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SFC 38: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Tottori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gavin Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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140 lbs
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Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Tottori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gavin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tottori shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jr's guard.
Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tottori.
Tottori stands up over Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jr is trying to control the position but Tottori postures up.
Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tottori. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tottori wants to pass the guard but Jr is keeping the position.
Tottori missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tottori trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tottori postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tottori is looking to work some ground and pound but Jr has wrist control.
Tottori preventing the sweep.
Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tottori moves out of range as Jr throws a body kick.
Jr tries to clinch but Tottori moves out of range.
Tottori pushes Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Tottori turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jr taking a bit of punishment here - Tottori scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jr is looking for a sweep.
Tottori cracks Jr with a big elbow.
Tottori working the head with strikes.
Jr is trying to improve his position.
Tottori is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tottori is putting a hurting on Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tottori has hold of Jr's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jr seems comfortable defending it but Tottori has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jr is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jr is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Tottori couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenta Tottori!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Grappler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Gabriel Marcurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grappler comes into the arena with Street Fighter EX plus Alpha OST - God Hands blaring out of the sound system. Marcurius has chosen Burn in Hell by Twisted Sister as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
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240 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ultimate Grappler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Gabriel Marcurius!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grappler tries to close the distance and clinch but Marcurius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ultimate Grappler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grappler wants to clinch up but Marcurius keeps it at a distance.
Grappler tries to clinch there but Marcurius circles away.
Grappler tries to clinch up.
Grappler is looking to clinch.
Grappler tries to clinch but Marcurius moves out of range.
Marcurius moves in looking to clinch but Grappler pushes him off.
Grappler closes the distance but Marcurius moves to the side
and Marcurius counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Grappler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marcurius wants to pass the guard but Grappler is keeping the position.
Grappler is looking for a triangle but Marcurius pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grappler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grappler looking for a guillotine here but Marcurius defends easily.
Grappler escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marcurius gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Grappler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Grappler had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marcurius defends it easily.
Grappler is breathing heavily.
Marcurius drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marcurius jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grappler keeping moving, preventing Marcurius from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcurius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grappler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marcurius drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Marcurius jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Marcurius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marcurius wants to control from the top but Grappler keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marcurius drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Marcurius is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grappler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grappler is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grappler struggling a bit here.
Grappler is looking for a sweep.
Marcurius working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grappler is looking for a sweep.
Marcurius scores with punches from side control.
Marcurius working the ground and pound from side control.
Grappler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marcurius wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Grappler sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marcurius looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Grappler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Grappler looking for submissions off his back.
Marcurius is keen to just control but Grappler is a slippery customer.
Grappler looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grappler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marcurius.
Marcurius is trying to work for a kimura but Grappler is defending well.
Grappler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Marcurius connects with a nice short shot to Grappler's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Gabriel Marcurius dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Grappler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Marcurius counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Grappler's guard now.
Grappler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Marcurius drops back looking for a leg! Grappler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grappler manages to kick Marcurius off! Marcurius jumps back into Grappler's guard.
Victor Gabriel Marcurius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marcurius is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Grappler has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Marcurius is looking to defend but Grappler has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Marcurius! Grappler pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Marcurius taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ultimate Grappler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between santana machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamoru Takamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). machida comes to the cage accompanied by Sexy Chick . Mamoru Takamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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187 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, santana machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamoru Takamura!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamura looks to score with a jab to the body but machida is just out of range.
Takamura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Takamura lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like santana machida has been cut.
machida shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Takamura is trying to defend but machida finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Takamura tries to kick machida off but machida keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
machida works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
machida prevents Takamura from escaping the position.
machida is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Takamura is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Takamura is trying to get back to his feet.
machida moves into full mount!
Takamura squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
machida is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Takamura can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takamura is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Takamura has given up his back.
machida looking for the choke from the back.
Takamura holding both machida 's hands and preventing any damage.
Takamura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with machida. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
machida working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
machida is persistently looking for the submission but Takamura is defending it well.
machida is breathing heavily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
machida has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Takamura has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
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!
Takamura has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takamura fending off the submission attempt from machida.
machida is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Takamura is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
machida is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Takamura is defending well though. machida let's go of the attempt for now.
Takamura holding both machida 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura showing good submission defense here.
