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ONI Fight Night 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elliot Ness has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chuck Pain's chin.
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285 lbs
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elliot Ness!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain has managed to clinch.
Ness prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.
Pain just leaning against Ness, taking a breather.
Ness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ness keeps the fight on the outside.
Ness looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ness misses with a double jab.
A jab from Ness misses.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ness 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.
Pain tries to clinch but Ness is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ness keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain has managed to clinch.
Ness fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pain taking a breather.
Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pain slowing the pace effectively.
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ness misses with a hook. Pain ducked under it nicely.
Ness looks to land a combination but Pain avoids it well.
Ness tries to bum rush Pain with a series of wild strikes but Pain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pain tries to clinch but Ness is having none of it.
Ness swings for the body but Pain moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ness fails to land with a series of punches.
Ness digs a good hook to Pain's body.
Ness jabs Pain right on the nose. Pain blinks but takes it well.
Ness scores with a kick to the body.
Pain moves out of range of the body kick from Ness.
Ness connects with a right hand. Pain shakes it off.
Pain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ness lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pain circles away quickly and effectively.
Pain slips a jab and a cross from Ness.
Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ness missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Pain to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pain manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ness blocks it with crossed arms.
Ness wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ness misses with some punches.
Pain has Ness pressed against the cage, preventing Ness from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pain tries to clinch but Ness moves out of range.
Pain tries to clinch there but Ness circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness misses with a series of wild punches.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - Ness circles away.
Pain tries to clinch but Ness moves out of range.
Ness misses with a body kick.
Pain wants to clinch up but Ness keeps it at a distance.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Ness.
Ness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ness.
Pain rushes Ness and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain gets a clinch.
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pain clinches.
Ness is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pain - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ness thuds his shin into the meat of Pain's side.
Pain is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pain's calf.
Pain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ness feints and then cracks Pain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pain down.
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!
Ness fakes the leg kick and cracks Pain in the body.
Ness throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ness misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ness. Ness obviously looking to wear him down.
Pain walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ness.
Some wild striking there from Ness.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ness. That's going to slow Pain down.
Nice cross by Ness.
Ness works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ness scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pain chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ness can pounce on him.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - Ness circles away.
Pain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ness scores with a push kick.
Nice shot by Ness.
Pain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ness goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ness fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ness fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pain on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness throws out a powerful jab.
Pain has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ness throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ness works Pain's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Ness.
Ness drops Pain with a beautiful combination! Pain stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ness is looking for the KO!
Pain is rocked!
Pain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ness fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pain tries to clinch but Ness is having none of it.
Nice body kick from Ness.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ness.
Ness misses with a series of wild punches.
Pain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ness lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pain on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ness closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ness misses with a series of wild punches.
Ness throws a right hand that Pain ducks under and follows up with a left that Pain also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Ness dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Ness, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ness swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Ness throws a head kick but Pain moves out of range.
Elliot Ness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ness looks to land a combination but Pain avoids it well.
Ness scores with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Pain wants to stall.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ness. Pain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pain will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ness connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pain. Pain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pain avoids the head kick by Ness.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ness. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Ness throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pain defending well as Ness loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ness throws a right hand that Pain ducks under and follows up with a left that Pain also avoids with ease.
Ness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness throws a nice looking combination but Pain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - Ness circles away.
Ness connects with a single shot there.
Ness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pain tries to clinch up.
A swing and a miss from Ness.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ness is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
Ness missing with knees to the body.
Pain has Ness pressed against the cage.
Ness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.
Pain trying to land knees to the body.
Pain is stalling here.
Ness tries to land knees in the clinch but Pain avoids the damage to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pain for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Ness lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ness creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pain blocks a body shot from Ness.
Ness fails to pull guard.
Pain stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ness pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ness drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pain pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ness, pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, jab by Ness - just one landing.
Pain tries to clinch but Ness moves out of range.
Ness misses with a few strikes there.
Ness avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pain rushes Ness and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ness wants a takedown.
Chuck Pain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elliot Ness.
Ness tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pain just stands there and leans against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pain seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Pain throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
Ness tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ness is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pain pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ness is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Ness wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pain's elbow.
Ness being controlled against the cage.
Ness jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pain walks away with a smile on his face. Ness gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pain moves in looking to clinch but Ness pushes him off.
Ness lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pain's sensitive parts.
Ness misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
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.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but Ness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ness misses with a wild combination.
Ness lands with a hook. Pain tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ness lands with an uppercut that bounces Pain off the cage and back into rage.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - Ness circles away.
