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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ville Galle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monty Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monty Reese is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ville Galle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Monty Reese!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galle thows a body kick. Reese tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reese looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Galle shoots in but no luck this time.
Galle fails with the takedown.
No luck for Galle with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Galle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reese keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reese goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Galle clinches.
Galle manages to break the clinch.
Monty Reese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reese misses with a double jab
and Galle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Galle.
Galle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reese preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Galle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Galle passes Reese's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Galle passes to side control.
Galle moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galle looking for a guillotine from mount but Reese is having none of it.
Galle gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Monty Reese is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Galle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Reese tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Galle is in Reese's guard.
Galle is stalling in the full guard.
Reese really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Galle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Galle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reese's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Reese can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Galle is controlling the pace.
Galle lands with a punch from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Galle in particular looking to stall.
Reese is defending against the submission attempts here by Galle.
Galle lands with a punch from half guard.
Reese is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Galle has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Reese is tapping! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Ville Galle!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Leko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirty Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Brotha Lynch - NUTS N GUTS 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan Leko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirty Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Leko avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez cracks Leko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Leko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Leko moves out of range.
Leko avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Leko doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Leko throws a series of strikes that have Sanchez backpedaling.
Leko misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Leko is looking to clinch.
Leko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leko slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a jab to the body
and Leko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leko tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Leko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Leko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Leko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leko blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Leko misses with a straight right.
Leko throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez misses with a leg kick
letting Leko counter with a right hand.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Leko moves out of range.
Leko avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Leko moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
Leko connects with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leko looking to stall.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Leko cracks Sanchez with a nice body shot.
Leko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Leko looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as Leko tries to tie him up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leko prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Leko won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Leko is controlling the position.
Leko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Leko has the dominant position.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Leko has double underhooks.
Leko scores with a knee to the head.
Leko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Leko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leko prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Leko.
Leko is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Leko has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leko effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Stefan Leko.
Leko doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Leko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Leko's ribs.
Good leg kick by Sanchez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanchez lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leko moves away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands a head kick!
Leko lands a right hook to the body.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leko.
Leko scores with a hook.
Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez pivots, looking for a leg kick but Leko is out of range and Sanchez settles back down.
Leko moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez connects with a body shot that sends Leko's belly button to the back.
Leko throws out a powerful jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Leko does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez jabs Leko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanchez swings for the body but Leko moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Leko counter with a right hand.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body. Leko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Leko cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
Leko lands with a nice combination. Sanchez backs away looking to recover.
Leko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leko tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leko avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez swings for the body but Leko moves out of range.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leko avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Leko.
Leko throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Dirty Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leko thuds a left hand into Sanchez's body.
Sanchez swings for the body but Leko moves out of range.
Leko is looking to clinch.
A jab from Leko does it's job there.
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Leko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanchez. Sanchez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Leko scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Leko counters with a straight right hand.
Leko tries to clinch up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez thows a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Leko saw that one coming.
Leko throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Leko.
Sanchez swings for the body but Leko moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Leko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leko moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leko looking to stall.
Leko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leko trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leko tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Leko has double underhooks.
Sanchez letting Leko take a breather here.
Leko misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leko.
Leko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sanchez's efforts to push away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leko lands a shoulder strike.
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 Stefan Leko will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Leko avoids the punch easily.
Leko is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Leko throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Leko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Leko is out of range.
Sanchez throws a leg kick
and Leko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez swings for the body but Leko moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a hook but Leko avoids it easily.
Leko throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Leko saw that one coming.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leko manages to avoid it.
Leko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leko wants to clinch.
Dirty Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez throws a lazy head kick
and Leko counters with a one-two to the body.
Leko moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez throws a head kick that Leko semi-blocks.
Sanchez dodges the punch combination from Leko.
Leko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Leko misses.
Sanchez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Leko rather than just go for the knockout.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leko manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Leko is just out of range.
Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Leko's corner calls for a 1-2. Leko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Leko moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Leko swinging wildly here.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Leko counter with a right hand.
