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Ronin FC 6: Round One PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arcel Dacir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Persy Shuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Arcel Dacir has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arcel Dacir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Persy Shuy!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dacir scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Persy Shuy has been cut.
Dacir cracks Shuy's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Shuy slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Dacir can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arcel Dacir!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mang Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ador King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ador King is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mang Tomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ador King!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Tomas. No joy for King on that attempt.
Tomas fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches King on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Tomas. Those never looked like landing.
King gets a takedown into half guard.
Tomas manages to get to full guard.
Tomas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tomas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed King's head.
Tomas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tomas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tomas prevents King from standing back up.
Tomas seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
King is trying to stand up here but Tomas is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King has hold of Tomas's hands but Tomas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tomas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tomas working King over with strikes.
Tomas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
King tries to roll over but Tomas keeps him under control.
Tomas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but King keeps working.
Tomas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
King really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tomas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tomas wants to pass the guard but King is defending well.
Tomas passes to side control.
Tomas moves into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
King regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The referee warns King that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
King's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
King is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
King takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tomas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tomas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of King's face.
Tomas cracks King with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mang Tomas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tipi Savea (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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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tipi Savea!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savea misses with a takedown
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Savea throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Savea with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Savea working a defensive guard here.
Savea is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savea looking for a sweep. Not yet Savea, not yet.
Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Savea is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Savea keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones passes to full mount!
Jones scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Savea is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Savea holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Savea tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Savea is trying to stand up.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Savea is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savea sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Savea keeps working.
Jones is stalling here. Savea is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jones seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Savea has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Jones prevents Savea from moving into mount.
Savea is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Savea tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Savea has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savea looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Savea is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Savea swings around for an armbar but Jones sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Savea's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Savea shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones scores with a jab. Savea acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Savea takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Savea takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Savea with a poor takedown
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Savea shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michael Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tipi Savea.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Savea fails with the takedown
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Savea misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones shoots in and bounces Savea off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Savea is trying to keep Jones in close.
Savea 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.
Savea wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Savea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones won't allow Savea to sweep him here.
Savea wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones won't allow Savea to sweep him here.
Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A nice combination there by Jones.
Savea fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Savea stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Savea tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Savea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Savea shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a right hand to the body.
Savea is breathing heavily.
Jones works Savea's body with a nice hook.
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones avoids the elbow strike from Savea, against the cage.
Savea tries to stall but Jones uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jones's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Savea tries to pull guard but Jones won't allow it.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones has picked Savea up - he's going for a ride! Jones dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savea on the ground.
Savea works his way to full guard. Good work.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Savea pulls Jones in close to his closed guard and prevents Jones from doing any damage or advancing position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones wants to control from the top but Savea keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Jones dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Savea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Savea tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Savea ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
Savea with a poor takedown
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones jabs at Savea's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Michael Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tipi Savea.
Savea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savea thows a body shot but no joy.
Savea with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Savea thinking.
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Savea doesn't seem bothered though.
Savea with a poor takedown
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Good body shot from Jones.
Jones cracks Savea with a nice body shot.
Jones has picked Savea up - he's going for a ride! Jones dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Savea has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jones is working away from the top position though.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savea working to try and regain half guard.
Jones wants to control the pace but Savea is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Savea that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The referee warns Savea that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savea tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones unloads with some shots from mount but Savea bucks and avoids them well.
Jones tries to control but Savea wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jones.
Jones prevents Savea from getting the reversal.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
Savea regains half guard.
Michael Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Savea wants to get back to full guard.
Jones looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savea tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Savea's head.
Jones working Savea over with strikes.
Savea manages to get to full guard.
Savea tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jones 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Cheung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Donovan (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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Cheung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheung fails in his attempt to clinch.
Donovan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donovan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Donovan throws a leg kick which misses Cheung's front leg but catches the back leg as Cheung tries to avoid it.
Donovan throws a nice head kick!
Donovan scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Donovan.
Cheung throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donovan counters with an inside leg kick.
Cheung is breathing heavily.
Donovan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Donovan lands an elbow just above Cheung 's eye.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Donovan has Cheung pushed against the cage.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan controlling the action here for a moment.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Donovan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cheung's ribcage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Donovan lands an elbow inside that Cheung shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cheung's face.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Donovan.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cheung's ribcage.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.