Pain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ness swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Pain dodges the punch combination from Ness.
Pain clinches.
Pain slows down the pace here.
Ness can't get the takedown.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
Ness tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pain just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ness keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ness looking to throw knees to the head but Pain is blocking nicely.
Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pain wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elliot Ness will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ness looks to land a combination. Pain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ness, right into the meat.
Pain instigates a clinch.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pain lands an elbow inside that Ness shrugs off.
It looks like Elliot Ness has been cut.
Pain taking a breather.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Ness is controlling him.
Pain misses with a knee to the head.
Ness is trying to break the clinch but Pain is controlling him.
Pain breaks the clinch.
Ness lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ness scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ness throws a sloppy head kick and Pain moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pain moves forwards but Ness connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ness cracks the inside of Pain's front leg.
Ness scores with a three punch combo!
Ness delivers a nice body kick.
Pain has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Ness.
Ness lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ness scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ness!
A left and a right from Ness both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ness throws a right and a left that Pain avoids nicely.
The crowd cheers as Ness lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pain doesn't seem phased though.
Pain has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chuck Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ness scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pain tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Ness scores with a four punch combination!
Ness tries to land a front kick but Pain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chuck Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ness scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ness circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pain tries to clinch but Ness moves out of range.
Ness delivers a nice body kick.
Ness throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ness is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pain tries to clinch but Ness moves out of range.
Pain tries to clinch there but Ness circles away.
Ness will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to clinch but Ness is having none of it.
Pain gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ness.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ness paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pain clinches up against the cage.
Ness wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ness has Pain pressed against the cage, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pain is struggling to control the position.
Ness tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ness tries to land knees in the clinch but Pain avoids the damage to the body.
Pain has Ness pushed against the cage.
Ness has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ness wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ness letting Pain take a breather here.
Pain is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chuck Pain.
Ness scores with a three punch combo!
Ness works Pain's body with a nice hook.
Ness lands a nice looking body kick.
Ness lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pain backs up against the cage.
Ness lands a front kick.
Pain takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pain takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ness keeps Pain at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ness throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ness lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ness tries to bum rush Pain with a series of wild strikes but Pain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pain tries to clinch but Ness moves out of range.
Pain needs to keep his hands up - Ness had a free shot at his head there.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - Ness circles away.
Pain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ness throws a right and a left that Pain avoids nicely.
Pain moves out of range as Ness throws a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Ness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch but Ness swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ness throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pain.
Pain clinches with his opponent.
Pain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pain breaks from the clinch.
Ness swats away the attempt to clinch by Pain.
Pain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pain tries to clinch but Ness moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ness. Pain shrugs it off though.
Ness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pain moves in looking to clinch but Ness pushes him off.
Ness is looking to chop away at Pain's legs.
Ness throws a nice head kick!
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pain is looking to clinch.
Ness throws a one two combo.
Pain tries to clinch up but Ness circles away and keeps his distance.
Chuck Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Elliot Ness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big right from Pain misses.
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elliot Ness comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ness 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliot Ness!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Turtle Poole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin Asuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
0 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Turtle Poole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin Asuka!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poole scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Poole feints and as Asuka raises his hands in defense, Poole changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Poole stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Asuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Poole tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Asuka moves into the clinch.
Asuka misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Asuka.
Asuka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Turtle Poole has been cut.
Asuka keeps control of Poole as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poole changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Asuka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Asuka tries for a takedown but Poole circles away easily
and Poole counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Poole.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asuka keeping full guard, as Poole tries to pass.
Poole stays in close to Asuka's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poole thows a big elbow that misses.
Poole stands up from Asuka's guard - Poole perhaps looking for a knockout.
Poole feints and as Asuka raises his hands in defense, Poole changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Poole is breathing heavily.
Asuka keeping moving, preventing Poole from controlling successfully.
Poole stays in close to Asuka's body and controls the position.
Asuka wants to stand up but Poole is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asuka keeping moving, preventing Poole from controlling successfully.
Poole is stalling in the full guard.
Poole throwing strikes from guard but Asuka blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poole stands and steps away. Asuka gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Poole tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Asuka swivels and escapes.
Asuka with a poor takedown
and Poole counters with a takedown into side control.
Asuka is not content to let Poole control the position.
Asuka wants to control but Poole postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poole has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Asuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Poole tries to clinch up but Asuka circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Asuka.
Asuka looks to throw the jab but Poole is out of range.
Poole tries to keep at a distance but Asuka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Asuka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting on Asuka's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poole takes a knee right on the jaw!
Asuka breaks from the clinch.
Asuka is looking to clinch.
