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AFC 28 - Price vs Lord PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kuririn Kame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prinz Lilifee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lilifee is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bleed It Out. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuririn Kame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Prinz Lilifee!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kame has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lilifee.
Kame shoots in but no luck this time.
Kame steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lilifee. That one must have hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lilifee.
Lilifee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lilifee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kame on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lilifee. Lilifee obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lilifee.
Lilifee connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lilifee.
Lilifee scores with a head kick. Kame tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lilifee, as that shot connected.
Kame shoots in but Lilifee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lilifee moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lilifee lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Lilifee as Kame shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuririn Kame. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lilifee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lilifee lunges at Kame with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kame's hand.
Lilifee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lilifee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lilifee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lilifee - that will leave a mark!
Lilifee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Kuririn Kame has been cut.
Lilifee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lilifee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kame will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lilifee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Lilifee.
Lilifee connects with a solid leg kick.
Kame shoots in and bounces Lilifee off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lilifee wants to stand and escape but Kame is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kame looking to pass the guard.
Lilifee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kame stands and throws Lilifee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lilifee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kame. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kame passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lilifee!
Lilifee is controlling an arm, preventing Kame from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Kame working for a guillotine from mount but Lilifee is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lilifee reaches up to try and control the position but Kame seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Lilifee rolls and tries to escape and now Kame has his back!
I really don't envy Lilifee right now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kame is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lilifee has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Lilifee is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kame working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Lilifee is doing well to defend. Kame seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Lilifee is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kuririn Kame!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papi Chocolate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papi Chocolate has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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284 lbs
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285 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Papi Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Hetfield!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chocolate avoids the body shot from Hetfield.
Hetfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hetfield misses with a right hand
and Chocolate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hetfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hetfield tries to bum rush Chocolate with a series of wild strikes but Chocolate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hetfield misses with a combination
and Chocolate counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chocolate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hetfield at a distance.
Hetfield looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chocolate lands with an uppercut that bounces Hetfield off the cage and back into range.
It looks like James Hetfield has been cut.
Chocolate feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hetfield sprawling to the canvas! Hetfield rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chocolate finish him?!
Hetfield is rocked!
Chocolate closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Hetfield out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Papi Chocolate!
After winning the bout, Papi Chocolate 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 Nammer Da Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Sunshine of Your Love as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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186 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nammer Da Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butch Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Da Hammer's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Williams advances to half guard.
Da Hammer is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Da Hammer!
Da Hammer wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams wants to finish this one by submission but Da Hammer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Williams.
Da Hammer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Williams with the ground and pound but Da Hammer uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Williams postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Da Hammer is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Williams, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Hammer wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Da Hammer is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Da Hammer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Da Hammer trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Da Hammer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Da Hammer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Da Hammer won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Da Hammer is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Da Hammer looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Da Hammer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams won't allow Da Hammer to sweep him here.
Da Hammer trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Da Hammer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Da Hammer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Hammer is keeping the position for now.
Da Hammer looking to control.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Da Hammer.
Williams throws a strike but Da Hammer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williams has an active guard here but Da Hammer has managed to pass into half guard.
Da Hammer wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control here.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Da Hammer advances to half guard.
Da Hammer seems to be working for a kimura but Williams defends the submission attempt.
Da Hammer is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Williams is staying active underneath Da Hammer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Da Hammer from controlling successfully.
Williams is trying to control the position but Da Hammer postures up.
Da Hammer tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Da Hammer!
Da Hammer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Williams looking to finish with strikes here!
Williams avoids the attempt from Da Hammer to control.
Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Da Hammer is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams looking to isolate an arm here. Da Hammer doesn't see it coming and as Williams extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Butch Williams!
After the big win, Butch Williams made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp (159.49 $150) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Large (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jim Beam will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Large!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Harry Large has been cut.
Beam scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Large misses the shot to the body.
Large looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beam connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beam throws a right and a left that both miss.
Large throws a looping overhand right but Beam ducks down to avoid it.
Large swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beam connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Large tumbling to the canvas! Beam pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Large was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jim Beam!
Jim Beam very nearly forgot to thank OVERDOSE Factory: Q159.2 Energy and more! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sydney Gartner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yorito Nayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yorito Nayama acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Sydney Gartner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yorito Nayama!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gartner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nayama tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gartner is in Nayama's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nayama is on top in guard.
Gartner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nayama on the ground.
