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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenhin Battousai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenhin Battousai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaac Gil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenhin Battousai!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gil closes the distance and pushes Battousai back into the cage.
Gil trying to land knees to the body.
Gil lands a good knee to the midsection. Battousai won't want to take too many of those.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
Battousai breaks from the clinch.
Gil throws a series of punches but Battousai avoids them all with ease.
Gil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Battousai misses with the combination.
Battousai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battousai throws a low kick but Gil avoids it.
Gil avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gil throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Battousai.
Gil checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battousai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A right-left combo lands from Gil.
Battousai misses with a takedown attempt - Gil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gil throws a body punch but Battousai moves out of range.
Battousai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gil moves away.
Kenhin Battousai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gil tries to clinch but Battousai moves out of range.
Gil stalks Battousai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Battousai's face. Battousai staggers backwards, shaken.
Battousai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gil checks it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battousai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gil.
Danga de danga de dang - Gil scores with a four punch combination!
Gil lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gil does no damage.
Gil looks to land a combination but Battousai avoids it well.
Gil avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gil tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gil tries to clinch up.
Battousai shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gil as he jumps to the side.
Battousai throws a wild body kick that Gil sees coming a mile off.
Gil blocks a head kick by Battousai.
A head kick misses from Battousai.
Battousai looks winded!
Battousai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Battousai tries to keep at a distance but Gil has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gil with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kenhin Battousai has been cut.
Gil connects with a knee to the head.
Battousai takes an elbow to the temple.
Battousai is rocked!
Nice elbow from Gil.
Battousai is still on wobbly legs! Can Gil finish him?
Gil lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gil using the Thai clinch to land 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!
Gil lands an elbow inside that Battousai shrugs off.
Clinched against the cage, Gil lands a big elbow that drops Battousai! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Battousai is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaac Gil!
A very excited looking Isaac Gil 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryou Misaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock has chosen Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue as his entrance music. Ryou Misaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryou Misaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Misaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shamrock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Misaki tries to clinch but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock moves into the clinch.
Shamrock is working Misaki over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Shamrock's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Misaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shamrock in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Misaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamrock is defending well for now.
Shamrock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Misaki tries a knee to the head but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock is trying to break free.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shamrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Misaki throws knees to the body.
Shamrock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shamrock blocks an elbow strike.
Shamrock lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shamrock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shamrock lands with a light punch inside.
Misaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shamrock breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Misaki missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shamrock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Shamrock.
Shamrock lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shamrock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Misaki avoids it really well and circles away.
Shamrock punishes Misaki's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misaki dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
Misaki instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Shamrock.
Misaki missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shamrock gets through Misaki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but Misaki has him pressed against the cage.
Shamrock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Misaki is keeping busy.
Misaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Shamrock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Misaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shamrock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shamrock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shamrock swinging wildly here.
Shamrock throws a combination. Misaki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shamrock.
Shamrock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Misaki wants to clinch up but Shamrock keeps it at a distance.
Shamrock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Misaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Misaki is looking to clinch.
Misaki is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
Misaki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shamrock digs a good hook to Misaki's body.
Misaki tries to clinch up.
Shamrock swats away the attempt to clinch by Misaki.
A jab from Shamrock finds it's way through Misaki's defenses.
Misaki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Misaki looks to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Misaki moves to clinch but Shamrock breaks away
and Shamrock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Misaki tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shamrock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shamrock is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Misaki had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Shamrock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shamrock thuds a left hand into Misaki's body.
Shamrock thuds a left hand into Misaki's body.
Shamrock throws a shot to the body.
Misaki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shamrock.
Shamrock lands with an uppercut that bounces Misaki off the cage and back into range.
Shamrock lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Misaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Misaki moves in looking to clinch but Shamrock pushes him off.
Misaki looks to clinch
and Shamrock counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Shamrock dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Shamrock swats away the attempt to clinch by Misaki.
The fight stays on the outside here - Misaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shamrock connects with a body shot.
Shamrock jabs at Misaki's body.
Misaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Misaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Misaki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shamrock closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Misaki to the mat! Misaki manages to get full guard.