Leko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sanchez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick
and Leko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Leko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Sanchez.
Leko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Leko is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Leko clinches up against the cage.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Leko looking to stall.
Leko scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leko.
Leko stalling in the clinch but Sanchez improves position.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leko tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leko.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Leko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stefan Leko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanchez wants to break free but Leko has control.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Leko crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Leko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Dirty Sanchez has been cut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leko prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Leko keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees in the clinch landing for Leko.
Leko lands with a left to the head.
Leko blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Leko won't allow it.
Leko tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leko tries a body shot but Sanchez blocks it.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Leko has him pinned against the cage.
Leko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Leko lands an elbow inside.
Leko tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanchez is trying to force a seperation but Leko has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leko.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Leko scores with a knee to the head.
Sanchez prevents a body shot from Leko.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Leko has double underhooks.
Leko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leko has Sanchez pressed against the cage, preventing Sanchez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leko has him pressed against the cage.
Leko gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Leko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leko landing knees to the body.
Leko scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Leko has him pressed against the cage.
Leko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Leko is trying to stall.
Leko lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leko with a knee to the head.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Leko won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Leko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Leko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Stefan Leko!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Stefan Leko!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Stefan Leko!
Stefan Leko wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Prinz Lilifee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilifee comes to the cage accompanied by Bleed It Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Prinz Lilifee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Donovan.
Nice body kick from Donovan.
Prinz Lilifee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan throws a front kick aimed at Lilifee's knee but Lilifee avoids it well.
Lilifee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donovan.
Lilifee looks to land a body kick but Donovan moved away.
Lilifee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Donovan lands a nice looking body kick.
Lilifee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Donovan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lilifee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donovan avoids the head kick by Lilifee.
Lilifee is breathing heavily.
Donovan moves out of range as Lilifee throws a body kick.
Donovan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donovan thows a body shot but no joy.
Lilifee tried to score with a low kick but Donovan checks it.
Donovan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Donovan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Donovan there.
Donovan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lilifee misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan looks for the body kick but Lilifee saw that one coming.
Lilifee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A thudding body kick lands there by Donovan!
A punch lands to the side of Lilifee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Donovan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Prinz Lilifee has been cut.
Donovan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Lilifee.
Donovan tests Lilifee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Donovan scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donovan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lilifee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lilifee throws a sloppy head kick and Donovan moves out of range easily.
Donovan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lilifee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donovan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilifee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Donovan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lilifee takes one on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lilifee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lilifee's face.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lilifee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Donovan.
Donovan scores a nice knee to the body.
Donovan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lilifee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Donovan connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Donovan.
Donovan effectively controlling the action here.
Donovan lands a knee to the head.
Donovan lands a shot to the body.
Donovan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lilifee's face.
Donovan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Donovan lands a knee to the body.
Donovan just leaning against Lilifee, taking a breather.
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!
Donovan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Donovan tries to land a knee to the head but Lilifee blocks with his arms.
Donovan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan avoiding damage.
Donovan tries to land knees in the clinch but Lilifee avoids the damage to the body.
Lilifee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donovan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lilifee.
Donovan tries to close the distance and clinch but Lilifee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lilifee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donovan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lilifee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Donovan moves out of range as Lilifee throws a body kick.
Lilifee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Donovan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lilifee on the side of the head.
Lilifee moves out of range as Donovan throws a body kick.
Donovan misses with a low kick.
Lilifee throws a jab when Donovan was well out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lilifee throws a push kick but Donovan slaps the foot to one side.
Donovan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donovan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lilifee throws a hook but Donovan blocks it.
Lilifee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donovan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lilifee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lilifee misses with a body kick.
Donovan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lilifee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Donovan can pounce on him.
Lilifee wants to slow Donovan down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot lands for Donovan.
Donovan scores with a jab. Lilifee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donovan connects with a solid leg kick.
Lilifee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Donovan 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 Lilifee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lilifee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Donovan scores with a kick to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donovan slips under a jab.
Donovan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Donovan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lilifee throws a body kick the misses
and Donovan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Donovan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Donovan.
