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Pride 32: Tides PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masahiko Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Rakusaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakusaba has chosen David Bowie - Suffragette City as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masahiko Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Rakusaba!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rakusaba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rakusaba tries to clinch
and Kimura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kimura drives through and clinches with Rakusaba against the ropes.
Rakusaba has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kimura regains guard immediately.
Rakusaba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kimura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rakusaba is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rakusaba wants to control from the top but Kimura keeps moving.
Rakusaba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakusaba trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kimura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kazushi Rakusaba hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kimura misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Kimura.
Rakusaba looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kimura!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is desperately trying to improve his position but Rakusaba has a good base and remains in mount.
Rakusaba looking to control but Kimura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rakusaba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rakusaba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rakusaba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rakusaba looking to control but Kimura is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rakusaba wants to control but instead Kimura manages to regain half guard.
Rakusaba is working for a kimura but Kimura is defending it quite comfortably.
Kimura is not content to let Rakusaba control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is trying to get back to full guard.
Rakusaba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kimura tries to get to full guard but Rakusaba has control of the leg.
Rakusaba looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Rakusaba dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kimura stuffs the takedown.
Rakusaba misses with a low kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rakusaba.
You can see the frustration on Kimura's face as Rakusaba controls the position.
Kimura is trying to control Rakusaba's posture but Rakusaba avoids it.
Kimura tries to escape but Rakusaba is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakusaba is looking to take a break and control but Kimura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kimura is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kimura keeping his opponent close.
Kimura struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Masahiko Kimura.
Rakusaba has managed to clinch.
Kimura gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kimura is stalling in the full guard.
Kimura trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rakusaba's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura wants to pass the guard but Rakusaba is keeping the position.
Kimura wants to control from the top but Rakusaba keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rakusaba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Masahiko Kimura.
Rakusaba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kimura's waist but Kimura gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rakusaba off to one side.
Kimura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kimura has closed the distance and engaged Rakusaba in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura tightens his grip and picks Rakusaba up, before dumping him to the ground. Rakusaba manages to land in guard.
Kimura trying to control the position from guard on top but Rakusaba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rakusaba wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kimura manages to pass to side control.
Kimura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kimura trying to control from half guard but Rakusaba is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masahiko Kimura dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rakusaba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kimura moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Kimura misses.
Kimura misses with a looping right.
Rakusaba with a poor takedown
and Kimura counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kimura displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rakusaba.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rakusaba fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura misses with an uppercut
and Rakusaba counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rakusaba.
Rakusaba gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kimura has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rakusaba is working away from the top position though.
Kimura pushes Rakusaba off and gets back to his feet.
Kimura misses with a hook.
Rakusaba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kimura.
Rakusaba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rakusaba controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rakusaba can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kimura is looking to escape.
Kimura is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba trying to control but Kimura is having none of it.
Kimura is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rakusaba throwing strikes but Kimura recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Rakusaba is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kimura is just riding it out for now. Rakusaba eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura wants to get back to full guard.
Kimura is working hard here to advance position.
Kimura is staying active underneath Rakusaba, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazushi Rakusaba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rakusaba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazushi Rakusaba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguelito Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miguelito Dragon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miguelito Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hume!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon misses with a series of wild punches.
Hume slips a jab and a cross from Dragon.
Dragon connects with a nice looking jab.
Hume throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Dragon to counter with a crisp jab.
Dragon throws a series of punches but Hume moves out of range.
Dragon 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.
A head kick misses from Dragon.
Dragon misses with a few strikes there.
Hume tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Dragon scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon scores with a nice strike.
Dragon looks to land a combination but Hume avoids it well.
A punch combination from Dragon misses.
A head kick misses from Hume.
Hume fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dragon manages to avoid it.
Dragon with a jab.
It looks like James Hume has been cut.
Hume ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragon moves away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hume walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dragon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dragon does it's job there.
Hume avoids a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Hume.
It looks like Miguelito Dragon has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Dragon misses.
Hume throws a sloppy head kick
and Dragon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hume misses with an uppercut. Dragon saw that one coming.
Hume throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Dragon misses.
Hume throws a sloppy head kick and Dragon moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hume tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Hume.
Dragon tries a head kick but it misses.
Hume misses with a right hand
and Dragon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hume throws a right and a left that Dragon avoids nicely.
Hume is looking to chop away at Dragon's legs.
Dragon throws a one two combo.
Hume steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragon.
Dragon misses with a two punch combination.
Hume uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dragon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume misses the shot to the body.
Hume is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dragon rather than just go for the knockout.
Dragon connects with a body shot.
A head kick from Hume lands but Dragon takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragon throws a head kick but Hume moves out of range.
Dragon scores with a sloppy right hand. Hume should have avoided that one.
Dragon loads up on a big right hand but Hume slips the punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dragon scores with a jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dragon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguelito Dragon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dragon fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Dragon finds it's target.
Dragon throws a right and a left that Hume avoids nicely.
Dragon tries to bum rush Hume with a series of wild strikes but Hume uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hume fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dragon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dragon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dragon scores with a jab. Hume acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dragon lands with an uppercut that bounces Hume off the ropes and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hume ducks right into an uppercut from Dragon.
Dragon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragon connects with a single shot there.
Hume misses with an uppercut.
Dragon doesn't manage to clinch there - Hume circles away.
Hume lands an overhand right.
Hume defending well as Dragon loads up on a big left hand.
