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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Tihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tihiro has chosen Jyo as his entrance music. The key to victory for Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Tihiro!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tihiro with a poor takedown
and Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech counters with a two punch combo.
Tihiro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech appears to be looking for a big counter.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tihiro dives in and grabs Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech's left leg, looking for a takedown. Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech pushes down on Tihiro's head and hops out.
Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuki Tihiro.
No joy there for Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Tihiro tumbling to the canvas! Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Tihiro was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kalba Megomaravaralorivasiskinovaatech!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roldan Sangchaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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130 lbs
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145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roldan Sangchaan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergio Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka closes the distance and clinches.
Tanaka stalling.
Sangchaan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tanaka takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Roldan Sangchaan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanaka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sangchaan shoots in for a double leg but Tanaka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sangchaan feints and as Tanaka raises his hands in defense, Sangchaan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tanaka keeping moving, preventing Sangchaan from controlling successfully.
Sangchaan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tanaka has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sangchaan off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sangchaan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sangchaan is looking to clinch.
Sangchaan shoots in but no luck this time.
Tanaka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sangchaan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roldan Sangchaan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tanaka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sangchaan stuffs the takedown.
Sangchaan has managed to clinch.
Sangchaan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tanaka after a bit of a struggle.
Tanaka works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Tanaka scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sangchaan keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Tanaka wants to pass the guard but Sangchaan is keeping the position.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Sangchaan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sangchaan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Sangchaan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanaka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tanaka is fighting to break Sangchaan's control of his arms but Sangchaan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tanaka passes Sangchaan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sangchaan manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sangchaan keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Sangchaan looking for a sweep. Not yet Sangchaan, not yet.
Tanaka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tanaka trying to control but Sangchaan is working from the bottom.
Tanaka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tanaka postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sangchaan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tanaka doesn't seem bothered though.
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.
Sangchaan clinches.
Tanaka is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Sangchaan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tanaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sangchaan.
Tanaka scores with a shoulder strike.
Tanaka looking for a takedown.
Tanaka ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tanaka no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tanaka wants to stand and escape but Sangchaan is having none of it.
Tanaka trying to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tanaka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sangchaan is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergio Tanaka will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sangchaan doesn't manage to clinch there - Tanaka circles away.
As Sangchaan backs off Tanaka throws a huge counter combo but Sangchaan manages to avoid it all.
Tanaka looks for a takedown but Sangchaan sprawls well.
Sangchaan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tanaka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tanaka checks a leg kick.
Sangchaan works over Tanaka's head and body with a nice combination.
Sangchaan looking to score a takedown here. Tanaka is defending well but Sangchaan drives through and ends up in Tanaka's guard.
Sangchaan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tanaka has a closed guard, preventing Sangchaan from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanaka throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sergio Tanaka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sangchaan trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sangchaan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sangchaan cracks Tanaka with a solid left hand.
Sangchaan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tanaka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sangchaan has managed to get both his arms back between Tanaka's legs - danger averted.
Tanaka lands some strikes from the bottom.
Sangchaan trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanaka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tanaka pushes Sangchaan off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sangchaan looking to score a takedown here. Tanaka is defending well but Sangchaan drives through and ends up in Tanaka's guard.
Tanaka keeping moving, preventing Sangchaan from controlling successfully.
Tanaka wants to stand up but Sangchaan is controlling him.
Sangchaan wants to get up but he can't break Tanaka's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tanaka wants to sweep here but Sangchaan controlling him for the moment.
Sangchaan wants to control from the top but Tanaka keeps moving.
Tanaka is looking to stand up but Sangchaan isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sangchaan trying to control but Tanaka is working from the bottom.
Tanaka has his feet on Sangchaan's thighs here. He's pushed Sangchaan off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Sangchaan screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sergio Tanaka!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Manjuelez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Kunnas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manjuelez comes to the ring accompanied by el Jarabe Tapatio. Kunnas comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jumal x10 Lavis - Jeesus kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Mauri Kunnas will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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200 lbs
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318 lbs
41 - 26 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Manjuelez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
41 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauri Kunnas!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunnas throws a hook to the side of Manjuelez's head but Manjuelez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kunnas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Manjuelez circles away quickly and effectively.
Manjuelez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kunnas.
Manjuelez appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kunnas.
Kunnas misses the jab.
Manjuelez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kunnas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kunnas looks to land a left hand but Manjuelez moved out of range nicely.
Kunnas throws a leg kick but Manjuelez checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Kunnas catches Manjuelez right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Pablo Manjuelez has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kunnas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Manjuelez is looking to clinch but Kunnas is avoiding it.
