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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Metzger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Metzger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nine Inch Nails - Hurt kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Javier Rodriguez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Javier Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randolph Metzger!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metzger scores with a shot to the body.
Rodriguez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Metzger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rodriguez scrambles back to his feet.
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt - Metzger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Metzger scores with a jab to the body.
Metzger just misses with a punch to the body.
Metzger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Metzger connects with a body shot that sends Rodriguez's belly button to the back.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Metzger circles away.
Metzger gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rodriguez wants to stall.
Rodriguez landing knees to the head.
It looks like Randolph Metzger has been cut.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
Rodriguez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Metzger won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Metzger has him pressed against the cage.
Metzger wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rodriguez stops a takedown attempt from Metzger.
Rodriguez tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rodriguez throws an elbow but misses.
Metzger tries to break free but Rodriguez pushes him back against the cage.
Rodriguez tries a knee to the head but Metzger blocks it.
Rodriguez tries to land a knee to the head but Metzger blocks with his arms.
Metzger is trying to push Rodriguez away but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rodriguez can't break the clinch.
Rodriguez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Metzger.
Rodriguez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Metzger wants to get back to striking at distance but Rodriguez won't allow it.
Metzger is looking to break free of the clinch but Rodriguez has double underhooks.
Rodriguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Metzger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Metzger is stalling here.
Rodriguez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Metzger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodriguez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Metzger blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodriguez fails to pull guard.
Rodriguez tries to circle away but Metzger has him pinned against the cage.
Metzger gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Javier Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Metzger jumps guard but Rodriguez stands there with Metzger around his waist. Metzger gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to break free.
Metzger has Rodriguez pressed against the cage, preventing Rodriguez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rodriguez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Metzger is controlling him.
Rodriguez misses with a knee strike.
Metzger is trying to break free.
Metzger breaks the clinch.
Metzger with a hook.
Rodriguez slips a jab and a cross from Metzger.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Metzger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but Metzger shows good takedown defense.
Rodriguez shoots in but no luck this time.
Metzger cracks Rodriguez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Metzger thuds his right hand into Rodriguez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Metzger misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Metzger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Metzger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Metzger fails to land with a series of punches.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rodriguez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Metzger keeps the fight on the outside.
Metzger lands a head shot.
Metzger lands a head shot.
Rodriguez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Metzger cracks Rodriguez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Metzger lands a left and a right that send Rodriguez crashing to the mat, dazed. Metzger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rodriguez is rocked!
It looks like Javier Rodriguez has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Metzger. Beautiful body shot.
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Metzger throws a leg kick which misses Rodriguez's front leg but catches the back leg as Rodriguez tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.
Metzger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Metzger misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randolph Metzger dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rodriguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
A lazy left from Metzger finds it's target.
A jab from Metzger does it's job there.
Metzger gets the takedown into side control.
Metzger working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Metzger decides to stand back up. Metzger steps back and let's Rodriguez get back to his feet.
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!
Metzger drops Rodriguez with a beautiful combination! Rodriguez stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Metzger is looking for the KO!
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Metzger lands a big uppercut and Rodriguez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rodriguez looks OK. Metzger waves Rodriguez back to his feet!
Javier Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Metzger gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Rodriguez is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randolph Metzger!
A very excited looking Randolph Metzger rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Tatsuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Commodore Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuya's entrance music is DBZ. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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25
184 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Tatsuya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Commodore Perry!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry wants to clinch.
Perry lands a leg kick that knocks Tatsuya off balance momentarily.
Perry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Perry throws a nice inside leg kick.
Perry is looking to clinch but Tatsuya is avoiding it.
Tatsuya throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Commodore Perry has been cut.
Tatsuya tries to work over Perry's front leg with a kick but Perry checks it.
Tatsuya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perry throws out the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tatsuya checks a leg kick.
Tatsuya swings for the body but Perry moves out of range.
Tatsuya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatsuya.
Perry is looking to chop away at Tatsuya's legs.
Tatsuya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perry on the side of the head.
Perry wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry missing with a left hand there. Tatsuya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Perry does it's job there.
Tatsuya throws a head kick that misses.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tatsuya takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Perry throws a head kick that misses.
