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EMPIRE XXXX PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pavlo Chelentano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rin Sadako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pavlo Chelentano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rin Sadako!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chelentano - that will leave a mark!
Chelentano defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sadako.
Sadako fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sadako throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chelentano counters with an inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sadako.
Pavlo Chelentano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rin Sadako.
Sadako shoots in for a double leg but Chelentano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chelentano moves into the clinch.
Chelentano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chelentano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sadako has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chelentano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sadako has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chelentano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chelentano misses with a knee strike.
Chelentano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chelentano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Chelentano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sadako working hard to break the clinch.
Chelentano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sadako blocks it with crossed arms.
Chelentano scores with a knee to the head.
Sadako is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chelentano lands a knee to the head.
Chelentano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chelentano is breathing heavily.
Chelentano tries a knee to the head but Sadako blocks it.
Chelentano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chelentano misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sadako escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sadako fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sadako shoots for a takedown but Chelentano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sadako shoots in but no luck this time.
Sadako throws a head kick that misses
and Chelentano counters with a solid body kick.
Sadako fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chelentano avoids it really well and circles away.
Chelentano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chelentano looks to clinch
and Sadako counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sadako thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sadako decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelentano moves into the clinch.
Sadako is trying to break the clinch but Chelentano is controlling him.
Chelentano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chelentano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sadako manages to break the clinch.
Sadako shoots for a takedown but Chelentano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pavlo Chelentano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sadako shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chelentano is trying to defend but Sadako finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sadako is looking for a kimura but Chelentano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sadako to get the leverage.
Sadako wants to take a breather but Chelentano is having none of it.
Sadako is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sadako is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sadako 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.
Sadako thows a huge punch but Chelentano dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sadako is trying for a kimura here. Chelentano looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sadako wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rin Sadako!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roronoa Zoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roronoa Zoro had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roronoa Zoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Giles!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giles throws a head kick but Zoro moves out of range.
Giles gets a takedown into half guard.
Giles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Giles thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zoro's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Giles tries to pass to full mount but Zoro defends it.
Giles throwing shots but Zoro is blocking nicely.
Zoro actively working from the bottom here.
Zoro is staying active underneath Giles, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zoro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Giles pulls his head out easily.
Zoro trying to hold on to Giles's head to control him but Giles postures up.
Zoro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Giles.
Zoro is staying active underneath Giles, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zoro taking some punishment here, with Giles in his half guard.
Zoro trying to hold on to Giles's head to control him but Giles postures up.
Giles is looking to take a break and control but Zoro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giles working Zoro over with strikes.
Giles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zoro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zoro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Giles is working away from the top position though.
Giles wants to control but Zoro is keeping him busy.
Giles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Giles is looking for a kimura here.
Zoro is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Giles's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Giles's back!
Giles won't enjoy being in this position. Zoro looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Giles is tapping - it's over boys! Zoro picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Roronoa Zoro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Landon Karcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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260 lbs
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275 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Landon Karcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis High!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karcher throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by High.
It looks like Travis High has been cut.
Karcher misses with a low kick.
High misses with a hook to the body
and Karcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karcher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Karcher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Karcher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
High tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Karcher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the body from High misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Karcher throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
High rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Karcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
High blocks a head kick by Karcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Karcher. That's going to slow High down.
High looks gassed!
High connects with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Karcher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Karcher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Karcher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and High has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
High misses with a shot to the body
and Karcher counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karcher wants to clinch.
Karcher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt High.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karcher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That has opened up Travis High's cut even more.
High misses the body punch
and Karcher counters with a good low kick that High was not able to check.
Karcher misses with a head kick.
Landon Karcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Karcher.
Karcher rushes High and presses him up against the ropes.
Karcher missing with knees to the body.
High wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice elbow from Karcher.
The cut above Travis High's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karcher.
Karcher gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Karcher lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down High.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karcher gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Travis High's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Travis High's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Landon Karcher!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Dzban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent LaCroix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent LaCroix will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Dzban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent LaCroix!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaCroix scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dzban manages to work his way to half guard, despite LaCroix's best efforts.
Dzban looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
LaCroix is keen to just control but Dzban is a slippery customer.
LaCroix really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dzban. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dzban trying to control from the bottom.
Dzban manages to get to full guard.
LaCroix is posturing up here but Dzban has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! LaCroix tries to roll out but it's too tight and LaCroix has to tap! Slick submission there by Dzban!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Dzban!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikami Teru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Darko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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218 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikami Teru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Darko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teru misses with a combination
and Darko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Mikami Teru has been cut.
Darko misses with the combination.
Teru throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Darko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Teru wants to stand and escape but Darko is having none of it.
Darko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Darko tries to pass to full mount but Teru defends it.
Darko is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Teru has managed to free his arm - good work.
Teru knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Darko on the ground.
Darko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Teru on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Teru tries to get out of the position.
Darko trying to control the action but Teru is working from the bottom.
Darko passes to full mount!
Darko wants to take his opponent's back but Teru doesn't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teru is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Darko locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Teru is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Darko!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Joe Joe jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Joe jr has chosen Moyuru (Sprouting) as his entrance music. Joey Joe Joe jr has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Julian Ortega's chin.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julian Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey Joe Joe jr!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe Joe jr tries to clinch there but Ortega circles away.
Joe Joe jr has Ortega up against the ropes in a clinch.
Joe Joe jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Joe Joe jr.
It looks like Julian Ortega has been cut.
Joe Joe jr looking to throw knees to the head but Ortega is blocking nicely.
Ortega is trying to force a seperation but Joe Joe jr has the dominant position.
Ortega is trying to force a seperation but Joe Joe jr has the dominant position.
Ortega tries to work over Joe Joe jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe Joe jr lands a shot to the body.
Joe Joe jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ortega's defenses.
Ortega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr lands a knee to the body.
Ortega takes an elbow to the forehead.
Joe Joe jr lands an elbow inside.
Joe Joe jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ortega's face.
A short right from Joe Joe jr on the inside.
Joe Joe jr misses with a knee to the head.
Joe Joe jr lands a damaging elbow.
Joe Joe jr lands an elbow just above Ortega 's eye.