Hume looks to land a left hand but Dragon moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon tries to bum rush Hume with a series of wild strikes but Hume uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hume pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Miguelito Dragon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dragon throws a right hand that Hume ducks under and follows up with a left that Hume also avoids with ease.
Hume misses with a wild body shot.
Dragon throws a hook to the side of Hume's head but Hume sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hume has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hume throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dragon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hume just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragon moves out of range of the leg kick from Hume.
Hume rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Dragon.
Dragon dips to his left and cracks Hume with an uppercut!
Hume keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragon scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hume throws a head kick but Dragon moves out of range.
Hume shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hume throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragon tries to bum rush Hume with a series of wild strikes but Hume uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dragon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hume misses with an uppercut. Dragon saw that one coming.
Dragon throws a sloppy head kick and Hume moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hume on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragon misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguelito Dragon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dragon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Miguelito Dragon is winning the standup battle so far.
Hume throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dragon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hume needs to keep his hands up - Dragon had a free shot at his head there.
Dragon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hume misses with a head kick.
Dragon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dragon slips under a jab.
Dragon misses with a few strikes there.
Dragon throws a shot from downtown. Hume moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hume rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dragon counters with a one-two to the body.
A cross from Dragon lands.
Hume is rocked!
Dragon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hume is still on wobbly legs! Can Dragon finish him?
Dragon connects with a nice cross there... Hume is looking wobbly and Dragon recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Hume to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Dragon jumps onto the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Miguelito Dragon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Godcheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godcheck has chosen Higher Ground by The Red Hot Chili Peppers as his entrance music. Thiago Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
11 - 9 - 1 |
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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
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thiago Alves !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Godcheck!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godcheck misses with a hook. Alves ducked under it nicely.
Godcheck wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Godcheck shoots in and bounces Alves off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alves has his hands on Godcheck's head, controlling the position.
Godcheck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Godcheck from controlling successfully.
Alves wants to stand up but Godcheck is controlling him.
Alves looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves working a defensive guard here.
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.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Godcheck is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Godcheck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Godcheck lands a jab-cross combination.
Godcheck blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Godcheck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Godcheck throws a combination that misses
and Alves counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Godcheck moved out of range.
Alves ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alves is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Godcheck lands a nice shot that snaps Alves 's head back.
Alves throws a lazy uppercut
and Godcheck counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thiago Alves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Godcheck will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alves thows a body shot but no joy.
Godcheck avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alves misses with a looping left.
Godcheck slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Alves does no damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Alves .
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Godcheck counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Godcheck lands an impressive looking overhand right. Alves doesn't seem phased though.
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Godcheck staying out of range there.
Godcheck bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Godcheck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alves moves away from the strike by Godcheck.
A big right from Godcheck misses.
Alves throws a shot from downtown. Godcheck moves away and avoids it.
Godcheck might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Alves misses.
Godcheck slips a jab and a cross from Alves .
Alves scores with a nice right hand.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves throws a right hand that misses
and Godcheck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godcheck misses the jab.
Alves throws a jab when Godcheck was well out of range.
Godcheck ducks under a wild hook from Alves .
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alves thows a leg kick but Godcheck checks it
and Godcheck counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alves throws an off balance right hand
and Godcheck counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Godcheck dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Godcheck throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alves on the side of the head.
Alves misses with a double jab.
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Godcheck slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Godcheck.
Alves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Godcheck swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alves .
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Godcheck shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Alves manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Godcheck preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godcheck looking to pass the guard.
Godcheck missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alves controlling the position.
Alves trying to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Godcheck won't allow Alves to sweep him here.
Godcheck wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Godcheck landing with the ground and pound.
Godcheck distracts Alves with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves , not yet.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Godcheck from controlling successfully.
Alves being controlled here, momentarily.
Godcheck prevents Alves from getting back to his feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Josh Godcheck wasn't active enough on the ground.
Godcheck takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Alves misses
and Godcheck counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck lands with a shot to the body.
Godcheck manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Alves on his heels. He'll look to pass Alves 's guard now, I'm sure.
Alves looking to control.
Godcheck sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Godcheck trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Godcheck wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Josh Godcheck hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alves throws a nice looking combination but Godcheck bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Alves .
Thiago Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Godcheck avoids the body shot from Alves .
Alves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Godcheck.
Godcheck throws a lazy head kick
and Alves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Good exchange - Godcheck coming out on top.
Alves throws a head kick that misses
and Godcheck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godcheck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alves was well out of range. Poor timing from Godcheck.
Alves throws an overhand right that lands on Godcheck's shoulder, as Godcheck tries to avoid the shot.
Alves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Godcheck 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alves falls off balance throwing a combination
and Godcheck counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Godcheck connects with a jab.
Godcheck lands with a straight right. Alves didn't see that one coming.
Alves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Godcheck.
Alves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Josh Godcheck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Godcheck scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alves looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alves slips a straight right by Godcheck.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Decent striking displayed by Alves there.
Alves throws a right hand that Godcheck ducks under and follows up with a left that Godcheck also avoids with ease.
Alves throws a front kick aimed at Godcheck's knee but Godcheck avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Godcheck.
Alves has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Alves there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice defenses there by Godcheck.
Nice sprawl there from Alves as Godcheck shoots in.
Alves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Godcheck counters with a stiff right hand.
Godcheck connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alves . Alves circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alves is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice cross by Alves .
Alves looks to land a combination but Godcheck avoids it well.