Nayama looking to pass the guard.
Nayama passes into half guard.
Nayama wants to pass the guard but Gartner is defending well.
Nayama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nayama is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gartner defends it well.
Nayama content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Nayama trying to mount his opponent but Gartner defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nayama is looking to take a break and control but Gartner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nayama wants to pass to mount but Gartner is defending the position.
Nayama with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nayama is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gartner sees it coming and defends easily.
Nayama works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nayama controlling the pace for now.
Gartner wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Gartner defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gartner defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Nayama controlling the position well here. Gartner rolled but Nayama kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nayama tries to keep control of the position but Gartner is staying busy.
Nayama might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Gartner kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nayama is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Gartner is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yorito Nayama!
During a confident post fight interview, Yorito Nayama thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcelo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Donovan is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Donovan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gracie trying to control the action but Donovan is working from the bottom.
Donovan is looking to improve his position.
Donovan is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is nestled in close to Donovan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gracie is taking a breather. Donovan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Donovan is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Donovan dodges it nicely.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gracie throwing shots but Donovan is blocking nicely.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Donovan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donovan defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Donovan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Donovan is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie working the head and body with strikes.
Gracie with the ground and pound but Donovan uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Donovan can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie won't allow Donovan to get back to his feet.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Donovan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Donovan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Donovan!
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping his opponent close.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Donovan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gracie tries to roll over but Donovan keeps him under control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pete Donovan has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donovan.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
Donovan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donovan lands a nice hook to Gracie's body. Gracie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Donovan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donovan.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donovan moves away.
Pete Donovan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donovan thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Donovan.
Donovan wants to clinch but Gracie slips to the side
and Donovan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Donovan did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Donovan has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie misses with a head shot. Donovan uses the momentum to regain guard.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Donovan being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie trying to control but Donovan is working from the bottom.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
Donovan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcelo Gracie dominated that 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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Donovan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donovan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gracie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Donovan is just out of range.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Donovan.
Donovan just misses with a punch to the body.
Donovan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
Gracie needs to keep his hands up - Donovan had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Gracie misses.
Donovan lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Donovan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Donovan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Donovan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie sizes up Donovan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Donovan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Donovan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gracie.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Donovan avoids them all with ease.
Donovan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Donovan.
Donovan misses with a wild body shot.
Donovan throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Donovan only half commits.
Donovan misses with an uppercut.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Donovan.
Gracie scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donovan in his tracks.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Donovan's half guard.
Donovan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Donovan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gracie 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.
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Donovan is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Donovan trying to control from the bottom.
Gracie throwing shots but Donovan is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie controlling the pace.
Donovan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Donovan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Donovan's hands, connecting with Donovan's forehead.
Donovan wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Donovan is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donovan defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Donovan defending well though.
Donovan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Donovan is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Donovan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a strike but Donovan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gracie throws a big elbow that misses.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie working some strikes from top position.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Donovan has wrist control.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Donovan keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Marcelo Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Donovan has momentary wrist control but Gracie slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Donovan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Donovan is keeping the position.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donovan can do to turn this around?
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Marcelo Gracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gracie's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marcelo Gracie.
Donovan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Donovan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donovan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gracie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Donovan thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donovan throws a lazy head kick
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gracie, as that shot connected.
Pete Donovan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donovan throws a leg kick
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie is pushing down on Donovan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Donovan is fighting to maintain full guard but Gracie has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcelo Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Marcelo Gracie!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Marcelo Gracie!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Marcelo Gracie!
Marcelo Gracie wins by unanimous decision!
Marcelo Gracie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greco Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judas Theurophoroi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Theurophoroi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by One Step Closer. . .to the Title Shot!. Greco Roman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Judas Theurophoroi's chin.
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22
182 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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21
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Greco Roman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Judas Theurophoroi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theurophoroi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Roman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Theurophoroi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Roman has passed into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Theurophoroi wants to control but Roman postures up.
Theurophoroi is looking to regain half guard here but Roman keeps moving and retains side control.
Roman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Theurophoroi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Theurophoroi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Roman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Roman working the ground and pound.
Roman is looking to take a break and control but Theurophoroi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theurophoroi tries to bench press Roman off him but Roman keeps the position.
Theurophoroi wants to get back to his feet but Roman drags him back down.
Theurophoroi tries to improve position but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Theurophoroi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roman working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Theurophoroi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Roman landing strikes.