Shamrock prevents Misaki from getting back to his feet.
Shamrock content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shamrock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Misaki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Misaki wants to stand and escape but Shamrock is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock is in close to Misaki's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shamrock won't allow Misaki to get back to his feet.
Shamrock wanted to stand there but Misaki had control of the position.
Misaki keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
Misaki has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Shamrock off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Shamrock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice combination there by Shamrock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Misaki at a distance.
Misaki moves into the clinch.
Shamrock takes an elbow to the temple.
Misaki lands an elbow that stopped Shamrock in his tracks for a moment.
Misaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shamrock's efforts to push away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock is pushing Misaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Shamrock breaks from the clinch.
Shamrock moves into range and clinches up with Misaki.
Shamrock avoiding damage as Misaki throws knees to the body.
Misaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shamrock.
Shamrock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misaki tries to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a left and a right that stings Misaki.
Misaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a stiff right hand.
Shamrock has Misaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Shamrock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shamrock misses with an elbow strike.
Shamrock is trying to break the clinch but Misaki is controlling him.
Shamrock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shamrock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shamrock looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Misaki lands a knee to the head.
Misaki crunches a lovely knee into Shamrock's ribcage.
A shot in the inside from Shamrock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Misaki keeps control of Shamrock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shamrock throws an elbow that misses.
Misaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shamrock is defending well for now.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Misaki's head.
Misaki missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamrock is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Misaki is defending well for now.
Misaki takes a shot to the head.
Shamrock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shamrock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Misaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shamrock content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Misaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shamrock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Shamrock 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shamrock connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Misaki is looking to clinch but Shamrock is avoiding it.
Misaki wants to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shamrock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Misaki circles away.
Misaki tries to clinch but Shamrock moves away
and Shamrock counters with a nice uppercut.
Shamrock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Misaki tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock closes the distance and pushes Misaki back into the cage.
Shamrock tries to stall but Misaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Misaki.
Misaki trying to land knees to the body.
Misaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock is trying to force a seperation but Misaki has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Misaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shamrock scores with a shot to the side of Misaki's head.
Misaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Misaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shamrock's efforts to push away.
Shamrock dodges an elbow strike from Misaki.
Misaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Misaki.
Nice body punch from Shamrock.
Misaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chuck Shamrock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shamrock is trying to force a seperation but Misaki has the dominant position.
Shamrock lands an uppercut.
Shamrock is looking to break free of the clinch but Misaki has double underhooks.
Shamrock wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Misaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shamrock's efforts to push away.
Misaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Shamrock won't want to take too many of those.
Shamrock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Misaki backwards.
Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Misaki avoids the damage to the body.
Shamrock tries to stall but Misaki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Come on Shamrock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shamrock escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shamrock keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryou Misaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Misaki walks into a jab.
Misaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Misaki tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Misaki tries to clinch up but Shamrock circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock tests Misaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Misaki tries to clinch there but Shamrock circles away.
Shamrock lands a right hook to the body.
Shamrock shoots in looking for a takedown. Misaki tries to sprawl out of it but Shamrock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Misaki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Misaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shamrock keeps the fight on the outside.
Misaki wants to clinch
and Shamrock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Misaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Shamrock circles away.
Misaki is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Misaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Misaki rather than just go for the knockout.
Misaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shamrock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shamrock moves into the clinch successfully.
Shamrock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chuck Shamrock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Shamrock has Misaki pressed against the cage.
Shamrock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Misaki wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Misaki circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock throws a series of strikes that have Misaki backpedaling.
Ryou Misaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Misaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shamrock blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shamrock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Shamrock!
A relieved looking Chuck Shamrock thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blue Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, James Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blue Steel!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Steel to the mat! Steel manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Steel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Steel is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
Steel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Steel actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Steel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Steel actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is defending against the submission attempts here by Black.
Black maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Steel could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Black has cracked it and Steel is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Black!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Black!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Folsom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristian Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Folsom might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hightower Is Mad. Tristian Okami has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Folsom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tristian Okami!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okami shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Folsom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okami moves out of range of the body kick from Folsom.