Thiago Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Godcheck coming out on top.
Alves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Godcheck punishes Alves 's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Godcheck 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.
Alves looking for a sweep. Not yet Alves , not yet.
Alves is working hard here to advance position.
Godcheck controlling from the top position.
Godcheck wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck with a nice head shot there.
Godcheck trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Josh Godcheck has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Josh Godcheck was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Godcheck misses with the combination.
Godcheck throws a series of punches but Alves moves out of range.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Godcheck.
Josh Godcheck is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a hook to the side of Godcheck's head but Godcheck sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Godcheck's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alves under the eye.
Alves avoids the head kick by Godcheck.
Alves swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Godcheck moves out of range of the strikes.
Godcheck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alves momentarily.
Godcheck misses with a few strikes there.
Godcheck looks to throw the jab but Alves is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Godcheck avoids the body shot from Alves .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Godcheck blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Godcheck comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Godcheck 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Godcheck!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baltazar Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nickolas Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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182 lbs
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28
184 lbs
14 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent 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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baltazar Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nickolas Bryant!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryant scores with a leg kick.
Ramos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bryant circles away.
Ramos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ramos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ramos swinging wildly here.
Ramos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bryant.
Ramos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Bryant.
Bryant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Ramos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Bryant counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryant looks to land a left hand but Ramos moved out of range nicely.
Ramos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bryant circles away.
Ramos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bryant.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a low kick.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Good shot there by Bryant.
Bryant throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ramos on the side of the head.
Ramos looks to land a right hand but Bryant moved out of range.
Ramos moves forwards but Bryant connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryant is just out of range.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Bryant misses with a hook. Ramos ducked under it nicely.
Bryant fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bryant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramos loads up on a big right hand but Bryant slips the punch.
Bryant connects with a leg kick. Ramos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bryant wants to land a leg kick but Ramos is out of range.
Bryant feints and as Ramos raises his hands in defense, Bryant changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bryant scoring with punches to the head and body.
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.
Ramos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bryant's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nickolas Bryant wasn't active enough on the ground.
Ramos blocks a head kick by Bryant.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on Bryant's shoulder, as Bryant tries to avoid the shot.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
Ramos scores with a jab. Bryant acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ramos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bryant on the side of the head.
Bryant misses with a head kick.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
Bryant throws a sloppy head kick and Ramos moves out of range easily.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ramos lunges at Bryant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bryant's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baltazar Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bryant moves away from the strike by Ramos.
Ramos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bryant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bryant ducks under a wild hook from Ramos.
A lazy left from Ramos finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bryant.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bryant fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ramos to the ground. Bryant is now in Ramos's guard.
Bryant working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bryant trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickolas Bryant dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ramos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bryant's hands.
Bryant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramos was well out of range. Poor timing from Bryant.
Ramos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bryant connects with a right hand. Ramos shakes it off.
Ramos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bryant works Ramos's body with a nice hook.
Ramos throws out a leg kick but Bryant moves out of range and Ramos only half commits.
Bryant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Bryant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ramos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos throws a big right hand that misses.
Bryant bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramos's guard.
Bryant is looking to work some ground and pound but Ramos has wrist control.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Bryant postures up in Ramos's guard and throws a big left but Ramos blocks it.
Bryant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ramos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bryant uses it to pass to side control.
Bryant goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ramos rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bryant's guard! Nice work there by Ramos!
Bryant 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ramos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nickolas Bryant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bryant trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bryant keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ramos's head.
Bryant makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bryant connects with a couple of short punches.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ramos holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant postures up in Ramos's guard and throws a big left but Ramos blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bryant accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
Ramos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Bryant from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bryant with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nickolas Bryant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
and Bryant makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Baltazar Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryant avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Bryant takes a swing at Ramos's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Bryant misses.
Bryant clobbers Ramos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bryant has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ramos finds it's way round the side to connect with Bryant's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bryant, right into the meat.
Ramos looks to throw the jab but Bryant is out of range.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bryant scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ramos.
Bryant moves out of range as Ramos strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a looping right.
Bryant lands with a cross.
Ramos scores with a jab.
Ramos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bryant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ramos misses with a straight right.
Ramos misses with a double jab.
Bryant sizes up Ramos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bryant lands a jab to the nose.
Ramos is rocked!
Bryant throws a monster overhand right that drops Ramos! Bryant follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nickolas Bryant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ritsuko Asuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry HooHar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry HooHar will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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20
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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175 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ritsuko Asuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry HooHar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HooHar walks into a jab.
Asuke scores with a jab. HooHar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
HooHar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Asuke to counter with a crisp jab.
HooHar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Asuke finds it's target.
Asuke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
HooHar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Asuke throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Asuke finds it's target.
HooHar throws a leg kick but Asuke moved away.
Asuke throws a shot from downtown. HooHar moves away and avoids it.
A good leg kick by HooHar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
HooHar shoots for a takedown but Asuke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
HooHar moves out of range of the strikes.
HooHar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asuke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Asuke wants it to stay on the feet.
Asuke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Asuke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
HooHar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Asuke but Asuke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ritsuko Asuke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry HooHar.
Asuke works HooHar's body with a nice hook.
HooHar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Asuke lands the left hand.
HooHar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Ritsuko Asuke has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
HooHar 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.
Asuke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. HooHar defends it easily.
