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ONI Fight Night 31 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Top Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Sapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Top Dawg had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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315 lbs
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300 lbs
3 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Top Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Sapp!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawg throws a right and a left that Sapp avoids nicely.
Sapp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dawg misses the shot to the body.
Sapp drives through with a takedown into Dawg's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sapp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sapp won't allow Dawg to sweep him here.
Sapp cracks Dawg with a solid left hand.
It looks like Top Dawg has been cut.
Sapp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dawg is keeping the position for now.
Sapp is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Top Dawg's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sapp working some strikes from top position.
Jeez, Top Dawg's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Top Dawg's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bob Sapp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duane Dibbley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Veneracion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Veneracion has chosen faint as his entrance music. Duane Dibbley had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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166 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duane Dibbley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Veneracion!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veneracion takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dibbley lands with a hook. Veneracion tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Veneracion tries for a takedown but Dibbley circles away easily
and Veneracion takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dibbley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Veneracion.
Dibbley misses with a body punch
and Veneracion counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dibbley won't be happy with that.
Veneracion thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Veneracion tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Dibbley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Veneracion is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dibbley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibbley struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Veneracion crashes against the mat.
Veneracion wants to stand but Dibbley is controlling his arm.
Dibbley is trying to get back to half guard.
Veneracion tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Veneracion has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Veneracion wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dibbley, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Veneracion swings around for an armbar but Dibbley sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Veneracion's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Veneracion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Veneracion is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dibbley trying to control but Veneracion is working from the bottom.
Veneracion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dibbley defends well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dibbley gets to his feet - Veneracion follows without any prompting.
Dibbley misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley misses with a combination
and Veneracion counters with a nice uppercut.
Veneracion walks into a straight right hand from Dibbley.
Veneracion misses with a head kick.
Dibbley throws an off balance right hand
and Veneracion counters with a single leg into guard. Dibbley didn't expect that.
Dibbley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Veneracion manages to get himself to full guard.
Veneracion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Veneracion looks gassed!
Dibbley wants to get up but he can't break Veneracion's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Veneracion is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Veneracion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley wants to control from the top but Veneracion keeps moving.
Dibbley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Veneracion working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dibbley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dibbley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dibbley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veneracion looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dibbley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Karl Veneracion will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Veneracion shoots in for a takedown but Dibbley shows good takedown defense.
Sloppy strikes from Dibbley. Those never looked like landing.
Dibbley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dibbley throws a combination that misses
and Veneracion decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dibbley's guard.
Veneracion trying to control the position from guard on top but Dibbley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Veneracion drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dibbley looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dibbley looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dibbley!
Veneracion is trying to get back to half guard.
Veneracion is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dibbley's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Veneracion looking for submissions off his back.
Veneracion is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibbley tries to stand and escape but Veneracion is controlling the position.
Veneracion gets back to full guard.
Dibbley wants to stand but Veneracion has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Veneracion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dibbley defends well.
Veneracion is looking for a triangle here but Dibbley uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two 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.
Veneracion is trying to improve his position.
Veneracion can't do much from the bottom here.
Dibbley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Veneracion slips a jab and a cross from Dibbley.
Duane Dibbley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley cracks a nice hook into Veneracion's ribs.
Dibbley fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Dibbley.
Dibbley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Veneracion is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Veneracion lands a jab-cross combination.
Dibbley lands a nice shot to the body.
Veneracion feints and as Dibbley raises his hands in defense, Veneracion changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dibbley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Veneracion manages to get himself to full guard.
Veneracion tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dibbley stands and steps away. Veneracion gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dibbley misses the shot to the body.
Dibbley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Veneracion counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veneracion is looking for a kimura but Dibbley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Veneracion to get the leverage.
Veneracion is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dibbley defends it well.
Dibbley keeping hold of Veneracion's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veneracion prevents Dibbley from improving his position.
Dibbley pushes Veneracion off looking to stand but Veneracion dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Veneracion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dibbley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Veneracion has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Veneracion takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dibbley throws a combination that misses
and Veneracion counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Veneracion.
Dibbley is adopting a defensive guard.
Veneracion is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dibbley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Veneracion drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Veneracion jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veneracion postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dibbley is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Veneracion, into his guard.
Veneracion looking for subs off his back but Dibbley has passed one foot through into half guard.
Dibbley wants to take a breather but Veneracion is having none of it.
Dibbley wants to stand up but Veneracion is controlling the position.
Veneracion is not content to let Dibbley control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Veneracion is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dibbley pulls his head out easily.
Veneracion is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dibbley pulls his head out easily.
Veneracion is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dibbley content to control rather than advance.
Karl Veneracion has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley is thwarting Veneracion's attempts to control the position.
Dibbley controlling the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Duane Dibbley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Veneracion fails with the takedown
and Dibbley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Veneracion thinking.
Dibbley thuds a left hand into Veneracion's body.
Dibbley throws a series of strikes that have Veneracion backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Dibbley. Those never looked like landing.
Veneracion throws a body kick the misses
and Dibbley counters with a nice body shot.
Dibbley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Veneracion moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Veneracion's hands.
Dibbley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dibbley wants it to stay on the feet.
Dibbley throws a sloppy body shot
and Veneracion counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Veneracion gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dibbley is looking to wear down Veneracion with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dibbley misses with the combination.
Duane Dibbley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Veneracion uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dibbley.
Dibbley throws a combination that misses
and Veneracion counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dibbley!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veneracion goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dibbley is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veneracion looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dibbley has picked Veneracion up and slammed him! Veneracion can't keep hold of the triangle and Dibbley manages to pass to side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Veneracion comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Veneracion winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Karl Veneracion!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Karl Veneracion!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Karl Veneracion!
