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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee De Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying De Jesus's choice of entrance music: agi agi song. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adrian Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee De Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jesus throws a head kick but Lima moves out of range.
Lima avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lima darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lima is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Jesus is just riding it out for now. Lima eventually gives up the hold.
Lima is trying to control the action in half guard but De Jesus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lima perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
De Jesus trying to control from the bottom.
Lima seems to be working for a kimura but De Jesus defends the submission attempt.
Lima is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. De Jesus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima looking for a submission but De Jesus manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
De Jesus wants to stand up but Lima is controlling him.
Lima drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and De Jesus dives on top into guard.
Lima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
De Jesus lands a couple of digs.
De Jesus throwing strikes from guard but Lima blocks nicely.
De Jesus connects with a couple of short punches.
Lima avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Jesus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lima is looking to sinch up a triangle. De Jesus throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lima's body to avoid the submission. Lima has instead reached around De Jesus's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lima arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Adrian Lima!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DK Oakston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oakston comes into the arena with Beastie Boys - High Plains Drifter blaring out of the sound system. Alves has chosen Shadows fall - Still I Rise as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, DK Oakston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corey Alves!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oakston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alves closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Oakston wants to control the action here but instead Alves manages to pass to full mount!
Alves misses with a head shot.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Oakston tries to reverse the position but Alves maintains control.
Alves lands a big shot there that rocks Oakston but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oakston wants to control but Alves is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves lands a big elbow.
Alves punching from mount but Oakston doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Oakston is looking to get to half guard.
Oakston wants to try and get back to his feet.
Oakston is looking to improve his position but Alves isn't that keen on the idea.
Alves working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oakston keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Alves working Oakston over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alves lands a nice shot to the head.
Alves wants to control the pace but Oakston is squirming around nicely.
Alves throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Alves thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Oakston is squirming around, avoiding Alves's attempts to control the action.
Alves avoids the attempt from Oakston to control.
Alves connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oakston taking shots to the head.
Alves fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oakston tries to hold on but Alves pushes him away.
Alves looking to secure an arm triangle but Oakston defends it well.
Oakston is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Oakston manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Oakston wants to get back to his feet.
Oakston is trying to maintain the position but Alves is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Oakston is staying active underneath Alves, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alves looks gassed!
Oakston is trying to stand back up but Alves is controlling him
Alves missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Oakston wants to get back to his feet.
Oakston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Oakston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakston feints and as Alves raises his hands in defense, Oakston changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oakston throws a strike but Alves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alves throwing strikes but missing.
Oakston trying to keep a closed guard but Alves is proving a slippery customer.
Alves thows a big elbow that misses.
Oakston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.
Alves is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Alves wants to stand but Oakston is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves has a closed guard, preventing Oakston from standing up.
Oakston throws and elbow that misses. Alves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oakston's guard. Nice move by Alves!
Alves throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oakston is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oakston thows a huge punch but Alves dodges it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oakston not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Alves dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Oakston has hold of Alves's hands but Alves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oakston works his way to full guard. Good work.
Oakston bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alves's guard.
Alves is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Oakston gets to his feet. Alves looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Alves with a poor takedown
and Oakston counters with a leg kick.
Alves misses with a takedown
and Oakston counters with a series of strikes. Alves will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oakston connects with a body shot.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Oakston.
An inside leg kick lands from Oakston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakston lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oakston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oakston closes the distance and clinches.
Oakston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oakston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alves chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oakston can pounce on him.
Alves is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oakston.
Oakston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oakston shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Alves napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Oakston trying to control the position but Alves is working away.
Oakston is chipping away with strikes.
Oakston lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oakston lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakston lands a nice forearm strike.
Oakston wants to control for a moment but Alves uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Oakston thows a huge punch but Alves dodges it nicely.
Oakston frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alves tries to lock up and control but Oakston gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oakston misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakston wants to control the pace but Alves is squirming around nicely.
Alves blocking the ground and pound.
Oakston lands a nice shot to the head.
Oakston thowing shots but they're missing.
