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RR 28 - Nakai vs Santoro PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Random Collective (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collective comes to the ring accompanied by Barricade. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Random Collective!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Miller!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miller tests Collective's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Collective counters by clinching up.
Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Collective 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Miller misses the jab.
Miller scores with a nice head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collective. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Collective gets a clinch.
Collective's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Miller enables Collective to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Miller manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Collective wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Collective gets to his feet - Miller follows without any prompting.
Collective misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collective moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Miller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Collective's calf.
Miller scores with a punch to the head.
Random Collective seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller lands a leg kick that knocks Collective off balance momentarily.
Miller throws a right and a left that Collective avoids nicely.
Jimmy Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collective scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miller doesn't seem bothered though.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collective.
Collective tries to clinch up.
Jab from Collective.
Miller throws a hook but Collective blocks it.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Collective counters by moving into the clinch.
Miller wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Collective has him pressed against the ropes.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Collective is controlling him.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Collective walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collective swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Collective drives through and clinches with Miller against the ropes.
Collective softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collective's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Collective slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Collective moved out of range.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Collective moves away and avoids it.
Collective bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Collective wants to stand but Miller has his arm trapped.
Collective decides to stand up, so the ref orders Miller to his feet.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Collective has time to react.
Miller scores with a three punch combo!
Collective ducks under a wild hook from Miller.
Miller cracks Collective with a good jab.
Collective fails with the takedown.
Miller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Collective.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collective takes the fight into the clinch.
Miller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Collective slips the punch.
Miller displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Miller tries to work over Collective's front leg with a kick but Collective checks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Miller. That snapped Collective's head back.
Collective throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Collective fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
Miller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Collective lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Collective does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller connects with a looping right hand.
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!
Collective smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller moves out of range as Collective strikes.
Miller misses with a wild combination.
Miller tries to bum rush Collective with a series of wild strikes but Collective uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Collective tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Collective.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Collective closes the distance and clinches.
Miller is trying to break the clinch but Collective has him pressed against the ropes.
Collective pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collective is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miller lands a nice looking kick to the body. Collective takes a step back to recover.
Collective fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller jabs Collective right on the nose. Collective blinks but takes it well.
Miller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Miller avoids the body shot from Collective.
Collective clinches with his opponent.
Collective tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Collective gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Miller.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Collective.
Collective misses with a hook
and Miller counters with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Collective.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Random Collective. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Miller lands a right hook to the body.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Collective is just out of range.
Miller gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Collective to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Miller tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Miller is working an open guard so Collective takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collective fails in his attempt to clinch.
Miller misses the jab.
Collective tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Collective tries to clinch up but Miller circles away and keeps his distance.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Collective.
Miller throws a push kick but Collective slaps the foot to one side.
Collective gets the takedown into side control.
Collective tries to stand but Miller controls the position and pulls Collective into his guard.
Collective has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Miller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Collective defends well.
Miller wants to stand but Collective is controlling the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Miller looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Collective passes into side control.
Miller tries to bench press Collective off him but Collective keeps the position.
Collective has knee on belly momentarily but Miller bucks him off and regains half guard.
Miller is trying to maintain the position but Collective is very close to passing his half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Collective stands up from half guard.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Collective.
Miller lands a two punch combo.
Miller paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Collective keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Collective scores with a punch to the head.
Collective takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller looks to land a right hand but Collective moved out of range.
Collective decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller tries to kick Collective off but Collective keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Collective decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Collective avoids the body shot from Miller.
Miller looks winded!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Collective is looking to clinch.
Nice cross by Miller.
Collective takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Collective thuds a left hand into Miller's body.
Collective wants to slow Miller down by chopping away at his legs.
Collective tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Collective tries to move into range but Miller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Collective lands with a nice body punch.
Collective has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Miller finds it's way round the side to connect with Collective's head.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collective.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Collective closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the ropes.
Collective lands a good knee to the midsection. Miller won't want to take too many of those.
Collective jumps guard but Miller turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Miller is looking to break free of the clinch but Collective has double underhooks.
Collective jumps into guard, dragging Miller to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimmy Miller will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Miller slips a jab from Collective.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Collective moves in looking to clinch but Miller pushes him off.
Collective slips a straight right by Miller.
Jimmy Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Collective to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Collective trying to stand up but can't free himself from Miller's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Collective wants to control from the top but Miller keeps moving.
Miller is working an open guard so Collective takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with a double jab.
Collective fails in his attempt to clinch.
Collective lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collective. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collective gets a double leg takedown into Miller's guard.
Collective content to stall in guard here.
Collective won't allow Miller to get back to his feet.
Miller pushes Collective off and gets back to his feet.
Collective closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Miller quickly recovers to half guard.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Miller is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is looking for a sweep. Collective is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Collective's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Collective's back!
Collective wants to get back to his feet.
Collective trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Miller wants to control but Collective manages to buck him off and is now in Miller's guard! Nice work there by Collective!