Karl Veneracion wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shigenori Iwasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Toyoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iwasaki comes to the cage accompanied by Soul II Soul - Back to Life. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigenori Iwasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Toyoku!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iwasaki dips to his left and cracks Toyoku with an uppercut!
Shigenori Iwasaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Toyoku misses.
Toyoku with a hook.
Iwasaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A low kick from Iwasaki misses
and Toyoku counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Toyoku goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Iwasaki misses with a punch to the body.
Toyoku tries to throw a body punch but Iwasaki avoids it by throwing Toyoku back against the cage.
Toyoku is leaning against Iwasaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Iwasaki scores with a shot to the side of Toyoku's head.
Iwasaki breaks from the clinch.
Iwasaki cracks the inside of Toyoku's front leg.
Toyoku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki misses with a looping right.
Toyoku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toyoku tries to clinch up.
Toyoku swinging wildly here.
Iwasaki missing with a left hand there. Toyoku was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iwasaki throws a right hand that misses
and Toyoku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toyoku moves out of range of the leg kick from Iwasaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iwasaki looks to land a body kick but Toyoku moved away.
Toyoku throws a right hand that misses
and Iwasaki counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Toyoku misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Iwasaki misses
and Toyoku counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Iwasaki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Toyoku throws a head kick but Iwasaki moves out of range.
Iwasaki thows a leg kick but Toyoku checks it
enabling Toyoku to counter with a crisp jab.
Iwasaki clobbers Toyoku with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Iwasaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Toyoku's sensitive parts.
Iwasaki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Toyoku throws the kick towards the body but Iwasaki avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Toyoku.
Toyoku throws a head kick but Iwasaki moves out of range.
Iwasaki blocks a jab.
Iwasaki moves in looking to clinch but Toyoku pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iwasaki.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Iwasaki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Toyoku has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Toyoku and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Iwasaki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Iwasaki takes one to the chin there.
Iwasaki thuds a left hand into Toyoku's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Toyoku blocks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Toyoku.
Toyoku doesn't manage to clinch there - Iwasaki circles away.
Toyoku takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toyoku takes a swing at Iwasaki's ribcage but misses.
Iwasaki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Toyoku counters with a nice uppercut.
Iwasaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Toyoku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toyoku misses with a two punch combination.
Iwasaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Toyoku. That did some damage!
Iwasaki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Toyoku.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku misses with a hook
and Iwasaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Iwasaki throws a chopping leg kick but Toyoku manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Toyoku misses with a head kick.
Toyoku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Toyoku.
Iwasaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toyoku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toyoku scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Toyoku blocks a low kick nicely.
Iwasaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toyoku lands with a right hand.
Iwasaki tries to clinch up but Toyoku circles away and keeps his distance.
Iwasaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Toyoku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iwasaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Toyoku walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iwasaki moves into the clinch.
Iwasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toyoku can't find room to land a body shot as Iwasaki controls the action.
Iwasaki blocks an uppercut.
Toyoku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iwasaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Iwasaki.
Iwasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Iwasaki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Toyoku holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Toyoku works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Iwasaki tries to circle away but Toyoku has him pinned against the cage.
Iwasaki scores with a shot to the side of Toyoku's head.
Iwasaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Toyoku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toyoku wants to stall.
Iwasaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iwasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toyoku misses with a punch to the body.
Iwasaki wants to break free but Toyoku has control.
Iwasaki can't find room to land a body shot as Toyoku controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Toyoku scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toyoku blocking some punches.
Iwasaki can't find room to land a body shot as Toyoku controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shigenori Iwasaki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Iwasaki misses with a looping right.
Iwasaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Toyoku throws a head kick that misses
and Iwasaki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Iwasaki throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Toyoku counter with a right hand.
Iwasaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Toyoku. Toyoku obviously looking to wear him down.
Toyoku closes the distance but Iwasaki moves to the side
and Iwasaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iwasaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Toyoku misses with a wild body shot.
Toyoku throws a lazy uppercut
and Iwasaki counters with a left to the body.
Toyoku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Iwasaki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toyoku.
Iwasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toyoku moves away.
Iwasaki lands with a nice body punch.
Toyoku with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoku throws a jab when Iwasaki was well out of range.
Toyoku digs a good body shot into Iwasaki's ribs.
Toyoku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iwasaki.
Toyoku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Iwasaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Iwasaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Toyoku.
Toyoku jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iwasaki throws a low kick, looking for Toyoku's leg but Toyoku calmly moves out of range.
Iwasaki blocks the body kick.
Iwasaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Toyoku doesn't seem bothered though.
Toyoku avoids a kick to the body.
Toyoku bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Iwasaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toyoku scores with a head kick.
Toyoku misses with a hook
and Iwasaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku tries to move into range but Iwasaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Toyoku misses.
Iwasaki lands a nice hook to Toyoku's body. Toyoku takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Toyoku scores with a nice strike.
Iwasaki lands a glancing blow to the side of Toyoku's head.
Iwasaki throws a hook but Toyoku blocks it.
Iwasaki lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toyoku throws a jab but it's blocked by Iwasaki.
Iwasaki moves away from the strike by Toyoku.
Toyoku lands a jab.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Toyoku counter with a right hand.
Iwasaki misses the jab.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick
and Toyoku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Toyoku scores with a sloppy right hand. Iwasaki should have avoided that one.
