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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yip Kai Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armondo Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armondo Munoz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yip Kai Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armondo Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz tests Kai Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Munoz lands.
Kai Man looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Munoz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kai Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munoz.
Munoz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kai Mans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munoz lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai Man clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Munoz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Munoz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Munoz as the two fighters clinch.
Munoz lands with a light punch inside.
Munoz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kai Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Munoz.
Kai Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Munoz - that landed with a thud.
Munoz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Munoz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Munoz.
A short body shot lands from Munoz as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Munoz.
Munoz gets through Kai Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz lands a left hand.
Munoz presses Kai Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Munoz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kai Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Munoz working aggressively here.
Munoz lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Munoz.
Munoz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kai Man controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Munoz.
Good body shot from Munoz.
Munoz lands a left hand.
Munoz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munoz misses with a body punch.
Munoz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munoz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Munoz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Munoz.
Munoz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai Man.
Kai Man throws an elbow that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Munoz.
A head punch on the inside from Kai Man fails to land.
Munoz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kai Man's elbow.
Munoz working aggressively here.
Munoz throws a head punch that misses.
Munoz can't find room to land a body shot as Kai Man controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Munoz.
Munoz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Munoz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munoz lands an uppercut.
Munoz lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munoz misses with a punch to the body.
Munoz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kai Man.
Kai Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Munoz working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Munoz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Munoz.
Kai Man looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Munoz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Munoz throws a punch but it's blocked by Kai Man.
Kai Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Munoz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kai Man backwards.
Nice body punch from Munoz - that landed with a thud.
Kai Man blocking some punches.
Munoz has a couple of punches blocked by Kai Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armondo Munoz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kai Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Munoz lands a head shot.
Munoz lands with a shot to the body.
Munoz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kai Man on the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Munoz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Munoz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai Man falls off balance throwing a combination
and Munoz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yip Kai Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kai Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munoz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Munoz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kai Man throws a body punch but Munoz moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kai Man.
Munoz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Munoz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munoz just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKai Man.
Kai Man ducks right into an uppercut from Munoz.
Kai Man moves into range and clinches up with Munoz.
Munoz can't find room to land a body shot as Kai Man controls the action.
Munoz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz blocks an uppercut.
Kai Man working aggressively here.
Munoz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
Munoz can't find room to land a body shot as Kai Man controls the action.
Munoz lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Munoz.
Munoz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Munoz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Munoz lands a body shot.
Munoz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kai Man controls his hands.
Munoz working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kai Man tries to work over Munoz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Munoz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Munoz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is working Kai Man over against the cage.
Kai Man swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munoz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Munoz lands with a right to the head.
Munoz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Munoz throws a head punch that misses.
Munoz misses with a body punch.
Armondo Munoz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Munoz can't find room to land a body shot as Kai Man controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kai Man.
Munoz lands a body shot.
Munoz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kai Man's elbow.
Munoz digs a right hand into Kai Man's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kai Man's gas tank.
Kai Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munoz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kai Man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz lands a body punch.
Munoz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Munoz.
Munoz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Munoz misses with a punch to the body.
Munoz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kai Man's elbow.
Munoz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kai Man controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Munoz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kai Man working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Munoz.
Munoz can't find room to land a body shot as Kai Man controls the action.
Munoz misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Munoz.
Munoz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kai Man backwards.
Munoz misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armondo Munoz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Munoz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Munoz has Kai Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Munoz avoids a wild elbow strike from Kai Man.
Munoz cracks Kai Man with a nice body shot.
Munoz can't find room to land a body shot as Kai Man controls the action.
Munoz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munoz presses Kai Man against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kai Man controls his hands.
Munoz avoids a wild elbow strike from Kai Man.
Kai Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kai Man prevents a body shot from Munoz.
Kai Man's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz is leaning against Kai Man and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kai Man misses with a knee to the head.
Munoz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munoz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Munoz misses with a body punch.
Kai Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Munoz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kai Man blocks a body shot from Munoz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munoz.