Lilifee is rocked!
Donovan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oh Lilifee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donovan scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Donovan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Donovan circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Lilifee to the canvas! Lilifee doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Donovan keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Donovan!
Pete Donovan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alan Cobra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Roads (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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250 lbs
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214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alan Cobra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Roads!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobra slips under a jab from Roads.
Cobra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roads paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cobra lands with a nice body kick.
Good shot there by Cobra.
Cobra plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cobra lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobra connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roads is rocked!
Cobra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cobra tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheers as Roads lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cobra doesn't seem phased though.
Cobra throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Roads stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Cobra follows into mount!
Roads is still in real trouble! Can Cobra finish him?
Cobra prevents Roads from getting the reversal.
Roads seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roads wants to hold on but Cobra pushes him away.
Cobra controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roads tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roads is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Roads regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobra seems to be working for a kimura but Roads defends the submission attempt.
Roads wants to control but Cobra is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alan Cobra.
Cobra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roads moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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.
Good shot there by Cobra.
A jab from Roads misses.
Cobra connects with a nice looking jab.
Cobra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roads circles away quickly and effectively.
Roads connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roads throws a hook but Cobra blocks it.
Roads takes a swing at Cobra's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Cobra.
Good shot there by Cobra.
Roads jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roads scores with a sloppy right hand. Cobra should have avoided that one.
Roads throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roads connects with the punch.
Cobra pushes Roads away with a front kick.
Roads scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cobra in his tracks.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Cobra.
Roads moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy left from Roads finds it's target.
Roads takes a swing at Cobra's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Cobra.
Cobra lands a really nice looking cross but Roads seems unphased.
Roads lands a slapping body shot.
Roads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobra scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roads throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobra ducks under a wild hook from Roads.
A head kick misses from Cobra.
Roads looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobra is just out of range.
Alan Cobra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roads scores with a jab to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Roads.
Cobra throws a body punch but Roads moves out of range.
Cobra misses with a straight left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cobra.
Roads looks to land a left hand but Cobra moved out of range nicely.
Roads misses with a body shot.
Roads throws a jab when Cobra was well out of range.
Cobra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cobra goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Roads lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Cobra. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Cobra.
Cobra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roads can't find room to land a body shot as Cobra controls the action.
Roads wants to get back to striking at distance but Cobra won't allow it.
Cobra is working Roads over against the cage.
Roads goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roads tries to break the clinch but Cobra is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Cobra as the two fighters clinch.
Roads is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cobra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roads's efforts to push away.
Cobra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roads or not.
Roads looks gassed!
Cobra working Roads over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cobra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roads or not.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cobra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roads in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cobra landing knees to the head.
It looks like Damien Roads has been cut.
Cobra lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cobra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cobra.
Cobra lands with a light punch inside.
Cobra lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Cobra.
Cobra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cobra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Roads's face.
Cobra leaning against his opponent.
Cobra with a knee to the head.
Cobra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cobra will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Roads up against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cobra lands a body shot.
Cobra stalling.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cobra.
A right hook to the body lands for Cobra.
Roads takes an elbow to the temple.
Cobra stalling the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobra stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cobra pushes Roads back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Roads letting Cobra take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Cobra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Roads's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Cobra.
Roads avoids the head kick by Cobra.
Roads tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobra was well out of range. Poor timing from Roads.
Cobra throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Roads keeps the fight on the outside.
Roads misses with an uppercut
and Cobra counters with a huge head kick that drops Roads! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Cobra!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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29
300 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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30
275 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis High!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard misses with a double jab
and High counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Hector Lombard has been cut.
High lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
High lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lombard circles away quickly and effectively.
Lombard throws a right hand that High ducks under and follows up with a left that High also avoids with ease.
Good exchange - Lombard coming out on top.
It looks like Travis High has been cut.
Lombard misses with the combination.
High uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Lombard tries a low kick but High avoids it.
High showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lombard.
High fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
High is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lombard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but High was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard.
Lombard throws a lazy right hand but High sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lombard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
High takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
Lombard lands a head shot.
