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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JP Mcallen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando De Luca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JP Mcallen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando De Luca!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Luca misses the jab.
De Luca scores with a jab to the body.
Mcallen closes the distance and pushes De Luca back into the cage.
De Luca pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Luca throws a low kick but Mcallen avoids it.
Mcallen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Luca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Luca dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid body kick from De Luca.
De Luca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mcallens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mcallen wants to clinch up but De Luca keeps it at a distance.
De Luca lands a jab to the nose.
De Luca connects with an inside leg kick.
Mcallen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from De Luca finds it's way round the side to connect with Mcallen's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Luca uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mcallen.
De Luca swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcallen.
De Luca feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mcallens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mcallen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Luca.
Mcallen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mcallen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mcallen pushes De Luca up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mcallen.
De Luca goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on De Luca's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mcallen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Luca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by De Luca.
De Luca lands a left hand.
De Luca looking to throw knees to the head but Mcallen is blocking nicely.
De Luca tries to land a knee to the head but Mcallen blocks with his arms.
De Luca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mcallen looking to stall.
Mcallen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
De Luca misses with a series of wild punches.
De Luca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcallen is looking to clinch.
Mcallen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mcallen fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Luca connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mcallen momentarily.
De Luca misses with an uppercut. Mcallen saw that one coming.
A head kick from De Luca lands but Mcallen takes it in his stride.
JP Mcallen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Luca lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Luca lands a head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for De Luca.
De Luca throws a head kick that misses.
Mcallen tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Luca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcallen scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Armando De Luca has been cut.
Mcallen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcallen slaps away a takedown attempt from De Luca, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mcallen throws a head kick that misses.
Mcallen throws a leg kick but De Luca checks it.
Mcallen tries to clinch but De Luca moves out of range.
Mcallen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Luca misses with a looping left.
De Luca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from De Luca misses.
De Luca swings for the body but Mcallen moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mcallen takes the fight into the clinch.
De Luca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Luca tries to break the clinch but Mcallen is controlling the position.
De Luca has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Luca wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Luca manages to pull guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Luca looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mcallen prevents De Luca from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Luca trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Luca keeping moving, preventing Mcallen from controlling successfully.
De Luca wants to stand and escape but Mcallen is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mcallen misses with a two punch combination.
Mcallen wants to clinch up but De Luca keeps it at a distance.
Mcallen tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Luca swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcallen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mcallen shoots in and drives through. De Luca sprawls well.
De Luca looks to land a combination but Mcallen avoids it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Luca. Mcallen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Luca takes a swing at Mcallen's ribcage but misses.
Mcallen slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Armando De Luca dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Armando De Luca's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mcallen throws a head kick that half lands.
Mcallen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick by De Luca misses
and Mcallen counters with a crisp right that sends De Luca to the canvas! Mcallen follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JP Mcallen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sung Yong Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mya Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sung Yong Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mya Gold!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim throws a solid leg kick but Gold takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kim.
Gold on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kim. Kim obviously looking to wear him down.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Gold's knee but Gold avoids it well.
Kim steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gold.
Kim throws a low kick but Gold moves out of range easily.
Gold moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kim closes the distance and pushes Gold back into the cage.
Gold wants to get back to striking at distance but Kim won't allow it.
Gold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gold avoids the head kick by Kim.
Gold throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Gold throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Gold checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gold throws a sloppy head kick and Kim moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim throws a chopping leg kick but Gold manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
A good leg kick by Kim.
Kim connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Gold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Gold.
Gold blocks a head kick by Kim.
Gold misses with a double jab.
Sung Yong Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gold throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gold throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim avoids the head kick by Gold.
Kim doesn't manage to clinch there - Gold circles away.
Gold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kim swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gold blocks a low kick nicely.
Gold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kim.
Kim tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kim throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Gold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kim circles away quickly and effectively.
Gold looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Gold.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
Gold checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick by Gold misses
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kim moves into the clinch.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Gold avoids the damage to the body.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim connects with a knee to the head.
Kim lands a nice knee to the body.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kim with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Gold avoids the damage to the body.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim tries to land knees in the clinch but Gold avoids the damage to the body.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Gold is blocking nicely.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Gold managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Gold is trying to break the clinch but Kim is controlling him.
Gold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Gold wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kim using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gold working hard to break the clinch.
