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EMPIRE XXVII PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Hamasagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hero Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiroshi Hamasagawa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hero Lee's chin.
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Hamasagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hero Lee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamasagawa wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Hamasagawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hamasagawa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lee looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Hamasagawa pushes past his half guard into mount!
Lee gets back to half guard.
Hamasagawa trying to control the pace.
Hamasagawa trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
Lee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hamasagawa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hamasagawa has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
Hamasagawa wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Hamasagawa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hamasagawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hamasagawa is aware though and is defending well.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hamasagawa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hamasagawa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hamasagawa wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Lee looking for subs off his back but Hamasagawa has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hamasagawa is looking to advance position but Lee won't allow it.
Hamasagawa trying to control from half guard but Lee is working away.
Lee looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamasagawa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hamasagawa wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Lee tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hamasagawa has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hamasagawa prevents Lee from getting the reversal.
Hamasagawa tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamasagawa working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lee sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hamasagawa is thwarting Lee's attempts to control the position.
Hamasagawa is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
Lee makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hamasagawa throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Hamasagawa tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamasagawa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lee sprawls well initially but Hamasagawa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hamasagawa is breathing heavily.
Lee actively working from the bottom here.
Lee looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lee is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hamasagawa pulls his head out easily.
Lee wants to get back to full guard but Hamasagawa has mounted him!
Hamasagawa throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hamasagawa looking to finish with strikes here!
Lee tries to reverse the position but Hamasagawa maintains control.
Lee should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hamasagawa unloads with some shots from mount but Lee bucks and avoids them well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hamasagawa is working for a guillotine from mount but Lee frees his head quite easily.
Hamasagawa tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
Lee manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hamasagawa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hamasagawa's back!
Hamasagawa is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hamasagawa is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Lee trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hamasagawa breaks Lee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lee has his feet on Hamasagawa's thighs here. He's pushed Hamasagawa off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hamasagawa screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hero Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Arnold Anderson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arnold Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice uppercut there from Anderson.
It looks like Paul Lee has been cut.
Lee shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lee was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lee goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Anderson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anderson is one step ahead there.
Lee is trying to keep Anderson in close.
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.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lee is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Lee blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Anderson keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lee's head backwards.
Anderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Anderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Lee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lee works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lee moves nicely into side control.
Anderson regains half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Lee moves nicely into side control.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.
Lee works to advance to full mount. Anderson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lee working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Anderson looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Lee! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paul Lee!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takabiha Sorakuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorakuya has chosen Wormphlegm - Epejumalat monet tesse muinen palveltin caucan ja lesse as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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300 lbs
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299 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takabiha Sorakuya!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorakuya loads up on a big right hand but Willis slips the punch.
Willis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sorakuya tries to avoid it but Willis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sorakuya to the ground. Sorakuya escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sorakuya tries to sprawl but Willis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sorakuya blocking the ground and pound attempt from Willis.
Willis 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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Willis is looking to take a break and control but Sorakuya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Willis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sorakuya could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Willis has cracked it and Sorakuya is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Willis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rick Willis!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent LaCroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
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140 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent LaCroix!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaCroix fails in his attempt to clinch.
LaCroix has a takedown stuffed.
Bate thuds a left hand into LaCroix's body.
LaCroix wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - LaCroix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bate works LaCroix's body with a nice hook.
LaCroix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bate scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bate. LaCroix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bate darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
LaCroix misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaCroix tries to clinch but Bate moves out of range.
LaCroix shoots in but Bate avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyrone Bate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent LaCroix.
Bate lands a lovely overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bate.
LaCroix dives in and grabs Bate's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bate pushes down on LaCroix's head and hops out.
LaCroix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
LaCroix looks gassed!
LaCroix misses with a body shot.
A big left from Bate misses.
LaCroix throws a right and a left that both miss.
LaCroix ducks right into an uppercut from Bate.
A lazy left from Bate finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but LaCroix was well out of range. Poor timing from Bate.
LaCroix throws a sloppy head kick and Bate moves out of range easily.
Bate fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
LaCroix has a takedown stuffed.
Bate lands a glancing blow to the side of LaCroix's head.
Bate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bate connects with a good right hand that stumbles LaCroix. LaCroix circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
LaCroix on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
LaCroix tries to sprawl but Bate drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate moves into full mount! LaCroix won't be happy about that!
Bate working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bate cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bate content just to control the position here.
Bate with good strikes from the mount here!
Bate scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bate lands with some strikes.
Bate has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate lands a heavy elbow.
LaCroix is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bate looking to isolate an arm here. LaCroix doesn't see it coming and as Bate extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Bate!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyrone Bate!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Han Do Jin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jin comes into the arena with Depth Charge - Depth Charge (Han Do Jin) blaring out of the sound system. Money has chosen Triumph by Wu Tang Clan as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Han Do Jin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trey Money!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Money 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jin looks to land a left hand but Money moved out of range nicely.
Jin misses with a two punch combination.
That kick from Money tenderised Jin's leg. Jin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jin rushes Money and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Money drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jin throws a hook but Money avoids it easily.
Jin throws a nice looking combination but Money bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jin looks to throw the jab but Money is out of range.
Jin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jin has managed to clinch.
Money breaks the clinch.
Money feints and as Jin raises his hands in defense, Money changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jin has his feet on Money's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Money tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jin swivels and escapes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Han Do Jin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Money.
Jin throws a right hand that Money ducks under and follows up with a left that Money also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Jin.
Jin has closed the distance and engaged Money in a clinch.
Jin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Money looking for a takedown.
Money is working for takedown but Jin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Money tries to circle away but Jin has him pinned against the ropes.
Jin stalling.
Money lands with a right to the head.
Money jumps guard but Jin stands there with Money around his waist. Money gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Money jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jin walks away with a smile on his face. Money gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jin throws a right and a left that Money avoids nicely.
Money dodges the punch combination from Jin.
Money avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Money is looking to clinch but Jin is avoiding it.
Money takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Money moves away from the strike by Jin.
Money pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jin. Money does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jin closes the distance and pushes Money back into the ropes.
Money tries to pull guard but Jin holds him up against the ropes and eventually Money drops back down to his feet.
Jin blocking some punches.
Jin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Money up against the ropes.
Jin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money wants to stall.
Money wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Money wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Money is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Money trying to stall but Jin improves his position.
Money lands a shoulder strike.
Money misses with a punch on the inside.
Jin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Money tries to break the clinch but Jin is controlling the position.
Jin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Money has a couple of punches blocked by Jin.
Jin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Money backwards.
Money is trying to break the clinch but Jin is controlling him.
Jin is trying to stall.
Money wants to get back to striking at distance but Jin won't allow it.