HooHar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
HooHar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Asuke working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. HooHar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Asuke is tightening it up a little... HooHar has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! HooHar reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! HooHar taps out! Nice BJJ there by Asuke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ritsuko Asuke!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ritsuko Asuke waved his t-shirt featuring Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Royal Tenenbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winner has chosen All I Do Is Win - DJ Khaled as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
183 lbs
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28
176 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Royal Tenenbaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Winner!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenenbaum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winner misses with a low kick.
Winner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Good leg kick by Winner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The fighters circling - Tenenbaum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Winner misses.
Winner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tenenbaum loads up on a big right hand but Winner slips the punch.
Nice shot lands for Tenenbaum.
Winner throws a series of punches but Tenenbaum avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Winner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tenenbaum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tenenbaum misses the shot to the body.
Winner moves out of range as Tenenbaum strikes.
Winner loads up on a big right hand but Tenenbaum slips the punch.
Winner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tenenbaum blocks the body kick.
Tenenbaum is looking to clinch.
Winner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Winner throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Winner.
A swing and a miss from Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum throws a head kick but Winner moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Winner. That's going to slow Tenenbaum down.
A punch combination from Tenenbaum misses.
Winner throws the kick towards the body but Tenenbaum avoids it.
Winner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Winner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tenenbaum fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Winner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner lands a right hook to the body.
Tenenbaum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tenenbaum misses with an uppercut.
Tenenbaum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winner.
Winner throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Tenenbaum counters with a stiff right hand.
Tenenbaum connects with a nice looking jab.
Tenenbaum scores with a crisp jab that stopped Winner in his tracks.
Tenenbaum tries to score a power double leg takedown but Winner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tenenbaum somewhat.
Winner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Winner misses with a hook. Tenenbaum ducked under it nicely.
Tenenbaum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winner moves away.
Tenenbaum misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum missing with a left hand there. Winner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tenenbaum on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Winner scores with a punch to the head.
Tenenbaum blocks a jab.
Winner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tenenbaum can pounce on him.
Winner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Winner looks to score with a jab to the body but Tenenbaum is just out of range.
Winner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tenenbaum sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Winner misses with a body shot
and Tenenbaum counters with a low kick, right behind Winner 's knee.
Tenenbaum throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tenenbaum darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Winner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tenenbaum.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner tries a low kick but Tenenbaum avoids it.
Tenenbaum checks a leg kick nicely.
Winner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tenenbaum moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Winner blocks the leg kick.
Winner punishes Tenenbaum's body with a nice straight punch.
Tenenbaum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tenenbaum looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Winner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tenenbaum stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tenenbaum moves out of range as Winner throws a body kick.
Winner is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tenenbaum had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tenenbaum avoids the body shot from Winner.
Tenenbaum lands with a slapping head kick.
Tenenbaum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Winner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stan Winner will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice leg kick lands there from Winner.
Tenenbaum with a hook.
Winner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tenenbaum misses with a few strikes there.
Tenenbaum throws a head kick but Winner moves out of range.
Tenenbaum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Winner.
Tenenbaum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Winner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tenenbaum throws a leg kick
and Winner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stan Winner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tenenbaum throws out a loose jab but Winner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Winner throws a head kick but Tenenbaum moves out of range.
Tenenbaum misses with a body shot.
Tenenbaum is looking to clinch.
Winner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner scores with a decent looking hook.
Tenenbaum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Winner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tenenbaum counters with a left to the body.
Winner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tenenbaum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Winner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tenenbaum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Tenenbaum.
Winner misses with a body shot.
Winner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Winner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Winner is looking to slow Tenenbaum down with leg kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tenenbaum walks into a straight right hand from Winner.
Winner connects with a body shot that sends Tenenbaum's belly button to the back.
Tenenbaum staying out of range there.
Winner misses with a wild body shot.
Tenenbaum lands a slapping body shot.
Tenenbaum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Winner.
Winner scores with a body shot.
A lazy left from Tenenbaum finds it's target.
Tenenbaum scores with a takedown into Winner's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Winner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Winner is trying to keep Tenenbaum in close.
Winner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Winner is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Tenenbaum looking to pass the guard.
Winner lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tenenbaum!
Winner has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tenenbaum's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tenenbaum wants to hold on but Winner pushes him away.
Winner tries to control but Tenenbaum wriggling away.
Winner putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winner prevents Tenenbaum from getting the reversal.
Tenenbaum trying desperately to get to his feet.
Winner has control of Tenenbaum's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tenenbaum regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tenenbaum is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stan Winner 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!
Winner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tenenbaum manages to avoid it.
Winner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tenenbaum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Winner thumps Tenenbaum with a low kick.
Tenenbaum wants to clinch up but Winner keeps it at a distance.
Winner checks a leg kick.
Tenenbaum lands a jab to Winner's midsection.
Tenenbaum takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tenenbaum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Winner misses with a low kick as Tenenbaum jumps back.
Winner misses the shot to the body.
Winner scoring well with a low kick there.
Winner throws a leg kick but Tenenbaum moved away.
Winner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tenenbaum. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Tenenbaum throws a right hand that Winner ducks under and follows up with a left that Winner also avoids with ease.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum misses with a right hand
and Winner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tenenbaum avoids a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Winner.
Winner throws a leg kick
and Tenenbaum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tenenbaum ducks under a wild hook from Winner.
Tenenbaum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Winner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Winner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tenenbaum misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tenenbaum throws out the jab.
Winner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winner connects with a body shot that sends Tenenbaum's belly button to the back.
Winner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tenenbaum is out of range and Winner settles back down.