Toyoku throws a leg kick which misses Iwasaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Iwasaki tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iwasaki stalks Toyoku and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Toyoku's face. Toyoku staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Hideo Toyoku has been cut.
Toyoku fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Iwasaki misses with a wild body shot.
Iwasaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iwasaki closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Toyoku counter with a right hand.
Iwasaki pushes Toyoku away with a front kick.
Iwasaki misses with a right hand
and Toyoku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Iwasaki.
Toyoku on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Iwasaki misses the body punch
and Toyoku counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Iwasaki jabs Toyoku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Toyoku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Iwasaki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toyoku moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Iwasaki, right into the meat.
Iwasaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Toyoku counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Toyoku lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iwasaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toyoku lands a high kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Toyoku.
Iwasaki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Toyoku cracks Iwasaki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A punch combination from Toyoku misses.
Iwasaki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Toyoku pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iwasaki ducks right into an uppercut from Toyoku.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toyoku misses with a lunging right hand
and Iwasaki counters with a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Toyoku.
Iwasaki moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shigenori Iwasaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hideo Toyoku's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Toyoku throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Iwasaki on the side of the head.
Toyoku defending well as Iwasaki loads up on a big left hand.
Iwasaki misses with a hook.
Iwasaki walks into a left hand.
Toyoku clinches up against the cage.
Iwasaki is trying to break free.
Iwasaki works on Toyoku's body with a couple of short punches.
Iwasaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Iwasaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toyoku rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Iwasaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iwasaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Toyoku misses with a looping right.
Toyoku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toyoku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki cracks the inside of Toyoku's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyoku tests Iwasaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toyoku misses with a hook. Iwasaki ducked under it nicely.
Toyoku throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Iwasaki lands with a nice body punch.
Iwasaki misses with a leg kick
and Toyoku counters with a solid body kick.
Iwasaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Toyoku moves away.
Iwasaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Iwasaki looks to land a right hand but Toyoku moved out of range.
A jab from Iwasaki misses.
Iwasaki walks into a stiff left hand from Toyoku.
Iwasaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Toyoku.
A swing and a miss from Toyoku.
Toyoku explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Toyoku checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iwasaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Toyoku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Toyoku pushes Iwasaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Iwasaki can't break the clinch.
Toyoku tries to throw a body punch but Iwasaki avoids it by throwing Toyoku back against the cage.
Toyoku tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iwasaki's elbow.
Iwasaki can't break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Toyoku.
Iwasaki manages to break the clinch.
Toyoku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Iwasaki is predictable there
and Toyoku counters with a stiff right hand.
Toyoku misses with a body shot.
Iwasaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iwasaki throws a poor cross that misses
and Iwasaki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Toyoku looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Toyoku connects with a body shot that sends Iwasaki's belly button to the back.
Iwasaki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Iwasaki scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Iwasaki misses
and Toyoku counters with a three punch combo that has Iwasaki backing up. Iwasaki nods at Toyoku to acknowledge the strikes.
Iwasaki moves away from the strike by Toyoku.
Iwasaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Toyoku.
Iwasaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Toyoku is just out of range.
Iwasaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toyoku counters with a left to the body.
Iwasaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Toyoku checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Iwasaki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Toyoku thows a body shot but no joy.
Iwasaki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Toyoku counters with a stiff right hand.
Iwasaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A combination from Iwasaki does no damage.
Good leg kick by Toyoku there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Iwasaki throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyoku looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shigenori Iwasaki is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Iwasaki. Beautiful body shot.
Iwasaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Toyoku counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toyoku throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Iwasaki has Toyoku up against the cage in a clinch.
Toyoku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Toyoku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toyoku lands a shot to the body.
Iwasaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toyoku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Iwasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iwasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toyoku's elbow.
Toyoku makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Iwasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Toyoku's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iwasaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toyoku has a couple of punches blocked by Iwasaki.
A body shot lands from Iwasaki.
Iwasaki wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Iwasaki manages to break the clinch.
Toyoku is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shigenori Iwasaki.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Iwasaki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Shigenori Iwasaki!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Shigenori Iwasaki!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Shigenori Iwasaki!
Shigenori Iwasaki wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Too Fast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fast is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I'm On it - Jon Connor. 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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245 lbs
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26
276 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elliot Ness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Too Fast!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fast scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fast slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Elliot Ness has been cut.
Ness throws a head kick but Fast moves out of range.
Elliot Ness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ness steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fast.
Ness tries a head kick but it misses.
Ness connects with a solid leg kick.
Ness scores with a leg kick.
Fast stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ness.
Fast throws a poor cross that misses
and Ness counters with a stiff right hand.
Fast moves out of range of the leg kick from Ness.
Ness dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fast. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Fast 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ness lands with a nice body kick.
Ness gets a clinch.
Ness working Fast over with knees to the body.
Fast looks gassed!
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ness putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fast in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ness lands a knee to the body.
Ness with a knee to the head.
Ness gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ness lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Ness.
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ness lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fast backwards.
Ness putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fast in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ness as the two fighters clinch.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Ness.
Ness throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Ness.
Ness gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fast is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ness lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fast backwards.
Ness lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ness.
Ness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ness putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fast in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
Ness crunches a lovely knee into Fast's ribcage.
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!
Good body shot from Ness.
Ness using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ness lands an elbow just above Fast 's eye.
Ness working Fast over with knees to the body.
Ness scores with a hook to the body.
Ness scores with a shot to the side of Fast's head.
Good body shot from Ness.
Ness lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fast backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ness.
