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Pride 31: Brighter Days PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Til I Collapse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seth Bender!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bender tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bender somewhat.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Bender shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Penn defends it nicely.
Bender shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Penn sprawls well. Penn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bender gets slowly back to his feet.
DJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Bender.
Nice uppercut lands for Penn. That snapped Bender's head back.
Bender swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender fails with a takedown attempt.
Bender tries to score a power double leg takedown but Penn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bender somewhat.
Bender shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Penn looking for subs off his back but Bender has passed one foot through into half guard.
Penn trying to hold on to Bender's head to control him but Bender postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Penn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Penn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bender advances to half guard.
Penn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bender.
Bender is trying to control. Penn wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Penn is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bender not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn moves into full guard.
Bender has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bender wants to pass the guard but Penn is keeping the position.
Penn keeping moving, preventing Bender from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Seth Bender hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bender changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penn tries to avoid it but Bender manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penn to the ground. Penn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penn looking for a guillotine here but Bender defends easily.
Bender looking to sit in guard and control but Penn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bender manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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.
Penn working to try and regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bender.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seth Bender dominated that round.
That's time! Penn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bender tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Bender takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bender.
Bender clinches up against the ropes.
Bender prevents Penn from breaking the clinch.
Bender drags the fight down to the ground.
Penn passes into half guard.
Penn frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Penn wants to control the pace but Bender is squirming around nicely.
Bender really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Penn working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bender has given up his back. Will we see Penn going for some submissions?
Penn working for a choke but Bender is defending well.
Bender rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to pass to full mount but Bender defends it.
Bender is in trouble now - Penn has advanced to mount!
Bender keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bender gets back to half guard.
Penn wants to pass to mount but Bender is defending the position.
Penn passes to side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn is trying to get an arm triangle but Bender is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn trying to control the position but Bender is working away.
Penn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bender is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Penn tries to move to mount but Bender blocks the move with his legs.
Bender is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Penn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Penn wants to pass to mount but Bender is defending the position.
Penn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bender!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Penn pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender tries to reverse the position but Penn maintains control.
Penn wants to take Bender's back here but Bender is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Bender bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Penn keeping moving, preventing Bender from controlling successfully.
Penn had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bender defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn working for a triangle but Bender defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Penn dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Penn connects with a body shot.
Penn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bender on the side of the head.
Bender feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Penn being controlled here, momentarily.
Bender trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Bender stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender wants to control from the top but Penn keeps moving.
Seth Bender has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Penn stuffs the takedown attempt from Bender. Bender gets slowly back to his feet.
Penn leaves Bender with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Seth Bender seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn scores with a sloppy right hand. Bender should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bender shoots for a takedown but Penn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
DJ Penn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Bender.
Penn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Penn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Penn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bender checks a leg kick.
Bender shoots in for a takedown but Penn shows good takedown defense.
Bender misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a right and a left that Bender avoids nicely.
Bender fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Penn avoids it really well and circles away.
Penn slaps away a takedown attempt from Bender, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bender tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Bender throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn stuns Bender with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender avoids the body shot from Penn.
Penn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bender darts in and clinches Penn up against the ropes.
Bender has Penn pressed against the ropes, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bender has Penn pressed against the ropes, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bender fails to pull guard.
Penn tries to circle away but Bender has him pinned against the ropes.
Bender tries to score a body lock takedown but Penn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Penn.
Penn scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Seth Bender has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Penn wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn pulls guard successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bender wants to hold on but Penn pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Penn!
Our winner, DJ Penn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krayzie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shim Changmin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Good gas tank |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Krayzie Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shim Changmin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Changmin throws a jab but it's blocked by Jackson.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Changmin pushes him off.
Changmin cracks Jackson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Changmin looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Changmin throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
Jackson pushes Changmin away with a front kick.
Changmin throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jackson.
An inside leg kick lands from Jackson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Jackson.
Changmin looks gassed!
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jackson.
Jackson scores with a nice body kick.
Jackson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jackson darts in trying to clinch
and Changmin counters with a left and a right that stings Jackson.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Changmin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Changmin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Changmin misses with the combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jackson.
Changmin checks a leg kick.
Jackson throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Changmin keeps it at a distance.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Changmin circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson wants to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jackson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krayzie Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Changmin was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Changmin misses with a two punch combination.
Changmin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Changmin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Changmin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson takes the fight into the clinch.
Changmin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson has Changmin pressed against the ropes, preventing Changmin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Changmin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Changmin.
Changmin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Changmin's brow.
Changmin blocks an elbow strike.
Changmin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jackson.
Jackson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Changmin's efforts to push away.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Changmin avoids the damage to the body.
Changmin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Changmin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Changmin cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Changmin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jackson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson works on Changmin's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Changmin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jackson scores with punches from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krayzie Jackson 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.
Changmin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson throws a wild body kick that Changmin sees coming a mile off.
Changmin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Changmin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a body kick that stops Changmin in his tracks momentarily.