Tenenbaum throws a hook but Winner blocks it.
Winner blocks a leg kick.
Tenenbaum connects with a body shot.
Winner scores with a push kick.
A swing and a miss from Tenenbaum.
Tenenbaum slaps away a takedown attempt from Winner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tenenbaum tries to clinch up.
A right-left combo lands from Tenenbaum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Tenenbaum blocks the leg kick.
Winner thows a body shot but no joy.
Winner throws a body punch but Tenenbaum moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Winner.
Winner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tenenbaum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winner was well out of range. Poor timing from Tenenbaum.
Royal Tenenbaum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tenenbaum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Winner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Winner works the jab nicely.
Winner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tenenbaum pushes Winner up against the ropes in a clinch.
Winner takes a shot to the head.
Winner trying to stall but Tenenbaum improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winner is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Tenenbaum has denied him.
Winner working aggressively here.
Winner lands a body punch.
Tenenbaum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Winner is defending well for now.
Tenenbaum will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tenenbaum trying to land knees to the body.
Stan Winner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winner trying to control the position but instead, Tenenbaum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Winner into the ropes.
Winner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tenenbaum up against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tenenbaum is stalling here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Winner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winner 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Winner!
Our winner, Stan Winner, 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ground Guru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Ground Guru has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ground Guru seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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21
162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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30
157 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ground Guru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gracie Jitsu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guru gets a double leg takedown into Jitsu's guard.
Guru wants to control from the top but Jitsu keeps moving.
Guru trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jitsu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Guru trying to control the position from guard on top but Jitsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ground Guru wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jitsu enables Guru to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jitsu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jitsu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Guru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jitsu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jitsu is trying to control the position but Guru postures up.
Jitsu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Guru defends well.
Guru trying to move into half guard but instead Jitsu has managed to sweep!
Guru working for a triangle but Jitsu defends it easily.
Guru wants to sweep here but Jitsu controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu throws a strike but Guru rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jitsu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Guru gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Guru pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jitsu is keeping the position for now.
Guru postures up.
Jitsu 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.
Jitsu is trying to control the position but Guru postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu keeping moving, preventing Guru from controlling successfully.
Guru passes into half guard.
Jitsu wants to control but Guru is keeping busy.
Jitsu is defending against the submission attempts here by Guru.
Guru is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jitsu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Guru.
Jitsu wants to improve his position but Guru is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jitsu trying to control from the bottom.
Guru has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jitsu defend it? Guru steps over the head and cranks it - Jitsu is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Guru!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ground Guru!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Emilianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Said Jaffar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emilianenko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is SOAD - Chop Suey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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235 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddie Emilianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Said Jaffar!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaffar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jaffar is looking to pass Emilianenko's guard but actually Emilianenko recovers to full guard.
Jaffar won't allow Emilianenko to sweep him here.
Emilianenko working a defensive guard here.
Jaffar tries to free his leg and advance position but Emilianenko is retaining full guard.
Jaffar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jaffar tries to move into full mount but can't pass Emilianenko's legs.
Emilianenko is looking for a sweep.
Emilianenko gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emilianenko manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Emilianenko is pressing down on Jaffar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jaffar advances to half guard.
Jaffar works his way into full mount!
Jaffar goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Emilianenko turns into him and now he's in Jaffar's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emilianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Jaffar.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko wants to control from the top but Jaffar keeps moving.
Emilianenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jaffar is keeping the position for now.
Emilianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Jaffar.
Jaffar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Emilianenko defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaffar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jaffar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jaffar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jaffar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Emilianenko manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jaffar is aware though and is defending well.
Emilianenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jaffar passes Emilianenko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Emilianenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jaffar looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Emilianenko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jaffar advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaffar is trying to work for a kimura but Emilianenko is defending well.
Jaffar uses his free foot to push down on Emilianenko's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Emilianenko.
Emilianenko tries to reverse the position but Jaffar maintains control.
Jaffar goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Emilianenko is on top in guard.
Emilianenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emilianenko controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaffar looking for a sweep. Not yet Jaffar, not yet.
Emilianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Jaffar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaffar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Emilianenko defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Said Jaffar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Emilianenko with a nice cross.
It looks like Said Jaffar has been cut.
Emilianenko thuds his right hand into Jaffar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A shot to the liver by Emilianenko. Beautiful body shot.
Emilianenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jaffar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emilianenko.
Freddie Emilianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaffar walks into a jab.
Jaffar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Emilianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emilianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jaffar.
Emilianenko 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.
Emilianenko lands a right hook to the body.
Emilianenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jaffar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Emilianenko connects with a body shot.
Emilianenko scores with a body shot.
Jaffar shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emilianenko defends it nicely.
Emilianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Emilianenko.
Emilianenko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Emilianenko duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emilianenko swings for the body but Jaffar moves out of range.
Emilianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emilianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaffar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emilianenko lands with a nice combination. Jaffar backs away looking to recover.
Jaffar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jaffar looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jaffar is one step ahead there.
Said Jaffar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emilianenko is working hard here to advance position.
Jaffar is pushing down on Emilianenko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Emilianenko is fighting to maintain full guard but Jaffar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jaffar wants to free his trapped foot but Emilianenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Emilianenko wants to get back to full guard but Jaffar has passed into side control.
Jaffar tries to move into full mount but can't pass Emilianenko's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaffar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jaffar moves into full mount!
Emilianenko regains half guard.
Jaffar moves nicely into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaffar advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Emilianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Said Jaffar'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. 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.