Okami misses with a hook
and Folsom counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okami tries for a takedown but Folsom circles away easily
and Folsom counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Okami has his takedown stuffed
and Folsom connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xavier Folsom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tristian Okami.
Okami takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Folsom is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Folsom connects with a right that clearly hurt Okami. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Folsom proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Okami collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Folsom!
An out of breath Xavier Folsom 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Morten Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Maniac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen's entrance music is Papa Roach - Do or die. A fine choice. Bart Maniac has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morten Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bart Maniac!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maniac shoots in looking for a takedown but Paulsen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Maniac's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Maniac throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paulsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Maniac on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paulsen. Maniac does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulsen is looking to land body kicks.
A big right from Maniac misses.
Paulsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Paulsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Bart Maniac has been cut.
Maniac takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Maniac drops his hands momentarily and Paulsen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maniac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulsen throws out the jab.
Paulsen scores with a leg kick.
Paulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maniac.
Paulsen jabs Maniac to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Paulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Maniac throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulsen lands a slapping body shot.
Maniac slips a jab from Paulsen.
Paulsen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maniac. That did some damage!
Maniac takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Paulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maniac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paulsen.
Paulsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Maniac blocks a low kick nicely.
Paulsen is looking to land body kicks.
Maniac slips under a jab from Paulsen.
Maniac is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen misses with a jab to the body
and Maniac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paulsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Maniac misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen throws a leg kick which misses Maniac's front leg but catches the back leg as Maniac tries to avoid it.
Paulsen misses with a shot to the body
and Maniac counters with a nice uppercut.
Paulsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maniac avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maniac looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Paulsen!
Paulsen manages to get back to half guard.
Maniac thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paulsen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen wants to control but Maniac is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Paulsen is looking to improve his position.
Maniac thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paulsen's head.
Maniac performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Paulsen won't allow Maniac to pass to mount.
Paulsen is controlling Maniac's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paulsen throws a chopping leg kick but Maniac manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Paulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Maniac is just out of range.
Maniac fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Paulsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paulsen looks to land a left hand but Maniac moved out of range nicely.
Paulsen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maniac.
Paulsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Maniac.
Paulsen throws a looping overhand right but Maniac ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paulsen throws a looping overhand right but Maniac ducks down to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Maniac slips a straight right by Paulsen.
Maniac shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paulsen pinned against the cage. Paulsen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morten Paulsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Maniac'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.
Paulsen misses with a low kick.
Paulsen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paulsen cracks the inside of Maniac's front leg.
Morten Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maniac staying out of range there.
Maniac uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paulsen.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paulsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paulsen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maniac momentarily.
Paulsen throws a chopping leg kick but Maniac manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maniac fails to land with a series of punches.
Paulsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Paulsen punishes Maniac's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paulsen looks to throw the jab but Maniac is out of range.
Morten Paulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Maniac misses with a hook.
A big left from Paulsen misses.
Maniac on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Paulsen misses the shot to the body.
Paulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maniac.
Morten Paulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulsen misses with a looping left.
Maniac walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paulsen misses with a left hand
and Maniac counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paulsen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulsen tries to work over Maniac's front leg with a kick but Maniac checks it.
Maniac thuds his right hand into Paulsen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maniac moves out of range of the body kick.
Maniac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maniac slips a jab and a cross from Paulsen.
Maniac fails with a takedown attempt.
Paulsen misses with an uppercut
and Maniac counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paulsen thinking.
Paulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paulsen looks to land a body kick but Maniac moved away.
Maniac displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paulsen throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen connects with a crisp jab.
Paulsen connects with a jab.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maniac was well out of range. Poor timing from Paulsen.
Paulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Paulsen misses.
Maniac closes the distance and clinches up with Paulsen, looking for a takedown. Maniac pushes Paulsen against the cage but Paulsen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Maniac uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulsen.
