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Lets Get It On PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Hideyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Niel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tyson Niel was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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156 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Hideyoshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyson Niel!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hideyoshi connects with the punch.
Hideyoshi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Niel wants to improve his position but Hideyoshi is controlling well.
Hideyoshi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Niel trying to hold on to Hideyoshi's head to control him but Hideyoshi postures up.
Hideyoshi decides to return to a standing position.
Hideyoshi avoids the body shot from Niel.
Niel gets caught flat footed, as Hideyoshi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hideyoshi controls the pace.
Niel has momentary wrist control but Hideyoshi slips an elbow through the middle.
Hideyoshi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideyoshi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hideyoshi scoring with some ground and pound.
Hideyoshi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hideyoshi postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shinya Hideyoshi.
Niel takes a swing at Hideyoshi's ribcage but misses.
Hideyoshi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hideyoshi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hideyoshi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Niel counters by clinching up.
Hideyoshi wants to take the fight to the mat but Niel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Hideyoshi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Niel is defending well.
Hideyoshi takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niel looking to stall.
Hideyoshi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Niel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hideyoshi's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hideyoshi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Hideyoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niel landing knees to the head.
It looks like Shinya Hideyoshi has been cut.
Knees to the body from Niel.
Hideyoshi is breathing heavily.
Niel scores with a knee to the head.
Hideyoshi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hideyoshi is rocked!
Niel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oh Hideyoshi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niel misses with a knee to the head.
Hideyoshi seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Niel connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niel misses with a knee strike.
Hideyoshi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Niel avoiding damage.
Hideyoshi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Niel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Niel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Niel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hideyoshi's face.
Niel tries to land a knee to the head but Hideyoshi blocks with his arms.
Hideyoshi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Niel tries a knee to the head but Hideyoshi blocks it.
Niel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hideyoshi's face.
Niel lands a knee to the head.
Hideyoshi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niel working Hideyoshi over with knees to the body.
Niel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hideyoshi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Niel lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hideyoshi can't break the clinch.
Hideyoshi looking for a takedown.
Niel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Niel lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niel misses with a knee to the head.
Niel working aggressively here.
Niel tries a knee to the head but Hideyoshi blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Niel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shinya Hideyoshi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hideyoshi throws a nice looking combination but Niel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Niel leaves Hideyoshi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Niel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niel has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hideyoshi avoids the head kick by Niel.
Niel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Niel looks for the body kick but Hideyoshi saw that one coming.
Hideyoshi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Niel wants to clinch up but Hideyoshi keeps it at a distance.
Niel has Hideyoshi up against the cage in a clinch.
Niel is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niel connects with a knee to the head.
Hideyoshi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shinya Hideyoshi's cut is getting worse.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niel.
Niel throws a head punch that misses.
Hideyoshi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hideyoshi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Niel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Hideyoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niel looking to throw knees to the head but Hideyoshi is blocking nicely.
Niel drops Hideyoshi with a big knee straight up the middle! Hideyoshi is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hideyoshi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hideyoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Niel tries to clinch up but Hideyoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hideyoshi scores with a shot to the body.
No joy there for Hideyoshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Niel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niel wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hideyoshi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi shoots in for a takedown but Niel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shinya Hideyoshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Hideyoshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Niel throws a nice head kick!
Hideyoshi looks for a takedown but Niel sprawls well.
Hideyoshi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Niel on the side of the head.
Niel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideyoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Niel.
A combination from Hideyoshi does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hideyoshi looks for a takedown but Niel sprawls well.
Niel doesn't manage to clinch there - Hideyoshi circles away.
Niel is looking to clinch but Hideyoshi is avoiding it.
Niel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hideyoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Niel.
Niel closes the distance and clinches.
Hideyoshi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hideyoshi.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niel tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Niel working Hideyoshi over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Niel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shinya Hideyoshi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hideyoshi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Niel defending well as Hideyoshi loads up on a big left hand.
Niel tries to clinch there but Hideyoshi circles away.
Niel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hideyoshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niel misses with a head kick.
Hideyoshi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hideyoshi misses with a takedown attempt - Niel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Niel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hideyoshi's head.
Hideyoshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Niel is just out of range.
