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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Estan Quieroz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Zombie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Estan Quieroz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leon Zombie!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zombie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zombie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quieroz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Quieroz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zombie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Estan Quieroz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Quieroz misses.
Zombie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Quieroz momentarily.
Quieroz thumps Zombie with a low kick.
Zombie misses with a low kick.
Quieroz throws a leg kick but Zombie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Quieroz misses with an uppercut. Zombie saw that one coming.
Quieroz forces Zombie back against the ropes and clinches.
Quieroz lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quieroz.
Quieroz lands a shoulder strike.
Zombie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quieroz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Quieroz lands with a left to the head.
Zombie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quieroz tries to clinch up.
Quieroz moves away from the strike by Zombie.
Zombie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Quieroz wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Quieroz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zombie's sensitive parts.
Quieroz tests Zombie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zombie throws a head kick but Quieroz moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zombie connects with a body shot.
Zombie dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quieroz. That did some damage!
Good leg kick by Quieroz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A good leg kick by Quieroz.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Quieroz blocks a head kick by Zombie.
Quieroz throws a lazy right hand but Zombie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quieroz lands a head shot.
Quieroz throws a hook but Zombie avoids it easily.
Zombie dodges the punch combination from Quieroz.
Zombie misses with the combination.
Quieroz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Quieroz blocks a head kick by Zombie.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Quieroz!
A swing and a miss from Quieroz.
A head kick misses from Zombie.
A good leg kick by Quieroz.
Zombie looks gassed!
A swing and a miss from Zombie.
Quieroz scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zombie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zombie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Quieroz.
Zombie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quieroz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zombie keeps the fight on the outside.
Quieroz connects with a right hand. Zombie shakes it off.
Quieroz lands an overhand right.
Zombie is rocked!
Quieroz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zombie is still on wobbly legs! Can Quieroz finish him?
Quieroz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Quieroz misses with a two punch combination.
Quieroz lands with a straight right. Zombie didn't see that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quieroz, right into the meat.
Zombie seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab from Quieroz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Quieroz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Zombie.
Quieroz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zombie throws a head kick but Quieroz moves out of range.
Quieroz scores with a nice head shot.
Quieroz tries to clinch but Zombie moves away
and Zombie counters with a one-two to the body.
Quieroz lunges at Zombie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zombie's hand.
Quieroz lands with a big left! Zombie is wobbled badly! Quieroz comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Zombie to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Estan Quieroz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joey The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camerino Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey The Lion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Camerino Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Lion is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fernandez.
It looks like Joey The Lion has been cut.
Fernandez throws a good cross that connects.
Fernandez connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt The Lion! He's out on his feet! Fernandez rushes in and drops The Lion with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Camerino Fernandez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shoju Bayushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Quixote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bayushi comes to the ring accompanied by Masta Killa. Quixote comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pantera - Domination kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Don Quixote has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shoju Bayushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Quixote!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quixote drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bayushi controls Quixote momentarily but Quixote frees himself.
Bayushi is looking for a triangle but Quixote pushes his legs off easily.
Quixote got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bayushi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quixote has managed to get both his arms back between Bayushi's legs - danger averted.
Quixote postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bayushi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Quixote, into his guard.
Bayushi thows a big elbow that misses.
Bayushi wants to control from the top but Quixote keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Quixote trying to control the position.
Quixote trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Quixote looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bayushi trying to control the position from guard on top but Quixote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quixote tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Quixote not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bayushi tries for a takedown but Quixote circles away easily
so Quixote counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bayushi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Quixote defends it easily.
Quixote got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bayushi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quixote has managed to get both his arms back between Bayushi's legs - danger averted.
Quixote trying to control but Bayushi is working from the bottom.
Quixote looking to pass the guard.
Bayushi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quixote can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Quixote wants to control from the top but Bayushi keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quixote accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Quixote 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.
Bayushi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Quixote trying to control the position from guard on top but Bayushi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quixote shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Quixote showed some decent athleticism there.
Quixote trying to control from half guard but Bayushi is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi is trying to control but can't.
Bayushi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bayushi.
Quixote stopping the sweep attempt from Bayushi.
Quixote drops back looking for a leg! Bayushi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bayushi manages to kick Quixote off! Quixote jumps back into Bayushi's guard.
Quixote looks gassed!
Quixote throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quixote got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bayushi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Quixote has managed to get both his arms back between Bayushi's legs - danger averted.
Bayushi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Quixote trying to control but Bayushi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quixote might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bayushi kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bayushi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Quixote trying to control but Bayushi is working from the bottom.
