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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takamoura Mamarou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamarou has chosen R Kelly-World Greatest as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Dave Rabago has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takamoura Mamarou!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamarou misses with a takedown attempt - Rabago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mamarou looking to score a takedown here. Rabago is defending well but Mamarou drives through and ends up in Rabago's guard.
Mamarou 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.
Mamarou advances to half guard.
Mamarou looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mamarou in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Rabago tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Mamarou!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takamoura Mamarou!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Takamoura Mamarou waved his t-shirt featuring [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rui Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddy Cordo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cordo has chosen UFC Theme Song as his entrance music. Cordo has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rui Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddy Cordo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordo moves into range and clinches up with Yoshida.
Cordo looks gassed!
Cordo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cordo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cordo lands a front kick.
Yoshida fails to land the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yoshida.
Cordo misses with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yoshida scores with a takedown into Cordo's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoshida drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yoshida jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Yoshida drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Yoshida seems to have locked his on tight now - Cordo screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Yoshida, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rui Yoshida!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronko Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by Skrillex - Ruffneck . Johnson has chosen Azad - Bandog as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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194 lbs
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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
4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bronko Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mir napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mir is trying to get back to his feet.
Johnson has hold of Mir's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Mir tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Johnson cranks the arm and Mir screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Mir, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bronko Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxi Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brock Lenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maxi Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lenny throws a head kick that misses.
Lenny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lenny throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Lenny really is a fat lump.
Lenny looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Lenny tries a head kick but it misses.
Lenny throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Lenny shows good takedown defense.
Lenny does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Lenny counters by clinching up.
Brock Lenny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxi Silva.
Lenny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lenny shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lenny closes the distance and clinches.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lenny fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lenny holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for takedown but Lenny is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lenny has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lenny gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lenny prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stalling in the clinch from Lenny.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Lenny shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Lenny has double underhooks.
Lenny prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lenny avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lenny is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lenny breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lenny tries a head kick but it misses.
Lenny throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Lenny throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Lenny throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Lenny moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lenny 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.
Lenny misses with a head kick.
Lenny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Lenny throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Lenny shows good takedown defense.
Brock Lenny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lenny throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Lenny leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brock Lenny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxi Silva.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Lenny counters by clinching up.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Lenny prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lenny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenny throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lenny throws a head kick that misses.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Lenny counters by clinching up.
Lenny manages to break the clinch.
Lenny pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lenny throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Lenny clinches up against the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Lenny pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lenny throws a leg kick that misses.
Lenny throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lenny tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenny has managed to clinch.
Lenny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lenny closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lenny fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lenny throws a head kick that misses.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Lenny holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Lenny.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Lenny prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lenny dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lenny gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lenny is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lenny down to the mat. Lenny avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lenny tries a head kick but it misses.
Lenny throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Lenny.
Lenny throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Lenny displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Lenny has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Lenny stalling.
Lenny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva blocks a head kick by Lenny.
Maxi Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lenny tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Brock Lenny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxi Silva.
Lenny tries a head kick but it misses.
Lenny moves into the clinch successfully.
Lenny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brock Lenny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lenny moves into the clinch.
Lenny stalling in the clinch.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lenny is defending well.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lenny after a bit of a struggle.
Lenny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lenny counters by moving into the clinch.
Lenny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lenny is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lenny is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Lenny might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Maxi Silva.
Lenny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maxi Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brock Lenny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lenny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lenny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lenny, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lenny!
Brock Lenny thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Palumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palumbo has chosen Glassjaw - Cosmopolitan Blood Loss as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Tits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daryl Palumbo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palumbo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tits.
Tits tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palumbo stuffs the takedown attempt from Tits. Tits gets slowly back to his feet.
Palumbo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tits moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tits fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Tits. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tits fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Palumbo tries to clinch but Tits moves out of range.
Palumbo tries to clinch but Tits is having none of it.
Palumbo clinches up with Tits and pushes him back against the cage.
Tits is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Palumbo is defending well.