Oakston thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Alves is squirming around, avoiding Oakston's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oakston postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alves looks a forlorn figure.
Alves is looking to improve his position but Oakston isn't that keen on the idea.
Oakston lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alves is squirming around, avoiding Oakston's attempts to control the action.
Oakston looking to ground and pound but Alves is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DK Oakston dominated that second round.
That's time! Oakston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Oakston scores with a leg kick.
Oakston looks for a takedown but Alves sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oakston.
Corey Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves dodges the punch combination from Oakston.
Alves defending well as Oakston loads up on a big left hand.
Oakston throws a jab when Alves was well out of range.
Alves tries for a takedown but Oakston circles away easily
and Oakston counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oakston.
DK Oakston overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oakston.
Oakston sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oakston wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Oakston throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oakston is looking to stand up but Alves won't let him.
Oakston stands up over Alves, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oakston 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.
Oakston wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Alves avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oakston.
Alves misses with a takedown
and Oakston counters with a takedown into side control.
Oakston stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oakston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oakston fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alves sprawls well initially but Oakston persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Oakston throws a strike but Alves avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Oakston trying to control the position from guard on top but Alves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oakston is really struggling to control Alves but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oakston throws a strike but Alves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Oakston is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alves shoots and misses
and Oakston counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
DK Oakston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Alves.
Oakston looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Oakston is keen to just control but Alves is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oakston has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Alves works to full guard.
Oakston throws a strike but Alves rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alves thows a big elbow that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
DK Oakston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Oakston has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DK Oakston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Legal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Souness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Legal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Graeme Souness!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Souness stalling against the cage.
Souness is looking to break free of the clinch but Legal has double underhooks.
Legal is trying to maintain a safe position but Souness gets an underhook and turns Legal into the cage.
Souness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Legal. No joy for Souness on that attempt.
Legal stuffs the takedown.
Souness shoots in looking for a takedown. Legal tries to sprawl out of it but Souness keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Legal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
John Legal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graeme Souness.
Souness takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Souness closes this distance looking for a takedown but Legal circles away.
Legal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Legal cracks Souness with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Legal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Souness tries to close the distance and clinch up but Legal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Legal has closed the distance and engaged Souness in a clinch.
Legal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Souness breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Souness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Souness.
Souness falls off balance throwing a combination
and Legal counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souness shoots in for a double leg but Legal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Souness looks gassed!
Some bone on bone action there as Souness checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
John Legal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Legal closes the distance and clinches.
Souness takes a knee to the side of the body.
Legal lands a good knee to the midsection. Souness won't want to take too many of those.
Legal manages to break the clinch.
Souness throws a right and a left that Legal avoids nicely.
Legal moves into the clinch successfully.
Legal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Souness breaks from the clinch.
Souness stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Legal.
Souness takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Legal tries to close the distance and clinch but Souness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Souness swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Legal counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Legal stuns Souness with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Souness thows a leg kick but Legal checks it
and Legal counters with a series of strikes. Souness will be more careful next time no doubt.
Souness misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legal tries to clinch
and Souness counters by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souness takes a knee right on the jaw!
Legal connects with a knee to the head.
Legal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Souness throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Legal counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Legal lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Legal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Legal moves into the clinch.
Souness wants to stall.
Souness looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Legal digs a right hand into Souness's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Souness's gas tank.
Legal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Legal is trying to break the clinch but Souness has him pressed against the cage.
Legal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Souness wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Legal looking to throw knees to the head but Souness is blocking nicely.
Legal has Souness pressed against the cage, preventing Souness from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Legal is trying to maintain a safe position but Souness gets an underhook and turns Legal into the cage.
Legal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Souness's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legal is looking to control Souness's arms but Souness gets an underhook and turns him. Now Legal has his back to the cage.
Souness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Souness.
Souness swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Legal counters with a good low kick that Souness was not able to check.
Souness fails to land the takedown.
Nice shot lands for Legal.
Legal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Souness moves in looking to clinch but Legal pushes him off.
Souness throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Legal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Legal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Souness's head.
