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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morito Yoshihiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Morito Yoshihiro has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Morito Yoshihiro seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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208 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Morito Yoshihiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adrian Lima!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yoshihiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoshihiro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lima shoots in looking for a takedown. Yoshihiro tries to sprawl out of it but Lima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yoshihiro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshihiro.
Yoshihiro doesn't manage to clinch there - Lima circles away.
Yoshihiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshihiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshihiro tries to clinch but Lima is having none of it.
Yoshihiro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshihiro cracks Lima with an open hand slap.
Yoshihiro tries to clinch there but Lima circles away.
Lima avoids the body shot from Yoshihiro.
Yoshihiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lima circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoshihiro moves in looking to clinch but Lima pushes him off.
Lima swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoshihiro.
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.
Yoshihiro tries to clinch there but Lima circles away.
Yoshihiro is looking to clinch but Lima is avoiding it.
Lima scores a takedown into full mount!
Lima wants to finish this one by submission but Yoshihiro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lima.
Yoshihiro wants to try and get back to his feet.
Yoshihiro can't escape the position.
Lima is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Yoshihiro to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Yoshihiro shrugs it off.
Yoshihiro is desperately trying to improve his position but Lima has a good base and remains in mount.
Lima looking to control but Yoshihiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima working for a guillotine from mount but Yoshihiro is in no mood to give up.
Yoshihiro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lima looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lima working for a submission but Yoshihiro is keeping him at bay.
Lima looking to control but Yoshihiro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lima controlling from the full mount.
Lima has control of Yoshihiro's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Yoshihiro regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lima looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Lima is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Yoshihiro is surviving well by controlling Lima's body position as best he can.
Yoshihiro is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Lima locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Yoshihiro is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adrian Lima!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pull Over (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Browley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over comes to the cage accompanied by Insane Clown Posse - In Yo Face. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Art Browley enters the cage!
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205 lbs
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211 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pull Over!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Art Browley!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Over keeps the fight on the outside.
Over tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Browley swivels and escapes.
Over fails with a takedown attempt.
Over fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Browley manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Over jumps guard but Browley stands there with Over around his waist. Over gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pull Over. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Over wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Browley.
Browley lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Browley.
Browley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Browley pushes Over back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Browley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Art Browley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Browley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Browley clinches.
A short right from Browley on the inside.
A short right from Browley on the inside.
Over is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Over fails to pull guard.
Browley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Over backwards.
Browley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Over tries to keep at a distance but Browley has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Browley on the inside.
Browley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Browley.
Over jumps guard but Browley stands there with Over around his waist. Over gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Browley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Over is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Browley.
A right hook to the body lands for Browley.
Browley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Over keeps the fight on the outside.
Browley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Over circles away from the clinch attempt.
Over keeps the fight on the outside.
Browley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Over swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Browley lands a left and a right that send Over crashing to the mat, dazed. Browley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Over is rocked!
It looks like Pull Over has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Browley rushes Over and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Over is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Browley lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Browley.
Nice body punch from Browley.
Over seems to have got his legs back now.
Browley lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Browley.
Browley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Browley.
A left hand lands to the body for Browley.
Browley lands a right hand.
Browley scores with a hook to the body.
Browley scores with a hook to the body.
Browley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Browley lands a left hand.
Over jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Browley walks away with a smile on his face. Over gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Browley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Browley digs a right hand into Over's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Over's gas tank.
Browley digs a right hand into Over's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Over's gas tank.
Browley gets through Over's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browley scores with a hook to the body.
Browley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Browley.
Browley lands a nice uppercut.
Browley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Over backwards.
Nice body punch from Browley.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Browley.
A left hand lands to the body for Browley.
Browley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Browley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Browley.
Good body shot from Browley.
Browley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Browley.
Browley scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Browley on the inside.
Browley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Browley presses Over against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Browley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Over keeps the fight on the outside.
Browley grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Over takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Browley cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Art Browley!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rock Hardmeat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Argon Erikson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardmeat comes to the cage accompanied by Take The A Train. Erikson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Monster by Skillet kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Hardmeat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Argon Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardmeat clinches with his opponent.
Hardmeat pressing his opponent against the cage.
Erikson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardmeat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardmeat lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Argon Erikson has been cut.