Changmin fails to land with a series of punches.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Changmin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jackson is looking to chop away at Changmin's legs.
Changmin throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
A punch combination from Changmin misses.
Changmin throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Changmin.
Jackson throws a jab when Changmin was well out of range.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Changmin keeps the fight on the outside.
Changmin throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Changmin keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Changmin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson tries to clinch but Changmin moves out of range.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch but Changmin is having none of it.
Changmin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jackson counters with a body kick that stops Changmin in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Changmin pushes him off.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Changmin keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson wants to clinch up but Changmin keeps it at a distance.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Changmin swinging wildly here.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Changmin moves out of range easily.
Changmin moves out of range of the body kick from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Changmin swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Jackson tries to clinch but Changmin moves out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch but Changmin is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Changmin blocks a head kick by Jackson.
Jackson looks to clinch
and Changmin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Changmin circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Changmin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Changmin can do to turn this around?
Some wild striking there from Changmin.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Changmin looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Changmin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Changmin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jackson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Changmin keeps it at a distance.
Jackson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A cross from Changmin lands.
Jackson drives through and clinches with Changmin against the ropes.
Changmin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Changmin is defending well for now.
Jackson is leaning against Changmin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Changmin.
Changmin avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the ropes.
Changmin can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krayzie Jackson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jackson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson tries to clinch but Changmin is having none of it.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Changmin is avoiding it.
Jackson connects with a solid leg kick.
Changmin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Changmin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Changmin throws a right and a left that Jackson avoids nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jackson.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Changmin throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jackson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Changmin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Changmin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Changmin circles away.
Changmin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Changmin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Changmin avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Changmin avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Changmin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Changmin tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Changmin avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the ropes.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Changmin takes an elbow to the temple.
Changmin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Changmin avoids it.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Changmin avoids it.
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Changmin.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jackson working Changmin over with knees to the body.
Changmin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Changmin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Changmin avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Changmin shrugs off.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Changmin avoids the damage to the body.
Changmin avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow inside that Changmin shrugs off.
Changmin avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Changmin avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Changmin avoids the elbow strike from Jackson, against the ropes.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Changmin's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jackson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Changmin's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Changmin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Changmin is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Changmin avoids it.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Changmin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jackson walks away with a smile on his face. Changmin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shim Changmin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Changmin misses with a two punch combination.
Changmin gets tackled into the ropes by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Jackson cracks Changmin with a nice body shot.
Changmin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jackson after a bit of a struggle.
Changmin drags the fight down to the ground.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krayzie Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jackson 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krayzie Jackson!
A victorious Krayzie Jackson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Assis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Motorhead-Killed by death. Assis has chosen Falling Slowly as his entrance music. Kimbo Assis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steve Austin's chin.
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255 lbs
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240 lbs
7 - 9 - 1 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimbo Assis!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assis dives in and grabs Austin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Austin pushes down on Assis's head and hops out.
Austin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Assis on the side of the head.
Austin leaves Assis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Assis.
Assis has his takedown stuffed
and Austin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Austin. Assis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Austin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Austin lands with a shot to the body.
Austin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Austin lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin thows a body shot but no joy.
Austin lands a slapping body shot.
Assis ducks right into an uppercut from Austin.
Austin throws a right hand that Assis ducks under and follows up with a left that Assis also avoids with ease.
Assis looks for a takedown but Austin sprawls well.
Nice jab there from Austin.
Assis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis shoots in for a takedown but Austin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Assis feints and as Austin raises his hands in defense, Assis changes levels and drives through with a 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Austin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Assis.
Assis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Assis from controlling successfully.
Austin pulls Assis in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Austin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Assis throwing strikes but missing.
Austin wants to get back to his feet but Assis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Austin can't keep his opponent in guard - Assis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Austin defending well though.
Assis is controlling the pace.
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!
Assis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Austin tries to kick Assis off but Assis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Austin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Austin is not content to let Assis control the position.
Assis thows a huge punch but Austin dodges it nicely.
Austin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Austin tries to get out of the position.
Austin is trying to stand back up but Assis is controlling him
Assis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Assis.
Austin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Austin looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Assis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Assis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Assis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Austin keeps working.
Austin is trying to stand up here but Assis is controlling him well.
Assis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Austin keeps working.
Austin tries to roll over but Assis keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Austin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Assis from controlling successfully.
Austin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Assis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Assis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Austin keeps working.
Assis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Assis is looking to take a break and control but Austin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Austin is trying to stand up here but Assis is controlling him well.
Assis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Austin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Assis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Austin pushes Assis off looking to stand but Assis dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kimbo Assis will probably get the nod.
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.
Assis tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Austin to counter with a crisp jab.
Assis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Austin sprawls well. Austin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Assis gets slowly back to his feet.
Austin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steve Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Assis's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Austin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Assis scrambles back to his feet.
Assis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Austin scores with a shot to the body.
Assis shoots in for a takedown but Austin shows good takedown defense.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Assis.