Tatsuya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Perry. Perry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Perry lands with a good body shot.
Tatsuya feints and then cracks Perry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perry down.
Perry misses with a lunging right hand
and Tatsuya counters with an outside leg kick.
Perry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry keeps the fight on the outside.
Perry walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perry digs a good hook to Tatsuya's body.
Perry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tatsuya throws a head kick but Perry moves out of range.
Tatsuya blocks a head kick by Perry.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatsuya moves away.
Perry throws a jab but it's blocked by Tatsuya.
Perry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Perry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatsuya.
Perry misses with a jab to the body
and Tatsuya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perry tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya lands an overhand right.
Tatsuya lands with a slapping head kick.
Perry throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Tatsuya counters with a body kick.
Perry throws a head kick that misses.
Perry throws a lazy right hand but Tatsuya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Tatsuya. Beautiful body shot.
Tatsuya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perry wants to clinch up but Tatsuya keeps it at a distance.
Perry steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tatsuya.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya wants to land a leg kick but Perry is out of range.
Tatsuya shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tatsuya avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya throws a big shot that misses.
Perry thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Perry misses.
Tatsuya misses with a straight right.
Commodore Perry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Tatsuya saw that one coming.
Tatsuya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Perry misses
and Tatsuya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perry lands a jab to the nose.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatsuya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatsuya throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatsuya circles away quickly and effectively.
Tatsuya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Commodore Perry will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Commodore Perry's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perry tries to clinch but Tatsuya moves out of range.
Tatsuya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Perry misses with a two punch combination.
Perry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya tries to clinch up
and Perry counters with a good, hard body kick but Tatsuya shrugs it off.
Tatsuya rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perry moves into the clinch.
Perry trying to land knees to the body.
Perry trying to control the position but instead, Tatsuya has worked for underhooks and has pushed Perry into the cage.
Perry lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tatsuya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perry's brow.
Still in the clinch, Perry scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuya stalling.
Tatsuya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Perry blocks it with crossed arms.
Tatsuya avoiding damage as Perry throws knees to the body.
Perry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatsuya's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Perry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tatsuya's brow.
Perry working aggressively here.
Tatsuya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Perry avoids it.
Tatsuya avoids the elbow strike from Perry, against the cage.
Tatsuya prevents a body shot from Perry.
Tatsuya tries to stall but Perry uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tatsuya lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Tatsuya is looking to control Perry's arms but Perry gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tatsuya has his back to the cage.
Perry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatsuya throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Perry on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya trying to control the position but instead, Perry has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tatsuya into the cage.
Perry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatsuya prevents a body shot from Perry.
Tatsuya is trying to maintain a safe position but Perry gets an underhook and turns Tatsuya into the cage.
Tatsuya misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Perry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Ryuu Tatsuya has been cut.
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!
Perry is working Tatsuya over against the cage.
Tatsuya on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perry struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatsuya controls his hands.
Perry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatsuya takes a shot to the head.
Perry lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Tatsuya avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
Tatsuya blocks the elbow strike.
Tatsuya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Perry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tatsuyas head.
Perry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perry throws out a loose jab but Tatsuya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perry jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perry thuds a left hand into Tatsuya's body.
Tatsuya connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Perry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatsuya.
Tatsuya misses with a body shot
and Perry counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perry slips under a jab.
Nice body kick there by Perry.
Tatsuya pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a jab when Tatsuya was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatsuya throws a one two combo.
Nice defenses there by Perry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perry. Tatsuya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perry is looking to slow Tatsuya down with leg kicks.
Perry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perry lunges at Tatsuya with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tatsuya's hand.
Commodore Perry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tatsuya misses with a series of wild punches.
Perry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Perry throws a hook but Tatsuya avoids it easily.
Perry checks a low kick from Tatsuya.
Perry looks to throw the jab but Tatsuya is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Commodore Perry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Tatsuya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Tatsuya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perry throws an overhand right that lands on Tatsuya's shoulder, as Tatsuya tries to avoid the shot.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perry tries to clinch but Tatsuya is having none of it.
Perry moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tatsuya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perry.