Jin is looking to control Money's arms but Money gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jin has his back to the ropes.
Money is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Jin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Money tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money looking for a takedown.
Money tries to break free but Jin pushes him back against the ropes.
Money looks gassed!
Jin scores with a shoulder strike.
Money is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jin pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jin cracks Money with a nice body shot.
Money wants to get back to striking at distance but Jin won't allow it.
Jin holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Jin lands a shoulder strike.
Money has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Money looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Jin on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jin.
A short body shot lands from Jin as the two fighters clinch.
Jin lands a right hand.
Money swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Money up against the ropes.
Jin digs a right hand into Money's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Money's gas tank.
A body shot lands from Jin.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jin lands a nice uppercut.
Jin presses Money against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Money takes a shot to the head.
Jin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Money fails to pull guard.
A right hook to the body lands for Jin.
Jin cracks Money with a nice body shot.
Jin lands an uppercut.
Jin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jin.
Jin taking a breather.
Money tries to score a body lock takedown but Jin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The referee calls for Jin to work.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Money wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Money misses with a punch on the inside.
Money tries to circle away but Jin has him pinned against the ropes.
Jin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Money is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Jin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Money being controlled against the ropes.
Money is working for takedown but Jin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jin is pushing Money up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jin is leaning against Money and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jin lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Jin as the two fighters clinch.
Jin digs a right hand into Money's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Money's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jin as the two fighters clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jin is struggling to control the position.
Jin lands an uppercut.
It looks like Trey Money has been cut.
Nice body punch from Jin.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Jin.
Jin taking a breather.
Jin cracks Money with a nice body shot.
Jin controlling the action here for a moment.
Jin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Money's efforts to push away.
Jin lands a nice shot to the body.
Money tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jin lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jin.
Jin lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Jin.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jin.
Jin lands a shot to the body.
Jin digs a right hand underneath Money's ribcage. Money let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Jin.
Jin presses Money against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jin taking a breather.
Jin digs a right hand into Money's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Money's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Jin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Money fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jin digs a right hand underneath Money's ribcage. Money let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Jin.
Jin lands a nice shot to the body.
Jin lands with a light punch inside.
Money tries to pull guard but Jin won't allow it.
Jin is pushing Money up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Money fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stalling in the clinch from Jin.
Money is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jin pressing his opponent against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jin.
Money drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jin misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jin lands a high kick!
A left and a right from Jin both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Han Do Jin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trey Money's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jin wants to clinch but Money slips to the side
and Money decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jin's guard.
Money is looking to work some ground and pound but Jin has wrist control.
Jin wriggles free and stands up.
Money closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jin circles away.
Jin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Money looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Money moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jin digs a good body shot into Money's ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Money.
Money takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Han Do Jin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Money is breathing heavily.
Jin thuds a left hand into Money's body.
Jin throws a right and a left that Money avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jin tries to bum rush Money with a series of wild strikes but Money uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jin connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Jin.
Han Do Jin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jin misses with a wild combination.
Jin lands with a shot to the body.
Money closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jin darts in and clinches Money up against the ropes.
Jin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Money backwards.
Jin gets through Money's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jin blocking some punches.
Money is trying to break the clinch but Jin is controlling him.
Money wants to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Money fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jin as Money tries to tie him up.
Jin digs a right hand underneath Money's ribcage. Money let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Money backwards.
Jin prevents the takedown attempt.
Han Do Jin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Money.
Jin digs a right hand underneath Money's ribcage. Money let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Money tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jin pushes Money back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Jin is stalling here.
Money is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Jin.
Jin lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jin gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Jin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Money.
Nice body punch from Jin.
Jin cracks Money with a nice body shot.
Jin stalling in the clinch.
Money is trying to break free.
Jin trying to control the position but instead, Money has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jin into the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Jin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jin scores with a shot to the side of Money's head.
Jin pushes Money back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Money working hard to break the clinch.
Jin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Money backwards.
Money takes a shot to the head.
Jin is pressed up against the ropes. Money has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jin down to the mat. Jin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Money takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Some wild striking there from Jin.
Jin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jin throws a series of strikes that have Money backpedaling.
Jin misses with a combination
and Money counters with a shoot takedown. Jin fights it but they end up in guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Money trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jin pushes Money off and gets back to his feet.
Jin thuds a left hand into Money's body.
Jin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donk. Jin catches Money right on the button with a cross.
Jin swinging wildly here.
Jin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jin misses with a combination
so Money counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Money can do to turn this around?
Money trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jin's 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.
Jin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Money is controlling him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Money fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jin throws a combination that misses
and Money counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Money tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jin is trying to stall.
Jin is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jin.
Money's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Money is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
A jab from Jin misses.
That's eight 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.
Jin doesn't manage to clinch there - Money circles away.
Money is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Money fails to pull guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jin.
Jin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Trey Money has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Money drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Money jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jin walks away with a smile on his face. Money gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jin lands a body shot.
Money tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jin smiles and moves away.
Jin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Money counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Money.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jin blocks a body shot from Money.
Money throws a punch but it's blocked by Jin.
Money is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Jin.
Money letting Jin take a breather here.
Han Do Jin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jin digs a right hand into Money's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Money's gas tank.
Jin lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jin tries to stall but Money uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Han Do Jin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A bit of stalling here from Jin.
Money decides to pull guard.
Jin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jin pushes down on Money's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Money actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Han Do Jin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Han Do Jin!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Han Do Jin!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Han Do Jin!
Han Do Jin wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kurogane Gama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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23
143 lbs
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21
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurogane Gama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gama throws a hook to the side of Mayweather's head but Mayweather sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gama shoots in looking for a takedown. Mayweather tries to sprawl out of it but Gama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Mayweather manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mayweather closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Kurogane Gama has been cut.
Gama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Mayweather does no damage.
Mayweather keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Gama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gama shoots in and drives through. Mayweather sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kurogane Gama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gama fails with the takedown.
Mayweather lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gama circles away quickly and effectively.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayweather misses with a combination
and Gama counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mayweather blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather is trying to stand up here but Gama is controlling him well.
Mayweather is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Mayweather taking some punishment here, with Gama in his half guard.
Mayweather is looking to escape.
Gama thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mayweather is trying to stand.
Gama content to control rather than advance.
Mayweather blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gama.
Mayweather is trying to stand back up but Gama is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gama wants to control but Mayweather is keeping him busy.
Gama thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mayweather's head.
Gama wants to control but Mayweather is keeping him busy.
Gama is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mayweather is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mayweather kicks Gama off and gets back to his feet.
Manny Mayweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Mayweather as Gama shoots in.
Mayweather blocks a jab.