Assis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Assis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Austin's waist but Austin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assis off to one side.
Austin punishes Assis's body with a nice straight punch.
Austin lands with a hook. Assis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Austin scores with a one two! Assis had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Austin. Beautiful body shot.
Austin cracks a nice hook into Assis's ribs.
Steve Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assis is breathing heavily.
Austin scores with a three punch combo!
Assis tries for a takedown but Austin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
Austin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Austin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Austin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Austin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Assis has time to react.
Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Austin finds it's way through Assis's defenses.
Austin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Assis under the eye.
Assis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Assis tries for a takedown but Austin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steve Austin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Assis's head backwards.
Austin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Assis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Left hook, right uppercut from Austin.
Assis looks for a takedown but Austin sprawls well.
Austin leaves Assis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Assis closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Austin digs a good hook to Assis's body.
Austin lands a jab.
Austin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Austin lands with an uppercut that bounces Assis off the ropes and back into range.
Austin lands with a shot to the body.
Assis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Austin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Assis on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
Austin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Austin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Assiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Austin lands a nice looking body shot.
Austin scores with a three punch combo!
Austin scores with a jab.
Austin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Assis shoots in for a double leg but Austin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Austin digs a good hook to Assis's body.
Assis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Austin.
Good standup being displayed there by Austin as he connects with a hook.
Austin lands with a right hand.
Donk. Austin catches Assis right on the button with a cross.
Assis shoots in and drives through. Austin sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin cracks Assis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Assis shoots for a takedown but Austin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Austin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Assis has time to react.
Austin lands a jab to the nose.
Assis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Austin stalks Assis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Assis's face. Assis staggers backwards, shaken.
Assis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A cross from Austin lands.
Austin lands with a straight right. Assis didn't see that one coming.
Assis has his takedown stuffed
enabling Austin to counter with a crisp jab.
Assis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Assis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Assis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Austin lands the left hand.
Austin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Austin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Austin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Austin stuns Assis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Austin feints a jab promting Assis to slip. Austin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Assis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Austin digs a good body shot into Assis's ribs.
Austin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Austin tests Assis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Austin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Austin duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Assis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Austin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Austin cracks Assis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Assis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Austin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Austin cracks Assis with an open hand slap.
Left hook, right uppercut from Austin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Austin as he avoids it easily.
Austin lands a nice shot to the body.
Assis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Austin scores with a hook.
Austin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Austin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Assis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Austin counters with a stiff right hand.
Assis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steve Austin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kimbo Assis.
Austin cracks Assis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Austin lands with a good body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Austin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Assis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Austin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assis can do to turn this around?
Austin digs a good body shot into Assis's ribs.
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!
Austin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin misses with a double jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Austin.
Austin lands a nice hook to Assis's body. Assis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Austin connects with a body shot that sends Assis's belly button to the back.
Austin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Austin.
Austin with a nice cross.
Horrible takedown by Assis or perhaps it was just good defense by Austin which made him look bad.
Assis ducks right into an uppercut from Austin.
Austin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Austin.
Austin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Austin takes a swing at Assis's ribcage but misses.
Austin lands an overhand right.
Austin connects with a single shot there.
Austin 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Austin sprawls well. Austin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Assis gets slowly back to his feet.
Assis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Austin sprawls well. Austin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Assis gets slowly back to his feet.
Austin lands with a nice body punch.
Austin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Austin cracks a nice hook into Assis's ribs.
Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
Austin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Austin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Assis tries to move into range but Austin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Assis at a distance.
Assis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Austin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Austin is working the combinations to good effect here.
Austin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assis moves away.
Austin leaves Assis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assis shoots in looking for a takedown but Austin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Assis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Austin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Assis fails with a takedown attempt.
Assis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Austin scores with a punch to the head.
Assis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Austin circles away.
Austin lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Austin 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:26
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Austin!
Steve Austin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kobra Clothing Inc. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boom Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olubowale Folarin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boom comes into the arena with Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down blaring out of the sound system. Boom Boom has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
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180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boom Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Olubowale Folarin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom tries for a takedown but Folarin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Boom wants to clinch
and Folarin counters with a nice uppercut.
Folarin stuffs the takedown.
Folarin looks to land a right hand but Boom moved out of range.
Boom tries to clinch there but Folarin circles away.
Boom lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Olubowale Folarin has been cut.
Folarin lands a right hook to the body.
Boom with a poor takedown
and Folarin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boom Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Boom with that takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom slips a straight right by Folarin.
Boom dives in and grabs Folarin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Folarin pushes down on Boom's head and hops out.
Boom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Folarin thows a body shot but no joy.
Good exchange - Boom coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folarin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boom changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Folarin tries to avoid it but Boom manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Folarin to the ground. Folarin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Folarin. Boom does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boom tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Folarin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boom scores a takedown into full mount!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Folarin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boom pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Folarin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Boom jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Folarin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Folarin and Boom has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Folarin tries to bench press Boom off him but Boom keeps the position.