Hardmeat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Erikson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Erikson goes for a takedown attempt but Hardmeat pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hardmeat ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Erikson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erikson dives in and grabs Hardmeat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hardmeat pushes down on Erikson's head and hops out.
Rock Hardmeat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Argon Erikson.
Erikson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardmeat manages to avoid it.
Hardmeat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardmeat scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson scores with a hook to the body. Hardmeat takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A solid body kick from Hardmeat.
Erikson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Erikson closes the distance but Hardmeat moves to the side
and Hardmeat counters with a leg kick.
Erikson misses the jab.
Erikson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardmeat connects with an inside leg kick.
Erikson has his takedown stuffed
and Hardmeat counters with a thumping low kick.
Erikson looks gassed!
Erikson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Erikson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Erikson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hardmeat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat trying to control the position from guard on top but Erikson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardmeat wants to pass the guard but Erikson is keeping the position.
Hardmeat slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hardmeat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erikson keeping moving, preventing Hardmeat from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson is trying to control the position but Hardmeat postures up.
We're going to have a standup here because Rock Hardmeat wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardmeat.
Erikson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Erikson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hardmeat chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Erikson tries to land a body kick
and Hardmeat holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hardmeat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Erikson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardmeat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Hardmeat.
Erikson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hardmeat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat has managed to clinch.
Hardmeat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Erikson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Erikson fails to pull guard.
Erikson is looking to break free of the clinch but Hardmeat has double underhooks.
Erikson takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardmeat working Erikson over with knees to the body.
Hardmeat has Erikson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hardmeat pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Erikson tumbling to the mat - Hardmeat dives into Erikson's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardmeat showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Erikson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Hardmeat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Argon Erikson's cut.
That's time! Hardmeat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hardmeat throws a head kick but Erikson moves out of range.
Erikson misses with a combination
and Hardmeat counters by moving into the clinch.
Erikson takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardmeat is pushing Erikson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hardmeat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hardmeat avoids a punch combination nicely.
That kick from Hardmeat tenderised Erikson's leg. Erikson is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erikson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hardmeat counters with a single leg into guard. Erikson didn't expect that.
Hardmeat trying to control but Erikson is working from the bottom.
Erikson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hardmeat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardmeat controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardmeat trying to control the position from guard on top but Erikson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardmeat controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hardmeat stopping the sweep attempt from Erikson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rock Hardmeat has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Erikson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardmeat manages to avoid it.
Hardmeat avoids the body shot from Erikson.
Erikson shoots and misses
and Hardmeat counters with a nice double leg into side control. Erikson won't be happy with that.
A lull in the action here.
Erikson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Erikson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hardmeat slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hardmeat trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Erikson trying to control but Hardmeat is working from the bottom.
Erikson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardmeat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Erikson postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Hardmeat dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Argon Erikson's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hardmeat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Erikson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Erikson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Erikson throws a nice looking combination but Hardmeat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Argon Erikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Hardmeat.
Erikson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Erikson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Erikson.
A nice combination there by Erikson.
Erikson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardmeat rather than just go for the knockout.
Hardmeat takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Erikson throws a looping overhand right but Hardmeat ducks down to avoid it.
Hardmeat feints and as Erikson raises his hands in defense, Hardmeat changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Erikson is looking to sweep but instead, Hardmeat has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hardmeat in particular looking to stall.
Erikson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hardmeat pulls his head out easily.
Erikson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardmeat wants to take a breather but Erikson is having none of it.
Erikson moves into full guard.
Rock Hardmeat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardmeat with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Hardmeat pushing down on Erikson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hardmeat works his way into full mount!
Erikson tries to hold on but Hardmeat pushes him away.
Hardmeat raining down shots from the mount!
Hardmeat is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Erikson lands with a cross.
Argon Erikson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Argon Erikson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erikson tests Hardmeat's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Erikson tries to clinch
and Hardmeat counters with an outside leg kick.
Erikson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hardmeat counters with a good low kick that Erikson was not able to check.
Rock Hardmeat is winning the standup battle so far.
Erikson misses with a takedown attempt
and Hardmeat counters with a head kick.
Hardmeat throws a nice head kick!
Hardmeat buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardmeat dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Erikson. That did some damage!