Takamura defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Takamura fending off the submission attempt from machida.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Takamura looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
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.
machida working for a choke but Takamura is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Takamura wants to get back to his feet.
machida is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Takamura defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Takamura has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
machida patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takamura wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
santana machida dominated that round.
The cut man is working on santana machida's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Takamura scores with a three punch combo!
machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takamura.
Horrible takedown by machida or perhaps it was just good defense by Takamura which made him look bad.
Takamura swinging wildly here.
Takamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takamura scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
santana machida is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takamura misses with a body shot.
Takamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from machida.
Takamura misses with a two punch combination.
Takamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from machida.
machida avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
machida shoots in but Takamura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takamura is breathing heavily.
Takamura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Takamura fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
machida slips a straight right by Takamura.
Takamura throws a nice looking combination but machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takamura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down machida rather than just go for the knockout.
machida has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for santana machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
machida blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Takamura misses.
Takamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but machida circles away quickly and effectively.
machida blocks a jab.
Mamoru Takamura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Takamura.
Takamura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
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.
Takamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but machida circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice takedown defense from Takamura. No joy for machida on that attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by machida.
machida advances nicely into full mount.
machida forces the positional change into back control.
machida tightening his grip on Takamura, looking for the choke.
machida working for a choke but Takamura is defending well.
Takamura looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Takamura defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of machida's arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takamura holding both machida 's hands and preventing any damage.
machida looking for the RNC.
Takamura has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
machida tightening his grip on Takamura, looking for the choke.
Takamura trying to get back to his feet but machida is in full control for now.
That's four 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.
machida working for a choke but Takamura is defending well.
Takamura holding both machida 's hands and preventing any damage.
Takamura defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of machida's arms.
machida patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Takamura trying to get back to his feet but machida is in full control for now.
machida is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Takamura is defending well though. machida let's go of the attempt for now.
machida is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Takamura is defending well though. machida let's go of the attempt for now.
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 santana machida will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on santana machida's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Takamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but machida moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Takamura looks to score with a jab to the body but machida is just out of range.
Takamura scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
machida changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Takamura tries to avoid it but machida manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Takamura to the ground. Takamura escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
machida uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takamura.
Takamura throws a nice looking combination but machida bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
machida changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Takamura looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Takamura is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but machida has just dragged him back down to the mat.
machida has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Takamura is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. machida yanks on the arm and Takamura is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by machida.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). santana machida!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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193 lbs
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187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chung Lee!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Larson as Lee shoots in.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Larson.
Larson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Larson cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Larson tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Larson throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Larson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Larson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Larson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lee has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson is breathing heavily.
Lee throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lee is trying to get an arm triangle but Larson is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larson wants to get back to his feet but Lee drags him back down.
Lee decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Some wild striking there from Larson.
Larson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Larson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee shoots in for a double leg but Larson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Larson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lee bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Larson is looking to get back to his feet here but Lee is keeping cool and he's managed to take Larson's back.
Larson is trying to defend against the choke here but Lee has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Lee Tightens the hold and Larson taps out furiously! Lee displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chung Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jin Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Max Pain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Kazama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Pain!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazama throws a series of punches but Pain moves out of range.
Kazama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kazama fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pain.
Kazama lands a front kick.
Kazama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kazama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kazama chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kazama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kazama finds it's way round the side to connect with Pain's head.
Pain throws a looping overhand right but Kazama ducks down to avoid it.
Pain misses with a combination
and Kazama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kazama lands with a straight right. Pain didn't see that one coming.
Kazama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kazama throws a right hand that Pain ducks under and follows up with a left that Pain also avoids with ease.
Pain throws a jab when Kazama was well out of range.
Pain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kazama scores with a three punch combo!
Pain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pain throws a hook but Kazama blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama lands a high kick!
Good leg kick by Kazama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kazama darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kazama dodges the punch combination from Pain.
Kazama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pain.
Pain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kazama. Kazama obviously looking to wear him down.
Kazama throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kazama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kazama gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slow jab from Pain misses its intended target.
Pain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kazama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pain.
Pain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kazama can pounce on him.
Nice shot lands for Kazama.
Kazama throws a leg kick which misses Pain's front leg but catches the back leg as Pain tries to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Kazama.
Jin Kazama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kazama lands with a cross.
Pain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kazama throws a head kick that Pain semi-blocks.
Pain takes one on the button.
Kazama lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pain walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kazama.