Boom is putting a hurting on Folarin here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boom tries for a kimura but Folarin is defending well.
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.
Folarin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boom working the ground and pound but Folarin is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Folarin struggling a bit here.
Boom sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Folarin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Boom trying to control the action but Folarin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boom in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Boom looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Folarin is avoiding damage well.
Folarin tries to bench press Boom off him but Boom keeps the position.
Folarin manages to get back to half guard.
Folarin trying to control here.
Boom passes to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Folarin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Folarin swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Folarin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom landing strikes from the mount and Folarin is in trouble!
Boom wants to control the pace but Folarin is squirming around nicely.
Boom lands a big shot there that rocks Folarin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Folarin is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boom lands a big shot to the head and Folarin winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Boom Boom!
Boom Boom thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Huey Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Gunnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Huey Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson lands a slapping body shot.
Newton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Newton rushes Gunnarsson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Newton looking to slow down the pace here.
Newton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Newton tries to work over Gunnarsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunnarsson blocks an uppercut.
Gunnarsson managing to block the knees to the body from Newton.
Newton misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson working aggressively here.
Gunnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gunnarsson as Newton tries to tie him up.
Newton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gunnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunnarsson lands with a right to the head.
Newton can't find room to land a body shot as Gunnarsson controls the action.
Knees to the body from Newton.
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!
Newton throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunnarsson.
Newton lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunnarsson avoids the damage to the body.
Newton lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Newton.
Newton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gunnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Newton.
Gunnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Newton.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
Newton missing with knees to the body.
Newton throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunnarsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Newton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunnarsson or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Newton.
Newton tries a knee to the head but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Gunnarsson scores with a shot to the side of Newton's head.
Newton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gunnarsson is keeping busy.
Newton scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gunnarsson is trying to drag Newton to the mat but Newton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton blocks a body shot from Gunnarsson.
A short uppercut from Gunnarsson.
Newton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunnarsson is defending well for now.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunnarsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Newton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunnarsson is defending well for now.
Gunnarsson avoiding damage as Newton throws knees to the body.
Newton misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Newton obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Newton.
Gunnarsson misses with some punches.
Newton blocking some punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Newton obliges.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Newton tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunnarsson avoids the damage to the body.
Gunnarsson lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Gunnarsson avoiding damage as Newton throws knees to the body.
Gunnarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunnarsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Newton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Huey Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Gunnarsson misses the target.
Newton misses with a wild body shot.
Gunnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Newton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A head kick by Newton misses
and Gunnarsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gunnarsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Newton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Newton.
Newton throws a head kick that misses.
Huey Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gunnarsson gets tackled into the ropes by Newton. Newton maintains the clinch.
Newton lands a good knee to the midsection. Gunnarsson won't want to take too many of those.
Newton tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunnarsson avoids the damage to the body.
Newton looking to throw knees to the head but Gunnarsson is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Newton working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Newton with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Newton takes a shot to the head.
Newton prevents the takedown attempt.
Newton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunnarsson.
A hook to the body from Newton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gunnarsson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Newton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gunnarsson tightens his grip and picks Newton up, before dumping him to the ground. Newton manages to land in guard.
Gunnarsson preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Huey Newton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Newton closes the distance and clinches.
Gunnarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gunnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gunnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newton misses with a knee strike.
Gunnarsson misses with a body punch.
Gunnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
Gunnarsson scores with a hook to the body.
Gunnarsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Newton is trying to maintain a safe position but Gunnarsson gets an underhook and turns Newton into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Newton misses with a knee to the head.
Gunnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunnarsson or not.
Gunnarsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huey Newton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gunnarsson misses with some punches.
Gunnarsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Gunnarsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunnarsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newton tries a body shot but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Newton takes a shot to the head.
Gunnarsson working aggressively here.
Gunnarsson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Newton prevents it.
Newton lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Newton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunnarsson's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newton.
Gunnarsson misses with some punches.
Newton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunnarsson avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gunnarsson.
Newton working Gunnarsson over with knees to the body.
Gunnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
Gunnarsson has picked Newton up - he's going for a ride! Gunnarsson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson is looking to work some ground and pound but Newton has wrist control.
Gunnarsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Newton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunnarsson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gunnarsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Newton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gunnarsson working some strikes from top position.
Gunnarsson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton is not content to let Gunnarsson control the position.
Gunnarsson wants to take a breather but Newton manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson wants to pass the guard but Newton is keeping the position.
Gunnarsson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Newton's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunnarsson not doing much here.
Gunnarsson throws a strike but Newton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Gunnarsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gunnarsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gunnarsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Newton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gunnarsson. That did some damage!
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Gunnarsson.
Newton is looking to slow Gunnarsson down with leg kicks.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
Newton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gunnarsson lands with a right hand.
Newton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newton misses with the combination.
Newton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Newton throws the left hand but Gunnarsson avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson blocks a head kick by Newton.
Gunnarsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Newton is looking to wear down Gunnarsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gunnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newton moves away.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton clinches.