Bayushi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quixote doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quixote manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bayushi is trying to keep Quixote in close.
Quixote 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.
Bayushi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quixote can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shoju Bayushi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Quixote scores with a takedown into Bayushi's guard.
Bayushi keeping moving, preventing Quixote from controlling successfully.
Bayushi is looking for a triangle but Quixote pushes his legs off easily.
Bayushi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Quixote frees his head nicely. Oh but Bayushi has switched to an armbar! Quixote is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Shoju Bayushi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Rader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasilios Nicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rader comes to the ring accompanied by His Own Fight Video. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Rader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vasilios Nicko!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Nicko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nicko lands a jab.
Rader moves in looking to clinch but Nicko pushes him off.
Nicko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nicko throws a body punch but Rader moves out of range.
Nicko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nicko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rader misses with a hook. Nicko ducked under it nicely.
Nicko scores with a nice strike.
A right-left combo lands from Nicko.
It looks like Justin Rader has been cut.
Nicko throws a body punch but Rader moves out of range.
Nice cross by Rader.
A jab from Nicko misses.
Nicko misses with a two punch combination.
Nicko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicko misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Nicko misses.
Nicko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rader moves away.
A cross from Rader lands.
Nicko throws a jab when Rader was well out of range.
Nicko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rader moves away.
Rader slips under a jab.
Rader walks into a left hand.
Nicko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rader gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rader throws a head punch that misses.
Rader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rader lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nicko backwards.
Rader misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader wants to stall.
Rader has Nicko pushed against the ropes.
Nicko takes a shot to the head.
Rader presses Nicko against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Rader fails to land.
Rader stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rader throws a punch but it's blocked by Nicko.
The referee calls for Rader to work.
Nicko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rader gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rader is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rader throws a head punch that misses.
Nicko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rader prevents it.
Justin Rader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasilios Nicko.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rader takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rader misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rader.
Rader lands a left hand.
Rader gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nicko.
Rader misses with some punches.
Rader misses with the head strike.
Nicko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rader gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rader misses with some punches.
Rader stops a takedown attempt from Nicko.
Nicko looks gassed!
Rader misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Rader on the inside.
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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rader.
Rader gets through Nicko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nicko is working for takedown but Rader is calmly controlling the position for now.
A shot in the inside from Rader.
Rader lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rader.
Rader has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nicko is trying to keep an underhook but Rader manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rader wants to pass to mount but Nicko is defending the position.
Rader scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rader is pressing down on Nicko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nicko is holding on for now.
Nicko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rader.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rader moves into full mount! Nicko won't be happy about that!
Nicko tries to reverse the position but Rader maintains control.
Rader scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Rader dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Rader's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nicko has a takedown stuffed.
Nicko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nicko misses the shot to the body.
Nicko just misses with a punch to the body.
Rader moves into the clinch successfully.
Rader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rader avoids the body shot from Nicko.
Nicko shoots for a double leg takedown but Rader sprawls well. He's pushed Nicko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rader takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nicko throws a hook but Rader blocks it.
Nicko is breathing heavily.
Nicko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nicko.
Some wild striking there from Nicko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rader defending well as Nicko loads up on a big left hand.
Rader slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nicko stalks Rader and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rader's face. Rader staggers backwards, shaken.
Rader lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good standup being displayed there by Rader as he connects with a hook.
Nicko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rader getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nicko throws a body punch but Rader moves out of range.
Rader slaps away a takedown attempt from Nicko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Justin Rader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasilios Nicko.
Nicko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nicko looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nicko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rader wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nicko taking a bit of punishment here - Rader scoring with strikes.
Rader lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rader grinds an elbow into Nicko's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rader working the head and body with strikes.
Nicko stops Rader from passing to mount.
Rader working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Rader working the ground and pound.
Rader lands a nice forearm strike.
Nicko is trying to control Rader's posture but Rader avoids it.
Nicko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nicko trying to remain calm as Rader controls from the top position.
Nicko sneaks back into half guard.
Nice strikes from Rader there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicko wants to improve his position but Rader is controlling well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rader scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rader is trying to control. Nicko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rader working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rader tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nicko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rader missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rader is looking to advance position but Nicko won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No joy there for Nicko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vasilios Nicko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rader takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nicko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rader counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rader.
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.
Nicko has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rader is trying to keep an underhook but Nicko manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Rader is looking to control Nicko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rader avoid being mounted?
Nicko is looking for a kimura here.
Rader makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rader.
Rader lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nicko!
Rader landing strikes from the mount and Nicko is in trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicko is bucking up trying to escape but Rader cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rader has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nicko's face.
