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KOF.11 - Fever! (LHWGP 09 rd3) PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Oveerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Schweidler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Oveerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rene Schweidler!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oveerman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Oveerman. No joy for Schweidler on that attempt.
Oveerman tries to clinch up.
Schweidler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schweidler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jack Oveerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rene Schweidler.
Oveerman tries to close the distance and clinch but Schweidler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schweidler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oveerman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schweidler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Schweidler forces his way into half guard.
Schweidler is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Oveerman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schweidler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oveerman tries to kick Schweidler off but Schweidler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Schweidler sitting and controlling from the half 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.
Schweidler wants to free his trapped foot but Oveerman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Oveerman is refusing to be controlled, as Schweidler sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oveerman tries to clinch up.
Oveerman wants to clinch up but Schweidler keeps it at a distance.
Jack Oveerman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oveerman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Schweidler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schweidler shoots for a double leg takedown but Oveerman sprawls well. He's pushed Schweidler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Schweidler looks gassed!
Oveerman doesn't manage to clinch there - Schweidler circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oveerman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oveerman tries to clinch but Schweidler is having none of it.
Schweidler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Oveerman keeping moving, preventing Schweidler from controlling successfully.
Schweidler prevents Oveerman from getting back to his feet.
Schweidler trying to control the position from guard on top but Oveerman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Schweidler has eaten all the pies!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Schweidler wants to control from the top but Oveerman keeps moving.
Oveerman being controlled here, momentarily.
Oveerman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Schweidler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oveerman wants to stand but Schweidler is controlling the position.
Schweidler tries to free his leg and advance position but Oveerman is retaining full guard.
Oveerman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schweidler is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schweidler wants to control from the top but Oveerman keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rene Schweidler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schweidler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oveerman circles away quickly and effectively.
Oveerman is looking to clinch.
Oveerman tries to clinch there but Schweidler circles away.
Schweidler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schweidler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oveerman tries to clinch but Schweidler moves out of range.
Schweidler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oveerman tries to close the distance and clinch but Schweidler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schweidler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oveerman clinches up with Schweidler and pushes him back against the ropes.
Oveerman scores a nice knee to the body.
Oveerman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schweidler misses with the head strike.
Oveerman with a knee to the head.
Oveerman lands a knee to the body.
Oveerman scores with a knee to the head.
Oveerman gets underhooks to prevent Schweidler's takedown attempt.
Oveerman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oveerman scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oveerman lands a knee to the head.
Oveerman lands a knee to the head.
Schweidler takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oveerman.
Schweidler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Oveerman backwards.
Oveerman with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Oveerman.
Oveerman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Schweidler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schweidler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Oveerman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Schweidler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oveerman stuffs the takedown.
Jack Oveerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rene Schweidler.
Oveerman wants to clinch.
No joy there for Schweidler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oveerman wants to clinch up but Schweidler keeps it at a distance.
Schweidler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Schweidler wants to control from the top but Oveerman keeps moving.
Schweidler might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Oveerman kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oveerman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Schweidler wants to control from the top but Oveerman keeps moving.
Oveerman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oveerman tries to clinch up.
Jack Oveerman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oveerman checks a low kick from Schweidler.
Schweidler throws an overhand right that lands on Oveerman's shoulder, as Oveerman tries to avoid the shot.
Schweidler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schweidler swats away the attempt to clinch by Oveerman.
Oveerman is looking to clinch but Schweidler is avoiding it.
Schweidler tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oveerman closes the distance but Schweidler moves to the side
and Schweidler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Schweidler stalls.
Oveerman connects with a knee to the head.
Oveerman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oveerman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oveerman lands a nice knee to the body.
Oveerman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schweidler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oveerman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Schweidler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oveerman lands a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Schweidler wants a takedown but no success here.
Schweidler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Oveerman scores a nice knee to the body.
Schweidler has Oveerman pushed against the ropes.
Schweidler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oveerman trying to stall but Schweidler improves his position.
Schweidler is trying to stall.
