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JLF 32: Peace and Serenity PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zei Rulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jew Pro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jew Pro looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zei Rulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jew Pro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rulu blocks a head kick by Pro.
Pro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pro throws a leg kick but Rulu moved away.
Rulu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rulu smiles and moves away.
Rulu clinches up with Pro and pushes him back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rulu moves into range and clinches up with Pro.
Rulu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pro misses with a looping left.
Rulu darts in and clinches Pro up against the ropes.
Rulu breaks from the clinch.
Rulu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rulu counters with a shoot takedown. Pro fights it but they end up in guard.
Pro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pro keeping moving, preventing Rulu from controlling successfully.
Rulu wants to pass the guard but Pro is keeping the position.
Rulu won't allow Pro to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rulu slips nicely into half guard.
Pro is trying to stand back up but Rulu is controlling him
Rulu is looking to take a break and control but Pro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pro closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rulu counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rulu is working for a submission of some sort.
Rulu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pro wants to get back to his feet.
Rulu working over Pro with some ground and pound. Pro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pro tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rulu working the head and body with strikes.
Rulu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rulu is keen to just control but Pro is a slippery customer.
Rulu stops Pro from getting back to his feet.
Pro looks gassed!
Rulu working Pro over with strikes.
Pro taking some punishment here, with Rulu in his half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rulu passes to full mount!
Rulu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rulu raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rulu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rulu is working for a guillotine from mount but Pro frees his head quite easily.
Rulu is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zei Rulu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rulu rushes Pro and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rulu has him pressed against the ropes.
Pro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rulu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Rulu here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Rulu clinches up with Pro and pushes him back against the ropes.
Rulu breaks the clinch.
Rulu closes the distance and clinches.
Pro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rulu jumps guard and drags Pro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rulu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pro manages to get himself to full guard.
Rulu pushing down on Pro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rulu passes the guard and advances to mount!
Rulu lands a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rulu has control of Pro's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Pro regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rulu landing shots from mount.
Pro wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Rulu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pro is breathing heavily.
Rulu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pro is looking to escape.
Rulu controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rulu scoring with strikes but Pro is staying in there.
Pro keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rulu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rulu controlling from mount.
Rulu is working for a guillotine from mount but Pro frees his head quite easily.
Rulu is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Pro is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Pro flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Rulu anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Pro and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Rulu slips an arm under Pro chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Rulu has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Rulu is squeezing on Pro like an anaconda would it's prey. Pro fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zei Rulu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Penniman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Penniman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Penniman!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penniman misses with a few strikes there.
Penniman sizes up Diaz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Penniman misses with a few strikes there.
Penniman stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Penniman loads up on a big right hand but Diaz slips the punch.
Penniman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaz scores a takedown into full mount!
Diaz with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Penniman is trying desperately to improve position.
Diaz working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Penniman looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Diaz! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tyson Diaz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lincon Pingshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genki Pseudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pingshaw comes into the arena with Heart of a Champion blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lincon Pingshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genki Pseudo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pingshaw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pseudo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pingshaw on the side of the head.
Pingshaw shoots in but Pseudo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pseudo misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Pseudo. No joy for Pingshaw on that attempt.
Pseudo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pingshaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lincon Pingshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick from Pseudo misses.
Nice takedown defense from Pseudo. No joy for Pingshaw on that attempt.
Pseudo throws out a loose jab but Pingshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pingshaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Pseudo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pingshaw is breathing heavily.
Pseudo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Pingshaw tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Pseudo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Genki Pseudo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bada Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Antonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boom comes to the ring accompanied by Metallica - All Nightmare Long. Antonio has chosen I'm Coming as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bada Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Antonio!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonio shoots in but no luck this time.
Antonio keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Antonio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Boom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Antonio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antonio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Antonio pushes Boom up against the ropes in a clinch.
Boom tries to pull guard but Antonio holds him up against the ropes and eventually Boom drops back down to his feet.
Boom wants to stall.
Boom fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bada Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Antonio gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boom looking for submissions off his back.
Boom is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Antonio's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Antonio's back!
Antonio is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Boom off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Boom is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Boom gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Boom gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Boom apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Boom feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boom drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Antonio manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Boom has Antonio in his guard.