Nicko is desperately trying to improve his position but Rader has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Rader dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Rader's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nicko throws a big shot that misses.
Rader avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nicko misses with a shot to the body
and Rader moves into the clinch.
Rader gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rader has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nicko wants to get back to full guard.
Nicko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rader prevents Nicko from improving his position.
Nicko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rader works his way into full mount!
Rader fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rader fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rader landing punches.
Rader with the ground and pound from mount.
Rader landing punches.
Nicko is looking to get to half guard.
Rader looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nicko taking shots to the head.
Rader lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rader is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nicko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rader lands a nice shot to the head.
Rader putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nicko is bucking up trying to escape but Rader cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Rader.
Nicko is looking to improve his position but Rader isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rader working Nicko over with strikes here.
Rader thowing shots but they're missing.
Nicko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nicko tries to lock up and control but Rader gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nicko is working to get back to half guard.
Rader scoring with strikes but Nicko is staying in there.
Rader landing strikes from the mount and Nicko is in trouble!
The referee warns Nicko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nicko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nicko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rader lands a nice shot to the head.
Nicko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rader lands a big elbow.
Rader scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nicko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rader unloading with bombs!
Rader landing strikes from the mount and Nicko is in trouble!
Nicko is in a horrible position here. Rader smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rader working for a guillotine from mount but Nicko is in no mood to give up.
Rader throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nicko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicko wants to improve his position but Rader is controlling well.
Rader uses his free foot to push down on Nicko's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nicko.
Rader looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rader in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Vasilios Nicko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin Rader overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nicko is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rader connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rader with shots to the head and body - Nicko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nicko is working to get back to half guard.
Rader lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Rader showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rader 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Rader!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Gongora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Inglish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Gongora!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chuck Inglish!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inglish checks a low kick from Gongora.
Gongora throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Inglish throws a sloppy head kick
and Gongora counters with an inside leg kick.
Gongora throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gongora doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gongora throws a head kick but Inglish moves out of range.
Inglish throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Inglish moves in looking to clinch but Gongora pushes him off.
Inglish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Inglish throws a sloppy head kick
and Gongora counters with a nice low kick that buckles Inglish's knee momentarily.
Gongora fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Inglish checks it well.
Gongora connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Inglish moves out of range of the body kick from Gongora.
Gongora lands a nice looking kick to the body. Inglish takes a step back to recover.
Gongora throws a low kick but Inglish moves out of range easily.
Gongora throws a body kick that misses.
Gongora feints and then cracks Inglish's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Inglish down.
Gongora throws a sloppy head kick and Inglish moves out of range easily.
Inglish tries to clinch up but Gongora circles away and keeps his distance.
Inglish moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gongora tries a head kick but it misses.
Inglish tries to clinch but Gongora moves out of range.
Gongora throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gongora misses with a low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gongora 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 Inglish has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Inglish and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gongora tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gongora takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Inglish avoids the head kick by Gongora.
Inglish lands a jab to Gongora's midsection.
Gongora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inglish looks to clinch
and Gongora counters with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inglish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gongora motions for Inglish to come forward. Gongora throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gongora wants to land a leg kick but Inglish is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inglish checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Inglish checks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Gongora.
Inglish stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gongora.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gongora throws a lazy head kick
and Inglish counters with a nice body shot.
Gongora with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Inglish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Inglish tries to clinch up.
Gongora takes the fight into the clinch.
Gongora misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gongora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inglish.
Gongora struggles to land a body shot inside as Inglish controls his hands.
Inglish stalling against the ropes.
Inglish is leaning against Gongora and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gongora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inglish's elbow.
Gongora swings wildly with an uppercut but Inglish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gongora tries to throw a body punch but Inglish avoids it by throwing Gongora back against the cage.
Inglish lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gongora backwards.
Gongora is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Inglish.
Gongora really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gongora trying to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Gongora.
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!
Gongora throws a head punch that misses.
Gongora tries to throw a body punch but Inglish avoids it by throwing Gongora back against the cage.
Gongora lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gongora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inglish's elbow.
Gongora misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chuck Inglish will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Inglish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Inglish misses.
Gongora misses with the body kick
and Inglish counters with a nice body kick.
Gongora walks forward, straight into a front kick from Inglish.
Inglish wants to clinch but Gongora slips to the side
and Gongora counters with a nice leg kick.
Chuck Inglish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gongora swats away the attempt to clinch by Inglish.
Inglish avoids a kick to the body.
Inglish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Inglish moves out of range of the body kick from Gongora.
Gongora throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gongora takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A good leg kick by Inglish.