Maniac takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Maniac has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Paulsen thuds his shin into the meat of Maniac's side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maniac checks a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Paulsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paulsen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maniac checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paulsen. That's going to slow Maniac down.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Paulsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice defenses there by Maniac.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paulsen throws a leg kick but Maniac sees it coming and moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Maniac.
Maniac uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morten Paulsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bart Maniac's cut.
That's time! Paulsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Paulsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Paulsen throws out a loose jab but Maniac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen thumps Maniac with a low kick.
Paulsen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maniac's calf.
A jab from Paulsen misses.
Maniac tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paulsen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maniac somewhat.
A leg kick checked by Maniac.
Good shot there by Paulsen.
Paulsen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Maniac ducks under a wild hook from Paulsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maniac looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paulsen is fending him off so far but Maniac persists. Nope, Paulsen circles away and we're back to standing.
Paulsen feints and then cracks Maniac's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Maniac down.
Maniac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paulsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Maniac closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Paulsen missing with a left hand there. Maniac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paulsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maniac doesn't manage to clinch there - Paulsen circles away.
Paulsen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Maniac to counter with a crisp jab.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Paulsen, right into the meat.
Paulsen with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maniac on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Maniac is rocked!
Paulsen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maniac is still on wobbly legs! Can Paulsen finish him?
Maniac throws a body punch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Paulsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maniac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paulsen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Paulsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maniac can do to turn this around?
Paulsen scores with a hook to the body. Maniac takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Paulsen drops Maniac with a big left hand! Maniac is injured, injured bad! Paulsen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morten Paulsen!
Morten Paulsen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Saukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yugi Kantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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217 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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212 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roland Saukkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yugi Kantana!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kantana tries to bum rush Saukkonen with a series of wild strikes but Saukkonen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crunch! Kantana slams his shin into Saukkonen's torso.
Kantana connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Saukkonen momentarily.
Kantana goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Roland Saukkonen has been cut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Saukkonen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saukkonen. Kantana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saukkonen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kantana throws a head kick but Saukkonen moves out of range.
Kantana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Saukkonen shoots in for a takedown but Kantana shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kantana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kantana fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kantana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Saukkonen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kantana tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Saukkonen is in Kantana's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Saukkonen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kantana is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saukkonen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukkonen is in close to Kantana's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Saukkonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saukkonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Saukkonen scoring with some ground and pound.
Kantana keeping moving, preventing Saukkonen from controlling successfully.
Saukkonen distracts Kantana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saukkonen wants to control from the top but Kantana keeps moving.
Kantana is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saukkonen defends well.
Saukkonen advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kantana is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saukkonen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kantana wants to hold on but Saukkonen pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saukkonen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kantana?
Saukkonen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kantana looks winded!
Kantana tries to reverse the position but Saukkonen maintains control.
Kantana is squirming around, avoiding Saukkonen's attempts to control the action.
Saukkonen prevents Kantana from getting the reversal.
Saukkonen avoids the attempt from Kantana to control.
Kantana is trying desperately to improve position.
Saukkonen breaks from Kantana's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saukkonen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saukkonen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kantana can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kantana is rocked!
Saukkonen lands a big elbow - Kantana is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kantana is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roland Saukkonen!
A very excited looking Roland Saukkonen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Macconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atkins comes to the cage accompanied by baddest of the bad - rev. horton heat. On his way into the cage it seems that Speedy Atkins has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Speedy Atkins seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Speedy Atkins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Macconi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macconi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Atkins.
A jab from Atkins does it's job there.
Macconi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Atkins has managed to clinch.
Macconi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Atkins just leaning against Macconi, taking a breather.
Atkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atkins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Atkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Atkins.
Macconi jumps guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Macconi trying to control the position.
Atkins trying to control but Macconi is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Atkins is looking to advance position but Macconi has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Atkins is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Atkins actively working from the bottom here.
Macconi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Atkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Atkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Macconi pulls his head out easily.
Atkins is not content to let Macconi control the position.
Atkins actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Macconi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Atkins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Macconi has managed to get both his arms back between Atkins's legs - danger averted.
Macconi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Atkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atkins has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Macconi 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 Atkins.