Julian Ortega's cut is getting worse.
Joe Joe jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe Joe jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Joe Joe jr misses with a knee to the head.
Joe Joe jr lands an elbow just above Ortega 's eye.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Ortega is trying to break free.
Joe Joe jr landing knees to the body.
Joe Joe jr connects with a knee to the head.
Joe Joe jr looks gassed!
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling him.
Joe Joe jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe Joe jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch but Joe Joe jr keeps him there for the moment.
Ortega tries to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling the position.
Ortega wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe Joe jr won't allow it.
Joe Joe jr landing knees to the head.
Ortega wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe Joe jr won't allow it.
Ortega is trying to push Joe Joe jr away but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ortega wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe Joe jr won't allow it.
Joe Joe jr keeps control of Ortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joe Joe jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ortega's defenses.
Ortega wants to break free but Joe Joe jr has control.
Ortega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortega won't want to take too many of those.
Ortega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr lands an elbow inside that Ortega shrugs off.
Ortega wants to break free but Joe Joe jr has control.
Joe Joe jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr has Ortega pressed against the ropes, preventing Ortega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortega is trying to force a seperation but Joe Joe jr has the dominant position.
Ortega wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe Joe jr won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ortega lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling him.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling him.
Ortega takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Joe Joe jr lands a nice elbow.
Joe Joe jr misses with a knee to the head.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Ortega is trying to force a seperation but Joe Joe jr has the dominant position.
Ortega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ortega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe Joe jr has Ortega pressed against the ropes, preventing Ortega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joe Joe jr lands a nice elbow.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
Ortega is trying to push Joe Joe jr away but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Joe Joe jr scores with a knee to the head.
Joe Joe jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe Joe jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe Joe jr working aggressively here.
Ortega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ortega avoiding damage as Joe Joe jr throws knees to the body.
Ortega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ortega is trying to break free.
Ortega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joe Joe jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Joe Joe jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ortega backwards.
Ortega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joe Joe jr throws an elbow that misses.
Ortega avoids a wild elbow strike from Joe Joe jr.
Ortega tries to throw a body punch but Joe Joe jr avoids it by throwing Ortega back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr blocking some punches.
Ortega wants to break free but Joe Joe jr has control.
Ortega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ortega's face.
A body shot lands from Ortega.
Ortega tries to throw a body punch but Joe Joe jr avoids it by throwing Ortega back against the cage.
Ortega wants to break free but Joe Joe jr has control.
Ortega avoids a wild elbow strike from Joe Joe jr.
Nice body punch from Ortega - that landed with a thud.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Ortega tries to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling the position.
Ortega wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe Joe jr won't allow it.
Joe Joe jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr tries a knee to the head but Ortega blocks it.
Joe Joe jr prevents Ortega from breaking the clinch.
Ortega wants to break free but Joe Joe jr has control.
Ortega tries to circle away but Joe Joe jr has him pinned against the ropes.
Ortega wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe Joe jr won't allow it.
Ortega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Joe Joe jr tries a knee to the head but Ortega blocks it.
Ortega avoiding damage as Joe Joe jr throws knees to the body.
Ortega tries to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling the position.
Joe Joe jr has Ortega pressed against the ropes, preventing Ortega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr keeps control of Ortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ortega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortega tries to circle away but Joe Joe jr has him pinned against the ropes.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Joe Joe jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Joe Joe jr scores with a knee to the head.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Ortega is trying to push Joe Joe jr away but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ortega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ortega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joe Joe jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch but Joe Joe jr keeps him there for the moment.
Joe Joe jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joe Joe jr has a couple of punches blocked by Ortega.
Joe Joe jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Ortega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joe Joe jr keeps control of Ortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joe Joe jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortega is defending well for now.
Joe Joe jr prevents Ortega from breaking the clinch.
Joe Joe jr has Ortega pressed against the ropes, preventing Ortega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortega is trying to force a seperation but Joe Joe jr has the dominant position.
Joe Joe jr tries to land a knee to the head but Ortega blocks with his arms.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
Ortega wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe Joe jr has double underhooks.
Ortega tries to circle away but Joe Joe jr has him pinned against the ropes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ortega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joe Joe jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortega's efforts to push away.
Joe Joe jr gets through Ortega's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joe Joe jr misses with a knee strike.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortega blocks the elbow strike.
Ortega is trying to break free.
Joe Joe jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe Joe jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ortega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joe Joe jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Ortega tries to break free but Joe Joe jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr keeps control of Ortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ortega is trying to break free.
Ortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe Joe jr has double underhooks.
Ortega wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Ortega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr lands an elbow inside that Ortega shrugs off.
Joe Joe jr lands an elbow inside that Ortega shrugs off.
Ortega blocks an elbow strike from Joe Joe jr.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch but Joe Joe jr keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Joe Joe jr throws an elbow but misses.
Joe Joe jr landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling him.
Joe Joe jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's six 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.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortega blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortega wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe Joe jr won't allow it.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortega tries to circle away but Joe Joe jr has him pinned against the ropes.
Ortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe Joe jr has double underhooks.
Ortega tries to throw a body punch but Joe Joe jr avoids it by throwing Ortega back against the cage.
Joe Joe jr landing knees to the body.
Joe Joe jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ortega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ortega is trying to break free.
Ortega dodges an elbow strike from Joe Joe jr.
Ortega wants to break free but Joe Joe jr has control.
Joe Joe jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ortega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ortega is trying to push Joe Joe jr away but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ortega wants to break free but Joe Joe jr has control.
Joe Joe jr lands an elbow just above Ortega 's eye.
Ortega takes an elbow to the temple.
Joe Joe jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe Joe jr working aggressively here.
Joe Joe jr has Ortega pressed against the ropes, preventing Ortega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortega wants to break the clinch but can't.
Joe Joe jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe Joe jr has Ortega pressed against the ropes, preventing Ortega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe Joe jr has double underhooks.
Joe Joe jr has Ortega pressed against the ropes, preventing Ortega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ortega tries to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Ortega - that landed with a thud.
Ortega is trying to break free.
Joe Joe jr keeps control of Ortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joe Joe jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortega blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr keeps control of Ortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortega is trying to force a seperation but Joe Joe jr has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr tries to land a knee to the head but Ortega blocks with his arms.