Inglish is looking to clinch but Gongora is avoiding it.
Gongora has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head kick misses from Inglish.
Inglish clinches.
Inglish scores with a shoulder strike.
Inglish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gongora can't find room to land a body shot as Inglish controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gongora as Inglish tries to tie him up.
Inglish fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inglish avoiding damage as Gongora throws knees to the body.
Gongora lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Inglish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inglish lands a nice shot to the body.
Gongora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Inglish prevents a body shot from Gongora.
A left hand lands to the body for Inglish.
Inglish blocking some punches.
Inglish scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gongora struggles to land a body shot inside as Inglish controls his hands.
Inglish lands a shot to the body.
Inglish lands a shot to the body.
Inglish lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gongora backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Inglish.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Inglish.
Inglish is working Gongora over against the ropes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Inglish.
Inglish manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Inglish working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inglish breaks from the clinch.
Inglish takes the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Inglish scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gongora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gongora swings wildly with an uppercut but Inglish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inglish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Gongora there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Inglish tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gongora is able to avoid easily.
Gongora throws a sloppy head kick and Inglish moves out of range easily.
Gongora tries to land a front kick but Inglish steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Inglish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chuck Inglish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inglish connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Inglish throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gongora takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Brandon Gongora has been cut.
Inglish misses with a series of wild punches.
Inglish clinches up against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Inglish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gongora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gongora missing with knees to the body.
Inglish lands a right hand.
Inglish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Inglish throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gongoras head.
Gongora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gongora utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Inglish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brandon Gongora'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.
Inglish fails with an attempt to clinch.
Inglish tries a head kick but it misses.
Brandon Gongora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inglish is looking to clinch.
Gongora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Inglish lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gongora's sensitive parts.
Inglish is looking to clinch.
Gongora attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Inglish tries to clinch there but Gongora circles away.
Inglish throws a sloppy head kick
and Gongora counters with a nice body kick.
Gongora throws the kick towards the body but Inglish avoids it.
Gongora throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gongora tries a head kick but it misses.
Inglish moves out of range of the body kick from Gongora.
Gongora misses with a body kick.
Gongora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Inglish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gongora moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inglish scores with the left hand. Gongora knows he should have avoided that one.
Gongora misses with a leg kick
and Inglish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Inglish drives through and clinches with Gongora against the ropes.
Gongora lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Inglish tries to circle away but Gongora has him pinned against the ropes.
Chuck Inglish seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gongora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Inglish misses with some punches.
Gongora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gongora trying to land knees to the body.
Gongora goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Inglish stalling in the clinch but Gongora improves position.
Inglish blocks an uppercut.
Gongora throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gongora struggles to land a body shot inside as Inglish controls his hands.
Gongora lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Inglish.
Inglish looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inglish.
Inglish gets through Gongora's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Inglish stalling in the clinch but Gongora improves position.
Nice body punch from Gongora - that landed with a thud.
Inglish scores with a hook to the body.
Gongora misses with a punch to the body.
Gongora takes a shot to the head.
Gongora missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Inglish pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gongora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Inglish backwards.
Gongora misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gongora creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gongora blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gongora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Inglish.
Inglish lands a nice uppercut.
Inglish lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gongora backwards.
Gongora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gongora throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gongora working aggressively here.
Gongora tries a knee to the head but Inglish blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inglish gets through Gongora's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gongora.
Inglish working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Inglish avoiding damage as Gongora throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Inglish fails to land.
Inglish looking to slow down the pace here.
Inglish blocking some punches.
Gongora throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inglish blocks it with crossed arms.
Inglish managing to block the knees to the body from Gongora.
Inglish blocks a body shot from Gongora.
Nice body punch from Gongora - that landed with a thud.
Inglish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Inglish lands with a short shot to the head.
Gongora tries to work over Inglish's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Inglish is working Gongora over against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chuck Inglish really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Gongora's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Gongora throws out a leg kick but Inglish moves out of range and Gongora only half commits.
Inglish tries a head kick but it misses.
Inglish tries to clinch up but Gongora circles away and keeps his distance.
Gongora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inglish throws a sloppy head kick and Gongora moves out of range easily.
Inglish closes the distance but Gongora moves to the side
and Gongora counters with a nice low kick that buckles Inglish's knee momentarily.
Gongora looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Inglish tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gongora counters with a nice low kick that buckles Inglish's knee momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Inglish blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gongora throws a head kick that Inglish semi-blocks.
Inglish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gongora.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gongora. Inglish shrugs it off though.