Ness lands a good knee to the midsection. Fast won't want to take too many of those.
Ness pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fast is looking to break free of the clinch but Ness has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ness.
Ness lands with a light punch inside.
Fast tries to break free but Ness pushes him back against the cage.
Ness scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ness lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ness connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fast's face.
Ness lands a left hand.
Fast can't break the clinch.
Ness leaning against his opponent.
Ness lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fast backwards.
Ness lands a knee to the head.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
Ness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fast wants to get back to striking at distance but Ness won't allow it.
Fast wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fast takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fast working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Fast's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ness using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ness landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ness.
Ness scores with a shot to the side of Fast's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ness.
Ness lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fast backwards.
Fast is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ness landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ness lands an elbow inside that Fast shrugs off.
Fast is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ness lands a shoulder strike.
Fast has had enough of the clinch but Ness keeps him there for the moment.
Ness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fast is trying to push Ness away but Ness has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ness lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ness lands a damaging elbow.
Ness working Fast over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Ness.
Ness scores a nice knee to the body.
Ness tries to land a knee to the head but Fast blocks with his arms.
Fast is trying to force a seperation but Ness has the dominant position.
Fast takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ness throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fast blocks it with crossed arms.
Fast is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ness lands with a right to the head.
Ness lands a right hand.
Ness lands a knee to the head.
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.
Ness tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fast avoids it.
Fast wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ness has him pressed against the cage.
Fast has had enough of the clinch but Ness keeps him there for the moment.
Ness putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fast in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fast tries to break free but Ness pushes him back against the cage.
Fast looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ness scores with a shoulder strike.
Ness lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ness.
Ness has Fast pressed against the cage, preventing Fast from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ness lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fast backwards.
Ness tries a knee to the head but Fast blocks it.
Fast escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crunch! Ness slams his shin into Fast's torso.
Ness thuds his shin into the meat of Fast's side.
Ness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fast.
Ness misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ness goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fast loads up on a big right hand but Ness slips the punch.
Fast on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fast throws a jab but it's blocked by Ness.
Fast waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ness.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Ness dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elliot Ness's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ness works Fast's body with a nice hook.
Fast ducks under a wild hook from Ness.
Ness throws out a leg kick but Fast moves out of range and Ness only half commits.
Ness uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fast.
Ness has managed to clinch.
Ness lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fast.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fast lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ness connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ness.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ness.
Ness lands a hook that snaps the head of Fast backwards.
Ness landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ness with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ness obliges.
A shot in the inside from Ness.
Ness lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ness just leaning against Fast, taking a breather.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ness lands a knee to the body.
Fast has had enough of the clinch but Ness keeps him there for the moment.
Fast takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fast wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ness lands with a short shot to the head.
Ness lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fast in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ness missing with knees to the body.
Ness lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ness using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fast has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ness just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fast's brow.
Fast looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fast can do to turn this around?
Ness connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fast's face.
Fast wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ness creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fast's defenses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ness here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ness misses with a knee strike.
Fast is trying to break the clinch but Ness has him pressed against the cage.
Fast has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fast is trying to break the clinch but Ness is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Ness.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
Elliot Ness has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A frustrated look appears on Fast's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ness lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fast is looking to break free of the clinch but Ness has double underhooks.
Ness is leaning against Fast and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ness scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ness crunches a lovely knee into Fast's ribcage.
Fast is trying to force a seperation but Ness has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ness makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
Fast takes a shot to the head.
Fast can't break the clinch.
Fast is trying to force a seperation but Ness has the dominant position.
Ness lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ness lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fast backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ness scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fast takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Ness.
Fast has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fast takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ness lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ness scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Ness - that landed with a thud.
Ness working Fast over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Ness.
Ness utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fast wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ness creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fast's defenses.
Ness is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fast takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fast wants to get back to striking at distance but Ness won't allow it.
Fast wants to break free but Ness has control.
Ness lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fast backwards.
Nice elbow from Ness.
A hook to the body from Ness.
Ness throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ness scores a nice knee to the body.
Ness is working Fast over against the cage.
Ness landing knees to the head.
Ness has Fast pressed against the cage, preventing Fast from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ness landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Fast's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ness.
Fast takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fast is trying to break the clinch but Ness is controlling him.
Ness lands with a light punch inside.
Fast looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ness lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ness prevents Fast from breaking the clinch.
Ness lands with a left to the head.
Ness lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ness pushes Fast back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ness lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ness stalling the fight.
Ness has Fast pressed against the cage, preventing Fast from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ness working Fast over with knees to the body.
Ness scores a nice knee to the body.
Ness just leaning against Fast, taking a breather.
Fast on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fast working hard to break the clinch.
Fast is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fast is trying to break free.
Ness lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ness connects with a knee to the head.
Ness scores with a shoulder strike.
Fast is trying to break free.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fast lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fast is looking to break free of the clinch but Ness has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ness.
Ness lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fast's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fast is looking to break free of the clinch but Ness has double underhooks.
Ness crunches a lovely knee into Fast's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Ness dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elliot Ness's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ness cracks a nice hook into Fast's ribs.
Ness throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Fast counter with a right hand.
Ness takes one to the side of the head.
Ness scores with a head kick.
Fast throws an off balance right hand
and Ness counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fast throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ness counters by clinching up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ness.
Ness tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ness trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ness.
Ness lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fast.
Ness lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ness lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ness prevents Fast from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ness.
Ness prevents Fast from breaking the clinch.
Ness lands an uppercut.
Ness landing knees to the head.
