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KOF.69 - Getting Dirty PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hu Hichu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Zyekowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hu Hichu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hu Hichu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Zyekowski!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zyekowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zyekowski rushes Hichu and presses him up against the ropes.
Zyekowski misses with an elbow strike.
Hichu avoiding damage as Zyekowski throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Zyekowski - that landed with a thud.
Hichu is trying to break the clinch but Zyekowski is controlling him.
Zyekowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Hu Hichu has been cut.
Zyekowski'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.
Zyekowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zyekowski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zyekowski lands a nice knee to the body.
Zyekowski prevents Hichu from breaking the clinch.
Hichu is trying to break free.
Zyekowski throws an elbow but it misses.
Zyekowski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zyekowski lands a good knee to the midsection. Hichu won't want to take too many of those.
Zyekowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hichu is breathing heavily.
Zyekowski with a knee to the head.
Hichu jumps guard and drags Zyekowski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Zyekowski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Zyekowski wanted to stand there but Hichu had control of the position.
Zyekowski wants to pass the guard but Hichu is keeping the position.
Zyekowski wants to control from the top but Hichu keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zyekowski wants to stand but Hichu is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hichu keeping moving, preventing Zyekowski from controlling successfully.
Hichu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zyekowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hichu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zyekowski closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Zyekowski as the two fighters clinch.
Zyekowski cracks Hichu with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski misses with a knee to the head.
Zyekowski connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hichu's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Zyekowski.
Zyekowski lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zyekowski pushes Hichu back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Zyekowski works on Hichu's body with a couple of short punches.
Zyekowski lands an elbow inside.
Zyekowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zyekowski lands a damaging elbow.
Zyekowski lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zyekowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zyekowski tries to land a knee to the head but Hichu blocks with his arms.
Zyekowski lands with a left to the head.
Hichu is rocked!
Zyekowski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hichu's defenses.
Oh Hichu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short uppercut from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zyekowski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zyekowski lands a right hand.
Zyekowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zyekowski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Zyekowski 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 Zyekowski.
Zyekowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Zyekowski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Zyekowski.
Zyekowski lands an elbow inside that Hichu shrugs off.
Zyekowski lands an elbow inside that Hichu shrugs off.
Hu Hichu's cut is getting worse.
Zyekowski lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Zyekowski to work.
Zyekowski lands with a left to the head.
Zyekowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zyekowski has Hichu pressed up against the ropes in a tight Thai clinch. Hichu is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Zyekowski - that's hurt Hichu badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hichu is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hichu doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Thomas Zyekowski!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Skjelbred (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bas Tard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Skjelbred!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bas Tard!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tard throws a chopping leg kick but Skjelbred manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tard scores with a nice right hand.
Tard bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Skjelbred can't do much from the bottom here.
Skjelbred is looking for a sweep.
Tard takes a little break here. Skjelbred wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Skjelbred is looking to reverse the position.
Tard is looking to take a break and control but Skjelbred is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Skjelbred manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Tard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Skjelbred. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skjelbred not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Skjelbred in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tard tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Skjelbred!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Skjelbred!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henk De Vries (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yamapi Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Vries's entrance music is EXODUS - Throwing Down. A fine choice. Chan has chosen Daite Senorita as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henk De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yamapi Chan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries connects with a high kick.
Chan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. De Vries defends it nicely.
De Vries throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Vries avoids the head kick by Chan.
De Vries tries to land a front kick but Chan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Vries throws a right and a left that Chan avoids nicely.
De Vries misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on De Vries's shoulder, as De Vries tries to avoid the shot.
De Vries misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Vries.
Chan takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Vries stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and De Vries wants it to stay on the feet.
Henk De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamapi Chan.
De Vries goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chan pushes De Vries up against the ropes in a clinch.
De Vries is trying to break the clinch but Chan has him pressed against the ropes.
Chan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De Vries smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Chan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Chan shoots in for a takedown but De Vries shows good takedown defense.
De Vries fails to land with a series of punches.
Chan moves forwards but De Vries connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chan shoots in and drives through. De Vries sprawls well.
De Vries throws a head kick but Chan moves out of range.
De Vries misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Chan misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Vries wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
De Vries scores with a jab. Chan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chan misses with a takedown attempt - De Vries sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Vries throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chan is trying hard to land a takedown here. De Vries sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chan looks gassed!
De Vries misses with a series of wild punches.