Collective trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Collective gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller looks to land a body kick but Collective moved away.
Collective throws a shot to the body.
Collective jabs at Miller's body.
A head kick misses from Collective.
Some wild striking there from Miller.
Miller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Collective counters with a left to the body.
Collective moves into the clinch.
Miller has had enough of the clinch but Collective keeps him there for the moment.
Collective breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Collective closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Miller quickly recovers to half guard.
Collective postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Miller to stand up.
Collective keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Collective fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Collective.
Miller misses with a double jab.
Collective tries to clinch but Miller moves out of range.
Collective moves out of range of the body kick from Miller.
Collective manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Miller on his heels. He'll look to pass Miller's guard now, I'm sure.
Miller wants to stand but Collective is controlling the position.
Collective gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Collective tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Collective moves into the clinch.
Collective jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miller walks away with a smile on his face. Collective gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Miller lands a nice looking body kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Collective is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Collective tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Collective.
Collective throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Collective closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Miller quickly recovers to half guard.
Miller kicks Collective off and gets back to his feet.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Collective moves away and avoids it.
Miller throws a one two combo.
Collective dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miller throws a series of punches but Collective avoids them all with ease.
Collective scores with a jab to the body.
Collective is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Collective lands a jab to Miller's midsection.
Collective rushes Miller and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller tries to break the clinch but Collective is controlling the position.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Collective has Miller pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Miller manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Random Collective. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Miller tries to break the clinch but Collective is controlling the position.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
Collective blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Collective throws a big shot that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Miller scores with a four punch combination!
Miller avoids the body shot from Collective.
The crowd cheers as Collective lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miller doesn't seem phased though.
Miller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Miller scores with a jab to the head.
Miller stuffs the takedown.
Collective misses the shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Collective looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Miller misses.
Collective dodges the punch combination from Miller.
The fight stays on the outside here - Collective looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Collective lands a body shot.
Jimmy Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collective paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Collective tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miller was well out of range. Poor timing from Collective.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller stuffs the takedown.
Miller throws a solid leg kick but Collective takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miller.
Miller scores with a sloppy right hand. Collective should have avoided that one.
Miller throws a series of strikes that have Collective backpedaling.
Miller looks to land a combination but Collective avoids it well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Collective dives in and scores a takedown into Miller's guard.
Miller can't keep his opponent in guard - Collective advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collective wants to stand but Miller has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Miller looks like he's trying to stand up.
Collective wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Miller uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Collective wants to pass the guard but Miller is keeping the position.
Collective stands up and waves to Miller to follow him.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Collective lands with a nice body punch.
Miller will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Collective tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Collective misses with a double jab
and Miller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collective shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Collective showed some decent athleticism there.
Miller actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Random Collective showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Random Collective!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Random Collective!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Random Collective!
Random Collective wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Random Collective thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Errol Field (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiny Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Field comes to the ring accompanied by Best of Sakuraba. Tiny Dong will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Errol Field!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiny Dong!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Field. No joy for Dong on that attempt.
Dong looking to score a takedown here. Field is defending well but Dong drives through and ends up in Field's guard.
Field looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dong passes into side control.
Dong goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Field rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dong's guard! Nice work there by Field!
Field might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Field content to stall in guard here.
Field trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Field not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Field from controlling successfully.
Dong seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Field swats away the attempt to clinch by Dong.
No luck for Field with that takedown attempt.
Dong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dong shoots for a double leg takedown but Field sprawls well. He's pushed Dong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dong dives in and grabs Field's left leg, looking for a takedown. Field pushes down on Dong's head and hops out.
Errol Field has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiny Dong.
Dong gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Field to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong wants to sweep but no luck.
Field drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dong looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dong looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dong!
Field misses with an elbow from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Field's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Field looking for a sweep but Dong has passed into full mount! Oh no!
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!
BOOM! Dong connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Field wants to control but Dong is having none of it.
Dong landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dong wants to control the pace but Field is squirming around nicely.
Dong avoids the attempt from Field to control.
Dong pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Dong moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Field has worked his arm free - good work by Field!
Dong trying to control the action but Field is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Field is looking to reverse the position.
Dong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Field keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Field's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dong is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Field is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dong trying to control the position but Field is working away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Field is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dong is looking to take a break and control but Field is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dong is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Field knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sloppy strikes there by Dong.
Field struggling a bit here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Field regains half guard, as Dong was trying to land strikes.
Dong blocks the strikes from Field.
Dong is thwarting Field's attempts to control the position.
Field punching from the bottom.
Field is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dong pulls his head out easily.
Dong wants to control but Field is keeping him busy.
Dong is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dong might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Field haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dong is working for a submission of some sort.
Field wants to control but Dong is keeping busy.
Dong performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dong seems to be looking for submissions.
Dong stalling away here and it's allowed Field to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dong got a little sloppy there for a moment and Field has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dong has managed to get both his arms back between Field's legs - danger averted.