High misses with a looping left.
High works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Lombard there.
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!
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses.
Lombard misses the jab.
Lombard motions for High to come forward. Lombard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lombard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
High uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lombard has time to react.
Lombard works High's body with a nice hook.
Lombard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. High sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lombard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard scores with a spinning back kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Lombard misses the target.
High misses with a body shot.
Lombard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lombard tries a head kick but it misses.
Lombard throws a right and a left that both miss.
High gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hector Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
High takes a swing at Lombard's ribcage but misses.
Lombard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lombard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
High throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lombard avoids the body shot from High.
Lombard misses with a double jab
and High counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lombard is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lombard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and High counters with a left to the body.
High ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lombard moves away.
High thuds a left hand into Lombard's body.
High lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hector Lombard'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!
A punch lands to the side of Lombard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
High throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lombard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling High to score with a decent uppercut.
High throws a jab but it's blocked by Lombard.
Lombard slips under a jab from High.
Lombard slips a jab from High.
Lombard wants to slow High down by chopping away at his legs.
Lombard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lombard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lombard misses.
High throws a right and a left that Lombard avoids nicely.
Lombard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
High moves out of range of the body kick from Lombard.
Lombard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hector Lombard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lombard moves out of range of the strikes.
Lombard tries to bum rush High with a series of wild strikes but High uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
High swings and misses with a hook to the body.
High is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lombard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A big right from Lombard misses.
High uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Lombard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.
High throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lombard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lombard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lombard moves forwards but High connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jeez, Hector Lombard's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
High lands with a straight right. Lombard didn't see that one coming.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hector Lombard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Travis High!
Travis High thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greco Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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20
182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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24
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greco Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Austin Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roman counters with a straight right hand.
Montoya with a poor takedown
and Roman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montoya misses with a takedown attempt
and Roman counters with a one-two to the body.
Montoya is rocked!
Greco Roman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Montoya.
Montoya shoots and misses
and Roman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Montoya with a poor takedown
and Roman counters with a right hand to the body.
Montoya tries for a takedown but Roman circles away easily
and Roman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Montoya looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Montoya with a poor takedown
and Roman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roman moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Roman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Roman manages to break the clinch.
Austin Montoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Roman has knocked Montoya down with a huge combo! Roman steps away and waves a wobbly Montoya back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Montoya is still on wobbly legs! Can Roman finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roman connects with a stiff jab that staggers Montoya - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Greco Roman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sherman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Short (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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22
166 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
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146 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Sherman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Short!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Short swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Short throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Short slips a jab from Sherman.
Sherman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sherman swings for the body but Short moves out of range.
Sherman closes the distance and pushes Short back into the cage.
Short's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sherman scores with a jab.
Short thows a body shot but no joy.
Sherman fails with a takedown attempt.
Short throws out a loose jab but Sherman uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sherman is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Short.
Sherman looks to score with a jab to the body but Short is just out of range.
Sherman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Short defends it nicely.
Sherman misses with a low kick.
Short thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Sherman. Those never looked like landing.
Sherman thows a body shot but no joy.
Sherman throws a head kick but Short moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman wants to clinch but Short slips to the side
and Short connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Short lands with a right hand.
Sherman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Short misses with a left hand
letting Sherman counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sherman slips under a jab from Short.
A telegraphed right hand from Short misses the target.
Short throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sherman staying out of range there.
Short lands with an uppercut that bounces Sherman off the cage and back into range.
Short throws a big shot that misses.
Short slips a straight right by Sherman.
Damien Short is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short lands with a nice body punch.
Sherman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sherman shoots for a takedown but Short saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Sherman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Short throws an overhand right that lands on Sherman's shoulder, as Sherman tries to avoid the shot.
Short throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Short misses with a wild body shot.
Short misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Short catches Sherman right on the button with a cross.
Short misses with a looping left.
Short slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sherman tries to clinch but Short is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short throws a looping overhand right but Sherman ducks down to avoid it.
Sherman throws a looping overhand right but Short ducks down to avoid it.