Boom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Antonio doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Boom is tightening it up a little... Antonio has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Antonio reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Antonio taps out! nice BJJ there by Boom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bada Boom!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tupac Shaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitoshi Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matsumoto has chosen Otep - Blood Pigs as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tupac Shaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitoshi Matsumoto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto closes the distance and clinches.
Matsumoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matsumoto misses with a body punch.
Matsumoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shaker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matsumoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Shaker sprawls well. He's pushed Matsumoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shaker fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matsumoto circles away from the clinch attempt
and Matsumoto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shaker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matsumoto is keeping busy.
Matsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Matsumoto gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shaker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsumoto avoids it.
Matsumoto looking to slow down the pace here.
Shaker tries a knee to the head but Matsumoto blocks it.
Matsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shaker pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Matsumoto wants a takedown but no success here.
Shaker landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Matsumoto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Matsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matsumoto is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Shaker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tupac Shaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitoshi Matsumoto.
Matsumoto is trying to force a seperation but Shaker has the dominant position.
Matsumoto avoiding damage as Shaker throws knees to the body.
Shaker working Matsumoto over with knees to the body.
Shaker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matsumoto is defending well for now.
Shaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Matsumoto leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Matsumoto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shaker is breathing heavily.
Shaker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matsumoto avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shaker lands a knee to the body.
Shaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matsumoto's face.
Matsumoto works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Shaker wants to get back to his feet but Matsumoto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shaker being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matsumoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shaker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Shaker wants to control the position but Matsumoto says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Shaker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shaker pushes Matsumoto off but Matsumoto dives into side control.
Matsumoto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shaker down.
Sloppy strikes there by Matsumoto.
Shaker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Matsumoto on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Matsumoto passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Shaker!
Matsumoto fails to take his opponent's back.
Matsumoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Matsumoto there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitoshi Matsumoto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shaker tries to clinch but Matsumoto moves out of range.
Hitoshi Matsumoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsumoto shoots in for a double leg but Shaker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shaker throws a series of punches but Matsumoto avoids them all with ease.
Shaker clinches with his opponent.
Shaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shaker keeps control of Matsumoto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shaker decides to pull guard.
Shaker has momentary wrist control but Matsumoto slips an elbow through the middle.
Shaker keeping moving, preventing Matsumoto from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shaker is looking to stand up but Matsumoto isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Matsumoto advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Matsumoto wants to stand up but Shaker is controlling the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Matsumoto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shaker defending well though.
Matsumoto is trying to control the action in half guard but Shaker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker is controlling Matsumoto's trapped leg to prevent Matsumoto from advancing to side control.
Shaker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shaker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Matsumoto.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matsumoto looks to clinch
and Shaker counters with a left and a right that stings Matsumoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Matsumoto misses with a takedown
and Shaker counters with a series of strikes. Matsumoto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Matsumoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaker.
Matsumoto shoots and misses
and Shaker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tupac Shaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitoshi Matsumoto.
Matsumoto tries for a takedown but Shaker circles away easily
and Shaker counters by clinching up.
Matsumoto dodges an elbow strike from Shaker.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaker trying to land knees to the body.
Shaker tries a knee to the head but Matsumoto blocks it.
Shaker misses with a knee to the head.
Shaker tries to land knees in the clinch but Matsumoto avoids the damage to the body.
Matsumoto has Shaker pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Shaker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupac Shaker dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Matsumoto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shaker counters with a three punch combo that has Matsumoto backing up. Matsumoto nods at Shaker to acknowledge the strikes.
Matsumoto tries for a takedown but Shaker circles away easily
and Shaker moves into the clinch.
Shaker missing with knees to the body.
Matsumoto avoiding damage as Shaker throws knees to the body.
Matsumoto is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shaker is keeping busy.
Shaker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Matsumoto blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Matsumoto wants a takedown.
Tupac Shaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hitoshi Matsumoto.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shaker scores with a leg kick.
Tupac Shaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Matsumoto counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker throws an elbow but it misses.
Matsumoto avoiding damage as Shaker throws knees to the body.
Matsumoto fails to pull guard.
Shaker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matsumoto is defending well for now.
Matsumoto gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Shaker regains guard.
Matsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matsumoto preventing the sweep.
Matsumoto wants to control from the top but Shaker keeps moving.
Shaker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shaker tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto has gone for a leg lock! Shaker slips out almost immediately though and dives into Matsumoto's guard.
Matsumoto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shaker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Matsumoto is working away from the top position though.
That's three 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. Matsumoto connects with a nice short shot to Shaker's temple.