Chan shoots in but De Vries avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chan shoots in for a takedown but De Vries shows good takedown defense.
De Vries thumps Chan with a low kick.
De Vries throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
De Vries lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chan takes a step back to recover.
Chan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Vries misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by De Vries misses
and Chan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chan goes for a takedown attempt but De Vries pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Vries throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chan.
De Vries's corner calls for a 1-2. De Vries obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Vries lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Vries lands a nice hook to Chan's body. Chan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice cross by De Vries.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Vries.
A good leg kick by De Vries.
De Vries lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A jab from De Vries finds it's way through Chan's defenses.
Chan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Vries. De Vries obviously looking to wear him down.
De Vries scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Henk De Vries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Vries changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Vries throws a series of punches but Chan moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Vries scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Vries bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chan moves out of range as De Vries throws a body kick.
De Vries is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Vries sizes up Chan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chan shoots for a double leg takedown but De Vries sprawls well. He's pushed Chan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Vries with a jab.
De Vries keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
De Vries feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Chan's calf.
De Vries turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Vries throws a series of strikes that have Chan backpedaling.
De Vries lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chan is looking to clinch but De Vries is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from De Vries.
De Vries connects with the punch.
Chan dodges the punch combination from De Vries.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henk De Vries dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - De Vries circles away.
De Vries throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Chan looks to throw a body kick
and De Vries connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henk De Vries is winning the standup battle so far.
De Vries moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
De Vries throws a head kick but Chan moves out of range.
Chan fails with the takedown
and De Vries counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Vries misses with a kick to the body
and Chan counters with a left and a right that stings De Vries.
De Vries scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chan wants to clinch.
Chan avoids the head kick by De Vries.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chan closes the distance looking to clinch
and De Vries counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Vries as he avoids it easily.
De Vries lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
De Vries scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chan with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Vries counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chan's knee momentarily.
Henk De Vries has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yamapi Chan.
De Vries scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Vries, right into the meat.
Chan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Vries can pounce on him.
De Vries lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Vries lands a nice shot that snaps Chan's head back.
Chan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
De Vries tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chan tries to clinch but De Vries is having none of it.
Henk De Vries is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Vries clobbers Chan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch but De Vries swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Vries misses with a low kick as Chan jumps back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Vries misses with a shot to the body
and Chan counters with a nice body shot.
Chan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Vries. De Vries obviously looking to wear him down.
Chan takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Vries keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Chan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and De Vries counters with a head kick. That will keep Chan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chan moves out of range of the body kick.
De Vries lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chan circles away quickly and effectively.
De Vries fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chan sprawls well initially but De Vries persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
De Vries is looking for a kimura here.
Chan moves into full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chan keeping full guard, as De Vries tries to pass.
Chan is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but De Vries frees his head nicely. Oh but Chan has switched to an armbar! De Vries is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Yamapi Chan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Braathen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braathen comes to the ring accompanied by Reptile Theme. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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194 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Braathen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilder closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wilder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Braathen with that takedown attempt.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
Wilder throws the left hand but Braathen avoids the punch easily.
Braathen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wilder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braathen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wilder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Braathen momentarily.
Braathen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wilder working for a triangle but Braathen defends it easily.
Wilder escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Braathen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Braathen.
Wilder working for a triangle but Braathen defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braathen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wilder's guard.
Braathen is taking a breather. Wilder says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Braathen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wilder is trying desperately to improve position.
Braathen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Braathen controlling from the full mount.
Wilder tries to reverse the position but Braathen maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is trying to reverse the position but instead Braathen has taken his back - oops!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Braathen tightening his grip on Wilder, looking for the choke.
Braathen is trying to stick to Wilder's back but Wilder is turning into Braathen. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Braathen's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Wilder.
Braathen controls Wilder momentarily but Wilder frees himself.
Braathen working for a triangle but Wilder defends it easily.
Braathen trying to control the position.
Wilder drops back looking for a leg! Braathen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Braathen manages to kick Wilder off! Wilder jumps back into Braathen's guard.
Wilder thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wilder looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braathen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Braathen can't keep his opponent in guard - Wilder advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Braathen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Braathen is looking for a triangle but Wilder pushes his legs off easily.
Wilder 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.
Braathen is trying to control the position but Wilder postures up.