Tatsuya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perry wants to slow Tatsuya down by chopping away at his legs.
Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry scores with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Perry.
Tatsuya moves out of range as Perry strikes.
Tatsuya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatsuya is just out of range.
Perry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tatsuya lands with an overhand left.
Tatsuya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perry's sensitive parts.
Perry avoids the head kick by Tatsuya.
Nice defenses there by Perry.
Perry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tatsuya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Perry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatsuya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatsuya instigates a clinch.
Perry looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tatsuya looking to throw knees to the head but Perry is blocking nicely.
Tatsuya stalling in the clinch but Perry improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry manages to break the clinch.
Perry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya throws out a leg kick but Perry moves out of range and Tatsuya only half commits.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Tatsuya is looking to clinch but Perry is avoiding it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Tatsuya.
Tatsuya works the jab nicely.
Tatsuya walks into a straight right hand from Perry.
Good standup being displayed there by Tatsuya as he connects with a hook.
Tatsuya throws a looping overhand right but Perry ducks down to avoid it.
Tatsuya connects with a leg kick. Perry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Perry throws a right hand that Tatsuya ducks under and follows up with a left that Tatsuya also avoids with ease.
Tatsuya loads up on a big right hand but Perry slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perry pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tatsuya is out of range and Perry settles back down.
Tatsuya doesn't manage to clinch there - Perry circles away.
Perry throws out a leg kick but Tatsuya moves out of range and Perry only half commits.
Perry misses with a body shot.
Tatsuya feints and then cracks Perry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Perry down.
Tatsuya throws a head kick that misses.
Tatsuya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perry.
Perry misses the shot to the body.
Tatsuya throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tatsuya thuds his right hand into Perry's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tatsuya misses with a shot to the body
and Perry counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perry on the side of the head.
Tatsuya connects with a body shot.
Ryuu Tatsuya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perry misses with a body shot
enabling Tatsuya to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Tatsuya misses.
A low kick from Perry is predictable there
and Perry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perry is rocked!
Tatsuya ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Perry out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryuu Tatsuya!
Ryuu Tatsuya took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, L.A. Elite Clothing Co for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cub Galloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cub Galloway!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aoki takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Tatsuya Aoki has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aoki.
Aoki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Galloway lands an elbow just above Aoki 's eye.
Galloway tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aoki avoids it.
Galloway lands a nice uppercut.
Galloway prevents a takedown attempt there.
Galloway lands an elbow inside that Aoki shrugs off.
Galloway throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Galloway lands an elbow inside that Aoki shrugs off.
Aoki blocks an elbow strike from Galloway.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galloway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aoki's brow.
Galloway tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Aoki blocks the elbow strike.
Aoki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Galloway gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Aoki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tatsuya Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Galloway just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aoki's brow.
Galloway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aoki's defenses.
Tatsuya Aoki's cut is getting worse.
Aoki tries to score a body lock takedown but Galloway shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Aoki wants a takedown but no success here.
Aoki blocks an elbow strike.
Galloway lands a nice elbow.
Galloway lands an elbow inside that Aoki shrugs off.
Tatsuya Aoki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Galloway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jeez, Tatsuya Aoki's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Aoki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Galloway tries to land knees in the clinch but Aoki avoids the damage to the body.
Aoki takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tatsuya Aoki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cub Galloway!
After the big win, Cub Galloway made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors 1337 ANZAC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taka Sho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Brewster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brewster's choice of entrance music: Way of the Fist. Chad Brewster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taka Sho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Brewster!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sho.
Brewster lands a nice hook to Sho's body. Sho takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brewster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brewster lands a slapping body shot.
Brewster misses with an uppercut.
Brewster blocks the body kick.
Sho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brewster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sho.
Sho misses with a kick to the body.
Sho misses with a lunging right hand
and Brewster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brewster scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That kick from Brewster tenderised Sho's leg. Sho is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewster scores with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sho.
Sho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sho lands a leg kick that knocks Brewster off balance momentarily.
Sho lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brewster will feel that in the morning.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sho.
It looks like Chad Brewster has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sho throws a body kick that misses
and Brewster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brewster.