Legal wants to clinch up but Souness keeps it at a distance.
Souness throws a jab but it's blocked by Legal.
Legal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Souness moves away.
Legal misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Legal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Souness counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souness gets a takedown into half guard.
Souness missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Souness passes the guard and advances to mount!
Souness dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souness looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Legal will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Legal keeps the fight on the outside.
Legal cracks Souness with a right hand to the side of the head.
Souness scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Souness has managed to clinch.
Legal has Souness pressed against the cage, preventing Souness from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Souness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souness lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souness shoots for a takedown but Legal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Legal wants to clinch up but Souness keeps it at a distance.
Legal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Souness is looking to slow Legal down with leg kicks.
Souness throws a combination that misses
and Legal counters with a two punch combo.
Legal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Souness displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souness looks to land a combination but Legal avoids it well.
Souness looks to land a combination but Legal avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souness throws a right and a left that both miss.
Legal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Souness throws a series of punches but Legal moves out of range.
Souness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Souness tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Legal.
Souness falls off balance throwing a combination
and Legal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Legal doesn't manage to clinch there - Souness circles away.
Souness misses with a series of wild punches.
Legal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Legal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Souness clinches with his opponent.
Souness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souness falls off balance throwing a combination
and Legal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Souness thinking.
Graeme Souness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Legal swats away the attempt to clinch by Souness.
Legal moves out of range as Souness strikes.
Souness slips a jab and a cross from Legal.
Souness looks to land a right hand but Legal moved out of range.
Legal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Souness.
Souness throws a half hearted mid kick.
Souness takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souness misses with a takedown attempt - Legal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Souness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Legal circles away quickly and effectively.
Legal tries to clinch up.
Legal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Souness uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Legal cracks Souness with an open hand slap.
Legal fails with an attempt to clinch.
John Legal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souness throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Legal counters with a straight right hand.
Souness throws a combination that misses
and Legal counters with a straight right hand.
Legal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Legal is looking to clinch but Souness is avoiding it.
Legal tries to clinch but Souness moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Souness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Legal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Legal blocks a head kick by Souness.
Souness misses with a looping left.
Legal fails to land with a series of punches.
Legal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Souness clinches up with Legal and pushes him back against the cage.
Souness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souness fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Legal sprawls well initially but Souness persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Souness wants to pass to mount but Legal is defending the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souness is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Legal is just riding it out for now. Souness eventually gives up the hold.
Souness has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souness seems to be working for a kimura but Legal defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graeme Souness showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Souness 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Souness.
Souness avoids the head kick by Legal.
Legal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Souness misses with a double jab
and Legal moves into the clinch.
Souness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souness lands a front kick.
Souness misses with a series of wild punches.
Souness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Legal walks into a stiff left hand from Souness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legal avoids a punch combination nicely.
A leg kick checked by Legal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souness throws a lazy right hand but Legal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Legal.
Legal throws out a loose jab but Souness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souness lands with a hook. Legal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Souness throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Souness misses with a few strikes there.
Souness takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Souness takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Graeme Souness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Souness.
Legal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Souness falls off balance throwing a combination
and Legal moves into the clinch.
Legal stalling in the clinch.
Legal throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Souness blocks it with crossed arms.
Souness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souness moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Legal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Souness.
Legal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Souness counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Legal!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Legal is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Souness looking to control but Legal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Souness landing shots from mount.
Souness with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Souness thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souness raining down shots from the mount!
Souness is landing with some decent strikes but Legal is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Souness lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Legal hang on?
Souness working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souness is working for a guillotine from mount but Legal frees his head quite easily.
Souness working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souness wants to control the pace but Legal is squirming around nicely.
Souness unloading with bombs!
Souness working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Souness wants to finish this one by submission but Legal is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Souness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Souness stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graeme Souness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Souness 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graeme Souness!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolph Lundgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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261 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dolph Lundgren!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone lands with a cross.
Stone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lundgren blocks a head kick by Stone.
Stone feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lundgren's calf.