Schweidler swings wildly with an uppercut but Oveerman uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Oveerman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Oveerman wants to clinch but Schweidler slips to the side
and Schweidler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Oveerman won't be happy with that.
Schweidler trying to control the action but Oveerman is working from the bottom.
Oveerman can't do much from the bottom here.
Oveerman is not content to let Schweidler control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oveerman stops Schweidler from passing to mount.
Oveerman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Schweidler stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Jack Oveerman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oveerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schweidler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oveerman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schweidler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oveerman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Schweidler counters with a single leg into guard. Oveerman didn't expect that.
Oveerman is trying to control the position but Schweidler postures up.
Schweidler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oveerman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oveerman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schweidler is one step ahead there.
Schweidler throwing strikes but missing.
Schweidler wants to control from the top but Oveerman keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oveerman wants to get back to his feet but Schweidler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Schweidler is looking to work some ground and pound but Oveerman has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Schweidler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oveerman clinches but Schweidler breaks the clinch
and Schweidler counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schweidler tries to bum rush Oveerman with a series of wild strikes but Oveerman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oveerman wants to clinch but Schweidler slips to the side
so Schweidler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Schweidler trying to control but Oveerman is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schweidler looking to sit in guard and control but Oveerman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Schweidler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schweidler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rene Schweidler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between De Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Big (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, De Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Big!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Big looking to pass the guard.
Alves wants to sweep but no luck.
Big throwing strikes but missing.
Alves bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Big's guard.
Big looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alves is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Alves stopping the sweep attempt from Big.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Big is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Big working for a triangle but Alves defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves postures up and lands a big shot to Big's brow.
Big escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alves wants to control from the top but Big keeps moving.
Big had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Alves is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Big Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Alves's back instead.
Big should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Big is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Alves knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Alves for a finish.
Big looks gassed!
Big is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Alves has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Alves is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big is not going to allow Alves to sit and survive in this position.
Big is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Alves knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Alves for a finish.
Big tightening his grip on Alves, looking for the choke.
Big trying to control.
Alves breaks Big's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Big has his foot on Alves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alves works his way back into a safe position though.
Alves advances position into side control!
Alves tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Alves is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Big is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Big is looking to reverse the position.
Big manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Big prevents Alves from improving his position.
Alves is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Big pulls his head out easily.
Big uses his free foot to push down on Alves's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big has control of Alves's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Alves regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Big is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Big!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tony Big!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kijiro Kazasuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sottotono - Quei bravi ragazzi. Kijiro Kazasuki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kijiro Kazasuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazasuki dodges the punch combination from Garcia.
Kazasuki shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Garcia!
Kazasuki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazasuki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kazasuki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kazasuki is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kazasuki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but Kazasuki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kazasuki shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kijiro Kazasuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazasuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia.
Kazasuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Garcia! Kazasuki is out on his feet! Garcia rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Kazasuki is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Kazasuki is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Garcia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and War Crocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blind by Korn. War Crocop is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chung Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, War Crocop!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a jab when Crocop was well out of range.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crocop throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
It looks like Chung Lee has been cut.
Chung Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping body kick lands there for Crocop.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Crocop.
Nice body kick from Crocop.
Lee avoids the head kick by Crocop.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Crocop sprawls well.
Nice body kick there by Crocop.
Crocop misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocop explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee slips under a jab.
Crocop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Crocop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crocop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Crocop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crocop connects with a nice looking jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Crocop.
Lee slips under a jab from Crocop.
Crocop lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crocop throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crocop - that will leave a mark!
Crocop throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocop throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crocop lands a head kick!
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Crocop.
Crocop throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Crocop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crocop throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from Lee.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crocop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lee.
Crocop wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crocop is trying to stand.
Lee working over Crocop with some ground and pound. Crocop looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crocop wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War Crocop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chung Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
A nice combination there by Lee.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Crocop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crocop but Crocop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lee throws a series of punches but Crocop avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Crocop lands but Lee takes it in his stride.
Crocop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crocop misses with a wild body shot.
