch.
Minowa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Komota.
Minowa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Komota eats them both and turns towards Minowa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A left lands for Minowa.
Komota slips a jab from Minowa.
Minowa misses with a double jab.
Komota looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Minowa is fending him off so far but Komota persists. Nope, Minowa circles away and we're back to standing.
Minowa throws a big shot that misses.
Komota gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Minowa is refusing to be controlled, as Komota sits in half guard.
Minowa wants to get back to full guard but Komota has mounted him!
Minowa keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Komota scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Minowa working to try and regain half guard.
Komota with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Komota cracks Minowa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Komota with shots to the head and body - Minowa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Minowa is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minowa is squirming around, avoiding Komota's attempts to control the action.
Minowa is looking to improve his position but Komota isn't that keen on the idea.
Komota controlling from mount.
Komota raining down hammerfists from mount.
Minowa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Minowa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Minowa is looking to improve his position but Komota isn't that keen on the idea.
Minowa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Komota working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Minowa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komota wants to sweep but no luck.
Komota is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Minowa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Komota is keeping the position for now.
Komota wants to stand and escape but Minowa is having none of it.
Komota working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Minowa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Minowa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Minowa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Komota swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
Minowa is looking to advance position but Komota has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Minowa wants to hold on but Komota pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Susumo Komota will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Komota tries a low kick but Minowa avoids it.
Minowa dips to his left and cracks Komota with an uppercut!
Minowa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Komota avoids the body shot from Minowa.
Komota misses with a looping left.
Komota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Minowa.
Komota connects with a right hand. Minowa shakes it off.
Minowa misses with a wild combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Minowa checks a leg kick.
Komota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minowa was well out of range. Poor timing from Komota.
Minowa takes a swing at Komota's ribcage but misses.
Minowa misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komota jabs at Minowa's body.
Komota throws out a loose jab but Minowa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minowa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Komota.
Minowa blocks the body kick.
Minowa misses with a wild body shot.
Minowa misses with a double jab.
Minowa looks to land a combination. Komota sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Komota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Komota fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Komota looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Minowa!
Komota raining down hammerfists from mount.
Komota landing strikes from the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Komota content just to control the position here.
Komota scoring with strikes but Minowa is staying in there.
Minowa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Minowa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Komota is keeping the position for now.
Minowa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Komota's guard.
Komota moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Minowa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Komota is keeping the position for now.
Komota is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Komota is pulling down on Minowa's head to control his posture.
Minowa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Komota is keeping the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Komota has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Minowa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Minowa wants to pass the guard but Komota is keeping the position.
Minowa passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Komota has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Minowa is working away from the top position though.
Minowa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Komota doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Minowa.
Komota is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Minowa pulls his head out easily.
Komota keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Komota is trying to stand up here but Minowa is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minowa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Minowa winds up and cracks Komota with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minowa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 Ikuhisa Minowa.
I think Minowa 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ikuhisa Minowa!
A relieved looking Ikuhisa Minowa 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 Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Gambacorto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi comes to the ring accompanied by Scary. Takanori Gomi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mark Gambacorto's chin.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Gambacorto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gambacorto throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
Gomi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gambacorto counters with a two punch combo.
Gambacorto misses with a leg kick.
Gomi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gambacortos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gambacorto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gambacorto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gambacorto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gomi misses with a looping left.
Gambacorto lands with a hook. Gomi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gambacorto scores with a body shot.
Gambacorto lands a slapping body shot.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambacorto manages to avoid it.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gambacorto works the jab nicely.
Nice defenses there by Gambacorto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
Gambacorto rushes Gomi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gambacorto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gambacorto throws a jab when Gomi was well out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gambacorto!
Gomi throws an overhand right that lands on Gambacorto's shoulder, as Gambacorto tries to avoid the shot.
Gambacorto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gambacorto throws a shot from downtown. Gomi moves away and avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gambacorto.