Braathen has his foot on Wilder's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilder works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder drops back looking for a leg! Braathen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Braathen manages to kick Wilder off! Wilder jumps back into Braathen's guard.
Braathen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wilder drops back looking for a leg! Braathen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Braathen manages to kick Wilder off! Wilder jumps back into Braathen's guard.
Braathen looking to control.
Wilder passes Braathen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wilder is working for a submission of some sort.
Wilder is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Braathen as he works his way to full guard.
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 Daniel Braathen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wilder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Braathen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Braathen scores with a jab to the body.
Braathen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Braathen throws a nice looking combination but Wilder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braathen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wilder to the mat! Wilder manages to get full guard.
Braathen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wilder looking for submissions off his back.
Braathen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wilder wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braathen passes to side control.
Braathen cracks Wilder with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Braathen is staying tight to Wilder's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Braathen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilder keeps working.
Braathen working the body and head with strikes.
Wilder tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Braathen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wilder is not content to let Braathen control the position.
Braathen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilder is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Braathen wants to control but Wilder is keeping him busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wilder defending well as Braathen loads up on a big left hand.
Wilder scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Braathen doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilder connects with a good right hand that stumbles Braathen. Braathen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wilder throws a wild body kick that Braathen sees coming a mile off.
Wilder scores with a body shot.
Wilder gets caught flat footed, as Braathen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Braathen passes Wilder's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilder actively working from the bottom here.
Wilder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Daniel Braathen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Braathen controlling the pace.
Wilder looking for submissions off his back.
Braathen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wilder actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Braathen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Braathen controlling the pace.
Braathen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wilder is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Braathen pulls his head out easily.
Braathen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wilder keeps working.
Braathen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wilder with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilder is staying active underneath Braathen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Braathen prevents Wilder from improving his position.
Wilder actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Braathen dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Braathen lands a lovely overhand right.
Braathen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Braathen tries to bum rush Wilder with a series of wild strikes but Wilder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Braathen moves away from the strike by Wilder.
Braathen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wilder sprawls well. Wilder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Braathen gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Braathen.
Wilder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Braathen staying out of range there.
Wilder misses with a hook. Braathen ducked under it nicely.
Braathen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilder tries to avoid it but Braathen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilder to the ground. Wilder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Wilder.
Braathen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braathen walks into a straight right hand from Wilder.
Braathen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Braathen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilder's waist but Wilder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Braathen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Braathen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Braathen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilder is fending him off so far but Braathen persists. Nope, Wilder circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilder misses with a hook. Braathen ducked under it nicely.
Wilder lands a with a good body shot.
Wilder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braathen was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilder.
Braathen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wilder looks to land a left hand but Braathen moved out of range nicely.
Wilder misses with a looping left.
Wilder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Braathen momentarily.
Wilder just misses with a punch to the body.
Braathen tests Wilder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braathen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Braathen ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
Braathen cracks Wilder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wilder misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilder misses the target.
Braathen shoots in but no luck this time.
Braathen shoots in and drives through. Wilder sprawls well.
Wilder scores with a hook.
A left lands for Wilder.
Wilder misses with a wild body shot.
Freddy Wilder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Braathen moves forwards but Wilder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilder throws a lazy right hand but Braathen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wilder misses with a shot to the body
and Braathen counters with a nice uppercut.
A good leg kick by Braathen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Braathen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilder takes a swing at Braathen's ribcage but misses.
Braathen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilder on the side of the head.
Wilder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wilder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Braathen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Braathen lands an overhand right.
Braathen misses the jab.
Braathen moves away from the strike by Wilder.
Braathen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilder's half guard.
Wilder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wilder actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braathen uses his free foot to push down on Wilder's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Wilder.
Wilder is trying desperately to improve position.
Freddy Wilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braathen looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Wilder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Braathen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Braathen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaka Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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170 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaka Zulu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Iverson is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Iverson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Iverson is looking for a sweep.
Iverson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zulu tries for a kimura but Iverson is defending well.
Iverson wants to control but Zulu postures up.
Iverson is looking for a sweep.
Zulu tries for a kimura but Iverson is defending well.
Iverson is trying to improve his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donk. Iverson catches Zulu right on the button with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Zulu.
Zulu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Zulu misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zulu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Iverson throws a looping overhand right but Zulu ducks down to avoid it.
John Iverson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iverson throws a looping overhand right but Zulu ducks down to avoid it.
Iverson lands a glancing blow to the side of Zulu's head.