Brewster looks to land a left hand but Sho moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brewster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sho moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brewster attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brewster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sho throws a leg kick but Brewster sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A left lands for Sho.
Brewster jabs Sho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Brewster thuds his right hand into Sho's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brewster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sho throws out the jab.
Brewster jabs Sho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sho bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sho creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brewster sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sho working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sho is trying to ground and pound but Brewster uses the momentary lack of control by Sho to regain half guard.
Sho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brewster defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sho lands a nice short elbow.
Brewster moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sho trying to control the position from guard on top but Brewster is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sho landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sho postures up and lands a big shot to Brewster's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sho's guard.
Brewster throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brewster slips nicely into half guard.
Brewster seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sho is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chad Brewster!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chad Brewster made sure he mentioned L.A. Elite Clothing Co, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Bent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heavy Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Bent!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm gets a double leg takedown into Bent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Storm scoring with some ground and pound.
Bent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Storm wants to pass the guard but Bent is keeping the position.
Storm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Storm makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Storm trying to control the position from guard on top but Bent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bent keeping full guard, as Storm tries to pass.
Bent avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Storm throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throwing strikes from guard but Bent blocks nicely.
Storm scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bent preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Storm throws an elbow that misses. Bent uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Storm's guard. Nice move by Bent!
Storm looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bent passes into side control.
Storm throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Bent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Storm keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bent moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Storm tries to buck Bent off but Bent is having none of it.
Storm regains half guard.
Storm tries to roll over but Bent keeps him under control.
Bent is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Storm wants to improve his position but Bent is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bent prevents Storm from improving his position.
Storm is trying to maintain the position but Bent is very close to passing his half guard.
Bent prevents Storm from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bent pulls his head out easily.
Storm tries to roll over but Bent keeps him under control.
Bent is trying to control. Storm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Storm punching from the bottom.
Storm looking for subs from the bottom but Bent mounts him!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bent wants to control the pace but Storm is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Storm dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bent takes the fight into the clinch.
Bent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bent ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Storm moves away.
Bent connects with a right hand. Storm shakes it off.
It looks like Heavy Storm has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bent. Storm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Storm lands in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Storm throws a big elbow that misses.
Storm throws a big right hand that misses.
Storm slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm throws a big elbow that misses.
Storm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Storm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Storm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bent 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.
Bent utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bent working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Storm.
Storm postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Storm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bent wants to stand but Storm is controlling the position.
Storm drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bent manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Storm has Bent in his guard.
Storm working a defensive guard here.
Storm manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bent holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Storm tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bent looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Bent tries to hold on but Storm pushes him away.
Heavy Storm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Storm in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Storm throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Storm there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Storm misses with some ground and pound and Bent recovers position to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm is trying to control. Bent wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Storm is looking to pass Bent's guard but actually Bent recovers to full guard.
Bent looking to control.
Bent keeping moving, preventing Storm from controlling successfully.
Storm throws a strike but Bent rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Storm is striking from the bottom but Bent uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heavy Storm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Storm's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!
Bent rushes Storm and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bent lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bent breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bent lands a slapping body shot.
Storm checks the leg kick.
Bent connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Storm moves out of range as Bent strikes.
Bent misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bent drops Storm with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Storm looks back up at him and smiles so Bent waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm moves away from the strike by Bent.
Storm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bent.
Storm shoots in and drives through. Bent sprawls well.
Bent cracks Storm with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Storm looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bent finish him?
Storm is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Oh Storm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jason Bent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bent measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Storm! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jason Bent!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jason Bent made sure he mentioned L.A. Elite Clothing Co, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arjel Dacir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Down comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 50 Cent - I Get Money kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Arjel Dacir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Down!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dacir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Down stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dacir.
Nice uppercut there from Down.
Down will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Dacir closes the distance looking to clinch
and Down counters with a nice uppercut.
Dacir throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dacir cracks the inside of Down's front leg.
Dacir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Down manages to avoid it.
Dacir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Down paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arjel Dacir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dacir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Down.
Dacir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Down paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dacir walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Down checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Down just misses with a punch to the body.
Dacir attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Down throws a shot to the body.