Ortega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ortega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ortega takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ortega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Joe Joe jr can't find room to land a body shot as Ortega controls the action.
Ortega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling him.
Joe Joe jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Ortega avoids the elbow strike from Joe Joe jr, against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortega avoids the damage to the body.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortega wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe Joe jr has double underhooks.
Ortega tries to circle away but Joe Joe jr has him pinned against the ropes.
That's eight 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.
Ortega is trying to push Joe Joe jr away but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe Joe jr has double underhooks.
Ortega tries to break free but Joe Joe jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Ortega is trying to force a seperation but Joe Joe jr has the dominant position.
Joe Joe jr lands a damaging elbow.
Ortega is trying to push Joe Joe jr away but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Joe Joe jr lands an elbow inside that Ortega shrugs off.
Ortega wants to break free but Joe Joe jr has control.
Joe Joe jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Joe Joe jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ortega is trying to break free.
Joe Joe jr misses with a body punch.
Joe Joe jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortega's efforts to push away.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Ortega tries to circle away but Joe Joe jr has him pinned against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr with a knee to the head.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Ortega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortega wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe Joe jr won't allow it.
Joe Joe jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ortega wants to break free but Joe Joe jr has control.
A knee to the head by Joe Joe jr.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Ortega is trying to break free.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling him.
Ortega takes an elbow to the forehead.
Joe Joe jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ortega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr lands a right hand.
Joe Joe jr keeps control of Ortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ortega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch but Joe Joe jr keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr lands an elbow just above Ortega 's eye.
Joe Joe jr with a knee to the head.
Joe Joe jr misses with a knee to the head.
Joe Joe jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ortega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ortega tries to circle away but Joe Joe jr has him pinned against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr lands a knee to the head.
Ortega blocks the elbow strike.
Ortega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortega wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ortega's face.
Ortega blocks an elbow strike from Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr tries a knee to the head but Ortega blocks it.
Ortega tries to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling the position.
Ortega tries to break free but Joe Joe jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr has Ortega pressed against the ropes, preventing Ortega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Joe Joe jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julian Ortega's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Joe Joe jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortega stuns Joe Joe jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Joe Joe jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ortega counters with a stiff right hand.
Joe Joe jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ortega counters with a stiff right hand.
Joe Joe jr darts in trying to clinch
and Ortega counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe Joe jr darts in and clinches Ortega up against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Ortega tries to circle away but Joe Joe jr has him pinned against the ropes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joe Joe jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortega wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe Joe jr won't allow it.
Joe Joe jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortega's efforts to push away.
Ortega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Ortega is trying to force a seperation but Joe Joe jr has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Joe Joe jr.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Joe Joe jr throws an elbow but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joe Joe jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joe Joe jr or not.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega tries to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling the position.
Joe Joe jr prevents Ortega from breaking the clinch.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Ortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe Joe jr has double underhooks.
Joe Joe jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ortega avoiding damage as Joe Joe jr throws knees to the body.
Ortega on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortega tries to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling the position.
Ortega wants to break the clinch but can't.
Joe Joe jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortega blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe Joe jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortega avoids the damage to the body.
Ortega tries to break free but Joe Joe jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr prevents Ortega from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
Ortega avoiding damage as Joe Joe jr throws knees to the body.
Joe Joe jr throws an elbow that misses.
Joe Joe jr keeps control of Ortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joe Joe jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe Joe jr has double underhooks.
Joe Joe jr prevents Ortega from breaking the clinch.
Joe Joe jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe Joe jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling him.
Ortega wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega tries to break free but Joe Joe jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortega leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ortega is trying to break free.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch but Joe Joe jr keeps him there for the moment.
Ortega is trying to force a seperation but Joe Joe jr has the dominant position.
Joe Joe jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr has Ortega pressed against the ropes, preventing Ortega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joe Joe jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe Joe jr looking to throw knees to the head but Ortega is blocking nicely.
Ortega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Ortega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Ortega tries to circle away but Joe Joe jr has him pinned against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr connects with a knee to the head.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Ortega avoiding damage as Joe Joe jr throws knees to the body.
Ortega is trying to push Joe Joe jr away but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Joe Joe jr keeps control of Ortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe Joe jr has double underhooks.
Ortega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Ortega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe Joe jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ortega misses with a punch to the body.
Joe Joe jr landing knees to the head.
Ortega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ortega is trying to push Joe Joe jr away but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Joe Joe jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortega has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling him.
Ortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe Joe jr has double underhooks.
Ortega takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ortega dodges an elbow strike from Joe Joe jr.
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.
Joe Joe jr keeps control of Ortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ortega tries to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling the position.
Ortega tries to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling the position.
Joe Joe jr lands an uppercut.
Joe Joe jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortega wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe Joe jr won't allow it.
Ortega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ortega takes an elbow to the temple.
Ortega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ortega blocks the elbow strike.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Ortega wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe Joe jr won't allow it.
Ortega tries to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling the position.
Ortega is looking to control Joe Joe jr's arms but Joe Joe jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ortega has his back to the ropes.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Joe Joe jr keeps control of Ortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joe Joe jr lands a body shot.
Ortega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ortega takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ortega wants to break the clinch but can't.
Joe Joe jr landing knees to the head.
Ortega tries to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling the position.
Joe Joe jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ortega wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe Joe jr won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Joe Joe jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ortega's brow.
Joe Joe jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling him.
Joe Joe jr looking to throw knees to the head but Ortega is blocking nicely.
Ortega wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortega tries to throw a body punch but Joe Joe jr avoids it by throwing Ortega back against the cage.
Ortega wants to break free but Joe Joe jr has control.
Ortega tries to circle away but Joe Joe jr has him pinned against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr scores with a knee to the head.
Ortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe Joe jr has double underhooks.
Ortega takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ortega is trying to push Joe Joe jr away but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ortega lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega wants to break free but Joe Joe jr has control.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ortega lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joe Joe jr misses with a knee to the head.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ortega avoids a wild elbow strike from Joe Joe jr.
A short right from Joe Joe jr.