Gongora throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gongora throws a head kick but Inglish moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gongora finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gongora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inglish.
Inglish misses with a straight left.
Gongora misses with a low kick.
Gongora misses with a low kick as Inglish jumps back.
Gongora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inglish feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gongora's calf.
Inglish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gongora bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gongora throws a head kick that misses
and Inglish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gongora lands with a nice body kick.
Inglish moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Inglish.
Inglish is looking to clinch but Gongora is avoiding it.
Inglish checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gongora tries to work over Inglish's front leg with a kick but Inglish checks it.
Gongora throws a body kick the misses
and Inglish holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Inglish has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gongora.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inglish taking a breather.
Gongora has a couple of punches blocked by Inglish.
Gongora looking to throw knees to the head but Inglish is blocking nicely.
Inglish swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gongora struggles to land a body shot inside as Inglish controls his hands.
Inglish throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gongora tries to throw a body punch but Inglish avoids it by throwing Gongora back against the cage.
Gongora tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gongora tries to land knees in the clinch but Inglish avoids the damage to the body.
Gongora lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gongora pushes Inglish back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gongora with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gongora makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gongora throws a knee to the head but misses.
Inglish lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gongora can't find room to land a body shot as Inglish controls the action.
Inglish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gongora scores with a hook to the body.
Gongora using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Inglish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Inglish has Gongora pushed against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Inglish.
Inglish pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Inglish scores with a hook to the body. Gongora takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No joy there for Inglish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Inglish throws a sloppy head kick and Gongora moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Brandon Gongora will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brandon Gongora's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Inglish throws a head kick but Gongora moves out of range.
Gongora slips a jab and a cross from Inglish.
Gongora throws a head kick but Inglish moves out of range.
Gongora goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gongora is looking to land body kicks.
Gongora throws a leg kick
and Inglish counters with a nice body shot.
Gongora scoring well with a low kick there.
Inglish plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gongora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Inglish throws a lazy head kick
and Gongora counters with an outside leg kick.
Inglish throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Inglish blocks the low kick.
Inglish is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gongora rather than just go for the knockout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gongora 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 Inglish has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Inglish and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Inglish misses with a hook. Gongora ducked under it nicely.
Gongora tries a head kick but it misses.
Gongora scores with a leg kick.
Gongora slips a jab and a cross from Inglish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gongora attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Inglish.
Gongora throws a sloppy head kick and Inglish moves out of range easily.
Brandon Gongora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gongora lands a nice leg kick that just misses Inglish's sensitive parts.
Inglish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gongora misses with a body kick.
Inglish tries to clinch up but Gongora circles away and keeps his distance.
Inglish's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Inglish.
Gongora throws a low kick but Inglish moves out of range easily.
Gongora lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gongora misses with a leg kick
letting Inglish counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gongora.
Gongora slips under a jab from Inglish.
Gongora scores with a kick to the midsection.
Inglish connects with a high kick.
Gongora throws a leg kick but Inglish checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gongora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inglish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gongora plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Inglish checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gongora throws a chopping leg kick but Inglish manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick from Gongora lands but Inglish takes it in his stride.
Inglish avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick by Gongora misses
and Inglish counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gongora throws a leg kick
and Inglish counters with a straight right hand.
Gongora looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Inglish tries to clinch up.
Gongora misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gongora blocks a head kick by Inglish.
Gongora throws a sloppy head kick and Inglish moves out of range easily.
Gongora throws the kick towards the body but Inglish avoids it.
Gongora walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Inglish checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Inglish misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chuck Inglish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Inglish 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:49
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 44:50
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chuck Inglish!
Chuck Inglish is the new bantamweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chong Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Starikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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162 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chong Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sergei Starikov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starikov scores with a body shot.
Starikov digs a good body shot into Li's ribs.
Li shoots in looking for a takedown. Starikov tries to sprawl out of it but Li keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Starikov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Starikov lands a nice shot that snaps Li's head back.
Li shoots for a double leg takedown but Starikov sprawls well. He's pushed Li's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Starikov misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starikov. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li shoots in for a takedown but Starikov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chong Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Starikov. Li does a little dance to reset his feet.
Li tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starikov punishes Li's body with a nice straight punch.
No luck for Li with that takedown attempt.
Starikov slaps away a takedown attempt from Li, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starikov leaves Li with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Li shoots in but Starikov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Starikov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Starikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Starikov lands with a right hand.
Li shoots in for a takedown but Starikov shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Li.
Li lands a jab-cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Starikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Li looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Starikov is fending him off so far but Li persists. Nope, Starikov circles away and we're back to standing.