You can see the frustration on Atkins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Atkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Macconi pulls his head out easily.
Atkins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Macconi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Macconi is looking to work some ground and pound but Atkins has wrist control.
Atkins has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Atkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Macconi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Macconi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Macconi slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Atkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macconi prevents Atkins from improving his position.
Atkins missing with punches from the bottom.
Macconi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Atkins actively working from the bottom here.
Macconi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Macconi pulls his head out easily.
Atkins wants to improve his position but Macconi is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Atkins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Atkins throws a series of punches but Macconi moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Macconi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Macconi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Macconi wants to get up but he can't break Atkins's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Atkins trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Atkins looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Macconi has picked Atkins up and slammed him! Atkins can't keep hold of the triangle and Macconi manages to pass to side control!
Atkins tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Atkins is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Macconi off and has taken his back!
Atkins looking for the RNC.
Macconi can't escape the position.
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!
Atkins tightening his grip on Macconi, looking for the choke.
Atkins is hanging on to Macconi's back as he tries to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins looking for the RNC.
Atkins looking to break Macconi's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Macconi remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Atkins will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Atkins is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Macconi has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Atkins is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macconi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macconi is looking to escape.
Atkins is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Macconi wants to control but Atkins is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Atkins looking for a submission but Macconi manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Atkins throws a big right hand that misses.
Atkins has gone for a leg lock! Macconi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Atkins's guard.
Atkins trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macconi with a nice head shot there.
Macconi passes Atkins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Macconi wants to free his trapped foot but Atkins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Atkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Macconi pulls his head out easily.
Atkins looking for submissions off his back.
Macconi looks to land a strike but Atkins avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Atkins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Atkins trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Macconi is aware though and is defending well.
Atkins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Macconi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Atkins is looking for a triangle here but Macconi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atkins is trying to get back to half guard.
Atkins manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Atkins trying to mount his opponent but Macconi defends it.
Atkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Macconi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Speedy Atkins dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Atkins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Atkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Macconi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Atkins's half guard.
Atkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Macconi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Atkins won't allow Macconi to pass to mount.
Atkins is not content to let Macconi control the position.
Atkins has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Macconi. Oh but Atkins has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Macconi goes limp - he's gone! Atkins jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Speedy Atkins!
Speedy Atkins is the new featherweight champion!
Speedy Atkins bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nipon Lunlana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Jabouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jabouin has chosen Trobule On My Mind- Pusha T and Tyler The Creator as his entrance music. Yves Jabouin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nipon Lunlana's chin.
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21
143 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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21
145 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nipon Lunlana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yves Jabouin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabouin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lunlana moves in looking to clinch but Jabouin pushes him off.
Lunlana has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jabouin finds it's way round the side to connect with Lunlana's head.
Jabouin connects with a crisp jab.
Lunlana throws a jab but it's blocked by Jabouin.
Lunlana on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lunlana ducks under a wild hook from Jabouin.
Jabouin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jabouin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lunlana tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Jabouin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jabouin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lunlana needs to keep his hands up - Jabouin had a free shot at his head there.
Yves Jabouin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jabouin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabouin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lunlana's head.
A head kick misses from Jabouin.
Lunlana doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lunlana tries to clinch up.
Lunlana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jabouin throws a chopping leg kick but Lunlana manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jabouin throws a wild body kick that Lunlana sees coming a mile off.
Jabouin clobbers Lunlana with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That kick from Lunlana tenderised Jabouin's leg. Jabouin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jabouin slips a jab from Lunlana.
Jabouin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lunlana manages to avoid it.
Jabouin connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lunlana looks to clinch
enabling Jabouin to counter with a crisp jab.
Jabouin misses with a head kick.
Lunlana takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lunlana throws a jab but it's blocked by Jabouin.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jabouin.
Jabouin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lunlana counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Jabouin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Jabouin throws a jab but it's blocked by Lunlana.
Jabouin keeps the fight on the outside.
Lunlana closes the distance but Jabouin moves to the side
and Jabouin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lunlana's knee momentarily.
Lunlana throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lunlana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jabouin tries to land a body kick
and Lunlana finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Jabouin.