Kim lands a knee to the head.
Gold tries to break the clinch but Kim is controlling the position.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gold has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
Gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kim scores a nice knee to the body.
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim landing knees to the body.
Kim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gold takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gold managing to block the knees to the body from Kim.
Gold pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim lands a jab.
A low kick from Kim misses
and Gold counters with a three punch combo that has Kim backing up. Kim nods at Gold to acknowledge the strikes.
Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sung Yong Kim 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.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Gold. Those never looked like landing.
Gold throws a nice looking combination but Kim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kim lands with a slapping head kick.
Kim misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Gold down.
Some bone on bone action there as Gold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Gold's knee but Gold avoids it well.
Kim darts in and clinches Gold up against the cage.
Kim keeps control of Gold as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Gold's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gold on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gold throws a lazy head kick
and Kim counters with a straight right hand.
Gold is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Kim there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gold tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kim uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Kim connects with a body shot.
A combination from Gold does no damage.
Gold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kim is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Gold tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim wants to land a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kim - that will leave a mark!
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gold throws a head kick that misses.
Gold takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kim thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gold takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kim scores with a jab. Gold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sung Yong Kim is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Gold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kim connects with a solid leg kick.
Gold blocks a head kick by Kim.
Kim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gold.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Gold checks a low kick from Kim.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Gold's knee but Gold avoids it well.
Gold tries to bum rush Kim with a series of wild strikes but Kim uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kim tries to clinch there but Gold circles away.
Kim ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kim throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kim misses with the combination.
Gold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kim closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kim is looking to score with low kicks.
Kim thuds his right hand into Gold's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kim throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kim looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Gold tries a head kick but it misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kim throws a low kick but Gold avoids it.
Kim turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kim attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gold misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold gets tackled into the cage by Kim. Kim maintains the clinch.
Kim looking to throw knees to the head but Gold is blocking nicely.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim missing with knees to the body.
Kim trying to land knees to the body.
Kim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
Kim landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Kim keeps control of Gold as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gold breaks from the clinch.
Gold throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kim.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kim tries to close the distance and clinch but Gold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Kim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sung Yong Kim dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Gold scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kim has closed the distance and engaged Gold in a clinch.
Gold avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Gold is looking to break free of the clinch but Kim has double underhooks.
Gold breaks the clinch.
Mya Gold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim looks to clinch
and Gold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim throws out a leg kick but Gold moves out of range and Kim only half commits.
Kim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gold is out of range.
Gold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kim.
Gold throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kim avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kim throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold misses with a straight left.
Kim thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gold if he has to take too many more of those.
Kim throws a low kick, looking for Gold's leg but Gold calmly moves out of range.
Kim fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kim with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kim jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gold tries to keep at a distance but Kim has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gold avoiding damage as Kim throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kim.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kim obliges.
Gold looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gold wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kim has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gold.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kim tries to land a knee to the head but Gold blocks with his arms.
Gold tries to break free but Kim pushes him back against the cage.
Kim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gold's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gold takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kim is looking to chop away at Gold's legs.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice combination there by Gold.
Kim chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gold.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gold.
Gold looks to score with a jab to the body but Kim is just out of range.
Gold misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold blocks a head kick by Kim.
Gold misses with a head kick.
Kim feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Kim connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim throws a nice head kick!
Gold on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kim fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gold.
Gold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
Kim feints and then cracks Gold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gold down.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim throws a sloppy head kick and Gold moves out of range easily.
Kim wants to clinch.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kim throws a head kick that misses.
Gold blocks a low kick nicely.
Kim shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kim throws a lazy right hand but Gold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gold throws a right and a left that Kim avoids nicely.
Kim moves in looking to clinch but Gold pushes him off.
Decent striking displayed by Gold there.
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!
Kim takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gold manages to break the clinch.
Sung Yong Kim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kim throws a front kick aimed at Gold's knee but Gold avoids it well.
Mya Gold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kim throws a leg kick which misses Gold's front leg but catches the back leg as Gold tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sung Yong Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kim 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sung Yong Kim!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Sung Yong Kim waved his t-shirt featuring Hopkins Athletics's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidiro Hattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Angelo Domingo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hidiro Hattori!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Domingo!
It looks like Hidiro Hattori has been cut.
Domingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Domingo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hattori misses with a body kick.
Domingo fails to land with a series of punches.