Field is looking to sweep but instead, Dong has passed into half guard.
Dong prevents Field from improving his position.
Dong wants to control but Field is keeping him busy.
Field is looking to control Dong's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Field avoid being mounted?
Dong trying to pass the guard but Field defending well.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Dong is looking for a kimura but Field is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dong to get the leverage.
Dong is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Field trying to control but Dong postures up.
Field flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Dong sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Field defending well though.
Dong is keen to just control but Field is a slippery customer.
Dong is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Field keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Field wants to control but Dong is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiny Dong 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. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dong tries to clinch there but Field circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Dong. No joy for Field on that attempt.
Field misses with a takedown attempt - Dong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Field's waist but Field gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dong off to one side.
Dong gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Field counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dong makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dong.
Field stopping the sweep attempt from Dong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Field sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dong is trying to control the position but Field postures up.
Field looking to sit in guard and control but Dong gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dong wants to stand but Field has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dong slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dong wants to control for a moment but Field uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Field looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dong tries to stand and escape but Field is controlling the position.
Field wants to control but Dong passes into side.
Field wants to control but Dong postures up.
Field tries to bench press Dong off him but Dong keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Field has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dong gets to mount! Field was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Dong trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Field tries to lock up and control but Dong gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Field is squirming around, avoiding Dong's attempts to control the action.
Field wants to hold on but Dong pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dong tries to control but Field wriggling away.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Dong prevents Field from getting the reversal.
Dong is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Field throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dong's waist but Dong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Field off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Errol Field. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Field fails with the takedown
and Dong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Field thinking.
Field takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dong tries to clinch there but Field circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Field doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dong counters with an outside leg kick.
Dong drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dong is looking to take a break and control but Field is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dong moves into full mount!
Dong avoids the attempt from Field to control.
Dong unloads with some shots from mount but Field bucks and avoids them well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dong lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dong gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Field looks for a takedown but Dong sprawls well.
Dong shoots in but no luck this time.
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!
Dong shoots in for a double leg but Field sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dong fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Dong.
Dong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Field looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dong working away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Field is trying to get back to half guard.
Field is trying to control Dong's posture but Dong avoids it.
Dong stands up.
Dong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dong darts in and clinches Field up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Field is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Dong gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Field has Dong pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Dong manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Field goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dong prevents it.
Dong manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Field has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Field postures up in Dong's guard and throws a big left but Dong blocks it.
Field won't allow Dong to sweep him here.
Field is looking to pass into half guard but Dong pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dong is in guard.
Field working for a triangle but Dong defends it easily.
Dong keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Field's head.
Tiny Dong has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Field trying to control the position.
Dong decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Field, up you get!
Dong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Dong is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Field is just riding it out for now. Dong eventually gives up the hold.
Errol Field has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dong is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Field has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiny Dong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dong 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tiny Dong!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Tiny Dong!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Tiny Dong!
Tiny Dong wins by unanimous decision!
Tiny Dong very nearly forgot to thank A.C: Awesome Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Wizard by Black Sabbath. On his way into the ring it seems that Thiago Alves has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Thiago Alves seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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185 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel lands a high kick!
Alves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Emanuel moved out of range nicely.
Emanuel has closed the distance and engaged Alves in a clinch.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Alves wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alves prevents a body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emanuel digs a right hand underneath Alves 's ribcage. Alves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emanuel.
Emanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Alves controls his hands.
Alves can't find room to land a body shot as Emanuel controls the action.
Emanuel goes for a takedown attempt but Alves pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
Alves blocks a head kick by Emanuel.
Matthew Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emanuel lands a head kick. Alves smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Alves misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves throws out a loose jab but Emanuel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alves avoids the head kick by Emanuel.
Emanuel with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alves throws a low kick but Emanuel moves out of range easily.
Alves looks to land a left hand but Emanuel moved out of range nicely.
Emanuel digs a good body shot into Alves 's ribs.
Alves throws a head kick that misses.
Emanuel tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Emanuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emanuel connects with a solid leg kick.
Emanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alves slips under a jab.
Alves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emanuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Emanuel.
Emanuel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alves , pushing him back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel works on Alves 's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
A shot in the inside from Emanuel.
Alves tries to land a knee to the head but Emanuel blocks with his arms.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Alves tries to work over Emanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emanuel lands a body shot in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Emanuel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Alves pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thiago Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Emanuel.
A lazy left from Emanuel finds it's target.
Alves throws a body punch but Emanuel moves out of range.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emanuel scores with a spinning back kick!
Alves misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alves misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alves avoids the head kick by Emanuel.
Alves misses with a right hand
and Emanuel counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alves is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alves throws a lazy right hand but Emanuel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emanuel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Emanuel throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Alves throws a right hand that Emanuel ducks under and follows up with a left that Emanuel also avoids with ease.
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emanuel connects with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Emanuel.
A head kick misses from Emanuel.
Alves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Alves misses.