Matsumoto with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Matsumoto wants to stand but Shaker has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Matsumoto works his way into side control.
Matsumoto stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Matsumoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shaker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shaker.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaker decides to pull guard.
Matsumoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shaker is keeping the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hitoshi Matsumoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Matsumoto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitoshi Matsumoto!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
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150 lbs
7 - 5 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelly avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hanma as he avoids it easily.
Hanma lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kelly tries for a takedown but Hanma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hanma misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Hanma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kelly is out of range and Hanma settles back down.
Hanma throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Hanma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Hanma.
Hanma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hanma swinging wildly here.
Hanma pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma throws a looping overhand right but Kelly ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kelly blocks the leg kick.
Kelly throws a nice looking combination but Hanma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good shot there by Hanma.
Hanma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanma.
Hanma swings for the body but Kelly moves out of range.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Baki Hanma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hanma.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanma.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hanma.
Baki Hanma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hanma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kelly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kelly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hanma misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanma can pounce on him.
Hanma scores with a leg kick.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hanma sprawls well. Hanma wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kelly is breathing heavily.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanma.
Hanma lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kelly will feel that in the morning.
Kelly takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hanma misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Hanma.
Hanma throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma cracks the inside of Kelly's front leg.
Hanma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hanma tries to land a front kick but Kelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Hanma lands with a straight right. Kelly didn't see that one coming.
A head kick from Hanma lands but Kelly takes it in his stride.
Hanma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hanma connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Hanma.
Kelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hanma feints and then cracks Kelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kelly down.
Hanma misses with a body shot.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Hanma.
Hanma sizes up Kelly with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kelly. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hanma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma misses with a body kick.
Hanma moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Hanma scores with the left hand. Kelly knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma 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.
Hanma thumps Kelly with a low kick.
Hanma lands with a right hand.
Baki Hanma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hanma throws a front kick aimed at Kelly's knee but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly avoids a kick to the body.
Hanma digs a good hook to Kelly's body.
Hanma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanma throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Hanma.
Hanma throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kelly counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hanma!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hanma is on top in guard.
Hanma not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly working for submissions but it's allowed Hanma to get to half guard.
Hanma is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hanma wants to take a breather but Kelly is having none of it.
Hanma trying to mount his opponent but Kelly defends it.
Kelly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hanma decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Kelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hanma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hanma throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanma scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hanma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Hanma.
Hanma scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hanma. That's going to slow Kelly down.
Hanma lands an overhand right.
Hanma jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.
Hanma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hanma throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hanma, right into the meat.
Hanma missing with a left hand there. Kelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hanma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanma.
Hanma throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Kelly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Hanma misses the target.
Hanma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanma scores with a jab. Kelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kelly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
John Kelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanma darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baki Hanma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hanma shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hanma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kelly.
Hanma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hanma throws out a leg kick but Kelly moves out of range and Hanma only half commits.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hanma.
Some wild striking there from Hanma.
Hanma misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Hanma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice jab there from Hanma.
Hanma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hanma throws a nice head kick!
Hanma lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hanma plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hanma thuds a left hand into Kelly's body.
Hanma lands with a right hand.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
John Kelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hanma throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Hanma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kelly's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hanma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hanma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kelly staying out of range there.
Kelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanma can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanma.
A head kick misses from Hanma.
Kelly moves out of range of the body kick from Hanma.
Hanma throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Hanma throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Hanma throws a head kick that misses.
Hanma lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hanma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hanma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hanma scoring well with a low kick there.
Hanma looks to land a combination. Kelly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hanma misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Hanma.
Kelly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanma. Hanma obviously looking to wear him down.
Kelly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut there from Hanma.
Hanma lands a head kick. Kelly smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanma.
Baki Hanma is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hanma throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baki Hanma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hanma 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baki Hanma!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiaki Urai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Filipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Urai kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Japan Will Kick Your Ass. Filipe Melo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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24
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good in bed |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiaki Urai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Filipe Melo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Urai throws a leg kick but Melo checks it.
Melo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Urai, right into the meat.
Urai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Melo throws a head kick that misses.
Melo tries to clinch but Urai moves out of range.
Urai throws a looping overhand right but Melo ducks down to avoid it.
Melo tries to clinch but Urai is having none of it.
Urai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Melo.