War Crocop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
Lee swinging wilding here.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Crocop which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crocop scoring well with a low kick there.
Crocop misses with a head kick.
Crocop is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crocop comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crocop throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crocop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crocop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee blocks a head kick by Crocop.
Nice shot lands for Lee.
Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Crocop looking for a guillotine here but Lee defends easily.
Crocop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lee prevents Crocop from getting back to his feet.
Lee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crocop's head.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Crocop has wrist control.
Crocop looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lee 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lee tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
War Crocop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chung Lee's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Crocop as Lee shoots in.
Crocop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Crocop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crocop throws a body kick that misses.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up with Crocop, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes Crocop against the ropes but Crocop circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crocop throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Crocop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crocop. Crocop obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands with a straight right. Crocop didn't see that one coming.
Crocop throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crocop throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Crocop stuffs the takedown.
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crocop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Crocop as Lee shoots in.
Crocop throws a head kick that Lee semi-blocks.
Lee drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Crocop is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lee is controlling him.
Lee working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crocop has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee chips away with some ground and pound.
Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lee stops Crocop from standing up.
Lee passes Crocop's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Crocop is working away.
Lee working over Crocop with some ground and pound. Crocop looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crocop is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Crocop is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Crocop really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crocop looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lee connects with a nice short shot to Crocop's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crocop taking some punishment here, with Lee in his half guard.
Lee throwing shots but Crocop is blocking nicely.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lee sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Crocop looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
War Crocop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Crocop.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to War Crocop.
I've got Crocop winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... War Crocop!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Awekome Doji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Taraszewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomasz Taraszewski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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280 lbs
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245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Awekome Doji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomasz Taraszewski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doji tries for a takedown but Taraszewski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Doji shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taraszewski but Taraszewski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taraszewski stuns Doji with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doji shoots for a takedown but Taraszewski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Awekome Doji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Doji or perhaps it was just good defense by Taraszewski which made him look bad.
Taraszewski has Doji up against the ropes in a clinch.
Taraszewski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Taraszewski misses with a knee strike.
Taraszewski missing with knees to the body.
Taraszewski is working Doji over against the ropes.
Doji is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taraszewski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doji blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Taraszewski.
Taraszewski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Taraszewski tries to stall but Doji uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doji has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taraszewski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Taraszewski misses with a knee strike.
Taraszewski misses with a knee to the head.
Taraszewski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Doji up against the ropes.
Taraszewski with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taraszewski stalling.
Taraszewski looking to slow down the pace here.
Taraszewski is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Doji has denied him.
Taraszewski with a knee to the head.
Taraszewski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taraszewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taraszewski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The is referee keeping an eye on Taraszewski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Taraszewski tries a knee to the head but Doji blocks it.
Taraszewski will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Doji up against the ropes.
Taraszewski stalling in the clinch but Doji improves position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tomasz Taraszewski.
Taraszewski wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Doji or perhaps it was just good defense by Taraszewski which made him look bad.
Awekome Doji seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taraszewski scores with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Doji or perhaps it was just good defense by Taraszewski which made him look bad.
Taraszewski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doji as he jumps to the side.
Taraszewski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Doji paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doji doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taraszewski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Taraszewski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doji misses with a takedown
and Taraszewski moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taraszewski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Doji fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taraszewski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Taraszewski landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Taraszewski.
Taraszewski lands an elbow just above Doji 's eye.
Taraszewski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Taraszewski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Doji lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Doji turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Doji manages to end up in side control.
Doji in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Doji wants to stand but Taraszewski is controlling his arm.
Doji tries to score with some ground and pound. Taraszewski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Taraszewski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Taraszewski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doji trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taraszewski looking to control.
Taraszewski keeping moving, preventing Doji from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doji working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomasz Taraszewski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Doji fails with the takedown
letting Taraszewski counter with a right hand.
Doji circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doji turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Taraszewski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doji wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Doji decides to stand up, so the ref orders Taraszewski to his feet.