Erikson throws a right and a left that Hardmeat avoids nicely.
Erikson has his takedown stuffed
and Hardmeat counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Erikson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat dodges the punch combination from Erikson.
Erikson shoots and misses
and Hardmeat counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rock Hardmeat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Argon Erikson.
Hardmeat throws a head kick that Erikson semi-blocks.
Hardmeat goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Erikson blocks a head kick by Hardmeat.
Hardmeat thuds his shin into the meat of Erikson's side.
Erikson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Erikson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Erikson throws a combination that misses
and Hardmeat counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Erikson's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardmeat looking to pass the guard.
Hardmeat 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Hardmeat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardmeat 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Hardmeat!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okaohose Monuwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhonny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okaohose Monuwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jhonny Cage!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cage wants it to stay on the feet.
Jhonny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monuwe shoots in for a takedown but Cage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cage drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Monuwe is looking for a sweep.
Monuwe regains half guard.
Monuwe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monuwe actively working from the bottom here.
Monuwe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cage pulls his head out easily.
Monuwe looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cage works his way into side control.
Cage tries to move to mount but Monuwe blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cage seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Monuwe is holding on tight.
Monuwe is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Cage has taken his back.
Cage is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Monuwe breaks Cage's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Monuwe preventing the sweep.
Monuwe 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.
Monuwe drops back looking for a leg! Cage is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cage manages to kick Monuwe off! Monuwe jumps back into Cage's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monuwe wants to pass the guard but Cage is keeping the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Monuwe drops back looking for a leg! Cage is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cage manages to kick Monuwe off! Monuwe jumps back into Cage's guard.
Monuwe is breathing heavily.
Monuwe won't allow Cage to sweep him here.
Cage can't keep his opponent in guard - Monuwe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Monuwe 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.
Cage gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage working for a triangle but Monuwe defends it easily.
Monuwe stopping the sweep attempt from Cage.
Cage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cage looking for a sweep. Not yet Cage, not yet.
Monuwe 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.
Monuwe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Monuwe 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.
Cage lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Monuwe!
Monuwe slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cage is looking to advance position but Monuwe won't allow it.
Cage is working for a kimura but Monuwe is defending it quite comfortably.
Monuwe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Monuwe looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jhonny Cage dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cage has his takedown stuffed
and Monuwe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cage looking for a sweep. Not yet Cage, not yet.
Monuwe drops back looking for a leg! Cage is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cage manages to kick Monuwe off! Monuwe jumps back into Cage's guard.
Monuwe drops back looking for a leg! Cage is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cage manages to kick Monuwe off! Monuwe jumps back into Cage's guard.
Cage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cage is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Monuwe's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monuwe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cage defends it easily.
Cage slips nicely into half guard.
Monuwe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monuwe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cage is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Monuwe!
Cage jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Monuwe manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cage thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cage has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Monuwe!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monuwe prevents Cage from taking his back.
Monuwe is desperately trying to improve his position but Cage has a good base and remains in mount.
Cage is trying to take his opponent's back.
Monuwe has given up his back. Will we see Cage going for some submissions?
Monuwe fending off the submission attempt from Cage.
Monuwe manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cage's guard. Nice work there by Monuwe.
Monuwe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Monuwe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cage manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Monuwe manages to get himself to full guard.
Monuwe keeping full guard, as Cage tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monuwe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cage doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cage manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monuwe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monuwe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Monuwe can't keep his opponent in guard - Cage advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cage is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cage fails to move to back control.
Monuwe is working to get back to half guard.
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.
Cage moves to the back.
Monuwe is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cage is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Monuwe is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Monuwe is really stuck here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage 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, Monuwe has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Monuwe turns into Cage and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jhonny Cage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Monuwe with a poor takedown
and Cage counters with a shoot takedown. Monuwe fights it but they end up in guard.
Cage wants to pass the guard but Monuwe is keeping the position.
Cage slips nicely into half guard.
Cage wants to pass to mount but Monuwe is defending the position.
Monuwe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cage works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage fails to advance to Monuwe's back.
Monuwe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cage is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cage looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Okaohose Monuwe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Monuwe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monuwe looking for submissions off his back.
Monuwe actively working from the bottom here.
Monuwe looking for submissions off his back.