Munoz blocks an elbow strike from Kai Man.
Munoz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kai Man blocks a body shot from Munoz.
Munoz tries to throw a body punch but Kai Man avoids it by throwing Munoz back against the cage.
Munoz lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Munoz.
A short uppercut from Munoz.
Munoz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kai Man misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Munoz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Munoz scores with a shoulder strike.
Munoz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Munoz.
Munoz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Munoz fails to land.
Munoz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munoz avoids a wild elbow strike from Kai Man.
Kai Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Munoz can't find room to land a body shot as Kai Man controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz can't find room to land a body shot as Kai Man controls the action.
Munoz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Munoz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kai Man backwards.
Kai Man misses with a knee to the head.
Munoz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kai Man backwards.
Kai Man is rocked!
Munoz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Munoz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munoz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Munoz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Munoz can't find room to land a body shot as Kai Man controls the action.
Munoz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munoz scores with a shot to the side of Kai Man's head.
Munoz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Munoz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Munoz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Munoz.
Kai Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Munoz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yip Kai Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munoz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munoz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kai Man.
Armondo Munoz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Munoz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kai Man or not.
Kai Man blocks a body shot from Munoz.
Kai Man has a couple of punches blocked by Munoz.
Kai Man missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Armondo Munoz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Munoz 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armondo Munoz!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobarre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeda Shingen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobarre comes into the arena with Xzibit- Alcoholic blaring out of the sound system. Pablo Escobarre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Takeda Shingen's chin.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Escobarre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeda Shingen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shingen tries to clinch up but Escobarre circles away and keeps his distance.
Escobarre bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shingen's head.
Escobarre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Escobarre keeps the fight on the outside.
Shingen moves in looking to clinch but Escobarre pushes him off.
Shingen avoids the body shot from Escobarre.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shingen! But no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Escobarre as Shingen shoots in.
Shingen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Shingen wants it to stay on the feet.
Shingen darts in trying to clinch
and Escobarre counters with a shoot takedown. Shingen fights it but they end up in guard.
Escobarre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shingen keeping full guard, as Escobarre tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escobarre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shingen dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobarre lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Shingen is pulling down on Escobarre's head to control his posture.
Shingen keeping moving, preventing Escobarre from controlling successfully.
Escobarre looking to pass the guard.
Escobarre content to stall in guard here.
Escobarre drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Shingen manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Escobarre has Shingen in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre is trying to control the position but Shingen postures up.
Shingen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Escobarre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Shingen looking to sit in guard and control but Escobarre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shingen should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Escobarre looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre pushes down on Shingen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Escobarre trying to mount his opponent but Shingen defends it.
Shingen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Escobarre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Shingen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobarre keeps the fight on the outside.
Escobarre throws a body punch but Shingen moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Shingen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice jab there from Escobarre.
Shingen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Escobarre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escobarre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shingen pinned against the cage. Shingen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shingen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Escobarre to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobarre tests Shingen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shingen tries to close the distance and clinch but Escobarre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobarre shoots in but Shingen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
As Escobarre backs off Shingen throws a huge counter combo but Escobarre manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Escobarre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shingen shoots in but no luck this time.
Shingen is looking to clinch but Escobarre is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobarre 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.
Shingen clinches up against the cage.
Escobarre lands with a left to the head.
Escobarre scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shingen is rocked!
Shingen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shingen is still on wobbly legs! Can Escobarre finish him?
Escobarre misses with a wild body shot.
Escobarre lands a slapping body shot.
Escobarre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Escobarre wants it to stay on the feet.
Shingen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Escobarre's waist but Escobarre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shingen off to one side.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Escobarre! Shingen is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pablo Escobarre!
A victorious Pablo Escobarre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conor Brazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brazier comes to the cage accompanied by FATE. This should be a great matchup!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conor Brazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Brazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cartwright keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Conor Brazier has been cut.
Cartwright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cartwright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brazier scores with the left hand. Cartwright knows he should have avoided that one.