Dacir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dacir is looking to clinch.
Dacir misses with a low kick.
Dacir lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dacir throws a body punch but Down moves out of range.
Dacir wants to clinch.
Down gets tackled into the cage by Dacir. Dacir maintains the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dacir.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacir scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Down as Dacir tries to tie him up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Down scores with a nice short uppercut.
Down leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dacir connects with a nasty looking knee right to Down's face.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dacir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacir looking to stall.
Down displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dacir up against the cage.
Down working hard to break the clinch.
Dacir prevents Down from breaking the clinch.
Down'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.
Dacir is stalling here.
Dacir lands a nice knee to the body.
Down tries a body shot but Dacir blocks it.
Dacir stalling in the clinch but Down improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacir has Down pushed against the cage.
Down is looking to control Dacir's arms but Dacir gets an underhook and turns him. Now Down has his back to the cage.
Dacir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Down looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dacir tries to throw a body punch but Down avoids it by throwing Dacir back against the cage.
Down being controlled against the cage.
A short uppercut from Dacir.
Down trying to control the position but instead, Dacir has worked for underhooks and has pushed Down into the cage.
Dacir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dacir seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Down is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Dacir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dacir swings wildly with an uppercut but Down uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjel Dacir dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dacir rushes Down and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dacir leaning against his opponent.
Arjel Dacir has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arjel Dacir.
Dacir tries a head kick but it misses.
Down uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dacir.
Dacir is looking to clinch but Down is avoiding it.
Dacir slips under a jab from Down.
Dacir attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dacir motions for Down to come forward. Dacir throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dacir tries to clinch but Down moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dacir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dacir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Dacir.
Dacir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Down paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Down scores with the left hand. Dacir knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Dacir.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Down is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacir looking to throw knees to the head but Down is blocking nicely.
Dacir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dacir struggles to land a body shot inside as Down controls his hands.
Down stalling the fight.
Dacir stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Down is trying to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dacir is trying to maintain a safe position but Down gets an underhook and turns Dacir into the cage.
A short right from Dacir on the inside.
Dacir stalls.
Dacir tries to land knees in the clinch but Down avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down blocking some punches.
Dacir tries to work over Down's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dacir works on Down's body with a couple of short punches.
Down takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Drew Down has been cut.
Dacir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dacir lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Down is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dacir is keeping busy.
Dacir tries to land a knee to the head but Down blocks with his arms.
Dacir trying to stall but Down improves his position.
Dacir scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Down misses with a body punch.
Dacir lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dacir lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down blocks a body shot from Dacir.
Dacir prevents a body shot from Down.
Down managing to block the knees to the body from Dacir.
Dacir scores a nice knee to the body.
Down blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dacir using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dacir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Down blocks it with crossed arms.
Dacir lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dacir.
Dacir lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Down working aggressively here.
A short right from Dacir.
Dacir blocking some punches.
Dacir misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arjel Dacir dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drew Down's cut.
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!
Dacir looks to land a right hand but Down moved out of range.
Dacir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Down, pushing him back against the cage.
Dacir misses with a knee strike.
Dacir blocks a body shot from Down.
Down blocks a body shot from Dacir.
Dacir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Down can do to turn this around?
Dacir is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Down misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dacir wants to stall.
Down stalling in the clinch.
Down is trying to stall.
Down breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Down chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dacir can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacir throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dacir tries to clinch but Down moves away
and Down counters with a good low kick that Dacir was not able to check.
A big left from Dacir misses.
Dacir checks a leg kick nicely.
A combination from Dacir does no damage.
Dacir closes the distance and pushes Down back into the cage.
Dacir leaning his opponent against the cage.
Down lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dacir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Down pressing his opponent against the cage.
Come on Dacir - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dacir missing with knees to the body.
Down looking to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Dacir.
Down manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dacir throws a head punch that misses.
Dacir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Down.
Dacir letting Down take a breather here.
Down stalling in the clinch but Dacir improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacir is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Down is keeping busy.
Dacir missing with knees to the body.
Dacir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dacir working aggressively here.
Down stalls.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Drew Down.