Cage trying to mount his opponent but Monuwe defends it.
Cage is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Monuwe is holding on tight.
Monuwe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cage takes Monuwe's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Monuwe is in trouble.
Monuwe is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Cage gets his way!
You can see the frustration on Monuwe's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Monuwe is working hard here to advance position.
Cage is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Monuwe knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Monuwe for a finish.
Monuwe defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cage's arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Monuwe knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Monuwe for a finish.
Monuwe defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Cage's arms.
Cage is trying to stick to Monuwe's back but Monuwe is turning into Cage. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cage's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Monuwe.
Monuwe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cage is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Monuwe preventing the sweep.
Monuwe scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jhonny Cage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cage 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jhonny Cage!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jian Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Leopold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Da Rockwilder" by Method Man and Redman. Bryan Leopold will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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159 lbs
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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, Jian Lieu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Leopold!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lieu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leopold misses with a few strikes there.
Leopold looks to land a combination but Lieu avoids it well.
Leopold throws a looping overhand right but Lieu ducks down to avoid it.
Leopold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leopold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leopold avoids the body shot from Lieu.
Lieu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Leopold misses with an uppercut.
Lieu blocks a head kick by Leopold.
Leopold connects with a single shot there.
Leopold uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lieu has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lieu ducks right into an uppercut from Leopold.
Leopold throws a lazy right hand but Lieu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leopold throws a series of strikes that have Lieu backpedaling.
Lieu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lieu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leopold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lieu slips a jab and a cross from Leopold.
Leopold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leopold misses the shot to the body.
Leopold scores with a body shot.
Lieu throws a lazy right hand but Leopold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leopold throws a lazy right hand but Lieu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leopold avoids the body shot from Lieu.
Leopold throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lieu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leopold lands with a nice body punch.
Lieu slips a straight right by Leopold.
Leopold moves out of range of the strikes.
Leopold cracks a nice hook into Lieu's ribs.
Leopold loads up on a big right hand but Lieu slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leopold. Lieu does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lieu connects with a single shot there.
Nice uppercut lands for Leopold. That snapped Lieu's head back.
Nice defenses there by Leopold.
Leopold misses with a jab to the body
and Lieu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leopold misses with a shot to the body
and Lieu counters with a straight right hand.
Leopold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lieu scores with a nice head shot.
Leopold is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lieu works the jab nicely.
Leopold is still on wobbly legs! Can Lieu finish him?
Leopold connects with a right hand. Lieu shakes it off.
Lieu throws the left hand but Leopold avoids the punch easily.
Lieu misses with a hook.
A big right from Lieu misses.
Lieu loads up on a big right hand but Leopold slips the punch.
Leopold seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leopold. Lieu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leopold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lieu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bryan Leopold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Leopold finds it's target.
A combination from Leopold does no damage.
Lieu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leopold.
Lieu tries to close the distance and clinch but Leopold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lieu lands a jab to Leopold's midsection.
Leopold misses with a body shot.
Lieu lands a nice looking body shot.
Leopold looks gassed!
Leopold throws a hook to the side of Lieu's head but Lieu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lieu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lieu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lieu drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Leopold right on the button. Leopold goes down! Lieu follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Lieu gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jian Lieu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rocky Stone's chin.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Renato Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rocky Stone!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Stone misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Stone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Stone defends the submission attempt.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Stone defends it.
Silva maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Stone could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Silva has cracked it and Stone is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Renato Silva!
Renato Silva is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claes Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Rourk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Claes Fleming has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Claes Fleming seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claes Fleming!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Rourk!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleming feints and then cracks Rourk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rourk down.
Fleming slaps away a takedown attempt from Rourk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fleming misses with a head kick.
Fleming throws the kick towards the body but Rourk avoids it.
Rourk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rourk drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleming sneaks out the side door and pushes Rourk away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fleming throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rourk.
Fleming goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Michael Rourk has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fleming scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fleming.
Rourk looks gassed!
Fleming scores with a spinning back kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fleming misses with a head kick.
Fleming feints and then cracks Rourk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rourk down.
Fleming lands a head kick!
Fleming lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rourk will feel that in the morning.
Fleming fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rourk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fleming throws a sloppy head kick and Rourk moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming throws a sloppy head kick and Rourk moves out of range easily.