Melo instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urai is looking to break free of the clinch but Melo has double underhooks.
Urai tries to break the clinch but Melo is controlling the position.
Melo prevents Urai from breaking the clinch.
Melo pulls guard successfully.
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.
Urai trying to control the position from guard on top but Melo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Melo can't keep his opponent in guard - Urai advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Urai is looking to take a break and control but Melo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Melo wants to improve his position but Urai is controlling well.
Urai is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Urai is trying to control the action in half guard but Melo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Urai shoots in for a double leg but Melo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Urai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Melo.
Urai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Melo has Urai up against the ropes in a clinch.
Urai is trying to break the clinch but Melo has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Melo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Urai just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Urai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Melo working Urai over with knees to the body.
Melo prevents Urai from breaking the clinch.
Melo pulls guard.
Melo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Urai is aware though and is defending well.
Urai has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Melo is proving hard to escape from.
Urai has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Melo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Urai defends well.
Melo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Urai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Melo is tightening it up a little... Urai has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Urai reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Urai taps out! nice BJJ there by Melo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Filipe Melo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Jayd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Illianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Illianenko's choice of entrance music: Only God Can Judge Me. Ivan Illianenko has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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250 lbs
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245 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Jayd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Illianenko!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jayd lands a high kick!
Illianenko lands a right hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Illianenko. No joy for Jayd on that attempt.
Illianenko looks to land a combination but Jayd avoids it well.
Jayd throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jayd scores a takedown into full mount!
Illianenko regains half guard.
Illianenko wants to control the action here but instead Jayd manages to pass to full mount!
Illianenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Illianenko is working to get back to half guard.
Jayd scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Illianenko working to try and regain half guard.
Jayd has control of Illianenko's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Illianenko regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Illianenko is desperately trying to improve his position but Jayd has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jayd connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Illianenko is looking to improve his position but Jayd isn't that keen on the idea.
Jayd tries to control but Illianenko wriggling away.
Illianenko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jayd looking to control but Illianenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jayd jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Illianenko is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Illianenko and Jayd has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Illianenko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jayd off and has taken his back!
Jayd defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Illianenko trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Illianenko is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jayd has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jayd tries to escape but Illianenko has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Illianenko missing with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Illianenko gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Illianenko gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Illianenko apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Jayd scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jayd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Illianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Illianenko loads up on a big right hand but Jayd slips the punch.
A punch combination from Illianenko misses.
Illianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Illianenko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jayd tries to clinch up.
Jayd is looking to slow Illianenko down with leg kicks.
Illianenko lands with a nice combination. Jayd backs away looking to recover.
Jayd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Illianenko.
Charlie Jayd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Illianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jayd moves in looking to clinch but Illianenko pushes him off.
Illianenko looks to land a combination but Jayd avoids it well.
Jayd has closed the distance and engaged Illianenko in a clinch.
Illianenko working hard to break the clinch.
Jayd landing knees to the body.
Jayd keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Illianenko's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jayd crunches a lovely knee into Illianenko's ribcage.
Jayd with a knee to the head.
Jayd is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Illianenko looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jayd.
Knees to the body from Jayd.
Jayd scores a nice knee to the body.
Jayd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jayd unloads a knee to the mid-section. Illianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jayd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Jayd.
Jayd gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Illianenko regains guard.
Jayd decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Illianenko, up you get!
Jayd clinches up with Illianenko and pushes him back against the ropes.
Jayd working Illianenko over with knees to the body.
Jayd misses with a knee strike.
Illianenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Illianenko working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Illianenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Illianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jayd has him pressed against the ropes.
Jayd lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Illianenko wants a takedown.
Jayd just leaning against Illianenko, taking a breather.
Jayd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Jayd 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.
Jayd misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Illianenko misses.
Illianenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Illianenko avoids the head kick by Jayd.
Decent striking displayed by Jayd there.
Illianenko throws a right hand that Jayd ducks under and follows up with a left that Jayd also avoids with ease.
Illianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jayd getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jayd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Illianenko does no damage.
Illianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jayd tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Illianenko scores with a hook to the body. Jayd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jayd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jayd throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Illianenko's head.
Jayd tries to land a front kick but Illianenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jayd goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jayd misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko blocks a head kick by Jayd.
Illianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Jayd.
Jayd rushes Illianenko and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Illianenko tries to circle away but Jayd has him pinned against the ropes.
