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KRT 145/265 GP Tourney PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yusuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Doi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Movado - Neva Believe U. Yusuke Nakamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yusuke Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Doi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura lands a head shot.
Nakamura misses with an uppercut
and Doi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Nakamura's guard now.
Doi wants to pass the guard but Nakamura is keeping the position.
Doi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Nakamura manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Doi has Nakamura in his guard.
Doi keeping full guard, as Nakamura tries to pass.
Nakamura throwing strikes but missing.
Doi being controlled here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nakamura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nakamura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nakamura drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Doi dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is adopting a defensive guard.
Nakamura 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.
Nakamura has a closed guard, preventing Doi from standing up.
Doi trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
Doi has gone for a leg lock! Nakamura slips out almost immediately though and dives into Doi's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nakamura wants to control from the top but Doi keeps moving.
Doi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nakamura defends it easily.
Nakamura scoring with some ground and pound.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Doi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doi looking for a guillotine here but Nakamura defends easily.
Nakamura postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Doi trying to keep a closed guard but Nakamura is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura advances to half guard.
Doi wants to improve his position but Nakamura is controlling well.
Nakamura content to control rather than advance.
Nakamura seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nakamura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Doi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nakamura seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Doi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Nakamura uses it to pass to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura is putting a hurting on Doi here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doi is trying to improve his position.
Nakamura lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Doi down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakamura lands an elbow.
Nakamura trying to control the position but Doi is working away.
Doi tries to improve position but can't.
Nakamura lands a decent elbow from side control.
Doi is looking to reverse the position.
Nakamura cracks Doi with a big elbow.
Nakamura trying to control the action but Doi is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doi tries to strike but it doesn't land.
You can see the frustration on Doi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Nakamura dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nakamura shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Doi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Doi has his foot on Nakamura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nakamura works his way back into a safe position though.
Nakamura with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nakamura 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.
Doi 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.
Doi keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Doi being controlled here, momentarily.
Doi keeping moving, preventing Nakamura from controlling successfully.
Nakamura not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yusuke Nakamura wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Doi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nakamura's waist but Nakamura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Doi off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nakamura trying to control but Doi is working from the bottom.
Nakamura is in close to Doi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Doi trying to strike off his back.
Yusuke Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakamura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nakamura is posturing up here but Doi has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Nakamura tries to roll out but it's too tight and Nakamura has to tap! Slick submission there by Doi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yoshi Doi!
Our winner, Yoshi Doi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juno Ku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juno Ku is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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269 lbs
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254 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juno Ku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leeroy Russo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ku walks into a left hand.
It looks like Juno Ku has been cut.
Russo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ku is out of range.
Ku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Russo moves into range and clinches up with Ku.
Ku lands a nice knee to the body.
Russo pushes off an throws an elbow but Ku leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russo avoids it.
Russo avoiding damage as Ku throws knees to the body.
Russo looking to throw knees to the head but Ku is blocking nicely.
Russo connects with a knee to the head.
Russo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ku crunches a lovely knee into Russo's ribcage.
Ku with a knee to the head.
Ku putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Russo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Russo looks winded!
Ku tries to stall but Russo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ku tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
Russo managing to block the knees to the body from Ku.
Ku holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ku looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Russo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russo is defending well for now.
Ku working Russo over with knees to the body.
Ku landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russo.
Ku misses with a knee to the head.
Ku stalling in the clinch but Russo improves position.
Ku seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Russo is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Ku missing with knees to the body.
Russo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ku lands a good knee to the midsection. Russo won't want to take too many of those.
Russo lands an elbow just above Ku 's eye.
Ku scores a nice knee to the body.
Russo working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ku gets underhooks to prevent Russo's takedown attempt.
Ku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russo.
Russo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ku has Russo pushed against the cage.
Ku misses with a knee strike.
Russo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ku gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ku trying to land knees to the body.
Ku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ku throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ku displaying some good clinch control by pressing Russo up against the cage.
Ku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ku stalling the fight.
Ku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russo avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ku tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
Russo scores with a knee to the head.
Ku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russo.
Russo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Russo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ku missing with knees to the body.
Russo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Russo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ku rushes Russo and presses him up against the cage.
Ku tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
Russo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ku misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Russo.
Russo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ku tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Russo avoids it.
Ku tries to land knees in the clinch but Russo avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Russo.
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!
Ku trying to land knees to the body.
Ku tries a knee to the head but Russo blocks it.