Cartwright avoids the body shot from Brazier.
Brazier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cartwright takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brazier cracks Cartwright with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cartwright tries to clinch up but Brazier circles away and keeps his distance.
Brazier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brazier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cartwright slips a jab and a cross from Brazier.
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!
Brazier connects with a single shot there.
Brazier is looking to wear down Cartwright with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brazier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Cartwright tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brazier paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cartwright takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazier misses with a punch to the body.
Brazier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brazier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brazier stalling in the clinch but Cartwright improves position.
Cartwright controlling the action here for a moment.
Cartwright lands a nice shot to the body.
Cartwright blocking some punches.
Brazier throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cartwright.
Brazier tries to work over Cartwright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brazier jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brazier looking to control.
Cartwright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brazier trying to control the position.
Brazier managing to control the position.
Cartwright looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brazier bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cartwright's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazier wants to control from the top but Cartwright keeps moving.
Brazier postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brazier is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brazier throwing strikes from guard but Cartwright blocks nicely.
Brazier throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brazier would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brazier throwing strikes but missing.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Brazier fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cartwright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brazier.
Brazier lands a nice shot to the body.
Brazier scores with a jab.
Cartwright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cartwright goes for a double leg but Brazier avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brazier continues to drive forward.
Cartwright throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cartwright darts in looking for a takedown but Brazier gets double underhooks and turns Cartwright into the cage.
Brazier takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cartwright misses with a straight left.
Conor Brazier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brazier lands a body shot.
Brazier looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartwright is just out of range.
Brazier is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cartwright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Brazier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Brazier's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brazier misses with a two punch combination.
Brazier lands a glancing blow to the side of Cartwright's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brazier. Cartwright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cartwright misses with a straight right.
Brazier catches Cartwright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cartwright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brazier moves away.
A lazy left from Brazier finds it's target.
Cartwright dodges the punch combination from Brazier.
Cartwright rushes Brazier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brazier misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brazier tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brazier pushes Cartwright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brazier misses with a punch on the inside.
Brazier misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brazier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brazier works the jab nicely.
Cartwright tries to land a leg kick but Brazier saw it coming and moves away.
Brazier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cartwright was well out of range. Poor timing from Brazier.
Brazier throws a nice looking combination but Cartwright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brazier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cartwright moves away.
Brazier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cartwright can do to turn this around?
Cartwright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cartwright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brazier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cartwright.
Cartwright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cartwright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brazier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brazier comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brazier dips to his left and cracks Cartwright with an uppercut!
Cartwright throws a hook but Brazier avoids it easily.
Brazier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brazier lands with a right hand.
Cartwright clinches with his opponent.
Brazier is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brazier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cartwright smiles and moves away.
Brazier uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Conor Brazier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brazier.
Brazier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Brazier misses
and Cartwright counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, jab by Brazier - just one landing.
Cartwright looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cartwright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brazier throws a body shot but no joy.
Brazier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Brazier with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cartwright tries to move into range but Brazier moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cartwright takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brazier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brazier throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brazier misses with a body shot.
Brazier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brazier lands a jab.
Cartwright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brazier just misses with a punch to the body.
Brazier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cartwright is defended easily by Brazier.
Brazier lands a slapping body shot.
Cartwright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cartwright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brazier.
Brazier throws a body punch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Cartwright lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brazier digs a good body shot into Cartwright's ribs.
Brazier lands with an uppercut that bounces Cartwright off the cage and back into range.
Cartwright avoids the body shot from Brazier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Brazier dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conor Brazier's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Brazier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cartwright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brazier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cartwright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cartwright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brazier swings for the body but Cartwright moves out of range.
Cartwright has closed the distance and engaged Brazier in a clinch.
Brazier tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cartwright's elbow.
Brazier misses with a body punch.
Brazier misses with a body punch.
Cartwright has Brazier pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brazier has a couple of punches blocked by Cartwright.