Newton crunches a lovely knee into Gunnarsson's ribcage.
Newton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunnarsson avoids it.
Newton looking to throw knees to the head but Gunnarsson is blocking nicely.
Gunnarsson pushes Newton back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson tries a body shot but Newton blocks it.
Newton trying to land knees to the body.
Newton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunnarsson avoids it.
Newton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Newton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Newton tries a knee to the head but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Newton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Newton blocking some punches.
Newton lands a shot to the body.
Gunnarsson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gunnarsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gunnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Newton backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunnarsson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Newton is defending well.
Huey Newton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson prevents a body shot from Newton.
Gunnarsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Gunnarsson digs a right hand into Newton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Newton's gas tank.
Gunnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Newton tries to stall but Gunnarsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gunnarsson avoiding damage as Newton throws knees to the body.
Gunnarsson tries a body shot but Newton blocks it.
Gunnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Newton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Newton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gunnarsson misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson working aggressively here.
Newton throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunnarsson.
Newton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gunnarsson wants a takedown.
Gunnarsson lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson managing to block the knees to the body from Newton.
Newton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunnarsson's face.
Newton working Gunnarsson over with knees to the body.
Newton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunnarsson is defending well for now.
Newton tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunnarsson avoids the damage to the body.
Gunnarsson tries a body shot but Newton blocks it.
Gunnarsson lands an uppercut.
Newton tries a body shot but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
Newton scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Gunnarsson.
Newton tries a body shot but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Gunnarsson tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short left from Gunnarsson.
A short uppercut from Gunnarsson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton scores a nice knee to the body.
Newton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gunnarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Newton or not.
Newton blocks a body shot from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson wants to take the fight to the mat but Newton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Newton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newton tries to land a knee to the head but Gunnarsson blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Newton digs a right hand into Gunnarsson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunnarsson's gas tank.
Gunnarsson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gunnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Huey Newton.
I think Newton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Huey Newton!
Huey Newton managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Revolution Fatigues, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Niwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedorov comes to the ring accompanied by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8kANB2XBYU&feature=related. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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24
180 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
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22
170 lbs
9 - 7 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksandr Fedorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Niwa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niwa closes the distance and clinches up with Fedorov, looking for a takedown. Niwa pushes Fedorov against the ropes but Fedorov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fedorov ducks under a wild hook from Niwa.
Fedorov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fedorov prevents Niwa from breaking the clinch.
Fedorov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fedorov pushes Niwa back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Fedorov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fedorov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Niwa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fedorov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fedorov moves in looking to clinch but Niwa pushes him off.
Aleksandr Fedorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedorov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fedorov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Niwa counters with a nice body shot.
Fedorov slips a jab from Niwa.
Fedorov doesn't manage to clinch there - Niwa circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niwa misses with an uppercut. Fedorov saw that one coming.
Fedorov has a takedown stuffed.
Fedorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niwa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fedorov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Niwa is not content to let Fedorov control the position.
Niwa pushes Fedorov off and gets back to his feet.
Niwa throws a big shot that misses.
Fedorov wants to clinch up but Niwa keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Niwa is defended easily by Fedorov.
Niwa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedorov tries to kick Niwa off but Niwa keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niwa thows a huge punch but Fedorov dodges it nicely.
Fedorov trying to control from the bottom.
Fedorov has hold of Niwa's hands but Niwa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Niwa thows a huge punch but Fedorov dodges it nicely.
Fedorov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Niwa tries to stand and escape but Fedorov is controlling the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fedorov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Niwa is looking to stand up but Fedorov won't let him.
Niwa won't allow Fedorov to sweep him here.
Fedorov controls Niwa momentarily but Niwa frees himself.
Niwa throws a big right hand that misses.
Fedorov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fedorov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Niwa's guard.
Fedorov trying to control but Niwa is working from the bottom.
Niwa can't keep his opponent in guard - Fedorov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fedorov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Niwa does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Niwa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Niwa tries to roll over but Fedorov keeps him under control.
Fedorov content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aleksandr Fedorov just wasn't active enough.
Fedorov tries to clinch but Niwa is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov tests Niwa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Michael Niwa has been cut.
Fedorov closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Niwa tries to break the clinch but Fedorov is controlling the position.
Fedorov jumps guard.
Fedorov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fedorov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Niwa manages to get himself to full guard.
Fedorov stands and throws Niwa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Niwa tries to bench press Fedorov off him but Fedorov keeps the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niwa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fedorov controlling from side mount.
Niwa is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Fedorov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Fedorov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Niwa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Niwa is defended easily by Fedorov.
Niwa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aleksandr Fedorov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fedorov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Niwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Niwa lands a head shot.
Fedorov fails with the takedown.
Fedorov darts in and clinches Niwa up against the ropes.
Fedorov breaks from the clinch.
Fedorov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Niwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Niwa has his takedown stuffed
and Fedorov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niwa is looking to improve his position.
Fedorov wants to stand but Niwa has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov stands up and beckons Niwa to join him on the feet.