Ku is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Russo is defending well for now.
Ku controlling the action here for a moment.
Ku scores a nice knee to the body.
Ku creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ku tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ku wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Russo has Ku pushed against the cage.
Russo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Russo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ku is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juno Ku dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juno Ku's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Russo misses with a low kick.
Russo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ku.
Ku uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Russo has time to react.
Good leg kick by Russo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Russo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ku but Ku pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Russo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ku throws out the jab.
Russo throws a series of punches but Ku moves out of range.
Russo ducks right into an uppercut from Ku.
Ku darts in and clinches Russo up against the cage.
Russo trying to control the position but instead, Ku has worked for underhooks and has pushed Russo into the cage.
Ku throws a knee to the head but misses.
Russo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Russo decides to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ku tries to stand but Russo is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ku loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ku throws an elbow that misses. Russo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ku's guard. Nice move by Russo!
Ku seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Russo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Ku is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Russo, into his guard.
Ku wanted to stand there but Russo had control of the position.
Russo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ku is one step ahead there.
Ku postures up and lands a big shot to Russo's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Ku frees his head nicely. Oh but Russo has switched to an armbar! Ku is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Leeroy Russo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Leeroy Russo thanked Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivin St Daintoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe has chosen Limelight by Rush as his entrance music. Scott Thorpe will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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263 lbs
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272 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olivin St Daintoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Thorpe!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Daintoro takes a swing at Thorpe's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from St Daintoro.
It looks like Scott Thorpe has been cut.
Thorpe takes one to the chin there.
Thorpe drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
St Daintoro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thorpe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Daintoro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
St Daintoro wants to sweep but no luck.
Thorpe passes St Daintoro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Daintoro makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Thorpe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. St Daintoro is trying to defend but Thorpe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
St Daintoro is staying active underneath Thorpe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
St Daintoro tries to roll over but Thorpe keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Daintoro works his way to full guard. Good work.
St Daintoro is trying to control the position but Thorpe postures up.
Thorpe won't allow St Daintoro to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Daintoro is working hard here to advance position.
Thorpe stops St Daintoro from standing up.
Thorpe looking to sit in guard and control but St Daintoro gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Thorpe wants to stand up but St Daintoro is controlling him.
St Daintoro wants to pass the guard but Thorpe is keeping the position.
St Daintoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Thorpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro wants to pass the guard but Thorpe is keeping the position.
St Daintoro wants to stand and escape but instead Thorpe has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Thorpe trying to control but St Daintoro is working from the bottom.
St Daintoro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
St Daintoro pulls Thorpe in to control the position.
Thorpe stopping the sweep attempt from St Daintoro.
Thorpe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
St Daintoro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thorpe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thorpe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro 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.
St Daintoro wriggles free and stands up.
Thorpe shoots in for a takedown but St Daintoro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
St Daintoro misses with a body shot.
St Daintoro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorpe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorpe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching St Daintoro on his heels. He'll look to pass St Daintoro's guard now, I'm sure.
Thorpe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Daintoro trying to control the position.
St Daintoro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thorpe!
Thorpe is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe prevents St Daintoro from taking his back.
Thorpe tries to buck St Daintoro off but he can't manage it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Daintoro stands up from mount. Strange move.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Daintoro.
St Daintoro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Daintoro connects with a body shot that sends Thorpe's belly button to the back.
Thorpe takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Olivin St Daintoro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorpe shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thorpe showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivin St Daintoro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Thorpe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thorpe walks into a jab.
St Daintoro is looking to slow Thorpe down with leg kicks.
A shot to the liver by St Daintoro. Beautiful body shot.
Thorpe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Daintoro.
St Daintoro scores with a hook to the body. Thorpe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Daintoro scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Daintoro lands with an overhand left.
St Daintoro misses with a double jab.
St Daintoro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorpe moves out of range as St Daintoro throws a body kick.
St Daintoro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorpe tries to close the distance and clinch but St Daintoro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Daintoro is looking to wear down Thorpe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Daintoro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thorpe under the eye.
Thorpe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but St Daintoro avoids it really well and circles away.
Thorpe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thorpe dives in and grabs St Daintoro's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Daintoro pushes down on Thorpe's head and hops out.
Olivin St Daintoro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Thorpe.
St Daintoro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts St Daintoro, as that shot connected.
Thorpe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Daintoro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St Daintoro just misses with a punch to the body.
Scott Thorpe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorpe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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!