Donk. Stone catches Lundgren right on the button with a cross.
Stone tries to land a leg kick but Lundgren saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Stone.
Stone scores with a leg kick.
Rocky Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lundgren has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Stone.
Lundgren misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stone throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lundgren tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stone swivels and escapes.
Lundgren takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lundgren throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lundgren fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Stone avoids it really well and circles away.
Rocky Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolph Lundgren.
Lundgren takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stone lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone works the jab nicely.
Lundgren walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone cracks Lundgren with an open hand slap.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Stone.
Stone lands a nice shot that snaps Lundgren's head back.
Stone cracks Lundgren with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lundgren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lundgren momentarily.
Lundgren looks gassed!
Stone feints and then cracks Lundgren's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lundgren down.
Lundgren takes one to the side of the head.
Lundgren is rocked!
Stone ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Lundgren out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky Stone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gear Jashin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Yoon Sik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jashin's entrance music is Eye Of The Tiger. A fine choice. Yoon Sik has chosen Victory Korea as his entrance music. Lee Yoon Sik has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gear Jashin's 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gear Jashin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lee Yoon Sik!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoon Sik tried to score with a low kick but Jashin checks it.
Jashin avoids a kick to the body.
Jashin shoots in and bounces Yoon Sik off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yoon Sik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jashin is stalling in the full guard.
Jashin looking to pass the guard.
Jashin controlling from the top position.
Jashin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Yoon Sik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jashin tries to free his leg and advance position but Yoon Sik is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jashin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jashin seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Yoon Sik for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gear Jashin.
Yoon Sik throws a head kick that misses.
Jashin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yoon Sik sprawls well. Yoon Sik wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jashin gets slowly back to his feet.
Jashin swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoon Sik.
Jashin gets a takedown into half guard.
Yoon Sik tries to kick Jashin off but Jashin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jashin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jashin prevents Yoon Sik from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jashin in particular looking to stall.
Jashin is looking for a kimura here.
Jashin is breathing heavily.
Jashin prevents Yoon Sik from standing back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jashin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jashin shoots in for a double leg but Yoon Sik sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jashin scores with a takedown into Yoon Sik's guard.
Yoon Sik keeping moving, preventing Jashin from controlling successfully.
Yoon Sik is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jashin is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jashin controlling from the top position.
Yoon Sik wants to stand and escape but Jashin is having none of it.
Jashin 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.
Jashin trying to control but Yoon Sik is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yoon Sik tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jashin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yoon Sik lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jashin takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoon Sik.
Yoon Sik moves in looking to clinch but Jashin pushes him off.
Yoon Sik tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jashin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jashin avoids the head kick by Yoon Sik.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoon Sik misses with a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Yoon Sik - that will leave a mark!
Good leg kick by Yoon Sik there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoon Sik lands with a slapping head kick.
Yoon Sik closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Yoon Sik.
Yoon Sik lands a knee to the body.
Yoon Sik utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yoon Sik gets underhooks to prevent Jashin's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gear Jashin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jashin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yoon Sik controlling the action here for a moment.
Knees to the body from Yoon Sik.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yoon Sik connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Yoon Sik dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jashin slips a straight right by Yoon Sik.
Jashin avoids a kick to the body.
Yoon Sik scores with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jashin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Well, if Jashin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Yoon Sik pushes Jashin off looking to stand but Jashin dives back in and keeps control.
Jashin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Yoon Sik wants to get back to his feet.
Jashin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yoon Sik is trying to stand back up but Jashin is controlling him
Yoon Sik is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jashin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jashin slows the pace down in half guard.
Yoon Sik is defending against the submission attempts here by Jashin.
Jashin prevents Yoon Sik from standing back up.
Jashin is taking a breather. Yoon Sik says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yoon Sik looks like he's trying to stand up.
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.
Jashin controlling the action here.
Jashin wants to pass the guard but Yoon Sik is defending well.
Jashin is trying to control the action in half guard but Yoon Sik is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jashin stops Yoon Sik from getting back to his feet.
Jashin tries to pass to full mount but Yoon Sik defends it.