Cheung takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Cheung takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cheung being controlled against the cage.
Donovan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Donovan has Cheung pressed against the cage.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Cheung takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donovan leaning against his opponent.
Cheung takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donovan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cheung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cheung's ribcage.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cheung's face.
Donovan is struggling to control the position.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cheung takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cheung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donovan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cheung takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Cheung has had enough of the clinch but Donovan keeps him there for the moment.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Cheung tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cheung has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cheung's ribcage.
Donovan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Donovan managing to block the knees to the body from Cheung.
Cheung takes an elbow to the forehead.
Donovan stalls.
Donovan lands an elbow inside.
Cheung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheung is looking to clinch but Donovan is avoiding it.
Cheung looks to throw a body kick
and Donovan counters with an outside leg kick.
Cheung throws a lazy head kick
and Donovan counters with a series of strikes. Cheung will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cheung throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Donovan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nice elbow from Donovan.
Donovan prevents Cheung from breaking the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Donovan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
Donovan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cheung up against the cage.
Donovan lands an elbow just above Cheung 's eye.
Donovan prevents Cheung from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cheung is trying to push Donovan away but Donovan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan stalling.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cheung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donovan has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Donovan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cheung throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Donovan counters by moving into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan effectively controlling the action here.
Cheung tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cheung fails to land.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.
Cheung tries to circle away but Donovan has him pinned against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cheung's ribcage.
Donovan lands an elbow inside that Cheung shrugs off.
The referee calls for Donovan to work.
Donovan blocks an uppercut.
Donovan lands an elbow just above Cheung 's eye.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cheung can't break the clinch.
Donovan lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Donovan.
Cheung working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cheung's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cheung's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cheung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Donovan lands a good knee to the midsection. Cheung won't want to take too many of those.
Cheung letting Donovan take a breather here.
Nice elbow from Donovan.
Come on Donovan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cheung wants to get back to striking at distance but Donovan won't allow it.
Donovan stalling in the clinch.
Donovan has Cheung pressed against the cage, preventing Cheung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cheung is looking to break free of the clinch but Donovan has double underhooks.
Cheung takes an elbow to the temple.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cheung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Donovan working Cheung over with knees to the body.
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
Donovan stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donovan working Cheung over with knees to the body.
Cheung is trying to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling him.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cheung's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan stalls.
Pete Donovan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cheung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Donovan scores with a knee to the head.
Cheung takes a knee to the side of the body.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Donovan.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cheung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Donovan stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheung tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan dodges an elbow strike from Cheung.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Donovan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cheung tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Donovan to work.
Cheung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheung throws a right hand that misses
and Donovan counters with a two punch combo.
Donovan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donovan lands a high kick!
Cheung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donovan throws a head kick but Cheung moves out of range.
Donovan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Cheung misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheung takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cheung misses with a combination
and Donovan counters with a right hand to the body.
Cheung fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donovan, pushing him back against the cage.
Donovan keeps control of Cheung as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan wants to stall.
Cheung tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
Donovan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cheung's efforts to push away.
Cheung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cheung is trying to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donovan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Donovan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cheung up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Donovan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cheung throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donovan counters with an inside leg kick.
Cheung falls off balance throwing a combination
and Donovan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cheung fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Donovan.
Donovan connects with a high kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Donovan.
Donovan lands with a slapping head kick.
Cheung throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donovan counters with a body kick that stops Cheung in his tracks momentarily.
Donovan scores with a spinning back kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Donovan clinches up with Cheung and pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Donovan to work.
Donovan lands a good knee to the midsection. Cheung won't want to take too many of those.
Donovan lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cheung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Donovan lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan landing knees to the head.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cheung's ribcage.
Cheung will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cheung's face.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cheung's ribcage.
Cheung tries to break free but Donovan pushes him back against the cage.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Donovan.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Donovan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cheung is looking to break free of the clinch but Donovan has double underhooks.
Cheung is looking to break free of the clinch but Donovan has double underhooks.
Cheung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Donovan has him pressed against the cage.
Donovan leaning against his opponent.
Donovan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cheung's efforts to push away.
Cheung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Donovan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Donovan tries to land knees in the clinch but Cheung avoids the damage to the body.
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.
Donovan has Cheung pushed against the cage.