Jabouin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lunlana closes the distance and clinches.
Lunlana'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.
Jabouin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jabouin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lunlana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lunlana misses with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Jabouin.
Jabouin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunlana stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lunlana using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lunlana.
Lunlana just leaning against Jabouin, taking a breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jabouin lands with a light punch inside.
Jabouin looking to slow down the pace here.
Jabouin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jabouin dodges an elbow strike from Lunlana.
Lunlana tries to land knees in the clinch but Jabouin avoids the damage to the body.
Lunlana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jabouin is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jabouin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lunlana tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lunlana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jabouin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lunlana is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yves Jabouin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lunlana's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jabouin misses with a low kick.
Nipon Lunlana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jabouin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yves Jabouin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lunlana moves in looking to clinch but Jabouin pushes him off.
Jabouin throws a low kick but Lunlana moves out of range easily.
Lunlana moves in looking to clinch but Jabouin pushes him off.
Jabouin lands the left hand.
Jabouin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lunlana has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lunlana throws a leg kick but Jabouin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jabouin throws a body punch but Lunlana moves out of range.
Jabouin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lunlana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabouin cracks the inside of Lunlana's front leg.
Lunlana uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jabouin.
Lunlana uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jabouin.
Lunlana has Jabouin up against the cage in a clinch.
Lunlana blocks an uppercut.
Lunlana trying to land knees to the body.
Jabouin lands with a right to the head.
Jabouin is trying to maintain a safe position but Lunlana gets an underhook and turns Jabouin into the cage.
Lunlana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jabouin is keeping busy.
Jabouin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lunlana is keeping busy.
Jabouin misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lunlana controlling the action here for a moment.
Lunlana letting Jabouin take a breather here.
Lunlana taking a breather.
Jabouin avoiding damage as Lunlana throws knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lunlana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jabouin lands a right hand.
Lunlana throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lunlana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin is trying to push Lunlana away but Lunlana has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jabouin stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jabouin.
Lunlana trying to land knees to the body.
Lunlana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jabouin is defending well for now.
Lunlana taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lunlana missing with knees to the body.
Jabouin misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nipon Lunlana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lunlana is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jabouin is keeping busy.
Lunlana letting Jabouin take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunlana tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jabouin avoids it.
Jabouin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jabouin misses with some punches.
Jabouin breaks from the clinch.
Jabouin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jabouin wants to land a leg kick but Lunlana is out of range.
Jabouin misses with an uppercut.
Jabouin lands a leg kick that knocks Lunlana off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lunlana defending well as Jabouin loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Lunlana.
Lunlana has closed the distance and engaged Jabouin in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yves Jabouin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lunlana tries to clinch
and Jabouin counters with a straight right hand.
Lunlana tries to close the distance and clinch but Jabouin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lunlana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lunlana takes the fight into the clinch.
Jabouin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lunlana has him pressed against the cage.
Jabouin stalling in the clinch but Lunlana improves position.
Lunlana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jabouin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lunlana leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lunlana is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jabouin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lunlana throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jabouin blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jabouin being controlled against the cage.
Jabouin manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Jabouin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lunlana waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jabouin.
Jabouin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jabouin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jabouin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lunlana is just out of range.
Jabouin scoring well with a low kick there.
Jabouin is looking to chop away at Lunlana's legs.
Lunlana tries to clinch but Jabouin is having none of it.
Nipon Lunlana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabouin is looking to score with low kicks.
Jabouin throws a jab when Lunlana was well out of range.
Jabouin misses the shot to the body.
Jabouin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lunlana looks to clinch
letting Jabouin counter with a right hand.
Lunlana is rocked!
Jabouin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh Lunlana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jabouin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lunlana seems to have got his legs back now.
Jabouin cracks Lunlana with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lunlana tries to clinch but Jabouin is having none of it.
Lunlana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jabouin scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Jabouin lands but Lunlana takes it in his stride.
Lunlana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lunlana stalls.
Lunlana wants to stall.
Lunlana keeps control of Jabouin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jabouin misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jabouin wants to stall.