A lazy body kick from Kunnas
and Manjuelez counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manjuelez blocks an uppercut.
Kunnas tries to land knees in the clinch but Manjuelez avoids the damage to the body.
Manjuelez goes for a takedown attempt but Kunnas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kunnas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Manjuelez attempts a counter takedown but Kunnas avoids it well and moves away.
Kunnas moves in looking to clinch but Manjuelez pushes him off.
Manjuelez staying out of range there.
Kunnas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kunnas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kunnas wants to land a leg kick but Manjuelez is out of range.
Kunnas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kunnas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Manjuelez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Kunnas looks to move away, Manjuelez throws a big counter combo but Kunnas just gets out of the way.
Kunnas is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kunnas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kunnas throws a front kick aimed at Manjuelez's knee but Manjuelez avoids it well.
Manjuelez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Manjuelez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kunnas on his heels. He'll look to pass Kunnas's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manjuelez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manjuelez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Manjuelez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kunnas being controlled here, momentarily.
Manjuelez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kunnas for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Manjuelez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kunnas!
Manjuelez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kunnas is now in Manjuelez's guard. A big mistake from Manjuelez there, giving up the dominant position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manjuelez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kunnas manages to get himself to full guard.
Manjuelez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Manjuelez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Manjuelez's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauri Kunnas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Manjuelez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Manjuelez shoots for a takedown but Kunnas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manjuelez checks a leg kick nicely.
Kunnas throws a head kick that misses.
Kunnas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mauri Kunnas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kunnas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Manjuelez if he has to take too many more of those.
Pablo Manjuelez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Manjuelez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kunnas.
Manjuelez is looking to clinch.
Kunnas tries to land a leg kick but Manjuelez saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manjuelez moves into the clinch successfully.
Kunnas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Manjuelez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kunnas as Manjuelez tries to tie him up.
Kunnas pushes Manjuelez back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunnas breaks the clinch.
Manjuelez steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kunnas. That one must have hurt.
Kunnas throws a leg kick but Manjuelez sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Kunnas finds it's way through Manjuelez's defenses.
Manjuelez throws a series of punches but Kunnas moves out of range.
Kunnas flicks out a counter leg kick but Manjuelez steps away.
Kunnas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Manjuelez under the eye.
Kunnas misses with a low kick as Manjuelez jumps back.
Mauri Kunnas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kunnas fails to land with a series of punches.
Manjuelez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kunnas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kunnas misses with a low kick as Manjuelez jumps back.
Manjuelez appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kunnas is looking to slow Manjuelez down with leg kicks.
Kunnas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Manjuelez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kunnas cracks Manjuelez with an open hand slap.
Manjuelez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kunnas avoids it really well and circles away.
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!
Manjuelez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kunnas takes a swing at Manjuelez's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Kunnas tenderised Manjuelez's leg. Manjuelez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kunnas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kunnas tried to score with a low kick but Manjuelez checks it.
Manjuelez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Manjuelez duly obliges.
Kunnas tries a low kick but Manjuelez avoids it.
Kunnas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mauri Kunnas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manjuelez throws a lazy head kick
and Kunnas counters with an outside leg kick.
Kunnas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manjuelez checks a low kick from Kunnas.
And Manjuelez counters with a quick kick to the body but Kunnas blocks it.
Kunnas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manjuelez blocks a head kick by Kunnas.
Manjuelez throws a series of punches but Kunnas avoids them all with ease.
Kunnas tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Manjuelez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunnas tried to score with a low kick but Manjuelez checks it.
Kunnas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Manjuelez closes the distance and pushes Kunnas back into the ropes.
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!
Kunnas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kunnas misses with a leg kick
and Manjuelez counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kunnas!
Manjuelez is working to tighten his grip on Kunnas's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kunnas has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Manjuelez is really squeezing tight and eventually Kunnas passes out! Manjuelez breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pablo Manjuelez!
Pablo Manjuelez 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jason Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katuro Tisoaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tisoaka has chosen Festivo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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169 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katuro Tisoaka!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tisoaka scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Tisoaka controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tisoaka is aware though and is defending well.
Tisoaka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tisoaka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tisoaka distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tisoaka trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Tisoaka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tisoaka looking to pass the guard.
Tisoaka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tisoaka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tisoaka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tisoaka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tisoaka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tisoaka pushing down on Smith's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tisoaka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tisoaka not doing much here.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tisoaka pulls his head out easily.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Tisoaka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tisoaka is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tisoaka controlling the action here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tisoaka pulls his head out easily.