Asuka throws a hook but Poole blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turtle Poole dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Turtle Poole's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Poole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asuka tries to clinch but Poole is having none of it.
Asuka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poole closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Poole wants to control but Asuka is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poole controls the position from side control.
Asuka tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poole tries to advance to mount but Asuka denies him.
Poole decides to stand back up. Poole steps back and let's Asuka get back to his feet.
Asuka shoots and misses
and Poole counters with a head kick.
Asuka tries to clinch there but Poole circles away.
Asuka moves in looking to clinch but Poole pushes him off.
Asuka closes the distance and clinches.
Poole is trying to break free.
Asuka decides to pull guard.
Poole decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Asuka, up you get!
Asuka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Poole counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asuka swinging wilding here.
Poole leaves Asuka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Poole tries to clinch but Asuka moves out of range.
Poole keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Turtle Poole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shin Asuka.
Asuka throws a sloppy head kick
and Poole counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Poole.
Poole gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Poole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Asuka keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poole missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Asuka pushes Poole off looking to stand but Poole dives back in and keeps control.
Poole is looking to advance position but Asuka won't allow it.
Poole is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Asuka sees it coming and defends easily.
Asuka tries to kick Poole off but Poole keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Poole throwing shots but Asuka is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poole shoots in looking for a takedown. Asuka tries to sprawl out of it but Poole keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Asuka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Asuka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poole counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Poole trying to control the action but Asuka is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poole is trying to work for a kimura but Asuka is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turtle Poole dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Turtle Poole's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Asuka has closed the distance and engaged Poole in a clinch.
Asuka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Poole walks away with a smile on his face. Asuka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Asuka closes the distance and pushes Poole back into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Asuka lands a nice elbow.
Asuka lands an elbow just above Poole 's eye.
Asuka landing knees to the head.
Poole tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Poole looking to stall.
Asuka lands a damaging elbow.
Poole drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Asuka drags the fight down to the ground.
Asuka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asuka keeping moving, preventing Poole from controlling successfully.
Poole wants to get up but he can't break Asuka's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Poole stopping the sweep attempt from Asuka.
Poole has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Asuka is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Asuka wants to stand but Poole is controlling the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Asuka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poole misses with a head kick.
Asuka wants to clinch.
Asuka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Asuka pulls guard effortlessly.
Poole trying to control but Asuka is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poole tries to free his leg and advance position but Asuka is retaining full guard.
Asuka wants to stand and escape but Poole is having none of it.
Poole wants to control from the top but Asuka keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Poole circles away from the clinch attempt.
Poole avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Asuka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poole paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Asuka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Poole.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Turtle Poole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shin Asuka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poole misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Asuka tries to clinch up but Poole circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Asuka tries to clinch there but Poole circles away.
Poole looks for a takedown but Asuka sprawls well.
Turtle Poole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shin Asuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Poole 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Turtle Poole!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshikatsu Nakao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Almerson (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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshikatsu Nakao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Almerson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almerson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nakao circles away.
Nakao leaves Almerson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nakao feints and as Almerson raises his hands in defense, Nakao changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nakao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakao controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Almerson keeping moving, preventing Nakao from controlling successfully.
Nakao is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Almerson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Almerson has escaped and now he's on top!
Almerson tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakao is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almerson postures up in Nakao's guard and throws a big left but Nakao blocks it.
Nakao isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Almerson stacks Nakao on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Almerson!
Almerson trying to control the position but Nakao is working away.
Almerson working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakao tries to improve position but can't.
Almerson is putting a hurting on Nakao here, landing some big shots from side control.
The strikes coming from Almerson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Almerson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nakao rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Almerson's guard! Nice work there by Nakao!
Nakao trying to control the position from guard on top but Almerson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakao preventing the sweep.
Nakao stays in close to Almerson's body and controls the position.
Almerson looking for a triangle here. Nakao is fighting it but it looks tight! Almerson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Nakao is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jimmy Almerson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalli Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bone Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kalli Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bone Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oliveira fails to land the takedown.
Oliveira moves in looking to clinch but Crusher pushes him off.
Crusher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crusher is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Crusher seems to be working for a kimura but Oliveira defends the submission attempt.
Crusher is looking for a kimura but Oliveira is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Crusher to get the leverage.
Crusher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira is staying active underneath Crusher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira is working hard here to advance position.
Crusher wants to pass to mount but Oliveira is defending the position.
Crusher thows a huge punch but Oliveira dodges it nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt
and Crusher counters with a shoot takedown. Oliveira fights it but they end up in guard.