Jabouin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lunlana uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunlana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jabouin's elbow.
Jabouin lands with a right to the head.
Lunlana looking to throw knees to the head but Jabouin is blocking nicely.
Jabouin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jabouin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lunlana's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jabouin lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lunlana is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jabouin is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jabouin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yves Jabouin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jabouin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yves Jabouin!
Yves Jabouin 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Austin Fowler (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, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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25
182 lbs
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28
179 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Austin Fowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phil Mcracken!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcracken is looking to clinch.
Fowler keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Fowler misses its intended target.
Mcracken displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fowler.
Fowler looking to score a takedown here. Mcracken is defending well but Fowler drives through and ends up in Mcracken's guard.
Fowler trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mcracken manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Mcracken loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fowler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mcracken is in close to Fowler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mcracken loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fowler looking for subs off his back but Mcracken has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mcracken 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.
Fowler regains full guard. Nicely done.
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!
Mcracken working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fowler's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken stands up over Fowler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mcracken is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fowler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mcracken.
Mcracken with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcracken throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fowler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mcracken is pushing down on Fowler's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fowler is fighting to maintain full guard but Mcracken has managed to sneak the leg through.
Mcracken controlling the action here.
Mcracken throwing shots but Fowler is blocking nicely.
Mcracken is trying to control the action in half guard but Fowler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mcracken wants to work for an arm triangle but Fowler is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fowler looking for submissions off his back.
Fowler trying to hold on to Mcracken's head to control him but Mcracken postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken prevents Fowler from improving his position.
Mcracken has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mcracken trying to control from half guard but Fowler is working away.
Fowler works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mcracken won't allow Fowler to sweep him here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fowler controls Mcracken momentarily but Mcracken frees himself.
Fowler working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Mcracken has passed into half guard!
Mcracken lands with a punch from half guard.
Well, if Mcracken 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcracken wants to pass to mount but Fowler is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fowler tries to roll over but Mcracken keeps him under control.
Mcracken looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mcracken wants to pass to mount but Fowler is defending the position.
Mcracken is trying to control the action in half guard but Fowler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fowler gets full guard.
Mcracken preventing the sweep.
Fowler trying to control the position.
Fowler has momentary wrist control but Mcracken slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fowler 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.
Fowler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mcracken scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mcracken trying to control but Fowler is working from the bottom.
Fowler is trying to hold Mcracken in close to prevent damage but Mcracken has managed to pass into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcracken seems to be working for a kimura but Fowler defends the submission attempt.
Fowler is pressing down on Mcracken's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fowler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mcracken postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Mcracken dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mcracken just misses with a punch to the body.
Fowler thows a body shot but no joy.
Mcracken throws a jab but it's blocked by Fowler.
Fowler moves out of range of the strikes.
Mcracken with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fowler to score with a decent uppercut.
Mcracken doesn't manage to clinch there - Fowler circles away.
Fowler misses the shot to the body.
Fowler throws out a loose jab but Mcracken uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fowler closes the distance and clinches up with Mcracken, looking for a takedown. Fowler pushes Mcracken against the cage but Mcracken circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mcracken feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fowler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mcracken lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mcracken passes Fowler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mcracken trying to control the pace.
Mcracken not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fowler wants to improve his position but Mcracken is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fowler moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fowler wants to sweep but no luck.
Mcracken thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mcracken pushes down on Fowler's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mcracken passes to side control.
Mcracken lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mcracken is chipping away with strikes.
Mcracken looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fowler is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mcracken connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fowler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mcracken wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fowler is not content to let Mcracken control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fowler is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mcracken working the ground and pound.
Mcracken working the head and body with strikes.
Phil Mcracken has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fowler tries to improve position but can't.
Fowler throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Fowler tries to buck Mcracken off but Mcracken is having none of it.
Mcracken wants to control but Fowler is keeping him busy.
Mcracken scores with punches from side control.
Fowler is rocked!
Mcracken scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Fowler is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Mcracken can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Mcracken!
A determined Phil Mcracken didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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