Good leg kick by Kazama there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kazama bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pain's head backwards.
Pain takes one to the chin there.
Kazama lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kazama tries a head kick but it misses.
Kazama dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pain. That did some damage!
Kazama throws a nice head kick!
A big right from Pain misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama lands with a slapping head kick.
Kazama lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pain with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kazama to score with a decent uppercut.
Kazama throws out a loose jab but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Kazama misses its intended target.
Pain throws an overhand right that lands on Kazama's shoulder, as Kazama tries to avoid the shot.
Kazama misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kazama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kazama throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kazama lands a high kick!
Kazama scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Kazama lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pain doesn't seem phased though.
Kazama lands a jab-cross combination.
Kazama displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pain lands with a nice body punch.
Pain throws a hook but Kazama avoids it easily.
Kazama throws a series of strikes that have Pain backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazama throws a hook to the side of Pain's head but Pain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kazama lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pain backs up against the cage.
Kazama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pain circles away quickly and effectively.
Kazama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab, jab by Pain - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kazama takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kazama is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Pain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kazama misses with a combination
letting Pain counter with a right hand.
Kazama moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pain throws a nice looking combination but Kazama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pain misses with a two punch combination.
Kazama lands with a slapping head kick.
A combination from Kazama does no damage.
A solid body kick from Kazama.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Kazama dominated that round.
That's time! Kazama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pain on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pain scores with a nice right hand.
Pain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kazama's head.
Pain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kazama looks to land a right hand but Pain moved out of range.
Pain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kazama looks to score with a jab to the body but Pain is just out of range.
Kazama throws a combination that misses
and Pain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kazama connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pain momentarily.
Kazama misses with a two punch combination.
Kazama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pain connects with a jab.
Kazama scores with a nice head shot.
Kazama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pain.
Kazama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Pain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazama throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama throws a head kick but Pain moves out of range.
Pain blocks a jab.
Kazama shoots in and drives through. Pain sprawls well.
Pain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pain misses with a looping left.
Pain fails to land with a series of punches.
Pain throws an overhand right that lands on Kazama's shoulder, as Kazama tries to avoid the shot.
Kazama lands a head shot.
Kazama moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kazama fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pain on the side of the head.
Kazama lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kazama throws a combination. Pain tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kazama connects with a crisp jab.
Kazama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pain.
Kazama staying out of range there.
Kazama is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain misses the jab.
Pain scores with a punch to the head.
Pain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kazama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pain throws out the jab.
Nice cross by Kazama.
Kazama misses with a looping right.
Kazama showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pain.
Kazama is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kazama throws a head kick but Pain moves out of range.
Kazama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kazama rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pain scores with a nice right hand.
Pain connects with a right hand. Kazama shakes it off.
Pain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kazama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pain connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pain looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazama is just out of range.
Pain on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kazama avoids the body shot from Pain.
Kazama misses with a straight left.
Pain keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kazama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pain.
Kazama connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pain scores with a shot to the body.
Pain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kazama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kazama blocks a jab.
Jin Kazama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pain throws a shot from downtown. Kazama moves away and avoids it.
Kazama uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pain scores with a sloppy right hand. Kazama should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kazama ducks under a wild hook from Pain.
Kazama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pain works the jab nicely.
Pain lands with an uppercut that bounces Kazama off the cage and back into rage.
Pain scores with a jab.
Kazama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pain misses with the combination.
Kazama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kazama misses with a head kick.
Pain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazama throws out a loose jab but Pain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pain scores with a jab. Kazama acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Pain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kazama walks into a straight right hand from Pain.
Kazama swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kazama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pain.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kazama.
Pain digs a good hook to Kazama's body.
Kazama misses with a hook.
Kazama uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pain.
Kazama scores with a shot to the body.
Kazama scoring well with a low kick there.
Kazama lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kazama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kazama misses with a head kick.
Pain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pain misses with a looping left.
Pain steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kazama. That one must have hurt.
Kazama falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pain counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Pain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kazama takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kazama takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pain ducks under a wild hook from Kazama.
Pain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kazama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pain just misses with a punch to the body.
Pain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kazama is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pain.
Pain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A swing and a miss from Pain.
A jab from Pain finds it's way through Kazama's defenses.
Pain's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pain duly obliges.
Kazama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pain.