Rourk looks for a takedown but Fleming sprawls well.
Claes Fleming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Rourk.
Rourk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fleming connects with a solid leg kick.
Rourk fails with the takedown.
Fleming connects with a high kick.
Rourk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rourk fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming connects with a solid leg kick.
Fleming thuds his shin into the meat of Rourk's side.
Rourk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rourk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fleming throws a head kick that misses.
Fleming plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That kick from Fleming tenderised Rourk's leg. Rourk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fleming looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fleming throws a head kick that Rourk semi-blocks.
Fleming throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Good leg kick by Fleming there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses.
Rourk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fleming throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rourk steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fleming. That one must have hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Fleming.
Fleming plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Claes Fleming dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Rourk's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fleming throws a front kick that sends Rourk stumbling back into the cage.
Fleming plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fleming connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fleming stuffs the takedown.
Claes Fleming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fleming.
Fleming dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rourk. That did some damage!
Michael Rourk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick lands from Fleming.
Fleming tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rourk is breathing heavily.
Rourk takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fleming thuds his shin into the meat of Rourk's side.
Rourk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rourk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fleming connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick misses from Fleming.
Fleming lands a head kick!
Fleming lands with a nice body kick.
Rourk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleming thumps Rourk with a low kick.
That kick from Fleming tenderised Rourk's leg. Rourk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rourk has a takedown stuffed.
Rourk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rourk blocks a head kick by Fleming.
Rourk feints and as Fleming raises his hands in defense, Rourk changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rourk drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rourk jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rourk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fleming swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleming wants to get back to his feet but Rourk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rourk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rourk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fleming pushes Rourk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rourk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
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.
An elbow from Rourk crashes against the mat.
Rourk advances to full mount.
Fleming is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rourk can do to turn this around?
Rourk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rourk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rourk has hold of Fleming's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Fleming manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rourk is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Fleming is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Rourk!
Michael Rourk is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aoki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Prodigy - Breathe. On his way into the cage it seems that Gilbert Aoki has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gilbert Aoki seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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200 lbs
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilbert Aoki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aoki did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Aoki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
I would not like to be Silva right now.
Aoki is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Silva knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Silva for a finish.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is in bad spot here.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Aoki is looking for a choke. Silva gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Silva manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Silva trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki working a defensive guard here.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Aoki is trying to keep Silva in close.
Aoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aoki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Aoki is retaining full guard.
Aoki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silva escapes and throws Aoki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Aoki is keeping him busy.
Aoki wants to control but Silva postures up.
Aoki is looking for a sweep.
Silva working the head with strikes.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Aoki's head but Aoki avoids it well.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aoki to see if he's OK.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Aoki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aoki is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Aoki tries to escape but Silva is in control.
Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Aoki some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Aoki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Silva happy to just control the position for now.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Aoki gets back to half guard.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Aoki manages to get to full guard.
Silva passes Aoki's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aoki taking some punishment here, with Silva in his 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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Aoki's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is just content to waste time from the top position. Aoki takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Aoki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aoki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Aoki's head.
Aoki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Aoki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva grinds an elbow into Aoki's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Aoki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Aoki reverses the position - he's now on top in Silva's guard.
Aoki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to control.
Silva pulls Aoki in close to his closed guard and prevents Aoki from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
David Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aoki trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gilbert Aoki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Aoki shoots and misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aoki on the side of the head.
Aoki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aoki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
Aoki decides to stand back up. Aoki steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Aoki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Aoki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilbert Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aoki wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Aoki fails with the takedown
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva darts in and clinches Aoki up against the cage.
Silva keeps control of Aoki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aoki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva lands an elbow just above Aoki 's eye.
It looks like Gilbert Aoki has been cut.
Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Aoki regains guard immediately.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva pushes down on Aoki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is thwarting Aoki's attempts to control the position.
Silva is trying to control. Aoki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Aoki!
Aoki tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Aoki sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva passes to side control.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva advances to mount.
Silva lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aoki is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Aoki gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gilbert Aoki's cut.
That's time! Aoki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aoki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gilbert Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aoki thinking.
Silva stalks Aoki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aoki's face. Aoki staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aoki momentarily.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aoki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aoki lands in his opponent's guard.