Ortega blocks an elbow strike from Joe Joe jr.
Ortega tries to break free but Joe Joe jr pushes him back against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortega wants to break free but Joe Joe jr has control.
Ortega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's six 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.
Joe Joe jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch but Joe Joe jr keeps him there for the moment.
Joe Joe jr lands a nice uppercut.
Joe Joe jr has Ortega pressed against the ropes, preventing Ortega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Ortega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Joe Joe jr.
Ortega takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ortega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joe Joe jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortega is defending well for now.
Ortega is trying to push Joe Joe jr away but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr lands a nice elbow.
Joe Joe jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Ortega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joe Joe jr prevents Ortega from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ortega.
Ortega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joe Joe jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ortega tries to circle away but Joe Joe jr has him pinned against the ropes.
Ortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe Joe jr has double underhooks.
A knee to the head by Joe Joe jr.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Ortega wants to break free but Joe Joe jr has control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Joe Joe jr tries a knee to the head but Ortega blocks it.
Joe Joe jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe Joe jr prevents Ortega from breaking the clinch.
Joe Joe jr with a knee to the head.
Ortega is trying to push Joe Joe jr away but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Joe Joe jr has Ortega pressed against the ropes, preventing Ortega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Joe Joe jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Ortega is trying to force a seperation but Joe Joe jr has the dominant position.
Joe Joe jr landing knees to the body.
Joe Joe jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortega's efforts to push away.
Ortega takes an elbow to the temple.
Ortega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joe Joe jr backwards.
Joe Joe jr keeps control of Ortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Joe Joe jr.
Ortega wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ortega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joe Joe jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joe Joe jr lands an elbow just above Ortega 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortega.
Ortega blocks the elbow strike.
Joe Joe jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortega's efforts to push away.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Joe Joe jr lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Joe Joe jr.
Ortega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortega is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe Joe jr has double underhooks.
Ortega dodges an elbow strike from Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr has Ortega pressed against the ropes, preventing Ortega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Joe Joe jr.
Ortega tries to break free but Joe Joe jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe Joe jr.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling him.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes.
Ortega is trying to push Joe Joe jr away but Joe Joe jr has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ortega takes an elbow to the temple.
Joe Joe jr prevents Ortega from breaking the clinch.
Ortega tries to break free but Joe Joe jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Joe Joe jr prevents Ortega from breaking the clinch.
Joe Joe jr lands an elbow inside.
Joe Joe jr lands a knee to the head.
Joe Joe jr misses with a knee to the head.
Ortega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortega is trying to force a seperation but Joe Joe jr has the dominant position.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ortega working hard to break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega is trying to force a seperation but Joe Joe jr has the dominant position.
Ortega wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joe Joe jr.
Joe Joe jr lands a damaging elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe Joe jr.
Ortega is trying to break the clinch but Joe Joe jr is controlling him.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Joe Joe jr connects with a knee to the head.
Joe Joe jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joe Joe jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ortega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joe Joe jr lands a nice elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joe Joe jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega wants to break the clinch but can't.
Joe Joe jr lands a knee to the head.
Joe Joe jr throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ortega can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortega wants to get back to striking at distance but Joe Joe jr won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julian Ortega.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Joey Joe Joe jr!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Joey Joe Joe jr!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Joey Joe Joe jr!
Joey Joe Joe jr wins by unanimous decision!
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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 Seppo Seppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crahan comes to the ring accompanied by All That Remains - The Last Time. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seppo Seppo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seppo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crahan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seppo misses with a right hand
and Crahan counters with a low kick, right behind Seppo 's knee.
Seppo throws a shot from downtown. Crahan moves away and avoids it.
Crahan 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.
Seppo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crahan throws a lazy uppercut
and Seppo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Seppo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crahan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crahan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seppo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Seppo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shawn Crahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crahan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Seppo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Crahan does it's job there.
Seppo throws a right hand that Crahan ducks under and follows up with a left that Crahan also avoids with ease.
Seppo lands a jab to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Crahan as he connects with a hook.
Seppo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crahan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Seppo is trying to buck Crahan off.
Seppo looks gassed!
Seppo is not content to let Crahan control the position.
Crahan is working Seppo over with some ground and pound from side control.
Seppo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Crahan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Seppo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Seppo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Crahan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seppo drops his hands momentarily and Crahan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seppo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Seppo lands a two punch combo.
Crahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seppo moves away.
Crahan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crahan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seppo looks to land a combination but Crahan avoids it well.
A cross from Crahan lands.
Crahan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crahan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crahan thuds a left hand into Seppo's body.
Crahan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Crahan shoots in and drives through. Seppo sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crahan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Seppo was covering up waiting for the punch and Crahan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Crahan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Crahan shoots in and bounces Seppo off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Crahan slips nicely into half guard.
Crahan escapes and gets back to his feet.
Seppo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Seppo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crahan.
Crahan scores with a nice strike.
Crahan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crahan scores with the left hand. Seppo knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crahan cracks Seppo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut lands for Crahan. That snapped Seppo's head back.
Seppo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crahan clobbers Seppo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Seppo shoots and misses
and Crahan counters with an outside leg kick.
Crahan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seppo doesn't seem bothered though.
Crahan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seppo momentarily.
Crahan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Crahan pushing down on Seppo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ground and pound from Crahan.
Crahan trying to control the pace.
Crahan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Seppo wants to get back to his feet.
Crahan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Crahan decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Seppo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crahan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crahan sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Crahan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Crahan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Seppo to get to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Seppo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crahan staying out of range there.
Crahan needs to keep his hands up - Seppo had a free shot at his head there.
Seppo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Crahan coming out on top.
Crahan scores with a nice right hand.
Seppo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seppo throws a right and a left that Crahan avoids nicely.
Crahan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crahan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crahan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seppo.
Crahan lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crahan connects with a looping right hand.
Seppo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crahan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Seppo has time to react.
Crahan lands a really nice looking cross but Seppo seems unphased.
Crahan connects with a crisp jab.
Crahan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crahan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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.
Crahan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
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!
Crahan cracks Seppo with an open hand slap.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Seppo enables Crahan to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Seppo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Crahan lands a couple of elbows.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crahan wants to control from the top but Seppo keeps moving.