Tisoaka is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tisoaka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Nice strikes from Tisoaka there.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Tisoaka trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Tisoaka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tisoaka trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tisoaka pulls his head out easily.
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.
Tisoaka winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tisoaka is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tisoaka wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tisoaka trying to control from half guard but Smith is working away.
Tisoaka is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Smith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Tisoaka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tisoaka works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Tisoaka trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Tisoaka keeps moving and retains side control.
Tisoaka trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Tisoaka is chipping away with strikes.
Tisoaka landing strikes.
Tisoaka taking a breather here.
Tisoaka throws an elbow but Smith slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The strikes coming from Tisoaka are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Smith is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tisoaka connects with a decent elbow.
Smith is not content to let Tisoaka control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katuro Tisoaka dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tisoaka shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Smith is trying to defend but Tisoaka finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Smith is rocked!
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tisoaka scores with a big shot! Smith's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Smith! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katuro Tisoaka!
Katuro Tisoaka took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sun-Tzu for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinoki comes to the ring accompanied by wadiako. Stanfield has chosen Up Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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32
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155 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naya Shinoki !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Shinoki .
A right-left combo lands from Stanfield.
Stanfield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shinoki .
Marlo Stanfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shinoki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stanfield throws a big shot that misses.
Shinoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanfield lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanfield misses with a double jab.
Shinoki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stanfield sprawls and moves away.
Shinoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stanfield.
Shinoki tries to clinch there but Stanfield circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Stanfield misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield stalks Shinoki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shinoki 's face. Shinoki staggers backwards, shaken.
Stanfield throws a hook but Shinoki avoids it easily.
Stanfield swinging wildly here.
Shinoki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stanfield. Shinoki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stanfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shinoki .
Shinoki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stanfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinoki shoots in for a takedown but Stanfield shows good takedown defense.
Shinoki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shinoki tries to counter with a takedown but Stanfield is quick to defend against it.
Stanfield dips to his left and cracks Shinoki with an uppercut!
Shinoki throws a head kick but Stanfield moves out of range.
Stanfield throws out a counter right but Shinoki avoids it with no problem.
Shinoki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shinoki swings for the body but Stanfield moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield feints with a jab and clips Shinoki right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Shinoki is sent crashing into the canvas and Stanfield leaps in for the kill! Shinoki tries to get to his feet but Stanfield is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Shinoki is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marlo Stanfield!
Marlo Stanfield bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Naya Shinoki was interviewed post fight and said ' Didn't go my way I will come back stronger Congrats to my opponent an best of luck in the future thanks you all for the support'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mophaf Bungradidoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuya Yasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yasumi has chosen Lunchmoney Lewis-Real Thing as his entrance music. Katsuya Yasumi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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250 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mophaf Bungradidoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Katsuya Yasumi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bungradidoa throws a sloppy head kick and Yasumi moves out of range easily.
Bungradidoa lands with a nice body punch.
Bungradidoa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bungradidoa showed some decent athleticism there.
Bungradidoa is looking to take a break and control but Yasumi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bungradidoa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bungradidoa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yasumi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bungradidoa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bungradidoa trying to control from half guard but Yasumi is working away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasumi trying to hold on to Bungradidoa's head to control him but Bungradidoa postures up.
Yasumi is trying to get back to full guard.
Yasumi pushes Bungradidoa off looking to stand but Bungradidoa dives back in and keeps control.
Yasumi wants to improve his position but Bungradidoa is controlling well.
Yasumi is trying to stand back up but Bungradidoa is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bungradidoa wants to free his trapped foot but Yasumi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bungradidoa is thwarting Yasumi's attempts to control the position.
Bungradidoa stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bungradidoa throws a head kick that misses.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A shot to the body from Bungradidoa misses
and Yasumi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bungradidoa swings for the body but Yasumi moves out of range.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bungradidoa defends it well.
Yasumi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bungradidoa fails to land the takedown.
Bungradidoa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bungradidoa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bungradidoa misses with a combination
and Yasumi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bungradidoa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yasumi at a distance.
Bungradidoa lands a nice looking body shot.
Yasumi avoids the body shot from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi wants to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yasumi is looking to improve his position.
Yasumi trying to control from the bottom.
Yasumi has a hand on Bungradidoa's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bungradidoa takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Yasumi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi is squirming around, avoiding Bungradidoa's attempts to control the action.
Yasumi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Yasumi tries to hold on but Bungradidoa postures up.
Bungradidoa controlling from the full mount.
Yasumi can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yasumi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yasumi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mophaf Bungradidoa 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.