Cheung looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Donovan missing with knees to the body.
Cheung breaks from the clinch.
Cheung throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Donovan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Some wild striking there from Cheung.
Cheung falls off balance throwing a combination
and Donovan counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A low kick from Cheung misses
and Donovan counters with a leg kick.
Cheung takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Donovan takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Donovan obliges.
Donovan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cheung takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cheung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cheung takes an elbow to the temple.
Donovan has Cheung pressed against the cage, preventing Cheung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Donovan is stalling here.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cheung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Donovan stalling against the cage.
Cheung is trying to break free.
Cheung has had enough of the clinch but Donovan keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donovan.
Donovan with a knee to the head.
Donovan lands an elbow just above Cheung 's eye.
Donovan crunches a lovely knee into Cheung's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheung has had enough of the clinch but Donovan keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Donovan.
Donovan tries a knee to the head but Cheung blocks it.
Cheung wants to get back to striking at distance but Donovan won't allow it.
Cheung tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Cheung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Cheung tries to break the clinch but Donovan is controlling the position.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donovan tries to land knees in the clinch but Cheung avoids the damage to the body.
Eddie Cheung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donovan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cheung avoiding damage as Donovan throws knees to the body.
Cheung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheung throws a lazy head kick
and Donovan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cheung throws a low kick but Donovan moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donovan can pounce on him.
Donovan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pete Donovan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donovan forces Cheung back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Donovan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Donovan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 24:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Donovan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Santana Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gancho Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida comes to the cage accompanied by Sexy Chick . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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187 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Santana Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gancho Santos!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida fails with a takedown attempt.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Machida counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Santos is looking to escape.
Santos tries to roll over but Machida keeps him under control.
Machida works his foot free and advances to mount.
Machida pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machida moves to his opponent's back but Santos bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Machida.
Machida looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santos pushes down on Machida's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Santos wants to pass the guard but Machida is defending well.
Machida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machida looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Machida looking for submissions off his back.
Santos tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Machida looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Santos decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Santos stuffs the takedown attempt from Machida. Machida gets slowly back to his feet.
Machida avoids a kick to the body.
Santos throws a right and a left that Machida avoids nicely.
Santos gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Machida to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Machida trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Machida is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
Santos is stalling in the full guard.
Santos is looking to stand up but Machida won't let him.
Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Machida has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Machida's legs - danger averted.
Machida working for a triangle but Santos defends it easily.
Santos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Santos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Machida has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santos has managed to get both his arms back between Machida's legs - danger averted.
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.
Machida is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Santos content to stall in guard here.
Santos cracks Machida with a solid left hand.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Machida is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Santos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
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 Santana Machida will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Gancho Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Machida counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Santos is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Machida is aware though and is defending well.
Santos 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.
Santos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santos scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Machida moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Machida is keeping busy.
Santos is trying to break free.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Machida has him pressed against the cage.
Machida being controlled against the cage.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Machida smiles and moves away.
Machida tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
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.
Machida moves into the clinch successfully.
Machida gets underhooks to prevent Santos's takedown attempt.
Santana Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gancho Santos.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santos tries to pull guard but Machida holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Machida lands a knee to the head.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Machida tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos is looking to control Machida's arms but Machida gets an underhook and turns him. Now Santos has his back to the cage.
Santos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santos working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Machida landing knees to the head.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Santos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Machida prevents it.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Santos is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Machida.
Machida throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Machida is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Machida landing knees to the head.
Machida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Santos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Machida just stands there and leans against the cage.
Santos misses with a knee strike.
Machida with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos tries to break free but Machida pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to break free but Machida pushes him back against the cage.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Santos is trying to break free.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Machida with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Santos stalling in the clinch but Machida improves position.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Machida shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
Santos tries to work over Machida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but Santos blocks with his arms.
Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!
Santos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Santos blocks it.
Santos is trying to force a seperation but Machida has the dominant position.
Machida tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Santana Machida dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Machida shoots for a double leg takedown but Santos sprawls well. He's pushed Machida's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Machida gets caught flat footed, as Santos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Machida working for a triangle but Santos defends it easily.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Machida swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Machida has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Santos doesn't defend quickly enough and Machida has managed to lock this one up! Can Santos escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Machida on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Santana Machida!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Illianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Armando Lozano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Illianenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Only God Can Judge Me. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
245 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Illianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Armando Lozano!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Illianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lozano counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Illianenko thinking.
Illianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lozano.
A combination from Illianenko does no damage.
Illianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Illianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Lozano.
Lozano tries to clinch up.
Lozano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Illianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Lozano backing up. Lozano nods at Illianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Lozano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lozano throws a jab but it's blocked by Illianenko.
Illianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Illianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Illianenko slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Illianenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lozano is fending him off so far but Illianenko persists. Nope, Lozano circles away and we're back to standing.
Lozano tries to close the distance and clinch but Illianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Illianenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Illianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Lozano to counter with a crisp jab.
Illianenko looks to land a combination but Lozano avoids it well.
Illianenko cracks Lozano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lozano throws a lazy right hand but Illianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Illianenko closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lozano's guard.
Illianenko forces his way into half guard.
Illianenko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lozano is just riding it out for now. Illianenko eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lozano knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lozano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Illianenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lozano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Illianenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Illianenko controlling the pace.
Lozano trying to control from the bottom.
Illianenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Illianenko lands with a punch from half guard.
Illianenko uses his free foot to push down on Lozano's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lozano.
Illianenko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illianenko has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Lozano is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Illianenko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jp Alcano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kira Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kira Yamato has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jp Alcano's chin.
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153 lbs
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jp Alcano!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kira Yamato!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamato cracks Alcano with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Yamato has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Alcano to stand back up!
Alcano is rocked!
Yamato looks to clinch
and Alcano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oh Alcano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamato looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alcano breaks the clinch.
Yamato throws a big shot that misses.
Alcano seems to have got his legs back now.
Yamato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alcano counters by moving into the clinch.
Alcano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alcano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alcano connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamato throws a poor cross that misses
and Alcano counters with a left and a right that stings Yamato.
Yamato throws a right hand that misses
and Alcano counters with a two punch combo.
Yamato throws a lazy uppercut
and Alcano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Alcano.
A jab lands there for Yamato.
Yamato closes the distance but Alcano moves to the side
and Alcano counters with a big head kick but Yamato shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamato misses with a double jab
and Alcano counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamato looks gassed!
Yamato misses with a right hand
and Alcano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alcano tests Yamato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alcano. That's going to slow Yamato down.
Yamato tries to keep at a distance but Alcano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alcano manages to break the clinch.
Alcano cracks a nice hook into Yamato's ribs.
Yamato tries to move into range but Alcano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Alcano scores with a nice strike.
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!
Alcano lands a jab to Yamato's midsection.
Alcano lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alcano is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alcano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alcano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yamato walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alcano lands a right hook to the body.
Alcano cracks Yamato with an open hand slap.
Yamato is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Alcano ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Yamato clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jp Alcano!
Jp Alcano retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richey Spinnet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguelito Dragon (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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183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richey Spinnet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguelito Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon tries to clinch there but Spinnet circles away.
Richey Spinnet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spinnet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Miguelito Dragon has been cut.
Spinnet moves to clinch but Dragon breaks away
and Dragon counters by moving into the clinch.
Dragon misses with an elbow over the top.
Spinnet avoiding damage as Dragon throws knees to the body.
Spinnet takes a shot to the head.
Spinnet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spinnet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragon backwards.
Dragon with a knee to the head.
It looks like Richey Spinnet has been cut.
Spinnet lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dragon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spinnet is defending well for now.
Spinnet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dragon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spinnet avoids it.
Dragon lands with a light punch inside.
Dragon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spinnet has a couple of punches blocked by Dragon.
Dragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spinnet.
Spinnet throws a head punch that misses.
Dragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Spinnet controls his hands.
Dragon digs a right hand into Spinnet's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spinnet's gas tank.
Spinnet swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spinnet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dragon.
Dragon throws an elbow that misses.
Dragon lands with a light punch inside.
Dragon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spinnet swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spinnet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spinnet misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dragon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spinnet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spinnet misses with some punches.
Spinnet misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spinnet.
Spinnet blocks an elbow strike from Dragon.
Spinnet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragon tries a body shot but Spinnet blocks it.
Dragon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spinnet managing to block the knees to the body from Dragon.
Dragon looks gassed!
Dragon working aggressively here.
Spinnet avoiding damage as Dragon throws knees to the body.