Max Pain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kazama throws a series of punches but Pain moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pain stalks Kazama and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kazama's face. Kazama staggers backwards, shaken.
Kazama connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kazama throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pain counters with a stiff right hand.
Pain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazama manages to avoid it.
Kazama scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pain staying out of range there.
Pain misses with an uppercut.
Kazama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pain avoids a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Kazama misses.
Kazama throws a shot from downtown. Pain moves away and avoids it.
Kazama tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kazama.
Pain misses with a few strikes there.
Kazama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kazama takes one on the button.
Pain throws a shot from downtown. Kazama moves away and avoids it.
Pain misses with an uppercut.
Pain clobbers Kazama with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kazama throws a combination that misses
and Kazama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice straight punches there by Pain. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pain.
Pain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kazama on the side of the head.
Kazama scores with the left hand. Pain knows he should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Pain misses the target.
Pain walks into a stiff left hand from Kazama.
That's four 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.
Pain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pain scores with a nice right hand.
Pain slips under a jab from Kazama.
Kazama moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Pain.
Kazama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kazama misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pain checks a low kick from Kazama.
Kazama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pain throws a shot from downtown. Kazama moves away and avoids it.
Kazama misses with a low kick.
Pain lands an overhand right.
Pain throws a jab when Kazama was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Pain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Pain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Kabanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Kabanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabanov scores with a leg kick.
Quinton Kabanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kabanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakamura looks to land a combination but Kabanov avoids it well.
A head kick by Nakamura misses
and Kabanov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nakamura is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kabanov moves in looking to clinch but Nakamura pushes him off.
Kabanov tries to clinch up.
Kabanov shoots in but no luck this time.
Nakamura throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kabanov counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kabanov counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Nakamura looks gassed!
Kabanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nakamura looks to land a right hand but Kabanov moved out of range.
Nakamura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Kabanov.
Kabanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kabanov shoots for a takedown but Nakamura saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kabanov.
It looks like Shunsuke Nakamura has been cut.
Kabanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Nakamura circles away.
Kabanov jabs at Nakamura's body.
Kabanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Kabanov.
Kabanov shoots in but Nakamura avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Kabanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kabanov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nakamura as he jumps to the side.
Kabanov misses with a double jab
and Nakamura counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamura throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kabanov.
Nakamura lands a jab to the head.
Nakamura clinches.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kabanov jumps guard but Nakamura stands there with Kabanov around his waist. Kabanov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nakamura successfully pulls guard.
Kabanov wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Nakamura is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kabanov stops Nakamura from standing up.
Kabanov wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
Nakamura pushes Kabanov off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Nakamura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakamura moves into the clinch.
Kabanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nakamura smiles and moves away.
Nakamura lands a two punch combo.
Nakamura fails to land with a series of punches.
Kabanov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nakamura lands a really nice looking cross but Kabanov seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot lands for Nakamura.
Nakamura throws a combination that misses
and Kabanov counters with a thumping low kick.
Kabanov dodges the punch combination from Nakamura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Kabanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shunsuke Nakamura's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nakamura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kabanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Kabanov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kabanov tries to clinch up
and Nakamura counters by clinching up.
Nakamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kabanov has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura tries to break free but Kabanov pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kabanov jumps guard but Nakamura stands there with Kabanov around his waist. Kabanov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kabanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nakamura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kabanov tries to break the clinch but Nakamura is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kabanov has Nakamura pressed against the cage, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kabanov looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Kabanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kabanov has Nakamura pressed against the cage, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakamura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kabanov backwards.
Nakamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nakamura is looking to break free of the clinch but Kabanov has double underhooks.
Kabanov keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Nakamura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kabanov prevents Nakamura from breaking the clinch.
Kabanov has Nakamura pressed against the cage, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nakamura tries to break free but Kabanov pushes him back against the cage.
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.
Nakamura is trying to break the clinch but Kabanov has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura working hard to break the clinch.
Nakamura tries to circle away but Kabanov has him pinned against the cage.
Nakamura can't break the clinch.
Nakamura lands a nice uppercut.
Nakamura looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nakamura is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nakamura tries to circle away but Kabanov has him pinned against the cage.
Kabanov has Nakamura pressed against the cage, preventing Nakamura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kabanov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nakamura's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to break free but Kabanov pushes him back against the cage.
Nakamura tries to break free but Kabanov pushes him back against the cage.
Nakamura's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nakamura lands a left hand.