Bungradidoa swinging wildly here.
Bungradidoa fails with the takedown.
Bungradidoa fails with the takedown
and Yasumi counters with a nice body shot.
Bungradidoa tries to clinch up
enabling Yasumi to counter with a crisp jab.
Mophaf Bungradidoa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bungradidoa throws a body punch but Yasumi moves out of range.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Bungradidoa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A head kick misses from Bungradidoa.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bungradidoa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yasumi can do to turn this around?
Yasumi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bungradidoa stuns Yasumi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bungradidoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yasumi manages to avoid it.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yasumi avoids the body shot from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa 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.
Yasumi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bungradidoa is controlling him.
Bungradidoa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yasumi is keeping the position for now.
Yasumi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bungradidoa's guard.
Yasumi stops Bungradidoa from standing up.
Bungradidoa pushes Yasumi off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bungradidoa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yasumi counters with a nice uppercut.
Bungradidoa works Yasumi's body with a nice hook.
Bungradidoa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Yasumi did well to prevent Bungradidoa getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in half guard, Bungradidoa seems content to control.
Bungradidoa is trying to control. Yasumi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa content to control rather than advance.
Yasumi is looking to control Bungradidoa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yasumi avoid being mounted?
Yasumi wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bungradidoa moves nicely into side control.
Yasumi tries to improve position but can't.
Yasumi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bungradidoa working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasumi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Bungradidoa is controlling him well.
Bungradidoa wants to control but Yasumi is keeping him busy.
Bungradidoa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Yasumi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bungradidoa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yasumi is still trying to improve position.
Yasumi can't do much from the bottom here.
Bungradidoa wants to control but Yasumi is keeping him busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Yasumi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bungradidoa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yasumi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bungradidoa asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bungradidoa tries a head kick but it misses.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bungradidoa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yasumi counters with a nice body shot.
Bungradidoa throws a head kick that misses
and Yasumi counters with a shoot takedown. Bungradidoa fights it but they end up in guard.
Bungradidoa is looking to stand back up but Yasumi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa is trying to stand back up but Yasumi is controlling him
Yasumi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yasumi is keen to just control but Bungradidoa is a slippery customer.
Yasumi stops Bungradidoa from getting back to his feet.
Yasumi is trying to control the action in half guard but Bungradidoa is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mophaf Bungradidoa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick by Bungradidoa misses
and Yasumi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bungradidoa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bungradidoa is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yasumi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Bungradidoa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bungradidoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yasumi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bungradidoa tries a head kick but it misses.
Bungradidoa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yasumi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bungradidoa!
Yasumi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bungradidoa keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi drags him back down.
Yasumi looks up at the clock and then as Bungradidoa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yasumi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Yasumi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yasumi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yasumi tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungradidoa is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yasumi is controlling him well.
Yasumi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bungradidoa keeps working.
Bungradidoa is trying to buck Yasumi off.
Yasumi is chipping away with strikes.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet.
Yasumi wants to control but Bungradidoa is keeping him busy.
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.
Yasumi controls the position.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi drags him back down.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bungradidoa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bungradidoa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yasumi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bungradidoa thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bungradidoa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yasumi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bungradidoa won't be happy with that.
Bungradidoa is trying to escape the position but Yasumi is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bungradidoa is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Yasumi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Yasumi wants to control but Bungradidoa is keeping him busy.
Bungradidoa wants to get back to his feet but Yasumi drags him back down.
Yasumi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bungradidoa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yasumi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bungradidoa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bungradidoa tries to escape but Yasumi is in control.
Yasumi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bungradidoa is looking to wear down Yasumi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bungradidoa takes a swing at Yasumi's ribcage but misses.
Bungradidoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yasumi was well out of range. Poor timing from Bungradidoa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bungradidoa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Yasumi misses.
Bungradidoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasumi.
Yasumi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bungradidoa throws a sloppy head kick and Yasumi moves out of range easily.
Bungradidoa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bungradidoa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yasumi counters with a head kick that drops Bungradidoa to the mat! Bungradidoa scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bungradidoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Yasumi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bungradidoa tries for a takedown but Yasumi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mophaf Bungradidoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bungradidoa lands a nice looking body shot.
Bungradidoa misses with a hook to the body
and Yasumi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yasumi.
Yasumi trying to control but Bungradidoa is working from the bottom.
Yasumi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuya Yasumi really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yasumi avoids the body shot from Bungradidoa.
Bungradidoa misses with a body shot.
Bungradidoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yasumi.
Bungradidoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yasumi manages to avoid it.
Yasumi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bungradidoa with a body shot.