Sherman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Short.
Short throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sherman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sherman misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Short to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Short looks to score with a jab to the body but Sherman is just out of range.
Sherman moves in looking to clinch but Short pushes him off.
Short scores with a body shot.
Short keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sherman is defended easily by Short.
Damien Short seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Short changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sherman is breathing heavily.
Short throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sherman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Short ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sherman moves away.
Sherman ducks under a wild hook from Short.
Sherman throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Short was covering up waiting for the punch and Sherman finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sherman trying to control but Short is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sherman stops Short from standing up.
Sherman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sherman looking to sit in guard and control but Short gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sherman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Short doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Short manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sherman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Short wants to stand but Sherman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sherman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sherman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Short throws a body punch but Sherman moves out of range.
Short punishes Sherman's body with a nice straight punch.
Sherman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Short throws a shot from downtown. Sherman moves away and avoids it.
Sherman is looking to clinch.
Short swinging wildly here.
Sherman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Short pinned against the cage. Short gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Short thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Short takes a swing at Sherman's ribcage but misses.
Short uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sherman.
Short takes a swing at Sherman's ribcage but misses.
Sherman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Short throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Short fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sherman manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Short misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Short 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Short throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Short looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Short. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sherman rushes Short and presses him up against the cage.
Short has had enough of the clinch but Sherman keeps him there for the moment.
Short keeps control of Sherman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Short has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sherman has Short pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Short manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Short breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Short swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Short throws a looping overhand right but Sherman ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Short. Those never looked like landing.
Short avoids the body shot from Sherman.
Sherman is looking to clinch but Short is avoiding it.
Short fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sherman manages to avoid it.
Sherman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Short manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sherman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Damien Short seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sherman moves into range and clinches up with Short.
Short gets underhooks to prevent Sherman's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherman tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Sherman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Short breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sherman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Short swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Short keeps the fight on the outside.
Short fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sherman manages to avoid it.
Sherman ducks under a wild hook from Short.
Short misses with a wild body shot.
Sherman fails with the takedown
and Short counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sherman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Short was well out of range. Poor timing from Sherman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Short jabs Sherman right on the nose. Sherman blinks but takes it well.
Short slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Short stuffs the takedown attempt from Sherman. Sherman gets slowly back to his feet.
Short missing with a left hand there. Sherman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sherman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Short on his heels. He'll look to pass Short's guard now, I'm sure.
Sherman won't allow Short to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Short uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Short throws out a loose jab but Sherman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sherman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Short.
Short avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Short. That snapped Sherman's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sherman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Short just misses with a punch to the body.
Sherman throws a body punch but Short moves out of range.
Sherman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Short swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Short's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sherman under the eye.
Sherman misses with a takedown attempt
and Short makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sherman thows a body shot but no joy.
Short fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sherman manages to avoid it.
Short lands with a shot to the body.
Sherman slips under a jab.
Short throws a body punch but Sherman moves out of range.
Sherman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Short.
Short takes a swing at Sherman's ribcage but misses.
Short misses with a right hand
and Sherman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Short's knee momentarily.
Short bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Short misses.
Sherman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Short.
Short is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sherman rather than just go for the knockout.
Sherman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Short pinned against the cage. Short gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sherman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Short avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Short misses with a body punch
and Sherman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Short throws a hook to the side of Sherman's head but Sherman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sherman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Short.
Sherman staying out of range there.
Sherman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Short.
Sherman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Short is fending him off so far but Sherman persists. Nope, Short circles away and we're back to standing.
Sherman slips under a jab.
Short leaves Sherman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sherman tries for a takedown but Short sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sherman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Short's waist but Short gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sherman off to one side.
Sherman shoots in but Short avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Short swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Short misses with an uppercut. Sherman saw that one coming.
Sherman slips a straight right by Short.
Sherman slips under a jab.
Short just misses with a punch to the body.
Short lands with a right hand.
A slow jab from Short misses its intended target.
Short feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shermans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Short lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Frank Sherman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Short lands a nice shot to the body.