Mayweather connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mayweather ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mayweather slips a jab from Gama.
Gama shoots for a double leg takedown but Mayweather sprawls well. He's pushed Gama's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Gama avoids it well.
Mayweather ducks under a wild hook from Gama.
Mayweather takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kurogane Gama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayweather pinned against the cage. Mayweather gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mayweather scores with a jab.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
Gama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather avoids it really well and circles away.
Mayweather stuffs the takedown attempt from Gama. Gama gets slowly back to his feet.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Gama avoids it well.
Gama shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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.
Gama shoots in for a takedown but Mayweather shows good takedown defense.
Gama shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mayweather's guard.
Gama stops Mayweather from standing up.
Gama landing some decent shots from guard.
Gama trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gama wants to control from the top but Mayweather keeps moving.
Gama won't allow Mayweather to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather is looking to stand up but Gama isn't so interested in that idea.
Gama makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gama trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayweather wants to stand and escape but Gama is having none of it.
Gama pushing down on Mayweather's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mayweather looks gassed!
Gama scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mayweather has hold of Gama's hands but Gama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gama stops Mayweather from getting back to his feet.
Gama drops an elbow to the side of Mayweather's head.
Gama 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.
Gama landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Gama is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mayweather blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gama.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gama lands a nice short elbow.
Gama trying to control the action but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
Gama prevents Mayweather from standing back up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gama winds up and cracks Mayweather with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gama lands a nice short elbow.
Mayweather has hold of Gama's hands but Gama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gama with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gama working Mayweather over with strikes.
Gama looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gama lands a nice short elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nice strikes from Gama there.
Mayweather looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gama not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mayweather wants to get back to his feet.
Mayweather keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mayweather on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gama looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gama not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mayweather is trying to stand.
Gama controlling the pace.
Mayweather has hold of Gama's hands but Gama slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gama lands a nice short elbow.
Mayweather tries to kick Gama off but Gama keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gama sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gama seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mayweather for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurogane Gama dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kurogane Gama's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mayweather closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mayweather connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Gama counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mayweather!
Gama won't let Mayweather get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
A nice elbow there by Gama.
Mayweather is in a horrible position here. Gama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mayweather is bucking up trying to escape but Gama cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gama lands a nice shot to the head.
Mayweather is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gama trying to control but Mayweather is having none of it.
Mayweather is trying to stand.
Gama punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gama controlling his opponent.
Gama lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gama with shots to the head and body - Mayweather looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gama scoring with strikes but Mayweather is staying in there.
Mayweather really wants to buck Gama off and get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gama won't let Mayweather get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gama looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The referee warns Mayweather that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gama controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gama is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mayweather is trying to stand.
Gama lands a big shot there that rocks Mayweather but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mayweather is rocked!
Gama with shots to the head and body - Mayweather looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mayweather is still in real trouble! Can Gama finish him?
Gama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mayweather is looking to escape.
Mayweather seems to have recovered his senses.
Mayweather takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gama working the ground and pound effectively.
Gama pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gama fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gama cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mayweather is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Gama connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mayweather is in a horrible position here. Gama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gama cracks Mayweather with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mayweather is bucking up trying to escape but Gama cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gama lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mayweather hang on?
Mayweather is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Gama postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mayweather looks a forlorn figure.
Gama lands with some strikes.
Kurogane Gama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gama postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Mayweather bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Gama and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurogane Gama!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Crahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Gabos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crahan comes to the ring accompanied by All That Remains - The Last Time. Gabos has chosen Fortuna, Imperatrix Mundi by Carl Orff as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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172 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Crahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giorgio Gabos!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Crahan does no damage.
Gabos ducks under a wild hook from Crahan.
Crahan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crahan slips a straight right by Gabos.
A slow jab from Crahan misses its intended target.
Crahan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gabos was well out of range. Poor timing from Crahan.
Gabos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crahan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crahan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crahan keeps the fight on the outside.
Crahan scoring well with a low kick there.
Crahan with a nice cross.
Crahan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gabos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gabos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crahan.
Shawn Crahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gabos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crahan avoids the body shot from Gabos.
Gabos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crahan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crahan thows a huge punch but Gabos dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crahan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Crahan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gabos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crahan.
Crahan is looking to take a break and control but Gabos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crahan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Crahan wants to free his trapped foot but Gabos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gabos is trying to stand.
Crahan is trying to control. Gabos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crahan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shawn Crahan.
Crahan sizes up Gabos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crahan is looking to score with low kicks.
Crahan looks for a takedown but Gabos sprawls well.
Crahan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gabos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crahan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crahan misses with a hook.
Gabos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crahan throws a hook but Gabos blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gabos.
Crahan misses with a series of wild punches.
Gabos lands a jab.
Gabos swings for the body but Crahan moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crahan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gabos on the side of the head.
Gabos swings for the body but Crahan moves out of range.
Gabos is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crahan rather than just go for the knockout.
Crahan loads up on a big right hand but Gabos slips the punch.
Crahan ducks under a wild hook from Gabos.
Crahan throws out a loose jab but Gabos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Gabos.
Crahan shoots and misses
and Gabos holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crahan manages to break the clinch.
Gabos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crahan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crahan keeps the fight on the outside.
Gabos avoids the body shot from Crahan.
Crahan looks to throw the jab but Gabos is out of range.
Crahan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gabos circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Crahan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gabos ducks under a wild hook from Crahan.
Crahan cracks Gabos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabos throws a leg kick
and Crahan counters with a thumping low kick.
Crahan slips a jab and a cross from Gabos.
Crahan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Crahan trying to control but Gabos is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crahan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gabos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crahan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crahan wants to pass the guard but Gabos is keeping the position.
Gabos is adopting a defensive 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crahan advances to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crahan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Crahan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gabos tries to roll over but Crahan keeps him under control.
Gabos keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Crahan wants to control but Gabos is keeping him busy.
Gabos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crahan. 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 six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shawn Crahan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gabos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crahan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crahan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gabos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crahan shoots for a double leg takedown but Gabos sprawls well. He's pushed Crahan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crahan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gabos has time to react.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crahan is defended easily by Gabos.
Gabos slips a straight right by Crahan.
Gabos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Crahan misses.
Crahan scores with a three punch combo!
Crahan looks to land a left hand but Gabos moved out of range nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crahan tries for a takedown but Gabos circles away easily
and Gabos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crahan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crahan shoots in for a double leg but Gabos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Crahan.
Gabos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crahan.
A big left from Crahan misses.
Gabos blocks a jab.
Crahan looks to land a combination. Gabos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gabos ducks under a wild hook from Crahan.
Crahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gabos moves away.
Crahan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gabos lunges at Crahan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crahan's hand.