Domingo misses with a double jab
and Hattori counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Domingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hattori manages to avoid it.
Domingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hattori was well out of range. Poor timing from Domingo.
Hattori throws an overhand right that lands on Domingo's shoulder, as Domingo tries to avoid the shot.
Domingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hattori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Domingo.
Domingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hattori was well out of range. Poor timing from Domingo.
Hattori throws a nice looking combination but Domingo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Domingo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hattori looks gassed!
Hattori thows a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hattori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo misses with a wild body shot.
Domingo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Domingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hattori moves away.
Domingo lands a nice hook to Hattori's body. Hattori takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hattori avoids the body shot from Domingo.
Domingo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Domingo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Domingo does no damage.
Hattori slips a jab and a cross from Domingo.
Domingo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Domingo throws a series of punches but Hattori moves out of range.
Domingo misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Domingo.
Domingo fails to land with a series of punches.
Hattori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Domingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hattori moves away.
Angelo Domingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hattori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Domingo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Domingo misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Domingo!
Domingo swings for the body but Hattori moves out of range.
Domingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hattori manages to avoid it.
Angelo Domingo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Domingo throws a nice looking combination but Hattori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hattori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Domingo.
Hattori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hattori throws a wild body kick that Domingo sees coming a mile off.
Domingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hattori manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Domingo avoids the head kick by Hattori.
Domingo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Domingo lands with a shot to the body.
Domingo lands a nice looking body shot.
Domingo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hattori is just out of range.
Domingo misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Domingo.
Domingo connects with a body shot that sends Hattori's belly button to the back.
Domingo misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from Domingo both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Domingo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hattori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Domingo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Domingo!
Domingo is looking to wear down Hattori with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Domingo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Domingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Domingo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hattori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Domingo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice defenses there by Domingo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Domingo. Hattori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Domingo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hattori eats them both and turns towards Domingo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Domingo misses the shot to the body.
Domingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hattori moves away.
Domingo misses with a wild combination.
Domingo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Domingo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hattori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Domingo lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Domingo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hidiro Hattori's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hattori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Domingo.
Hattori connects with a high kick.
Domingo lands a nice shot to the body.
Hattori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Domingo.
Domingo misses with a few strikes there.
Domingo swinging wildly here.
Domingo swinging wildly here.
Hattori has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Domingo scores with a shot to the body.
Hattori slips a jab and a cross from Domingo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Domingo misses with a jab to the body
and Hattori counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Domingo scores with a hook to the body. Hattori takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hattori doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Domingo stuns Hattori with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Domingo connects with a body shot that sends Hattori's belly button to the back.
Domingo misses with the combination.
Domingo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hattori on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Domingo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Domingo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Domingo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hattori is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Domingo.
Hattori avoids the body shot from Domingo.
Hattori throws a hook but Domingo avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hattori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hattori tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hattori avoids the body shot from Domingo.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hattori might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Domingo has got the better of the exchanges.
A shot to the liver by Domingo. Beautiful body shot.
Domingo scores with a shot to the body.
Domingo swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Domingo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Angelo Domingo is winning the standup battle so far.
Hattori takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Angelo Domingo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hattori dodges the punch combination from Domingo.
Crunch! Hattori slams his shin into Domingo's torso.
Domingo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hattori is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo misses with a double jab.
Hattori takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hattori lands a nice shot to the body.
Domingo misses with a wild combination.
Domingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hattori circles away quickly and effectively.
Domingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Domingo stalks Hattori and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hattori's face. Hattori staggers backwards, shaken.
Domingo fails to land with a series of punches.
Domingo throws a right and a left that Hattori avoids nicely.
Hattori throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Domingo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hattori.
Domingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hattori circles away quickly and effectively.
Domingo lands with a nice body punch.
Domingo tries to bum rush Hattori with a series of wild strikes but Hattori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Domingo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hattori tries a head kick but it misses.
Domingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hattori manages to avoid it.
Domingo misses with the combination.
Domingo misses with a double jab.
Domingo throws a combination that misses
and Hattori counters with a series of strikes. Domingo will be more careful next time no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Domingo digs a good body shot into Hattori's ribs.
Domingo fails to land with a series of punches.
Domingo thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Angelo Domingo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hidiro Hattori's cut.
That's time! Domingo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hattori misses with a head kick.