Spinnet blocks an elbow strike from Dragon.
Dragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spinnet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spinnet avoids it.
Spinnet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spinnet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spinnet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spinnet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dragon blocks an uppercut.
Dragon working aggressively here.
Spinnet dodges an elbow strike from Dragon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Spinnet misses with some punches.
Spinnet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dragon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spinnet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spinnet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Spinnet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spinnet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spinnet misses with a punch on the inside.
Spinnet has a couple of punches blocked by Dragon.
A nice left hand lands by Spinnet.
A nice left hand lands by Spinnet.
Spinnet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragon blocks an uppercut.
Spinnet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dragon lands a body shot.
Dragon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Spinnet misses with a punch on the inside.
Spinnet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragon has a couple of punches blocked by Spinnet.
Spinnet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spinnet's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragon.
Dragon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dragon throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinnet misses with some punches.
Dragon tries to land knees in the clinch but Spinnet avoids the damage to the body.
Dragon misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spinnet.
Spinnet misses with a punch on the inside.
Spinnet swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spinnet throws a head punch that misses.
Spinnet misses with some punches.
Dragon tries a knee to the head but Spinnet blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dragon throws an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Dragon.
Spinnet gets through Dragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dragon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dragon misses with a knee strike.
Dragon works on Spinnet's body with a couple of short punches.
Dragon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dragon throws a head punch that misses.
Dragon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spinnet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Spinnet lands a right hand.
Spinnet has a couple of punches blocked by Dragon.
Dragon blocks an uppercut.
Dragon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Spinnet gets through Dragon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spinnet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spinnet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragon blocking some punches.
Spinnet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spinnet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dragon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dragon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spinnet avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragon.
Spinnet misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragon swings wildly with an uppercut but Spinnet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragon missing with knees to the body.
Dragon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spinnets head.
Dragon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Spinnet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Spinnet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spinnet blocking some punches.
Spinnet misses with a punch on the inside.
Spinnet misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spinnet's elbow.
Spinnet takes an elbow to the temple.
Spinnet misses with some punches.
Dragon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spinnet scores with a shot to the side of Dragon's head.
Dragon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miguelito Dragon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dragon keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Spinnet there.
Spinnet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dragon counters with a left and a right that stings Spinnet.
Dragon throws a series of punches but Spinnet avoids them all with ease.
Spinnet throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Spinnet sizes up Dragon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dragon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Spinnet to counter with a crisp jab.
Spinnet misses with an uppercut. Dragon saw that one coming.
Spinnet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dragon is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Spinnet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dragon doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spinnet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Spinnet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dragon keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon tries to keep at a distance but Spinnet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spinnet pushes Dragon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spinnet has a couple of punches blocked by Dragon.
Spinnet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spinnet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spinnet throws a head punch that misses.
Dragon blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dragon - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Spinnet.
Dragon lands a body shot.
Spinnet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spinnet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dragon trying to land knees to the body.
Dragon tries a knee to the head but Spinnet blocks it.
Spinnet blocks an uppercut.
Dragon misses with an elbow strike.
Spinnet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spinnet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dragon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spinnet lands a left hand.
Spinnet misses with some punches.
Spinnet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spinnet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dragon backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spinnet misses with the head strike.
Dragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spinnet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Dragon.
Dragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spinnet misses with the head strike.
Dragon scores with a shot to the side of Spinnet's head.
Spinnet throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragon.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dragon.
Spinnet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spinnet lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spinnet lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spinnet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spinnet swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spinnet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragon.
Dragon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragon misses with a knee to the head.
Spinnet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spinnet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spinnet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to throw a body punch but Spinnet avoids it by throwing Dragon back against the cage.
Spinnet prevents a body shot from Dragon.
Dragon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dragon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spinnet.
Spinnet throws a head punch that misses.
Spinnet blocks the elbow strike.
Spinnet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Spinnet fails to land.
Spinnet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spinnet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spinnet misses with some punches.
Spinnet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spinnet misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragon blocks an uppercut.
Spinnet avoiding damage as Dragon throws knees to the body.
Spinnet lands with a right to the head.
Dragon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spinnet's elbow.
Dragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spinnet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spinnet blocks the elbow strike.
Dragon tries to land knees in the clinch but Spinnet avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragon.
A head punch on the inside from Spinnet fails to land.