Gabos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crahan manages to avoid it.
Gabos lands a lovely overhand right.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crahan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gabos moves out of range of the leg kick from Crahan.
Gabos avoids the body shot from Crahan.
Gabos swings for the body but Crahan moves out of range.
Crahan throws a body punch but Gabos moves out of range.
Crahan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crahan.
Crahan thuds a left hand into Gabos's body.
Crahan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gabos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crahan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gabos in his tracks.
Crahan missing with a left hand there. Gabos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crahan misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Crahan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crahan.
Crahan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gabos takes one on the button.
A shot to the liver by Crahan. Beautiful body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gabos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crahan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gabos manages to avoid it.
Crahan missing with a left hand there. Gabos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Crahan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crahan stuns Gabos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gabos looks gassed!
Crahan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crahan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gabos manages to avoid it.
Crahan misses with a jab to the body
and Gabos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gabos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crahan trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crahan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gabos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Crahan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gabos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crahan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gabos drops his hands momentarily and Crahan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gabos misses with a body shot.
Crahan misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gabos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crahan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gabos has time to react.
Crahan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gabos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crahan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gabos stuffs the takedown attempt from Crahan. Crahan gets slowly back to his feet.
Gabos has Crahan up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crahan is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crahan has Gabos pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Crahan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gabos tumbling to the mat - Crahan dives into Gabos's guard.
Gabos is trying to keep Crahan in close.
Crahan forces his way into half guard.
Crahan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gabos's head.
Gabos controlling the position well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Crahan in particular looking to stall.
Crahan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gabos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crahan is controlling the pace.
Gabos is looking to control Crahan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gabos avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shawn Crahan.
Crahan misses the body punch
and Gabos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crahan thinking.
Crahan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gabos sprawls well. Gabos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crahan gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Crahan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crahan throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crahan has a takedown stuffed.
Gabos cracks Crahan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shawn Crahan is winning the standup battle so far.
Gabos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gabos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crahan was well out of range. Poor timing from Gabos.
Gabos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crahan.
Gabos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crahan.
Crahan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gabos tries to clinch there but Crahan circles away.
Crahan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gabos slips a jab from Crahan.
Crahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gabos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crahan throws an overhand right that lands on Gabos's shoulder, as Gabos tries to avoid the shot.
Gabos shoots in looking for a takedown. Crahan tries to sprawl out of it but Gabos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Crahan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gabos throws the left hand but Crahan avoids the punch easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crahan.
Crahan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gabos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crahan was well out of range. Poor timing from Gabos.
Crahan throws a good cross that connects.
Crahan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gabos manages to avoid it.
Crahan lands a nice looking body shot.
Crahan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crahan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crahan scores with a nice strike.
Crahan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gabos sprawls well initially but Crahan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Crahan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gabos defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gabos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crahan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gabos keeping hold of Crahan's head, controlling as best he can.
Gabos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crahan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crahan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gabos is trying to get back to full guard.
Crahan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gabos!
Gabos is breathing heavily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gabos's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Crahan landing strikes from the mount.
Crahan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Crahan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gabos looks a forlorn figure.
Gabos is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crahan lands a big elbow - Gabos is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Gabos is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Shawn Crahan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce The Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce The Dragon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguel Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dragon throws a low kick but it's checked well by Santiago.
The Dragon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santiago misses with an uppercut. The Dragon saw that one coming.
Santiago throws a looping overhand right but The Dragon ducks down to avoid it.
Santiago misses with a double jab.
The Dragon scores with a nice body kick.
The Dragon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santiago.
A lazy body kick from Santiago
and The Dragon counters with a big head kick but Santiago shrugs it off.
The Dragon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Santiago on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Dragon. The Dragon obviously looking to wear him down.
Santiago lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santiago checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Dragon misses with a low kick as Santiago jumps back.
Santiago misses with an uppercut.
The Dragon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Dragon misses with a body kick.
The Dragon moves away from the strike by Santiago.
The Dragon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago throws a lazy right hand but The Dragon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Dragon throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
The Dragon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The Dragon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Santiago tests The Dragon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Dragon moves out of range of the strikes.
Santiago on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Dragon. The Dragon obviously looking to wear him down.
Santiago misses with a kick to the body
and The Dragon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Santiago with a jab.
A head kick misses from Santiago.
The Dragon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Dragon lands a high kick!
Santiago throws out a loose jab but The Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santiago blocks a head kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon throws a lazy head kick
and Santiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago avoids the head kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon lands a leg kick that knocks Santiago off balance momentarily.
Santiago avoids the head kick by The Dragon.
Santiago looks to land a left hand but The Dragon moved out of range nicely.
The Dragon throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
The Dragon misses with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Dragon.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Dragon lands a leg kick that knocks Santiago off balance momentarily.
Crunch! The Dragon slams his shin into Santiago's torso.
The Dragon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Dragon misses with a kick to the body
enabling Santiago to counter with a crisp jab.
Santiago throws a hook to the side of The Dragon's head but The Dragon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Dragon throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Santiago misses its intended target.
Nice body kick from The Dragon.
Santiago thows a leg kick but The Dragon checks it
and The Dragon counters with a thumping low kick.
Santiago's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon throws a low kick, looking for Santiago's leg but Santiago calmly moves out of range.
Santiago takes a swing at The Dragon's ribcage but misses.
The Dragon throws a leg kick
and Santiago counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Dragon thinking.
Santiago checks a low kick from The Dragon.
Santiago throws a leg kick but The Dragon moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santiago checks a leg kick.
The Dragon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Santiago checks a low kick from The Dragon.
The Dragon plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santiago shoots in for a takedown but The Dragon shows good takedown defense.
Santiago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Dragon scoring well with a low kick there.
Santiago tries to bum rush The Dragon with a series of wild strikes but The Dragon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Dragon.
Santiago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Dragon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Santiago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santiago misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Dragon thumps Santiago with a low kick.
The Dragon misses with a low kick.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good work by Santiago as he checks the leg kick.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Dragon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The Dragon slips a straight right by Santiago.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santiago checks a leg kick.
The Dragon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santiago closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Dragon throws a low kick but Santiago moves out of range easily.
Santiago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santiago throws a jab but it's blocked by The Dragon.
A head kick misses from The Dragon.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but Santiago sees it coming and moves out of range.
Santiago has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by The Dragon.
Santiago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Dragon.
Santiago checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Santiago takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Santiago lands a front kick.
The Dragon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Dragon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santiago. That did some damage!
Santiago keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The Dragon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santiago blocks a head kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon avoids the head kick by Santiago.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santiago checks a leg kick.
Santiago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santiago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Dragon avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santiago's head.
The Dragon throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Dragon throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Santiago.