Jayd lands a knee to the body.
Illianenko is breathing heavily.
Jayd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jayd obliges.
Jayd crunches a lovely knee into Illianenko's ribcage.
Jayd is trying to maintain a safe position but Illianenko gets an underhook and turns Jayd into the ropes.
Jayd landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jayd connects with a nasty looking knee right to Illianenko's face.
Jayd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jayd obliges.
A knee to the head by Jayd.
Illianenko breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Illianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jayd lands a head kick!
Jayd lands a high kick!
Illianenko thuds his right hand into Jayd's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko misses with a double jab.
Illianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Illianenko throws a right and a left that Jayd avoids nicely.
Illianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Illianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jayd.
Illianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jayd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Illianenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jayd throws a sloppy head kick and Illianenko moves out of range easily.
Jayd closes the distance and clinches.
Charlie Jayd has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jayd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jayd.
Jayd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jayd keeps control of Illianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Illianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jayd has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Jayd.
Jayd landing knees to the head.
Illianenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayd taking a breather.
Jayd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Illianenko can do to turn this around?
Illianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Illianenko swinging wildly here.
Illianenko throws a right hand that Jayd ducks under and follows up with a left that Jayd also avoids with ease.
Jayd shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jayd is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Illianenko sees it coming and defends easily.
Illianenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jayd working over Illianenko with some ground and pound. Illianenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Illianenko is looking to improve his position.
Charlie Jayd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jayd there.
Illianenko tries to roll over but Jayd keeps him under control.
Illianenko actively working from the bottom here.
Jayd has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jayd moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Illianenko is looking to reverse the position.
Illianenko looking for a sweep but Jayd has passed into full mount! Oh no!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jayd connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
BOOM! Jayd connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jayd prevents Illianenko from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Jayd dominated that second round.
That's time! Jayd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Jayd throws a head kick that Illianenko semi-blocks.
Jayd throws a head kick that misses.
Illianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Illianenko swinging wildly here.
Illianenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Jayd. Jayd gets slowly back to his feet.
Jayd chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Illianenko can pounce on him.
Jayd tries a head kick but it misses.
Jayd clinches up against the ropes.
Jayd prevents Illianenko from breaking the clinch.
Jayd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Illianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Jayd scores a nice knee to the body.
Jayd keeps control of Illianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jayd obliges.
Jayd lands a nice knee to the body.
Jayd with a knee to the head.
Jayd landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jayd has clasped his hands together around Illianenko's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jayd lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayd is looking to take a break and control but Illianenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Illianenko tries to improve position but can't.
Jayd working the body and head with strikes.
Jayd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Illianenko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Illianenko tries to bench press Jayd off him but Jayd keeps the position.
Jayd working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Illianenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jayd lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Illianenko misses with the combination.
Charlie Jayd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jayd is looking to clinch.
Jayd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Illianenko does no damage.
Jayd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Illianenko.
Jayd scores a takedown into full mount!
Jayd prevents Illianenko from getting the reversal.
Illianenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jayd looking to finish Illianenko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Illianenko!
Jayd landing strikes from the mount and Illianenko is in trouble!
Illianenko is squirming around, avoiding Jayd's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko wants to hold on but Jayd pushes him away.
Illianenko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Illianenko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jayd is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jayd working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jayd controlling from mount.
Illianenko is trying desperately to improve position.
Ivan Illianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jayd scoring with strikes but Illianenko is staying in there.
Jayd postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Illianenko looks a forlorn figure.
Illianenko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jayd landing strikes from the mount.
Jayd is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Illianenko is surviving well by controlling Jayd's body position as best he can.
Illianenko regains half guard.
Jayd slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jayd prevents Illianenko from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Jayd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jayd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Jayd!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Riviera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, How Long!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riviera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
Long with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Riviera to score with a decent uppercut.
Riviera just misses with a punch to the body.
Long slips under a jab from Riviera.
Riviera lands a really nice looking cross but Long seems unphased.
Riviera looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
Long on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Riviera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Long fails with an attempt to clinch.
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Long buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riviera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long moves away from the strike by Riviera.
Long takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Long is looking to clinch but Riviera is avoiding it.
Long uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riviera.
Jab by Riviera.
Long slips a straight right by Riviera.
Riviera with a jab.
Riviera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some wild striking there from Riviera.