Come on Nakamura - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nakamura is trying to force a seperation but Kabanov has the dominant position.
Nakamura wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
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.
Nakamura is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kabanov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nakamura is trying to break free.
Nakamura drags the fight down to the ground.
Kabanov looking to pass the guard.
Nakamura is controlling Kabanov's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kabanov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shunsuke Nakamura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shunsuke Nakamura's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nakamura moves into the clinch.
Kabanov keeps control of Nakamura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nakamura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nakamura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kabanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nakamura tries to circle away but Kabanov has him pinned against the cage.
Kabanov drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nakamura gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kabanov has Nakamura pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nakamura manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nakamura has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kabanov up against the cage.
Nakamura prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Kabanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura fails to land with a series of punches.
Nakamura scores with a jab.
Nakamura scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kabanov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nakamura pushes Kabanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Kabanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nakamura smiles and moves away.
Nakamura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura working hard to break the clinch.
Nakamura drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kabanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nakamura has had enough of the clinch but Kabanov keeps him there for the moment.
Nakamura's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamura has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kabanov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nakamura can't break the clinch.
Nakamura has had enough of the clinch but Kabanov keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura manages to break the clinch.
Nakamura has Kabanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Nakamura slowing the pace effectively.
Nakamura wants to get back to striking at distance but Kabanov won't allow it.
Kabanov prevents Nakamura from breaking the clinch.
Nakamura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamura slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nakamura looks to land a combination. Kabanov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nakamura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakamura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kabanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kabanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nakamura!
Nakamura gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nakamura wants to break free but Kabanov has control.
Kabanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nakamura smiles and moves away.
A jab lands there for Nakamura.
Quinton Kabanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kabanov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kabanov misses with a double jab
and Nakamura counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shunsuke Nakamura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nakamura has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shunsuke Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Canadian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Scofield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Scofield has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Canadian Assassin's chin.
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Canadian Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Scofield!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scofield drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Scofield working the ground and pound from side control.
Scofield is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Assassin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Assassin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Assassin is trying to control Scofield's posture but Scofield avoids it.
Assassin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin slips a nice elbow through Scofield's hands, connecting with Scofield's forehead.
Assassin working the head and body with strikes.
Assassin working Scofield over with strikes.
Assassin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Assassin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Scofield looking for submissions off his back.
Scofield is controlling Assassin's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Assassin throwing shots but Scofield is blocking nicely.
Assassin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Assassin winds up and cracks Scofield with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Assassin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assassin working over Scofield with some ground and pound. Scofield looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Assassin 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assassin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scofield defending well though.
Assassin seems to be working for a kimura but Scofield defends the submission attempt.
Assassin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Assassin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Assassin working Scofield over with strikes.
Scofield looking for submissions off his back.
Scofield looks gassed!
Assassin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Assassin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Scofield defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assassin thows a huge punch but Scofield dodges it nicely.
Assassin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Scofield taking some punishment here, with Assassin in his half guard.
Assassin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Scofield won't allow Assassin to pass to mount.
Scofield is looking to improve his position.
Assassin slips a nice elbow through Scofield's hands, connecting with Scofield's forehead.
Assassin working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assassin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Scofield with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Scofield looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Assassin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Scofield wants to improve his position but Assassin is controlling well.
Assassin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Scofield has managed to free his arm - good work.
Assassin seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scofield is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Assassin scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Canadian Assassin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Assassin stuffs the takedown attempt from Scofield. Scofield gets slowly back to his feet.
Scofield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Assassin tries for a takedown but Scofield circles away easily
and Scofield decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Assassin's guard.
Scofield is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scofield postures up in Assassin's guard and throws a big left but Assassin blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scofield looking to sit in guard and control but Assassin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Assassin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Assassin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Assassin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Assassin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Scofield avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Assassin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Scofield is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Assassin, into his guard.
Scofield must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scofield trying to control the position from guard on top but Assassin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Assassin is trying to keep Scofield in close.
Assassin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assassin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Scofield keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Assassin seems to be working for a kimura but Scofield defends the submission attempt.
Assassin prevents Scofield from improving his position.
Scofield blocking the ground and pound attempt from Assassin.
Scofield wants to control but Assassin is keeping busy.
Assassin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Scofield avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Assassin.
Assassin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Scofield on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Scofield is trying to control but can't.