Crusher thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oliveira keeping full guard, as Crusher tries to pass.
Oliveira utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crusher stands and throws Oliveira's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crusher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
You can see the frustration on Oliveira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Crusher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliveira keeps working.
An elbow from Crusher crashes against the mat.
Crusher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher has hold of Oliveira's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Oliveira tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Crusher cranks the arm and Oliveira screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Oliveira, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bone Crusher!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between nick eat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radiofri Rossco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radiofri Rossco 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, nick eat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Radiofri Rossco!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
eat takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
eat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rossco defends it nicely.
eat wants to clinch up but Rossco keeps it at a distance.
eat looks to land a left hand but Rossco moved out of range nicely.
Rossco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? eat is fending him off so far but Rossco persists. Nope, eat circles away and we're back to standing.
eat throws a right hand that Rossco ducks under and follows up with a left that Rossco also avoids with ease.
Rossco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
eat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rossco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rossco moves into the clinch successfully.
Rossco tries to break free but eat pushes him back against the cage.
eat tries to circle away but Rossco has him pinned against the cage.
Rossco lands a right hand that snaps the head of eat backwards.
eat is trying to stall.
eat gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rossco.
Rossco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
eat closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rossco has one foot on eat's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
eat fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rossco misses.
Rossco wants to clinch.
Rossco is looking to clinch but eat is avoiding it.
Rossco slips under a jab from eat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rossco.
nick eat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Radiofri Rossco.
eat wants to clinch
and Rossco counters with a left and a right that stings eat.
Rossco swats away the attempt to clinch by eat.
eat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
eat lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
eat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
eat keeps the fight on the outside.
Rossco fails with a takedown attempt.
eat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossco throws a series of punches but eat avoids them all with ease.
Rossco misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
eat tries to clinch but Rossco is having none of it.
Rossco doesn't manage to clinch there - eat circles away.
eat shoots in for a double leg but Rossco sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rossco fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rossco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but eat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rossco looks gassed!
eat thuds his right hand into Rossco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rossco tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but eat swivels and escapes.
eat fails in his attempt to clinch.
eat lands the left hand.
eat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
eat swinging wilding here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossco falls off balance throwing a combination
and eat counters with a one-two to the body.
Rossco circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rossco counters with a one-two to the body.
eat tries to bum rush Rossco with a series of wild strikes but Rossco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rossco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
eat wants to clinch up but Rossco keeps it at a distance.
Rossco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rossco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
eat fails with an attempt to clinch.
eat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rossco counters by moving into the clinch.
eat lands with a light punch inside.
eat cracks Rossco with a nice body shot.
Rossco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rossco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but eat is keeping busy.
Rossco wants to break free but eat has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
eat throws a sloppy head kick and Rossco moves out of range easily.
eat misses with a two punch combination.
eat scores with a one two! Rossco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - eat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rossco keeps the fight on the outside.
Rossco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rossco throws a series of punches but eat avoids them all with ease.
eat is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
eat misses with a combination
and Rossco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rossco wants to clinch but eat slips to the side
and eat counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by eat.
eat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
eat scores with a jab to the body.
eat tries to clinch there but Rossco circles away.
eat lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that nick eat will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
eat works Rossco's body with a nice hook.
eat changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rossco tries to avoid it but eat manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rossco to the ground. Rossco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rossco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting eat counter with a right hand.
Rossco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but eat circles away quickly and effectively.
Rossco is looking to clinch but eat is avoiding it.
Rossco lands with an overhand left.
Rossco slaps away a takedown attempt from eat, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rossco instigates a clinch.
Rossco has had enough of the clinch but eat keeps him there for the moment.
Rossco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
eat is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
eat lands with a nice combination. Rossco backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rossco keeps the fight on the outside.
eat misses with a head kick.
eat is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from eat. No joy for Rossco on that attempt.
eat shoots for a double leg takedown but Rossco sprawls well. He's pushed eat's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for nick eat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossco goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rossco connects with a jab.
eat darts in trying to clinch
and Rossco counters with a three punch combo that has eat backing up. eat nods at Rossco to acknowledge the strikes.
Rossco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A left and a right from eat both land. Nice combination.
eat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rossco.
eat takes the fight into the clinch.
Rossco wants to get back to striking at distance but eat won't allow it.
eat is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
eat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rossco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rossco tries to circle away but eat has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
eat wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rossco has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rossco wants to break free but eat has control.
eat is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
eat avoiding damage.
Rossco is trying to break the clinch but eat has him pressed against the cage.