Santiago throws a head kick but The Dragon moves out of range.
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick by The Dragon misses
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Santiago misses with a hook. The Dragon ducked under it nicely.
The Dragon throws a front kick that sends Santiago stumbling back into the ropes.
Bruce The Dragon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick lands from The Dragon.
The Dragon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Dragon misses with a low kick.
Santiago lands a jab-cross combination.
The Dragon tries a head kick but it misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a head kick.
Santiago lands with a kick to the temple. The Dragon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Danga de danga de dang - Santiago scores with a four punch combination!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Dragon. Santiago shrugs it off though.
The Dragon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santiago. That did some damage!
The Dragon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santiago's calf.
Santiago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from The Dragon misses
and Santiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santiago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - The Dragon finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Santiago looks gassed!
The Dragon stuffs the takedown.
Santiago takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick misses from The Dragon.
The Dragon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santiago takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Santiago is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! The Dragon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Dragon throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Santiago takes a kick to the side of the head.
The Dragon misses with a head kick.
The Dragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago misses with the combination.
Good leg kick by The Dragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Dragon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Dragon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santiago checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The Dragon lands a nice looking body kick.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but Santiago sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The Dragon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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 Dragon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but Santiago sees it coming and moves out of range.
Santiago throws a nice looking combination but The Dragon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santiago misses with the combination.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Santiago looks to land a right hand but The Dragon moved out of range.
The Dragon lands a leg kick that knocks Santiago off balance momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Santiago blocks the low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for The Dragon.
Santiago throws a head kick but The Dragon moves out of range.
The Dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santiago blocks a head kick by The Dragon.
A head kick misses from The Dragon.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but Santiago sees it coming and moves out of range.
Santiago moves out of range of the leg kick from The Dragon.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santiago throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Dragon.
The Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce The Dragon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses.
Santiago moves out of range of the body kick from The Dragon.
Santiago scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from The Dragon is predictable there
and Santiago counters with a straight right hand.
The Dragon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Santiago.
Santiago just misses with a punch to the body.
The Dragon throws the kick towards the body but Santiago avoids it.
The Dragon swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A lazy left from Santiago finds it's target.
Santiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by The Dragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Santiago scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago shoots in looking for a takedown. The Dragon tries to sprawl out of it but Santiago keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. The Dragon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santiago has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from The Dragon.
Santiago misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Miguel Santiago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Dragon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Santiago uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Dragon connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Santiago lands a jab to The Dragon's midsection.
A head kick by Santiago misses
and The Dragon counters with a low kick, right behind Santiago 's knee.
The Dragon pushes Santiago away with a front kick.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
Santiago misses with a looping left.
The Dragon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santiago goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crunch! The Dragon slams his shin into Santiago's torso.
Santiago blocks a head kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Santiago throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Santiago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Santiago.
The Dragon avoids the head kick by Santiago.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Dragon 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 Santiago has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santiago and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The Dragon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Santiago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Santiago is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Dragon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The Dragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago.
The Dragon blocks a jab.
The Dragon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by The Dragon misses
enabling Santiago to counter with a crisp jab.
Santiago blocks a head kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago throws a right hand that The Dragon ducks under and follows up with a left that The Dragon also avoids with ease.
The Dragon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Dragon slips under a jab from Santiago.
Bruce The Dragon is winning the standup battle so far.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santiago.
Santiago checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Dragon throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from The Dragon.
Santiago thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Dragon lands a high kick!
The Dragon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Santiago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Dragon.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Dragon 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 Santiago has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santiago and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A good leg kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon stuffs the takedown attempt from Santiago. Santiago gets slowly back to his feet.
Bruce The Dragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Santiago.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Dragon throws a chopping leg kick but Santiago manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Dragon connects with a solid leg kick.
The Dragon connects with an inside leg kick.
Santiago connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Dragon.
Santiago chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Dragon can pounce on him.
The Dragon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Santiago. That did some damage!
Santiago moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Santiago tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick lands from The Dragon.
The Dragon misses with a low kick as Santiago jumps back.
Good leg kick by The Dragon there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Dragon delivers a nice body kick.
The Dragon connects with a high kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Santiago swings for the body but The Dragon moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Dragon!
Santiago shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Dragon but The Dragon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santiago dips to his left and cracks The Dragon with an uppercut!
Santiago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Dragon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Santiago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Dragon. That's going to slow Santiago down.
The Dragon misses with a head kick.
Santiago throws a hook but The Dragon avoids it easily.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Santiago checks a low kick from The Dragon.
Santiago is trying desperately to land a takedown but The Dragon is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Santiago.
Santiago shoots in but The Dragon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Santiago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from The Dragon.
The Dragon lands with a slapping head kick.
The Dragon looks for the body kick but Santiago saw that one coming.
The Dragon throws a body kick that misses.
The Dragon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An inside leg kick lands from The Dragon.
The Dragon finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Santiago might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, The Dragon has got the better of the exchanges.
The Dragon cracks the inside of Santiago's front leg.
The Dragon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santiago.
The Dragon scores with a leg kick.
The Dragon moves out of range of the strikes.
Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Dragon scores with a push kick.
The Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santiago looks to land a combination but The Dragon avoids it well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon thows a leg kick but Santiago checks it
and Santiago counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. The Dragon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Santiago tries to bum rush The Dragon with a series of wild strikes but The Dragon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from The Dragon misses
and Santiago counters with a body kick that stops The Dragon in his tracks momentarily.
The Dragon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Santiago throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Dragon. That's going to slow Santiago down.
The Dragon throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago just misses with a punch to the body.
Santiago scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Santiago thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Dragon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The Dragon avoids the body shot from Santiago.
The Dragon throws a head kick that Santiago semi-blocks.
The Dragon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Santiago lands with a kick to the temple. The Dragon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Dragon, right into the meat.
The Dragon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Dragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dragon moves out of range as Santiago strikes.
The Dragon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by The Dragon.
Santiago throws a nice head kick!
The Dragon throws a low kick but Santiago moves out of range easily.
The Dragon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Dragon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses.
The Dragon throws a chopping leg kick but Santiago manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The Dragon scores with a head kick.
Santiago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon scores with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Santiago blocks the leg kick.
Good work by Santiago as he checks the leg kick.
A solid body kick from The Dragon.
Santiago throws an overhand right that lands on The Dragon's shoulder, as The Dragon tries to avoid the shot.
Santiago misses with a hook.
Santiago throws a right hand that The Dragon ducks under and follows up with a left that The Dragon also avoids with ease.
The Dragon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santiago's calf.
A good leg kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santiago's calf.
Santiago throws a right hand that The Dragon ducks under and follows up with a left that The Dragon also avoids with ease.