Starikov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chong Li seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Starikov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Li misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Li takes one to the chin there.
Li shoots for a double leg takedown but Starikov sprawls well. He's pushed Li's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Starikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li has a takedown stuffed.
Starikov leaves Li with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Li is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li fails with the takedown.
Starikov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Li.
Starikov lands a jab to the head.
Li throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Starikov's waist but Starikov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Li off to one side.
Starikov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Starikov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Li had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Starikov lands with a good body shot.
Li tries to score a power double leg takedown but Starikov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Li somewhat.
Starikov scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
Starikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Li doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Starikov scores with a body shot.
Starikov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Li stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starikov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Starikov lands with a nice body punch.
Starikov throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Li takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Starikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Starikov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Starikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Starikov.
Li scores a takedown into full mount!
Li working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Starikov working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Li with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starikov is working to get back to half guard.
Li working for a submission but Starikov is keeping him at bay.
Starikov is looking to improve his position but Li isn't that keen on the idea.
Li goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Starikov is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Starikov is one step ahead there.
Starikov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Li. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Starikov looking to pass the guard.
Li is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Starikov is one step ahead there.
Li looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Starikov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Starikov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Li wants to sweep but no luck.
Li is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Starikov is looking for a sweep. Li is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Li is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Starikov is just riding it out for now. Li eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chong Li dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Starikov misses the shot to the body.
Starikov takes a swing at Li's ribcage but misses.
Sergei Starikov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Li closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Starikov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Li rather than just go for the knockout.
Li shoots in for a takedown but Starikov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Starikov throws a body punch but Li moves out of range.
Li fails with a takedown attempt.
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li throws a lazy right hand but Starikov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Li changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Starikov tries to avoid it but Li manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Starikov to the ground. Starikov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chong Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Starikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No luck for Li with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Li with that takedown attempt.
Li tries to score a power double leg takedown but Starikov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Li somewhat.
Li drops his hands momentarily and Starikov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Starikov. No joy for Li on that attempt.
Li shoots for a double leg takedown but Starikov sprawls well. He's pushed Li's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Li fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Li shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Li fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Starikov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Starikov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Li closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Starikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li falls off balance throwing a combination
and Starikov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li with a poor takedown
and Starikov counters with a left to the body.
Starikov lands with a good body shot.
Starikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Starikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Starikov.
Nice takedown defense from Starikov. No joy for Li on that attempt.
Starikov avoids the head kick by Li.
Starikov pushes Li up against the ropes in a clinch.
Starikov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Starikov is working Li over against the ropes.
Starikov is working Li over against the ropes.
Starikov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Starikov as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Starikov.
Starikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Starikov lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Starikov.
Starikov scores with a shot to the side of Li's head.
Good body shot from Starikov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Starikov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Li or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Starikov.
A body shot lands from Starikov.
Starikov pushes Li back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Starikov lands a nice uppercut.
Starikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Starikov lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Starikov.
Starikov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Li or not.
Starikov lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Starikov is working Li over against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Starikov.
Starikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Starikov.
Starikov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Starikov lands a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Starikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Starikov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Starikov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emer Dlouze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kengo Ura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emer Dlouze has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emer Dlouze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kengo Ura!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dlouze misses with a head kick.
Ura shoots in but Dlouze avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dlouze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ura ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ura takes the fight into the clinch.
Dlouze has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Ura clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Dlouze lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Ura tries to escape the position.
Ura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dlouze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dlouze is not going to allow Ura to sit and survive in this position.
Ura covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ura covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Dlouze missing with strikes from the back.
Ura trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Dlouze lands a shot to the head.
Dlouze scores with strikes from the back.
Dlouze is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Ura can't escape the position.
Dlouze avoiding Ura 's attempts to control his hands.
Dlouze lands shots from the back.
You can see the frustration on Ura's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dlouze lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Dlouze.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dlouze avoiding Ura 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dlouze lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Ura is rocked!
A helpless look comes across Ura 's face. He knows he's trapped as Dlouze lands a series of unanswered strikes. The ref steps in to stop the fight and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emer Dlouze!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Babcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock misses with the combination.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Babcock sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Johnson 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.
Babcock is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Babcock dives on top into guard.
Johnson has his foot on Babcock's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Babcock works his way back into a safe position though.
Babcock passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson missing with punches from the bottom.
Babcock throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Babcock throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Babcock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Babcock lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Babcock advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Babcock takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Babcock is stalling here. Johnson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Babcock seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Johnson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Babcock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Babcock sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Babcock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson working for submissions but it's allowed Babcock to get to half guard.