Fedorov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Niwa lands a jab to Fedorov's midsection.
Fedorov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Niwa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fedorov avoids it really well and circles away.
Aleksandr Fedorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Niwa.
Niwa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fedorov in his tracks.
Fedorov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Niwa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fedorov dives in and grabs Niwa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Niwa pushes down on Fedorov's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fedorov just leaning against Niwa, taking a breather.
Niwa tries to break the clinch but Fedorov is controlling the position.
Niwa is looking to break free of the clinch but Fedorov has double underhooks.
Fedorov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Niwa smiles and moves away.
Niwa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fedorov is fending him off so far but Niwa persists. Nope, Fedorov circles away and we're back to standing.
Niwa looks for a takedown but Fedorov sprawls well.
Fedorov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niwa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fedorov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Niwa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fedorov moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov lands an uppercut.
Niwa is looking to break free of the clinch but Fedorov has double underhooks.
Fedorov lands a left hand.
Fedorov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fedorov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Niwa scores with a punch to the head.
Niwa works the jab nicely.
Niwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Fedorov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Niwa pinned against the ropes. Niwa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fedorov shoots in but Niwa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fedorov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niwa.
Niwa connects with a nice looking jab.
Fedorov shoots in for a double leg but Niwa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Niwa.
Fedorov wants to clinch up but Niwa keeps it at a distance.
Fedorov tries to clinch but Niwa is having none of it.
Fedorov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Niwa pinned against the ropes. Niwa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fedorov shoots in and drives through. Niwa sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedorov staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Niwa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Niwa gets a double leg takedown into Fedorov's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Fedorov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Niwa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fedorov misses with a takedown attempt
and Niwa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fedorov darts in and clinches Niwa up against the ropes.
Niwa tries to break the clinch but Fedorov is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Fedorov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fedorov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Niwa prevents it.
Fedorov drags the fight down to the ground.
Aleksandr Fedorov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Niwa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fedorov is trying to control the position but Niwa postures up.
Fedorov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fedorov controlling the position easily from mount.
Niwa is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niwa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fedorov prevents Niwa from improving his position.
Fedorov stalling.
It looks like Fedorov is going to stand back up.
Fedorov seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Niwa is not content to let Fedorov control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Aleksandr Fedorov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fedorov clinches with his opponent.
Niwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niwa jabs Fedorov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fedorov has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksandr Fedorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedorov fails to land the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Niwa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niwa lands a head shot.
Fedorov tries to clinch but Niwa moves out of range.
Fedorov is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fedorov.
Fedorov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fedorov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niwa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fedorov at a distance.
Fedorov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Niwa sprawls well. Niwa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fedorov gets slowly back to his feet.
Niwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Niwa scores with a nice strike.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fedorov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fedorov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Niwa's half guard.
Fedorov uses his free foot to push down on Niwa's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Niwa.
Niwa is desperately trying to improve his position but Fedorov has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Niwa's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Niwa is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Niwa enables Fedorov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Niwa manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fedorov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Niwa, up you get!
Fedorov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Niwa jabs Fedorov right on the nose. Fedorov blinks but takes it well.
Fedorov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Niwa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Michael Niwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedorov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedorov doesn't manage to clinch there - Niwa circles away.
Fedorov is looking to clinch.
Fedorov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aleksandr Fedorov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Niwa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksandr Fedorov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fedorov 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksandr Fedorov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pizarro comes to the ring accompanied by Globus - Europa (Instrumental Version) . Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by . Marcelo Gracie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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29
200 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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25
202 lbs
14 - 10 - 3 |
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionicio Pizarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizarro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dionicio Pizarro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pizarro 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.
Gracie lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pizarro at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Pizarro.
Pizarro thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pizarro trying to control the position.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Pizarro keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Pizarro trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pizarro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pizarro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pizarro looking for a sweep. Not yet Pizarro, not yet.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Pizarro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gracie's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie postures up in Pizarro's guard and throws a big left but Pizarro blocks it.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pizarro is trying to hold Gracie in close to prevent damage but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pizarro throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Pizarro is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pizarro looking for subs from the bottom but Gracie mounts him!
Pizarro throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gracie. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pizarro is on top in guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Pizarro from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pizarro's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pizarro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pizarro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Pizarro blocks nicely.
Pizarro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
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.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Pizarro keeps moving.
Pizarro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
Pizarro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie trying to control but Pizarro is working from the bottom.
Pizarro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pizarro is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Gracie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pizarro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Pizarro has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie works over Pizarro with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pizarro has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pizarro looking to control.
Gracie trying to control but Pizarro is working from the bottom.
Gracie connects with a couple of short punches.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Pizarro is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working Pizarro over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pizarro's guard.
Pizarro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Pizarro's head.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pizarro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Pizarro is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pizarro avoid being mounted?
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pizarro defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Pizarro is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gracie lands a nice short elbow.