Theurophoroi parries the strikes from Roman easily there. Roman is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Theurophoroi to escape.
Theurophoroi is looking to regain half guard here but Roman keeps moving and retains side control.
Theurophoroi manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Theurophoroi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roman manages to get to full guard.
Roman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roman wants to sweep here but Theurophoroi controlling him for the moment.
Roman is adopting a defensive guard.
Roman 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.
Theurophoroi wants to stand but Roman is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Theurophoroi from controlling successfully.
Theurophoroi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi is looking to stand up but Roman won't let him.
Roman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Theurophoroi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roman has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Theurophoroi has managed to get both his arms back between Roman's legs - danger averted.
Roman has Theurophoroi pulled in close to control his posture.
Roman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Theurophoroi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roman's guard.
Theurophoroi stopping the sweep attempt from Roman.
Theurophoroi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Roman keeping moving, preventing Theurophoroi from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Theurophoroi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roman blocks the elbow strike.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow just above Roman 's eye.
Roman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Theurophoroi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theurophoroi trying to control the position but instead, Roman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Theurophoroi into the cage.
Roman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Good body shot from Theurophoroi.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Theurophoroi landing knees to the head.
Roman takes an elbow to the temple.
Roman is working for takedown but Theurophoroi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Theurophoroi lands a shoulder strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Theurophoroi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roman is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Theurophoroi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Theurophoroi effectively controlling the action here.
Theurophoroi lands a knee to the head.
Roman tries for a takedown but Theurophoroi manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greco Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Theurophoroi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Roman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Theurophoroi is defending well.
Theurophoroi lands a damaging elbow.
Theurophoroi lands a good knee to the midsection. Roman won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Theurophoroi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Theurophoroi trying to stall but Roman improves his position.
Theurophoroi crunches a lovely knee into Roman's ribcage.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow just above Roman 's eye.
Theurophoroi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Theurophoroi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow inside.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow.
Roman takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Theurophoroi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Roman's defenses.
Roman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Theurophoroi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roman drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Theurophoroi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow.
Roman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Theurophoroi walks away with a smile on his face. Roman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Theurophoroi tries to clinch but Roman is having none of it.
Theurophoroi wants to clinch.
Theurophoroi tries to clinch up but Roman circles away and keeps his distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roman shoots in and gets a takedown into Theurophoroi's guard.
Roman prevents Theurophoroi from getting back to his feet.
Roman throwing strikes from guard but Theurophoroi blocks nicely.
Roman won't allow Theurophoroi to get back to his feet.
Roman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Roman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Theurophoroi is keeping the position for now.
Roman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Theurophoroi has his hands on Roman's head, controlling the position.
Theurophoroi looking for a sweep. Not yet Theurophoroi, not yet.
Roman won't allow Theurophoroi to get back to his feet.
Roman wants to control from the top but Theurophoroi keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Theurophoroi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roman scores with a takedown into Theurophoroi's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Theurophoroi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Theurophoroi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roman tries to lock up and control but Theurophoroi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Roman is looking to improve his position but Theurophoroi isn't that keen on the idea.
Theurophoroi avoids the attempt from Roman to control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roman can't escape the position.
Theurophoroi lands a big elbow.
Theurophoroi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Roman is looking to escape.
Theurophoroi landing shots from mount.
Roman is trying desperately to improve position.
Roman is squirming around, avoiding Theurophoroi's attempts to control the action.
Theurophoroi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roman is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Judas Theurophoroi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Theurophoroi looks to land a right hand but Roman moved out of range.
Theurophoroi misses with a lunging right hand
letting Roman counter with a right hand.
Theurophoroi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roman.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roman tries to pull guard but Theurophoroi won't allow it.
Theurophoroi lands a nice knee to the body.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow inside that Roman shrugs off.
Theurophoroi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Roman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greco Roman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Theurophoroi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Theurophoroi lands a hook that snaps the head of Roman backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Theurophoroi obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Theurophoroi crunches a lovely knee into Roman's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow inside that Roman shrugs off.
Theurophoroi lands an elbow just above Roman 's eye.
Theurophoroi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Theurophoroi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roman is rocked!
Roman is pressed against the cage. Theurophoroi pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Roman! Two more big strikes from Theurophoroi and Roman crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Judas Theurophoroi!
After the big win, Judas Theurophoroi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kobra Clothing Inc. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Quirke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willabee Raggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
281 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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26
255 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Quirke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willabee Raggs !