Long tries to score a power double leg takedown but Riviera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Long somewhat.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Riviera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long scores a takedown into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Long tries to control but Riviera wriggling away.
Riviera tries to hold on but Long pushes him away.
Long looking to finish with strikes here!
Riviera is in a horrible position here. Long smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Long scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Riviera?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Riviera is in all sorts of trouble here.
Long throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Riviera because Long loaded up on that one.
Long trying to control but Riviera is having none of it.
Long with the ground and pound from mount.
Long thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Riviera is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Long breaks from Riviera's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Long lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long landing strikes, looking to finish!
Long landing punches.
Riviera is rocked!
Long working for a submission but Riviera is keeping him at bay.
Oh Riviera is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Long throwing strikes here but Riviera is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Riviera seems to have got his legs back now.
Riviera is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Riviera holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Long tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Long wants to control the pace but Riviera is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riviera holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Long tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jorge Riviera will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Riviera keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Riviera sprawls well. Riviera wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Long gets slowly back to his feet.
Riviera misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riviera loads up on a big right hand but Long slips the punch.
Long slips under a jab from Riviera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera fails to land with a series of punches.
Long uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riviera.
The fighters circle momentarily. Riviera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Long dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Riviera. That did some damage!
Riviera throws a hook but Long blocks it.
Jorge Riviera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riviera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Long ducks under a wild hook from Riviera.
Long takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Long tries to clinch up.
Riviera misses with a looping left.
Riviera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jorge Riviera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of How Long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riviera throws a big shot that misses.
Long throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Riviera's waist but Riviera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Long off to one side.
Riviera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Long.
A slow jab from Riviera misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Long.
Long walks into a straight right hand from Riviera.
Riviera is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Long shoots in but Riviera avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Riviera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riviera looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riviera lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Riviera scores with a nice right hand.
Riviera looks to land a combination but Long avoids it well.
Riviera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jorge Riviera is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Long.
Long takes a jab right on the kisser.
Riviera misses with a hook.
Long tries to clinch but Riviera is having none of it.
Riviera keeps the fight on the outside.
Riviera tries to score with a low kick but Long moves his leg out of the way.
Long tries to close the distance and clinch but Riviera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Riviera does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Long uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riviera.
Riviera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Long.
Long slips under a jab from Riviera.
The fight stays on the outside here - Long looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Long shoots for a takedown but Riviera saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riviera lands with a straight right. Long didn't see that one coming.
Riviera throws a looping overhand right but Long ducks down to avoid it.
Riviera misses with a hook.
Riviera lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Riviera.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Riviera dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Long throws a leg kick
and Riviera counters with a crisp one two that drops Long! Riviera thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Long to his feet! Long is in big trouble!
A big right from Riviera misses.
Riviera fails to land with a series of punches.
Riviera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Long shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riviera lands the left hand.
Riviera connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riviera works Long's body with a nice hook.
Long walks into a stiff left hand from Riviera.
Long clinches but Riviera breaks the clinch
and Riviera counters with a good low kick that Long was not able to check.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera lands with a hook. Long tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Riviera misses with a double jab.
A big left from Riviera misses.
Nice defenses there by Long.
Riviera throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
Long fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riviera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Long throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Riviera.
Long displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riviera throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long moves out of range as Riviera strikes.
Long tries to clinch but Riviera moves away
and Riviera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riviera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Long displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riviera throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Riviera as Long shoots in.
Long closes the distance and clinches up with Riviera, looking for a takedown. Long pushes Riviera against the ropes but Riviera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jorge Riviera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of How Long.
Riviera scores with a hook.
Jorge Riviera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riviera misses with a hook.
Long walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riviera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheers as Riviera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Long doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Riviera misses the target.
Long tries to clinch up
and Riviera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Riviera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Long can do to turn this around?
Long clinches but Riviera breaks the clinch
enabling Riviera to counter with a crisp jab.
Riviera connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Riviera lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Long at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riviera lands a lovely overhand right.
A clash of legs there as Riviera blocks the low kick.
Long steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Riviera.
Long shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Riviera pinned against the cage. Riviera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Riviera circles away from the clinch attempt
and Riviera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riviera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Long has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Riviera misses with a looping right.
Riviera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Long tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riviera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Riviera clearly takes 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.
Long blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Riviera misses its intended target.
Riviera jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Riviera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Long moves away.