Emilianenko connects with a single shot there.
Emilianenko scores with a hook to the body. Jaffar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Emilianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emilianenko lands a jab.
A shot to the liver by Emilianenko. Beautiful body shot.
Jaffar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emilianenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emilianenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Emilianenko throws a series of punches but Jaffar avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emilianenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Freddie Emilianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emilianenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jaffar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good exchange - Emilianenko coming out on top.
Emilianenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Emilianenko.
Jaffar misses with a takedown attempt - Emilianenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Emilianenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jaffar in his tracks.
Jaffar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Emilianenko.
Jaffar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Freddie Emilianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Emilianenko scores with a body shot.
Jaffar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Emilianenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jaffar at a distance.
Emilianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaffar ducks right into an uppercut from Emilianenko.
Emilianenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jaffar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Emilianenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That has opened up Said Jaffar's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaffar fails with the takedown
and Emilianenko counters with a left and a right that stings Jaffar.
Freddie Emilianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Said Jaffar.
Emilianenko lands a head shot.
Emilianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Emilianenko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jaffar is rocked!
Emilianenko lands a slapping body shot.
Jaffar is still on wobbly legs! Can Emilianenko finish him?
Emilianenko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jaffar back to the ropes. Emilianenko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jaffar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emilianenko drops Jaffar with a straight right hand, right on the button! Emilianenko follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Freddie Emilianenko!
Our winner, Freddie Emilianenko, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cid's entrance music is There's No Home for You Here. A fine choice. Price is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mistakes. Xavier Cid could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tim Price's chin.
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155 lbs
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168 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Cid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Price!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price closes the distance and clinches.
Cid misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cid.
Price stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Price doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cid tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Price tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
Price has Cid pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Cid manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Price wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cid misses with an elbow over the top.
Price is trying to push Cid away but Cid has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prices head.
Price jumps guard but Cid turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Price takes a shot to the head.
Cid misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Price up against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Price.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cid.
Cid missing with knees to the body.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cid misses with a knee to the head.
Cid blocks a body shot from Price.
Cid gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Tim Price has been cut.
Cid tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Price manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cid!
Price avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Price.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price drives through and clinches with Cid against the ropes.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Price is defending well for now.
Cid is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Cid finds it's target.
Cid throws a series of punches but Price moves out of range.
Cid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Price blocks the body kick.
Cid moves out of range of the leg kick from Price.
Price scores with a push kick.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cid throws a push kick but Price slaps the foot to one side.
Cid misses the shot to the body.
Price lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cid circles away quickly and effectively.
Cid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid moves away from the strike by Price.
Good leg kick by Price there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cid throws a body kick that misses.
Cid tries to clinch there but Price circles away.
Cid tries to work over Price's front leg with a kick but Price checks it.
Cid connects with a single shot there.
Price uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cid.
Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cid.
Cid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Price's calf.
Price gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cid misses with a knee strike.
Price holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Price tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Xavier Cid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Price.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a knee strike.
Price successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cid stopping the sweep attempt from Price.
Price is looking for a triangle but Cid pushes his legs off easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cid puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid trying to control the action but Price is working from the bottom.
Price trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Xavier Cid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tim Price's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cid misses with a head kick.
Cid throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Price finds it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Price moves out of range of the body kick from Cid.
Cid connects with a leg kick. Price looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Price throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
Cid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Price fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cid is out of range.
Price tries a head kick but it misses.
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Price blocks a head kick by Cid.
Xavier Cid is winning the standup battle so far.
Cid fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Price is out of range.
Price throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cid sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Price throws the left hand but Cid avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks Price off balance momentarily.
Cid throws a solid leg kick but Price takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cid.
A decent looking cross lands there for Price.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cid.
A big left from Cid misses.
Cid misses with a kick to the body.
Cid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cid misses with a hook. Price ducked under it nicely.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Price.
Cid misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Price.
A short right from Price.
Cid scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Price blocks an uppercut.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price lands a shot to the body.
Price pushes Cid back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cid tries a knee to the head but Price blocks it.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cid walks away with a smile on his face. Price gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Price is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Cid.
Cid tries to land a front kick but Price steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cid showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Price.
Price throws an off balance right hand
and Cid counters with a solid body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid misses with a wild combination.
Cid throws a poor cross that misses
and Price counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Price.
Cid throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Cid.
Cid finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cid throws a leg kick but Price sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Price catches Cid with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cid checks a low kick from Price.
Cid just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Cid misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cid.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price blocks a head kick by Cid.
Nice body kick there by Cid.
Price tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Price slips a jab from Cid.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cid.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cid has managed to clinch.
Price lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cid prevents Price from breaking the clinch.
Cid gets through Price's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price avoiding damage as Cid throws knees to the body.
Cid is looking to control Price's arms but Price gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cid has his back to the ropes.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Price's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Price moves away from the strike by Cid.
A jab from Cid misses.
Cid tries to move into range but Price moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Price takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cid tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
Price works the jab nicely.
Cid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good work by Cid as he checks the leg kick.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Price throws the left hand but Cid avoids the punch easily.
Cid misses the jab.
Cid thows a body shot but no joy.
Price connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks Price off balance momentarily.
Cid throws a low kick but it's checked well by Price.
Cid tries a head kick but it misses.
Price tried to score with a low kick but Cid checks it.
Cid misses with a body kick.
Cid throws a head kick but Price moves out of range.