Zulu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Iverson thows a body shot but no joy.
Iverson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zulu.
Zulu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zulu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Iverson circles away.
Zulu shoots in for a takedown but Iverson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Iverson misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Iverson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Iverson misses.
Iverson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Iverson connects with a right hand. Zulu shakes it off.
Iverson throws a looping overhand right but Zulu ducks down to avoid it.
Iverson misses with a double jab
so Zulu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Zulu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Iverson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zulu has managed to get both his arms back between Iverson's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iverson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zulu is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Iverson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zulu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Iverson is keeping the position for now.
Iverson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Iverson looking to secure an arm triangle but Zulu defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson prevents Zulu from getting the reversal.
Iverson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zulu is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Iverson.
Iverson trying to control but Zulu is having none of it.
Iverson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Iverson looking to control but Zulu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zulu tries to hold on but Iverson pushes him away.
The referee warns Zulu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iverson avoids the attempt from Zulu to control.
Iverson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Zulu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Iverson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zulu can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Iverson looking to control but Zulu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zulu can't escape the position.
Zulu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Iverson is trying to control the action in half guard but Zulu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iverson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zulu is just riding it out for now. Iverson eventually gives up the hold.
Iverson is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Iverson 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.
Zulu throws a combination that misses
and Iverson counters with a nice uppercut.
Zulu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zulu.
Zulu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Iverson.
Iverson tries for a takedown but Zulu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Iverson lands with a cross.
Zulu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Iverson working a defensive guard here.
Zulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Iverson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iverson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zulu!
Zulu working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson fails to take his opponent's back.
Iverson looking to finish Zulu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zulu!
Iverson tries to control but Zulu wriggling away.
Iverson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Zulu hang on?
Zulu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Iverson landing strikes from the mount.
Iverson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Zulu to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Zulu shrugs it off.
Iverson with a couple of short strikes.
Iverson looking for a guillotine from mount but Zulu is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zulu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson looking to control but Zulu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Zulu is trying desperately to improve position.
Zulu is squirming around, avoiding Iverson's attempts to control the action.
Zulu tries to hold on but Iverson postures up.
Iverson lands a big elbow.
Iverson looking for a guillotine from mount but Zulu is having none of it.
Iverson prevents Zulu from getting the reversal.
Zulu regains half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zulu has hold of Iverson's hands but Iverson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson wants to work for an arm triangle but Zulu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Zulu is trying to get back to full guard.
Zulu moves into full guard.
Iverson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Iverson drops back looking for a leg! Zulu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zulu manages to kick Iverson off! Iverson jumps back into Zulu's guard.
Iverson 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.
Zulu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Iverson is one step ahead there.
Zulu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Zulu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Iverson slips nicely into half guard.
Zulu is refusing to be controlled, as Iverson sits in half guard.
Iverson is looking for a kimura but Zulu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Iverson to get the leverage.
Iverson trying to control from half guard but Zulu is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zulu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Iverson trying to control the position from guard on top but Zulu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zulu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Iverson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Zulu tries to clinch but Iverson moves out of range.
Zulu swinging wildly here.
A left lands for Iverson.
Iverson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zulu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Iverson lands a glancing blow to the side of Zulu's head.
John Iverson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zulu throws a push kick but Iverson slaps the foot to one side.
Zulu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Iverson.
Zulu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iverson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zulu slips under a jab from Iverson.
Zulu throws a series of punches but Iverson avoids them all with ease.
Iverson throws a shot from downtown. Zulu moves away and avoids it.
Iverson misses with a series of wild punches.
Iverson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zulu counters with a head kick. That will keep Iverson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson misses with a low kick.
Iverson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zulu counters with a single leg into guard. Iverson didn't expect that.
Iverson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Iverson 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.
Iverson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Iverson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zulu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zulu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zulu preventing the sweep.
Zulu has gone for a leg lock! Iverson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Zulu's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Iverson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Iverson wants to control from the top but Zulu keeps moving.
Iverson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zulu's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iverson drops back looking for a leg! Zulu is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zulu manages to kick Iverson off! Iverson jumps back into Zulu's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zulu has an active guard here but Iverson has managed to pass into half guard.
Zulu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Iverson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Iverson's back!
Iverson needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Iverson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Zulu.
Zulu is persistently looking for the submission but Iverson is defending it well.
Iverson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Zulu is working for a guillotine from mount but Iverson frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson wants to control but Zulu is having none of it.