Ness has Fast pressed against the cage, preventing Fast from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fast has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The referee calls for Ness to work.
Ness landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fast avoids it.
Fast is trying to push Ness away but Ness has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ness tries to land knees in the clinch but Fast avoids the damage to the body.
Ness gets through Fast's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fast wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ness tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fast avoids it.
Fast on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fast is trying to push Ness away but Ness has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fast looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ness.
Ness throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fast wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ness looking to throw knees to the head but Fast is blocking nicely.
Fast tries to break free but Ness pushes him back against the cage.
Ness has Fast pressed against the cage, preventing Fast from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ness landing knees to the body.
Ness scores with a knee to the head.
Ness lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ness tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fast working hard to break the clinch.
Ness lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fast backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fast has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ness connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fast's face.
Ness lands an elbow inside.
Ness is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fast is defending well for now.
Fast is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ness.
Ness lands an elbow that stopped Fast in his tracks for a moment.
Fast tries to break the clinch but Ness is controlling the position.
Ness is working Fast over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Fast's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ness lands a nice knee to the body.
Ness stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ness lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ness lands a good knee to the midsection. Fast won't want to take too many of those.
Ness using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ness lands a right hand.
Fast blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fast breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ness takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ness closes the distance and pushes Fast back into the cage.
A hook to the body from Ness.
Ness lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fast tries to circle away but Ness has him pinned against the cage.
Ness using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fast wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ness stalls.
Ness misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Ness scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ness working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fast is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Too Fast has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fast has had enough of the clinch but Ness keeps him there for the moment.
Ness with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fast can't break the clinch.
Ness lands a good knee to the midsection. Fast won't want to take too many of those.
Ness pushes Fast back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Ness as the two fighters clinch.
Fast working hard to break the clinch.
Ness gets through Fast's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ness has Fast pressed against the cage, preventing Fast from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ness lands a right hand.
Ness digs a right hand into Fast's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fast's gas tank.
Good body shot from Ness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ness gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ness working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fast's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ness lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fast backwards.
Ness digs a right hand into Fast's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fast's gas tank.
Fast is trying to break free.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fast lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ness lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fast tries to break the clinch but Ness is controlling the position.
Fast is trying to break the clinch but Ness has him pressed against the cage.
Ness working Fast over with knees to the body.
Ness using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ness landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fast is trying to force a seperation but Ness has the dominant position.
Ness lands with a right to the head.
Ness landing knees to the body.
Ness unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fast is trying to break the clinch but Ness is controlling him.
Ness connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ness.
Fast looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fast wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fast lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ness or not.
Ness lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Elliot Ness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ness 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Elliot Ness!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Elliot Ness!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Elliot Ness!
Elliot Ness wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Athrun Zala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Totman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zala comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning Pool - Bodies. The crowd seem to be enjoying Totman's choice of entrance music: Operation Ground and Pound. Sam Totman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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23
220 lbs
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218 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Athrun Zala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Totman!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zala tries to clinch but Totman moves away
and Totman counters with a stiff right hand.
Zala throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Totman counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Zala misses with a kick to the body
and Totman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Totman.
Zala fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zala fails with the takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Totman.
Totman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Totman throws a leg kick which misses Zala's front leg but catches the back leg as Zala tries to avoid it.
Zala shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Totman defends it nicely.
Zala shoots in and drives through. Totman sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athrun Zala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Totman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zala.
Zala misses with a wild body shot.
Totman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zala fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zala misses with a double jab.
Totman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zala.
Zala looking to score a takedown here. Totman is defending well but Zala drives through and ends up in Totman's guard.
Zala won't allow Totman to get back to his feet.
Totman wriggles free and stands up.
Totman misses with a low kick.
Sam Totman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Totman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zala tries to score a power double leg takedown but Totman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zala somewhat.
Zala pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zala tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Totman does it's job there.
Zala misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zala shoots in looking for a takedown. Totman tries to sprawl out of it but Zala keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Totman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Zala throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Totman counters with a leg kick.
Totman walks into a stiff left hand from Zala.
A bone on bone clash there as Zala blocks the leg kick.
Zala takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice body punch from Totman.
Totman lands with a shot to the body.
Zala is breathing heavily.
Totman throws a leg kick
and Zala counters with a low kick, right behind Totman 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Zala misses.
Totman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Totman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Totman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zala throws a leg kick that is checked
and Totman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zala takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A left lands for Totman.
Totman swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Totman lands a right hook to the body.
Zala manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Totman on his heels. He'll look to pass Totman's guard now, I'm sure.
Totman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zala works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Totman tries to kick Zala off but Zala keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Totman won't allow Zala to pass to mount.
Totman is trying to stand back up but Zala is controlling him
Totman makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Zala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Totman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Zala to score with a decent uppercut.
Zala throws a right hand that misses
and Totman counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zala. That's going to slow Totman down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Totman throws out a powerful jab.
Zala misses with an uppercut
letting Totman counter with a right hand.
Zala misses with a hook to the body
and Totman counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Zala.
Totman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zala had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Totman throws a leg kick which misses Zala's front leg but catches the back leg as Zala tries to avoid it.
Totman tries to score with a low kick but Zala moves his leg out of the way.
Totman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zala gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Totman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Totman scores with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Totman misses
and Zala counters with a thumping low kick.
Athrun Zala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zala moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zala fails with the takedown
and Totman counters with a two punch combo.
Totman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zala's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Totman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Totman with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Zala as he connects with a hook.
Totman lands a jab to Zala's midsection.