Bungradidoa misses the body punch
enabling Yasumi to counter with a crisp jab.
Bungradidoa lands a head kick!
Bungradidoa scores with a body shot.
Bungradidoa misses with a body shot.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bungradidoa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yasumi swivels and escapes.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bungradidoa defends it well.
Bungradidoa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yasumi throws out a counter right but Bungradidoa avoids it with no problem.
Bungradidoa throws a head kick that misses
and Bungradidoa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Bungradidoa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yasumi circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mophaf Bungradidoa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bungradidoa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bungradidoa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yasumi counters with a good, hard body kick but Bungradidoa shrugs it off.
Bungradidoa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yasumi defends well and Bungradidoa ends up having to push Yasumi into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bungradidoa shoots for a double leg takedown but Yasumi sprawls well. He's pushed Bungradidoa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yasumi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bungradidoa defends it well.
Bungradidoa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yasumi tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bungradidoa misses with a body shot.
Bungradidoa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bungradidoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bungradidoa shoots in for a double leg but Yasumi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bungradidoa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bungradidoa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Bungradidoa misses.
Yasumi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bungradidoa throws a sloppy head kick and Yasumi moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bungradidoa.
Yasumi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bungradidoa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bungradidoa fails with a takedown attempt.
Bungradidoa misses with a jab to the body
and Yasumi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yasumi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bungradidoa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yasumi counters with a straight right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yasumi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yasumi wants it to stay on the feet.
Bungradidoa misses with a series of wild punches.
Bungradidoa misses the shot to the body.
Yasumi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Bungradidoa misses
and Yasumi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bungradidoa fails with a takedown attempt.
Yasumi blocks a head kick by Bungradidoa.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Bungradidoa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bungradidoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
Bungradidoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Yasumi avoids the body shot from Bungradidoa.
And Yasumi tries to counter it with a takedown but Bungradidoa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bungradidoa throws a sloppy head kick
letting Yasumi counter with a right hand.
Bungradidoa shoots in and gets a takedown into Yasumi's guard.
Yasumi has his feet on Bungradidoa's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Bungradidoa.
Yasumi feints the counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bungradidoa.
Yasumi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bungradidoa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yasumi counters with a head kick that drops Bungradidoa to the mat! Bungradidoa scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bungradidoa is rocked!
Mophaf Bungradidoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bungradidoa throws a head kick that misses
and Yasumi rattles Bungradidoa with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Bungradidoa tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Yasumi dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Bungradidoa stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Katsuya Yasumi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Katsuya Yasumi waved his t-shirt featuring Sun-Tzu's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steve Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ichi Takeshi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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134 lbs
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138 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin ducks under a wild hook from Takeshi.
Takeshi shoots for a double leg takedown but Martin sprawls well. He's pushed Takeshi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Takeshi.
Martin connects with the punch.
Takeshi shoots in looking for a takedown but Martin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Takeshi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Takeshi has a takedown stuffed.
Steve Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichi Takeshi.
Takeshi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martin as he jumps to the side.
Martin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeshi goes for a double leg but Martin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Martin continues to drive forward.
Takeshi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martin as he avoids it easily.
Martin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martin wants it to stay on the feet.
Martin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Martin.
Takeshi shoots in for a double leg but Martin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Takeshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin throws a quick counter head kick but Takeshi was just out of range.
Takeshi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martin counters with a good low kick that Takeshi was not able to check.
Takeshi goes for a double leg but Martin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Martin continues to drive forward.
Martin has managed to clinch.
Takeshi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Martin trying to control but Takeshi postures up.
Takeshi is trying to control the action in half guard but Martin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
Takeshi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.
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.
Takeshi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
Takeshi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
Takeshi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Takeshi seems to be working for a kimura but Martin defends the submission attempt.
Takeshi looks to land a strike but Martin avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Takeshi throwing strikes from guard but Martin blocks nicely.
Takeshi postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Takeshi trying to move into half guard but instead Martin has managed to sweep!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Martin cracks Takeshi with a solid left hand.
Takeshi wants to sweep here but Martin controlling him for the moment.
Takeshi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martin distracts Takeshi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Martin wants to control from the top but Takeshi keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Takeshi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Takeshi trying to control the action but Martin is working from the bottom.
Martin wants to control but Takeshi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martin wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takeshi is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Martin dominated that 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.
Takeshi shoots in but Martin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takeshi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Martin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Martin wants it to stay on the feet.
Martin drops down looking for a counter takedown but Takeshi sprawls and moves away.
Steve Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichi Takeshi.
Takeshi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Takeshi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Martin's waist but Martin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Takeshi off to one side.