Taraszewski closes the distance looking to clinch
and Doji counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taraszewski won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taraszewski can't do much from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taraszewski is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Doji is staying active.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taraszewski regains half guard there - taking advantage of Doji's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
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.
Doji wants to control but Taraszewski is keeping him busy.
Doji is pressing down on Taraszewski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Taraszewski is holding on for now.
Doji could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Doji passes to side control.
Taraszewski parries the strikes from Doji easily there. Doji is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Taraszewski to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Doji tries to advance to mount but can't.
Taraszewski is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Doji with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taraszewski moves into the clinch.
Taraszewski tries to land knees in the clinch but Doji avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Taraszewski.
Stalling in the clinch from Taraszewski.
Taraszewski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taraszewski looking to throw knees to the head but Doji is blocking nicely.
Doji goes for a takedown attempt but Taraszewski pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Awekome Doji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taraszewski tries to clinch there but Doji circles away.
Doji doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Taraszewski moves into the clinch.
Doji is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Taraszewski throws an elbow but it misses.
Doji has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taraszewski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Taraszewski is trying to maintain a safe position but Doji gets an underhook and turns Taraszewski into the ropes.
Doji has picked Taraszewski up - he's going for a ride! Doji dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Taraszewski controlling the position well.
Taraszewski is trying to maintain the position but Doji is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taraszewski tries to roll over but Doji keeps him under control.
Doji trying to pass the guard but Taraszewski defending well.
Taraszewski is staying active underneath Doji, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taraszewski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Doji throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Awekome Doji dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Doji fails to land the takedown.
Doji gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taraszewski counters by moving into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Taraszewski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doji tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Awekome Doji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taraszewski with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doji as Taraszewski tries to tie him up.
Taraszewski is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Taraszewski lands a knee to the head.
Doji is looking to break free of the clinch but Taraszewski has double underhooks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Taraszewski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Taraszewski looking to throw knees to the head but Doji is blocking nicely.
Taraszewski has a couple of punches blocked by Doji.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taraszewski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Taraszewski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doji.
Doji is trying to trip Taraszewski. He has hold of a leg but Taraszewski is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Doji persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Doji thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taraszewski trying to keep a closed guard but Doji is proving a slippery customer.
Doji stays in close to Taraszewski's body and controls the position.
Taraszewski keeping full guard, as Doji tries to pass.
Doji with a nice head shot there.
Doji controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Doji postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taraszewski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doji keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Taraszewski's head.
Doji is pushing down on Taraszewski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taraszewski is fighting to maintain full guard but Doji has managed to sneak the leg through.
Taraszewski is staying active underneath Doji, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Doji decides to stand up.
Doji gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taraszewski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Doji won't be happy with that.
Doji tries to escape but Taraszewski is in control.
Doji tries to bench press Taraszewski off him but Taraszewski keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doji gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Doji is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Doji flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Taraszewski prevents Doji from improving his position.
Taraszewski wants to take a breather but Doji is having none of it.
Doji works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four 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.
Taraszewski looking to sit in guard and control but Doji gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Doji cracks Taraszewski with a solid left hand.
Doji gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Doji gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Taraszewski counters with a body kick that stops Doji in his tracks momentarily.
Taraszewski has a takedown stuffed.
Doji with a poor takedown
and Taraszewski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Doji has Taraszewski pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Doji pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Taraszewski tumbling to the mat - Doji dives into Taraszewski's guard.
Taraszewski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Awekome Doji showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doji has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Awekome Doji!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ragnar Bjirke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Jimenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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275 lbs
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247 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ragnar Bjirke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Jimenez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jimenez forces Bjirke back against the ropes and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jimenez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jimenez gets through Bjirke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jimenez lands with a light punch inside.
Jimenez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bjirke up against the ropes.
Bjirke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jimenez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bjirke backwards.
Jimenez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jimenez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jimenez tries to land knees in the clinch but Bjirke avoids the damage to the body.
Bjirke is looking to break free of the clinch but Jimenez has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jimenez.
Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bjirke wants to break free but Jimenez has control.
Bjirke has had enough of the clinch but Jimenez keeps him there for the moment.