Brazier misses with a body punch.
Brazier scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Brazier scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cartwright is rocked!
Brazier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright is still on wobbly legs! Can Brazier finish him?
Brazier misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cartwright blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brazier scores with a hook to the body.
Cartwright seems to have recovered his senses.
Cartwright takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brazier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brazier dips a shoulder and cracks Cartwright with a mighty uppercut! Cartwright falls back against the cage and Brazier unloads with a barrage of strikes! Cartwright is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Brazier screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Brazier!
Conor Brazier decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eino Kolehmainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fury's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Now I Know Why You Wanna Hate Me-Limp Bizkit. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eino Kolehmainen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bryan Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kolehmainen, pushing him back against the cage.
Kolehmainen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kolehmainen is looking for a takedown.
Kolehmainen managing to block the knees to the body from Fury.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Fury fails to land.
Kolehmainen blocking some punches.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury throws a head punch that misses.
Fury digs a right hand underneath Kolehmainen's ribcage. Kolehmainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kolehmainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kolehmainen pulls guard successfully.
Fury postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fury tries to stand but Kolehmainen is controlling from the bottom.
Kolehmainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kolehmainen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Fury stacks Kolehmainen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Fury!
Fury wants to stand but Kolehmainen has his arm trapped.
Kolehmainen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Fury connects with a decent elbow.
Kolehmainen tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury working the body and head with strikes.
Fury working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fury lands an elbow.
Kolehmainen has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Fury throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fury knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kolehmainen on the ground.
Kolehmainen struggling a bit here.
Kolehmainen is trying to get back to half guard.
Fury wants to stand but Kolehmainen has his arm trapped.
Kolehmainen manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kolehmainen is trying to control but Fury manages to pass to mount!
Kolehmainen regains half guard.
Kolehmainen gets full guard.
Kolehmainen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fury is one step ahead there.
Kolehmainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kolehmainen controlling Fury's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kolehmainen is on top in guard.
Kolehmainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fury wants to sweep here but Kolehmainen controlling him for the moment.
Kolehmainen wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.
Kolehmainen advances position into side control!
Fury is looking to regain half guard here but Kolehmainen keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fury is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Fury dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fury is looking to clinch but Kolehmainen is avoiding it.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kolehmainen can do to turn this around?
Fury fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fury leaves Kolehmainen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kolehmainen slips a jab and a cross from Fury.
Kolehmainen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fury looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kolehmainen.
Kolehmainen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kolehmainen showed some decent athleticism there.
Fury is trying to maintain the position but Kolehmainen is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kolehmainen is working for a kimura but Fury is defending it quite comfortably.
Fury is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury is trying to stand back up but Kolehmainen is controlling him
Kolehmainen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fury gets back to full guard.
Kolehmainen trying to control but Fury is working from the bottom.
Kolehmainen stopping the sweep attempt from Fury.
Fury wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kolehmainen manages to pass to side control.
Kolehmainen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kolehmainen is keen to just control but Fury is a slippery customer.
Kolehmainen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fury haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kolehmainen blocks the strikes from Fury.
Fury is looking to control Kolehmainen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fury avoid being mounted?
Kolehmainen is keen to just control but Fury is a slippery customer.
Kolehmainen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kolehmainen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury is trying to control but can't.
Fury is looking for a sweep. Kolehmainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fury on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fury tries to get out of the position.
Fury is trying to stand back up but Kolehmainen is controlling him
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Eino Kolehmainen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kolehmainen is trying to control the action in half guard but Fury is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kolehmainen has a takedown stuffed.
Fury tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kolehmainen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fury's guard.
Kolehmainen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fury keeping moving, preventing Kolehmainen from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury is looking to stand up but Kolehmainen isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury wants to control the position but Kolehmainen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Kolehmainen wants to work for an arm triangle but Fury is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fury is looking to improve his position.