Gomi misses with a combination
enabling Gambacorto to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomi stalks Gambacorto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gambacorto's face. Gambacorto staggers backwards, shaken.
Gambacorto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gambacorto moves to clinch but Gomi breaks away
and Gomi counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gambacorto ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Gomi misses with a hook
and Gambacorto counters with an outside leg kick.
Gomi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gambacorto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gomi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Gambacorto misses its intended target.
Gambacorto slips a jab from Gomi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Gambacorto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi lands a jab to Gambacorto's midsection.
Gambacorto moves into the clinch.
Gomi wants the takedown. Gambacorto is fighting it off but Gomi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gambacorto's guard against the ropes.
Gomi tries to free his leg and advance position but Gambacorto is retaining full guard.
Gambacorto looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi stays in close to Gambacorto's body and controls the position.
Gomi looking to sit in guard and control but Gambacorto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gambacorto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gomi is keeping the position for now.
Gomi working a defensive guard but Gambacorto passes into half guard.
Gomi wants to improve his position but Gambacorto is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gambacorto is stalling here. Gomi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gambacorto seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gomi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Gomi trying to control the position but Gambacorto is working away.
Gomi is really struggling to control Gambacorto but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gomi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gambacorto stops Gomi from passing to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi throws a strike aimed at the side of Gambacorto's head but Gambacorto avoids it well.
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 Takanori Gomi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gambacorto tries to clinch up.
Gomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gambacorto misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gambacorto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gambacorto just misses with a punch to the body.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Gambacorto.
Gambacorto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Gambacorto lands a nice shot that snaps Gomi's head back.
Gomi shoots for a takedown but Gambacorto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gomi throws a body punch but Gambacorto moves out of range.
Gambacorto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gambacorto.
Gomi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Gomi does it's job there.
Gambacorto moves in looking to clinch but Gomi pushes him off.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt - Gambacorto sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gambacorto misses with a double jab
and Gomi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gambacorto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gomi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mark Gambacorto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gambacorto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gambacorto pushes Gomi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gambacorto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takanori Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi moves out of range as Gambacorto strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gambacorto misses with a hook.
Gomi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gambacorto at a distance.
Gambacorto cracks Gomi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gomi connects with a body shot.
Gomi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi lands a nice hook to Gambacorto's body. Gambacorto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gomi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gambacorto under the eye.
Gomi moves out of range as Gambacorto strikes.
Gambacorto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gambacorto throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gambacorto walks into a jab.
Mark Gambacorto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gambacorto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomi somewhat.
Gambacorto throws a leg kick which misses Gomi's front leg but catches the back leg as Gomi tries to avoid it.
Gambacorto closes the distance but Gomi moves to the side
and Gomi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gomi lands a glancing blow to the side of Gambacorto's head.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
Gomi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gambacorto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mark Gambacorto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gambacorto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomi lands a right hook to the body.
Gambacorto throws an off balance right hand
and Gomi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomi.
Gomi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gomi checks the leg kick.
Gambacorto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gambacorto did well to prevent Gomi getting side control.
Gambacorto is trying to stand up here but Gomi is controlling him well.
Gomi trying to mount his opponent but Gambacorto defends it.
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 Takanori Gomi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Gambacorto walks into a left hand.
Gomi misses with a hook. Gambacorto ducked under it nicely.
Gomi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gomi throws out a powerful jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gomi checks a leg kick.
Gomi scores with a nice head shot.
Gambacorto tries to clinch but Gomi moves away
and Gomi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambacorto manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gambacorto, as that shot connected.
Gambacorto thumps Gomi with a low kick.
Gomi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gambacorto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi throws out a powerful jab.
Gambacorto tries to clinch but Gomi moves out of range.
Gambacorto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gambacorto just misses with a punch to the body.
Gambacorto throws a hook to the side of Gomi's head but Gomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gambacorto pinned against the ropes. Gambacorto gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Gambacorto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi looks to score with a jab to the body but Gambacorto is just out of range.