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quirke fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Raggs misses the target.
Marcus Quirke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raggs looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Raggs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Raggs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quirke defending well though.
Raggs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Raggs maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Quirke could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Raggs has cracked it and Quirke is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Raggs !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Willabee Raggs !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsuyo Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Stark!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark cracks a nice hook into Maeda's ribs.
Maeda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gabriel Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maedais looking to pass into half guard but Stark pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Stark is in guard.
Stark slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Stark controls the position.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Maeda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maeda is looking to regain half guard here but Stark keeps moving and retains side control.
Stark wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maeda keeps working.
Stark is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maeda is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda is looking to regain half guard here but Stark keeps moving and retains side control.
Stark tries to advance position but instead Maeda slips a leg back in to half guard.
Stark perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stark prevents Maeda from improving his position.
Maeda wants to get back to full guard but Stark has passed into side control.
Maeda stops Stark from passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Stark is trying to get an arm triangle but Maeda is defending well.
Maeda can't do much from the bottom here.
Maeda is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stark off and has taken his back!
Maeda tries to keep control of the position but Stark is staying busy.
Stark is trying to break free.
Stark trying to control the position but Maeda manages to sink in the hooks.
Maeda keeps control of the position easily here as Stark tries to buck him off.
Maeda keeps control of the position as Stark tries to break free.
Stark turns into Maeda and is now in his guard.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Maeda is retaining full guard.
Maeda is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Maeda trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitsuyo Maeda has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Maeda lands with a right hand.
Maeda checks a low kick from Stark.
Stark swings away with a body shot that misses
and Stark takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maeda moves out of range as Stark strikes.
Stark fails with the takedown.
Maeda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maeda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stark tries to avoid it but Maeda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stark to the ground. Stark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Maeda.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitsuyo Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maeda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stark.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Maeda lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Maeda cracks Stark with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Maeda trying to control but Stark is having none of it.
Stark gets back to half guard.
Maeda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stark tries to get to full guard but Maeda has control of the leg.
Maeda missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maeda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maeda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maeda is looking to stall here but Stark recovers full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Maeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Maeda is really struggling to control Stark but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Maeda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Maeda stays in close to Stark's body and controls the position.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Stark trying to keep a closed guard but Maeda is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mitsuyo Maeda.
Stark misses with a kick to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a takedown attempt - Stark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maeda manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Stark or perhaps it was just good defense by Maeda which made him look bad.
Stark looks to land a right hand but Maeda moved out of range.
Stark tries for a takedown but Maeda circles away easily
and Maeda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stark has his takedown stuffed
and Maeda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stark misses with a shot to the body
and Maeda counters with a left to the body.
Maeda looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Stark!
Maeda wants to control the pace but Stark is squirming around nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maeda sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stark regains half guard.
Maeda is just content to waste time from the top position. Stark takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maeda is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
Maeda seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
Mitsuyo Maeda has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Maeda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stark throws a low kick, looking for Maeda's leg but Maeda calmly moves out of range.
Maeda shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stark as he jumps to the side.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maeda cracks Stark with an open hand slap.
Stark is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maeda rather than just go for the knockout.
Maeda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maeda.
Maeda shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Stark's guard.
Maeda landing with the ground and pound.
Maeda trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Maeda.
Stark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maeda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Maeda misses.
Maeda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Stark.
Maeda clobbers Stark with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stark moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Maeda misses the target.
Stark connects with a looping right hand.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown. Maeda tries to sprawl out of it but Stark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maeda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stark looks for a takedown but Maeda sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maeda.
Maeda is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stark sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maeda scores with a jab. Stark acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stark tries for a takedown but Maeda sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mitsuyo Maeda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Stark.
Maeda scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Maeda scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stark to see if he's OK.
Stark tries to improve position but can't.
Maeda scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stark can't do much from the bottom here.
Maeda trying to control the position but Stark is working away.
Maeda working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Maeda scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Maeda off and has taken his back!
Good control from Stark.
Maeda is keeping busy.
Maeda tries to escape the position.
Maeda prevents Stark from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is really stuck here.
Stark tries to keep control of the position but Maeda is staying busy.
Maeda wants to escape the position.
Stark is riding his opponent, not letting Maeda buck him off.
Stark wants to control but Maeda is keeping busy.
Maeda turns into Stark and is now in his guard.