Fury is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kolehmainen is looking to take a break and control but Fury is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kolehmainen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eino Kolehmainen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kolehmainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kolehmainen with the counter takedown but Fury avoids it easily.
Kolehmainen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Fury's guard.
Kolehmainen forces his way into half guard.
Kolehmainen wants to work for an arm triangle but Fury is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fury is trying to get back to full guard.
Fury wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury wants to improve his position but Kolehmainen is controlling well.
Kolehmainen wants to pass the guard but Fury is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kolehmainen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fury is just riding it out for now. Kolehmainen eventually gives up the hold.
Fury is looking for a sweep. Kolehmainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kolehmainen wants to pass the guard but Fury is defending well.
Kolehmainen is looking for a kimura but Fury is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kolehmainen to get the leverage.
Kolehmainen is looking for a kimura but Fury is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kolehmainen to get the leverage.
Fury wants to control but Kolehmainen is keeping busy.
Kolehmainen prevents Fury from standing back up.
Kolehmainen seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Fury wants to improve his position but Kolehmainen is controlling well.
Kolehmainen trying to control the action but Fury is working from the bottom.
Fury is trying to stand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kolehmainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fury is looking to clinch.
Fury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kolehmainen circles away quickly and effectively.
Fury wants to clinch
and Kolehmainen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kolehmainen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fury is just riding it out for now. Kolehmainen eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury is concentrating on defense, preventing Kolehmainen from advancing position.
Fury slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fury 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.
Fury controls Kolehmainen momentarily but Kolehmainen frees himself.
Kolehmainen wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.
Kolehmainen wants to pass the guard but Fury is keeping the position.
That's four 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.
Fury 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.
Kolehmainen advances position into side control!
Kolehmainen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fury has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fury struggling a bit here.
Fury tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kolehmainen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kolehmainen works to advance to full mount. Fury defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Fury gets back to half guard.
Fury tries to get to full guard but Kolehmainen has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eino Kolehmainen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kolehmainen 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eino Kolehmainen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buster Himen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Jimenez (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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167 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buster Himen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raul Jimenez !
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Himen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Himen wants to get back to his feet but Jimenez drags him back down.
The ground and pound from Jimenez seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Jimenez wants to take a breather but Himen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Jimenez .
My spies in Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform me that Jimenez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jimenez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jimenez won't allow Himen to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Himen is wriggling around but Jimenez manages to pass to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jimenez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jimenez wants to control but Himen is keeping him busy.
Himen is looking to escape.
Himen's coaches at Tōshi have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Jimenez wants to take a breather but Himen is having none of it.
Himen is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimenez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Himen!
Jimenez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jimenez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jimenez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jimenez unloading with bombs!
Jimenez trying to control but Himen is having none of it.
Jimenez working Himen over with strikes here.
Jimenez with a couple of short strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jimenez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Himen hang on?
Jimenez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Himen?
Jimenez wants to control the pace but Himen is squirming around nicely.
Himen wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jimenez working the ground and pound effectively.
Jimenez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jimenez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jimenez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jimenez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jimenez landing shots from mount.
Jimenez with shots to the head and body - Himen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Himen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jimenez looking to finish Himen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Himen!
Jimenez breaks from Himen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Himen is rocked!
Himen wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Himen is bucking up trying to escape but Jimenez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oh Himen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jimenez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Himen hang on?
Jimenez unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Himen wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Jimenez celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raul Jimenez !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Dozer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
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183 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, CJ Dozer!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dozer's hands.
Dozer lands a jab to Smith's midsection.
Dozer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dozer misses with a hook.
Dozer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Dozer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dozer.
Dozer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Smith was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith tries for a kimura but Dozer is defending well.
Dozer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dozer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dozer is not content to let Smith control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dozer tries to escape but Smith is in control.
Dozer struggling a bit here.
Dozer is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smith off and has taken his back!
Dozer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dozer throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Dozer gets his hands free as Smith looks to control.
Smith preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dozer.
Dozer is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Smith has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dozer has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Dozer working for the choke.