Rossco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
eat really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rossco throws a left and a right that both miss
and eat counters with a straight right hand.
eat throws a nice looking combination but Rossco bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rossco doesn't manage to clinch there - eat circles away.
eat digs a good hook to Rossco's body.
Rossco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping eat at a distance.
eat lands a head shot.
eat shoots in but Rossco avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rossco misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossco shoots for a double leg takedown but eat sprawls well. He's pushed Rossco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
eat tries to clinch but Rossco moves out of range.
Rossco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
eat tries to clinch but Rossco moves away
and Rossco counters with a two punch combo.
eat tries to clinch there but Rossco circles away.
eat doesn't manage to clinch there - Rossco circles away.
eat connects with a body shot.
Rossco misses with a few strikes there.
eat tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
eat will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rossco closes the distance and clinches up with eat, looking for a takedown. Rossco pushes eat against the cage but eat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Rossco.
eat avoids a punch combination nicely.
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.
The fight stays on the outside here - eat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
eat cracks Rossco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
eat fails to land with a series of punches.
Rossco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
eat lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rossco throws a series of punches but eat moves out of range.
eat misses with a head kick.
Rossco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
eat lands with a cross.
A nice combination there by eat.
Rossco throws a right hand that eat ducks under and follows up with a left that eat also avoids with ease.
Rossco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that nick eat will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rossco misses with a few strikes there.
eat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
eat is looking to clinch.
eat throws a series of strikes that have Rossco backpedaling.
Rossco throws a right and a left that eat avoids nicely.
A slapping body kick lands there for eat.
Rossco tries to clinch but eat moves out of range.
A head kick misses from eat.
Rossco throws a right and a left that eat avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by eat.
nick eat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
eat moves in looking to clinch but Rossco pushes him off.
eat tries to clinch but Rossco moves away
and eat takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
eat fails with an attempt to clinch.
eat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
eat misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rossco misses with a combination
and eat counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by eat.
A short right from Rossco.
eat has Rossco pressed against the cage, preventing Rossco from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
eat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rossco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from eat finds it's way round the side to connect with Rossco's head.
Rossco throws a nice looking combination but eat bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Rossco misses.
Rossco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
eat misses with a body kick.
eat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
eat will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
eat closes the distance but Rossco moves to the side
and Rossco counters with a nice uppercut.
Rossco misses with a combination
and eat counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rossco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
eat moves in looking to clinch but Rossco pushes him off.
eat moves in looking to clinch but Rossco pushes him off.
eat lands with an uppercut that bounces Rossco off the cage and back into rage.
Rossco swats away the attempt to clinch by eat.
Rossco dives in and grabs eat's left leg, looking for a takedown. eat pushes down on Rossco's head and hops out.
Rossco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
eat lands a jab-cross combination.
Rossco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
eat tries a head kick but it misses.
eat tries a head kick but it misses.
eat swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
eat lands with an uppercut that bounces Rossco off the cage and back into rage.
Rossco throws a left and a right that both miss
and eat counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
eat with a nice cross.
Rossco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
eat tries a head kick but it misses.
eat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rossco misses with a double jab
and eat counters with a three punch combo that has Rossco backing up. Rossco nods at eat to acknowledge the strikes.
eat is looking to clinch.
eat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rossco misses with a two punch combination.
Rossco closes the distance and clinches up with eat, looking for a takedown. Rossco pushes eat against the cage but eat circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
eat scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rossco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and eat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rossco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rossco fails with an attempt to clinch.
eat throws a combination that misses
and Rossco counters with a three punch combo that has eat backing up. eat nods at Rossco to acknowledge the strikes.
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.
Rossco lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A combination from Rossco does no damage.
eat slips a jab and a cross from Rossco.
eat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for eat.
eat throws a head kick but Rossco moves out of range.
eat attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
eat dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
eat misses with a head kick.
Rossco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rossco connects with a nice looking jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
eat lands with a shot to the body.
eat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rossco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
nick eat showed his dominance in that final round.
Well eat has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... nick eat!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roi Vincent Eli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benji Sonny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eli comes to the cage accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F11JqLUBCfY. Sonny has chosen Green Jello-Cereal Killer as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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22
130 lbs
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18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roi Vincent Eli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benji Sonny!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sonny there as he acknowledges the shot.
Eli wants to clinch up but Sonny keeps it at a distance.
Eli misses with a series of wild punches.
Roi Vincent Eli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eli is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eli changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sonny tries to avoid it but Eli manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sonny to the ground. Sonny escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eli misses with a double jab.
Sonny circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eli wants to clinch up but Sonny keeps it at a distance.