Canadian Assassin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assassin seems to be looking for submissions.
Assassin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Scofield is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Assassin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Assassin's back!
Assassin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Scofield will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Assassin fails with the takedown
and Scofield counters with a single leg into guard. Assassin didn't expect that.
Assassin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Scofield.
Scofield looking to pass the guard.
Scofield throws and elbow that misses. Assassin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Scofield's guard. Nice move by Assassin!
Scofield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Assassin won't allow Scofield to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scofield preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Assassin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Scofield looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Scofield looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Scofield!
Assassin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Scofield seems to be looking for submissions.
Assassin trying to control from the bottom.
Scofield tries to pass to full mount but Assassin defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Scofield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Assassin manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Assassin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Scofield decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Assassin's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scofield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scofield wants to control from the top but Assassin keeps moving.
Scofield drops back, looking for a kneebar! Assassin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Assassin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Assassin!
Assassin cracks Scofield with a big elbow.
Assassin is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Scofield looks calm but he's in trouble here. Assassin gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Scofield is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Assassin lets go of the hold and Scofield can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Canadian Assassin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jun Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Tsadyleba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jun Kimura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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158 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Tsadyleba!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsadyleba misses with a takedown attempt - Kimura sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Laurent Tsadyleba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kimura closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kimura turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kimura manages to end up in side control.
Tsadyleba struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimura is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tsadyleba is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Tsadyleba can't do much from the bottom here.
Kimura working the ground and pound.
Kimura trying to control the position but Tsadyleba is working away.
Kimura 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.
Tsadyleba is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tsadyleba gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kimura.
Kimura looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tsadyleba trying to control from the bottom.
Tsadyleba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kimura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tsadyleba tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tsadyleba wants to stand and escape but Kimura is having none of it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kimura's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tsadyleba trying to keep a closed guard but Kimura is proving a slippery customer.
Tsadyleba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kimura content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura slips nicely into half guard.
Kimura is keen to just control but Tsadyleba is a slippery customer.
Kimura lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tsadyleba looks gassed!
Tsadyleba is refusing to be controlled, as Kimura sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kimura lands a nice short elbow.
Tsadyleba gets full guard.
Kimura throws and elbow that misses. Tsadyleba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kimura's guard. Nice move by Tsadyleba!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kimura keeping moving, preventing Tsadyleba from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsadyleba has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kimura is proving hard to escape from.
Kimura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tsadyleba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kimura is pulling down on Tsadyleba's head to control his posture.
Tsadyleba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kimura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kimura closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tsadyleba did well to prevent Kimura getting side control.
Kimura working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kimura is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tsadyleba tries to roll over but Kimura keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura controlling the action here.
Kimura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tsadyleba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kimura is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kimura working over Tsadyleba with some ground and pound. Tsadyleba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kimura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Kimura.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kimura lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kimura connects with a nice short shot to Tsadyleba's temple.
Kimura works his way into full mount!
Tsadyleba wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Kimura has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Tsadyleba taps furiously! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jun Kimura!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fleegle bananasplits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mcnutty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bananasplits comes to the cage accompanied by tra la la by the banana splits. Mcnutty has chosen Steve Earle: Way down in the hole as his entrance music. Danny Mcnutty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fleegle bananasplits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Mcnutty!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
bananasplits keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mcnutty.
Mcnutty shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. bananasplits defends it nicely.
Mcnutty wants to clinch.
bananasplits throws a head kick but Mcnutty moves out of range.
Mcnutty steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from bananasplits. That one must have hurt.
Mcnutty shoots in for a takedown but bananasplits shows good takedown defense.
Fleegle bananasplits has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Mcnutty.
bananasplits throws a series of strikes that have Mcnutty backpedaling.
Mcnutty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcnutty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by bananasplits.
bananasplits connects with a high kick.
It looks like Danny Mcnutty has been cut.
bananasplits looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcnutty is just out of range.
bananasplits avoids the body shot from Mcnutty.
bananasplits circles away from the clinch attempt.
bananasplits scores with a body shot.
Mcnutty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? bananasplits is fending him off so far but Mcnutty persists. Nope, bananasplits circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bananasplits throws a head kick that Mcnutty semi-blocks.
bananasplits lands a head kick!
bananasplits stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and bananasplits wants it to stay on the feet.
Mcnutty looks gassed!