Bjirke is trying to break free.
Bjirke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jimenez has him pressed against the ropes.
Jimenez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bjirke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jimenez prevents Bjirke from breaking the clinch.
Bjirke tries to break the clinch but Jimenez is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Jimenez.
Bjirke letting Jimenez take a breather here.
Jimenez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ragnar Bjirke has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjirke is looking to break free of the clinch but Jimenez has double underhooks.
Bjirke is trying to break the clinch but Jimenez has him pressed against the ropes.
Jimenez misses with a knee strike.
Jimenez is trying to maintain a safe position but Bjirke gets an underhook and turns Jimenez into the ropes.
The is referee keeping an eye on Jimenez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bjirke wants to break free but Jimenez has control.
Bjirke takes an elbow to the temple.
Jimenez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bjirke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jimenez looking to stall.
Jimenez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jimenez trying to land knees to the body.
Jimenez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Jimenez looking to throw knees to the head but Bjirke is blocking nicely.
Bjirke wants to break free but Jimenez has control.
Bjirke blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Knees to the body from Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bjirke is breathing heavily.
Jimenez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jimenez digs a right hand into Bjirke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bjirke's gas tank.
The is referee keeping an eye on Jimenez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bjirke managing to block the knees to the body from Jimenez.
Jimenez stalling.
Jimenez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bjirke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bjirke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bjirke is trying to break the clinch but Jimenez has him pressed against the ropes.
Bjirke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jimenez effectively controlling the action here.
Jimenez lands an elbow just above Bjirke 's eye.
Ragnar Bjirke's cut is getting worse.
Bjirke wants to get back to striking at distance but Jimenez won't allow it.
Bjirke has a couple of punches blocked by Jimenez.
Bjirke is trying to break the clinch but Jimenez has him pressed against the ropes.
Bjirke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bjirke managing to block the knees to the body from Jimenez.
Jimenez lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimenez gets underhooks to prevent Bjirke's takedown attempt.
Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but Bjirke blocks with his arms.
Bjirke looking for a takedown.
Bjirke managing to block the knees to the body from Jimenez.
Bjirke has had enough of the clinch but Jimenez keeps him there for the moment.
Jimenez misses with a knee to the head.
Jimenez blocks the elbow strike.
Jimenez pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Jimenez misses with an elbow strike.
Jimenez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bjirke backwards.
Jimenez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjirke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bjirke can't break the clinch.
Bjirke is looking to break free of the clinch but Jimenez has double underhooks.
Bjirke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jimenez keeps control of Bjirke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jimenez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bjirke avoiding damage as Jimenez throws knees to the body.
Jimenez keeps control of Bjirke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
Jimenez trying to land knees to the body.
Bjirke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bjirke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jimenez is looking to control Bjirke's arms but Bjirke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jimenez has his back to the ropes.
Bjirke wants to get back to striking at distance but Jimenez won't allow it.
Bjirke is trying to break the clinch but Jimenez has him pressed against the ropes.
Jimenez crunches a lovely knee into Bjirke's ribcage.
Bjirke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bjirke is trying to break the clinch but Jimenez has him pressed against the ropes.
Jimenez managing to block the knees to the body from Bjirke.
Bjirke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jimenez lands an elbow inside that Bjirke shrugs off.
Bjirke takes an elbow to the temple.
Ragnar Bjirke's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bjirke is trying to break the clinch but Jimenez has him pressed against the ropes.
Jimenez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jimenez trying to control the position but instead, Bjirke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jimenez into the ropes.
Jimenez with a knee to the head.
Jimenez has Bjirke pushed against the ropes.
Bjirke tries to break the clinch but Jimenez is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jimenez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ragnar Bjirke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jimenez moves into range and clinches up with Bjirke.
Jimenez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bjirke wants to get back to striking at distance but Jimenez won't allow it.
Bjirke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jimenez trying to stall but Bjirke improves his position.
Jimenez stalling in the clinch.
Bjirke is trying to break the clinch but Jimenez has him pressed against the ropes.
Jimenez scores with a knee to the head.
Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but Bjirke blocks with his arms.
Jimenez pushes off an throws an elbow but Bjirke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Jimenez.
Bjirke is looking to break free of the clinch but Jimenez has double underhooks.
Jimenez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jimenez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bjirke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Jimenez.
Jimenez looking to throw knees to the head but Bjirke is blocking nicely.
Bjirke is trying to break free.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
Bjirke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jimenez prevents Bjirke from breaking the clinch.
Jimenez tries to land knees in the clinch but Bjirke avoids the damage to the body.
Jimenez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jimenez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjirke dodges an elbow strike from Jimenez.
Jimenez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjirke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jimenez has him pressed against the ropes.
Jimenez is pushing Bjirke up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jimenez keeps control of Bjirke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bjirke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jimenez looking to throw knees to the head but Bjirke is blocking nicely.
Bjirke tries to break the clinch but Jimenez is controlling the position.
Bjirke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bjirke misses with an elbow strike.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
Jimenez lands a nice knee to the body.
Jimenez prevents Bjirke from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bjirke avoids a wild elbow strike from Jimenez.
Bjirke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jimenez.
Bjirke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bjirke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bjirke avoiding damage as Jimenez throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bjirke can't break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bjirke misses with a punch on the inside.
Bjirke wants to break free but Jimenez has control.
Jimenez misses with an elbow strike.
Bjirke wants to break free but Jimenez has control.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
Jimenez holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Jimenez is looking to control Bjirke's arms but Bjirke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jimenez has his back to the ropes.
Jimenez lands a body punch.
Bjirke is looking to break free of the clinch but Jimenez has double underhooks.
Bjirke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jimenez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bjirke wants to get back to striking at distance but Jimenez won't allow it.
Jimenez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jimenez missing with knees to the body.
Bjirke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jimenez has him pressed against the ropes.
Bjirke tries to land a knee to the head but Jimenez blocks with his arms.
Jimenez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jimenez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jeez, Ragnar Bjirke's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Antonio Jimenez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bjirke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Jimenez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jimenez tries to stall but Bjirke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bjirke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jimenez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jimenez trying to stall but Bjirke improves his position.
Bjirke throws a punch but it's blocked by Jimenez.
Bjirke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jimenez tries to land knees in the clinch but Bjirke avoids the damage to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bjirke throws an elbow but misses.
Bjirke takes an elbow to the temple.
Bjirke can't break the clinch.
Bjirke tries to work over Jimenez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jimenez.
Jimenez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ragnar Bjirke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Antonio Jimenez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hu Hichu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jez Hound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Hu Hichu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hu Hichu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jez Hound!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hound tries to clinch but Hichu moves out of range.
Hound swinging wilding here.
Hichu slips a jab and a cross from Hound.
Hound shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hichu as he avoids it easily.
Hound tries to clinch but Hichu moves out of range.
Hound misses with a series of wild punches.
Hichu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hichu blocks a head kick by Hound.
Hichu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hichu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hound counters with a right hand to the body.
Hichu looks for a takedown but Hound sprawls well.
Hichu scores with a nice head shot.
Hound looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hound will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hichu drops Hound with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hound! Hichu dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Hu Hichu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Undisputed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Undisputed's choice of entrance music: Dj Tiesto-Adagio for strings. Terry King has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Undisputed!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Undisputed or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
King throws a series of punches but Undisputed avoids them all with ease.
Undisputed looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for King!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Undisputed controlling from mount.
King tries to hold on but Undisputed postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Undisputed raining down shots from the mount!
Undisputed controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to hold on but Undisputed pushes him away.
Undisputed putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Undisputed lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Undisputed can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as King is looking to escape.
Undisputed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Undisputed looking to control but King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Undisputed content just to control the position here.
Undisputed working the ground and pound effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is squirming around, avoiding Undisputed's attempts to control the action.
Undisputed takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Despite being in the dominant position, The Undisputed just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
King punishes Undisputed's body with a nice straight punch.
Undisputed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Undisputed looks gassed!
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!