Spinnet blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Dragon.
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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragon.
Dragon tries a knee to the head but Spinnet blocks it.
Dragon struggles to land a body shot inside as Spinnet controls his hands.
Dragon trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragon.
A nice left hand lands by Spinnet.
Spinnet has a couple of punches blocked by Dragon.
Dragon tries a knee to the head but Spinnet blocks it.
Spinnet swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spinnet misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dragon.
A head punch on the inside from Spinnet fails to land.
Spinnet lands with a left to the head.
Spinnet scores with a shoulder strike.
Spinnet lands with a light punch inside.
Dragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spinnet.
Spinnet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spinnet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spinnet misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Spinnet fails to land.
Spinnet misses with some punches.
Dragon has a couple of punches blocked by Spinnet.
Dragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richey Spinnet dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dragon moves in looking to clinch but Spinnet pushes him off.
Spinnet moves to clinch but Dragon breaks away
and Dragon counters with a body kick that stops Spinnet in his tracks momentarily.
Spinnet thuds his right hand into Dragon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Decent striking displayed by Dragon there.
Spinnet looks to clinch
and Dragon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dragon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Spinnet lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Spinnet takes a shot to the head.
Dragon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragon blocking some punches.
Miguelito Dragon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dragon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spinnet is defending well for now.
Dragon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spinnet backwards.
Dragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spinnet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spinnet avoiding damage as Dragon throws knees to the body.
Dragon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spinnet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spinnet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spinnet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragons head.
Spinnet scores with a shoulder strike.
Spinnet has a couple of punches blocked by Dragon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon looking to throw knees to the head but Spinnet is blocking nicely.
Spinnet throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragon.
Spinnet lands a left hand.
A short right from Spinnet on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spinnet.
Dragon pushes off an throws an elbow but Spinnet leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dragon blocks an uppercut.
Spinnet misses with some punches.
Spinnet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dragon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spinnet.
Dragon has a couple of punches blocked by Spinnet.
Dragon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Spinnet is defending well for now.
Spinnet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spinnet.
Dragon tries to throw a body punch but Spinnet avoids it by throwing Dragon back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spinnet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spinnet misses with the head strike.
Spinnet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spinnet swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spinnet misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Spinnet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spinnet.
Spinnet throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spinnet.
Spinnet lands with a right to the head.
Spinnet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spinnet misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dragon missing with knees to the body.
Spinnet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spinnet avoiding damage as Dragon throws knees to the body.
Spinnet has a couple of punches blocked by Dragon.
Dragon blocking some punches.
Spinnet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dragon blocks an uppercut.
Spinnet working aggressively here.
Dragon blocks an uppercut.
Spinnet throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragon.
Dragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Spinnet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spinnet has a couple of punches blocked by Dragon.
Spinnet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dragon takes a shot to the head.
Dragon pushes off an throws an elbow but Spinnet leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Spinnet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spinnet misses with some punches.
Dragon has a couple of punches blocked by Spinnet.
Dragon has a couple of punches blocked by Spinnet.
Dragon looking to throw knees to the head but Spinnet is blocking nicely.
Dragon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spinnet.
A shot in the inside from Spinnet.
Spinnet has a couple of punches blocked by Dragon.
Spinnet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dragon takes a shot to the head.
Dragon misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spinnet.
Spinnet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spinnet misses with a punch on the inside.
Spinnet working aggressively here.
Spinnet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dragon backwards.
Spinnet dodges an elbow strike from Dragon.
Dragon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spinnet has a couple of punches blocked by Dragon.
Spinnet working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dragon misses with some punches.
Spinnet throws a head punch that misses.
Spinnet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spinnet misses with some punches.
Spinnet blocks an uppercut.
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.
Spinnet lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dragon backwards.
Spinnet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dragon backwards.
Spinnet scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spinnet.
Spinnet has a couple of punches blocked by Dragon.
Dragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dragon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spinnet has a couple of punches blocked by Dragon.
Spinnet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dragon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dragon lands a body shot.
Dragon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Spinnet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spinnet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragon backwards.
Dragon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spinnet blocks it with crossed arms.
Spinnet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spinnet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spinnet lands a shoulder strike.
Dragon blocks an uppercut.
Spinnet swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spinnet blocks the elbow strike.