Alves blocks a head kick by Emanuel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Emanuel throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Alves avoids the head kick by Emanuel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves tries to clinch but Emanuel moves out of range.
Emanuel defending well as Alves loads up on a big left hand.
Emanuel clinches up with Alves and pushes him back against the ropes.
Alves is trying to break free.
Emanuel gets control of Alves 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Emanuel will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alves trying to control but Emanuel is working from the bottom.
Alves showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Emanuel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alves sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Alves trying to control but Emanuel postures up.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Alves is working hard here to advance position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alves keeping control of the position.
Emanuel thows a huge punch but Alves dodges it nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel thows a huge punch but Alves dodges it nicely.
Alves pushes Emanuel off and gets back to his feet.
Emanuel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A clash of legs there as Emanuel blocks the low kick.
Alves closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Emanuel throws a lazy head kick
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alves avoids the head kick by Emanuel.
Emanuel lands a head shot.
Alves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Emanuel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emanuel.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emanuel misses with a straight right.
Emanuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves misses with a low kick.
Emanuel scores with a nice body kick.
Emanuel throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
Emanuel tries to clinch up.
Emanuel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
Emanuel blocks a jab.
Alves checks a leg kick nicely.
Emanuel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emanuel lands a glancing blow to the side of Alves 's head.
Alves lands a nice shot to the body.
Alves will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Emanuel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Alves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alves takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Emanuel slips a straight right by Alves .
Emanuel swats away the attempt to clinch by Alves .
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emanuel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emanuel circles away quickly and effectively.
A shot to the liver by Alves . Beautiful body shot.
Alves blocks a head kick by Emanuel.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
A punch combination from Alves misses.
Alves throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emanuel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Emanuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves throws a hook to the side of Emanuel's head but Emanuel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alves throws a hook but Emanuel avoids it easily.
Emanuel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Alves .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Emanuel dominated that round.
That's time! Alves 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Emanuel.
Alves misses with a body shot.
Alves avoids the head kick by Emanuel.
Alves throws a body punch but Emanuel moves out of range.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
Alves works over Emanuel's head and body with a nice combination.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emanuel lands with a hook. Alves tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emanuel throws a sloppy head kick and Alves moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Alves .
Emanuel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alves has time to react.
Alves gets tackled into the ropes by Emanuel. Emanuel maintains the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Emanuel.
Alves looking to throw knees to the head but Emanuel is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel is trying to pull guard but Alves has him pressed against the ropes.
Emanuel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Alves controls his hands.
Emanuel lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Emanuel - that landed with a thud.
Emanuel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Alves tries a body shot but Emanuel blocks it.
Matthew Emanuel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alves prevents a body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel wants a takedown but no success here.
Alves throws a head punch that misses.
Alves wants to stall.
Emanuel scores with a shot to the side of Alves 's head.
Emanuel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alves is defending well.
Thiago Alves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthew Emanuel.
Emanuel works on Alves 's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emanuel's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Alves controls his hands.
Emanuel lands a nice uppercut.
Emanuel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emanuel has picked Alves up - he's going for a ride! Emanuel dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Emanuel trying to control the action but Alves is working from the bottom.
Alves is looking to improve his position.
Alves works his way to full guard. Good work.
Emanuel throws a strike but Alves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Emanuel 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Emanuel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alves defends it easily.
Emanuel keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves scoring with some ground and pound.
Alves throws a big right hand that misses.
Emanuel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alves is one step ahead there.
Alves wants to control from the top but Emanuel keeps moving.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Alves scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alves trying to control but Emanuel is working from the bottom.
Emanuel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alves throws a big elbow that misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws an elbow that misses. Emanuel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alves 's guard. Nice move by Emanuel!
Emanuel chips away with some ground and pound.
Emanuel won't allow Alves to sweep him here.
Emanuel wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
Alves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alves is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Emanuel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
We're going to have a standup here because Thiago Alves wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Emanuel tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Alves manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alves wants to clinch.
Emanuel lands a glancing blow to the side of Alves 's head.
Decent striking displayed by Emanuel there.
Emanuel avoids the body shot from Alves .
Emanuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Emanuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Alves will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alves throws a body punch but Emanuel moves out of range.
Alves takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alves takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Alves cracks Emanuel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emanuel scores with a head kick. Alves tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Emanuel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emanuel tries a head kick but it misses.
Alves throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emanuel.
Emanuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves .
Alves moves away from the strike by Emanuel.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emanuel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Alves .
Alves fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a jab but it's blocked by Emanuel.
Alves scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emanuel in his tracks.
Alves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emanuel lands with a kick to the temple. Alves shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Emanuel tries a head kick but it misses.
Emanuel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alves just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alves . Emanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Matthew Emanuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alves throws a solid leg kick but Emanuel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alves .
Alves throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Emanuel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emanuel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matthew Emanuel.
I think Emanuel 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Matthew Emanuel!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Matthew Emanuel!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Matthew Emanuel!