Maeda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maeda makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Maeda from controlling successfully.
Maeda won't allow Stark to sweep him here.
Maeda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stark is keeping the position for now.
Maeda looking to sit in guard and control but Stark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Maeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark is pushing down on Maeda's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maeda is fighting to maintain full guard but Stark has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is looking for a sweep. Stark is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stark works his way into side control.
Stark is trying to get an arm triangle but Maeda is defending well.
Maeda is looking to reverse the position.
Stark slows the pace down.
Maeda is trying to get back to half guard.
Stark is staying tight to Maeda's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Stark has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Maeda!
Stark working for a guillotine from mount but Maeda is in no mood to give up.
Stark works his way to his opponent's back.
Stark controlling well, preventing Maeda from escaping the position.
Stark looking for the choke from the back.
Stark tries to get the hooks in deep but Maeda pushed the leg off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark looking to hold on to the position here but Maeda rolls and ends up regaining guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control but Maeda is working from the bottom.
Maeda can't keep his opponent in guard - Stark advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Maeda is doing well to control the position and prevent Stark from advancing to side control.
Maeda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Stark stands and throws Maeda's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maeda wants to control but Stark postures up.
Maeda is looking to regain half guard here but Stark keeps moving and retains side control.
Maeda can't do much from the bottom here.
Maeda is trying to get back to half guard.
Stark is looking to take a break and control but Maeda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is looking for a sweep.
Stark tries to advance to mount but Maeda denies him.
Stark advances to full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark is stalling here but it's allowed Maeda to get half guard.
Maeda manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gabriel Stark.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Mitsuyo Maeda!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Mitsuyo Maeda!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Mitsuyo Maeda!
Mitsuyo Maeda wins by unanimous decision!
Mitsuyo Maeda really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - - logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rumble Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumble Lord acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Trevor Price!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rumble Lord!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lord fails with a takedown attempt.
Lord tries to keep at a distance but Price has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Price.
Lord is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Price gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Price lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Lord tries to pull guard but Price holds him up against the cage and eventually Lord drops back down to his feet.
Trevor Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rumble Lord.
Lord drops down looking for an ankle pick but Price pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lord staying out of range there.
Lord shoots in looking for a takedown. Price tries to sprawl out of it but Lord keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Price manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price scores with a body shot.
Price throws out a loose jab but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price throws the left hand but Lord avoids the punch easily.
Lord shoots and misses
and Price counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lord shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Price 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Price seems keen to control Lord's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lord content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lord is pushing down on Price's leg trying to pass to half guard. Price is fighting to maintain full guard but Lord has managed to sneak the leg through.
Price keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lord missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lord not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Price blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lord.
Lord is just content to waste time from the top position. Price takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Price looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lord makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lord trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Price looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lord is one step ahead there.
Lord throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Price works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Price is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lord passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lord missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lord thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lord landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Price is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lord thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Price's head.
Price avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lord.
Lord tries to pass the half guard into mount. Price knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lord thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Price has hold of Lord's hands but Lord slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lord prevents Price from improving his position.
Lord wants to free his trapped foot but Price is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lord content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lord throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Price won't allow Lord to pass to mount.
Lord is controlling the pace.
Price punching from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lord lands with a punch from half guard.
It looks like Trevor Price has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord trying to pass the guard but Price defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lord lands a nice short elbow.
Price has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lord is working away from the top position though.
Lord wants to take a breather but Price is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lord throwing shots but Price is blocking nicely.
Lord tries to pass the half guard into mount. Price knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ground and pound from Lord.
Price is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lord scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lord wants to control but Price is keeping him busy.
Lord throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lord is looking to stall here but Price recovers full guard.
Lord lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lord trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Price trying to keep a closed guard but Lord is proving a slippery customer.
Lord is looking to work some ground and pound but Price has wrist control.
Price is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lord trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lord works over Price with some ground and pound from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Price is trying to control the position but Lord postures up.
Lord has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lord pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Price is keeping the position for now.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lord throwing strikes but missing.
Lord passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Price defending against the ground and pound.
Lord working away.
Price taking a bit of punishment here - Lord scoring with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lord creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Price sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lord advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rumble Lord dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Price's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Price misses with a straight right.
Price staying out of range there.
Rumble Lord is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Price looks to throw the jab but Lord is out of range.
Price connects with a looping right hand.