Pizarro trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ground and pound from Gracie.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pizarro wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Pizarro's hands, connecting with Pizarro's forehead.
Gracie is trying to control. Pizarro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gracie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Pizarro as Gracie shoots in.
Pizarro misses with an uppercut
and Gracie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pizarro.
Pizarro swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Pizarro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie with a hook.
Gracie gets caught napping as Pizarro dives in and scores a takedown. Gracie manages to retain guard.
Pizarro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pizarro trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pizarro looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pizarro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie is trying to keep Pizarro in close.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pizarro is one step ahead there.
Dionicio Pizarro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
Gracie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gracie has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Marcelo Gracie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gracie swings for the body but Pizarro moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro misses with a jab to the body
and Gracie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pizarro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into Pizarro's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marcelo Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pizarro tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie working away.
Gracie just content to control the position.
Pizarro regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gracie's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie is keen to just control but Pizarro is a slippery customer.
Pizarro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie not doing much here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pizarro tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Pizarro is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marcelo Gracie.
I've got Gracie winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcelo Gracie!
Marcelo Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Eder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papoh Bamoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eder comes to the ring accompanied by You're the best around. Bamoya is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Lupang Hinirang. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Eder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Papoh Bamoya!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bamoya tries to move into range but Eder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Eder takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Kyle Eder has been cut.
Eder throws a series of punches but Bamoya avoids them all with ease.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bamoya.
Bamoya tries to work over Eder's front leg with a kick but Eder checks it.
Bamoya misses with a few strikes there.
Eder misses with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eder connects with a leg kick. Bamoya looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bamoya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bamoya swinging wildly here.
Eder throws a hook but Bamoya avoids it easily.
Bamoya connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bamoya lands a left and a right that send Eder crashing to the mat, dazed. Bamoya thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Eder is rocked!
Eder finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oh Eder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bamoya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Papoh Bamoya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eder looks to land a left hand but Bamoya moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bamoya misses with a double jab.
Bamoya rushes Eder and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bamoya.
Bamoya lands a damaging elbow.
Eder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bamoya is leaning against Eder and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice elbow from Bamoya.
Bamoya lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Eder to his knees! Bamoya keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Papoh Bamoya!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sub Position (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles Stanfield acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Position!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Position moves away from the strike by Stanfield.
Stanfield throws an overhand right that lands on Position's shoulder, as Position tries to avoid the shot.
Position keeps the fight on the outside.
Stanfield connects with a good right hand that stumbles Position. Position circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stanfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Position.
Stanfield gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Position to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stanfield is looking for a triangle but Position pushes his legs off easily.
Position trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stanfield is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stanfield is trying to control the position but Position postures up.
Stanfield has his foot on Position's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Position works his way back into a safe position though.
Position trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stanfield has his foot on Position's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Position works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Position works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Position wants to free his trapped foot but Stanfield is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Stanfield wants to improve his position but Position is controlling well.
Position is thwarting Stanfield's attempts to control the position.
Stanfield is not content to let Position control the position.
Stanfield trying to hold on to Position's head to control him but Position postures up.
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.
Position is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Position wants to work for an arm triangle but Stanfield is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Position seems to be looking for submissions.
Stanfield is defending against the submission attempts here by Position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield is trying to get back to full guard.
Stanfield is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stanfield works his way to full guard. Good work.
Position pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stanfield is keeping the position for now.
Position stopping the sweep attempt from Stanfield.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stanfield is on top in guard.
Stanfield wants to control from the top but Position keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Position tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Position has an active guard here but Stanfield has managed to pass into half guard.
Stanfield is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Position regains full guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stanfield postures up in Position's guard and throws a big left but Position blocks it.
Stanfield throwing strikes from guard but Position blocks nicely.
Stanfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Position is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stanfield scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Position keeping moving, preventing Stanfield from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Position working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stanfield.
Position is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Position seems to be looking for submissions.
Stanfield is looking for a sweep. Position is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Position wants to pass the guard but Stanfield is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Position is working hard here to advance position.
Stanfield is trying to get back to full guard.
Position seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stanfield manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stanfield has his hands on Position's head, controlling the position.
Position postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Stanfield dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Position gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Stanfield counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Position.
Position drops his hands momentarily and Stanfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Sub Position has been cut.
Stanfield lands a jab to the nose.
Position drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Position sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stanfield's guard.
Stanfield trying to control from the bottom.
Position trying to mount his opponent but Stanfield defends it.
Stanfield trying to hold on to Position's head to control him but Position postures up.
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!
Position trying to control the action but Stanfield is working from the bottom.
Miles Stanfield has got the better of the ground game so far.
Position is thwarting Stanfield's attempts to control the position.
Position is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stanfield defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Position is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stanfield tries to roll over but Position keeps him under control.
Position wants to pass the guard but Stanfield is defending well.
Stanfield is looking for a sweep. Position is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Position is working for a kimura but Stanfield is defending it quite comfortably.