Babcock is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Babcock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson misses with a kick to the body.
Babcock looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Babcock shoots in and bounces Johnson off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson working for a triangle but Babcock defends it easily.
Johnson working for a triangle but Babcock defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson working a defensive guard but Babcock passes into half guard.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Babcock trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Babcock trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Babcock has control of the leg.
Babcock moves nicely into side control.
Babcock scoring with punches from side control.
Babcock connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Johnson some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Babcock is stalling here. Johnson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Babcock seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Johnson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
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.
Johnson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Babcock to his feet.
Bruce Babcock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babcock with a jab.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Babcock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Babcock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Babcock. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Babcock counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Babcock dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Babcock.
Johnson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Babcock.
Babcock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Babcock counters with a shoot takedown. Johnson fights it but they end up in guard.
Johnson wants to hit a switch here but Babcock passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Johnson there!
Babcock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Babcock landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babcock looking to finish with strikes here!
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Babcock swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Johnson is now in Babcock's guard. A big mistake from Babcock there, giving up the dominant position!
Babcock isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Johnson stacks Babcock 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 Johnson!
Johnson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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.
Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Babcock is defending well.
Babcock sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Babcock's head.
Johnson is stalling here. Babcock is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Johnson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Babcock has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Johnson sneaks back into half guard.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Babcock.
Babcock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Babcock frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Babcock scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Babcock isn't that keen on the idea.
David Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babcock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Babcock postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnson looks a forlorn figure.
Bruce Babcock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Babcock isn't that keen on the idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Babcock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Babcock 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Babcock!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Goddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otaku Senzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senzuri comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tori Amos-Code Red 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 ring.
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211 lbs
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Forrest Goddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otaku Senzuri!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Goddell misses.
Goddell looks to score with a jab to the body but Senzuri is just out of range.
Senzuri takes one on the button.
Goddell slaps away a takedown attempt from Senzuri, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Senzuri fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Goddell sprawls well initially but Senzuri persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Goddell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goddell tries to get out of the position.
Senzuri prevents Goddell from improving his position.
Senzuri wants to take a breather but Goddell is having none of it.
Goddell holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Goddell tries to kick Senzuri off but Senzuri keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Senzuri content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Goddell is trying to stand back up but Senzuri is controlling him
Goddell trying to control here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Goddell stuffs the takedown.
Goddell lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Goddell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Senzuri fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Goddell avoids it really well and circles away.
Forrest Goddell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otaku Senzuri.
Senzuri fails to land the takedown.
Senzuri blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Goddell.
Senzuri shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Goddell as he avoids it easily.
Forrest Goddell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goddell misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goddell cracks Senzuri with a good jab.
Senzuri is rocked!
Goddell throws a big shot that misses.
Goddell fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Senzuri to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Senzuri looks to clinch but Goddell throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Senzuri taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Forrest Goddell!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Schoonover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schoonover's entrance music is Daylight - Matt and Kim. A fine choice. Kimura is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Inner Light by Shocking Lemon. This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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190 cm
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196 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julius Schoonover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schoonover swings for the body but Kimura moves out of range.
Kimura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schoonover manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Schoonover or perhaps it was just good defense by Kimura which made him look bad.
Kimura misses with a wild body shot.
Kimura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schoonover lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kimura circles away quickly and effectively.
Schoonover tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kimura swivels and escapes.
Schoonover checks the leg kick nicely there.
No luck for Schoonover with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Schoonover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schoonover takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kimura throws a leg kick which misses Schoonover's front leg but catches the back leg as Schoonover tries to avoid it.
Kimura swings for the body but Schoonover moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoonover doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Schoonover fails with the takedown.
Kimura throws a low kick but Schoonover moves out of range easily.
Kimura scoring well with a low kick there.
Schoonover is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab from Kimura.
Kimura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kimura throws the kick towards the body but Schoonover avoids it.
Kimura is looking to clinch but Schoonover is avoiding it.
Kimura fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura swings for the body but Schoonover moves out of range.
Schoonover blocks a low kick nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kimura. Schoonover shrugs it off though.
Kimura turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kimura lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good leg kick by Kimura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kimura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Schoonover closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kimura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schoonover tries for a takedown but Kimura circles away easily
and Kimura counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura looks to score with a jab to the body but Schoonover is just out of range.
Kimura tries to score with a low kick but Schoonover moves his leg out of the way.
Schoonover tries for a takedown but Kimura circles away easily
letting Kimura counter with a right hand.
Kimura is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schoonover rather than just go for the knockout.