Santiago checks a low kick from The Dragon.
Santiago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick by The Dragon misses
and Santiago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Dragon avoids the body shot from Santiago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce The Dragon dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The Dragon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Santiago has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut lands for Santiago. That snapped The Dragon's head back.
Santiago throws a right hand that The Dragon ducks under and follows up with a left that The Dragon also avoids with ease.
The Dragon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from The Dragon 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 Santiago has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Santiago and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Santiago scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A decent looking body kick lands there for The Dragon.
The Dragon slips under a jab.
Good work by Santiago as he checks the leg kick.
Santiago takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Dragon keeps Santiago at a distance using the push kick.
The Dragon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santiago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The Dragon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Dragon moves out of range of the strikes.
Santiago moves out of range as The Dragon throws a body kick.
The Dragon tries to work over Santiago's front leg with a kick but Santiago checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Dragon.
The Dragon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Dragon cracks the inside of Santiago's front leg.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Dragon throws a nice outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Santiago blocks the leg kick.
The Dragon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Santiago checks a leg kick.
Santiago throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The Dragon lands with a slapping head kick.
The Dragon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Dragon misses with a low kick.
The Dragon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Santiago.
Santiago just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Santiago blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for Santiago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A good leg kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Santiago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Santiago blocks a low kick nicely.
The Dragon slips under a jab.
Santiago on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Dragon throws a wild body kick that Santiago sees coming a mile off.
Santiago throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santiago checks a low kick from The Dragon.
Santiago misses with a kick to the body.
The Dragon throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago looks to land a right hand but The Dragon moved out of range.
The Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
A head kick by The Dragon misses
and Santiago counters with a big head kick but The Dragon shrugs it off.
Santiago blocks a head kick by The Dragon.
Santiago throws a sloppy head kick
and The Dragon counters with a thumping low kick.
The Dragon throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but Santiago sees it coming and moves out of range.
Santiago throws a hook but The Dragon blocks it.
Santiago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Santiago loads up on a big right hand but The Dragon slips the punch.
The Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santiago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Dragon.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Santiago looks to land a left hand but The Dragon moved out of range nicely.
The Dragon lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santiago takes a step back to recover.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santiago scores with a three punch combo!
Santiago lands a nice hook to The Dragon's body. The Dragon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The Dragon throws a leg kick
and Santiago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A leg kick checked by Santiago.
The Dragon thumps Santiago with a low kick.
A head kick by Santiago misses
and The Dragon counters with an inside leg kick.
The Dragon throws a sloppy head kick and Santiago moves out of range easily.
The Dragon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santiago.
The Dragon tries to score with a low kick but Santiago moves his leg out of the way.
Santiago avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The Dragon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santiago misses with a series of wild punches.
The Dragon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santiago.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago checks a low kick from The Dragon.
The Dragon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Santiago throws a right and a left that The Dragon avoids nicely.
Santiago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Santiago throws a head kick that misses
and The Dragon counters with a good low kick that Santiago was not able to check.
Santiago checks a leg kick nicely.
The Dragon looks to land a body kick but Santiago moved away.
The Dragon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santiago misses with a straight left.
The Dragon misses with a low kick.
Santiago lands a jab.
Santiago missing with a left hand there. The Dragon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's six 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.
The Dragon pivots, looking for a leg kick but Santiago is out of range and The Dragon settles back down.
Santiago avoids the head kick by The Dragon.
Santiago delivers a nice body kick.
The Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santiago checks the leg kick.
The Dragon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick by The Dragon misses
and Santiago makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Dragon scores with a leg kick.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dragon moves away.
The Dragon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santiago.
The Dragon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Santiago throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and The Dragon counters with an outside leg kick.
Santiago shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Dragon pinned against the cage. The Dragon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Dragon defending well as Santiago loads up on a big left hand.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Santiago missing with a left hand there. The Dragon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Santiago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Dragon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santiago checks the leg kick nicely there.
Santiago misses with a straight left.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses.
No luck for Santiago with that takedown attempt.
A head kick by The Dragon misses
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Santiago checks a leg kick.
The Dragon throws a leg kick
and Santiago counters with a left and a right that stings The Dragon.
Santiago dips to his left and cracks The Dragon with an uppercut!
Santiago blocks a head kick by The Dragon.
A low kick from The Dragon is predictable there
and Santiago counters with a thumping low kick.
Santiago tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Dragon delivers a nice body kick.
The Dragon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Santiago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Santiago misses with a few strikes there.
Santiago bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Dragon's head.
Santiago is looking to land body kicks.
Santiago moves out of range of the leg kick from The Dragon.
Santiago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Dragon moves away.
The Dragon lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Dragon blocks a low kick nicely.
The Dragon throws out a leg kick but Santiago moves out of range and The Dragon only half commits.
The Dragon motions for Santiago to come forward. The Dragon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Dragon throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Dragon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santiago to score with a decent uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Dragon misses with a head kick.
The Dragon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Santiago.
The Dragon misses with a low kick.
Santiago connects with a crisp jab.
The Dragon throws the kick towards the body but Santiago avoids it.
Santiago on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Dragon. The Dragon obviously looking to wear him down.
Miguel Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Dragon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Santiago checks it well.
Santiago shoots in but The Dragon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bruce The Dragon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Santiago.
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses.
Santiago avoids a kick to the body.
The Dragon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santiago's calf.
Good work by The Dragon as he checks the leg kick.
The Dragon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bruce The Dragon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santiago on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by The Dragon. The Dragon obviously looking to wear him down.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce The Dragon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Dragon 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Bruce The Dragon!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Bruce The Dragon!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Bruce The Dragon!
Bruce The Dragon wins by unanimous decision!
Bruce The Dragon retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenshiro Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniusz Grzyb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Yamada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eugeniusz Grzyb!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grzyb shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Grzyb was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Grzyb throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Yamada is in all sorts of trouble here.
Grzyb has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grzyb punching from mount but Yamada doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yamada can't escape the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grzyb wants to finish this one by submission but Yamada is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Grzyb.
Yamada is desperately trying to improve his position but Grzyb has a good base and remains in mount.
Grzyb takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Grzyb is landing with some decent strikes but Yamada is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yamada tries to hold on but Grzyb postures up.
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.
Yamada is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzyb wants to take Yamada's back here but Yamada is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Grzyb there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Yamada is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Grzyb goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Yamada is on top in guard.
Grzyb is trying to control the position but Yamada postures up.
Grzyb can't keep his opponent in guard - Yamada advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yamada wants to stand but Grzyb has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada decides to stand and escape the position.
Kenshiro Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Yamada coming out on top.
Kenshiro Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamada closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yamada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grzyb wants to clinch.