Dacir ducks under a wild hook from Down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dacir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Dacir - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dacir looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dacir throws a combination. Down tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Down bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Arjel Dacir is winning the standup battle so far.
Dacir closes the distance and clinches.
Arjel Dacir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Down on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Down misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drew Down has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Down has Dacir pressed against the cage.
Down lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dacir lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Down backwards.
Down is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dacir letting Down take a breather here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arjel Dacir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dacir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjel Dacir!
Arjel Dacir very nearly forgot to thank 1337 ANZAC 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Chikatilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marshall comes to the cage accompanied by KNOCK 'EM DEAD, KID!. Chikatilo has chosen Black Sunshine as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrei Chikatilo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatilo wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
Chikatilo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Chikatilo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marshall.
Marshall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Andrei Chikatilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chikatilo needs to keep his hands up - Marshall had a free shot at his head there.
Chikatilo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chikatilo.
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!
Marshall checks a leg kick.
Chikatilo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marshall's calf.
Marshall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chikatilo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chikatilo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marshall misses with a double jab.
Marshall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Marshall checks a leg kick.
Marshall throws out a loose jab but Chikatilo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Chikatilo.
Jab by Chikatilo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatilo lands a big head kick that sends Marshall tumbling to the mat! Chikatilo takes a step backwards and waves Marshall back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Marshall is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chikatilo.
Chikatilo throws a sloppy head kick and Marshall moves out of range easily.
Chikatilo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marshall lands with an overhand left.
Chikatilo misses with a straight left.
Chikatilo digs a good body shot into Marshall's ribs.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
Chikatilo lands a slapping body shot.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Chikatilo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chikatilo.
Chikatilo gets a clinch.
Chikatilo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall slips a jab from Chikatilo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatilo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chikatilo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshall.
Chikatilo throws a series of punches but Marshall avoids them all with ease.
Marshall scores with a jab to the body.
Marshall walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chikatilo.
Chikatilo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chikatilo connects with a solid leg kick.
Chikatilo throws a leg kick but Marshall checks it.
Chikatilo lands a big right hand that sends Marshall crashing to the mat! Chikatilo stays standing though and waves Marshall back to his feet!
Oh Marshall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chikatilo throws a body punch but Marshall moves out of range.
Chikatilo feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Marshall sprawling to the canvas! Marshall rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chikatilo finish him?!
Chikatilo darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Marshall's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Chikatilo before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrei Chikatilo!
Our winner, Andrei Chikatilo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Grace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grace comes to the cage accompanied by Doggystyle - Snoop Dogg. Kyle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Wasted. Mark Kyle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Grace's chin.
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32
275 lbs
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284 lbs
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grace moves away.
Grace misses with a body shot.
Grace scores with a nice strike.
Kyle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kyle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kyle throws a leg kick which misses Grace's front leg but catches the back leg as Grace tries to avoid it.
Grace throws a series of punches but Kyle moves out of range.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kyle misses with a low kick.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Grace checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kyle blocks a jab.
Kyle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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.
Kyle thows a huge punch but Grace dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kyle is looking to advance position but Grace won't allow it.
Kyle moves into full mount! Grace won't be happy about that!
Kyle raining down hammerfists from mount.
Grace tries to hold on but Kyle postures up.
Kyle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Kyle! Grace is hurt baaadly! Kyle is firing away with more strikes - Grace is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kyle!
Mark Kyle spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keio Jun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
205 lbs
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24
209 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiro Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keio Jun!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jun looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gomi trying to control the action but Jun is working from the bottom.
Gomi fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gomi throwing strikes but Jun manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Gomi is trying to escape the position but Jun is controlling the position.
Gomi is looking for a sweep.
Gomi trying to remain calm as Jun controls from the top position.
Gomi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jun wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomi seems a little lost for a moment, as Jun dominates the positioning.
Gomi is not content to let Jun control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Keio Jun.
Jun gets caught flat footed, as Gomi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gomi content to stall in guard here.
Jun is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gomi postures up in Jun's guard and throws a big left but Jun blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Keio Jun has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gomi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshiro Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jun stuffs the takedown.
Jun jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gomi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An inside leg kick lands from Jun.