Mcnutty walks into a left hand.
bananasplits circles away from the clinch attempt.
bananasplits defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mcnutty.
Fleegle bananasplits seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
bananasplits works over Mcnutty's head and body with a nice combination.
bananasplits lands with a kick to the temple. Mcnutty shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
bananasplits dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
bananasplits with a hook.
Jab from bananasplits.
The fighters circle, before bananasplits throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Mcnutty's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! bananasplits lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Fleegle bananasplits!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ren Akita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ren Akita had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Akita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones tries to clinch there but Akita circles away.
Jones tries for a takedown but Akita circles away easily
and Akita counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Akita with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones is trying to control the position but Akita postures up.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Akita chips away with some ground and pound.
Akita will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Akita trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Akita wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akita manages to get to full guard.
Jones trying to control but Akita is working from the bottom.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Akita has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Akita's legs - danger averted.
Jones trying to control but Akita is working from the bottom.
Akita is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Akita trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Akita 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akita thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Akita takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Akita working the head and body with strikes.
Akita is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Akita is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Akita is breathing heavily.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Akita has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akita working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Akita is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Akita working Jones over with strikes.
Jones tries to kick Akita off but Akita keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Akita prevents Jones from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akita gets the takedown into side control.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Akita wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones wants to control but Akita postures up.
Akita lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Akita cracks Jones with a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is working to avoid the ground and pound but Akita connects with a decent elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Akita's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Akita scoring with strikes.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Akita prevents Jones from escaping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Akita lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
Akita lands a few punches from side control.
Akita scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jones to see if he's OK.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Akita scoring with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akita tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Akita dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones tries to clinch
and Akita counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Akita thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Akita misses with a wild body shot.
Jones looks to clinch
and Akita counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Akita won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones is trying to keep Akita in close.
Akita scoring with punches to the head and body.
Akita is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Akita landing some decent shots from guard.
Akita working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is pulling down on Akita's head. It's preventing any offense from Akita, at least for the moment.
Akita is stalling in the full guard.
Jones is trying to keep Akita in close.
Akita working some strikes from top position.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Akita.
Akita thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Akita is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Akita stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Akita is working Jones over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Akita. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jones tries to buck Akita off but Akita is having none of it.
Jones tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Akita presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Jones wants to hold on but Akita pushes him away.
Akita lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Akita avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Akita cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones wants to hold on but Akita pushes him away.
Akita jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jones manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ground and pound from Akita seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Akita working away.
Check out the look on Akita's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Akita working the ground and pound from side control.
Akita working away.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Akita keeps moving and retains side control.
Jones taking a bit of punishment here - Akita scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Akita connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Akita working the ground and pound.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Akita is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Akita scores with punches from side control.
Akita lands a nice forearm strike.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Akita dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Akita decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Akita drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Akita off! Akita jumps back into Jones's guard.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Akita slips an elbow through the middle.
Akita stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akita wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Akita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Akita throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to keep Akita in close.
Akita throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Akita defends it easily.
Ren Akita overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Akita with that takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
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.
Jones throws a leg kick but Akita sees it coming and moves out of range.
Akita closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Akita scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Akita working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jones is trying to control Akita's posture but Akita avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Akita tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Akita in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jones tries to buck Akita off but Akita is having none of it.
Akita connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
Jones wants to control but Akita postures up.
Akita is chipping away with strikes.
Jones avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Akita.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Akita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones misses with a takedown
and Akita counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Akita is one step ahead there.
Akita works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Akita is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Akita postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ren Akita clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Akita gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Akita won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Akita is proving a slippery customer.
Akita stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Akita thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Akita trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Akita is proving a slippery customer.
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Akita gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Akita holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Akita tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Akita keeps him there for the moment.
Akita tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ren Akita. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Akita's takedown attempt.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Akita uses from the top position.
Akita drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Akita jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Akita won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akita is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Akita preventing the sweep.
Akita thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Akita throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jones wants to clinch
and Akita counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Akita decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akita won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Akita trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akita lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Akita is having none of it.
Akita postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akita sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jones's guard.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Akita is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Akita is keen to just control but Jones is a slippery customer.
That's four 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.
Akita stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Akita looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Akita seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jones wants to improve his position but Akita is controlling well.
Akita is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Akita controlling from mount.
Akita looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Akita lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Akita is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Akita!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ren Akita!
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