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UNFC - MW - Nomo vs McMullen PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cho Ming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manuel Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cho Ming!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez misses with a hook to the body
and Ming counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ming.
We've been hearing reports that Perez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A shot in the inside from Perez.
Ming lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Perez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Perez works on Ming's body with a couple of short punches.
Perez is trying to break free.
Ming drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right hook to the body lands for Perez.
Perez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ming's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ming fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Perez avoids it really well and circles away.
Manuel Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cho Ming.
Perez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Perez. That snapped Ming's head back.
A cross from Perez lands.
Manuel Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donk. Perez catches Ming right on the button with a cross.
Perez throws a right hand that misses
and Ming counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ming moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Ming takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ming shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Perez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Perez lands a nice hook to Ming's body. Ming takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez misses with an uppercut. Ming saw that one coming.
Perez throws a jab but it's blocked by Ming.
Ming gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perez tries to land a front kick but Ming steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ming takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Perez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Perez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Perez looks to land a combination but Ming avoids it well.
Ming uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ming misses with a takedown attempt
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ming shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perez defends it nicely.
Ming shoots in but Perez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ming drops his hands momentarily and Perez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ming is looking to clinch.
Ming takes one on the button.
Ming has Perez up against the cage in a clinch.
Perez lands with a left to the head.
Ming blocks a body shot from Perez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ming has Perez pressed against the cage, preventing Perez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ming escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez scores with a jab. Ming acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donk. Perez catches Ming right on the button with a cross.
Manuel Perez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ming fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Perez manages to avoid it.
Perez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ming.
Ming misses with a takedown attempt
and Perez counters with a straight right hand.
Ming missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ming circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ming throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Perez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ming checks a leg kick.
Perez avoids the body shot from Ming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Perez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perez clobbers Ming with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Perez thows a body shot but no joy.
Perez slaps away a takedown attempt from Ming, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ming.
Perez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ming dives in and grabs Perez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Perez pushes down on Ming's head and hops out.
Manuel Perez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cho Ming.
Ming has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Perez finds it's way round the side to connect with Ming's head.
Ming moves away from the strike by Perez.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez throws the left hand but Ming avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Perez wants it to stay on the feet.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez lands a lovely overhand right.
Perez looks to land a left hand but Ming moved out of range nicely.
Perez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perez lands a slapping body shot.
Perez misses with a hook. Ming ducked under it nicely.
Perez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Perez lands with a nice body punch.
Perez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ming backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Ming with that takedown attempt.
Perez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ming.
Ming is rocked!
Cho Ming is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez lands a body shot.
Perez cracks a nice hook into Ming's ribs.
Oooooh!!! Perez has knocked Ming down with a huge combo! Perez steps away and waves a wobbly Ming back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ming is still on wobbly legs! Can Perez finish him?
Ming walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Perez swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Manuel Perez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cadiz Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itsu Hitigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hitigaki has chosen The Whistler as his entrance music. Itsu Hitigaki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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153 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cadiz Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Itsu Hitigaki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitigaki tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez throws a right hand that Hitigaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Hitigaki also avoids with ease.
Gomez shoots in but no luck this time.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez throws a nice looking combination but Hitigaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitigaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up.
Hitigaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitigaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomez on the side of the head.
Gomez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hitigaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomez.
Gomez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomez thows a body shot but no joy.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Hitigaki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Hitigaki is out of range.
Hitigaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez swings for the body but Hitigaki moves out of range.
Hitigaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitigaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gomez, as that shot connected.
Hitigaki moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
Hitigaki wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Hitigaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cadiz Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitigaki moves away from the strike by Gomez.
Hitigaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch.
Hitigaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Hitigaki moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
Gomez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hitigaki tries to clinch there but Gomez circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch.
Hitigaki defending well as Gomez loads up on a big left hand.
Hitigaki avoids the body shot from Gomez.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Hitigaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez looks to throw the jab but Hitigaki is out of range.
Hitigaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitigaki wants to 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!
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Hitigaki counters with a straight right hand.
Hitigaki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Hitigaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Hitigaki slips the punch.
Hitigaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gomez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up.