Dragon misses with a body punch.
Dragon misses with a punch on the inside.
Spinnet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richey Spinnet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spinnet 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richey Spinnet!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasilios Nicko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasilios Nicko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
13 - 8 - 1 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Blanc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Vasilios Nicko!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanc on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nicko works over Blanc's head and body with a nice combination.
A punch combination from Nicko misses.
Nicko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Nicko.
Blanc gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nicko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blanc doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nicko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blanc shoots and misses
and Nicko counters with a nice uppercut.
Blanc is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laurent Blanc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicko circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Blanc to the canvas! Blanc doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Nicko keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasilios Nicko!
Vasilios Nicko is the new welterweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pointek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pointek comes into the arena with Sevendust - Enemy blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Pointek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sakuraba with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pointek moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pointek throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pointek looking for a guillotine here but Sakuraba defends easily.
Pointek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sakuraba defends it easily.
Pointek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sakuraba is aware though and is defending well.
Sakuraba thows a big elbow that misses.
Sakuraba postures up in Pointek's guard and throws a big left but Pointek blocks it.
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.
Pointek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sakuraba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pointek keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakuraba is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pointek escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sakuraba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pointek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sakuraba defends it easily.
Sakuraba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pointek has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sakuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pointek is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sakuraba distracts Pointek with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pointek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Pointek keeps moving.
Sakuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pointek is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuraba working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pointek's head.
Sakuraba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sakuraba advances to half guard.
Pointek keeping hold of Sakuraba's head, controlling as best he can.
Pointek actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pointek keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pointek is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sakuraba pulls his head out easily.
Sakuraba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pointek doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sakuraba.
Pointek trying to hold on to Sakuraba's head to control him but Sakuraba postures up.
Pointek actively working from the bottom here.
Pointek is not content to let Sakuraba control the position.
Sakuraba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Pointek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sakuraba is working away from the top position though.
Sakuraba throwing shots but Pointek is blocking nicely.
Sakuraba is looking to take a break and control but Pointek is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sakuraba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pointek keeps working.
Pointek slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sakuraba chips away with some ground and pound.
Pointek looking for a sweep. Not yet Pointek, not yet.
Pointek escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sakuraba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sakuraba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pointek is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kazushi Sakuraba will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sakuraba with a poor takedown
and Pointek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pointek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mike Pointek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pointek throws a good cross that connects.
Pointek digs a good body shot into Sakuraba's ribs.
Sakuraba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Pointek counters with a three punch combo that has Sakuraba backing up. Sakuraba nods at Pointek to acknowledge the strikes.
Sakuraba has his takedown stuffed
and Pointek counters with a leg kick.
Mike Pointek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakuraba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pointek connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Sakuraba to the floor! Pointek dives in looking for the finish!
Sakuraba is rocked!
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Pointek is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sakuraba is still in real trouble! Can Pointek finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pointek in particular looking to stall.
Sakuraba seems to have recovered his senses.
Pointek looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sakuraba is trying to maintain the position but Pointek is very close to passing his half guard.
Pointek seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sakuraba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pointek is trying to control. Sakuraba wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pointek takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sakuraba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sakuraba trying to keep a closed guard but Pointek is proving a slippery customer.
Pointek looking to pass the guard.
Sakuraba wants to sweep but no luck.
Pointek postures up in Sakuraba's guard and throws a big left but Sakuraba blocks it.
Pointek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pointek tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakuraba is retaining full guard.
Pointek is looking to work some ground and pound but Sakuraba has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pointek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pointek stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakuraba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakuraba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pointek can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sakuraba is looking for a triangle but Pointek pushes his legs off easily.
Pointek looking to pass the guard.
Pointek is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pointek postures up.
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.
Sakuraba is looking to sweep but instead, Pointek has passed into half guard.
Sakuraba with the active half guard here but Pointek passes nicely into side control.
Sakuraba sneaks back into half guard.
Sakuraba trying to control here.
Sakuraba wants to improve his position but Pointek is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sakuraba is refusing to be controlled, as Pointek sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Pointek dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Sakuraba.
Pointek throws a head kick that misses.
Sakuraba darts in trying to clinch
and Pointek counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakuraba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pointek.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown
and Pointek counters with a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pointek throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pointek won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pointek is trying to control Sakuraba's posture but Sakuraba avoids it.