King connects with a superb combination that knocks Undisputed out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles King before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Undisputed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Terry King!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blakk Assram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Connor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blakk Assram!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assram goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Assram is looking to clinch but Connor is avoiding it.
Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
Connor blocks a head kick by Assram.
Connor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Assram tries to land a front kick but Connor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Assram.
Connor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Connor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connor avoids the head kick by Assram.
Assram bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assram tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Assram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Connor.
Connor is breathing heavily.
Connor avoids the head kick by Assram.
No luck for Assram with that takedown attempt.
Assram pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Connor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Connor moves out of range as Assram throws a body kick.
Assram connects with a solid leg kick.
Connor avoids the head kick by Assram.
Connor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assram is looking to land body kicks.
Assram is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assram fails with an attempt to clinch.
Connor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assram showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Connor.
Assram throws a sloppy head kick and Connor moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Connor blocks a head kick by Assram.
A head kick from Assram lands but Connor takes it in his stride.
Assram fakes the leg kick and cracks Connor in the body.
Connor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assram.
Assram misses with a head kick.
Connor blocks a head kick by Assram.
Assram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assram throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Connor avoids the body shot from Assram.
Assram lands a head kick. Connor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Assram misses with a wild body shot.
Connor slips a jab and a cross from Assram.
Connor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Connor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assram is refusing to be controlled, as Connor sits in half guard.
Connor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Connor wants to work for an arm triangle but Assram is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Connor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Assram sees it coming and defends easily.
Connor wants to work for an arm triangle but Assram is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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.
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.
Assram is looking for a sweep. Connor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Connor is keen to just control but Assram is a slippery customer.
Assram regains full guard. Nicely done.
Connor trying to control but Assram is working from the bottom.
Connor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Assram looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Assram looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Assram!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Connor gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assram wants to pass to mount but Connor is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blakk Assram dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Assram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assram is looking to clinch.
Connor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Connor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assram.
Assram is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Assram tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Assram throws a sloppy head kick and Connor moves out of range easily.
Connor throws an overhand right that lands on Assram's shoulder, as Assram tries to avoid the shot.
Connor blocks a head kick by Assram.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assram goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blakk Assram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor swings for the body but Assram moves out of range.
Connor avoids the head kick by Assram.
Assram is breathing heavily.
Assram misses with a head kick.
Dan Connor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connor throws a right hand that Assram ducks under and follows up with a left that Assram also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assram throws a sloppy head kick and Connor moves out of range easily.
Assram throws a head kick that misses.
Connor throws a head kick that misses.
Assram steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Connor.
Connor throws a nice looking combination but Assram bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Connor.
Connor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Connor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Assram knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Connor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assram struggling a bit here.
Connor is trying to get an arm triangle but Assram is defending well.
Connor tries to advance to mount but Assram denies him.
Connor trying to control the position but Assram is working away.
Connor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assram parries the strikes from Connor easily there. Connor is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Assram to escape.
Connor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Assram has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Assram lands with a kick to the temple. Connor shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Connor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Assram is looking to land body kicks.
Connor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assram throws a right and a left that both miss.
Assram lands a nice looking body kick.
Assram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Assram.
Assram throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Assram tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Assram lands with a nice combination. Connor backs away looking to recover.
Blakk Assram seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connor.
Connor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assram.
Connor throws a right and a left that Assram avoids nicely.
Assram fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Assram stuffs the takedown attempt from Connor. Connor gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assram throws a lazy head kick
so Connor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Assram not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Assram keeping moving, preventing Connor from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blakk Assram showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Assram tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assram lands with a slapping head kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Assram.
Assram fails with an attempt to clinch.
Connor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Assram.
Some wild striking there from Connor.
Assram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Connor tries a head kick but it misses.
Connor drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assram looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Assram bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Connor's guard.
Connor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Connor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor wants to control the position but Assram says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Assram trying to control the action but Connor is working from the bottom.
Connor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Assram's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Assram's back!
Assram trying to control the position but Connor manages to sink in the hooks.