Hitigaki is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Gomez dives in and grabs Hitigaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hitigaki pushes down on Gomez's head and hops out.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Hitigaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomez.
A punch combination from Gomez misses.
Hitigaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gomez misses with a two punch combination.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitigaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Gomez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Gomez misses the target.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hitigaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitigaki instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gomez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hitigaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitigaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitigaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gomez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hitigaki lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Hitigaki scores with a knee to the head.
Gomez is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitigaki stalling in the clinch.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gomez wants to get back to striking at distance but Hitigaki won't allow it.
Gomez seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hitigaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsu Hitigaki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez misses with a wild combination.
Hitigaki moves into range and clinches up with Gomez.
Nice body punch from Gomez - that landed with a thud.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hitigaki as the two fighters clinch.
Hitigaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gomez is keeping busy.
Gomez tries a body shot but Hitigaki blocks it.
Hitigaki stalling in the clinch.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitigaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitigaki misses with a knee to the head.
Hitigaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hitigaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Gomez tries to circle away but Hitigaki has him pinned against the cage.
Hitigaki misses with the head strike.
Gomez tries to break the clinch but Hitigaki is controlling the position.
Hitigaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hitigaki working aggressively here.
Gomez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hitigaki lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez tries to break free but Hitigaki pushes him back against the cage.
Gomez is looking to control Hitigaki's arms but Hitigaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gomez has his back to the cage.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez misses with some punches.
Gomez is stalling here.
Hitigaki lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hitigaki presses Gomez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hitigaki lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomez tries to throw a body punch but Hitigaki avoids it by throwing Gomez back against the cage.
Gomez is trying to break the clinch but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Hitigaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki slowing the pace effectively.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
Hitigaki is trying to maintain a safe position but Gomez gets an underhook and turns Hitigaki into the cage.
Hitigaki stalls.
Gomez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hitigaki has him pressed against the cage.
Hitigaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hitigaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gomez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hitigaki presses Gomez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki looking to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Hitigaki.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hitigaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hitigaki wants to stall.
A short uppercut from Gomez.
Hitigaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hitigaki lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Hitigaki.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hitigaki trying to stall but Gomez improves his position.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
Hitigaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hitigaki can't find room to land a body shot as Gomez controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Itsu Hitigaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gomez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hitigaki tries to clinch up but Gomez circles away and keeps his distance.
Gomez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hitigaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hitigaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomez.
Hitigaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hitigaki.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gomez as Hitigaki tries to tie him up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitigaki.
Hitigaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hitigaki digs a right hand into Gomez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gomez's gas tank.
Gomez is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gomez dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Gomez fails to land.
Gomez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hitigaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomez.
Gomez is looking to break free of the clinch but Hitigaki has double underhooks.
Hitigaki lands with a left to the head.
Gomez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gomez takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez.
Hitigaki stalling in the clinch.
Gomez misses with a body punch.
Hitigaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gomez's efforts to push away.
Cadiz Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gomez avoids it.
Gomez wants to stall.
Gomez misses with a punch to the body.
Hitigaki just leaning against Gomez, taking a breather.
Gomez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hitigaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gomez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gomez wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Itsu Hitigaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hitigaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gomez has a couple of punches blocked by Hitigaki.
Gomez blocks a body shot from Hitigaki.
Hitigaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gomez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hitigaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hitigaki.
It looks like Cadiz Gomez has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitigaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gomez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gomez as Hitigaki tries to tie him up.
Hitigaki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gomez up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gomez.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitigaki pushes Gomez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hitigaki.
Gomez misses with the head strike.
Hitigaki blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Itsu Hitigaki.
Well Hitigaki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Itsu Hitigaki!
During a confident post fight interview, Itsu Hitigaki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Vyaschelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vyaschelov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Move That Dope. Project Falcon is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Vyaschelov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Project Falcon!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Falcon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Falcon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vyaschelov just misses with a punch to the body.
Vyaschelov misses with a kick to the body.
Falcon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vyaschelov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vyaschelov tries to clinch up but Falcon circles away and keeps his distance.
Falcon throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Vyaschelov thows a body shot but no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vyaschelov crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Falcon - the referee stops the clock and Vyaschelov gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Falcon. Vyaschelov manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Falcon.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Falcon.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vyaschelov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vyaschelov moves into range and clinches up with Falcon.