Thorpe shoots in for a double leg but St Daintoro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thorpe is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St Daintoro throws a head kick that Thorpe semi-blocks.
That has opened up Scott Thorpe's cut even more.
Nice body kick there by St Daintoro.
St Daintoro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Olivin St Daintoro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Daintoro lands with a nice body punch.
St Daintoro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thorpe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thorpe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St Daintoro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
St Daintoro fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thorpe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
St Daintoro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
St Daintoro works Thorpe's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Daintoro stalks Thorpe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thorpe's face. Thorpe staggers backwards, shaken.
St Daintoro lands with a nice body punch.
Olivin St Daintoro is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab lands there for St Daintoro.
The cut above Scott Thorpe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
St Daintoro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice cross by St Daintoro.
St Daintoro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
St Daintoro throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thorpe.
Thorpe is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, jab by St Daintoro - just one landing.
Thorpe is still on wobbly legs! Can St Daintoro finish him?
St Daintoro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorpe can do to turn this around?
St Daintoro connects with a nice cross there... Thorpe is looking wobbly and St Daintoro recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Thorpe to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - St Daintoro jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Olivin St Daintoro!
Olivin St Daintoro 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayden Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jayden Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Steel!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel gets a clinch.
Steel misses with a knee to the head.
Ray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Steel scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jayden Ray has been cut.
Steel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ray managing to block the knees to the body from Steel.
Ray stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ray.
It looks like Jim Steel has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Ray misses its intended target.
Steel tries to clinch there but Ray circles away.
Ray misses with a series of wild punches.
Ray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Steel has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel doesn't manage to clinch there - Ray circles away.
Steel tries to clinch but Ray is having none of it.
Ray cracks a nice hook into Steel's ribs.
Steel lands with a kick to the temple. Ray shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Steel moves into the clinch.
Ray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ray avoids it.
Steel misses with a knee strike.
Steel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ray avoids it.
Ray looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ray in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ray pushes off an throws an elbow but Steel leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steel trying to land knees to the body.
Ray lands an elbow inside that Steel shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ray.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Ray avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Ray.
Ray is trying to force a seperation but Steel has the dominant position.
Ray trying to stall but Steel improves his position.
Ray's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steel.
Still in the clinch, Ray scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ray has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.
Steel is rocked!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ray blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Ray lands a hook that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Ray finish him?
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Steel pressed against the cage. Ray frees himself up and cracks Ray with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Steel crumples to the floor, out cold! Ray jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jayden Ray!
Jayden Ray seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Schkelpt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vandal Gragas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Schkelpt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vandal Gragas!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gragas needs to keep his hands up - Schkelpt had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Vandal Gragas has been cut.
Schkelpt cracks Gragas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gragas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Schkelpt finish him?
Gragas is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gragas moves out of range as Schkelpt strikes.
Gragas is still on wobbly legs! Can Schkelpt finish him?
Schkelpt cracks a nice hook into Gragas's ribs.
Schkelpt rushes Gragas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schkelpt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gragas seems to have recovered his senses.
Schkelpt fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Gragas out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Mikey Schkelpt!
During a confident post fight interview, Mikey Schkelpt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazarian comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - My Way. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Kazarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santoro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santoro doesn't manage to clinch there - Kazarian circles away.
Kazarian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santoro.
Kazarian takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kazarian looks to score with a jab to the body but Santoro is just out of range.
Santoro moves into the clinch successfully.
Santoro ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santoro no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Santoro is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Kazarian frees his head nicely. Oh but Santoro has switched to an armbar! Kazarian is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Nicky Santoro!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nicky Santoro made sure he mentioned [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroyuki Okamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Delphine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okamoto comes to the cage accompanied by Feel the Drive. Delphine has chosen Let the bodies hit the floor! as his entrance music. The key to victory for Hiroyuki Okamoto has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroyuki Okamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Delphine!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okamoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delphine was well out of range. Poor timing from Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Delphine counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Okamoto!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Okamoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Delphine is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Delphine sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Delphine looking to control but Okamoto is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Delphine is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Okamoto is surviving well by controlling Delphine's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Okamoto is looking to get to half guard.
Okamoto holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Delphine tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Okamoto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Delphine cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delphine postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Okamoto looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delphine throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
A nice elbow there by Delphine.
Delphine scoring with strikes but Okamoto is staying in there.
Delphine swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Okamoto is now in Delphine's guard. A big mistake from Delphine there, giving up the dominant position!