Aoki sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki thows a big elbow that misses.
Aoki looking to pass the guard.
Aoki trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is pulling down on Aoki's head. It's preventing any offense from Aoki, at least for the moment.
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.
Aoki trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gilbert Aoki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Aoki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Aoki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aoki slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Aoki can't do much from the bottom here.
Aoki prevents Silva from improving position.
Aoki is not content to let Silva control the position.
Aoki is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aoki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Silva throwing shots but Aoki is blocking nicely.
Aoki manages to get to full guard.
Aoki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Aoki is retaining full guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Aoki is keeping the position.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aoki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aoki keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aoki wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Aoki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Aoki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Aoki manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Aoki's guard.
Aoki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Silva really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gilbert Aoki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Aoki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aoki sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Aoki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Aoki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Aoki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Aoki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aoki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Aoki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva wants to control from the top but Aoki keeps moving.
Aoki working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Aoki is keeping the position.
Aoki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Aoki blocks nicely.
Aoki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aoki is striking but Silva is not phased and passes to half guard.
Aoki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Aoki working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Aoki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aoki looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into side control.
Silva advances to full mount.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aoki's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but David Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gilbert Aoki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Aoki's head back.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aoki tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aoki shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Aoki didn't expect that.
Silva stands up over Aoki, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aoki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Aoki isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Aoki 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 Silva!
Aoki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Aoki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva working over Aoki with some ground and pound. Aoki looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aoki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aoki is looking to get to half guard.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks from Aoki's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Aoki is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aoki's face.
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!
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Aoki working to try and regain half guard.
Aoki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Aoki regains half guard.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Aoki!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva unloading with bombs!
Aoki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aoki hang on?
Aoki tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Aoki manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gilbert Aoki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Aoki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Aoki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Aoki is looking to improve his position.
Silva not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva works his way into full mount!
Aoki wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Aoki working to try and regain half guard.
Silva landing punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Aoki that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
And that's the end of the fight!
David Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Silva!
David Silva is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogers Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into the arena with Housequake blaring out of the sound system. 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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156 lbs
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156 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogers Nelson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped Nelson's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nelson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelson slips a jab and a cross from Diaz.
Nelson works the jab nicely.
Diaz with a jab.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nelson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nelson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz checks a leg kick nicely.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Nelson moved out of range.
Nelson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nelson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz lands a jab.
Diaz stuns Nelson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nelson misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Diaz.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nelson.
Nelson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Nice defenses there by Nelson.
Nelson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Nelson misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Nelson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nelson tests Diaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nelson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson lunges at Diaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Diaz's hand.
Diaz is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nelson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nelson wants to land a leg kick but Diaz is out of range.
Nelson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nelson throws out the jab.
Nelson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nelson lands a jab.
Nelson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Diaz is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson lands with a big right hook that stumbles Diaz - he's out on his feet here! Nelson follows up with another monster hook that separates Diaz from consciousness! Diaz falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Nelson stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rogers Nelson!
Rogers Nelson retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Inyo Mahmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideaki Katsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahmi's entrance music is Burning Season. A fine choice. Hideaki Katsu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Inyo Mahmi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideaki Katsu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mahmi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mahmi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A shot to the liver by Mahmi. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahmi.
Mahmi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mahmi duly obliges.
Mahmi misses with a wild combination.
Mahmi clobbers Katsu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mahmi thumps Katsu with a low kick.
Mahmi lands a jab to the head.
Mahmi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mahmi cracks Katsu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Katsu slips a jab from Mahmi.
Mahmi works Katsu's body with a nice hook.
Katsu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mahmi swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Katsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahmi throws out the jab.
Katsu tries to move into range but Mahmi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mahmi slaps away a takedown attempt from Katsu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Katsu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mahmi defends it nicely.
Inyo Mahmi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hideaki Katsu.
Mahmi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Katsu. That did some damage!
Katsu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mahmi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mahmi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Inyo Mahmi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahmi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Katsu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Katsu tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Katsu shoots in but Mahmi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mahmi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mahmi works the jab nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahmi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahmi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mahmi lands with a hook. Katsu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Katsu dives in and grabs Mahmi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mahmi pushes down on Katsu's head and hops out.
Katsu looks gassed!