Smith manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dozer's guard. Nice work there by Smith.
Dozer keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Dozer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dozer is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dozer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Smith stacks Dozer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Smith!
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smith tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Dozer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but CJ Dozer will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dozer.
Dozer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like CJ Dozer has been cut.
Dozer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dozer feints the counter takedown.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dozer.
Dozer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dozer misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Good exchange - Dozer coming out on top.
Dozer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Dozer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dozer scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith wants to control from the top but Dozer keeps moving.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Dozer is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Dozer keeps moving.
Dozer is trying to hold Smith in close to prevent damage but Smith has managed to pass into half guard.
Dozer looking for submissions off his back.
Dozer is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dozer avoid being mounted?
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dozer tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Dozer wants to control but Smith is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dozer gets full guard.
Ricky Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Dozer is retaining full guard.
Dozer is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Dozer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dozer is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Dozer working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Smith has passed into half guard!
Smith works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dozer is trying to get back to half guard.
Dozer is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
That's four 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.
Dozer tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dozer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Dozer is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is trying to get an arm triangle but Dozer is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on CJ Dozer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dozer.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Dozer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dozer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith dives in and grabs Dozer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dozer pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
Dozer's corner calls for a 1-2. Dozer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Dozer tries to sprawl out of it but Smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dozer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dozer drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Smith defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith slips under a jab.
It looked like Smith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dozer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dozer throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Some wild striking there from Dozer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dozer throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dozer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dozer is looking for a sweep.
Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dozer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dozer manages to get back to half guard.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but Dozer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dozer gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dozer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dozer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith trying to control but Dozer is working from the bottom.
Dozer trying to control the position.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Dozer is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dozer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Smith passes into half guard.
Dozer tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Smith is trying to control. Dozer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dozer wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Dozer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Dozer wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but Dozer defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dozer is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Smith!
A victorious Ricky Smith thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Lancier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Carey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lancier comes to the cage accompanied by Set To Fail. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Lancier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Carey!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lancier shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carey but Carey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lancier 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.
Lancier thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lancier trying to control the position from guard on top but Carey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancier slips nicely into half guard.
Carey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lancier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lancier is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lancier tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carey knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carey trying to control from the bottom.
Carey is trying to stand.
Lancier wants to control but Carey is keeping him busy.
Lancier is looking for a kimura here.
Lancier is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carey is just riding it out for now. Lancier eventually gives up the hold.
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.
Lancier is thwarting Carey's attempts to control the position.
Lancier seems to be working for a kimura but Carey defends the submission attempt.
Lancier works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancier swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Lancier!
In his post fight interview, Chris Lancier gave a big smile as he said 'You were set to fail'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Hartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otso Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hartman comes to the cage accompanied by Fuel-Metallica. James Hartman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otso Koski!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Koski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hartman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koski, right into the meat.
Koski rushes Hartman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hartman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hartman tries to score a body lock takedown but Koski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Koski holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hartman tries for a takedown but Koski manages to get underhooks.
Hartman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Hartman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koski stops a takedown attempt from Hartman.
Hartman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koski lands an elbow inside that Hartman shrugs off.
It looks like James Hartman has been cut.
Koski lands an elbow just above Hartman 's eye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hartman avoids the elbow strike from Koski, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koski.
Koski prevents a takedown attempt there.
Koski prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski lands a nice elbow.
Hartman has Koski pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Koski manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koski.
Hartman pulls guard successfully.
Koski trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hartman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Koski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hartman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hartman seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hartman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Koski wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hartman stops Koski from standing up.
Hartman wants to pass the guard but Koski is keeping the position.
Koski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hartman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hartman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Koski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hartman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Koski can't do much from the bottom here.
Koski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hartman has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartman is trying to get an arm triangle but Koski is defending well.
Koski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Koski is still trying to improve position.
Hartman has an Americana. Koski didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hartman is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hartman hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). James Hartman!
A very excited looking James Hartman made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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