Martin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeshi shoots in looking for a takedown. Martin tries to sprawl out of it but Takeshi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Martin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Martin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi fails with the takedown
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Martin moves into the clinch.
Takeshi tightens his grip and picks Martin up, before dumping him to the ground. Martin manages to land in guard.
Martin keeping moving, preventing Takeshi from controlling successfully.
Takeshi preventing the sweep.
Takeshi trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Takeshi preventing the sweep.
Takeshi looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Takeshi looking to pass the guard.
Takeshi trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Takeshi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Martin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Takeshi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Takeshi's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi trying to keep a closed guard but Martin is proving a slippery customer.
Martin looking to sit in guard and control but Takeshi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Takeshi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Takeshi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Martin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Takeshi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Takeshi landing some decent shots from guard.
Martin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Takeshi wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Martin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Takeshi.
Martin throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Martin 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.
Martin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Takeshi.
Takeshi wants to clinch but Martin slips to the side
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takeshi shoots for a double leg takedown but Martin sprawls well. He's pushed Takeshi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martin tries to counter with a takedown but Takeshi is quick to defend against it.
Takeshi shoots and misses
and Martin counters with a series of strikes. Takeshi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Steve Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichi Takeshi.
Martin leaves Takeshi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takeshi.
Martin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Takeshi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
Takeshi tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi misses with a takedown attempt
letting Martin counter with a right hand.
Takeshi wants to clinch.
Martin tries to counter with a takedown but Takeshi is quick to defend against it.
Martin shoots for a double leg takedown but Takeshi sprawls well. He's pushed Martin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And Takeshi tries to counter it with a takedown but Martin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Takeshi with a poor takedown
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takeshi tries to clinch but Martin moves away
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takeshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martin moves away.
Takeshi looks to clinch
and Martin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ichi Takeshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeshi tries for a takedown but Martin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi misses with a takedown
and Martin counters with a left and a right that stings Takeshi.
Takeshi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Takeshi misses with a takedown
and Martin counters with a series of strikes. Takeshi will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takeshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Takeshi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Martin sprawls well initially but Takeshi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Martin is staying active underneath Takeshi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Takeshi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martin wants to get back to his feet.
Martin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin is pulling down on Takeshi's head to control his posture.
Takeshi throws a strike but Martin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Martin is looking to work some ground and pound but Takeshi has wrist control.
Martin throws an elbow that misses. Takeshi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Martin's guard. Nice move by Takeshi!
Takeshi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to get back to half guard.
Martin regains half guard there - taking advantage of Takeshi's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Takeshi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Takeshi is looking to advance position but Martin won't allow it.
Takeshi wants to take a breather but Martin is having none of it.
Takeshi with the ground and pound but Martin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Martin clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takeshi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martin sprawls well. Martin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takeshi gets slowly back to his feet.
Martin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Takeshi shoots and misses
and Martin counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab, jab by Takeshi - just one landing.
Martin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Takeshi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It looked like Martin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ichi Takeshi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takeshi.
Takeshi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Martin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin has his hands clasped together around Takeshi's back. He's all about the action.
Ichi Takeshi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Takeshi wants to control but Martin is keeping him busy.
Martin holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Takeshi trying to advance position but Martin counters by regaining guard.
Martin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takeshi wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.
Takeshi trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Takeshi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Martin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martin wants to stand up but Takeshi is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Takeshi shoots and misses
and Martin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Takeshi misses with a right hand
and Martin counters with a two punch combo.
Martin stuffs the takedown attempt from Takeshi. Takeshi gets slowly back to his feet.
Takeshi misses with a wild body shot.
Takeshi throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Takeshi.
And Takeshi tries to counter it with a takedown but Martin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Martin wants to clinch.
Martin tries to sprawl but Takeshi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Takeshi is pressing down on Martin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Martin is holding on for now.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takeshi can do to turn this around?
Takeshi is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeshi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Martin is trying to maintain the position but Takeshi is very close to passing his half guard.
Takeshi stops Martin from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Takeshi is just content to waste time from the top position. Martin takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Takeshi stopping the sweep attempt from Martin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Martin had his way with Ichi Takeshi in that round.
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!
Takeshi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Martin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Takeshi.
Martin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martin trying to control here.
Martin won't allow Takeshi to pass to mount.
Martin wants to improve his position but Takeshi is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takeshi trying to control from half guard but Martin is working away.
Martin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeshi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takeshi throws a strike but Martin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Takeshi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martin's guard.
Takeshi postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Takeshi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Takeshi looking to sit in guard and control but Martin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Takeshi keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin throwing strikes but missing.