Gambacorto throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Gambacorto avoids the body shot from Gomi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi wants to clinch up but Gambacorto keeps it at a distance.
Gambacorto tries to clinch up.
Gambacorto wants to clinch up but Gomi keeps it at a distance.
Gambacorto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gambacorto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomi looks to land a left hand but Gambacorto moved out of range nicely.
Gambacorto throws a head kick but Gomi moves out of range.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gambacorto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body punch from Gambacorto.
Gambacorto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gomi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomi misses with a looping right.
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!
Gambacorto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by Gambacorto misses
and Gomi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gambacorto misses with a body shot.
Gambacorto tries to clinch up
and Gomi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gambacorto thinking.
Gomi checks the leg kick.
Gambacorto tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Gomi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomi misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Gomi. That snapped Gambacorto's head back.
Gomi misses with a hook
and Gambacorto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gambacorto lands a glancing blow to the side of Gomi's head.
Gambacorto just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi tests Gambacorto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gambacorto throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
Mark Gambacorto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomi connects with a jab.
Gambacorto misses with a hook.
A jab from Gambacorto misses.
Gambacorto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomi throws out the jab.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gambacorto napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi taking a breather here.
Takanori Gomi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gambacorto defending against the ground and pound.
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 Takanori Gomi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gomi, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Takanori Gomi!
An out of breath Takanori Gomi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Baldridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcracken has chosen 10cc - Dreadlock Holiday as his entrance music. Marcus Baldridge has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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182 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Baldridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Mcracken!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcracken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baldridge.
A telegraphed right hand from Baldridge misses the target.
Baldridge lands with a hook. Mcracken tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baldridge throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mcracken was covering up waiting for the punch and Baldridge finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Baldridge is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcracken has wrist control.
Baldridge throws a big elbow that misses.
Baldridge looking to pass the guard.
Mcracken pulls Baldridge in to control the position.
Baldridge loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baldridge throwing strikes from guard but Mcracken blocks nicely.
Mcracken working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baldridge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldridge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Baldridge trying to move into half guard but instead Mcracken has managed to sweep!
Baldridge controls Mcracken momentarily but Mcracken frees himself.
Baldridge keeping moving, preventing Mcracken from controlling successfully.
Baldridge looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mcracken postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marcus Baldridge.
Baldridge throws out a loose jab but Mcracken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcracken tries to clinch up.
Baldridge swings for the body but Mcracken moves out of range.
Mcracken drops his hands momentarily and Baldridge takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baldridge misses with a wild body shot.
Mcracken doesn't manage to clinch there - Baldridge circles away.
Baldridge looking to score a takedown here. Mcracken is defending well but Baldridge drives through and ends up in Mcracken's guard.
Baldridge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baldridge cracks Mcracken with a solid left hand.
Baldridge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Baldridge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcracken working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baldridge.
Baldridge with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mcracken avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Baldridge postures up in Mcracken's guard and throws a big left but Mcracken blocks it.
Baldridge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mcracken is trying to control the position but Baldridge postures up.
Baldridge postures up in Mcracken's guard and throws a big left but Mcracken blocks it.
Baldridge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baldridge is looking to work some ground and pound but Mcracken has wrist control.
Baldridge stands up over Mcracken, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mcracken working a defensive guard here.
Baldridge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baldridge throwing strikes from guard but Mcracken blocks nicely.
Baldridge throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Baldridge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baldridge has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Baldridge stands and throws Mcracken's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Baldridge tries to score with some ground and pound. Mcracken controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mcracken regains half guard, as Baldridge was trying to land strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mcracken is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Baldridge dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mcracken is looking to clinch but Baldridge is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baldridge. Mcracken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baldridge swings for the body but Mcracken moves out of range.
Baldridge looks to land a left hand but Mcracken moved out of range nicely.
Baldridge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baldridge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baldridge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mcracken.
A big right from Baldridge misses.
Mcracken tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baldridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcracken uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baldridge.