Hideyoshi shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hideyoshi blocks a head kick by Niel.
Hideyoshi keeps the fight on the outside.
Hideyoshi circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson Niel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hideyoshi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Niel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinya Hideyoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hideyoshi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Hideyoshi blocks a head kick by Niel.
A slapping leg kick lands for Niel.
Niel throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niel dodges the punch combination from Hideyoshi.
Hideyoshi moves out of range as Niel throws a body kick.
Niel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niel lands a head kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Niel!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hideyoshi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Niel ducks under a wild hook from Hideyoshi.
Niel tries to clinch up but Hideyoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niel tries to close the distance and clinch but Hideyoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Niel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hideyoshi shoots in and drives through. Niel sprawls well.
Niel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hideyoshi misses with a straight right.
Hideyoshi avoids the head kick by Niel.
Niel clinches up against the cage.
Hideyoshi wants to take the fight to the mat but Niel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Niel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Niel drops Hideyoshi with a big knee straight up the middle! Hideyoshi is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hideyoshi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shinya Hideyoshi's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Niel tries to clinch up but Hideyoshi circles away and keeps his distance.
Niel is looking to clinch but Hideyoshi is avoiding it.
Niel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Niel connects with a high kick.
Niel moves in looking to clinch but Hideyoshi pushes him off.
Hideyoshi blocks a head kick by Niel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niel darts in and clinches Hideyoshi up against the cage.
Hideyoshi wants a takedown.
Shinya Hideyoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hideyoshi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Niel walks away with a smile on his face. Hideyoshi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Niel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Niel 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Niel!
In defeat, Shinya Hideyoshi stepped up to the mic, saying 'I am really sorry to everyone, I have worked so hard for this,I will be back and much better '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daigo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato has chosen japanese war music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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146 lbs
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145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigo Sato!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dos Santos's sensitive parts.
Sato fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sato with a nice cross.
Dos Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sato throws a leg kick
and Dos Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Sato throws a nice looking combination but Dos Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sato fails with a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Our sources have told us that Dos Santos has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dos Santos lands a knee to the head.
Sato missing with knees to the body.
Dos Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
Dos Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sato blocks it with crossed arms.
Sato throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sato gets through Dos Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos lands a nice elbow.
Sato takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sato avoiding damage as Dos Santos throws knees to the body.
Dos Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Dos Santos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dos Santos blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Sato gets an underhook and turns Dos Santos into the cage.
Sato wants a takedown but no success here.
Dos Santos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sato struggles to land a body shot inside as Dos Santos controls his hands.
Sato tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Santos avoids it.
Sato breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sato misses with a low kick.
Sato throws a leg kick
and Dos Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sato circles away quickly and effectively.
Sato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sato looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dos Santos!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
You can see the frustration on Dos Santos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The strikes coming from Sato are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dos Santos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dos Santos stops Sato from passing to mount.
Sato is looking to take a break and control but Dos Santos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dos Santos tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Sato is trying to get an arm triangle but Dos Santos is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is not content to let Sato control the position.
We've been informed that Sato has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sato working away.
Sato is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dos Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dos Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sato thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos parries the strikes from Sato easily there. Sato is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dos Santos to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daigo Sato will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Sato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dos Santos.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dos Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Sato moves out of range.
Sato lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dos Santos takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dos Santos.
Sato dives in for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dos Santos stalling in the clinch but Sato improves position.
Sato wants to take the fight to the mat but Dos Santos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
Dos Santos is trying to stall.
Dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Sato.
Sato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sato has Dos Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dos Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rafael Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daigo Sato.
Dos Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Sato.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws an elbow that misses.
Dos Santos lands a body shot.
Sato is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dos Santos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dos Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sato's defenses.
Dos Santos has Sato pressed against the cage.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Sato throws knees to the body.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sato up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sato drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dos Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dos Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dos Santos lands an elbow inside.
Dos Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sato pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is looking to control Sato's arms but Sato gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dos Santos has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rafael Dos Santos.
Dos Santos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dos Santos walks into a straight right hand from Sato.
Sato scores with a punch to the head.
Dos Santos moves away from the strike by Sato.
Sato lands an overhand right.
Dos Santos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice body punch from Sato.