Jashin prevents Yoon Sik from standing back up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yoon Sik tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoon Sik is looking to clinch.
Yoon Sik throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee Yoon Sik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jashin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yoon Sik!
Jashin works his way to his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jashin slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Yoon Sik staying busy and making it hard for Jashin to control.
Yoon Sik controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Jashin keeps control of the position easily here as Yoon Sik tries to buck him off.
Yoon Sik has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Jashin is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Yoon Sik taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Jashin.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gear Jashin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hatiko Arigato (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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197 lbs
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hatiko Arigato!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage drives through with a takedown into guard.
Arigato wants to sweep here but Cage controlling him for the moment.
Arigato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cage loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cage wants to pass the guard but Arigato is keeping the position.
Cage missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cage working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cage looking to pass the guard.
Cage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Arigato wants to sweep but no luck.
Arigato has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cage has passed into side control.
Cage throws a strike aimed at the side of Arigato's head but Arigato avoids it well.
Cage working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arigato gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Arigato tries to hold on but Cage pushes him away.
Arigato is looking to get to half guard.
Cage working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cage goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Arigato turns into him and now he's in Cage's guard.
Cage is looking for a triangle but Arigato pushes his legs off easily.
Cage controlling the position.
Arigato must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Arigato stopping the sweep attempt from Cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arigato looking to sit in guard and control but Cage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cage decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Arigato, up you get!
Arigato lands a left and a right that send Cage crashing to the mat, dazed. Arigato thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cage is rocked!
It looks like Nick Cage has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arigato is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Cage hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hatiko Arigato!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris To Short (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My time is NOW!. Erwin Rodriguez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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159 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris To Short !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erwin Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
To Short gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
To Short is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but To Short keeps moving.
To Short doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rodriguez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed To Short 's guard.
To Short missing with punches from the bottom.
To Short tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but To Short is defending well.
Rodriguez moves nicely into side control.
To Short lands with an elbow strike from the bottom.
To Short throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
To Short is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rodriguez off and has taken his back!
To Short looking for the choke but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez breaks To Short 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rodriguez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
To Short escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodriguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
To Short trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Rodriguez stands and throws To Short 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but To Short is working away.
Rodriguez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
To Short is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rodriguez off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
To Short is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. To Short gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. To Short gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. To Short apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Rodriguez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. To Short sees it coming and avoids it easily.
To Short shoots and misses
and Rodriguez counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
Rodriguez lands with a nice combination. To Short backs away looking to recover.
To Short shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a shoot takedown. To Short fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
To Short looking for a sweep. Not yet To Short , not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
To Short thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rodriguez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
To Short throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
To Short working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodriguez.
To Short will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
To Short has an active guard here but Rodriguez has managed to pass into half guard.
To Short avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rodriguez.
To Short looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
To Short is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
To Short looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
To Short striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
To Short tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rodriguez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
To Short prevents Rodriguez from improving position.
To Short tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rodriguez wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Rodriguez are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
To Short gets back to half guard.
Rodriguez seems to be working for a kimura but To Short defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
To Short throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
To Short looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Rodriguez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rodriguez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rodriguez gets to mount! To Short was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
To Short is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez blocks To Short 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
To Short is bucking up trying to escape but Rodriguez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rodriguez trying to control but To Short is having none of it.
Erwin Rodriguez has got the better of the ground game so far.
To Short is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound effectively.
Rodriguez is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, To Short has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez blocks To Short 's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
To Short swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rodriguez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of To Short 's face.
Rodriguez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
To Short trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Rodriguez.
To Short regains half guard.
To Short misses with some strikes from the bottom.
To Short misses with some strikes from the bottom.
To Short looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
To Short is defending against the submission attempts here by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, To Short has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rodriguez seems to be looking for submissions.
To Short gets full guard.
To Short looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rodriguez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
To Short throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
To Short is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
To Short striking off his back but it's not causing Rodriguez any problems.
Rodriguez throws a big right hand that misses.