Eli tries to close the distance and clinch but Sonny swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonny tries for a takedown but Eli circles away easily
and Sonny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eli looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sonny forces Eli back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli is trying to force a seperation but Sonny has the dominant position.
Eli fails to pull guard.
Eli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sonny walks away with a smile on his face. Eli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roi Vincent Eli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eli misses with a body kick.
Eli wants to clinch
and Sonny counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Eli!
Sonny tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eli wants to control but Sonny is having none of it.
Sonny 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.
Sonny trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sonny is working for a guillotine from mount but Eli frees his head quite easily.
Eli is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonny trying to control but Eli is having none of it.
Eli wants to control but Sonny is having none of it.
Sonny sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli tries to hold on but Sonny pushes him away.
Eli is trying desperately to improve position.
Sonny gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Eli closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sonny counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Eli can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sonny controls the pace.
Eli has an active guard here but Sonny has managed to pass into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eli punching from the bottom.
Eli is trying to maintain the position but Sonny is very close to passing his half guard.
Sonny content to control rather than advance.
Eli connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Eli tries to get to full guard but Sonny has control of the leg.
Eli is looking to get back to full guard here but Sonny has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Sonny dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eli clinches but Sonny breaks the clinch
and Sonny counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Eli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Eli wants a takedown but no success here.
Eli jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sonny walks away with a smile on his face. Eli gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Eli wants to clinch but Sonny slips to the side
and Sonny counters with a shoot takedown. Eli fights it but they end up in guard.
Sonny is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Eli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eli thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Eli working a defensive guard here.
Sonny sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eli will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sonny stopping the sweep attempt from Eli.
Sonny controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two 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.
Sonny passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Eli trying to control but Sonny postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Eli is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eli looking for a kimura from the bottom but Sonny passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli is looking for a sweep.
Sonny takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Eli to pass into mount.
Eli wants to hold on but Sonny pushes him away.
Sonny looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sonny wants to control the pace but Eli is squirming around nicely.
Eli throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
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.
Sonny is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Eli closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sonny counters with a nice double leg into side control. Eli won't be happy with that.
Sonny trying to control the position but Eli is working away.
Eli is trying to control Sonny's posture but Sonny avoids it.
Eli is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Sonny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sonny takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sonny pushes Eli up against the cage in a clinch.
Eli is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sonny prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sonny prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sonny drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eli pulls Sonny into guard.
Sonny is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Eli wants to control the position but Sonny says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonny blocks the strikes from Eli.
Sonny works his foot free and advances to mount.
Eli is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eli is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Eli tries to hold on but Sonny pushes him away.
Sonny sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Eli tries to hold on but Sonny postures up.
Sonny controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eli is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sonny avoids the attempt from Eli to control.
Sonny controlling from the full mount.
Eli tries to hold on but Sonny pushes him away.
Sonny controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Eli wants to hold on but Sonny pushes him away.
Eli working to try and regain half guard.
Eli sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Eli looking for submissions off his back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Eli is trying to control but Sonny manages to pass to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Benji Sonny comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sonny 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benji Sonny!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akihiro Mishiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mishiwa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hero. Takanori Gomi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akihiro Mishiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishiwa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mishiwa tries to land a front kick but Gomi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Takanori Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi is looking to clinch but Mishiwa is avoiding it.
Gomi shoots in for a double leg but Mishiwa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mishiwa misses the jab.
Mishiwa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mishiwa trying to control here.
Mishiwa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gomi pulls his head out easily.
Gomi wants to pass the guard but Mishiwa is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishiwa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gomi trying to mount his opponent but Mishiwa defends it.
Gomi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mishiwa's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mishiwa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gomi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gomi goes for an armbar but Mishiwa turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Mishiwa.
Gomi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gomi is wriggling around but Mishiwa manages to pass to half guard.
Gomi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mishiwa is breathing heavily.
Mishiwa trying to control but Gomi is working from the bottom.
Gomi scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Mishiwa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gomi has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Mishiwa. Oh but Gomi has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Mishiwa goes limp - he's gone! Gomi jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Takanori Gomi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murmur Bladimir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Kurokami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bladimir comes to the cage accompanied by taking the world by storm. Kurokami comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hekireki kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Murmur Bladimir had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Murmur Bladimir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Kurokami!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bladimir tries to clinch up but Kurokami circles away and keeps his distance.
Kurokami avoids the head kick by Bladimir.
Kurokami avoids a kick to the body.
Bladimir misses with the combination.
Kurokami on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bladimir. Bladimir obviously looking to wear him down.