Price tries to work over Cid's front leg with a kick but Cid checks it.
Cid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Price displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cid throws out the jab.
Cid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cid.
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cid scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
Cid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good work by Cid as he checks the leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cid. Price shrugs it off though.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Cid.
Xavier Cid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Price ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Price takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cid throws out a loose jab but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Cid misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Cid.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Price is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Cid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cid throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Cid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Nice defenses there by Cid.
Price throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Price on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Price jabs Cid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cid scores with a leg kick.
Cid misses with a kick to the body.
Cid stuns Price with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cid scores with the left hand. Price knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cid manages to avoid it.
Cid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Price has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Price wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cid misses with a body shot.
Price lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Price throws a leg kick but Cid checks it.
A good leg kick by Cid.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cid throws a leg kick but Price sees it coming and checks it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid misses with a body shot.
Cid throws out a loose jab but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Price's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cid is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Price gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cid pushes off an throws an elbow but Price leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Cid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cid throws an elbow but it misses.
Price swings wildly with an uppercut but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cid tries to land a knee to the head but Price blocks with his arms.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Price.
Cid lands a good knee to the midsection. Price won't want to take too many of those.
Cid tries to land a knee to the head but Price blocks with his arms.
Cid misses with an elbow over the top.
Cid crunches a lovely knee into Price's ribcage.
Price is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cid with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Price is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid throws an elbow but it misses.
Cid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price misses with a punch on the inside.
Cid tries to stall but Price uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cid looking to throw knees to the head but Price is blocking nicely.
Price jumps guard but Cid stands there with Price around his waist. Price gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Price avoiding damage as Cid throws knees to the body.
Price wants to stall.
Cid creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Price blocks it with crossed arms.
Price with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Price is trying to force a seperation but Cid has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cid.
Cid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Price backwards.
Cid looking to stall.
Price with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Price struggles to land a body shot inside as Cid controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Cid.
Cid prevents a body shot from Price.
Cid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cid crunches a lovely knee into Price's ribcage.
Cid working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cid missing with knees to the body.
Price throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cids head.
Cid controlling the action here for a moment.
Cid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Price blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid is trying to maintain a safe position but Price gets an underhook and turns Cid into the ropes.
Cid throws an elbow that misses.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price trying to control the position but instead, Cid has worked for underhooks and has pushed Price into the ropes.
Cid misses with a punch to the body.
Price is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Price tries to throw a body punch but Cid avoids it by throwing Price back against the ropes.
Cid tries to land a knee to the head but Price blocks with his arms.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Price creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Price stalling in the clinch but Cid improves position.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Price is defending well for now.
Cid lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Price backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cid tries to stall but Price uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cid throws an elbow but misses.
Price scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cid looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Price working hard to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cid.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cid struggles to land a body shot inside as Price controls his hands.
Cid looking to throw knees to the head but Price is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier Cid had his way with Tim Price in that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Price'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. This is the final round!
Cid checks a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cid lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Price has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Price and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Price throws a chopping leg kick but Cid manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cid throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Price finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Price goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Price scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Price throws a series of punches but Cid moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow Price down.
Cid lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Price.
Cid swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cid is looking to slow Price down with leg kicks.
Price looks for the body kick but Cid saw that one coming.
Cid pushes Price up against the ropes in a clinch.
Price works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Price blocks it with crossed arms.
Price displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cid up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Price.
Price jumps guard but Cid stands there with Price around his waist. Price gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cid is looking to control Price's arms but Price gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cid has his back to the ropes.
Xavier Cid has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cid just misses with a elbow thrown towards Price's brow.
Stalling in the clinch from Cid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Price's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cid is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Price is defending well for now.
Price lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Price goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Price throws a knee to the head but misses.
Price wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Price blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Cid.
Price landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Price on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cid is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is trying to pull guard but Cid turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Cid landing knees to the body.
Cid trying to land knees to the body.
Price misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Price managing to block the knees to the body from Cid.
Price is trying to pull guard but Cid turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Xavier Cid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Price.
Cid taking a breather.
Cid is working Price over against the ropes.
Cid is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cid lands a knee to the body.
Price is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Price wants to stall.
Cid trying to land knees to the body.
Price is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Cid to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Price's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cid landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cid throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Price jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cid walks away with a smile on his face. Price gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cid.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
Cid cracks Price with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Price moves out of range of the body kick.
Cid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Cid misses
and Price counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tim Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
It looks like Xavier Cid has been cut.
Price throws a body punch but Cid moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Cid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cid, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xavier Cid!
Xavier Cid retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Xavier Cid thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Uppercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mishima has chosen Super Troopers German Techno as his entrance music. Lance Uppercut has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lance Uppercut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uppercut is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mishima.
Uppercut keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mishima shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Uppercut napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Uppercut dodges the ground and pound from Mishima.
Mishima tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mishima tries to advance to mount but Uppercut denies him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mishima landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mishima tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Uppercut manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mishima trying to control the position.
Uppercut connects with a couple of short punches.
Mishima keeping moving, preventing Uppercut from controlling successfully.
Uppercut drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mishima dives on top into guard.
Uppercut working for a triangle but Mishima defends it easily.
Uppercut not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Uppercut is really struggling to control Mishima but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mishima wants to pass the guard but Uppercut is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut keeping moving, preventing Mishima from controlling successfully.
Uppercut is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mishima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uppercut is keeping the position for now.
Mishima trying to control but Uppercut is working from the bottom.