Jun throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Gomi shoots in looking for a takedown but Jun manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gomi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jun connects with a body shot that sends Gomi's belly button to the back.
Gomi staying out of range there.
Jun throws a low kick but Gomi avoids it.
Gomi is looking to clinch.
Jun connects with a body shot that sends Gomi's belly button to the back.
Gomi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gomi drives through and clinches with Jun against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi swings wildly with an uppercut but Jun uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jun as Gomi tries to tie him up.
Jun slows down the pace here.
Gomi stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jun prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiro Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jun lands a nice shot to the body.
Gomi blocks a body shot from Jun.
A short right from Gomi on the inside.
Gomi tries to throw a body punch but Jun avoids it by throwing Gomi back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jun tries to throw a body punch but Gomi avoids it by throwing Jun back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jun can't find room to land a body shot as Gomi controls the action.
Jun lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Gomi can't find room to land a body shot as Jun controls the action.
Jun scores with a shoulder strike.
Jun looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jun.
Gomi tries to throw a body punch but Jun avoids it by throwing Gomi back against the cage.
Gomi is trying to pull guard but Jun turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jun lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jun is leaning against Gomi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gomi struggles to land a body shot inside as Jun controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keio Jun dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gomi shoots for a double leg takedown but Jun sprawls well. He's pushed Gomi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gomi tries to close the distance and clinch but Jun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gomi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A big right from Jun misses.
Jun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jun tries to land a front kick but Gomi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gomi tries to clinch up but Jun circles away and keeps his distance.
Jun throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomi wants to clinch
and Jun counters with a slapping leg kick.
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!
Jun gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jun wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun throws a solid leg kick but Gomi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jun.
Yoshiro Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiro Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jun motions for Gomi to come forward. Jun throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jun displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gomi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jun.
Gomi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gomi duly obliges.
Gomi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jun counters with a good low kick that Gomi was not able to check.
Jun scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Gomi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Yoshiro Gomi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gomi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gomi on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gomi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keio Jun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jun takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gomi takes one on the button.
Jun paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
A good leg kick by Jun.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Jun moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jun.
Jun throws a leg kick which misses Gomi's front leg but catches the back leg as Gomi tries to avoid it.
Jun cracks Gomi with a good jab.
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gomi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomi shoots in but no luck this time.
Jun throws a head kick that misses.
Jun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jun lands with a good body shot.
Jun lands a leg kick that knocks Gomi off balance momentarily.
Gomi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jun, right into the meat.
Jun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jun lands with an overhand left.
Gomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jun scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jun can pounce on him.
That kick from Jun tenderised Gomi's leg. Gomi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jun plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jun cracks Gomi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jun misses the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Jun there.
Jun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Jun lands the left hand.
Gomi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jun sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomi somewhat.
Jun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gomi. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jun connects with a nice looking jab.
Gomi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gomi shoots for a double leg takedown but Jun sprawls well. He's pushed Gomi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jun connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keio Jun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoshiro Gomi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jun lands with a slapping head kick.
No luck for Gomi with that takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Jun.
Gomi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jun at a distance.
Jun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
Jun scores with a jab to the body.
Jun's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gomi under the eye.
Jun rushes Gomi and presses him up against the cage.
Jun looking to stall.
Gomi struggles to land a body shot inside as Jun controls his hands.
Gomi working aggressively here.
Jun is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Come on Gomi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jun.
Gomi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jun is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiro Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jun slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Jun.
Nice body punch from Jun - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jun displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gomi up against the cage.
Jun works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jun lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jun misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun pushes Gomi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jun lands a shoulder strike.
Jun tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jun effectively controlling the action here.
Nice elbow from Jun.
Gomi letting Jun take a breather here.
Jun lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jun lands an uppercut.
Gomi avoids the elbow strike from Jun, against the cage.
Gomi blocks a body shot from Jun.
Jun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jun obliges.
Jun blocks a body shot from Gomi.
Jun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomis head.
Jun lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jun tries a knee to the head but Gomi blocks it.
Jun taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gomi misses with the head strike.
Jun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gomi tries to throw a body punch but Jun avoids it by throwing Gomi back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gomi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jun taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gomi dodges an elbow strike from Jun.