Sato scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dos Santos in his tracks.
Sato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daigo Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick
and Sato counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sato.
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!
Sato is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sato connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato throwing strikes from guard but Dos Santos blocks nicely.
Sato has gone for a leg lock! Dos Santos slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sato's guard.
Dos Santos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sato lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dos Santos!
Sato lands a big elbow.
Dos Santos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sato working a defensive guard here.
Dos Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daigo Sato will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sato scores with a hook.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Rafael Dos Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dos Santos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sato gets tackled into the cage by Dos Santos. Dos Santos maintains the clinch.
Dos Santos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sato connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dos Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rafael Dos Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Dos Santos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos gets through Sato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sato pushes Dos Santos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Dos Santos.
Sato changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dos Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sato's corner calls for a 1-2. Sato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dos Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Sato scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sato tests Dos Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sato swings for the body but Dos Santos moves out of range.
Sato lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dos Santos duly obliges.
Dos Santos swinging wildly here.
Dos Santos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dos Santos tries to clinch but Sato moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Sato's ribcage but misses.
Dos Santos avoids the head kick by Sato.
Sato scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos tries to clinch up but Sato circles away and keeps his distance.
Dos Santos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sato can pounce on him.
Dos Santos wants to clinch.
Dos Santos tries to clinch there but Sato circles away.
Dos Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sato connects with a solid leg kick.
Dos Santos moves forwards but Sato connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sato paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dos Santos throws a series of punches but Sato moves out of range.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Sato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dos Santos moves in looking to clinch but Sato pushes him off.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice jab there from Sato.
Dos Santos looks to land a combination but Sato avoids it well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Santos tries to close the distance and clinch but Sato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dos Santos wants to clinch
and Sato counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sato decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Sato's corner calls for a 1-2. Sato obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dos Santos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sato. Sato obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos has Sato up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato misses with a knee strike.
Sato blocks the elbow strike.
Dos Santos avoids the elbow strike from Sato, against the cage.
Sato wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sato misses with a knee to the head.
Daigo Sato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sato drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dos Santos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot in the inside from Dos Santos.
Rafael Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos Santos looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Daigo Sato.
I've got Sato 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Daigo Sato!
A relieved looking Daigo Sato thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Rafael Dos Santos was interviewed post fight and said 'Losing sucks I won't let this happen again '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yatamatomo Hirozaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hirozaki has chosen Pantera - Primal Concrete Sledge as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Yatamatomo Hirozaki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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18
282 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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19
289 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yatamatomo Hirozaki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Marvin Jackson has been cut.
Jackson slips a straight right by Hirozaki.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt - Hirozaki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Hirozaki.
Jackson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hirozaki with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson misses with a takedown
and Hirozaki counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marvin Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hirozaki stuffs the takedown.
Jackson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hirozaki.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Hirozaki.
Jackson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hirozaki batters Jackson with a massive right followed by a huge left! Jackson is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Hirozaki lands a final crushing right hand to drop Jackson to the mat with a gruesome thud! Hirozaki is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yatamatomo Hirozaki!
A very excited looking Yatamatomo Hirozaki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tan Dun- Night Flight. Hiro Watanabe is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
158 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Silva !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Watanabe tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Watanabe tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Watanabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Watanabe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watanabe is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva . Watanabe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watanabe clinches with his opponent.
Silva tightens his grip and picks Watanabe up, before dumping him to the ground. Watanabe manages to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Watanabe looking for a sweep. Not yet Watanabe, not yet.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Watanabe blocks nicely.
Watanabe wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Watanabe looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Watanabe defends it well.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Watanabe holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watanabe's head.
Watanabe is trying to control but can't.
Watanabe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Watanabe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Watanabe is retaining full guard.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva pushes down on Watanabe's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Watanabe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Watanabe is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Silva jumps into side control!
Watanabe tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe struggling a bit here.
Silva tries for a kimura but Watanabe is defending well.
Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Watanabe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Watanabe denies him.
Watanabe can't do much from the bottom here.
Watanabe prevents Silva from improving position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva works to advance to full mount. Watanabe defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Watanabe because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Watanabe is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva works his way to his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Watanabe slips the punch.