Tits is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Palumbo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tits tries a knee to the head but Palumbo blocks it.
Tits is breathing heavily.
Palumbo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tits backwards.
Palumbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Palumbo connects with a superb combination that knocks Tits out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Palumbo before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Tits!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Daryl Palumbo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Machivado The Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Butcher comes to the cage accompanied by lamb of god-one gun. Melendez has chosen You've Seen the Butcher as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Machivado The Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilbert Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez throws a body punch but The Butcher moves out of range.
Melendez punishes The Butcher's body with a nice straight punch.
Melendez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Butcher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Melendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Butcher.
Melendez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from The Butcher. Those never looked like landing.
The Butcher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Melendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Butcher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Melendez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and The Butcher counters with a right hand to the body.
The Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melendez misses with a looping left.
Melendez misses with a two punch combination.
Melendez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Butcher counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Melendez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Melendez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Butcher counters with a nice body shot.
Melendez looks gassed!
Melendez throws a hook but The Butcher avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez throws a sloppy body shot
and The Butcher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gilbert Melendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Melendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Butcher.
A looping hook to the body misses from Melendez. The Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Butcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the body from Melendez misses
and The Butcher counters with a nice uppercut.
Melendez misses with an uppercut.
The Butcher lands an overhand right.
Melendez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Butcher looks to land a combination. Melendez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Butcher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Melendez under the eye.
The Butcher scores with a hook to the body. Melendez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The Butcher is looking to wear down Melendez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Melendez throws an off balance right hand
and The Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Melendez misses with a shot to the body
and The Butcher counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Butcher cracks Melendez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Melendez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Melendez is rocked!
The Butcher circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Melendez tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! The Butcher wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Machivado The Butcher!
A very excited looking Machivado The Butcher made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Ishizaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishizaki comes to the cage accompanied by Hiroyuki Okita - Moete Hero. Ryo Ishizaki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryo Ishizaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Ishizaki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ishizaki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ishizaki turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Ishizaki drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishizaki remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Ishizaki prevents Pierre from escaping the position.
Ishizaki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ishizaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pierre keeps working.
Ishizaki moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Pierre is pushing Ishizaki's head away, looking to escape. Ishizaki manages to hold on to the position though.
Ishizaki controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishizaki trying to control the position but Pierre is working away.
Ishizaki prevents Pierre from escaping the position.
Ishizaki controlling from side mount.
Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Ishizaki drags him back down.
A lull in the action here as Ishizaki stalls from top position.
Ishizaki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pierre is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Ishizaki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pierre has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pierre is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ishizaki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pierre is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Pierre's face as Ishizaki controls the position.
Pierre wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ishizaki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pierre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pierre is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Ishizaki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pierre gets caught flat footed, as Ishizaki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ryo Ishizaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pierre wants to stand and escape but Ishizaki is having none of it.
Ishizaki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ishizaki cracks Pierre with a solid left hand.
Ishizaki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Ishizaki is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pierre is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ishizaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ishizaki postures up and lands a big shot to Pierre's brow.
Ishizaki passes Pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ishizaki wants to work for an arm triangle but Pierre is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to stand up here but Ishizaki is controlling him well.
Pierre won't allow Ishizaki to pass to mount.
Ishizaki content to control rather than advance.
Pierre kicks Ishizaki off and gets back to his feet.
Pierre slaps away a takedown attempt from Ishizaki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Ishizaki moves out of range.
Ishizaki throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Pierre tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ishizaki is in Pierre's guard.
Pierre pushes Ishizaki off and gets back to his feet.
Ishizaki looks for a takedown but Pierre sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre swinging wildly here.
Pierre throws a one two combo.
It looks like Ryo Ishizaki 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!
Pierre tries to clinch
and Ishizaki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ishizaki perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pierre is trying to stand back up but Ishizaki is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Ishizaki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ryo Ishizaki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pierre tries to clinch
and Ishizaki counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pierre pushes Ishizaki away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Ishizaki gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ishizaki taking a breather here.
Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Ishizaki drags him back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishizaki lands a decent elbow from side control.
A lull in the action here as Ishizaki stalls from top position.
Pierre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ishizaki asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ishizaki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pierre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ishizaki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ishizaki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ishizaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishizaki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ishizaki prevents Pierre from escaping the position.
Ishizaki slows the pace down.
Pierre throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Ishizaki scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ishizaki working for a submission but Pierre is keeping him at bay.
Pierre is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Ishizaki clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ryo Ishizaki'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.
Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ishizaki.
A big left from Pierre misses.
Nick Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
so Ishizaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pierre uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ishizaki walks into a left hand.
Ishizaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pierre circles away.
Ishizaki shoots in for a takedown but Pierre shows good takedown defense.
Pierre throws a hook to the side of Ishizaki's head but Ishizaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pierre throws a series of punches but Ishizaki moves out of range.
Pierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Ishizaki is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre wants to clinch
and Ishizaki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pierre!
Pierre is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Ishizaki is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Pierre is in real trouble.
Ishizaki is persistently looking for the submission but Pierre is defending it well.
Ishizaki softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Pierre looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ishizaki.
Pierre is trying to stand back up.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Ishizaki's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Pierre is trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ishizaki working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Pierre is doing well to defend. Ishizaki seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Pierre is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryo Ishizaki!
Our winner, Ryo Ishizaki, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junko Hatoru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Hagen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junko Hatoru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Hagen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatoru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hagen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hagen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hatoru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hagen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hagen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hagen looks for a takedown but Hatoru sprawls well.
A bone on bone clash there as Hatoru blocks the leg kick.
Hagen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hatoru takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatoru slips a jab from Hagen.
Hatoru moves out of range of the leg kick from Hagen.
Hatoru connects with a jab.
Hatoru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hagen throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hatoru.
Hatoru checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hatoru misses with a few strikes there.
Hatoru throws a right hand that misses
and Hagen counters with a left and a right that stings Hatoru.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatoru throws a hook but Hagen blocks it.
Hatoru looks to throw the jab but Hagen is out of range.
Hagen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hatoru's guard.
Hagen wants to control from the top but Hatoru keeps moving.
Hatoru controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hagen wants to control from the top but Hatoru keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Hagen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hatoru swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hagen throws a looping overhand right but Hatoru ducks down to avoid it.
Hatoru lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hagen is looking to chop away at Hatoru's legs.
Hatoru slips a jab and a cross from Hagen.
Hatoru gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hatoru tried to score with a low kick but Hagen checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatoru throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hagen.
Hagen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hatoru tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hagen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hatoru.
Hatoru misses with a series of wild punches.
Hatoru cracks Hagen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hatoru moves out of range of the body kick from Hagen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hatoru throws out the jab.
Hatoru cracks Hagen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hagen shoots in but no luck this time.
Hagen tests Hatoru's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hagen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hagen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hatoru but Hatoru pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hatoru throws a front kick that sends Hagen stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Junko Hatoru will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hatoru rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hagen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hatoru throws a looping overhand right but Hagen ducks down to avoid it.
Tom Hagen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hagen tries to move into range but Hatoru moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Hatoru. Those never looked like landing.
Hatoru tries a low kick but Hagen avoids it.
Hagen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hagen throws a hook but Hatoru avoids it easily.
Hatoru throws a lazy right hand but Hagen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hatoru as Hagen shoots in.
Hagen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatoru was well out of range. Poor timing from Hagen.
Hatoru fails to land with a series of punches.
Hatoru gets caught flat footed, as Hagen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hagen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hatoru utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hatoru controlling Hagen's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hatoru keeping moving, preventing Hagen from controlling successfully.
Hagen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hatoru kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hagen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hatoru keeping full guard, as Hagen tries to pass.
Hatoru keeping moving, preventing Hagen from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Hagen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hagen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Hagen!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tom Hagen waved his t-shirt featuring [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « AJFC↑ TRIPLE 160Q ®'s logo in front of the cameras.
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