Mcracken ducks under a wild hook from Baldridge.
Mcracken is looking to clinch but Baldridge is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken moves out of range as Baldridge strikes.
Mcracken wants to clinch up but Baldridge keeps it at a distance.
Baldridge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcracken was well out of range. Poor timing from Baldridge.
Baldridge with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baldridge misses with a left hand
and Mcracken moves into the clinch.
Mcracken tries a knee to the head but Baldridge blocks it.
Mcracken escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baldridge keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Baldridge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcracken.
Baldridge loads up on a big right hand but Mcracken slips the punch.
Baldridge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcracken manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marcus Baldridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baldridge looks to land a right hand but Mcracken moved out of range.
Baldridge has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Baldridge misses.
Mcracken fails with the takedown.
Mcracken moves in looking to clinch but Baldridge pushes him off.
Mcracken tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Baldridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baldridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baldridge misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken tries to clinch up.
Mcracken is looking to clinch but Baldridge is avoiding it.
Mcracken shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baldridge as he jumps to the side.
Marcus Baldridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Mcracken.
Mcracken wants to clinch.
Baldridge closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Baldridge tries to advance to mount but Mcracken denies him.
Baldridge with the ground and pound but Mcracken regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Baldridge is looking to take a break and control but Mcracken is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldridge not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Baldridge working Mcracken over with strikes.
Baldridge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcracken defending well though.
Mcracken blocking the ground and pound attempt from Baldridge.
Baldridge winds up and cracks Mcracken with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baldridge is thwarting Mcracken's attempts to control the position.
Baldridge throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcracken tries to get to full guard but Baldridge has control of the leg.
Baldridge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mcracken defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Baldridge dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mcracken moves in looking to clinch but Baldridge pushes him off.
Baldridge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mcracken.
Baldridge throws a poor cross that misses
and Mcracken counters with a takedown into side control.
Mcracken is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Baldridge knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mcracken stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Baldridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcracken.
Baldridge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken stuffs the takedown attempt from Baldridge. Baldridge gets slowly back to his feet.
Mcracken tries to close the distance and clinch but Baldridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mcracken shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Baldridge manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mcracken won't allow Baldridge to sweep him here.
Mcracken throws a strike but Baldridge rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Baldridge wants to control from the top but Mcracken keeps moving.
Mcracken utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baldridge postures up.
Mcracken working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baldridge.
Mcracken preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baldridge looking to sit in guard and control but Mcracken gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mcracken won't allow Baldridge to sweep him here.
Mcracken trying to control but Baldridge is working from the bottom.
Baldridge is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Marcus Baldridge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baldridge is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mcracken is controlling him.
Mcracken landing some decent shots from guard.
Baldridge is looking to stand up but Mcracken isn't so interested in that idea.
Mcracken connects with a couple of short punches.
Mcracken throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mcracken missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Baldridge keeping moving, preventing Mcracken from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken wants to stand but Baldridge has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Baldridge keeping moving, preventing Mcracken from controlling successfully.
Baldridge wants to get back to his feet but Mcracken is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Baldridge keeping moving, preventing Mcracken from controlling successfully.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Phil Mcracken wasn't active enough on the ground.
Mcracken tries to clinch there but Baldridge circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baldridge with a nice cross.
Phil Mcracken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baldridge moves away from the strike by Mcracken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Mcracken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Baldridge 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Baldridge!
Marcus Baldridge was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Akbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aegon Blackfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackfyre is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DJ Shadow / Six Days. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Akbar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aegon Blackfyre!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Blackfyre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akbar has his takedown stuffed
letting Blackfyre counter with a right hand.
Akbar throws the kick towards the body but Blackfyre avoids it.
Blackfyre tries to keep at a distance but Akbar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Akbar slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blackfyre lands an uppercut.
Blackfyre lands with a short shot to the head.
Akbar has picked Blackfyre up - he's going for a ride! Akbar dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Blackfyre trying to control here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Blackfyre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackfyre 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.