Silva throws a leg kick but Watanabe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Watanabe changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Watanabe tries to move to mount but Silva blocks the move with his legs.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Watanabe moves into full mount!
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Watanabe looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to control but Watanabe is having none of it.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe controlling the pace for now.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Watanabe has a good base and remains in mount.
Watanabe controlling the pace for now.
Watanabe trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva wants to hold on but Watanabe pushes him away.
Watanabe tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Watanabe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Watanabe prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Watanabe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Watanabe trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Rodrigo Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Watanabe keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva punching from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hiro Watanabe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Watanabe's guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Watanabe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watanabe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watanabe is keeping the position for now.
Watanabe managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva postures up.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Watanabe looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Watanabe looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Watanabe!
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Watanabe wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe sitting in guard here, content to control.
Watanabe tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Watanabe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watanabe has managed to get both his arms back between Silva 's legs - danger averted.
Silva has his foot on Watanabe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watanabe works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watanabe pushing down on Silva 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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!
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Watanabe wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Watanabe works his foot free and advances to mount.
Watanabe looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Watanabe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Watanabe sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Watanabe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva tries to hold on but Watanabe pushes him away.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Watanabe controlling from the full mount.
Silva gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rodrigo Silva .
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Silva !
Rodrigo Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slip Cahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cahn is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Eye Of the Lion. This should be a great matchup!
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23
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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19
163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Basic striking
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slip Cahn!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cahn!
Cahn is trying to improve his position.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cahn keeps working.
Cahn is trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Cahn tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Cahn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Cahn winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie trying to control here.
Cahn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Cahn has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cahn stopping the sweep attempt from Gracie.
Gracie has his feet on Cahn's thighs here. He's pushed Cahn off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Cahn screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Antonio Gracie!
In his post fight interview, Antonio Gracie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Slip Cahn spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry folks, I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Hoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoy has chosen - as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
195 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
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37
199 lbs
29 - 15 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dane Hoy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoy misses with a two punch combination.
Hoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baxter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoy throws a leg kick
and Baxter counters with a three punch combo that has Hoy backing up. Hoy nods at Baxter to acknowledge the strikes.
Hoy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baxter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Baxter misses with a wild combination.
Hoy misses with a lunging right hand
and Baxter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baxter counters with a leg kick.
Hoy keeps Baxter at a distance using the push kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baxter was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoy.
Baxter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Baxter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoy.
Baxter tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick there by Baxter.
Hoy looks winded!
Baxter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoy looks to land a body kick but Baxter moved away.
Hoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Baxter darts in and clinches Hoy up against the cage.
Baxter lands with a left to the head.
Baxter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hoy or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hoys head.
Baxter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baxter throws an elbow but misses.
Hoy tries a body shot but Baxter blocks it.
Baxter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoy throws a series of punches but Baxter avoids them all with ease.
A big head kick from Baxter and Hoy is sent sprawling to the canvas!
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!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Baxter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hoy wants to get back to his feet but Baxter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baxter is pushing down on Hoy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hoy is fighting to maintain full guard but Baxter has managed to sneak the leg through.
Baxter is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Baxter passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hoy!
Baxter controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Hoy really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Baxter thowing shots but they're missing.
Baxter looking to control but Hoy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy tries to hold on but Baxter pushes him away.
Baxter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Baxter won't let Hoy get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hoy tries to reverse the position but Baxter maintains control.
Baxter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Baxter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hoy tries to lock up and control but Baxter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter controlling the position easily from mount.
Hoy tries to lock up and control but Baxter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hoy is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Baxter is staying active.
Baxter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Hoy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baxter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hoy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baxter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Baxter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hoy looks to land a combination but Baxter avoids it well.
Baxter cracks the inside of Hoy's front leg.
Baxter lands a body shot.
Baxter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoy can do to turn this around?
Hoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baxter clinches with his opponent.
Baxter presses Hoy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Baxter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoy misses with some punches.
Baxter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Baxter scores with a hook to the body.
Baxter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoy takes a shot to the head.
Baxter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baxter.
Hoy is breathing heavily.
Baxter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baxter lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baxter.