Uppercut lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mishima!
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!
Mishima tries to reverse the position but Uppercut maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut avoids the attempt from Mishima to control.
Mishima is in a horrible position here. Uppercut smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mishima tries to control Uppercut's body but Uppercut pushes him off. Mishima squirms to his side and now Uppercut has his back!
Uppercut looking for the choke from the back.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Uppercut.
Mishima is trapped and Uppercut is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Uppercut is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Mishima is defending well though. Uppercut let's go of the attempt for now.
Uppercut lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Mishima hold on?!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mishima covers up after that shot from Uppercut.
Uppercut tries to get the hooks in deep but Mishima pushed the leg off.
Uppercut lands strikes to the head.
Mishima is taking damage to the body and head.
Uppercut controls the action.
Uppercut lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Uppercut is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Mishima. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Mishima takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mishima's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Uppercut's hands.
Uppercut lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Uppercut dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mishima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uppercut circles away.
Mishima slips under a jab from Uppercut.
Lance Uppercut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uppercut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mishima uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uppercut.
Mishima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uppercut walks into a straight right hand from Mishima.
A cross from Uppercut lands.
Uppercut misses with a looping left.
Mishima takes one to the chin there.
Uppercut jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mishima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Uppercut connects with a nice looking jab.
Mishima is rocked!
Uppercut throws a shot from downtown. Mishima moves away and avoids it.
Uppercut misses with a wild body shot.
Uppercut misses with a wild body shot.
Uppercut stuns Mishima with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uppercut thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice takedown defense from Uppercut. No joy for Mishima on that attempt.
Lance Uppercut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Mishima.
Uppercut throws an overhand right that lands on Mishima's shoulder, as Mishima tries to avoid the shot.
Uppercut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mishima was well out of range. Poor timing from Uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut misses with a straight left.
Uppercut misses with a looping right.
Uppercut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mishima moves away.
Uppercut swings for the body but Mishima moves out of range.
Mishima moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Uppercut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mishima misses with a takedown attempt
and Uppercut counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mishima scores with a jab to the head.
A combination from Mishima does no damage.
Good standup being displayed there by Mishima as he connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima blocks a jab.
Mishima shoots and misses
enabling Uppercut to counter with a crisp jab.
Uppercut throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Uppercut there.
No luck for Mishima with that takedown attempt.
Uppercut swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uppercut takes a swing at Mishima's ribcage but misses.
Mishima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mishima is defended easily by Uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Uppercut misses with a looping right.
Uppercut lands the left hand.
Mishima blocks a jab.
Mishima misses with a body shot.
A left and a right from Uppercut both land. Nice combination.
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.
Mishima throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Uppercut's waist but Uppercut gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mishima off to one side.
Lance Uppercut is winning the standup battle so far.
Mishima misses with a takedown
and Uppercut counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Uppercut dominated that second round.
That's time! Uppercut's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Uppercut throws out a loose jab but Mishima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mishima gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Uppercut fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mishima looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Uppercut connects with a body shot.
Mishima is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uppercut sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Uppercut scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Uppercut just misses with a punch to the body.
Mishima looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Uppercut bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mishima's guard.
Uppercut throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mishima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mishima 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uppercut trying to control but Mishima is working from the bottom.
Uppercut showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Uppercut trying to control the position from guard on top but Mishima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uppercut has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Uppercut is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mishima is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mishima has escaped and now he's on top!
Mishima got a little sloppy there for a moment and Uppercut has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mishima has managed to get both his arms back between Uppercut's legs - danger averted.
Uppercut keeping moving, preventing Mishima from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uppercut is on top in guard.
Mishima keeping moving, preventing Uppercut from controlling successfully.
Uppercut content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mishima keeping moving, preventing Uppercut from controlling successfully.
Mishima has his hands on Uppercut's head, controlling the position.
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.
Uppercut passes Mishima's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mishima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Uppercut pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut thows a huge punch but Mishima dodges it nicely.
Mishima wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Uppercut in particular looking to stall.
Uppercut tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mishima knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mishima is staying active underneath Uppercut, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lance Uppercut.
Uppercut listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Uppercut swings for the body but Mishima moves out of range.
Uppercut takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mishima is defended easily by Uppercut.
Uppercut lands with a good body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck for Mishima with that takedown attempt.
Lance Uppercut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Mishima.
Mishima moves out of range as Uppercut strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Uppercut clearly takes that 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.
Mishima doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Uppercut counters with a left and a right that stings Mishima.
Mishima is still on wobbly legs! Can Uppercut finish him?
Mishima shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Uppercut manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mishima seems to have recovered his senses.
Mishima is pushing down on Uppercut's leg trying to pass to half guard. Uppercut is fighting to maintain full guard but Mishima has managed to sneak the leg through.
Uppercut moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mishima postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mishima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mishima wants to control from the top but Uppercut keeps moving.
Mishima looking to pass the guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mishima wants to control from the top but Uppercut keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Uppercut dives on top into guard.
Uppercut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Uppercut advances position into side control!
Mishima gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Uppercut landing strikes, looking to finish!
Uppercut breaks from Mishima's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Uppercut in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Uppercut dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mishima is desperately trying to improve his position but Uppercut has a good base and remains in mount.
Mishima tries to lock up and control but Uppercut gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uppercut tries to control but Mishima wriggling away.
Uppercut cracks Mishima with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Uppercut!
Lance Uppercut retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Lance Uppercut thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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