A hook to the body from Falcon.
Vyaschelov blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vyaschelov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vyaschelov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Falcon has him pressed against the cage.
Falcon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vyaschelov backwards.
Vyaschelov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Falcon walks away with a smile on his face. Vyaschelov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vyaschelov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vyaschelov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Falcon.
Good shot there by Falcon.
Vyaschelov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Falcon scores with a kick to the body.
Falcon lands with a nice body kick.
Vyaschelov will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vyaschelov tries to clinch but Falcon moves out of range.
Falcon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Project Falcon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Falcon.
Falcon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That kick from Falcon tenderised Vyaschelov's leg. Vyaschelov is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vyaschelov goes for a double leg but Falcon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Falcon continues to drive forward.
Falcon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Falcon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vyaschelov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Falcon smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Vyaschelov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Falcon.
Vyaschelov has closed the distance and engaged Falcon in a clinch.
Falcon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vyaschelov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Falcon to keep the fight standing.
Falcon presses Vyaschelov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vyaschelov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Falcon walks away with a smile on his face. Vyaschelov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vyaschelov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Falcon. That one must have hurt.
Falcon scores with a spinning back kick!
Vyaschelov is breathing heavily.
Falcon jabs at Vyaschelov's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon pushes Vyaschelov away with a front kick.
Falcon feints and then cracks Vyaschelov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vyaschelov down.
Vyaschelov misses with a body kick.
Falcon throws a head kick that half lands.
Falcon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vyaschelov.
Falcon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Falcon, right into the meat.
Vyaschelov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Falcon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Falcon lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vyaschelov will feel that in the morning.
Falcon connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vyaschelov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Falcon connects with a leg kick. Vyaschelov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Falcon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vyaschelov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Falcon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon lands with a hook. Vyaschelov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vyaschelov tries to clinch there but Falcon circles away.
Falcon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Falcon throws a leg kick which misses Vyaschelov's front leg but catches the back leg as Vyaschelov tries to avoid it.
Falcon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vyaschelov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Falcon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Falcon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vyaschelov has managed to clinch.
Falcon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vyaschelov backwards.
Falcon manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vyaschelov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vyaschelov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Falcon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Falcon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Falcon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Falcon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sergei Vyaschelov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Falcon as he connects with a hook.
Falcon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Falcon thuds his shin into the meat of Vyaschelov's side.
Project Falcon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Falcon punishes Vyaschelov's body with a nice straight punch.
Falcon digs a good hook to Vyaschelov's body.
Falcon delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Falcon.
Falcon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vyaschelov dives in and grabs Falcon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Falcon pushes down on Vyaschelov's head and hops out.
Vyaschelov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Falcon scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A cross from Falcon lands.
It looks like Sergei Vyaschelov has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Falcon.
A solid leg kick lands there for Falcon.
Both fighters circling a little - Falcon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Vyaschelov seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Falcon shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Vyaschelov is backing up but Falcon catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Vyaschelov covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Falcon Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Project Falcon!
Sergei Vyaschelov was interviewed post fight and said 'Wow, But every gotta lose some day'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ardel Ariola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toyoki Kawamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ardel Ariola has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ardel Ariola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toyoki Kawamura!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ariola keeps the fight on the outside.
Kawamura looks to land a combination but Ariola avoids it well.
Kawamura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ariola is out of range and Kawamura settles back down.
Kawamura looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kawamura misses with a low kick.
Ariola looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kawamura!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
You can see the frustration on Kawamura's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ariola throws an elbow but Kawamura slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ariola working the ground and pound from side control.
Kawamura is not content to let Ariola control the position.
Ariola sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kawamura is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Ariola seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ariola lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kawamura 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.
Kawamura taking a bit of punishment here - Ariola scoring with strikes.
Kawamura is looking for a sweep.
Ariola creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ariola creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ariola in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ariola controlling from side mount.
Kawamura regains half guard.
Ariola looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to 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!
Ariola is thwarting Kawamura's attempts to control the position.
Ariola will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ariola scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ariola connects with a nice short shot to Kawamura's temple.
Kawamura trying to control here.