Okamoto showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Okamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Delphine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okamoto won't allow Delphine to sweep him here.
Delphine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Okamoto's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Delphine is looking to work some ground and pound but Okamoto has wrist control.
Delphine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Delphine's guard.
Delphine working for a triangle but Okamoto defends it easily.
Delphine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Delphine working for a triangle but Okamoto defends it easily.
Okamoto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Okamoto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Okamoto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Delphine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Okamoto has managed to get both his arms back between Delphine's legs - danger averted.
Okamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Delphine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Delphine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Okamoto has managed to get both his arms back between Delphine's legs - danger averted.
Delphine keeping moving, preventing Okamoto from controlling successfully.
Delphine looking for a guillotine here but Okamoto defends easily.
Okamoto trying to control but Delphine is working from the bottom.
Delphine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Okamoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Delphine on the ground.
Okamoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Delphine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Okamoto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Delphine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're going to have a standup here because Hiroyuki Okamoto wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Okamoto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Delphine.
Okamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Okamoto misses with a combination
and Delphine counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Delphine.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delphine cracks Okamoto with a solid left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Delphine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Okamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delphine drops back looking for a leg! Okamoto is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Okamoto manages to kick Delphine off! Delphine jumps back into Okamoto's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Delphine dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Okamoto looks to throw the jab but Delphine is out of range.
Okamoto throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Delphine on the side of the head.
Okamoto throws a low kick but Delphine moves out of range easily.
Okamoto clinches.
Okamoto misses with a punch to the body.
Okamoto tries a knee to the head but Delphine blocks it.
Delphine managing to block the knees to the body from Okamoto.
Okamoto missing with knees to the body.
Delphine is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Okamoto is defending well.
Okamoto stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okamoto is leaning against Delphine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Okamoto tries to throw a body punch but Delphine avoids it by throwing Okamoto back against the cage.
Okamoto tries to throw a body punch but Delphine avoids it by throwing Okamoto back against the cage.
Okamoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Okamoto working Delphine over with knees to the body.
Okamoto misses with an elbow over the top.
Okamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Okamoto prevents the takedown attempt.
Okamoto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Delphine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Delphine avoids the body shot from Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a body punch but Delphine moves out of range.
Okamoto throws a head kick that misses
and Delphine counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Delphine has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Delphine has gone for a leg lock! Okamoto slips out almost immediately though and dives into Delphine's guard.
Delphine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Okamoto defends it easily.
Delphine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Delphine keeping moving, preventing Okamoto from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delphine wants to sweep here but Okamoto controlling him for the moment.
Delphine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Okamoto wants to control from the top but Delphine keeps moving.
Okamoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Delphine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Okamoto gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Delphine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Danny Delphine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Okamoto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Okamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Delphine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okamoto stands and throws Delphine's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Delphine is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Okamoto's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Delphine tries to roll over but Okamoto keeps him under control.
Delphine gets full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Okamoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Delphine is retaining full guard.
Okamoto controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delphine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Okamoto looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroyuki Okamoto dominated that second round.
That's time! Okamoto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Okamoto misses the shot to the body.
Okamoto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Okamoto throws a shot from downtown. Delphine moves away and avoids it.
Okamoto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Okamoto looks to land a combination but Delphine avoids it well.
Hiroyuki Okamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okamoto fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Delphine, pushing him back against the cage.
Okamoto is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Okamoto as the two fighters clinch.
Okamoto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Delphine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Delphine jumps guard.
Delphine 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delphine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Delphine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Delphine keeping full guard, as Okamoto tries to pass.
Okamoto trying to control but Delphine is working from the bottom.
Delphine controls Okamoto momentarily but Okamoto frees himself.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Okamoto preventing the sweep.
Delphine working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Okamoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Okamoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Delphine keeping moving, preventing Okamoto from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiroyuki Okamoto has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Okamoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delphine.
Okamoto rushes Delphine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Delphine tries to pull guard but Okamoto forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Okamoto trying to stall but Delphine improves his position.
Delphine blocks the elbow strike.
Okamoto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Okamoto leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto is trying to stall.
Delphine avoiding damage as Okamoto throws knees to the body.
Okamoto throws an elbow but it misses.
Okamoto's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Delphine is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Okamoto to keep the fight standing.
Hiroyuki Okamoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Delphine.
Delphine is trying to pull guard but Okamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Okamoto leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hiroyuki Okamoto.
Okamoto throws a series of punches but Delphine avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okamoto moves into the clinch.