Iverson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Iverson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Zulu.
Iverson is desperately trying to improve his position but Zulu has a good base and remains in mount.
Iverson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Iverson trying to control but Zulu postures up.
Iverson looking for submissions off his back.
Iverson gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Iverson keeping moving, preventing Zulu from controlling successfully.
Shaka Zulu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iverson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zulu defends well.
Zulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Iverson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iverson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zulu wants to pass the guard but Iverson is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Iverson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Iverson 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 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Iverson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Verdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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162 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francisco Valdez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sven Verdek!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valdez staying out of range there.
Valdez checks a low kick from Verdek.
Verdek swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Valdez throws out a loose jab but Verdek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Verdek fails with a takedown attempt.
Verdek pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Valdez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Verdek's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valdez checks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Verdek.
Verdek gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Valdez prevents Verdek from improving position.
Verdek advances to full mount.
Verdek wants to take Valdez's back here but Valdez is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Verdek goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Valdez turns into him and now he's in Verdek's guard.
Verdek is looking for a triangle but Valdez pushes his legs off easily.
Valdez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez wants to stand but Verdek is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Verdek is on top in guard.
Valdez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Verdek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Verdek drops back looking for a leg! Valdez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Valdez manages to kick Verdek off! Verdek jumps back into Valdez's guard.
Verdek drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Valdez dives on top into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez preventing the sweep.
Verdek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Valdez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Verdek's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Verdek working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valdez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valdez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Verdek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Valdez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Verdek throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Valdez escapes and throws Verdek's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Verdek looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Valdez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Verdek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valdez slips under a jab from Verdek.
Valdez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valdez looks to land a left hand but Verdek moved out of range nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Verdek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Valdez misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sven Verdek will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Valdez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Verdek thows a leg kick but Valdez checks it
and Valdez counters with a stiff right hand.
Valdez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Verdek lands a two punch combo.
Verdek throws a head kick but Valdez moves out of range.
Valdez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verdek moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verdek misses with a double jab
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Sven Verdek has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Verdek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Verdek on the side of the head.
Francisco Valdez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valdez takes a swing at Verdek's ribcage but misses.
Valdez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Verdek.
Verdek moves out of range as Valdez strikes.
Valdez throws a head kick that misses.
Verdek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valdez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danga de danga de dang - Valdez scores with a four punch combination!
Francisco Valdez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to de liver by Verdek. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Verdek manages to avoid it.
Verdek turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Valdez is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Valdez blocks a leg kick.
Valdez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Verdek counters with a head kick. That will keep Valdez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Verdek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valdez pinned against the cage. Valdez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Valdez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verdek misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Verdek throws a leg kick but Valdez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Valdez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verdek moves away.
Valdez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Valdez is looking to score with low kicks.
Verdek connects with a jab.
Valdez tries a head kick but it misses.
Valdez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Verdek gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Valdez counters with a series of strikes. Verdek will be more careful next time no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Valdez.
Verdek takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Verdek shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Verdek showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Verdek thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Verdek wants to pass to mount but Valdez is defending the position.
Verdek is trying to control. Valdez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Valdez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sven Verdek's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Valdez connects with a right hand. Verdek shakes it off.
Valdez misses with a combination
and Verdek counters with a single leg into guard. Valdez didn't expect that.
Valdez wants to get back to his feet but Verdek is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Verdek trying to control but Valdez is working from the bottom.
Valdez wants to stand but Verdek is controlling the position.
Verdek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Verdek drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Verdek jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Verdek tries to free his leg and advance position but Valdez is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verdek drops back looking for a leg! Valdez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Valdez manages to kick Verdek off! Verdek jumps back into Valdez's guard.
Verdek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Valdez wants to stand up but Verdek is controlling him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Valdez lands with an overhand left.
Valdez tries to bum rush Verdek with a series of wild strikes but Verdek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Verdek.
Valdez swings for the body but Verdek moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Valdez throws a series of punches but Verdek avoids them all with ease.
Nice straight punches there by Valdez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Valdez.
Verdek takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Verdek on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Verdek is rocked!
Valdez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Verdek misses with a body shot.
Verdek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Verdek is looking to chop away at Valdez's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Verdek counters with a left and a right that stings Valdez.
Valdez digs a good body shot into Verdek's ribs.
Valdez misses with a straight right.
Valdez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Verdek on the side of the head.