Nice shot lands for Mahmi.
Nice shot by Mahmi.
Katsu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Katsu needs to keep his hands up - Mahmi had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi thuds a left hand into Katsu's body.
Mahmi scores with a body shot.
Mahmi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mahmi cracks Katsu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Katsu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mahmi works the jab nicely.
A nice combination there by Mahmi.
Katsu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Decent striking displayed by Mahmi there.
Katsu is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mahmi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Katsu.
Mahmi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Mahmi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Katsu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mahmi can pounce on him.
Katsu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mahmi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Mahmi tenderised Katsu's leg. Katsu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mahmi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Katsu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahmi.
Katsu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the liver by Mahmi. Beautiful body shot.
Mahmi cracks Katsu with a good jab.
Katsu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Katsu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Katsu walks into a left hand.
Mahmi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Katsu at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahmi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mahmi throws a one two combo.
Mahmi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mahmi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inyo Mahmi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Katsu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Good exchange - Mahmi coming out on top.
Mahmi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mahmi throws a good cross that connects.
Katsu ducks right into an uppercut from Mahmi.
Mahmi thuds a left hand into Katsu's body.
Mahmi lands a body shot.
Mahmi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mahmi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mahmi feints and then cracks Katsu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Katsu down.
Mahmi cracks Katsu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mahmi tests Katsu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Katsu might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mahmi has got the better of the exchanges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Mahmi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mahmi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Katsu is breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Mahmi as he connects with a hook.
Mahmi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katsu's sensitive parts.
Katsu ducks right into an uppercut from Mahmi.
Katsu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mahmi lands a body shot.
Mahmi thuds his right hand into Katsu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mahmi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mahmi lands a slapping body shot.
Mahmi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Katsu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mahmi, right into the meat.
Inyo Mahmi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi misses with a series of wild punches.
Mahmi works Katsu's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Katsu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mahmi lands an overhand right.
Mahmi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mahmi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mahmi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Mahmi does it's job there.
Mahmi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mahmi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mahmi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Katsu doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mahmi connects with the punch.
Mahmi cracks a nice hook into Katsu's ribs.
Mahmi throws a leg kick which misses Katsu's front leg but catches the back leg as Katsu tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Mahmi as he connects with a hook.
Mahmi scores with a hook to the body. Katsu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mahmi throws a series of strikes that have Katsu backpedaling.
Mahmi connects with an inside leg kick.
Mahmi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Inyo Mahmi is winning the standup battle so far.
Katsu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahmi.
Mahmi cracks a nice hook into Katsu's ribs.
Mahmi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Katsu. Katsu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Katsu doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katsu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mahmi jabs Katsu right on the nose. Katsu blinks but takes it well.
Katsu walks into a straight right hand from Mahmi.
Mahmi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Katsu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mahmi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Mahmi.
Mahmi lands a nice hook to Katsu's body. Katsu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Katsu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahmi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mahmi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Katsu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mahmi connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inyo Mahmi 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.
Mahmi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Katsu.
Katsu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mahmi lands a slapping body shot.
Mahmi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mahmi 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.
Mahmi connects with the punch.
Mahmi scores with a nice head shot.
Mahmi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Katsu can do to turn this around?
Mahmi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mahmi misses with a two punch combination.
Mahmi lands with a hook. Katsu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mahmi scores with a shot to the body.
Katsu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mahmi connects with a single shot there.
Mahmi connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mahmi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mahmi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Katsu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mahmi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Katsu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mahmi. That's going to slow Katsu down.
A left lands for Mahmi.
Mahmi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mahmi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mahmi, as that shot connected.
Mahmi scores with a body shot.
Katsu walks into a straight right hand from Mahmi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Katsu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Katsu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Katsu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mahmi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katsu.
Mahmi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Katsu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katsu needs to keep his hands up - Mahmi had a free shot at his head there.
Mahmi scores with a hook.
Mahmi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mahmi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Mahmi. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi scores with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Katsu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Mahmi. That snapped Katsu's head back.
Mahmi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mahmi works Katsu's body with a nice hook.
Katsu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Katsu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Katsu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mahmi.
That kick from Mahmi tenderised Katsu's leg. Katsu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mahmi lands a nice hook to Katsu's body. Katsu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Katsu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Katsu. Katsu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mahmi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mahmi lands a really nice looking cross but Katsu seems unphased.