Hoy misses with a punch to the body.
Baxter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter misses with a few strikes there.
Hoy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Baxter lands a left and a right that sends Hoy crashing to the canvas! Baxter dives into mount looking to finish!
Hoy is rocked!
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!
Baxter controlling from the full mount.
Hoy is still in real trouble! Can Baxter finish him?
Baxter sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hoy seems to have recovered his senses.
Baxter controlling his opponent.
Baxter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hoy is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Baxter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hoy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Baxter controlling from mount.
Hoy is squirming around, avoiding Baxter's attempts to control the action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Baxter is trying to control here but Hoy has managed to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoy trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryan Baxter just wasn't active enough.
Baxter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baxter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Baxter - that will leave a mark!
A head kick misses from Baxter.
Hoy takes a swing at Baxter's ribcage but misses.
Baxter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baxter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hoy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Hoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryan Baxter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baxter moves in looking to clinch but Hoy pushes him off.
Hoy misses with a kick to the body.
Baxter misses with a wild combination.
Jab, jab by Baxter - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoy swinging wildly here.
Crunch! Baxter slams his shin into Hoy's torso.
Baxter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Baxter.
Baxter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Baxter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoy throws a series of punches but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter clinches with his opponent.
Baxter digs a right hand into Hoy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoy's gas tank.
Baxter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooh a lovely combination from Baxter sends Hoy down but not out. Baxter dives into side control looking to finish.
Baxter decides to stand back up.
Baxter connects with a stiff jab that staggers Hoy - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryan Baxter!
A very excited looking Ryan Baxter rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakker Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coleman's entrance music is Got Money. A fine choice. Dakker Kane has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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42
198 lbs
37 - 34 - 3 |
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203 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 34 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakker Kane!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane scores with a hook to the body. Coleman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coleman drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Coleman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Coleman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Coleman is working Kane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Coleman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kane pulls Coleman in close to his closed guard and prevents Coleman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kane trying to keep a closed guard but Coleman is proving a slippery customer.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Kane has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman postures up in Kane's guard and throws a big left but Kane blocks it.
Kane 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.
Kane keeping full guard, as Coleman tries to pass.
Kane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coleman defends well.
Coleman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coleman.
Coleman makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
Coleman is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane looking for a sweep. Not yet Kane, not yet.
Kane looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Coleman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Coleman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Our spies down at at Xtreme Punishment inform us that Kane has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coleman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Coleman misses with an uppercut
and Kane counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Coleman is adopting a defensive guard.
Coleman 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.
Coleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is trying to control the position but Kane postures up.
Coleman looking for a guillotine here but Kane defends easily.
Coleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kane's guard.
Kane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to work some ground and pound but Kane has wrist control.
Coleman is in close to Kane's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coleman is aware though and is defending well.
Kane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coleman wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Coleman works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coleman lands with a punch from half guard.
Kane blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coleman.
Kane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Coleman throwing shots but Kane is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Coleman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Coleman lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Kane. That snapped Coleman's head back.
Kane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kane is rocked!
It looks like Dakker Kane has been cut.
Coleman misses with a straight left.
Kane is still on wobbly legs! Can Coleman finish him?
Kane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Coleman.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! Kane is on queer street and Coleman is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Mark Coleman!
Mark Coleman took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Springfield HW Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie has chosen Kickstart as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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188 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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170 lbs
13 - 9 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Golden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Golden counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Golden looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie jumps guard but Golden stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Golden lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Golden to keep the fight standing.
Golden misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Golden.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Golden holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Trey Golden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Golden has him pressed against the cage.
Golden scores with a knee to the head.
Golden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Golden walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Golden connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Golden. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Golden's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gracie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Golden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Gracie.
Golden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Golden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie swings for the body but Golden moves out of range.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Golden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gracie throws a lazy right hand but Golden sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Gracie.
Gracie throws a jab but it's blocked by Golden.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Gracie slips a straight right by Golden.
A cross from Gracie lands.
Gracie tests Golden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses
and Golden counters by moving into the clinch.
Golden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Golden turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Golden turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Golden turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Golden smiles and moves away.