Blackfyre pushes Akbar off and scrambles back to his feet.
Akbar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blackfyre takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blackfyre blocks a jab.
Horrible takedown by Akbar or perhaps it was just good defense by Blackfyre which made him look bad.
Blackfyre throws a right and a left that Akbar avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akbar thows a leg kick but Blackfyre checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blackfyre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackfyre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akbar moves away.
A nice combination there by Akbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akbar swings for the body but Blackfyre moves out of range.
Akbar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blackfyre.
A nice inside leg kick there by Akbar. That's going to slow Blackfyre down.
Akbar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Blackfyre was covering up waiting for the punch and Akbar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Akbar trying to control but Blackfyre is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbar wants to pass the guard but Blackfyre is keeping the position.
Blackfyre has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Akbar has passed into side control.
Akbar working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Akbar trying to control the action but Blackfyre is working from the bottom.
Blackfyre tries to bench press Akbar off him but Akbar keeps the position.
Blackfyre is working to avoid the ground and pound but Akbar connects with a decent elbow.
Akbar is looking to take a break and control but Blackfyre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blackfyre is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Akbar.
Blackfyre sneaks out the side door and pushes Akbar away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Akbar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackfyre.
Akbar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Akbar lands a nice forearm strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackfyre struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akbar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blackfyre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Akbar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hunter Akbar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good exchange - Akbar coming out on top.
Hunter Akbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackfyre rushes Akbar and presses him up against the ropes.
Akbar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akbar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blackfyre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blackfyre lands with a shot to the body.
Akbar lands a nice looking body shot.
Aegon Blackfyre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blackfyre.
Akbar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blackfyre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Hunter Akbar has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akbar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Akbar misses
and Blackfyre counters with a stiff right hand.
Akbar throws out a leg kick but Blackfyre moves out of range and Akbar only half commits.
Blackfyre avoids the body shot from Akbar.
Blackfyre checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Akbar misses
and Blackfyre counters with a good, hard body kick but Akbar shrugs it off.
Blackfyre will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Akbar thows a leg kick but Blackfyre checks it
and Blackfyre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Blackfyre has managed to clinch.
Blackfyre misses with some punches.
Blackfyre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akbar misses with a punch to the body.
Akbar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Akbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackfyre can't break the clinch.
Akbar drags the fight down to the ground.
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!
Blackfyre stands and throws Akbar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Akbar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Blackfyre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Akbar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Akbar is staying active underneath Blackfyre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Blackfyre tries to pass to full mount but Akbar defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akbar is trying to control but can't.
Blackfyre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blackfyre wants to control but Akbar is keeping him busy.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Aegon Blackfyre wasn't active enough on the ground.
Blackfyre takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Blackfyre fails to land with a series of punches.
Akbar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akbar moves in looking to clinch but Blackfyre pushes him off.
Akbar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akbar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blackfyre counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre misses with a shot to the body
and Akbar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Blackfyre!
Blackfyre tries to reverse the position but Akbar maintains control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackfyre tries to hold on but Akbar postures up.
Akbar lands a big shot there that rocks Blackfyre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Akbar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Blackfyre bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Blackfyre trying to control the position from guard on top but Akbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blackfyre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Akbar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aegon Blackfyre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hunter Akbar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Akbar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blackfyre is fending him off so far but Akbar persists. Nope, Blackfyre circles away and we're back to standing.
Akbar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blackfyre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akbar walks into a left hand.
Blackfyre scores with a push kick.
Akbar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akbar tries to clinch up but Blackfyre circles away and keeps his distance.
Akbar throws a body punch but Blackfyre moves out of range.
Akbar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blackfyre is able to avoid easily.
Blackfyre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akbar has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Blackfyre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blackfyre lands a right hand.
Akbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackfyre's elbow.
Akbar avoiding damage as Blackfyre throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Blackfyre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akbar is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Blackfyre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Blackfyre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akbar closes the distance and clinches.