Riviera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Long clinches but Riviera breaks the clinch
enabling Riviera to counter with a crisp jab.
Long closes the distance but Riviera moves to the side
and Riviera counters with a nice uppercut.
Riviera misses with a hook. Long ducked under it nicely.
Long has Riviera up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riviera.
A nice right hand lands inside from Riviera.
A short body shot lands from Riviera as the two fighters clinch.
Riviera works on Long's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Long throws an elbow but misses.
Long throws an elbow but it misses.
Riviera lands a nice uppercut.
Riviera tries to stall but Long uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Riviera on the inside.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Long misses with an elbow strike.
Long throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Riviera blocks it with crossed arms.
Long is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
Long's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Long throws an elbow but misses.
Riviera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Riviera avoiding damage.
Long with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Riviera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Long misses with a knee to the head.
Riviera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riviera lands a left hand.
Long is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Riviera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Long is still on wobbly legs! Can Riviera finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riviera.
Riviera scores with a shoulder strike.
Riviera lands with a left to the head.
Riviera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Riviera is trying to stall.
Long trying to land knees to the body.
Riviera scores with a shot to the side of Long's head.
Riviera taking a breather.
Long misses with a knee strike.
Long seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Riviera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Riviera.
Riviera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Long lands an elbow inside that Riviera shrugs off.
A right hook to the body lands for Riviera.
A short right from Riviera.
A shot in the inside from Riviera.
Riviera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Long.
Long tries a knee to the head but Riviera blocks it.
Riviera lands a shoulder strike.
Riviera tries to stall but Long uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A body shot lands from Riviera.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
Riviera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riviera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Riviera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Riviera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
Riviera lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Riviera.
Riviera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Riviera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Riviera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Riviera.
Riviera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Riviera lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Riviera blocks an elbow strike.
Long throws an elbow but it misses.
Riviera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riviera scores with a shoulder strike.
Riviera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Riviera lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Riviera pushes Long back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Riviera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riviera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riviera lands a right hand.
Riviera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Riviera - that landed with a thud.
Riviera pushes Long back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Riviera lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Riviera on the inside.
Riviera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Long's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riviera is looking to control Long's arms but Long gets an underhook and turns him. Now Riviera has his back to the ropes.
Riviera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Riviera.
Riviera scores with a hook to the body.
Riviera lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Long.
Riviera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Riviera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Riviera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Riviera lands a body punch in the clinch.
Riviera stalls.
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!
Riviera lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Riviera.
Riviera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Longs head.
Long using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Riviera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Riviera on the inside.
Riviera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Long backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Riviera had his way with How Long in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Riviera scores with a shot to the body.
Long tries for a takedown but Riviera sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riviera misses with an uppercut. Long saw that one coming.
Riviera throws an overhand right that lands on Long's shoulder, as Long tries to avoid the shot.
Long wants to clinch
and Long takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Riviera with a jab.
Jab from Riviera.
Riviera throws a hook to the side of Long's head but Long sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Long is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Riviera smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Long throws a lazy head kick
enabling Riviera to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Riviera cracks Long with an open hand slap.
Riviera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Riviera throws a jab but it's blocked by Long.
Riviera throws a shot to the body.
Riviera throws out a loose jab but Long uses good head movement to avoid it.
Long moves out of range as Riviera strikes.
Long displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riviera throws out the jab.
Riviera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Long fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riviera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riviera looks to throw the jab but Long is out of range.
Riviera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Riviera lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Riviera does it's job there.
Riviera's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Riviera duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long dives in and grabs Riviera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Riviera pushes down on Long's head and hops out.
Jorge Riviera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of How Long.
Riviera misses with a hook. Long ducked under it nicely.
Long throws a solid leg kick but Riviera takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Riviera misses.
Riviera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Long.
Riviera misses with the combination.
Long has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A big right from Riviera misses.
Riviera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Long looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jorge Riviera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Riviera throws a shot from downtown. Long moves away and avoids it.
How Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long throws and low kick but Riviera moves out of range easily.
Riviera connects with a crisp jab.
Long tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Riviera counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Long slips a jab from Riviera.
Long drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Long defending well as Riviera loads up on a big left hand.
Long throws a head kick but Riviera moves out of range.
Riviera misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riviera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Riviera scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Long ducks under a wild hook from Riviera.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Riviera showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Riviera, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:42
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:42
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Riviera!
Jorge Riviera retains his featherweight title!
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