Kawamura wants to improve his position but Ariola is controlling well.
Kawamura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ariola.
Ariola stops Kawamura from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ariola is trying to control. Kawamura wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kawamura is trying to get back to full guard.
Ariola missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ariola is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ariola looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kawamura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kawamura is trying to maintain the position but Ariola is very close to passing his half guard.
Ariola is stalling here. Kawamura is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ariola seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kawamura has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kawamura gets to mount! Ariola was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kawamura lands a nice shot to the head.
Ariola tries to hold on but Kawamura pushes him away.
Kawamura landing strikes from the mount and Ariola is in trouble!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawamura swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ariola is now in Kawamura's guard. A big mistake from Kawamura there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura trying to keep a closed guard but Ariola is proving a slippery customer.
Ariola scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ariola throws a big right hand that misses.
Ariola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kawamura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ariola landing with the ground and pound.
Ariola scoring with some ground and pound.
Kawamura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ariola is one step ahead there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kawamura trying to keep a closed guard but Ariola is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ardel Ariola dominated that round.
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.
Kawamura tries to clinch but Ariola is having none of it.
Kawamura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ariola looking to score a takedown here. Kawamura is defending well but Ariola drives through and ends up in Kawamura's guard.
Kawamura manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ariola manages to get himself to full guard.
Kawamura pushing down on Ariola's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kawamura is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ariola keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ariola tries to get to full guard but Kawamura has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Kawamura seems content to control.
Let's hope that Kawamura has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kawamura's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kawamura trying to control the action but Ariola is working from the bottom.
Ardel Ariola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kawamura prevents Ariola from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura stalling away here and it's allowed Ariola to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kawamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Ariola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Toyoki Kawamura has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A big left from Kawamura misses.
Kawamura looks to clinch
and Ariola counters with a left and a right that stings Kawamura.
Kawamura lands a leg kick that knocks Ariola off balance momentarily.
Kawamura gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ariola to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ariola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ariola controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kawamura bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ariola's guard.
Kawamura is looking to work some ground and pound but Ariola has wrist control.
Ariola wants to sweep but no luck.
Ariola trying to control the position here.
Kawamura loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kawamura is pushing down on Ariola's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ariola is fighting to maintain full guard but Kawamura has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ariola on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ariola tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura is stalling here. Ariola is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kawamura seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ariola has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ariola laying and praying for a moment but Kawamura takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kawamura wants to improve his position but Ariola is controlling well.
Kawamura tries to kick Ariola off but Ariola keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ariola tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kawamura knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kawamura is trying to stand up here but Ariola is controlling him well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kawamura has hold of Ariola's hands but Ariola slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ariola lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toyoki Kawamura will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kawamura wants to clinch up but Ariola keeps it at a distance.
Kawamura throws a solid leg kick but Ariola takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kawamura.
Ariola shoots in and bounces Kawamura off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ariola showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ariola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ariola has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kawamura trying to keep a closed guard but Ariola is proving a slippery customer.
Ariola wants to control from the top but Kawamura keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawamura has his foot on Ariola's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ariola works his way back into a safe position though.
Ariola lands a couple of elbows.
Kawamura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ariola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ariola postures up and lands a big shot to Kawamura's brow.
Kawamura looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ariola is one step ahead there.
Kawamura has momentary wrist control but Ariola slips an elbow through the middle.
Kawamura is trying to keep Ariola in close.
Ariola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ariola scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ariola stopping the sweep attempt from Kawamura.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kawamura avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kawamura is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ariola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ariola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ariola stops Kawamura from standing up.
Kawamura working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ariola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kawamura not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ariola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ariola distracts Kawamura with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kawamura 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.
Ariola working some strikes from top position.
Ariola looking to pass the guard.
Ariola postures up.
Kawamura looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kawamura manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ariola wants to hold on but Kawamura pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawamura connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ariola can't escape the position.
Ariola wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kawamura.
Ariola wants to hold on but Kawamura pushes him away.
Ariola is looking to improve his position but Kawamura isn't that keen on the idea.
Kawamura trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Poor strikes thrown by Kawamura there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ardel Ariola showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ariola 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ardel Ariola!