Delphine ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Delphine no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Delphine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Okamoto content to stall in guard here.
Delphine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Okamoto is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okamoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Delphine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okamoto is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroyuki Okamoto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Okamoto 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroyuki Okamoto!
Hiroyuki Okamoto seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsuyo Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nakai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maeda throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakai looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nakai pulls Maeda in to control the position.
Maeda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakai is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maeda defends well.
Nakai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Maeda throwing strikes from guard but Nakai blocks nicely.
Maeda chips away with some ground and pound.
Maeda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maeda preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakai controls Maeda momentarily but Maeda frees himself.
Nakai managing to control the position.
Maeda is in close to Nakai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Maeda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nakai has momentary wrist control but Maeda slips an elbow through the middle.
Nakai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nakai keeping full guard, as Maeda tries to pass.
Nakai looking to control.
Maeda landing with the ground and pound.
Maeda being controlled here momentarily.
Maeda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looking to pass the guard.
Maeda scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakai managing to control the position.
Maeda looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maeda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nakai is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Maeda keeping full guard, as Nakai tries to pass.
Nakai trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maeda wants to sweep here but Nakai controlling him for the moment.
Nakai wants to control from the top but Maeda keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakai stands and throws Maeda's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nakai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maeda knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nakai advances to mount.
Nakai trying to control but Maeda is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakai controlling from mount.
Maeda wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
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 Mitsuyo Maeda will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maeda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nakai defends it nicely.
No luck for Maeda with that takedown attempt.
Nakai moves in looking to clinch but Maeda pushes him off.
Nakai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nakai moves into the clinch.
Nakai keeps control of Maeda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nakai.
Nakai prevents Maeda from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda tries to break the clinch but Nakai is controlling the position.
Maeda is trying to maintain a safe position but Nakai gets an underhook and turns Maeda into the cage.
Nakai tries to throw a body punch but Maeda avoids it by throwing Nakai back against the cage.
Maeda wants to get back to striking at distance but Nakai won't allow it.
Maeda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maeda keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maeda fails with the takedown
and Nakai decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maeda's guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitsuyo Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakai not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nakai stands and throws Maeda's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yuki Nakai has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakai has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Maeda is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakai is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Maeda is surviving well by controlling Nakai's body position as best he can.
Maeda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nakai wants to control the pace but Maeda is squirming around nicely.
Nakai fails to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakai takes Maeda's back.
Maeda is in bad spot here.
Nakai is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Nakai is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Maeda defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Maeda is trying to break free.
Maeda rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Nakai prevents Maeda from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is working hard here to advance position.
Nakai wants to advance to full mount but Maeda doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Nakai trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maeda keeping full guard, as Nakai tries to pass.
Nakai is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maeda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nakai is one step ahead there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakai is pushing down on Maeda's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maeda is fighting to maintain full guard but Nakai has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Nakai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Maeda swings for the body but Nakai moves out of range.
Maeda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Nakai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good shot there by Maeda.
Maeda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maeda dives in and grabs Nakai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nakai pushes down on Maeda's head and hops out.
Nakai fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakai doesn't manage to clinch there - Maeda circles away.
Nakai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakai instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda prevents a body shot from Nakai.
Maeda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maeda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitsuyo Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakai moves in looking to clinch but Maeda pushes him off.
Maeda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakai moves away.
Maeda has his takedown stuffed
and Nakai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nakai.
Maeda has hold of one of Nakai's legs. Nakai is fighting the takedown attempt but Maeda gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nakai wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakai looking to control.
Nakai 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nakai trying to control but Maeda is having none of it.
Nakai seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Maeda is holding on tight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakai tries to control but Maeda wriggling away.
Maeda is looking to improve his position but Nakai isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakai can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Maeda is looking to escape.
Nakai moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Maeda has worked his arm free - good work by Maeda!
Nakai has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Maeda!
Maeda is trying to escape the mount.
Maeda gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda wants to improve his position but Nakai is controlling well.
Nakai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maeda keeps working.
Nakai is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Nakai wants to work for an arm triangle but Maeda is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maeda gets full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yuki Nakai.
I think Nakai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Nakai!
Yuki Nakai made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'You call this a show? hey you guys in the cheap seats, you paid to see Nakai I understand but I came here for the prestige and Im on a 3 fight card fighting against chumps!!! I want to main event a REAL SHOW now and I want it for the World Title, now hit my music!!!!! '.
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