Takeshi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Takeshi is trying to keep Martin in close.
Martin trying to control but Takeshi is working from the bottom.
Takeshi is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Takeshi trying to keep a closed guard but Martin is proving a slippery customer.
Takeshi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin trying to control but Takeshi is working from the bottom.
Takeshi trying to keep a closed guard but Martin is proving a slippery customer.
Martin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Takeshi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Takeshi gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Takeshi tries to roll over but Martin keeps him under control.
Martin is nestled in close to Takeshi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is nestled in close to Takeshi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ichi Takeshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Takeshi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Martin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Takeshi wants to get back to full guard.
Martin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Takeshi manages to get to full guard.
Takeshi is trying to control the position but Martin postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Martin throwing strikes from guard but Takeshi blocks nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martin, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Steve Martin!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Steve Martin!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Steve Martin!
Steve Martin wins by unanimous decision!
Steve Martin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Ichi Takeshi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Son of a!!!! great shame I great shame Sorry I need more strong in spirit. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Average Joe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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194 lbs
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33
202 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johan Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Average Joe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A lazy left from Joe finds it's target.
Joe connects with a body shot.
Joe throws a jab when Axelsson was well out of range.
Joe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Axelsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Joe throws a hook but Axelsson avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Axelsson misses its intended target.
Joe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Joe connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Johan Axelsson has been cut.
Joe tries to bum rush Axelsson with a series of wild strikes but Axelsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Axelsson dodges the punch combination from Joe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson looks to land a left hand but Joe moved out of range nicely.
Average Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Axelsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
Joe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Joe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Axelsson eats them both and turns towards Joe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Joe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Axelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Axelsson slips the punch.
It looked like Axelsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Axelsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axelsson manages to avoid it.
Axelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joe.
Joe throws out a leg kick but Axelsson moves out of range and Joe only half commits.
Axelsson throwing a counter right hand but Joe manages to avoid it.
Joe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Axelsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Joe throws a lazy uppercut
and Axelsson counters with a shoot takedown. Joe fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe is trying to keep Axelsson in close.
Axelsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Axelsson wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Axelsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Joe wants to sweep but no luck.
Joe keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe wants to control the position but Axelsson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Axelsson prevents Joe from standing back up.
Axelsson thows a huge punch but Joe dodges it nicely.
Axelsson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Axelsson thows a huge punch but Joe dodges it nicely.
Axelsson is trying to control the action in half guard but Joe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Axelsson controlling the action here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Joe tries to get to full guard but Axelsson has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Axelsson trying to mount his opponent but Joe defends it.
Joe is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Joe misses with a double jab
and Axelsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Axelsson.
Axelsson throws a jab when Joe was well out of range.
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 Johan Axelsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joe throws a low kick but Axelsson avoids it.
Axelsson clinches up against the ropes.
Axelsson stalling in the clinch.
Joe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Axelsson working aggressively here.
Axelsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Axelsson lands a nice uppercut.
Axelsson misses with a body punch.
Axelsson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Joe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe has hold of one of Axelsson's legs. Axelsson is fighting the takedown attempt but Joe gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Joe is working Axelsson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Axelsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Axelsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Joe is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Axelsson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Axelsson is pulling down on Joe's head to control his posture.
Axelsson 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.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Axelsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joe postures up.
Axelsson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Joe defends it easily.
Joe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Axelsson has his foot on Joe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Joe works his way back into a safe position though.
Joe postures up in Axelsson's guard and throws a big left but Axelsson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Joe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Axelsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Joe has managed to get both his arms back between Axelsson's legs - danger averted.
Joe throws an elbow that misses. Axelsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Joe's guard. Nice move by Axelsson!
Axelsson stops Joe from standing up.
Joe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Axelsson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Joe is trying to control the position but Axelsson postures up.
Axelsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Axelsson stopping the sweep attempt from Joe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson throwing strikes but missing.
Johan Axelsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joe is trying to control the position but Axelsson postures up.
Axelsson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joe's head.
Joe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Axelsson is one step ahead there.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Axelsson from controlling successfully.
Axelsson working some strikes from top position.
Joe has his hands on Axelsson's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Axelsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Axelsson throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Axelsson misses the jab.
A big right from Axelsson misses.
Axelsson misses with a body shot.
Joe fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe scoring well with a low kick there.
Joe looks to throw the jab but Axelsson is out of range.
It looked like Axelsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Axelsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Axelsson shoots and misses
and Joe counters with a two punch combo.
Axelsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joe throws out the jab.
Axelsson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Axelsson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Axelsson tries to move into range but Joe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Axelsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Joe. Joe obviously looking to wear him down.