Totman throws a right hand that Zala ducks under and follows up with a left that Zala also avoids with ease.
Zala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Totman counters with a low kick, right behind Zala 's knee.
Zala tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Totman counters with an inside leg kick.
Totman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zala.
Totman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zala shoots in and bounces Totman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Totman wants to stand but Zala is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zala tries to free his leg and advance position but Totman is retaining full guard.
Zala works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Totman is trying to stand back up but Zala is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Zala connects with a nice short shot to Totman's temple.
Totman pushes Zala off and gets back to his feet.
Zala throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Totman was covering up waiting for the punch and Zala finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zala won't allow Totman to get back to his feet.
Zala pushes down on Totman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Zala is nestled in close to Totman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Zala works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Totman is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zala raining down hammerfists from mount.
Zala raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zala looking to finish Totman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Totman!
Zala postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Totman looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zala lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zala lands a big elbow.
Zala putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Zala in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Totman is rocked!
You get the feeling that Totman really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Totman is still in real trouble! Can Zala finish him?
Zala dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zala unloading with bombs!
Zala postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Totman looks a forlorn figure.
Zala postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Totman out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Zala goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Athrun Zala!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peppu Reiska MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Weisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDonald kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ENNIO MORRICONE -"Sixty Seconds To What?". Weisse is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Duck sauce - Barbara Streisand. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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26
158 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arne Weisse!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weisse thows a leg kick but MacDonald checks it
and MacDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arne Weisse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weisse throws a head kick that misses
and MacDonald counters with a nice uppercut.
MacDonald moves into the clinch successfully.
MacDonald swings wildly with an uppercut but Weisse uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for MacDonald.
MacDonald gets through Weisse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weisse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for MacDonald.
Weisse lands a body punch in the clinch.
MacDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MacDonald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
MacDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacDonald jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
MacDonald lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Weisse is rocked!
MacDonald loads up on a big right hand but Weisse slips the punch.
MacDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacDonald lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Weisse is still on wobbly legs! Can MacDonald finish him?
MacDonald looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
MacDonald scores with the left hand. Weisse knows he should have avoided that one.
Weisse lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacDonald closes the distance and clinches.
MacDonald lands a big right hand that drops Weisse! The killer instinct kicks in and MacDonald finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by MacDonald!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peppu Reiska MacDonald!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arashi Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin De Leon (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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26
165 lbs
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20
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arashi Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marvin De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Leon swings widly with a right hand
and Yamada counters with a nice body kick.
Yamada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Leon counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from De Leon misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yamada throws a hook to the side of De Leon's head but De Leon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamada throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Yamada lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and De Leon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Leon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yamada feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to De Leon's calf.
Yamada throws a combination that misses
and De Leon counters with a straight right hand.
De Leon misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamada counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada moves out of range of the strikes.
Yamada avoids the body shot from De Leon.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Yamada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Leon.
Yamada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon misses with a body shot
and Yamada counters with a left to the body.
De Leon misses with a body punch
and Yamada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
De Leon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yamada on the side of the head.
De Leon misses with a hook
and Yamada counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Leon manages to avoid it.
Yamada throws a sloppy head kick and De Leon moves out of range easily.
De Leon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yamada.
Yamada avoids the body shot from De Leon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An inside leg kick lands from Yamada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arashi Yamada dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Leon misses with a jab to the body
and Yamada counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De Leon just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada lunges at De Leon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Leon's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Leon misses with a body punch
and Yamada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
De Leon checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamada counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Leon thinking.
Yamada wants to clinch.
De Leon blocks a jab.
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.
Yamada wants to clinch.
Yamada lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada thumps De Leon with a low kick.
De Leon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yamada counters with an inside leg kick.
Yamada misses with a body shot
and Yamada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. De Leon does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada feints and then cracks De Leon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Leon down.
De Leon loads up on a big right hand but Yamada slips the punch.
Yamada is looking to wear down De Leon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
De Leon swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamada.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Leon swings for the body but Yamada moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arashi Yamada dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
De Leon throws a lazy uppercut
and Yamada counters with a good low kick that De Leon was not able to check.
De Leon misses the shot to the body.
Arashi Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Leon moves out of range of the body kick from Yamada.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Leon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yamada feints and then cracks De Leon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Leon down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leon misses with a body shot
and Yamada counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yamada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Leon throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Leon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamada counters with a low kick, right behind De Leon 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Leon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamada doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamada lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yamada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Leon moves away.
Yamada loads up on a big right hand but De Leon slips the punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from De Leon in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leon misses with a body shot.
Yamada falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Leon counters with a left to the body.
Yamada throws a right hand that De Leon ducks under and follows up with a left that De Leon also avoids with ease.
De Leon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yamada.
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.
Yamada misses with a double jab
and De Leon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Leon misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamada lands a nice shot that snaps De Leon's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arashi Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamada 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 for Arashi Yamada!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Arashi Yamada!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Arashi Yamada!
Arashi Yamada wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Power (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel comes to the cage accompanied by The Wizard by Black Sabbath. Power has chosen Fabolous, 50cent, Mase - Breathe Remix as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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23
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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27
183 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
KO power |
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Good low kicks
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Emanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Power!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Max Power has been cut.
Power bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Power trying to control the position but Emanuel is working away.
Emanuel keeps Power under control for a moment.
Power thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Power trying to control the position but Emanuel is working away.
Emanuel can't do much from the bottom here.
Power taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel is trying to control Power's posture but Power avoids it.
Emanuel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Power trying to control the position but Emanuel is working away.
Emanuel wants to control but Power postures up.