Yamada has Grzyb up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grzyb stuns Yamada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grzyb is looking to clinch but Yamada is avoiding it.
Yamada lands a body shot.
Grzyb clinches up against the ropes.
Grzyb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada breaks the clinch.
Yamada stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yamada wants it to stay on the feet.
Grzyb shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yamada defends it nicely.
Yamada thuds a left hand into Grzyb's body.
Grzyb looks gassed!
Grzyb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada scores with a three punch combo!
Yamada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grzyb's head.
Grzyb tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Yamada as Grzyb shoots in.
Kenshiro Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeniusz Grzyb.
Yamada scores with a three punch combo!
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Yamada finds it's way through Grzyb's defenses.
Grzyb takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Grzyb tries to clinch there but Yamada circles away.
Yamada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a jab-cross combination.
Yamada scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yamada is working the combinations to good effect here.
Yamada rushes Grzyb and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Yamada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamada lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamada with a jab.
Yamada lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yamada looks to land a combination. Grzyb sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body. Grzyb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamada tests Grzyb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grzyb misses with a low kick.
Yamada has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yamada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Grzyb missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Yamada.
Yamada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice combination there by Yamada.
Yamada has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grzyb is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yamada.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Yamada scores with a nice right hand.
Yamada catches Grzyb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yamada lands a jab-cross combination.
Yamada lands the left hand.
Yamada moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yamada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yamada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grzyb is rocked!
Yamada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grzyb is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamada finish him?
Yamada scores with a three punch combo!
Grzyb walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grzyb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada lands a slapping body shot.
Grzyb seems to have recovered his senses.
Yamada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yamada clinches up against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yamada smiles and moves away.
Yamada jabs at Grzyb's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grzyb has time to react.
Yamada throws a series of strikes that have Grzyb backpedaling.
Yamada moves into the clinch.
Grzyb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamada avoids it.
Yamada is trying to maintain a safe position but Grzyb gets an underhook and turns Yamada into the ropes.
Yamada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grzyb backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamada.
A shot in the inside from Yamada.
Yamada breaks the clinch.
Grzyb wants to clinch.
Yamada closes the distance and clinches.
Yamada lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamada breaks from the clinch.
Yamada moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb is looking to land body kicks.
Yamada clinches up against the ropes.
Yamada lands a nice uppercut.
Yamada breaks the clinch.
Grzyb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grzyb walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Yamada.
Yamada scores with a shot to the body.
Yamada is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yamada has closed the distance and engaged Grzyb in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamada.
Good body shot from Yamada.
Yamada lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grzyb backwards.
Yamada pushes Grzyb back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grzyb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamada fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grzyb, pushing him back against the ropes.
Yamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grzyb has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yamada lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada lands with a light punch inside.
Yamada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grzyb backwards.
Yamada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yamada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamada pushes Grzyb back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamada.
Yamada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Yamada lands a shot to the body.
Yamada lands a right hand.
Yamada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grzyb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yamada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamada fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
No joy there for Yamada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Yamada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yamada clinches up against the ropes.
Grzyb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grzyb wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grzyb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamada lands with a right to the head.
Yamada lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Grzyb takes a shot to the head.
Grzyb tries to circle away but Yamada has him pinned against the ropes.
Yamada manages to break the clinch.
Yamada lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yamada.
Grzyb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yamada with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Yamada. Beautiful body shot.
Grzyb tries to keep at a distance but Yamada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Grzyb breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada scores with a one two! Grzyb had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yamada scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Yamada darts in and clinches Grzyb up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshiro Yamada dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice cross by Yamada.
Yamada scores with a shot to the body.
Grzyb walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yamada wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yamada fails to land with a series of punches.
Yamada lands a jab to the nose.
Yamada throws a series of strikes that have Grzyb backpedaling.
Grzyb wants to clinch up but Yamada keeps it at a distance.
Yamada jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grzyb takes one on the button.
Yamada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamada lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice shot lands for Yamada.
Grzyb is breathing heavily.
Yamada checks a leg kick nicely.
Kenshiro Yamada is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a wild combination.
Grzyb gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamada connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grzyb. Grzyb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yamada lands a nice looking body shot.
Yamada connects with a single shot there.
Kenshiro Yamada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamada lands a lovely overhand right.
Grzyb wants to clinch but Yamada slips to the side
and Yamada counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yamada breaks the clinch.
Yamada with a nice cross.
Yamada lands with a right hand.
Grzyb looks to throw the jab but Yamada is out of range.
No joy there for Yamada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grzyb can do to turn this around?
Grzyb lands a jab.
Yamada lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands with a good body shot.
Yamada moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yamada!
Grzyb has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yamada finds it's way round the side to connect with Grzyb's head.
Yamada scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yamada with a hook.
Nice shot by Yamada.
Grzyb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamada gets a clinch.
Yamada breaks the clinch.
Yamada avoids the body shot from Grzyb.
Grzyb throws a push kick but Yamada slaps the foot to one side.
Yamada scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grzyb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grzyb looks for a takedown but Yamada sprawls well.
Yamada lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada connects with a body shot.
Yamada cracks Grzyb with an open hand slap.
Yamada goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grzyb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yamada dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamada swinging wildly here.
Grzyb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Yamada.
Yamada's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Yamada duly obliges.
Yamada connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Grzyb momentarily.
Yamada moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grzyb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamada to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamada lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yamada looks to land a combination. Grzyb sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb shoots in for a takedown but Yamada shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamada works Grzyb's body with a nice hook.
Yamada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grzyb looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yamada jabs Grzyb right on the nose. Grzyb blinks but takes it well.
Grzyb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Yamada throws a shot to the body.
Yamada clobbers Grzyb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yamada moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yamada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Yamada scores with a four punch combination!
Yamada lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice shot lands for Yamada.
Grzyb lands a nice shot to the body.
Grzyb gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yamada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Yamada.
Yamada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grzyb at a distance.
Yamada rushes Grzyb and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Grzyb is trying to break the clinch but Yamada has him pressed against the ropes.
Grzyb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamada tries to bum rush Grzyb with a series of wild strikes but Grzyb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamada lands with a cross.
Yamada connects with a single shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yamada.
Yamada forces Grzyb back against the ropes and clinches.
Yamada manages to break the clinch.
Yamada changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Grzyb misses.
Yamada fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grzyb on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Yamada misses.
Yamada scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb takes one to the chin there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Grzyb.
Kenshiro Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeniusz Grzyb.
Grzyb tries to keep at a distance but Yamada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yamada breaks the clinch.
Yamada jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamada listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yamada slips under a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Grzyb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yamada thuds a left hand into Grzyb's body.