Crahan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Shawn Crahan just wasn't active enough.
Jab, jab by Crahan - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Crahan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seppo misses with a series of wild punches.
Seppo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crahan scores with a one two! Seppo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crahan scores with a hook to the body. Seppo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A punch combination from Crahan misses.
Seppo misses with an uppercut
and Crahan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crahan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Seppo at a distance.
Seppo throws a body punch but Crahan moves out of range.
Crahan connects with a single shot there.
Seppo slips under a jab from Crahan.
Seppo takes one to the chin there.
Seppo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crahan misses with a jab to the body
and Seppo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crahan.
Crahan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Seppo's head backwards.
Crahan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seppo circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Crahan dominated that round.
That's time! Crahan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Crahan avoids the body shot from Seppo.
Crahan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crahan lands a nice looking body shot.
Seppo is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crahan lands a really nice looking cross but Seppo seems unphased.
Seppo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seppo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crahan!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crahan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Seppo is rocked!
Crahan lands a jab to the head.
Seppo is still on wobbly legs! Can Crahan finish him?
Crahan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Seppo seems to have recovered his senses.
Crahan advances to mount.
Crahan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seppo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Crahan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Crahan keeping full guard, as Seppo tries to pass.
Seppo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Crahan uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crahan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crahan dodges the punch combination from Seppo.
Crahan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Seppo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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.
Crahan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Crahan working the head with strikes.
Crahan moves into full mount!
Crahan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Seppo taking shots to the head.
Crahan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crahan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Crahan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shawn Crahan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crahan controlling his opponent.
Crahan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Crahan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seppo can do to turn this around?
Crahan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Crahan raining down hammerfists from mount.
BOOM! Crahan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seppo wants to control but Crahan is having none of it.
Seppo is looking to improve his position but Crahan isn't that keen on the idea.
Seppo wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crahan content just to control the position here.
Crahan has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Seppo's face.
Crahan cracks Seppo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Crahan landing punches.
Crahan trying to control but Seppo is having none of it.
Seppo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Crahan punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crahan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Crahan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Crahan is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Seppo can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Crahan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Seppo looks a forlorn figure.
Crahan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crahan landing punches.
Crahan controlling the position easily from mount.
Crahan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Seppo is looking to escape.
Crahan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Seppo is bucking up trying to escape but Crahan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Crahan lands a heavy elbow.
Crahan raining down shots from the mount!
Seppo is looking to improve his position but Crahan isn't that keen on the idea.
Crahan controlling from the full mount.
Crahan landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seppo tries to lock up and control but Crahan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crahan tries to control but Seppo wriggling away.
Crahan lands a nice shot to the head.
Crahan with the ground and pound from mount.
Crahan lands a nice shot to the head.
Crahan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crahan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Seppo looks a forlorn figure.
Crahan looking to control but Seppo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Seppo 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.
Crahan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Seppo?
Seppo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Seppo is bucking up trying to escape but Crahan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crahan controlling the position easily from mount.
Crahan tries to control but Seppo wriggling away.
Seppo can't escape the position.
Crahan 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.
Crahan trying to control but Seppo is having none of it.
Crahan controlling from mount.
The referee warns Seppo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shawn Crahan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crahan controlling from mount.
You get the feeling that Seppo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Crahan controlling the position easily from mount.
Seppo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Seppo Seppo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crahan content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Crahan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crahan 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Shawn Crahan!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Shawn Crahan!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Shawn Crahan!
Shawn Crahan wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruce The Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Gongora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
135 lbs
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25
140 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
9 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Gongora!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gongora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Gongora.
Gongora misses with a looping left.
Gongora lands a nice shot that snaps The Dragon's head back.
Gongora lands a leg kick that knocks The Dragon off balance momentarily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gongora.
The Dragon slips under a jab from Gongora.
The Dragon blocks a jab.
The Dragon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Dragon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gongora throws a leg kick but The Dragon sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice defenses there by The Dragon.
Gongora misses with a looping left.
Gongora blocks a head kick by The Dragon.
The crowd cheers as Gongora lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Dragon doesn't seem phased though.
An inside leg kick lands from Gongora.
The Dragon avoids the head kick by Gongora.
Gongora lunges at The Dragon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Dragon's hand.
The Dragon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gongora avoids the head kick by The Dragon.
The Dragon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gongora.
The Dragon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gongora counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Dragon's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gongora throws a sloppy head kick and The Dragon moves out of range easily.
The Dragon thows a leg kick but Gongora checks it
and Gongora counters with a solid body kick.
Gongora tries to clinch up but The Dragon circles away and keeps his distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Gongora blocks the leg kick.
Gongora throws a nice head kick!
The Dragon throws a head kick that misses
and Gongora counters with a nice uppercut.
Gongora fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Dragon on the side of the head.
Gongora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gongora scores with a leg kick.
The Dragon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Dragon fakes the leg kick and cracks Gongora in the body.
A low kick from The Dragon is predictable there
and Gongora counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. The Dragon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The Dragon connects with an inside leg kick.
The Dragon tries to land a body kick
and Gongora counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. The Dragon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gongora checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Dragon is looking to land body kicks.
The Dragon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Dragon lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gongora lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gongora scores with a jab to the jaw.
A low kick from The Dragon is predictable there
and Gongora counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gongora throws a body punch but The Dragon moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Gongora
and The Dragon counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gongora is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gongora throws a nice inside leg kick.
The Dragon is breathing heavily.
A left lands for Gongora.
The Dragon slips under a jab.
The Dragon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gongora misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gongora connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gongora connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gongora fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gongora misses with a head kick.
A head kick by The Dragon misses
and Gongora counters with a left to the body.
A head kick by The Dragon misses
and Gongora counters with a stiff right hand.
The Dragon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gongora checks it well.
Gongora goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gongora lands the left hand.
Brandon Gongora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gongora scores with a decent looking hook.
The Dragon is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Gongora misses.
Oh The Dragon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gongora has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gongora swings widly with a right hand
and The Dragon counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gongora lands a brutal head kick. The Dragon looks out on his feet and Gongora throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Brandon Gongora!