Jab, jab by Mahmi - just one landing.
Mahmi punishes Katsu's body with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Mahmi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mahmi thuds his right hand into Katsu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mahmi scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mahmi, as that shot connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mahmi with a jab.
Mahmi lands with a good body shot.
Mahmi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inyo Mahmi clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mahmi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Katsu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mahmi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mahmi scores with a three punch combo!
Mahmi throws out a powerful jab.
Mahmi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mahmi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mahmi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Katsu at a distance.
Katsu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Katsu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mahmi lands with a nice body punch.
Mahmi lands with a nice body punch.
Katsu is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Katsu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahmi misses with a low kick.
Mahmi cracks Katsu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice straight punches there by Mahmi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mahmi.
Mahmi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Katsu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mahmi.
Mahmi is looking to slow Katsu down with leg kicks.
Mahmi lands a glancing blow to the side of Katsu's head.
Mahmi dips to his left and cracks Katsu with an uppercut!
Mahmi with a nice cross.
Mahmi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Katsu's head backwards.
Mahmi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi lands a jab-cross combination.
Mahmi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Katsu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That kick from Mahmi tenderised Katsu's leg. Katsu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Katsu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mahmi catches Katsu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mahmi lands a leg kick that knocks Katsu off balance momentarily.
Mahmi throws a right hand that Katsu ducks under and follows up with a left that Katsu also avoids with ease.
Mahmi connects with a single shot there.
Katsu fails with the takedown.
Mahmi misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mahmi finds it's target.
Mahmi scores with a three punch combo!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mahmi, right into the meat.
A shot to the liver by Mahmi. Beautiful body shot.
Mahmi connects with a body shot.
Mahmi scores with a hook to the body. Katsu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mahmi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mahmi connects with a body shot.
Mahmi lands a jab to the head.
Mahmi misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice combination there by Mahmi.
Mahmi scores with a one two! Katsu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Mahmi. Beautiful body shot.
Nice jab there from Mahmi.
Mahmi cracks the inside of Katsu's front leg.
Jab by Mahmi.
Mahmi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahmi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Katsu momentarily.
Nice cross by Mahmi.
Mahmi misses with the combination.
Mahmi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahmi lands with an uppercut that bounces Katsu off the cage and back into rage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mahmi, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inyo Mahmi had his way with Hideaki Katsu in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Mahmi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Katsu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mahmi.
Mahmi lands a nice shot that snaps Katsu's head back.
Mahmi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katsu moves away.
Mahmi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mahmi scores with a jab to the body.
Mahmi misses with a wild combination.
Mahmi cracks Katsu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mahmi throws out a powerful jab.
Katsu is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nice uppercut lands for Mahmi. That snapped Katsu's head back.
Katsu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahmi.
Mahmi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Katsu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mahmi but Mahmi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mahmi lands a leg kick that knocks Katsu off balance momentarily.
Mahmi connects with a crisp jab.
Katsu ducks under a wild hook from Mahmi.
Mahmi scores with a jab. Katsu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Katsu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mahmi scores with a nice right hand.
Katsu slips a straight right by Mahmi.
Mahmi catches Katsu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mahmi throws a series of punches but Katsu avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Mahmi does it's job there.
Katsu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mahmi thuds his right hand into Katsu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Katsu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Katsu drops his hands momentarily and Mahmi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mahmi lands with a good body shot.
Mahmi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mahmi cracks Katsu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mahmi lands a nice looking body shot.
Mahmi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahmi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Katsu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mahmi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Katsu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Katsu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mahmi lunges at Katsu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Katsu's hand.
Katsu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mahmi lands with a good body shot.
Mahmi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Katsu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mahmi throws a series of punches but Katsu avoids them all with ease.
Mahmi lands with an overhand left.
Mahmi stuns Katsu with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mahmi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mahmi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mahmi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mahmi with a nice cross.
Mahmi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mahmi throws a series of strikes that have Katsu backpedaling.
Mahmi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mahmi throws a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahmi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mahmi.
Hideaki Katsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahmi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Inyo Mahmi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mahmi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:40
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:40
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:40
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inyo Mahmi!
Inyo Mahmi retains his welterweight title!
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