Matthew Emanuel wins by unanimous decision!
Matthew Emanuel very nearly forgot to thank [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jambo Liddel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddel comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Just One Last Time kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jambo Liddel!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddel throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Liddel misses with a head kick.
Liddel scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Liddel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Liddel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones lands a jab to Liddel's midsection.
Liddel throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the ropes.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel takes one on the button.
Liddel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Liddel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Liddel.
Jones gets tackled into the ropes by Liddel. Liddel maintains the clinch.
A short right from Liddel on the inside.
Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Liddel is defending well.
Jones has Liddel pressed against the ropes.
Liddel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones tries to stall but Liddel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Liddel connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage as Liddel throws knees to the body.
Liddel breaks from the clinch.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Liddel counters with a nice body shot.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Liddel was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liddel ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Liddel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Liddel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liddel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Liddel.
Liddel looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones is looking to wear down Liddel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Liddel is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Liddel defending well.
Liddel is looking to improve his position.
Jones scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Liddel tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Jones thows a huge punch but Liddel dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liddel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones is trying to control. Liddel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Liddel manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Liddel looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liddel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to advance position but Liddel has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Liddel tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Liddel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Liddel is looking to work his way around to Jones's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Liddel tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Liddel throws some wild stikes that Jones manages to avoid easily.
Liddel throwing strikes here but Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Liddel wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Liddel's attempts to control the action.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Liddel is trying to control. Jones wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Liddel trying to mount his opponent but Jones defends it.
Liddel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Liddel is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Liddel tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones pushes Liddel off looking to stand but Liddel dives back in and keeps control.
Liddel perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Liddel trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jambo Liddel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jones looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Liddel!
Liddel is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Liddel tries to bench press Jones off him but Jones keeps the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Liddel gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liddel defending well though.
Jones tries to pass the half guard into mount. Liddel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Liddel is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Liddel wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Liddel is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones uses his free foot to push down on Liddel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Liddel.
Liddel is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambo Liddel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones cracks Liddel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Liddel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liddel just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Liddel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jambo Liddel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liddel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liddel throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jones takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liddel moves away.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Liddel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liddel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liddel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Liddel lands a right hook to the body.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Liddel throws a shot to the body.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liddel.
Liddel misses with a body kick.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Liddel to counter with a crisp jab.
Liddel throws a head kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liddel - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liddel scores with a head kick. Jones tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Liddel misses with a double jab.
Liddel slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones takes a swing at Liddel's ribcage but misses.
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!
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones thuds his right hand into Liddel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liddel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Liddel.
Liddel lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liddel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liddel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Liddel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Liddel swinging wildly here.
Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Liddel to the mat! Liddel manages to get full guard.
Liddel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Liddel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones wants to control from the top but Liddel keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Liddel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liddel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Liddel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Michael Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones misses with a hook.
Liddel with a hook.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liddel misses with a kick to the body.
Jambo Liddel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liddel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Liddel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddel manages to avoid it.
Liddel avoids the body shot from Jones.
Good leg kick by Liddel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liddel throws a wild body kick that Jones sees coming a mile off.
Liddel lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones avoids the body shot from Liddel.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Liddel is out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Liddel scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liddel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Liddel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jones shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liddel defends it nicely.
Liddel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liddel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Liddel throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Liddel misses with a straight right.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Liddel throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liddel manages to avoid it.
Liddel throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Liddel off to one side.
Liddel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddel is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Liddel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Jones lands.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liddel.
Liddel with a hook.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liddel. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liddel works the jab nicely.
Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Liddel is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Liddel wants to get back to his feet.
Jones working over Liddel with some ground and pound. Liddel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Liddel trying to control from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liddel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Liddel controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jambo Liddel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Liddel 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Jambo Liddel!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jambo Liddel!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Jambo Liddel!
Jambo Liddel wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Jambo Liddel 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey comes into the arena with Gunther -Ding Dong Song blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malutin Andrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Andrey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Andrey fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andrey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Andrey cracks a nice hook into Martinez's ribs.
Andrey scoring well with a low kick there.
Andrey throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Andrey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andrey lands with a kick to the temple. Martinez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Martinez is rocked!
Andrey throws a head kick but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Andrey finish him?
Andrey misses with a double jab.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Martinez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Andrey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey connects with a leg kick. Martinez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Andrey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martinez's calf.
Andrey's corner calls for a 1-2. Andrey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Andrey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Andrey but Andrey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andrey cracks Martinez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Andrey has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Martinez to stand back up!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Look low, kick high! Andrey uses the oldest trick in the book to send Martinez tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Andrey is absolutely delighted - when Martinez wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Malutin Andrey!
In his post fight interview, Malutin Andrey started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Thorpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Kolodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thorpe comes to the ring accompanied by Limelight by Rush. Scott Thorpe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Thorpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Kolodin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorpe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kolodin gets back to half guard.