Position is thwarting Stanfield's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Position is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stanfield is just riding it out for now. Position eventually gives up the hold.
Position is pressing down on Stanfield's thigh, looking to free his foot. Stanfield is holding on for now.
Stanfield manages to get to full guard.
Position trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stanfield looking for a sweep. Not yet Stanfield, not yet.
Position stands and throws Stanfield's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stanfield tries to buck Position off but Position is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Position is trying to get an arm triangle but Stanfield is defending well.
Stanfield prevents Position from improving position.
Stanfield tries to bench press Position off him but Position keeps the position.
Position tries to advance to mount but Stanfield denies him.
Stanfield sneaks back into half guard.
Position works his way into side control.
Stanfield is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Position's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Position throwing shots but Stanfield is blocking nicely.
Stanfield is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Position pulls his head out easily.
Stanfield wants to get back to full guard.
Stanfield regains full guard. Nicely done.
Position trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Position looking to sit in guard and control but Stanfield gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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!
Stanfield working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Position preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stanfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Position is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stanfield defends well.
Stanfield postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sub Position will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sub Position's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Stanfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Position.
A big right from Stanfield misses.
Stanfield changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Position showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stanfield.
Stanfield catches Position with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Position has his takedown stuffed
and Stanfield counters with a stiff right hand.
Stanfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Position circles away.
Stanfield throws the left hand but Position avoids the punch easily.
Stanfield lands with a right hand.
Stanfield uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Position has time to react.
Stanfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield lands with a straight right. Position didn't see that one coming.
Stanfield misses with a straight left.
Position shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stanfield as he jumps to the side.
Position moves out of range as Stanfield strikes.
Stanfield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stanfield throws a solid leg kick but Position takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stanfield.
Position keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Stanfield finds it's target.
Stanfield has closed the distance and engaged Position in a clinch.
Position blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Position is trying to drag Stanfield to the mat but Stanfield just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Position. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Stanfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Position is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stanfield is defending well.
Stanfield looking to slow down the pace here.
Stanfield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stanfield lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanfield slows down the pace here.
Stanfield has a couple of punches blocked by Position.
Stanfield missing with knees to the body.
Stanfield gets through Position's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Stanfield.
Stanfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Stanfield pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Position is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stanfield misses with a short punch on the inside.
Position on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Position jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stanfield walks away with a smile on his face. Position gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stanfield doesn't manage to clinch there - Position circles away.
Position misses with a looping right.
Jab by Stanfield.
Stanfield throws a looping overhand right but Position ducks down to avoid it.
Stanfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stanfield closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stanfield.
Position tries to pull guard but Stanfield forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stanfield.
Stanfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield pushes Position back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Position tightens his grip and picks Stanfield up, before dumping him to the ground. Stanfield manages to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Position postures up.
Stanfield wants to sweep here but Position controlling him for the moment.
Stanfield is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stanfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stanfield drops an elbow to the side of Position's head.
Position tries to roll over but Stanfield keeps him under control.
Stanfield is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Position is just riding it out for now. Stanfield eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Position is trying to control but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miles Stanfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stanfield has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles Stanfield!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rough Rida. Mancinelli has chosen Lookin' Out My Backdoor as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mancinelli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aldo.
A jab from Aldo misses.
Aldo takes a swing at Mancinelli's ribcage but misses.
Mancinelli dives in and scores a takedown into Aldo's guard.
Mancinelli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mancinelli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mancinelli's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mancinelli connects with a couple of short punches.
Mancinelli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aldo keeping full guard, as Mancinelli tries to pass.
Mancinelli is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mancinelli passes into half guard.
Aldo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mancinelli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aldo has his hands clasped together around Mancinelli's back. He's all about the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Aldo is just riding it out for now. Mancinelli eventually gives up the hold.
Mancinelli prevents Aldo from improving his position.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet.
Mancinelli wants to work for an arm triangle but Aldo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Aldo gets full guard.
Mancinelli postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mancinelli 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.
Mancinelli with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mancinelli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mancinelli is looking to work some ground and pound but Aldo has wrist control.
Mancinelli throwing strikes but missing.
Aldo keeping full guard, as Mancinelli tries to pass.
Mancinelli loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mancinelli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mancinelli missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mancinelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Aldo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldo has momentary wrist control but Mancinelli slips an elbow through the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mancinelli trying to control but Aldo is working from the bottom.
Mancinelli wants to pass the guard but Aldo is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mancinelli working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aldo's head.
Mancinelli working some strikes from top position.
Mancinelli advances position into side control!
Mancinelli with the ground and pound but Aldo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mancinelli is looking for a kimura here.
Mancinelli looks to land a strike but Aldo avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mancinelli cracks Aldo with a solid left hand.
Aldo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Aldo controls Mancinelli momentarily but Mancinelli frees himself.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Aldo has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Mancinelli is looking to defend but Aldo has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Mancinelli! Aldo pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Mancinelli taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jose Aldo!
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FIGHT
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