During a confident post fight interview, Ardel Ariola thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Toyoki Kawamura was interviewed post fight and said 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - OMG They Clinched Kenny - FNPFC'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinuhe Walli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Karlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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220 lbs
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212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sinuhe Walli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Karlo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mario Karlo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karlo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walli.
Karlo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Walli pinned against the cage. Walli gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Walli pushes Karlo away with a front kick.
Walli 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.
Karlo scores with a nice right hand.
Walli gets caught napping as Karlo dives in and scores a takedown. Walli manages to retain guard.
Karlo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Walli's head.
Karlo is stalling in the full guard.
Walli keeping moving, preventing Karlo from controlling successfully.
Karlo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karlo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlo postures up.
Karlo tries to free his leg and advance position but Walli is retaining full guard.
Walli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karlo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walli on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Walli tries to get out of the position.
Karlo trying to control the position from guard on top but Walli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karlo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walli knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karlo on the ground.
Karlo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Karlo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Walli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karlo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karlo throwing strikes but missing.
Karlo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karlo lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karlo is looking to work some ground and pound but Walli has wrist control.
Karlo throwing strikes from guard but Walli blocks nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karlo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karlo throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karlo.
Karlo is working Walli over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Karlo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karlo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karlo scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlo throwing strikes but missing.
Karlo tries to free his leg and advance position but Walli is retaining full guard.
Karlo stopping the sweep attempt from Walli.
Walli trying to control the position.
Karlo connects with a couple of short punches.
Karlo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karlo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Walli's head.
Karlo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlo postures up in Walli's guard and throws a big left but Walli blocks it.
Karlo stands and throws Walli's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Karlo scores with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karlo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Walli is avoiding damage well.
Karlo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Walli tries to buck Karlo off but Karlo is having none of it.
Walli takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Karlo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Karlo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Karlo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Walli some visible discomfort.
Karlo working the head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Karlo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Walli throws a looping overhand right but Karlo ducks down to avoid it.
Karlo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice body punch from Walli.
Walli throws a series of punches but Karlo moves out of range.
A punch combination from Walli misses.
Nice sprawl there from Walli as Karlo shoots in.
Walli pushes Karlo up against the cage in a clinch.
Walli is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Karlo is defending well for now.
Karlo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Walli regains guard.
Karlo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Walli's head.
Karlo passes Walli's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karlo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Karlo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karlo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karlo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walli with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Walli is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Oh Walli is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Karlo scores with a big shot! Walli's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Walli! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Karlo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Sun Tzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sun Tzu has chosen Death Rides a Horse as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernie Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Sun Tzu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sun Tzu scores with a hook to the body. Miller takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sun Tzu can pounce on him.
Sun Tzu scores with a leg kick.
Sun Tzu cracks Miller with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sun Tzu throws a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Miller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sun Tzu throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Sun Tzu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sun Tzu throws a low kick but Miller avoids it.
Jab from Sun Tzu.
Sun Tzu feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
Sun Tzu digs a good hook to Miller's body.
Miller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sun Tzu fakes the leg kick and cracks Miller in the body.
Nice body kick from Sun Tzu.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice straight punches there by Sun Tzu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sun Tzu.
Miller throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun Tzu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sun Tzu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miller moves away.
Sun Tzu misses with a low kick.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sun Tzu.
Sun Tzu throws a head kick that misses.
Sun Tzu takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Sun Tzu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Sun Tzu misses
and Miller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Miller landing knees to the head.
It looks like Bruce Sun Tzu has been cut.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sun Tzu's elbow.
Sun Tzu tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Sun Tzu back against the cage.
Sun Tzu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands a right hand.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Miller works on Sun Tzu's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sun Tzu up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sun Tzu swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
Sun Tzu avoids a wild elbow strike from Miller.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sun Tzu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sun Tzu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Miller.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sun Tzu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sun Tzu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sun Tzu fails to land.
Miller lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That has opened up Bruce Sun Tzu's cut even more.
Sun Tzu dodges an elbow strike from Miller.
Miller is pushing Sun Tzu up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Sun Tzu is blocking nicely.
Sun Tzu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Sun Tzu has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun Tzu tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Sun Tzu back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Miller throws an elbow but misses.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sun Tzu's elbow.