Akbar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akbar blocks a body shot from Blackfyre.
Nice elbow from Blackfyre.
Akbar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blackfyre prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Akbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blackfyre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akbar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blackfyre has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Akbar.
Aegon Blackfyre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackfyre works over Akbar's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre misses with a kick to the body.
Akbar tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackfyre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blackfyre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akbar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blackfyre has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blackfyre takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blackfyre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blackfyre connects with an inside leg kick.
Blackfyre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akbar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blackfyre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Akbar throws a leg kick
and Blackfyre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Blackfyre blocks the low kick.
Akbar shoots in for a takedown but Blackfyre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akbar is looking to wear down Blackfyre with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blackfyre cracks a nice hook into Akbar's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akbar moves in looking to clinch but Blackfyre pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blackfyre throws a series of strikes that have Akbar backpedaling.
Akbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blackfyre moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aegon Blackfyre really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Akbar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Akbar tries a low kick but Blackfyre avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blackfyre checks a leg kick.
Blackfyre throws a lazy right hand but Akbar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackfyre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blackfyre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackfyre works on Akbar's body with a couple of short punches.
Akbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blackfyre's elbow.
Akbar fails to pull guard.
Blackfyre missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blackfyre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackfyre throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akbar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blackfyre lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Blackfyre.
Akbar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blackfyre lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aegon Blackfyre seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akbar wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Akbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akbar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Akbar works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Blackfyre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Akbar's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre trying to control the position from guard on top but Akbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akbar 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.
Akbar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blackfyre can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Blackfyre wants to control from the top but Akbar keeps moving.
Akbar is controlling Blackfyre's posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackfyre pushing down on Akbar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Akbar tries to roll over but Blackfyre keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hunter Akbar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blackfyre trying to mount his opponent but Akbar defends it.
Blackfyre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akbar keeps working.
Akbar is looking to improve his position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Aegon Blackfyre.
Blackfyre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akbar.
Akbar looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackfyre is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre slaps away a takedown attempt from Akbar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Akbar wants to clinch.
Blackfyre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Akbar counters with a nice body shot.
Akbar tries to clinch but Blackfyre is having none of it.
Blackfyre lands an overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akbar tries a low kick but Blackfyre avoids it.
Blackfyre throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aegon Blackfyre dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Akbar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Blackfyre throws a head kick that misses.
Akbar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Blackfyre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akbar tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackfyre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blackfyre lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blackfyre moves out of range of the leg kick from Akbar.
Akbar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blackfyre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blackfyre checks a leg kick.
Blackfyre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akbar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Blackfyre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Akbar somewhat.
Blackfyre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akbar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blackfyre lands a body shot.
Blackfyre blocks a low kick nicely.
Akbar tries a low kick but Blackfyre avoids it.
Akbar shoots in but Blackfyre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blackfyre scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akbar shoots in for a takedown but Blackfyre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Akbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Blackfyre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akbar throws a leg kick
and Blackfyre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Akbar tries to keep at a distance but Blackfyre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blackfyre pushes Akbar back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Blackfyre.
Blackfyre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akbar avoids it.
Akbar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Blackfyre regains guard immediately.
Blackfyre is trying to keep Akbar in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackfyre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Akbar's guard.
Blackfyre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Akbar keeping full guard, as Blackfyre tries to pass.
Akbar wants to sweep here but Blackfyre controlling him for the moment.
Akbar is looking for a triangle but Blackfyre pushes his legs off easily.
Hunter Akbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aegon Blackfyre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akbar being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Akbar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blackfyre is one step ahead there.
Blackfyre forces his way into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackfyre moves into full mount! Akbar won't be happy about that!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blackfyre looking to control but Akbar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aegon Blackfyre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blackfyre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aegon Blackfyre!
Aegon Blackfyre is the new middleweight champion!
Our winner, Aegon Blackfyre, 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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