Emanuel is not content to let Power control the position.
Emanuel gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Power is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Emanuel is just riding it out for now. Power eventually gives up the hold.
Emanuel is staying active underneath Power, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Power looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Emanuel actively working from the bottom here.
Emanuel is refusing to be controlled, as Power sits in half guard.
Emanuel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power works his foot free and advances to mount.
Power looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Emanuel is looking to improve his position but Power isn't that keen on the idea.
Emanuel tries to hold on but Power postures up.
Power is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Emanuel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Power cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Emanuel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Power trying to control but Emanuel is working from the bottom.
Emanuel has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Power is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Emanuel.
Emanuel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Power looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Emanuel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Power is keen to just control but Emanuel is a slippery customer.
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 Matthew Emanuel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No joy there for Emanuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Power scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emanuel in his tracks.
Emanuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Power.
Emanuel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Power.
Power throws an off balance right hand
and Emanuel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matthew Emanuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Power feints and then cracks Emanuel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emanuel down.
Emanuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Power.
Power misses with a right hand
and Emanuel counters with a three punch combo that has Power backing up. Power nods at Emanuel to acknowledge the strikes.
Emanuel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emanuel defends it nicely.
Power walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Power misses with a takedown attempt
and Emanuel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matthew Emanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Power.
Power misses with a double jab
and Emanuel counters with a straight right hand.
Emanuel lands with a thumping leg kick.
Power looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Power is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Emanuel.
Emanuel checks a low kick from Power.
Emanuel defending well as Power loads up on a big left hand.
Emanuel throws the left hand but Power avoids the punch easily.
Emanuel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Power misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Emanuel checks a leg kick nicely.
Emanuel throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Power misses with a combination
and Emanuel counters with a nice uppercut.
Emanuel blocks the body kick.
No luck for Emanuel with that takedown attempt.
Power misses with a kick to the body
and Emanuel counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel tries to clinch there but Power circles away.
Power scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emanuel in his tracks.
Power thuds his shin into the meat of Emanuel's side.
Matthew Emanuel is winning the standup battle so far.
Emanuel misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Power misses.
Power throws a head kick that half lands.
Emanuel misses with a right hand
and Power counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Power.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power throws a strike but Emanuel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Power is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Emanuel defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matthew Emanuel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Power's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Emanuel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emanuel manages to avoid it.
Power fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emanuel avoids it really well and circles away.
Emanuel checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Power throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Emanuel misses with a hook
and Emanuel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emanuel is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Power cracks a nice hook into Emanuel's ribs.
Power misses with a lunging right hand
and Emanuel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Power's knee momentarily.
Emanuel misses with a left hand
and Power counters with a low kick, right behind Emanuel 's knee.
Emanuel throws an off balance right hand
and Power counters with a nice uppercut.
Power thows a leg kick but Emanuel checks it
and Emanuel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Emanuel.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Power is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emanuel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Power is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Power is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Emanuel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Emanuel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Power's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Emanuel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Power gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Power's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Power trying to control but Emanuel is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power looking to sit in guard and control but Emanuel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Power had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Emanuel defends it easily.
Emanuel wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Power has his foot on Emanuel's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Emanuel works his way back into a safe position though.
Emanuel pushes down on Power's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Emanuel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Power looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Power is trying to control but can't.
Emanuel drops an elbow to the side of Power's head.
Emanuel wants to control but Power is keeping him busy.
Power is trying to maintain the position but Emanuel is very close to passing his half guard.
Emanuel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Emanuel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matthew Emanuel.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Emanuel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Matthew Emanuel!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Matthew Emanuel!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Max Power!
Matthew Emanuel wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Federico Lovalente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivera has chosen Your Hand in Mine as his entrance music. Carlos Rivera will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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24
197 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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24
197 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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World class 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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federico Lovalente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovalente is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovalente manages to avoid it.
Lovalente on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivera keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivera shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lovalente makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rivera jabs Lovalente right on the nose. Lovalente blinks but takes it well.
Lovalente scoring well with a low kick there.
A lazy left from Lovalente finds it's target.
Lovalente scores with a hook to the body. Rivera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lovalente.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovalente jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lovalente takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lovalente tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivera takes one to the chin there.
Lovalente takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A big right from Lovalente misses.
Rivera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lovalente avoids it really well and circles away.
A slow jab from Lovalente misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lovalente misses with a double jab
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
Rivera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lovalente attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lovalente throws a leg kick
and Rivera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Rivera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Federico Lovalente is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lovalente throws out a loose jab but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lovalente cracks Rivera with a good jab.
Lovalente throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lovalente fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rivera has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente throws a chopping leg kick but Rivera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good leg kick by Lovalente there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lovalente fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rivera misses with a body shot
and Lovalente counters with a stiff right hand.
Lovalente on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lovalente throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rivera counters with a one-two to the body.
A lazy left from Lovalente finds it's target.
Lovalente thumps Rivera with a low kick.
Rivera misses with a right hand
and Lovalente counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rivera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lovalente circles away quickly and effectively.
Lovalente throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Lovalente throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lovalente throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Lovalente throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivera makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rivera slips under a jab.
Rivera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rivera misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Lovalente.
Lovalente misses with a combination
and Rivera counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rivera dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lovalente throws a low kick but Rivera avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lovalente.
Lovalente lands a jab.
Rivera blocks a jab.
A shot to the liver by Rivera. Beautiful body shot.
Lovalente rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rivera counters with a straight right hand.
Rivera thows a body shot but no joy.