Short misses with a body shot.
Sherman slips under a jab.
Short jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sherman is rocked!
Short throws a body punch but Sherman moves out of range.
Oh Sherman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Short scores with a nice head shot.
No joy there for Sherman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sherman seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherman misses with a shot to the body
and Short connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Damien Short is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sherman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Short comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Short has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Damien Short!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Damien Short!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Damien Short!
Damien Short wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randal Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Rash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randal Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Rash!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rash works Stevens's body with a nice hook.
Rash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stevens throws out the jab.
Rash steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Rash with a nice cross.
Rash thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rash misses with a body shot.
Stevens just misses with a punch to the body.
Rash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevens manages to avoid it.
Rash throws a low kick, looking for Stevens's leg but Stevens calmly moves out of range.
Rash takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stevens throws a sloppy body shot
and Rash counters with a three punch combo that has Stevens backing up. Stevens nods at Rash to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rash will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stevens misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Stevens there.
Stevens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stevens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stevens takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rash slips under a jab from Stevens.
Nice uppercut lands for Stevens. That snapped Rash's head back.
Rash throws a body punch but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rash on the side of the head.
Rash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stevens moves away.
Stevens misses the shot to the body.
Stevens scores with a jab.
Rash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevens sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stevens lands in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rash can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rash keeping full guard, as Stevens tries to pass.
Stevens controlling from the top position.
Stevens seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rash for as long as he can get away with.
Rash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rash keeping moving, preventing Stevens from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Randal Stevens just wasn't active enough.
Rash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stevens.
Rash throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stevens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stevens digs a good hook to Rash's body.
Rash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rash takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stevens moves into the clinch successfully.
Stevens effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stevens.
Stevens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stevens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Stevens.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rash tries to stall but Stevens uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stevens throws a punch but it's blocked by Rash.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stevens creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stevens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Stevens.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stevens.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rash's elbow.
Stevens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rash's elbow.
Stevens swings wildly with an uppercut but Rash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevens gets through Rash's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stevens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stevens misses with a punch on the inside.
Rash works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stevens has Rash pressed against the cage.
Stevens stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stevens digs a right hand into Rash's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rash's gas tank.
Stevens slows down the pace here.
Stevens doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rash blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Stevens.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rash blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stevens.
Stevens tries to work over Rash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stevens lands a shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stevens.
Stevens lands a nice shot to the body.
Stevens works on Rash's body with a couple of short punches.
Rash looks gassed!
Stevens's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stevens lands with a short shot to the head.
Rash misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stevens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rash.
Stevens tries to work over Rash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Rash struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevens controls his hands.
Stevens lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Stevens.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevens scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stevens misses with a punch to the body.
Stevens is struggling to control the position.
Rash blocks a body shot from Stevens.
Stevens lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stevens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rash is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stevens misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rash is looking to control Stevens's arms but Stevens gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rash has his back to the cage.
A short right from Stevens.
Stevens makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stevens misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stevens is working Rash over against the cage.
Stevens tries to work over Rash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Stevens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rash backwards.
Stevens misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stevens.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stevens tries to work over Rash's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stevens pushes Rash back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randal Stevens 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. This is the final round!
Good shot there by Stevens.
Stevens moves out of range as Rash strikes.
Stevens moves into the clinch.
Stevens goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevens presses Rash against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Stevens.
Stevens stalls.
Stevens throws a head punch that misses.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rash's elbow.
Stevens can't find room to land a body shot as Rash controls the action.
Rash misses with a body punch.
Stevens struggles to land a body shot inside as Rash controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rash prevents a body shot from Stevens.
Randal Stevens has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rash looking to slow down the pace here.
Stevens tries a body shot but Rash blocks it.
Stevens leaning against his opponent.
Rash blocks a body shot from Stevens.
Stevens misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens lands a hook that snaps the head of Rash backwards.
Stevens lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rash's elbow.
Stevens presses Rash against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stevens.
Stevens cracks Rash with a nice body shot.
Rash is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stevens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens struggles to land a body shot inside as Rash controls his hands.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rash struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevens controls his hands.