Brandon Gongora is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kazuki Yasuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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21
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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180 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuki Yasuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Myers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yasuda looks to land a left hand but Myers moved out of range nicely.
Yasuda catches Myers with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yasuda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yasuda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Myers at a distance.
Myers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Myers there as he acknowledges the shot.
A swing and a miss from Yasuda.
Yasuda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Myers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yasuda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Yasuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yasuda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yasuda scores with a punch to the head.
Yasuda tries to clinch but Myers is having none of it.
Yasuda tries to clinch but Myers moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yasuda, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers swats away the attempt to clinch by Yasuda.
Yasuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Myers moves into the clinch successfully.
Yasuda tries to land knees in the clinch but Myers avoids the damage to the body.
Yasuda throws a head punch that misses.
Yasuda misses with an elbow over the top.
Myers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Myers managing to block the knees to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda working aggressively here.
Yasuda presses Myers against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yasuda misses with a body punch.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Yasuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myers avoiding damage as Yasuda throws knees to the body.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Myers blocks it.
Myers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Myers.
Yasuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Myers misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yasuda digs a right hand into Myers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Myers's gas tank.
Yasuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Myers as the two fighters clinch.
Myers scores with a hook to the body.
Yasuda taking a breather.
Myers slows down the pace here.
Yasuda breaks the clinch.
Yasuda checks a low kick from Myers.
Myers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yasuda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Myers looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yasuda missing with a left hand there. Myers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab by Myers.
Kazuki Yasuda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Myers momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Yasuda misses
and Myers counters with a nice body shot.
Yasuda swats away the attempt to clinch by Myers.
Yasuda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Myers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yasuda just misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yasuda tries to clinch
and Myers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yasuda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yasuda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Myers to score with a decent uppercut.
Yasuda instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Yasuda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers controlling the action here for a moment.
Myers lands an uppercut.
Yasuda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Myers tries a body shot but Yasuda blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Myers.
Myers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yasuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yasuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yasuda digs a right hand underneath Myers's ribcage. Myers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Myers.
Myers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Myers - that landed with a thud.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
Myers prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
A right hand to the body from Myers.
Myers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yasuda's elbow.
Myers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yasuda or not.
Yasuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Myers.
Myers lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Myers is defending well for now.
Yasuda is looking to control Myers's arms but Myers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yasuda has his back to the ropes.
Myers lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Myers.
Yasuda is breathing heavily.
Myers stalling the fight.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Myers's elbow.
Myers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
Myers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yasuda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Myers lands a shoulder strike.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A shot in the inside from Myers.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Myers.
Myers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Myers.
Myers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Myers lands a body shot.
Myers lands with a right to the head.
Myers lands an uppercut.
Myers lands with a light punch inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Myers.
Myers stalling in the clinch but Yasuda improves position.
Myers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Myers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yasuda lands a right hand.
Myers lands a right hand.
Myers lands a nice shot to the body.
Myers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers stalling in the clinch but Yasuda improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yasuda.
Myers lands with a short shot to the head.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Myers stalling in the clinch but Yasuda improves position.
Myers displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yasuda up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Myers tries to work over Yasuda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Myers looking to slow down the pace here.
Myers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Myers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Myers lands with a left to the head.
Myers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Myers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Myers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Yasuda.
Yasuda lands an elbow inside that Myers shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yasuda.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Myers presses Yasuda against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A shot in the inside from Yasuda.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Myers controls the action.
Yasuda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Myers misses with some punches.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Myers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Myers controls his hands.
Yasuda taking a breather.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Myers.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
Myers digs a right hand into Yasuda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yasuda's gas tank.
Yasuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Myers controls his hands.
Yasuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Myers wants to stall.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Myers.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Nice body punch from Yasuda - that landed with a thud.
Yasuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Myers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Myers cracks Yasuda with a nice body shot.
Yasuda misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Myers - that landed with a thud.
Myers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Myers misses with a body punch.
Yasuda digs a right hand into Myers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Myers's gas tank.
Myers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Myers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Myers's elbow.
Myers'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.
Yasuda breaks from the clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Myers lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Yasuda lands an impressive looking overhand right. Myers doesn't seem phased though.
Yasuda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yasuda cracks Myers with an open hand slap.
Yasuda throws a nice looking combination but Myers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yasuda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Myers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yasuda, pushing him back against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Myers is trying to maintain a safe position but Yasuda gets an underhook and turns Myers into the ropes.
Yasuda misses with a punch on the inside.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Myers avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
Yasuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Myers's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Myers will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yasuda misses with a body punch
and Myers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Myers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Myers.
Myers throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yasuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Myers moves forwards but Yasuda connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Myers moves out of range of the strikes.
Yasuda cracks Myers with an open hand slap.
Myers has managed to clinch.
Yasuda prevents a body shot from Myers.
Myers has Yasuda pressed against the ropes, preventing Yasuda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Myers scores with a hook to the body.
Yasuda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Myers.
Yasuda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yasuda scores with a shoulder strike.
Myers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Myers blocks it.
Myers presses Yasuda against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Myers taking a breather.
Myers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yasuda misses with a knee strike.
Yasuda digs a right hand underneath Myers's ribcage. Myers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Myers lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Myers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Myers blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Yasuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Myers prevents a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
Yasuda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yasuda missing with knees to the body.
Myers lands with a left to the head.
Yasuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Myers backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
Myers lands a body shot in the clinch.
Myers slowing the pace effectively.
Yasuda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yasuda backwards.
Myers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yasuda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Myers or not.
Yasuda misses with a body punch.
Yasuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yasuda working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
Myers lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yasuda trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda stalling in the clinch but Myers improves position.
Yasuda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yasuda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Myers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Yasuda.
Yasuda being controlled against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Yasuda as the two fighters clinch.
Myers works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda works on Myers's body with a couple of short punches.
Myers has a couple of punches blocked by Yasuda.
Myers lands with a light punch inside.
Yasuda can't find room to land a body shot as Myers controls the action.
Myers slows down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Myers as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Myers.
Myers is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yasuda is keeping busy.
Yasuda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yasuda misses with an elbow strike.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Myers.
Yasuda tries to throw a body punch but Myers avoids it by throwing Yasuda back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Myers.
Myers taking a breather.