Thorpe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Thorpe is thwarting Kolodin's attempts to control the position.
Thorpe trying to pass the guard but Kolodin defending well.
Kolodin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kolodin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thorpe is thwarting Kolodin's attempts to control the position.
Thorpe thows a huge punch but Kolodin dodges it nicely.
Kolodin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thorpe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorpe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thorpe wants to pass to mount but Kolodin is defending the position.
Thorpe is just content to waste time from the top position. Kolodin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kolodin wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thorpe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thorpe wants to stand but Kolodin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kolodin is trying to control the position but Thorpe postures up.
Thorpe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kolodin trying to keep a closed guard but Thorpe is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorpe wants to control from the top but Kolodin keeps moving.
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!
Kolodin controls Thorpe momentarily but Thorpe frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Alan Kolodin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kolodin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kolodin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thorpe is staying active underneath Kolodin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kolodin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kolodin is looking for a kimura but Thorpe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kolodin to get the leverage.
Kolodin seems to be working for a kimura but Thorpe defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thorpe is just riding it out for now. Kolodin eventually gives up the hold.
Kolodin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kolodin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thorpe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thorpe tries to get out of the position.
Kolodin wants to work for an arm triangle but Thorpe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kolodin is looking to take a break and control but Thorpe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thorpe wants to get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thorpe is staying active underneath Kolodin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kolodin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kolodin wants to control but Thorpe is keeping him busy.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Alan Kolodin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Thorpe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thorpe takes a swing at Kolodin's ribcage but misses.
Kolodin shoots in looking for a takedown. Thorpe tries to sprawl out of it but Kolodin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Thorpe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kolodin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kolodin wants to control but Thorpe is keeping him busy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin lands an elbow.
Thorpe is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Kolodin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kolodin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thorpe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thorpe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kolodin on the ground.
Kolodin is putting a hurting on Thorpe here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin tries for a kimura but Thorpe is defending well.
Thorpe being controlled for a moment.
Thorpe pushes Kolodin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kolodin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kolodin working the ground and pound from side control.
Thorpe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kolodin wants to take a breather but Thorpe manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kolodin.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kolodin trying to control but Thorpe is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Kolodin dominated that round.
That's time! Thorpe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thorpe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Thorpe trying to control the action but Kolodin is working from the bottom.
Thorpe working away.
Thorpe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thorpe trying to control the action but Kolodin is working from the bottom.
Kolodin tries to control but Thorpe manages to take his back.
Thorpe lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Thorpe.
Kolodin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolodin is in bad spot here.
Kolodin trying to control the hands but Thorpe breaks the grip.
Thorpe is punishing Kolodin with some ground and pound.
Kolodin is covering up but some of the strikes from Thorpe are getting through and doing damage.
Thorpe softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorpe is loading up with his shots from the back and Kolodin is in big trouble! Kolodin taps out to strikes and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Scott Thorpe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Scott Thorpe waved his t-shirt featuring Condemned's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazarian comes to the ring accompanied by Limp Bizkit - My Way. Thunstrom has chosen Prodigy - Spitfire as his entrance music. Lars Thunstrom will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Kazarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Lars Thunstrom!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazarian manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Thunstrom on his heels. He'll look to pass Thunstrom's guard now, I'm sure.
Kazarian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thunstrom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazarian.
Thunstrom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thunstrom looking for a guillotine here but Kazarian defends easily.
Kazarian stopping the sweep attempt from Thunstrom.
Kazarian 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.
Kazarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kazarian trying to control but Thunstrom is working from the bottom.
Thunstrom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kazarian doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kazarian manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian works over Thunstrom with some ground and pound from guard.
Kazarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thunstrom keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
Thunstrom is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kazarian keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thunstrom's head.
Thunstrom keeping moving, preventing Kazarian from controlling successfully.
Thunstrom throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kazarian uses it to pass to side control.
Thunstrom looks to move to half guard but instead Kazarian has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kazarian pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunstrom is squirming around, avoiding Kazarian's attempts to control the action.
Thunstrom is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kazarian looking to finish Thunstrom with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thunstrom!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazarian raining down shots from the mount!
Thunstrom taking shots to the head.
Thunstrom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kazarian with shots to the head and body - Thunstrom looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kazarian working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kazarian punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kazarian is landing with some decent strikes but Thunstrom is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kazarian lands a big elbow.
Thunstrom tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Kazarian connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kazarian lands a big shot there that rocks Thunstrom but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian landing shots from mount.
Kazarian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thunstrom is rocked!
Thunstrom is in a horrible position here. Kazarian smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thunstrom is still in real trouble! Can Kazarian finish him?
Kazarian lands a big elbow - Thunstrom is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Thunstrom is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tony Kazarian!
An out of breath Tony Kazarian 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 Yuki Nakai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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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
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Nakai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicky Santoro!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakai keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakai closes the distance and pushes Santoro back into the ropes.
Santoro scores with a shot to the side of Nakai's head.