Sun Tzu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters 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!
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miller misses with a knee strike.
Miller misses with an elbow strike.
Miller blocks a body shot from Sun Tzu.
Miller stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sun Tzu avoids the elbow strike from Miller, against the cage.
Sun Tzu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruce Sun Tzu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Sun Tzu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Miller misses the target.
Sun Tzu scores with a leg kick.
Sun Tzu scores with a leg kick.
Sun Tzu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Ernie Miller has been cut.
Sun Tzu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sun Tzu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miller throws out a leg kick but Sun Tzu moves out of range and Miller only half commits.
Miller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Miller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Sun Tzu misses
and Miller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Sun Tzu fails to land.
Sun Tzu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sun Tzu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sun Tzu throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun Tzu misses with a body punch.
Sun Tzu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sun Tzu fails to land.
Sun Tzu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sun Tzu letting Miller take a breather here.
Miller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sun Tzu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miller's elbow.
Miller lands a damaging elbow.
Miller gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Bruce Sun Tzu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruce Sun Tzu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ernie Miller!
Ernie Miller gave a mention to KAISER in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takamura Mamrou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nursultan Nasarbajew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamrou comes to the cage accompanied by The Whistler. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamura Mamrou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nursultan Nasarbajew!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamrou throws out a loose jab but Nasarbajew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nasarbajew fails with the takedown.
Mamrou defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nasarbajew.
Nasarbajew changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mamrou tries to avoid it but Nasarbajew manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mamrou to the ground. Mamrou escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Takamura Mamrou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nursultan Nasarbajew.
Mamrou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Nursultan Nasarbajew has been cut.
Nasarbajew looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mamrou fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nasarbajew on the side of the head.
Mamrou stuffs the takedown attempt from Nasarbajew. Nasarbajew gets slowly back to his feet.
Nasarbajew shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mamrou counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nasarbajew fails to land the takedown.
Mamrou gets caught napping as Nasarbajew dives in and scores a takedown. Mamrou manages to retain 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.
Nasarbajew looks winded!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nasarbajew accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mamrou controlling Nasarbajew's posture.
Nasarbajew loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasarbajew in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mamrou pulls Nasarbajew in to control the position.
Nasarbajew working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mamrou seems keen to control Nasarbajew's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Takamura Mamrou just wasn't active enough.
Mamrou connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nasarbajew throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mamrou's waist but Mamrou gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nasarbajew off to one side.
Nasarbajew changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mamrou tries to avoid it but Nasarbajew manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mamrou to the ground. Mamrou escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nasarbajew throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mamrou's waist but Mamrou gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nasarbajew off to one side.
Nasarbajew gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mamrou counters with a stiff right hand.
Mamrou lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Nasarbajew falls backwards - clearly groggy! Mamrou dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takamura Mamrou!
Takamura Mamrou seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shun Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masaru comes to the cage accompanied by Shoot Me Again. William Johnson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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183 lbs
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202 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shun Masaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, William Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Masaru tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Masaru to stand up.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Johnson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A jab from Masaru misses.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
Masaru had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Masaru.
Johnson stands and steps away. Masaru gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Masaru tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Masaru is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Johnson seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Masaru really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Johnson stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Masaru tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Masaru's guard.
Johnson passes Masaru's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Masaru might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Masaru looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson decides to stand up.
Masaru connects with the punch.
Shun Masaru is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Masaru to the mat! Masaru manages to get full guard.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Johnson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Masaru defends it well.
Johnson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Masaru to stand up.
Masaru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masaru goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Johnson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. William Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Masaru tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
A jab from Masaru misses.
Masaru misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Masaru avoids it really well and circles away.
A big right from Masaru misses.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into Masaru's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Masaru is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Masaru throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into Masaru's guard.
Masaru seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
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!
Masaru tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stays in close to Masaru's body and controls the position.
Johnson gets to his feet. Masaru looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - Masaru looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Johnson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Johnson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Masaru gets caught flat footed, as Johnson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson stands up from Masaru's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Masaru's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson shoots in and bounces Masaru off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Johnson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Masaru, up you get!
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson gets a double leg takedown into Masaru's guard.