Yasuda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Myers taking a breather.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yasuda as Myers tries to tie him up.
Yasuda looking to stall.
Myers pushes Yasuda back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Myers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yasuda being controlled against the ropes.
A short left from Yasuda.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Myers as Yasuda tries to tie him up.
Yasuda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yasuda pushes Myers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yasuda blocking some punches.
Yasuda blocks a body shot from Myers.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yasuda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Myers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Myers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yasuda backwards.
Myers has Yasuda pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Myers on the inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda misses with some punches.
Yasuda tries a body shot but Myers blocks it.
Yasuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Myers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jason Myers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yasuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Myers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Myers.
Myers is looking to control Yasuda's arms but Yasuda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Myers has his back to the ropes.
Yasuda is trying to stall.
Myers looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
Myers presses Yasuda against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yasuda digs a right hand underneath Myers's ribcage. Myers let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yasuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yasuda pushes Myers back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Myers is looking to control Yasuda's arms but Yasuda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Myers has his back to the ropes.
Myers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Myers is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A hook to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Myers.
Myers misses with a punch to the body.
Myers blocks an elbow strike.
Myers stalling in the clinch but Yasuda improves position.
Yasuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Myers just leaning against Yasuda, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Myers.
Myers avoiding damage as Yasuda throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Yasuda.
Myers blocks an uppercut.
Myers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Myers misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Yasuda.
Yasuda is working Myers over against the ropes.
Myers trying to control the position but instead, Yasuda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Myers into the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Myers.
Myers being controlled against the ropes.
Myers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Myers trying to control the position but instead, Yasuda has worked for underhooks and has pushed Myers into the ropes.
Yasuda has a couple of punches blocked by Myers.
Myers blocks a body shot from Yasuda.
Yasuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Myers.
Myers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Myers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Myers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Myers is struggling to control the position.
Myers managing to block the knees to the body from Yasuda.
Yasuda lands with a left to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yasuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Myers.
Myers lands a body shot.
Myers tries to throw a body punch but Yasuda avoids it by throwing Myers back against the cage.
Yasuda gets through Myers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Myers blocking some punches.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda misses with the head strike.
Myers lands an uppercut.
Yasuda misses with a punch on the inside.
Myers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Myers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yasuda works on Myers's body with a couple of short punches.
Myers pushes Yasuda back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Myers stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Yasuda fails to land.
A short left from Myers.
A body shot lands from Myers.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Myers.
Yasuda misses with a punch to the body.
Yasuda misses with a body punch.
Yasuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Myers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Myers lands a shot to the body.
Myers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Myers lands a shot to the body.
Yasuda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Myers backwards.
Yasuda blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Myers.
Good body shot from Yasuda.
Myers blocks an uppercut.
Myers blocks an uppercut.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda lands a body punch.
Myers pushes Yasuda back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Yasuda on the inside.
Myers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yasuda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yasuda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yasuda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Myers.
Myers manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Yasuda.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Myers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Myers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Jason Myers!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jason Myers!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jason Myers!
Jason Myers wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Claes Fleming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Hardmeat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardmeat has chosen Take The A Train as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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8 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Claes Fleming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Hardmeat!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleming misses with a leg kick
letting Hardmeat counter with a right hand.
Fleming throws a leg kick
and Hardmeat counters with a stiff right hand.
Hardmeat throws a lazy head kick
and Fleming counters with a big head kick but Hardmeat shrugs it off.
Hardmeat throws a leg kick
and Fleming counters with a nice leg kick.
Fleming throws a head kick that half lands.
Claes Fleming seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardmeat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hardmeat misses the target.
Fleming throws a push kick but Hardmeat slaps the foot to one side.
Hardmeat takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fleming lands with a nice body kick.
Fleming lands with a kick to the temple. Hardmeat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hardmeat's sensitive parts.
Fleming throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hardmeat's head.
Fleming throws a sloppy head kick
and Hardmeat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hardmeat avoids the head kick by Fleming.
Fleming misses with the body kick
and Hardmeat counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fleming thinking.
A head kick by Fleming misses
and Hardmeat counters with a leg kick.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses
and Hardmeat counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fleming's knee momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Fleming checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hardmeat throws a leg kick
and Fleming counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fleming throws a head kick that misses
and Hardmeat moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat with a knee to the head.
It looks like Claes Fleming has been cut.
Fleming is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fleming managing to block the knees to the body from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat avoiding damage as Fleming throws knees to the body.
Hardmeat works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into 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.
Hardmeat stands up and waves to Fleming to follow him.
Fleming throws a lazy head kick
and Hardmeat counters with a nice body kick.
Hardmeat has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hardmeat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hardmeat scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardmeat missing with knees to the body.
Hardmeat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardmeat trying to land knees to the body.
Hardmeat scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardmeat tries to land knees in the clinch but Fleming avoids the damage to the body.
Hardmeat lands an elbow just above Fleming 's eye.
Fleming takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardmeat unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hardmeat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat throws an elbow that misses.
Hardmeat tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fleming on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardmeat tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fleming avoids it.
Hardmeat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hardmeat managing to block the knees to the body from Fleming.
Fleming tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hardmeat avoids it.
Hardmeat connects with a knee to the head.
Hardmeat lands a damaging elbow.
Hardmeat lands an elbow inside that Fleming shrugs off.
Fleming is trying to push Hardmeat away but Hardmeat has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hardmeat tries to land knees in the clinch but Fleming avoids the damage to the body.
Hardmeat tries to score a body lock takedown but Fleming shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hardmeat tries to land knees in the clinch but Fleming avoids the damage to the body.
Hardmeat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fleming is defending well for now.
Hardmeat lands a nice elbow.
Fleming tries to break the clinch but Hardmeat is controlling the position.
Hardmeat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fleming in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fleming managing to block the knees to the body from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hardmeat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fleming is defending well for now.
Hardmeat misses with an elbow over the top.
Fleming has had enough of the clinch but Hardmeat keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fleming is trying to force a seperation but Hardmeat has the dominant position.
Hardmeat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardmeat tries to land knees in the clinch but Fleming avoids the damage to the body.