The ground and pound from Sakuraba seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pointek wants to control but Sakuraba postures up.
Sakuraba wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pointek, who protects the arm well.
Sakuraba throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pointek works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Pointek gets back to full guard.
Sakuraba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pointek keeping full guard, as Sakuraba tries to pass.
Sakuraba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pointek has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sakuraba has managed to get both his arms back between Pointek's legs - danger averted.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Pointek is retaining full guard.
Pointek keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Pointek wants to sweep here but Sakuraba controlling him for the moment.
Sakuraba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pointek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pointek keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Pointek is pulling down on Sakuraba's head. It's preventing any offense from Sakuraba, at least for the moment.
Pointek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pointek looking for a sweep. Not yet Pointek, not yet.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pointek controls Sakuraba momentarily but Sakuraba frees himself.
Pointek keeping full guard, as Sakuraba tries to pass.
Pointek is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sakuraba is working Pointek over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sakuraba postures up in Pointek's guard and throws a big left but Pointek blocks it.
Pointek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pointek has his foot on Sakuraba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakuraba works his way back into a safe position though.
Pointek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba forces his way into half guard.
Sakuraba lands with a punch from half guard.
Pointek regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sakuraba drops back looking for a leg! Pointek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pointek manages to kick Sakuraba off! Sakuraba jumps back into Pointek's guard.
Pointek keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
Sakuraba postures up and lands a big shot to Pointek's brow.
Sakuraba preventing the sweep.
Pointek keeping full guard, as Sakuraba tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mike Pointek did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown
and Pointek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sakuraba has his takedown stuffed
and Pointek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pointek lands a nice hook to Sakuraba's body. Sakuraba takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sakuraba moves forwards but Pointek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sakuraba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pointek scores with a one two! Sakuraba had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Pointek there.
Pointek stalks Sakuraba and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sakuraba's face. Sakuraba staggers backwards, shaken.
Mike Pointek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pointek jabs Sakuraba to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mike Pointek is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Pointek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pointek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch but Pointek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pointek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pointek sizes up Sakuraba with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pointek throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sakuraba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Pointek.
Sakuraba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pointek counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sakuraba's knee momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pointek misses with a low kick.
Nice cross by Pointek.
Pointek throws out a leg kick but Sakuraba moves out of range and Pointek only half commits.
Sakuraba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Pointek to counter with a crisp jab.
Mike Pointek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakuraba.
Sakuraba tries to bum rush Pointek with a series of wild strikes but Pointek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sakuraba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pointek.
Sakuraba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pointek counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pointek scores with a leg kick.
Pointek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pointek throws a leg kick but Sakuraba moved away.
Pointek misses with a series of wild punches.
Pointek connects with a right hand. Sakuraba shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pointek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Pointek had his way with Kazushi Sakuraba in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Pointek looks to land a left hand but Sakuraba moved out of range nicely.
Pointek throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Pointek throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Pointek throws a nice looking combination but Sakuraba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakuraba shoots and misses
and Pointek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sakuraba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sakuraba avoids the head kick by Pointek.
Sakuraba shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pointek counters with a straight right hand.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba shoots and misses
and Pointek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mike Pointek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a takedown attempt
and Pointek counters with a leg kick.
Pointek misses with a shot to the body
and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pointek won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Pointek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pointek is trying to get back to half guard.
Pointek avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sakuraba.
Sakuraba in side control, throwing shots but Pointek defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pointek is not content to let Sakuraba control the position.
Sakuraba tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pointek manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pointek regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sakuraba throwing strikes from guard but Pointek blocks nicely.
Sakuraba postures up.
Pointek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pointek working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sakuraba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sakuraba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Pointek is retaining full guard.
Sakuraba postures up in Pointek's guard and throws a big left but Pointek blocks it.
Pointek is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pointek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sakuraba defends it easily.
Pointek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Pointek keeps moving.
Sakuraba is looking to work some ground and pound but Pointek has wrist control.
Mike Pointek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pointek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Pointek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pointek working for submissions but it's allowed Sakuraba to get to half guard.
Sakuraba trying to control the action but Pointek is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pointek keeps working.
Sakuraba passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pointek really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kazushi Sakuraba.
I think Pointek has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 49:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Pointek!
Mike Pointek retains his middleweight title!
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