Valdez leaves Verdek with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Francisco Valdez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Verdek slips a jab and a cross from Valdez.
Valdez moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verdek misses with a kick to the body
and Valdez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Valdez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Verdek.
Verdek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Francisco Valdez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Verdek.
Valdez misses with a straight left.
Verdek misses with a wild body shot.
Verdek misses with a leg kick.
Verdek takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francisco Valdez showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Valdez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francisco Valdez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Portimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Tsadyleba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy Portimo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Tsadyleba!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsadyleba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tsadyleba looks to land a combination but Portimo avoids it well.
Portimo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tsadyleba pinned against the cage. Tsadyleba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Portimo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tsadyleba sprawls well. Tsadyleba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Portimo gets slowly back to his feet.
Tsadyleba tries to clinch but Portimo is having none of it.
Portimo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tsadyleba was covering up waiting for the punch and Portimo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tsadyleba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tsadyleba thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Tsadyleba trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Portimo stops Tsadyleba from standing up.
Tsadyleba throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Tsadyleba is looking to stand up but Portimo isn't so interested in that idea.
Tsadyleba working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portimo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tsadyleba is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tsadyleba has escaped and now he's on top!
Tsadyleba postures up in Portimo's guard and throws a big left but Portimo blocks it.
Tsadyleba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Portimo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tsadyleba has managed to get both his arms back between Portimo's legs - danger averted.
Portimo looking for a guillotine here but Tsadyleba defends easily.
Portimo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tsadyleba is aware though and is defending well.
Tsadyleba trying to control the position from guard on top but Portimo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Portimo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tsadyleba defends well.
Portimo is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsadyleba wants to control from the top but Portimo keeps moving.
Portimo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tsadyleba escapes and throws Portimo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tsadyleba is looking to take a break and control but Portimo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tsadyleba is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Portimo is looking for a sweep.
Tsadyleba decides to stand back up. Tsadyleba steps back and let's Portimo get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Portimo has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Portimo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsadyleba tries to clinch up but Portimo circles away and keeps his distance.
Tsadyleba closes the distance and pushes Portimo back into the ropes.
Tsadyleba jumps into guard, dragging Portimo to the mat.
Tsadyleba has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Portimo doesn't defend quickly enough and Tsadyleba has managed to lock this one up! Can Portimo escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Tsadyleba on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Laurent Tsadyleba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Jee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Get The Funk Out Of My Face. Watanabe has chosen Insomnia by Tiësto as his entrance music. Karl Jee has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Jee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jee takes one to the side of the head.
Jee misses with a body shot.
Jee throws a shot from downtown. Watanabe moves away and avoids it.
Watanabe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jee falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Watanabe to counter with a crisp jab.
Watanabe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watanabe lunges at Jee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jee's hand.
Jee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jee misses with a body punch
and Watanabe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jee thinking.
Watanabe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watanabe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jee is breathing heavily.
Watanabe misses with a wild combination.
Jee misses the body punch
and Watanabe counters with a right hand to the body.
Watanabe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Watanabe throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Jee colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Watanabe as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Jee is left battered and dazed whilst Watanabe and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Watanabe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Contender. Hayes has chosen 50cent - I´ll WHIP YA HEAD BOY as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gattsu Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hayes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hayes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Hayes.
Hayes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Emelianenko did well to prevent Hayes getting side control.
Hayes is thwarting Emelianenko's attempts to control the position.
Hayes is working for a submission of some sort.
Hayes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hayes stops Emelianenko from getting back to his feet.
Hayes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Emelianenko regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hayes 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.
Emelianenko manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Emelianenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hayes can pounce on him.
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Hayes counters with a left and a right that stings Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hayes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Emelianenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Hayes slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Gary Hayes has been cut.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko shows good takedown defense.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Hayes shoots in but no luck this time.
Gattsu Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Hayes.
Nice sprawl there from Emelianenko as Hayes shoots in.
Gattsu Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hayes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to de liver by Hayes. Beautiful body shot.
Hayes throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Emelianenko.
Hayes looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Emelianenko lands a really nice looking cross but Hayes seems unphased.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hayes manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayes.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Hayes just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko thuds a left hand into Hayes's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A nice combination there by Emelianenko.
Hayes scores with a takedown into Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hayes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Emelianenko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Emelianenko has escaped and now he's on top!
Hayes is trying to control the position but Emelianenko postures up.