Golden takes the fight into the clinch.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Golden smiles and moves away.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Golden.
Golden looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Golden misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie scores with a nice strike.
Golden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Golden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Golden.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Golden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie jumps guard but Golden turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Golden smiles and moves away.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Golden, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Golden against the cage but Golden circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie throws a jab when Golden was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Golden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Golden pushes him off.
A punch lands to the side of Golden 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Golden stuffs the takedown.
Gracie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie looks to land a right hand but Golden moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Royce Gracie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Golden drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
A short right from Golden.
Golden landing knees to the head.
Gracie pulls Golden into guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Golden's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Golden controlling from the top position.
Golden trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Trey Golden wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Golden throws a looping overhand right but Gracie ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Golden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Golden.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gracie jumps guard but Golden stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Golden scores a nice knee to the body.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Golden holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Trey Golden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
A short right from Golden.
Golden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Golden turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Golden lands a right hand.
Golden tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Golden scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie manages to pull guard.
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 crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Golden is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Trey Golden just wasn't active enough.
Golden with a jab.
Royce Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Golden blocks a jab.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Golden keeps it at a distance.
Gracie lands a right hook to the body.
Golden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Golden counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Golden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden lands a left hand.
Golden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Golden.
Golden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Golden walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Golden scores with a hook.
Gracie gets tackled into the cage by Golden. Golden maintains the clinch.
Gracie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Golden lands a knee to the head.
Gracie is rocked!
Golden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gracie's face.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Golden finish him?
That has opened up Royce Gracie's cut even more.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Golden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Golden lands a big knee to the head and Gracie goes down! Golden pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Golden!
A very excited looking Trey Golden made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Albert Anastasia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anastasia comes to the cage accompanied by Cold As Ice. Andrey has chosen Gunther -Ding Dong Song as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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30
148 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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26
146 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Anastasia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malutin Andrey!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anastasia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anastasia throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Andrey counter with a right hand.
Albert Anastasia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anastasia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anastasia shoots in looking for a takedown. Andrey tries to sprawl out of it but Anastasia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andrey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrey connects with a single shot there.
Andrey wants to clinch up but Anastasia keeps it at a distance.
Andrey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Anastasia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrey misses with a wild body shot.
Anastasia looks for the body kick but Andrey saw that one coming.
Andrey blocks the body kick.
Andrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anastasia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anastasia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Anastasia shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Anastasia was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Andrey wants to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey is not content to let Anastasia control the position.
Andrey is pushing Anastasia's head away, looking to escape. Anastasia manages to hold on to the position though.
Andrey dodges the ground and pound from Anastasia.
Andrey tries to escape but Anastasia is in control.
Anastasia looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Andrey is avoiding damage well.
Andrey is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Anastasia asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Anastasia cracks Andrey with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasia scores with punches from side control.
Andrey throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Andrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Anastasia at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Anastasia.
Anastasia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Andrey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Andrey.
Anastasia closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Anastasia controlling the action here.
Andrey manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Andrey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anastasia ducks under a wild hook from Andrey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrey rushes Anastasia and presses him up against the cage.
Andrey taking a breather.
Anastasia wants a takedown but no success here.
Andrey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Anastasia up against the cage.
Anastasia manages to break the clinch.
Anastasia looks to score with a jab to the body but Andrey is just out of range.
Malutin Andrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anastasia throws a leg kick that misses.
Anastasia throws a leg kick which misses Andrey's front leg but catches the back leg as Andrey tries to avoid it.
Andrey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Anastasia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anastasia tries a head kick but it misses.
Anastasia tries to keep at a distance but Andrey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Andrey digs a right hand into Anastasia's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anastasia's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anastasia takes a shot to the head.
Andrey just leaning against Anastasia, taking a breather.
Anastasia is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Andrey is defending well.
Anastasia is trying to drag Andrey to the mat but Andrey just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Anastasia goes for a takedown attempt but Andrey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Andrey lands with a kick to the temple. Anastasia shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Anastasia is rocked!
It looks like Albert Anastasia has been cut.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anastasia scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Malutin Andrey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Anastasia's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Anastasia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Albert Anastasia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anastasia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anastasia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Andrey is out of range and Anastasia settles back down.