Johnson stays in close to Masaru's body and controls the position.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masaru is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Masaru looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Johnson stands up from Masaru's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson gets a double leg takedown into Masaru's guard.
Johnson gets to his feet. Masaru looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Masaru keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson 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.
Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masaru actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnson decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Masaru lands a nice looking kick to the body. Johnson takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Masaru as he avoids it easily.
Johnson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
William Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Masaru is looking for a triangle but Johnson pushes his legs off easily.
Johnson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Masaru is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Masaru tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson looking to score a takedown here. Masaru is defending well but Johnson drives through and ends up in Masaru's guard.
Masaru being controlled here, momentarily.
Johnson gets to his feet. Masaru looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Shun Masaru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masaru tries to land a leg kick but Johnson saw it coming and moves away.
Masaru tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Johnson works his way into full mount!
Johnson fails to take his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson content just to control the position here.
Johnson stands up from mount. Strange move.
William Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Masaru misses.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Johnson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Masaru.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson checks a leg kick nicely.
Masaru gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Masaru manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson looking to score a takedown here. Masaru is defending well but Johnson drives through and ends up in Masaru's guard.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masaru working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Masaru working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. William Johnson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Masaru is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Masaru looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Masaru's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Masaru tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Masaru actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson stands up from half guard.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Masaru enables Johnson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Masaru manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masaru working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Johnson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Masaru is working an open guard so Johnson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Masaru to the mat! Masaru manages to get full guard.
Johnson advances to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Masaru!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru has given up his back here. Will Johnson look for the submission or keep pounding away?
What can Masaru do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Masaru tries to escape the position.
Johnson is riding his opponent, not letting Masaru buck him off.
Masaru is really stuck here.
Good control from Johnson.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. William Johnson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Masaru moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Masaru gets caught napping as Johnson dives in and scores a takedown. Masaru manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets to his feet - Masaru follows without any prompting.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masaru.
Masaru is looking to score with low kicks.
Masaru throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Masaru looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson stands up and beckons Masaru to his feet.
Masaru throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Masaru did well to prevent Johnson getting side control.
Masaru looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Johnson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Johnson stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaru moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Masaru is looking to land body kicks.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Johnson controlling the action here.
Johnson stands up from half guard.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masaru throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Masaru tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Masaru!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masaru being controlled for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson decides to stand back up. Johnson steps back and let's Masaru get back to his feet.
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Masaru was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson stands up and waves to Masaru to follow him.
Masaru throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shun Masaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masaru misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Masaru was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Masaru is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson pushes down on Masaru's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Johnson 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Monday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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284 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Monday!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monday works the jab nicely.
It looks like Jack Byrne has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Monday.
Monday misses the shot to the body.
Monday tries to clinch but Byrne moves out of range.
Byrne wants to clinch up but Monday keeps it at a distance.
Byrne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Monday.
Monday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monday misses with an uppercut.
Monday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byrne manages to avoid it.
Mike Monday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monday loads up on a big right hand but Byrne slips the punch.
Monday thows a body shot but no joy.
Monday works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Monday swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Monday moves in looking to clinch but Byrne pushes him off.
Byrne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Monday checks it well.
Monday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byrne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monday misses the shot to the body.
Monday lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Monday lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Byrne can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Monday and Byrne drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Monday.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Monday!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Monday thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shintaro Nomo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian McMullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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180 lbs
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shintaro Nomo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adrian McMullen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nomo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nomo lands with a shot to the body.
McMullen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shintaro Nomo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McMullen checks a leg kick.
Nomo swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Nomo.
The fighters circling - Nomo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McMullen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nomo.
Nomo misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nomo scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McMullen moves away from the strike by Nomo.
Nomo throws an overhand right that lands on McMullen's shoulder, as McMullen tries to avoid the shot.
McMullen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nomo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McMullen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nomo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nomo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McMullen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Nomo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McMullen looks winded!
McMullen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nomo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
McMullen is rocked!
Nomo connects with a superb combination that knocks McMullen out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Nomo before he can land any more shots to the unconscious McMullen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shintaro Nomo!
Shintaro Nomo retains his welterweight title!
In his post fight interview, Shintaro Nomo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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