Emelianenko gets to his feet - Hayes follows without any prompting.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hayes slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayes looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Hayes looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Hayes throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
A combination from Hayes does no damage.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayes throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelianenko lands with a shot to the body.
Hayes throws a leg kick but Emelianenko moved away.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hayes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayes throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Hayes counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emelianenko thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gattsu Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Hayes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hayes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emelianenko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hayes.
Emelianenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hayes doesn't seem bothered though.
Hayes lands an overhand right.
Hayes is looking to score with low kicks.
Hayes cracks Emelianenko with an open hand slap.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hayes throws out the jab.
Hayes misses with a double jab.
Gattsu Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko is looking to wear down Hayes with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes staying out of range there.
Emelianenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayes counters with a stiff right hand.
Hayes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Hayes feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Hayes.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emelianenko sprawls well. Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
Gattsu Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hayes.
Hayes scores with a three punch combo!
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Hayes avoids it well.
Hayes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hayes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hayes.
Hayes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Hayes is just out of range.
Hayes throws a front kick aimed at Emelianenko's knee but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Hayes avoids them all with ease.
Hayes misses with a straight left.
Nice jab there from Hayes.
Some wild striking there from Hayes.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes misses the jab.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emelianenko sprawls well. Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hayes gets slowly back to his feet.
Gattsu Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Hayes.
Emelianenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A combination from Emelianenko does no damage.
Emelianenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hayes defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Hayes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hayes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left lands for Hayes.
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hayes finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Hayes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Emelianenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hayes feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down.
Hayes swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko walks into a left hand.
Hayes looks to land a combination. Emelianenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hayes.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayes circles away quickly and effectively.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Hayes avoids it easily.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Emelianenko as he avoids it easily.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Hayes.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Hayes does no damage.
Hayes is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks.
Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hayes counters with a two punch combo.
Emelianenko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hayes connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emelianenko momentarily.
Hayes misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko takes one to the chin there.
Hayes moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
Hayes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Emelianenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hayes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hayes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko defends it nicely.
Hayes throws a series of strikes that have Emelianenko backpedaling.
A nice combination there by Hayes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayes throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hayes throwing strikes from guard but Emelianenko blocks nicely.
Hayes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gary Hayes's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Hayes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hayes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hayes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko lands a right hook to the body.
Hayes throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hayes.
Gary Hayes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hayes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
Hayes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
Hayes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hayes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Emelianenko cracks Hayes with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko cracks a nice hook into Hayes's ribs.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Emelianenko won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hayes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep.
Hayes thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hayes throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Emelianenko works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hayes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hayes seems to be looking for submissions.
Emelianenko is looking to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Emelianenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hayes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hayes scoring with some ground and pound.
Emelianenko managing to control the position.
Hayes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hayes throws a big right hand that misses.
Hayes postures up in Emelianenko's guard and throws a big left but Emelianenko blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes drops back looking for a leg! Emelianenko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Emelianenko manages to kick Hayes off! Hayes jumps back into Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Hayes is controlling the position.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hayes.
Emelianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko lands a jab to Hayes's midsection.
Hayes stalks Emelianenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Emelianenko's face. Emelianenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Hayes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emelianenko as he jumps to the side.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Emelianenko is trying to keep Hayes in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hayes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Emelianenko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Emelianenko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Emelianenko!
Hayes is trying to control Emelianenko's posture but Emelianenko avoids it.
Emelianenko decides to stand back up. Emelianenko steps back and let's Hayes get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Hayes's head but Hayes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
so Hayes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Hayes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hayes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Hayes!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graham Wellington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Wukong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wellington comes into the arena with Scary blaring out of the sound system. 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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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graham Wellington!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun Wukong!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wukong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wukong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wukong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wellington explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wellington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wukong was well out of range. Poor timing from Wellington.
Wellington tries to clinch up but Wukong circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as Wukong blocks the low kick.
Wellington scores with a jab to the body.
Wukong looks gassed!
Wellington lands a big head kick that sends Wukong tumbling to the mat! Wellington takes a step backwards and waves Wukong back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Sun Wukong has been cut.
Graham Wellington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wellington avoids a kick to the body.
Wellington pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wukong swats away the attempt to clinch by Wellington.
Wellington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wellington rushes Wukong with punches - Wukong moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Wukong goes down! Wellington follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graham Wellington!
Graham Wellington retains his light heavyweight title!
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