Kurokami shoots for a double leg takedown but Bladimir sprawls well. He's pushed Kurokami's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good leg kick by Bladimir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bladimir tries to clinch but Kurokami moves out of range.
Kurokami shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bladimir as he jumps to the side.
Bladimir cracks the inside of Kurokami's front leg.
Kurokami shoots in and drives through. Bladimir sprawls well.
Murmur Bladimir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinji Kurokami.
Kurokami looks gassed!
Bladimir throws a leg kick but Kurokami sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bladimir lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Shinji Kurokami has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurokami fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bladimir misses with a wild combination.
Bladimir drops Kurokami with a left right combo! Bladimir follows him down to the ground into side control.
Kurokami is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bladimir crunches a massive hammerfist down on Kurokami - he's out! Bladimir Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Murmur Bladimir!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bart Blackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bart Blackman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Randy Henderson's chin.
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255 lbs
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Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Henderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bart Blackman!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackman is looking to clinch but Henderson is avoiding it.
Blackman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Henderson defends it nicely.
Blackman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
Henderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blackman moves into range and clinches up with Henderson.
Blackman breaks from the clinch.
Blackman swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
Blackman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Henderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackman wants to clinch up but Henderson keeps it at a distance.
Blackman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Henderson rushes Blackman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Blackman tries to break free but Henderson pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Blackman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Henderson missing with knees to the body.
Henderson has Blackman pressed against the cage.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackman 's eye.
Blackman fails to pull guard.
Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Blackman.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Blackman's takedown attempt.
Blackman managing to block the knees to the body from Henderson.
Blackman wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackman 's eye.
Blackman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Good body shot from Henderson.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
Blackman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
Blackman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blackman wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Blackman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Blackman.
Still in the clinch, Henderson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blackman tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackman drops back down to his feet.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Blackman pulls guard effortlessly.
Blackman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackman is working an open guard so Henderson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Henderson clinches.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blackman has a couple of punches blocked by Henderson.
Blackman tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackman drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Henderson.
Blackman looks gassed!
Blackman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Bart Blackman has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blackman can't break the clinch.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson just leaning against Blackman, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Henderson.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Henderson for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Henderson has Blackman pressed against the cage, preventing Blackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackman. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackman closes the distance but Henderson moves to the side
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson.
Blackman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackman.
Blackman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Blackman struggles to land a body shot inside as Henderson controls his hands.
Henderson stalling.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson is stalling here.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson blocks a body shot from Blackman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henderson prevents a body shot from Blackman.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Blackman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Blackman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Blackman misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Henderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Blackman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Henderson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Blackman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Blackman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Henderson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson is pressed up against the cage. Blackman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Henderson down to the mat. Henderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackman misses with a body punch.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Blackman fails to land.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blackmans head.
Blackman takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackman is defending well for now.
Blackman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blackman avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Blackman is breathing heavily.
Henderson just leaning against Blackman, taking a breather.
Blackman takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Blackman is trying to break free.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Blackman wants to break free but Henderson has control.
Blackman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blackman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Henderson counters by clinching up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blackman throws an elbow but misses.
Blackman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Henderson smiles and moves away.
Bart Blackman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackman tries to clinch
and Henderson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blackman misses with a punch to the body.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackman 's eye.
Henderson has Blackman pressed against the cage, preventing Blackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Blackman takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Blackman takes an elbow to the temple.
Randy Henderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Henderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson blocking some punches.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackman 's eye.
That has opened up Bart Blackman's cut even more.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackman wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Blackman wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blackman up against the cage.
Henderson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Blackman.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Blackman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The referee is keeping an eye on Henderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Blackman fails to land.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blackman fails to pull guard.
Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Blackman.
Blackman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Henderson slowing the pace effectively.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Blackman's takedown attempt.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blackman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Henderson walks away with a smile on his face. Blackman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Blackman misses with a takedown
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Blackman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson keeps control of Blackman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Blackman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Henderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blackman's efforts to push away.
Henderson lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Henderson to work.
Blackman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackman 's eye.
Blackman can't find room to land a body shot as Henderson controls the action.
Henderson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blackman.
Henderson stalls.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blackman tries to pull guard but Henderson won't allow it.
Blackman tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackman drops back down to his feet.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackman 's eye.
The cut above Bart Blackman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson has Blackman pressed against the cage, preventing Blackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blackman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blackman taking a breather.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Henderson.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Henderson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bart Blackman's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Henderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blackman is defended easily by Henderson.
Blackman tries for a takedown but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
Blackman loads up on a big right hand but Henderson slips the punch.
Blackman swings for the body but Henderson moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blackman fails with a takedown attempt.
Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Blackman.
Henderson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blackman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the head but Blackman blocks with his arms.
Blackman avoiding damage as Henderson throws knees to the body.
Blackman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Henderson.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Henderson.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackman is defending well for now.
Henderson stalling the fight.
Henderson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackman shrugs off.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackman.
A short right from Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Bart Blackman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Blackman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson scores with a shot to the side of Blackman's head.
Henderson has Blackman pressed against the cage.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson avoiding damage.
Henderson trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackman is defending well for now.
Blackman is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Blackman wants a takedown.
Blackman tries to pull guard but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackman is defending well for now.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackman takes an elbow to the temple.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson is stalling here.
Henderson has Blackman pressed against the cage, preventing Blackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackman. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Blackman has managed to clinch.
Blackman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Henderson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Blackman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Randy Henderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackman misses with a wild body shot.
Blackman lands with a nice body punch.
Blackman dives in and grabs Henderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Henderson pushes down on Blackman's head and hops out.
Henderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blackman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson clinches up against the cage.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson taking a breather.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Henderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blackman.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackman is looking to break free of the clinch but Henderson has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Henderson clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Bart Blackman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blackman wants to clinch
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Blackman trying to land knees to the body.
Henderson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henderson is struggling to control the position.
Henderson pushes Blackman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blackman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackman tries to clinch up
and Henderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Henderson.
Blackman pulls Henderson into guard.
Blackman 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.
Blackman is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Henderson gets to his feet. Blackman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackman keeps the fight on the outside.
Henderson moves out of range of the body kick from Blackman.
Blackman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blackman misses with a takedown
and Henderson moves into the clinch.
Blackman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henderson stalling the fight.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackman is looking to control Henderson's arms but Henderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blackman has his back to the cage.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackman shrugs off.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Blackman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackman shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on Henderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackman shrugs off.
Henderson lands with a right to the head.
Henderson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blackman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Henderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackman shrugs off.
Henderson stalling.
Henderson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Henderson.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
Henderson lands an elbow just above Blackman 's eye.
Henderson effectively controlling the action here.
Henderson lands an elbow inside that Blackman shrugs off.
Henderson gets underhooks to prevent Blackman's takedown attempt.
Randy Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bart Blackman.
Blackman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
Come on Henderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Henderson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Blackman's defenses.
Henderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blackman avoids it.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Blackman is trying to break the clinch but Henderson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blackman backwards.
Henderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blackman is defending well for now.
Henderson slows down the pace here.
Blackman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Henderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Blackman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blackman wants to break free but Henderson has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blackman.
Henderson lands an elbow that stopped Blackman in his tracks for a moment.
Blackman slows down the pace here.
Blackman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackman tries to pull guard but Henderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Blackman drops back down to his feet.
Henderson lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blackman can do to turn this around?
Blackman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Henderson.
Blackman tries to pull guard but Henderson won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Henderson.
Henderson lands a nice elbow.
Henderson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blackman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Henderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blackman up against the cage.
Blackman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Henderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Blackman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Henderson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Henderson lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bart Blackman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Henderson!
Randy Henderson is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cee Eleosida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuhiro Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazuhiro Evans 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cee Eleosida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuhiro Evans!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eleosida slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Eleosida throws a series of strikes that have Evans backpedaling.
It looks like Kazuhiro Evans has been cut.
Cee Eleosida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eleosida falls off balance throwing a combination
and Evans counters by moving into the clinch.
Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Evans throws a combination that misses
enabling Eleosida to counter with a crisp jab.
Eleosida throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Evans on the side of the head.
Eleosida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Eleosida bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Evans throws out a powerful jab.
Eleosida misses with a series of wild punches.
Eleosida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Eleosida misses.
Eleosida throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Evans counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A lazy left from Eleosida finds it's target.
Evans closes the distance but Eleosida moves to the side
and Eleosida counters with a two punch combo.
Evans looks to clinch
and Eleosida counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Eleosida. That snapped Evans's head back.
Eleosida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Evans is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Eleosida does no damage.
Evans has Eleosida up against the cage in a clinch.
Eleosida wants to break free but Evans has control.
Eleosida working hard to break the clinch.
Eleosida is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eleosida is trying to break the clinch but Evans has him pressed against the cage.
Eleosida escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evans is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Evans walks into a stiff left hand from Eleosida.
That has opened up Kazuhiro Evans's cut even more.
Evans looks gassed!
Evans with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Eleosida to score with a decent uppercut.
Eleosida rushes Evans with punches - Evans moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Evans goes down! Eleosida follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cee Eleosida!
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