Santoro lands with a right to the head.
Nakai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santoro scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakai.
Santoro stalling in the clinch.
Nakai prevents a body shot from Santoro.
Nakai tries a body shot but Santoro blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Santoro digs a right hand into Nakai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nakai's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Santoro.
Santoro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Santoro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santoro tries a body shot but Nakai blocks it.
Santoro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakais head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Santoro pushes Nakai back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nakai prevents a body shot from Santoro.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santoro.
Santoro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santoro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santoro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Santoro.
Santoro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nakai blocks a body shot from Santoro.
Santoro lands a body punch.
Nakai trying to stall but Santoro improves his position.
A right hand to the body from Santoro.
Santoro working aggressively here.
Nakai avoiding damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santoro gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakai actively working from the bottom here.
Nakai is trying to get back to full guard.
Santoro wants to take a breather but Nakai is having none of it.
Nakai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nakai.
Nakai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santoro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santoro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Santoro postures up in Nakai's guard and throws a big left but Nakai blocks it.
Santoro trying to control but Nakai is working from the bottom.
Nakai working for a triangle but Santoro defends it easily.
Nakai keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakai working for a triangle but Santoro defends it easily.
Nakai keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
Nakai can't keep his opponent in guard - Santoro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nakai is in trouble now - Santoro has advanced to mount!
Nakai is trying to escape the mount.
Nakai is squirming around, avoiding Santoro's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nakai tries to lock up and control but Santoro gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Santoro with good strikes from the mount here!
Santoro lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nakai hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santoro landing strikes from the mount and Nakai is in trouble!
Santoro trying to control but Nakai is having none of it.
Nakai really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nakai takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Nakai that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Santoro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nakai is squirming around, avoiding Santoro's attempts to control the action.
Nakai tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Santoro connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nakai manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Santoro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Santoro prevents Nakai from improving his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Santoro working over Nakai with some ground and pound. Nakai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Santoro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nakai defending well though.
Nakai is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Santoro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Santoro's back!
Santoro rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Santoro is trying to control but can't.
Santoro slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Santoro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakai's guard.
Nakai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Santoro working some strikes from top position.
Santoro looking to pass the guard.
Nakai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santoro is stalling in the full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Santoro working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santoro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nakai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santoro has managed to get both his arms back between Nakai's legs - danger averted.
Santoro trying to control but Nakai is working from the bottom.
Nakai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Santoro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakai's head.
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.
Santoro working some strikes from top position.
Nakai working a defensive guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santoro won't allow Nakai to sweep him here.
Santoro is working Nakai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Santoro lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Santoro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nakai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Santoro is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakai.
Santoro is trying to maintain the position but Nakai is very close to passing his half guard.
Nakai seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Santoro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santoro tries to roll over but Nakai keeps him under control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nakai is trying to control the action in half guard but Santoro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nakai seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nakai trying to control from half guard but Santoro is working away.
Santoro makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Santoro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santoro has control of Nakai's left arm, preventing Nakai from doing any damage.
Nakai wants to pass the guard but Santoro is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yuki Nakai wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nakai throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Santoro tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nakai is in Santoro's guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santoro wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Santoro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nakai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Santoro wants to sweep but no luck.
Santoro working a defensive guard here.
Nakai trying to control the position from guard on top but Santoro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Santoro wants to sweep here but Nakai controlling him for the moment.
Nakai is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Santoro thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Santoro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nakai is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Santoro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nakai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santoro checks a leg kick.
Nakai misses with a body kick.
Santoro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santoro tries to clinch but Nakai is having none of it.
Yuki Nakai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santoro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nakai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nakai swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nicky Santoro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakai misses with a jab to the body
and Santoro counters by clinching up.
Santoro is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Nakai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Santoro stalling the fight.
Santoro scores with a hook to the body.
Santoro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santoro has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nakai regains guard immediately.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakai is looking for a triangle but Santoro pushes his legs off easily.
Santoro trying to control but Nakai is working from the bottom.
Santoro might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nakai haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nakai controls Santoro momentarily but Santoro frees himself.
Nakai looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nakai keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
Santoro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nakai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santoro has managed to get both his arms back between Nakai's legs - danger averted.
Nakai trying to keep a closed guard but Santoro is proving a slippery customer.
Santoro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro postures up and lands a big shot to Nakai's brow.
Santoro landing with the ground and pound.
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santoro makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nakai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nakai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nakai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santoro is one step ahead there.
Nakai had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Santoro defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nakai wants to stand and escape but Santoro is having none of it.
Santoro wants to pass the guard but Nakai is keeping the position.
Santoro cracks Nakai with a solid left hand.
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nicky Santoro has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nakai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nakai has momentary wrist control but Santoro slips an elbow through the middle.
Santoro trying to control but Nakai is working from the bottom.
Nakai has momentary wrist control but Santoro slips an elbow through the middle.
Nakai keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santoro connects with a couple of short punches.
Santoro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nakai's head.