Anastasia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Andrey tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrey feints a jab promting Anastasia to slip. Andrey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Anastasia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oh Anastasia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anastasia darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anastasia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Andrey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Andrey is trying to stand back up but Anastasia is controlling him
Anastasia seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrey taking some punishment here, with Anastasia in his half guard.
Andrey makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Andrey scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anastasia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anastasia bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Andrey is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Anastasia asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Anastasia wants to control but Andrey is keeping him busy.
Anastasia working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Andrey managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Anastasia.
Andrey is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Anastasia is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasia grinds an elbow into Andrey's temple.
Andrey wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Anastasia creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Andrey sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Andrey is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anastasia trying to control the position but Andrey is working away.
Andrey felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Albert Anastasia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Anastasia looks up at the clock and then as Andrey takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Anastasia smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Anastasia throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Andrey is working to avoid the ground and pound but Anastasia connects with a decent elbow.
Anastasia scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasia works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Andrey takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Andrey is trying to buck Anastasia off.
Anastasia decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Andrey lands with an uppercut that bounces Anastasia off the cage and back into range.
Anastasia closes the distance and clinches up with Andrey, looking for a takedown. Anastasia pushes Andrey against the cage but Andrey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Anastasia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andrey lands a body shot.
Andrey throws a head kick that Anastasia semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andrey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andrey moves into the clinch.
Anastasia wants to break free but Andrey has control.
Anastasia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrey prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anastasia is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Andrey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anastasia takes a shot to the head.
Andrey wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andrey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anastasia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anastasia looks to land a combination. Andrey sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Albert Anastasia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Albert Anastasia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Andrey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Anastasia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andrey as he avoids it easily.
Andrey is looking to clinch but Anastasia is avoiding it.
Anastasia blocks a head kick by Andrey.
A cross from Anastasia lands.
Anastasia throws a head kick that misses.
Andrey throws a head kick that Anastasia semi-blocks.
Andrey throws a wild body kick that Anastasia sees coming a mile off.
Anastasia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Andrey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrey looking to slow down the pace here.
Andrey breaks from the clinch.
Anastasia throws a sloppy head kick and Andrey moves out of range easily.
Andrey tries to clinch there but Anastasia circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey drives through and clinches with Anastasia against the cage.
Andrey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Andrey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anastasia doesn't seem phased though.
Anastasia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andrey.
Anastasia fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Anastasia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anastasia throws the kick towards the body but Andrey avoids it.
Anastasia throws out a leg kick but Andrey moves out of range and Anastasia only half commits.
Anastasia misses with a takedown attempt - Andrey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Andrey avoids the body shot from Anastasia.
Anastasia avoids the head kick by Andrey.
Andrey fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrey throws a head kick that half lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anastasia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Andrey pinned against the cage. Andrey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Andrey staying out of range there.
Andrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrey connects with a leg kick. Anastasia looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malutin Andrey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Andrey slaps away a takedown attempt from Anastasia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrey lands with a shot to the body.
Anastasia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anastasia explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick from Andrey lands but Anastasia takes it in his stride.
Anastasia tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anastasia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anastasia tries for a takedown but Andrey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anastasia looks to land a right hand but Andrey moved out of range.
Andrey getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Andrey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andrey lands a brutal head kick. Anastasia looks out on his feet and Andrey throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Beefheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kasim Akande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasim Akande told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Captain Beefheart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kasim Akande!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akande throws a head kick that misses.
Beefheart looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akande lands a jab to the head.
Kasim Akande seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beefheart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Akande gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Akande fails with a takedown attempt.
Beefheart bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Akande takes one to the side of the head.
Beefheart feints and then cracks Akande's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akande down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Akande, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akande changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beefheart tries to avoid it but Akande manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beefheart to the ground. Beefheart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beefheart throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Kasim Akande has been cut.
Beefheart fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akande, pushing him back against the cage.
Beefheart presses Akande against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akande landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Beefheart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beefheart.
Beefheart lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beefheart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefheart scores with a hook to the body.
Akande looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beefheart.