Joe misses with a body shot
and Axelsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Axelsson looks for a takedown but Joe sprawls well.
Axelsson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Joe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joe keeps working.
Joe struggling a bit here.
Joe is letting Axelsson control him for a moment.
Axelsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Axelsson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Joe works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Axelsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Joe manages to get to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Joe holds on and takes a little breather.
Axelsson wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Axelsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Axelsson throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Axelsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Joe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Joe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Joe slips a straight right by Axelsson.
Axelsson misses with a body shot.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Axelsson misses its target.
Joe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Joe catches Axelsson right on the button with a cross.
Joe takes a swing at Axelsson's ribcage but misses.
Axelsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe lands a jab to the nose.
Joe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Axelsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Axelsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Axelsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Axelsson connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Average Joe really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Axelsson lands with a hook. Joe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Axelsson is looking to counter the offense by Joe and move into the clinch.
Joe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Axelsson.
Joe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joe looks to land a combination but Axelsson avoids it well.
Joe takes a swing at Axelsson's ribcage but misses.
Axelsson is looking for a counter combo.
Average Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe misses with a few strikes there.
Axelsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Axelsson backs off Joe throws a huge counter combo but Axelsson manages to avoid it all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Joe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Joe is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Axelsson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Joe is not content to let Axelsson control the position.
The strikes coming from Axelsson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Joe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Joe stops Axelsson from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to improve position but can't.
Joe explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Nice defenses there by Joe.
Axelsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
Axelsson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Joe.
A punch combination from Joe misses.
Axelsson scores with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Axelsson lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Joe. That snapped Axelsson's head back.
Axelsson slips under a jab from Joe.
Joe misses with a low kick.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Axelsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Axelsson misses with a looping right.
Joe misses with a low kick.
Average Joe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joe misses with a hook. Axelsson ducked under it nicely.
Axelsson tries to counter with a takedown but Joe is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Axelsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
No luck for Axelsson with that takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Joe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Axelsson throws a good cross that connects.
Joe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Axelsson.
A little jabbing left from Joe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Axelsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Axelsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Axelsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Joe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Average Joe dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Joe throws a nice looking combination but Axelsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Joe scores with a head kick. Axelsson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Joe throws a sloppy head kick and Axelsson moves out of range easily.
Axelsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Axelsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joe throws a leg kick that misses.
Axelsson misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Axelsson's hands.
Good work by Axelsson as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Axelsson counter with a right hand.
Axelsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Joe 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 Axelsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Axelsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Joe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Axelsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joe misses with a shot to the body
and Axelsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Joe.
Axelsson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Axelsson misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Axelsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Axelsson doesn't seem bothered though.
Axelsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joe misses with a head kick.
Joe catches Axelsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsson.
Axelsson lands a body shot.
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!
Joe swats away the attempt to clinch by Axelsson.
Axelsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Axelsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joe counters with a straight right hand.
Axelsson misses with an uppercut. Joe saw that one coming.
Joe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Axelsson under the eye.
A left and a right from Joe both land. Nice combination.
Axelsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
Axelsson dodges the punch combination from Joe.
Johan Axelsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good standup being displayed there by Joe as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson scores with a body shot.
Axelsson takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe connects with an inside leg kick.
Joe thumps Axelsson with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axelsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joe connects with an inside leg kick.
Axelsson throws a good cross that connects.
Axelsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Axelsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Average Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Joe 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Average Joe!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Average Joe!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Average Joe!
Average Joe wins by unanimous decision!
Average Joe looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Legion of Doom. Yknow?'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Ripgut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishikawa's entrance music is mindshift genki sudo. A fine choice. 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 super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Ishikawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Ripgut!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripgut pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ripgut lands a big uppercut and Ishikawa crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ishikawa looks OK. Ripgut waves Ishikawa back to his feet!
Ishikawa is rocked!
It looks like Akira Ishikawa has been cut.
Ripgut throws a head kick but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Oh Ishikawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ripgut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ishikawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripgut throws a head kick but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Ishikawa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ishikawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Ishikawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ripgut looks for the body kick but Ishikawa saw that one coming.
Ishikawa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ripgut. That one must have hurt.
Ripgut cracks Ishikawa with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ishikawa looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ripgut finish him?
Akira Ishikawa's cut is getting worse.
Ripgut tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ripgut throws a powerful right kick. Ishikawa tried to block low but the kick was high! Ishikawa was taken right off of his feet! Ripgut jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shane Ripgut!
Shane Ripgut is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Shane Ripgut thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Akira Ishikawa had this to say: 'It happens let's try again'.
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