Nakai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santoro gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nakai wants to sweep here but Santoro controlling him for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santoro cracks Nakai with a solid left hand.
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santoro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Santoro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nakai looking for a sweep. Not yet Nakai, not yet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santoro postures up.
Nakai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santoro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santoro landing some decent shots from guard.
Santoro working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nakai's head.
Santoro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santoro controlling from the top position.
Santoro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nakai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santoro is one step ahead there.
Santoro scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Santoro with a nice head shot there.
Nakai looking for a guillotine here but Santoro defends easily.
Santoro pushing down on Nakai's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santoro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nakai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nakai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santoro postures up.
Santoro distracts Nakai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nakai has his foot on Santoro's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santoro works his way back into a safe position though.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santoro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santoro stands up over Nakai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nakai keeping moving, preventing Santoro from controlling successfully.
Nakai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santoro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Santoro trying to control but Nakai is working from the bottom.
Nakai wants to improve his position but instead Santoro has moved into half guard.
Nakai wants to improve his position but Santoro is controlling well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is trying to control. Nakai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nakai is looking for a sweep. Santoro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santoro is taking a breather. Nakai says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Santoro lands a nice short elbow.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Santoro in particular looking to stall.
Nakai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nakai.
Santoro passes into half guard.
Santoro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is trying to control. Nakai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Santoro moves nicely into side control.
Santoro grinds an elbow into Nakai's temple.
Nakai taking punishment in the form of punches.
Santoro is looking to take a break and control but Nakai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakai is looking for a sweep.
Nakai on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nakai is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakai is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Santoro off and has taken his back!
Santoro tries to escape but Nakai has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Santoro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nakai is defended easily by Santoro.
Crunch! Nakai slams his shin into Santoro's torso.
Nakai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Santoro holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nicky Santoro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Santoro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nakai backwards.
Nakai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakai struggles to land a body shot inside as Santoro controls his hands.
Santoro is working Nakai over against the ropes.
Santoro prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuki Nakai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santoro stops a takedown attempt from Nakai.
Santoro blocking some punches.
Santoro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakai can't find room to land a body shot as Santoro controls the action.
Santoro pushes Nakai back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santoro just leaning against Nakai, taking a breather.
Santoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santoro slows down the pace here.
Santoro lands a body punch.
Santoro tries to work over Nakai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santoro prevents a body shot from Nakai.
Nakai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Nakai digs a right hand into Santoro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santoro's gas tank.
Santoro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santoro lands a nice uppercut.
Santoro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakais head.
Santoro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nakai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nakai tries a body shot but Santoro blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santoro.
Nakai misses with the head strike.
Santoro lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakai backwards.
Nakai is working for takedown but Santoro is calmly controlling the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santoro lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santoro tries to throw a body punch but Nakai avoids it by throwing Santoro back against the ropes.
Santoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nakai wants to stall.
Santoro lands with a right to the head.
Santoro holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Nakai taking a breather.
Nakai changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santoro fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Santoro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santoro trying to control the position but instead, Nakai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Santoro into the ropes.
Santoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakai misses with a punch to the body.
Nakai blocks an uppercut.
Nakai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santoro's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nakai blocks an uppercut.
Santoro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nakai prevents it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Santoro tries a body shot but Nakai blocks it.
Santoro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Santoro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakai can't get the takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakai.
Santoro is working for takedown but Nakai is calmly controlling the position for now.
Santoro misses with a punch on the inside.
Santoro is looking to control Nakai's arms but Nakai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santoro has his back to the ropes.
Santoro looking for a takedown.
Nakai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santoro's elbow.
Nakai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Nakai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nakai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Santoro misses with some punches.
Santoro scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nakai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakai.
Santoro can't find room to land a body shot as Nakai controls the action.
Nakai slows down the pace here.
Nakai has a couple of punches blocked by Santoro.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santoro misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santoro.
Santoro lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Santoro.
Santoro misses with a punch to the body.
Nakai misses with some punches.
Santoro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nakai backwards.
Santoro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Santoro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santoro lands with a light punch inside.
Santoro lands a nice uppercut.
Santoro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santoro working aggressively here.
Yuki Nakai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nakai swings wildly with an uppercut but Santoro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakai is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Santoro lands a shoulder strike.
Santoro works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakai is looking for a triangle here but Santoro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Nakai tries to bench press Santoro off him but Santoro keeps the position.
Santoro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nakai has escaped the position, nice work there.
Santoro trying to control the action but Nakai is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nakai looks to move to half guard but instead Santoro has passed into mount! Damn!
Santoro controlling from the full mount.
Santoro dominating with strikes here.
Santoro landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nakai regains half guard.
Santoro seems to be working for a kimura but Nakai defends the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakai is trying to get back to full guard.
Santoro looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky Santoro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Santoro 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Nicky Santoro!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Nicky Santoro!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Nicky Santoro!
Nicky Santoro wins by unanimous decision!
Nicky Santoro really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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