Rash is looking to control Stevens's arms but Stevens gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rash has his back to the cage.
Stevens digs a right hand into Rash's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rash's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens is working Rash over against the cage.
Stevens lands a nice uppercut.
Stevens can't find room to land a body shot as Rash controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rash trying to control the position but instead, Stevens has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rash into the cage.
A short right from Stevens.
Stevens pushes Rash back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rash's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rash letting Stevens take a breather here.
Stevens is working Rash over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Stevens.
Stevens lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rash or not.
A short left from Stevens.
A short uppercut from Stevens.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevens can't find room to land a body shot as Rash controls the action.
Stevens lands a body punch.
Stevens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stevens makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stevens's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rash prevents a body shot from Stevens.
Stevens throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stevens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rash's elbow.
Stevens tries to throw a body punch but Rash avoids it by throwing Stevens back against the cage.
Stevens tries a body shot but Rash blocks it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Stevens.
Stevens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rash struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevens controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Stevens.
Stevens misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rash.
Stevens scores with a shoulder strike.
Stevens tries to throw a body punch but Rash avoids it by throwing Stevens back against the cage.
Stevens misses with some punches.
Rash prevents a body shot from Stevens.
Rash is looking to control Stevens's arms but Stevens gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rash has his back to the cage.
Rash struggles to land a body shot inside as Stevens controls his hands.
Rash blocks a body shot from Stevens.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stevens cracks Rash with a nice body shot.
Stevens lands a hook that snaps the head of Rash backwards.
Stevens lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rash.
Stevens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens digs a right hand into Rash's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rash's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Stevens as the two fighters clinch.
Rash's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stevens is working Rash over against the cage.
Stevens displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rash up against the cage.
Stevens works on Rash's body with a couple of short punches.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stevens has Rash pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Stevens pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rash tumbling to the mat - Stevens dives into Rash's guard.
Stevens wants to control from the top but Rash keeps moving.
Stevens lands a couple of digs.
Stevens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rash's guard.
Rash tries to roll over but Stevens keeps him under control.
Stevens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rash does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stevens lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stevens throwing shots but Rash is blocking nicely.
Stevens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rash can do to turn this around?
Stevens not doing much here.
Stevens trying to control from half guard but Rash is working away.
Stevens uses his free foot to push down on Rash's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevens controlling the pace for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Stevens trying to control but Rash is having none of it.
Stevens cracks Rash with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rash tries to lock up and control but Stevens gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rash's face.
Stevens lands with some strikes.
Matt Rash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevens landing strikes from the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randal Stevens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stevens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Randal Stevens!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Randal Stevens!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Randal Stevens!
Randal Stevens wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Randal Stevens thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psil Ander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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26
260 lbs
14 - 8 - 1 |
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27
205 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Trevor Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Psil Ander!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ander shoots in for a takedown but Price shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Price fails to land with a series of punches.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Price keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ander moves out of range as Price strikes.
Price dips to his left and cracks Ander with an uppercut!
Price shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Trevor Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ander closes the distance and clinches up with Price, looking for a takedown. Ander pushes Price against the cage but Price circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Trevor Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psil Ander.
Price with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fighters circling - Price throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Price stuffs the takedown attempt from Ander. Ander gets slowly back to his feet.
Ander ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Price connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Price feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ander sprawling to the canvas! Ander rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Price finish him?!
Ander is rocked!
Price lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Ander - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Price!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trevor Price!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mek Ju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mek Ju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Jong!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jong throws a right hand that misses
and Ju connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ju keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jong misses the target.
Mek Ju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jong takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Kim Jong has been cut.
Ju jabs Jong right on the nose. Jong blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ju manages to avoid it.
Ju misses with a hook. Jong ducked under it nicely.
Ju lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ju comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ju misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ju throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jong looks gassed!
Jong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ju jabs at Jong's body.
Jong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ju scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jong in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Ju! Jong is out on his feet! Ju rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jong is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jong is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mek Ju!
Mek Ju spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.
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