Kimura throws a wild body kick that Schoonover sees coming a mile off.
A good leg kick by Kimura.
Schoonover avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kimura takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kimura throws the kick towards the body but Schoonover avoids it.
Schoonover takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kimura looks to score with a jab to the body but Schoonover is just out of range.
Schoonover checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tries to clinch
and Schoonover counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Schoonover drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kimura manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Schoonover has Kimura in his guard.
Schoonover keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
Schoonover wants to sweep but no luck.
Kimura controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kimura trying to control but Schoonover is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kimura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kimura. Schoonover does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kimura scoring well with a low kick there.
Schoonover checks the leg kick.
Kimura thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Schoonover if he has to take too many more of those.
Schoonover throws a lazy right hand but Kimura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schoonover drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Schoonover goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kimura rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Schoonover's guard! Nice work there by Kimura!
Schoonover is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoonover will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Schoonover not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schoonover working for a triangle but Kimura defends it easily.
Kimura stopping the sweep attempt from Schoonover.
Schoonover controls Kimura momentarily but Kimura frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Schoonover wants to sweep but no luck.
Kimura tries to free his leg and advance position but Schoonover is retaining full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Schoonover takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Schoonover moves out of range as Kimura throws a body kick.
Kimura throws a front kick aimed at Schoonover's knee but Schoonover avoids it well.
Kimura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schoonover stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Schoonover is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Schoonover lands with an uppercut that bounces Kimura off the ropes and back into rage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kimura lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schoonover at a distance.
Kimura pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schoonover is out of range and Kimura settles back down.
Schoonover gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kimura counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schoonover's knee momentarily.
Tatsuya Kimura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schoonover takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Schoonover rushes Kimura and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Schoonover jumps guard but Kimura stands there with Schoonover around his waist. Schoonover gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Kimura just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schoonover's brow.
A nice left hand lands by Kimura.
Schoonover drags the fight down to the ground.
Kimura stopping the sweep attempt from Schoonover.
Schoonover keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kimura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schoonover is keeping the position for now.
Schoonover working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kimura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kimura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kimura pushing down on Schoonover's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Julius Schoonover will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kimura.
Kimura wants to clinch up but Schoonover keeps it at a distance.
Kimura throws a right and a left that both miss.
Schoonover drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Schoonover thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Schoonover postures up in Kimura's guard and throws a big left but Kimura blocks it.
Schoonover wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
Kimura keeping full guard, as Schoonover tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoonover trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schoonover looking to sit in guard and control but Kimura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Schoonover keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
Schoonover bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kimura's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schoonover is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kimura is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kimura has escaped and now he's on top!
Kimura wants to control from the top but Schoonover keeps moving.
Schoonover is trying to control the position but Kimura postures up.
Schoonover working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kimura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kimura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Schoonover is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover has his foot on Kimura's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kimura works his way back into a safe position though.
Kimura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schoonover is keeping the position for now.
Kimura won't allow Schoonover to sweep him here.
Schoonover has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kimura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kimura looking to pass the guard.
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.
Schoonover is trying to control the position but Kimura postures up.
Kimura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schoonover swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schoonover is trying to keep Kimura in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kimura throws a predictable looking body shot
and Schoonover counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Schoonover fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Schoonover drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Schoonover clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Schoonover moves out of range of the leg kick from Kimura.
Schoonover with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kimura counters with a body kick that stops Schoonover in his tracks momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kimura.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Schoonover crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kimura - the referee stops the clock and Schoonover gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kimura. Schoonover manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kimura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schoonover circles away quickly and effectively.
Kimura tries to land a leg kick but Schoonover saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Kimura.
Kimura with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Schoonover fails with the takedown
and Kimura counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoonover clinches but Kimura breaks the clinch
and Kimura counters with a nice body kick.
Kimura fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Schoonover checks it well.
Kimura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kimura throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kimura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kimura throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kimura scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kimura misses with a body shot.
Schoonover scores with a takedown into Kimura's guard.
Kimura keeping moving, preventing Schoonover from controlling successfully.
Tatsuya Kimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover passes Kimura's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kimura won't allow Schoonover to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoonover is working for a kimura but Kimura is defending it quite comfortably.
Kimura is trying to get back to full guard.
Kimura makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kimura.
Schoonover postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kimura is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Schoonover, into his guard.
Kimura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schoonover. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Kimura is fighting to break Schoonover's control of his arms but Schoonover is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Schoonover looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kimura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kimura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tatsuya Kimura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 38:38
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 38:39
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 38:38
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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