Jun lands a body shot.
Jun lands a damaging elbow.
Jun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jun lands a nice uppercut.
Keio Jun is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jun lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomi working aggressively here.
Jun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jun pushes Gomi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jun crunches a lovely knee into Gomi's ribcage.
Jun scores with a shoulder strike.
Jun manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomi or not.
Yoshiro Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jun lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gomi lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Jun works on Gomi's body with a couple of short punches.
Gomi throws a punch but it's blocked by Jun.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keio Jun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jun 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keio Jun!
Keio Jun thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Hong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Ramos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antonio Hong!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hong tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Ramos has a takedown stuffed.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hong counters with a good low kick that Ramos was not able to check.
Hong looks to land a left hand but Ramos moved out of range nicely.
Ramos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hong counters with a solid body kick.
Hong just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hong has Ramos pulled in close to control his posture.
Hong keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong is pulling down on Ramos's head to control his posture.
Ramos throws an elbow that misses. Hong uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ramos's guard. Nice move by Hong!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos is trying to keep Hong in close.
Hong trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Hong looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hong defends well.
Ramos trying to keep a closed guard but Hong is proving a slippery customer.
Hong controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Antonio Hong hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Mark Ramos has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ramos checks a leg kick.
Hong lands a nice looking body kick.
Ramos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ramos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hong throws a looping overhand right but Ramos ducks down to avoid it.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hong.
Ramos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hong.
Antonio Hong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hong scores with a nice head shot.
Antonio Hong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hong tries to clinch up.
Hong misses with a low kick.
Ramos misses the shot to the body.
Ramos avoids the body shot from Hong.
Ramos digs a good body shot into Hong's ribs.
Hong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong throws out a loose jab but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hong motions for Ramos to come forward. Hong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Hong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Ramos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hong motions for Ramos to come forward. Hong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ramos lands a really nice looking cross but Hong seems unphased.
Ramos throws a hook but Hong blocks it.
Ramos slips a jab from Hong.
Hong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hong working aggressively here.
Ramos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hong.
Ramos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
Hong tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramos breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hong avoids the body shot from Ramos.
Antonio Hong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hong staying out of range there.
Hong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramos checks it well.
Ramos takes a swing at Hong's ribcage but misses.
Hong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hong throws a push kick but Ramos slaps the foot to one side.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hong. Hong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ramos throws a hook but Hong blocks it.
A slow jab from Hong misses its intended target.
Hong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ramos's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos tries to move into range but Hong moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hong scores with a sloppy right hand. Ramos should have avoided that one.
Mark Ramos's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown by Ramos or perhaps it was just good defense by Hong which made him look bad.
Ramos just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hong looks for the body kick but Ramos saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Hong.
Ramos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hong as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Hong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hong holds on and takes a little breather.
Hong keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ramos postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos looking to pass the guard.
Hong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hong thows a body kick. Ramos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ramos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hong swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Hong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hong moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramos shoots in but Hong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A low kick from Hong misses
and Ramos counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Hong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Ramos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hong closes the distance and clinches.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hong lands a shot to the body.
Ramos is trying to break the clinch but Hong has him pressed against the cage.
Hong throws a head punch that misses.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos blocking some punches.
Ramos tries to break the clinch but Hong is controlling the position.
Ramos wants to break free but Hong has control.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch but Hong keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Hong as the two fighters clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Ramos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hong struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramos controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hong lands an uppercut.
Ramos is trying to push Hong away but Hong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramos wants to break free but Hong has control.
Hong misses with a body punch.
Ramos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hong lands a left hand.
Hong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hong swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramos uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Hong.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hong.
Hong lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Hong.
Hong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hong lands a shoulder strike.
Hong lands with a right to the head.
Ramos is rocked!
Nice body punch from Hong - that landed with a thud.
Oh Ramos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hong creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ramos with a big uppercut! Ramos tries to clinch up but Hong pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ramos to the mat! Ramos covers up and Hong unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Antonio Hong!
Antonio Hong is the new middleweight champion!
Antonio Hong very nearly forgot to thank L.A. Elite Clothing Co 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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