Hardmeat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fleming managing to block the knees to the body from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat lands an elbow that stopped Fleming in his tracks for a moment.
Hardmeat prevents Fleming from breaking the clinch.
Hardmeat avoiding damage as Fleming throws knees to the body.
Hardmeat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardmeat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hardmeat.
Fleming avoiding damage as Hardmeat throws knees to the body.
Fleming avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat wants a takedown but no success here.
Fleming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardmeat blocks it with crossed arms.
Fleming missing with knees to the body.
Fleming takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardmeat.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hardmeat obliges.
Hardmeat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hardmeat misses with a knee strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hardmeat is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Fleming's shoulder. That is not cool.
Hardmeat wants to control but Fleming is keeping him busy.
Hardmeat is trying to get an arm triangle but Fleming is defending well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat wants to control for a moment but Fleming uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hardmeat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fleming does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hardmeat wants to work for an arm triangle but Fleming is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Well, if Hardmeat is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hardmeat tries to pass to full mount but Fleming defends it.
Hardmeat moves into full mount! Fleming won't be happy about that!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat thowing shots but they're missing.
Hardmeat wants to finish this one by submission but Fleming is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hardmeat.
Fleming is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Hardmeat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Claes Fleming's cut.
That's time! Fleming's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fleming looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hardmeat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fleming goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hardmeat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fleming lands a head kick!
Hardmeat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hardmeat checks a leg kick.
Fleming throws a leg kick
and Hardmeat counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleming throws a sloppy head kick
and Hardmeat holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hardmeat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fleming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardmeat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hardmeat in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hardmeat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fleming.
Fleming is trying to break the clinch but Hardmeat has him pressed against the ropes.
Fleming using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardmeat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardmeat keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fleming's efforts to push away.
Hardmeat missing with knees to the body.
Fleming can't break the clinch.
Hardmeat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fleming has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fleming can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardmeat lands an elbow inside.
Hardmeat wants a takedown.
Hardmeat prevents Fleming from breaking the clinch.
Fleming blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardmeat lands a nice knee to the body.
Hardmeat trying to land knees to the body.
Fleming throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hardmeat blocks it with crossed arms.
Fleming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fleming takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fleming takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardmeat cracks Fleming with a nice body shot.
Hardmeat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fleming takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fleming dodges an elbow strike from Hardmeat.
Fleming is trying to push Hardmeat away but Hardmeat has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hardmeat lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hardmeat scores a nice knee to the body.
Hardmeat lands an elbow inside.
Hardmeat unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fleming lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardmeat lands an elbow inside.
Rock Hardmeat seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hardmeat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fleming managing to block the knees to the body from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fleming avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fleming takes an elbow to the temple.
Fleming blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fleming has had enough of the clinch but Hardmeat keeps him there for the moment.
Hardmeat lands an elbow just above Fleming 's eye.
Fleming avoids a wild elbow strike from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat managing to block the knees to the body from Fleming.
Hardmeat lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hardmeat.
Nice elbow from Hardmeat.
Fleming blocks the elbow strike.
Fleming dodges an elbow strike from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fleming using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardmeat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardmeat lands an elbow that stopped Fleming in his tracks for a moment.
Fleming takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fleming takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hardmeat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fleming.
Fleming blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardmeat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hardmeat lands an elbow inside.
Fleming takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hardmeat.
Hardmeat pushes Fleming back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Hardmeat lands an elbow just above Fleming 's eye.
Hardmeat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardmeat putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fleming in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fleming takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hardmeat lands an elbow that stopped Fleming in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fleming blocks the elbow strike.
Hardmeat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardmeat has Fleming pressed against the ropes, preventing Fleming from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fleming blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardmeat crunches a lovely knee into Fleming's ribcage.
Fleming working hard to break the clinch.
Fleming blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hardmeat tries for a takedown but Fleming manages to get underhooks.
Claes Fleming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Hardmeat.
Fleming blocks an elbow strike from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat trying to land knees to the body.
Hardmeat throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fleming with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hardmeat lands a damaging elbow.
Fleming blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hardmeat throws an elbow but misses.
Fleming tries to break free but Hardmeat pushes him back against the ropes.
Fleming takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hardmeat lands an elbow inside that Fleming shrugs off.
Hardmeat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fleming's defenses.
Hardmeat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fleming is defending well for now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fleming tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hardmeat using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fleming has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardmeat managing to block the knees to the body from Fleming.
Hardmeat lands an elbow inside.
Hardmeat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hardmeat avoiding damage as Fleming throws knees to the body.
Hardmeat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fleming's face.
Hardmeat using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hardmeat has Fleming pressed against the ropes, preventing Fleming from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fleming takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fleming tries to break free but Hardmeat pushes him back against the ropes.
Hardmeat working Fleming over with knees to the body.
Hardmeat landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hardmeat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fleming's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Fleming's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hardmeat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fleming backwards.
Fleming takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hardmeat misses with a knee strike.
Fleming misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hardmeat.
Hardmeat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's six 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.
Hardmeat missing with knees to the body.
Hardmeat drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fleming gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fleming misses with a knee strike.
Hardmeat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hardmeat lands an elbow inside.
Hardmeat lands an elbow that stopped Fleming in his tracks for a moment.
Fleming blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fleming using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hardmeat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hardmeat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fleming misses with a knee to the head.
Hardmeat gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hardmeat controlling the pace.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hardmeat is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fleming is just riding it out for now. Hardmeat eventually gives up the hold.
Hardmeat trying to control from half guard but Fleming is working away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hardmeat performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rock Hardmeat hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hardmeat pushes Fleming up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hardmeat crunches a lovely knee into Fleming's ribcage.
Fleming is trying to force a seperation but Hardmeat has the dominant position.
Fleming pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hardmeat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hardmeat lands an elbow that stopped Fleming in his tracks for a moment.
Claes Fleming has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fleming tries to land a knee to the head but Hardmeat blocks with his arms.
Hardmeat lands a good knee to the midsection. Fleming won't want to take too many of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Hardmeat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hardmeat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Rock Hardmeat!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Rock Hardmeat!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Rock Hardmeat!
Rock Hardmeat wins by unanimous decision!
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