Connor is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Assram is defending well though. Connor let's go of the attempt for now.
Assram is trying to break free.
Assram showing good submission defense here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Assram wants to control his opponent's hands but Connor gets his hands free.
Connor is throwing shots to the body but Assram manages to wriggle free. Connor pounces on him again and ends up in Assram's guard.
Connor drops back looking for a leg! Assram is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Assram manages to kick Connor off! Connor jumps back into Assram's guard.
Assram working a defensive guard here.
Connor looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor drops back looking for a leg! Assram is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Assram manages to kick Connor off! Connor jumps back into Assram's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Connor avoids the head kick by Assram.
Assram throws a half hearted mid kick.
Assram tries to clinch but Connor moves out of range.
Assram throws a quick inside leg kick.
Assram throws the kick towards the body but Connor avoids it.
Assram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assram lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assram moves away from the strike by Connor.
Connor blocks a head kick by Assram.
Assram throws a lazy head kick
and Connor decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Assram's guard.
Connor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Assram swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Assram is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Connor trying to control but Assram is working from the bottom.
Connor looking to pass the guard.
Connor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dan Connor did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Assram tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Connor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick from Assram lands but Connor takes it in his stride.
Connor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assram throws out the jab.
Assram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connor looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Assram is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Connor looking to pass the guard.
Dan Connor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Connor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Assram swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Assram tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Connor looking to pass the guard.
Connor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Connoris looking to pass into half guard but Assram pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Assram is in guard.
Assram slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Assram looking to pass the guard.
Connor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Assram manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Connor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Assram swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Connor pushing down on Assram's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Connor is pressing down on Assram's thigh, looking to free his foot. Assram is holding on for now.
Connor is working for a submission of some sort.
Connor trying to mount his opponent but Assram defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assram is trying to control but can't.
Connor content to control rather than advance.
Assram trying to hold on to Connor's head to control him but Connor postures up.
Connor moves nicely into side control.
Connor working away.
Connor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Assram knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Assram is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Assram manages to get to full guard.
Connor trying to control the position from guard on top but Assram is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Connor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Assram is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Assram has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Connor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Connor had his way with Blakk Assram in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Assram misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Connor blocks a head kick by Assram.
Assram takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Assram attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Assram throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Assram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Connor.
Connor is trying to get an arm triangle but Assram is defending well.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Assram struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Connor tries to advance to mount but Assram denies him.
Assram sneaks back into half guard.
Connor 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.
Assram gets back to full guard.
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.
Assram wants to stand up but Connor is controlling him.
Connor is looking to work some ground and pound but Assram has wrist control.
Connor trying to control but Assram is working from the bottom.
Assram is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Assram trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Connor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Connor passes into half guard.
Assram wants to control but Connor is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Connor is looking for a kimura here.
Connor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Assram defends it well.
Assram gets full guard.
Assram working a defensive guard here.
Connor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Assram is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Assram has escaped and now he's on top!
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 Dan Connor.
I think Connor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Connor!
Dan Connor is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denny Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessio Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denny Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alessio Fuschini!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuschini feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crane's calf.
Crane slips a straight right by Fuschini.
Crane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fuschini swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crane.
Crane shoots in looking for a takedown. Fuschini tries to sprawl out of it but Crane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Fuschini manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice combo by Fuschini! Oh, that's hurt him - Crane falls to the canvas and Fuschini follows him into side control.
It looks like Denny Crane has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuschini has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fuschini stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fuschini thows a body shot but no joy.
Crane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fuschini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini throws a front kick that sends Crane stumbling back into the ropes.
Crane is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Fuschini misses.
Crane drops his hands momentarily and Fuschini takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fuschini will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fuschini connects with a single shot there.
Fuschini moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
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!
Fuschini darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Fuschini.
Nice shot lands for Fuschini.
Fuschini scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fuschini comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fuschini drops Crane with a beautiful combination! Crane stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fuschini is looking for the KO!
Fuschini cracks Crane with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Crane tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Fuschini pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Crane is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alessio Fuschini!
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