Lovalente moves away from the strike by Rivera.
Rivera throws a shot from downtown. Lovalente moves away and avoids it.
Rivera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lovalente.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivera closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lovalente lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Lovalente.
Lovalente with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Rivera.
A bit of stalling here from Rivera.
Lovalente tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Rivera is working Lovalente over against the cage.
Rivera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lovalente tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lovalente swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovalente digs a right hand into Rivera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivera's gas tank.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Lovalente.
Lovalente is working Rivera over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rivera.
Rivera throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lovalentes head.
Rivera blocking some punches.
Lovalente lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Rivera leaning against his opponent.
Rivera stalling in the clinch but Lovalente improves position.
Lovalente tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivera avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera leaning against his opponent.
Lovalente tries a body shot but Rivera blocks it.
Lovalente tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Lovalente lands a left hand.
Rivera is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lovalente looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lovalente swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera avoids a wild elbow strike from Lovalente.
A right hand to the body from Rivera.
Lovalente throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivera.
Lovalente misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivera.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lovalente misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rivera.
Lovalente gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rivera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lovalente fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rivera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lovalente avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rivera has a takedown stuffed.
Federico Lovalente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Rivera.
Lovalente throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rivera makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A clash of legs there as Rivera blocks the low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lovalente.
Rivera misses with a looping right.
Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lovalente takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lovalente lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rivera is looking to score with low kicks.
Rivera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rivera moves away from the strike by Lovalente.
Jab, jab by Lovalente - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lovalente counters with a series of strikes. Rivera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lovalente tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
A punch combination from Lovalente misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rivera 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!
A nice leg kick lands there from Rivera.
Rivera swings for the body but Lovalente moves out of range.
Rivera misses with a two punch combination.
Lovalente lands a nice looking body shot.
Lovalente avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lovalente misses with an uppercut. Rivera saw that one coming.
Lovalente throws a leg kick but Rivera checks it.
Lovalente looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rivera's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lovalente is looking to score with low kicks.
Lovalente scores with a one two! Rivera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovalente throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Rivera to counter with a crisp jab.
Lovalente tries to land a leg kick but Rivera saw it coming and moves away.
Lovalente connects with a high kick.
Lovalente thuds his shin into the meat of Rivera's side.
Lovalente swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rivera counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lovalente thinking.
Carlos Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lovalente connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A punch combination from Lovalente misses.
Lovalente takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lovalente lands with an uppercut that bounces Rivera off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente lands a jab-cross combination.
Rivera tries to clinch there but Lovalente circles away.
Rivera thows a leg kick but Lovalente checks it
and Rivera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Lovalente misses.
Lovalente feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rivera's calf.
Lovalente throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivera throws a leg kick
and Lovalente counters with a nice body shot.
Lovalente connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some bone on bone action there as Rivera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Federico Lovalente is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lovalente throws a lazy uppercut
and Rivera counters with a nice leg kick.
Rivera steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lovalente. That one must have hurt.
Rivera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lovalente was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivera.
Lovalente throws a poor cross that misses
and Rivera counters with an inside leg kick.
Rivera connects with a single shot there.
Good work by Rivera as he checks the leg kick.
Rivera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rivera has managed to clinch.
Lovalente tries to throw a body punch but Rivera avoids it by throwing Lovalente back against the cage.
Lovalente utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rivera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rivera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rivera avoiding damage as Lovalente throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lovalente.
Rivera lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lovalente.
Rivera managing to block the knees to the body from Lovalente.
Lovalente trying to land knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Lovalente.
Lovalente using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rivera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rivera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lovalente or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lovalente misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lovalente is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rivera is defending well for now.
Lovalente tries to stall but Rivera uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rivera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lovalente tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A body shot lands from Rivera.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rivera takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Federico Lovalente showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rivera 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 for Carlos Rivera!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Carlos Rivera!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Carlos Rivera!
Carlos Rivera wins by unanimous decision!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Anichebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anichebe comes to the cage accompanied by Give me hope. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29
270 lbs
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280 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Anichebe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anichebe. That did some damage!
Mendez throws a head kick that misses.
Anichebe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anichebe.
Mendez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anichebe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anichebe fails with a takedown attempt.
Mendez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mendez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Anichebe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mendez.
Mendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anichebe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mendez.
Mendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anichebe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Anichebe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mendez looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendez, not yet.
Anichebe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Anichebe wants to control from the top but Mendez keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez controlling the position.
Anichebe trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Anichebe won't allow Mendez to sweep him here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Victor Anichebe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mendez misses with a right hand
and Anichebe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mendez!
Mendez doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Anichebe working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mendez tries to lock up and control but Anichebe gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez working to try and regain half guard.
Anichebe avoids the attempt from Mendez to control.
Mendez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Anichebe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mendez's face.
Anichebe trying to control but Mendez is having none of it.
Anichebe prevents Mendez from getting the reversal.
Anichebe looking to finish Mendez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mendez!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Anichebe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anichebe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mendez tries to reverse the position but Anichebe maintains control.
Anichebe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mendez's face.
Anichebe with good strikes from the mount here!
Anichebe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Anichebe cracks Mendez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mendez is desperately trying to improve his position but Anichebe has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anichebe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mendez looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anichebe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mendez?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Anichebe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Anichebe controlling the position easily from mount.
Anichebe looking to finish Mendez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mendez!
Mendez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anichebe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Anichebe landing strikes from the mount.
Anichebe is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Mendez is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Victor Anichebe!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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