Grzyb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada gets a clinch.
Grzyb is trying to drag Yamada to the mat but Yamada just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Yamada manages to break the clinch.
Yamada lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Grzyb backs up against the ropes.
Yamada lands with an overhand left.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yamada connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yamada scores with a body shot.
Yamada clinches up against the ropes.
Grzyb is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamada has double underhooks.
Grzyb misses with a knee to the head.
Yamada breaks the clinch.
Yamada stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yamada catches Grzyb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yamada lands an overhand right.
Grzyb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada clobbers Grzyb with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice combination there by Yamada.
Yamada scores with a body shot.
Grzyb tries to move into range but Yamada moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yamada avoids the head kick by Grzyb.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Grzyb moves out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb walks into a jab.
Grzyb needs to keep his hands up - Yamada had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the liver by Yamada. Beautiful body shot.
Yamada closes the distance and pushes Grzyb back into the ropes.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grzyb.
Yamada scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yamada throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Grzyb stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Grzyb takes a swing at Yamada's ribcage but misses.
Yamada cracks Grzyb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yamada has managed to clinch.
Yamada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grzyb tries to land a knee to the head but Yamada blocks with his arms.
Yamada lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Yamada.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamada breaks from the clinch.
Yamada works Grzyb's body with a nice hook.
Yamada with a nice cross.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a shot to the body.
Yamada moves into the clinch.
Yamada breaks from the clinch.
Yamada connects with a nice looking jab.
Yamada lands a jab.
Yamada lands a jab-cross combination.
Yamada lands a two punch combo.
Grzyb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yamada lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grzyb tries to clinch up
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yamada wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Nice straight punches there by Yamada. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Yamada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenshiro Yamada dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Yamada lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grzyb shoots in for a takedown but Yamada shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamada works over Grzyb's head and body with a nice combination.
Yamada connects with a looping right hand.
Yamada lands with a nice combination. Grzyb backs away looking to recover.
Yamada connects with a body shot.
Grzyb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Grzyb is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yamada rather than just go for the knockout.
Grzyb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab by Yamada.
Yamada darts in and clinches Grzyb up against the ropes.
Yamada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Grzyb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yamada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grzyb.
Grzyb takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamada.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body.
Yamada pushes Grzyb back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grzyb walks into a stiff left hand from Yamada.
Yamada throws a series of strikes that have Grzyb backpedaling.
Grzyb takes one to the side of the head.
Yamada jabs at Grzyb's body.
Yamada connects with a nice looking jab.
Yamada lands with a cross.
Yamada misses with a two punch combination.
Yamada drives through and clinches with Grzyb against the ropes.
Kenshiro Yamada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamada escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grzyb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Yamada does it's job there.
Yamada has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamada.
Yamada wants to stall.
Yamada breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamada lands with a nice combination. Grzyb backs away looking to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yamada scores with a one two! Grzyb had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yamada lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Grzyb has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grzyb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamada drives through and clinches with Grzyb against the ropes.
Yamada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yamada cracks Grzyb with a nice body shot.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Yamada.
Yamada breaks the clinch.
Yamada drives through and clinches with Grzyb against the ropes.
Yamada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grzyb on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Grzyb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yamada.
Grzyb fails with the takedown
and Yamada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Yamada lands a nice uppercut.
Grzyb can't get the takedown.
Kenshiro Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeniusz Grzyb.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yamada takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Yamada scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yamada as Grzyb tries to tie him up.
Yamada lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yamada is working Grzyb over against the ropes.
Yamada makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yamada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Yamada misses.
Yamada misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grzyb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grzyb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamada.
Yamada throws a series of punches but Grzyb avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot lands for Yamada.
Yamada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yamada scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yamada closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Yamada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grzyb wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yamada lands with a left to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Grzyb wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Grzyb looking to stall.
Yamada lands a body punch.
Yamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamada catches Grzyb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yamada cracks a nice hook into Grzyb's ribs.
Yamada throws a nice looking combination but Grzyb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yamada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Grzyb has time to react.
Jab from Yamada.
Yamada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grzyb takes a shot to the head.
Yamada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grzyb takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yamada lands a nice hook to Grzyb's body. Grzyb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamada works Grzyb's body with a nice hook.
Grzyb wants to clinch up but Yamada keeps it at a distance.
Yamada jabs Grzyb right on the nose. Grzyb blinks but takes it well.
Yamada circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yamada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yamada connects with a good right hand that stumbles Grzyb. Grzyb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yamada lunges at Grzyb with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grzyb's hand.
Yamada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grzyb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb tries to close the distance and clinch but Yamada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Grzyb misses the shot to the body.
Yamada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grzyb's head.
Yamada catches Grzyb with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yamada throws a nice looking combination but Grzyb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grzyb takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grzyb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grzyb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grzyb swings for the body but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grzyb circles away quickly and effectively.
Grzyb dodges the punch combination from Yamada.
Grzyb tries to clinch but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yamada lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Yamada, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamada blocks a head kick by Grzyb.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Grzyb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yamada moves into the clinch successfully.
Grzyb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yamada swinging wildly here.
Yamada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yamada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grzyb.
Yamada defending well as Grzyb loads up on a big left hand.
Yamada has Grzyb up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yamada has Grzyb pressed against the ropes.
Yamada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Yamada.
Yamada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grzyb.
Yamada manages to break the clinch.
Grzyb is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Yamada works the jab nicely.
Jab by Yamada.
Yamada has Grzyb up against the ropes in a clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a nice uppercut.
Grzyb has had enough of the clinch but Yamada keeps him there for the moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamada.
Yamada manages to break the clinch.
Yamada fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamada cracks Grzyb with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good exchange - Yamada coming out on top.
Yamada forces Grzyb back against the ropes and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Yamada scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Yamada.
Yamada gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Grzyb.
Yamada lands a body punch.
A short right from Yamada on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grzyb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Yamada.
Yamada breaks from the clinch.
Yamada swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grzyb.
Yamada throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Eugeniusz Grzyb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenshiro Yamada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yamada lands a nice hook to Grzyb's body. Grzyb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamada throws a series of strikes that have Grzyb backpedaling.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Grzyb's ribs.
Grzyb gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yamada.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Grzyb is defended easily by Yamada.
Yamada lands a right hook to the body.
Yamada sizes up Grzyb with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grzyb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Grzyb's ribs.
Yamada scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grzyb doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grzyb takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yamada lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yamada clinches up against the ropes.
Yamada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenshiro Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yamada, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Kenshiro Yamada!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Kenshiro Yamada!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Kenshiro Yamada!
Kenshiro Yamada wins by unanimous decision!
Kenshiro Yamada retains his light heavyweight title!
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