To Short isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rodriguez stacks To Short on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rodriguez!
Rodriguez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but To Short is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
To Short is trying to get back to half guard.
To Short manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from To Short .
Rodriguez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rodriguez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
To Short throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
To Short seems to be looking for submissions.
Rodriguez is defending against the submission attempts here by To Short .
To Short is pressing down on Rodriguez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rodriguez is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! To Short 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
To Short gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rodriguez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rodriguez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
To Short escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodriguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodriguez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. To Short is keeping the position for now.
Rodriguez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodriguez stands up and waves to To Short to follow him.
To Short changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodriguez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
To Short is trying to get an arm triangle but Rodriguez is defending well.
To Short working away.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on To Short 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
To Short working Rodriguez over with strikes.
To Short is working for a kimura but Rodriguez is defending it quite comfortably.
To Short is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rodriguez is just riding it out for now. To Short eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Rodriguez looking for submissions off his back.
To Short is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rodriguez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time To Short .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
To Short seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
To Short works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rodriguez is desperately trying to improve his position but To Short has a good base and remains in mount.
Rodriguez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rodriguez is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rodriguez in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
To Short swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris To Short !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Papa Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhen Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhen Long acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Papa Shango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zhen Long!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Long blocks a body shot from Shango.
Long throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shango looking to stall.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Long using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shango has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shango tries to break the clinch but Long is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Long.
A knee to the head by Long.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but Shango blocks with his arms.
Long using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Long with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Long landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shango tries to break free but Long pushes him back against the cage.
Shango is struggling to control the position.
Long lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Long connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Long.
Long scores with a knee to the head.
Long keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shango's efforts to push away.
Long tries to land a knee to the head but Shango blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Long as Shango tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shango tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Long just stands there and leans against the cage.
Long avoids a wild elbow strike from Shango.
Shango is trying to force a seperation but Long has the dominant position.
Shango fails to pull guard.
Shango successfully pulls guard.
Shango pulls Long in close to prevent any damage.
Long avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Long looks gassed!
Shango working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Long doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Long manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shango is looking for a triangle but Long pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shango looking for a guillotine here but Long defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shango trying to control the position here.
Shango looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Shango escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Long gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shango controlling Long's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Shango dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Long checks the leg kick nicely there.
Long throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Long throws out a powerful jab.
Long lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Shango wants to clinch but Long slips to the side
and Long counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shango throws a sloppy head kick
and Long counters with a thumping low kick.
Long doesn't manage to clinch there - Shango circles away.
Long staying out of range there.
Long lands with a thumping leg kick.
Long instigates a clinch.
Long is breathing heavily.
Long using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shango has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shango goes for a takedown attempt but Long pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Papa Shango is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long tries to clinch up but Shango circles away and keeps his distance.
Shango is looking to clinch.
Shango clinches but Long breaks the clinch
and Long counters with a stiff right hand.
Shango closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Long to the mat! Long manages to get full guard.
Shango thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shango drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shango jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Long throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shango uses it to pass to side control.
Shango has an Americana. Long didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Shango is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Shango hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Papa Shango!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Mitchel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jian Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lieu's choice of entrance music: "Da Rockwilder" by Method Man and Redman. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roy Mitchel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jian Lieu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Lieu misses.
Mitchel misses with a body shot.
Lieu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roy Mitchel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchel throws a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lieu.
Mitchel just misses with a punch to the body.
Good shot there by Lieu.
Mitchel misses with a combination
letting Lieu counter with a right hand.
Mitchel throws a combination that misses
and Lieu counters with a three punch combo that has Mitchel backing up. Mitchel nods at Lieu to acknowledge the strikes.
Mitchel looks to land a right hand but Lieu moved out of range.
Mitchel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lieu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mitchel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mitchel throws a combination that misses
and Lieu counters with a leg kick.
Lieu scores with a three punch combo!
Mitchel is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Oh Mitchel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lieu throws a big uppercut that drops Mitchel! More strikes from Lieu and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mitchel lies dazed against the cage as Lieu celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jian Lieu!
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