Beefheart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beefheart has Akande pressed against the cage.
Beefheart prevents a body shot from Akande.
Beefheart throws an elbow but it misses.
Akande looking to throw knees to the head but Beefheart is blocking nicely.
Beefheart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beefheart avoiding damage as Akande throws knees to the body.
Akande missing with knees to the body.
Beefheart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beefheart misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akande.
Beefheart throws an elbow but it misses.
Akande misses with a knee to the head.
Beefheart lands an uppercut.
Beefheart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akande misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beefheart.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akande taking a breather.
Beefheart is fighting off a takedown attempt but Akande is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Beefheart to the mat. Beefheart regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Beefheart holds on and takes a little breather.
Akande avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beefheart controls Akande momentarily but Akande frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beefheart is pulling down on Akande's head to control his posture.
Beefheart striking off his back.
Beefheart lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Akande!
Akande is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart controlling from mount.
Akande is trying to escape the mount.
Akande tries to hold on but Beefheart pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Beefheart looking to control but Akande is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Akande tries to hold on but Beefheart postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akande is squirming around, avoiding Beefheart's attempts to control the action.
Akande is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Captain Beefheart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kasim Akande's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Akande staying out of range there.
Akande fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beefheart checks it well.
A solid body kick from Akande.
Beefheart just misses with a punch to the body.
Beefheart bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akande's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Beefheart misses the target.
Akande shoots in looking for a takedown but Beefheart manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Akande's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A shot to the body from Akande misses
and Beefheart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A lazy left from Akande finds it's target.
Beefheart moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beefheart cracks Akande with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Beefheart.
Good standup being displayed there by Beefheart as he connects with a hook.
Beefheart lands a jab.
Beefheart misses the shot to the body.
Beefheart wants to clinch.
Beefheart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akande misses the shot to the body.
Akande lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from Beefheart as Akande shoots in.
Akande tries for a takedown but Beefheart circles away easily
and Beefheart counters with a right hand to the body.
Captain Beefheart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kasim Akande.
Akande looks to land a right hand but Beefheart moved out of range.
Akande tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beefheart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beefheart moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beefheart connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akande fails to land with a series of punches.
Beefheart ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akande moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akande changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beefheart tries to avoid it but Akande manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beefheart to the ground. Beefheart escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Akande is breathing heavily.
Akande closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akande throws a push kick but Beefheart slaps the foot to one side.
Akande ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beefheart moves away.
Beefheart getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Beefheart slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beefheart scores with a nice head shot.
Beefheart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akande manages to avoid it.
Akande on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akande ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beefheart scores with a three punch combo!
Akande misses with a double jab
and Beefheart counters with an inside leg kick.
Akande tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Beefheart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Captain Beefheart is winning the standup battle so far.
Akande tries to score with a low kick but Beefheart moves his leg out of the way.
Akande takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beefheart throws a push kick but Akande slaps the foot to one side.
Beefheart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akande.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart moves into the clinch successfully.
Akande avoids the elbow strike from Beefheart, against the cage.
Akande missing with knees to the body.
Beefheart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akande goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beefheart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beefheart lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akande backwards.
Beefheart stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beefheart lands an elbow inside that Akande shrugs off.
Akande managing to block the knees to the body from Beefheart.
Beefheart misses with an elbow strike.
Beefheart unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beefheart.
Beefheart throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beefheart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akande backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefheart gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.
Beefheart creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akande's defenses.
That has opened up Kasim Akande's cut even more.
Beefheart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akande can do to turn this around?
Beefheart lands an elbow just above Akande 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beefheart just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akande's brow.
Beefheart missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Beefheart.
Beefheart comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Beefheart - that landed with a thud.
Beefheart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akande backwards.
Akande is rocked!
Akande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beefheart is defending well for now.
Akande is still on wobbly legs! Can Beefheart finish him?
Beefheart throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beefheart tries to land a knee to the head but Akande blocks with his arms.
Beefheart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Captain Beefheart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beefheart Rushes Akande and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Akande is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Beefheart Piles on the pressure and Akande crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Captain Beefheart!
A very excited looking Captain Beefheart made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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