No luck for Lord with that takedown attempt.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Price avoids the body shot from Lord.
Lord looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lord tries to clinch but Price moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price throws a lazy right hand but Lord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Price avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lord doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lord is breathing heavily.
Nice shot lands for Price.
Price misses with the combination.
Price takes a swing at Lord's ribcage but misses.
Lord drops his hands momentarily and Price takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lord momentarily.
A combination from Price does no damage.
Price throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lord.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord wants to clinch.
Lord slips under a jab.
Lord keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Price.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price lunges at Lord with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lord's hand.
Lord misses with a body shot.
Trevor Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lord shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Trevor Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rumble Lord.
Lord throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Price's waist but Price gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lord off to one side.
Lord doesn't manage to clinch there - Price circles away.
Price is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Price works Lord's body with a nice hook.
Lord falls off balance throwing a combination
and Price counters with a two punch combo.
Price misses with a hook
and Lord decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Price's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord throws an elbow that misses. Price uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lord's guard. Nice move by Price!
Lord looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Price is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lord wants to sweep here but Price controlling him for the moment.
Lord is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Price defends well.
Lord is adopting a defensive guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Price will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Price is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Price trying to control the position from guard on top but Lord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lord looking for a guillotine here but Price defends easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lord wants to sweep here but Price controlling him for the moment.
Price is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Trevor Price has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Price enables Lord to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Price manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lord throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a big elbow that misses.
Lord loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Price is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Price looking for a sweep. Not yet Price, not yet.
Lord wants to pass the guard but Price is keeping the position.
Lord throws a strike but Price rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lord is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lord 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.
Lord throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Price trying to control but Lord is working from the bottom.
Lord trying to control the position.
Lord keeping moving, preventing Price from controlling successfully.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lord looking for a sweep. Not yet Lord, not yet.
Lord throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lord has his foot on Price's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Price works his way back into a safe position though.
Lord is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Price defends well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price wants to control from the top but Lord keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Price dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Price's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Price throws a big shot that misses.
Price displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lord.
Lord throws a series of punches but Price avoids them all with ease.
Lord looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Price is fending him off so far but Lord persists. Nope, Price circles away and we're back to standing.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Price, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lord tries for a takedown but Price sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trevor Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rumble Lord.
Lord takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Price lands a really nice looking cross but Lord seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Price tries to bum rush Lord with a series of wild strikes but Lord uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Price looks to land a combination but Lord avoids it well.
Price feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lord fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Price comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Price misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lord dives in and grabs Price's left leg, looking for a takedown. Price pushes down on Lord's head and hops out.
Lord takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Price coming out on top.
Price uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lord.
Price throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lord takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Price ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Lord 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price scores with a nice right hand.
Lord ducks right into an uppercut from Price.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lord is defended easily by Price.
Lord staying out of range there.
Lord fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Price avoids it really well and circles away.
Lord avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lord was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.
Lord shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Price as he avoids it easily.
Lord tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Price manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lord throws a shot from downtown. Price moves away and avoids it.
Lord tries to clinch up but Price circles away and keeps his distance.
Price misses with a hook.
Price keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lord.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Price works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Price gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lord throws a strike but Price rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Price loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rumble Lord has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lord is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Price defends well.
Lord is looking for a triangle but Price pushes his legs off easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Price trying to control the position from guard on top but Lord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lord trying to keep a closed guard but Price is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lord is on top in guard.
Price pulls Lord in to control the position.
Price looking to control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Price utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lord in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lord in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lord is looking to work some ground and pound but Price has wrist control.
Price looking to control.
Price working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lord.
Lord makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lord working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Price's head.
Lord stands up over Price, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lord throwing strikes but missing.
Price utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lord wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
Lord passes Price's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lord throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lord working over Price with some ground and pound. Price looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trevor Price's cut is getting worse.
Lord missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lord thows a huge punch but Price dodges it nicely.
Price keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Price won't allow Lord to pass to mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lord thows a huge punch but Price dodges it nicely.
Lord throwing shots but Price is blocking nicely.
Lord takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lord missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lord throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Price to regain full guard.
Price keeping moving, preventing Lord from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lord makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lord looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rumble Lord.
I think Lord 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Rumble Lord!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Rumble Lord!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Rumble Lord!
Rumble Lord wins by unanimous decision!
Rumble Lord is the new heavyweight champion!
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