Domingo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Domingo. Those never looked like landing.
Domingo fails to land with a series of punches.
Domingo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hattori manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Domingo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hattori looks to land a left hand but Domingo moved out of range nicely.
Domingo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hattori can do to turn this around?
Domingo thows a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Hattori misses.
Domingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Domingo misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Domingo misses the shot to the body.
Domingo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Domingo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hattori moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Domingo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hattori.
Domingo throws a nice looking combination but Hattori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hattori ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hattori lands with a nice body kick.
Domingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Domingo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hattori looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hattori throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Domingo.
Domingo misses with the combination.
Domingo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Domingo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Domingo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hattori avoids the body shot from Domingo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hattori tries to score a power double leg takedown but Domingo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hattori somewhat.
Domingo throws a combination. Hattori tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Domingo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Domingo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hattori circles away quickly and effectively.
Domingo misses with a wild body shot.
Hattori lands a nice looking body kick.
Domingo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hattori counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Domingo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Domingo avoids the head kick by Hattori.
Hattori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hattori backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Domingo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Domingo misses with a two punch combination.
Domingo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hattori.
Domingo takes a swing at Hattori's ribcage but misses.
Domingo punishes Hattori's body with a nice straight punch.
Domingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hattori was well out of range. Poor timing from Domingo.
Domingo misses with a wild body shot.
Domingo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Domingo. Hattori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hattori misses with a wild combination.
Domingo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hidiro Hattori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hattori shoots for a double leg takedown but Domingo sprawls well. He's pushed Hattori's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Domingo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Some wild striking there from Domingo.
Hattori digs a good body shot into Domingo's ribs.
Hattori showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Domingo.
Domingo digs a good body shot into Hattori's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hattori throws a head kick that Domingo semi-blocks.
Domingo throws a nice looking combination but Hattori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Angelo Domingo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Domingo connects with a body shot that sends Hattori's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Angelo Domingo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Domingo 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 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angelo Domingo!
Angelo Domingo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Valhalla Fight Wear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Van Steyne (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mathew Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Francois Van Steyne!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean moves into the clinch.
Dean tries a knee to the head but Van Steyne blocks it.
Dean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Steyne blocks it with crossed arms.
Van Steyne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Steyne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dean tries to land a knee to the head but Van Steyne blocks with his arms.
Dean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Steyne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Steyne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Steyne blocks it with crossed arms.
Dean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Steyne blocks it with crossed arms.
Dean misses with a knee strike.
Van Steyne lands a nice elbow.
Dean throws a knee to the head but misses.
Van Steyne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Mathew Dean has been cut.
Dean misses with a knee to the head.
Van Steyne is pushing Dean up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Van Steyne digs a right hand into Dean's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dean's gas tank.
Dean is breathing heavily.
Van Steyne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dean up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Steyne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dean's defenses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Steyne.
A bit of stalling here from Van Steyne.
Dean takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Van Steyne.
Dean tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Steyne lands a knee to the head.
Mathew Dean's cut is getting worse.
Van Steyne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Van Steyne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Van Steyne scores a nice knee to the body.
Van Steyne lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Steyne lands with a light punch inside.
Dean is rocked!
Van Steyne leaning his opponent against the cage.
Oh Dean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Steyne has Dean pressed against the cage. He pushes Dean back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Van Steyne throws a beautiful elbow that sends Dean crashing to the floor! Van Steyne piles on the pressure with more strikes! Dean is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francois Van Steyne!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Melchior Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jj Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Melchior Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, jj Mac!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasmussen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mac scores with a one two! Rasmussen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mac throws a series of punches but Rasmussen moves out of range.
Mac throws a series of punches but Rasmussen avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Mac does no damage.
Rasmussen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mac swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Mac. Those never looked like landing.
Mac lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mac tries to bum rush Rasmussen with a series of wild strikes but Rasmussen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mac gets caught napping as Rasmussen dives in and scores a takedown. Mac manages to retain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rasmussen throws a strike but Mac rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mac throws an elbow that misses. Rasmussen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mac's guard. Nice move by Rasmussen!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rasmussen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rasmussen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rasmussen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rasmussen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rasmussen scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mac utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen cracks Mac with a solid left hand.
Mac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rasmussen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mac keeping full guard, as Rasmussen tries to pass.
Rasmussen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mac's head.
Mac avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rasmussen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mac has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rasmussen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rasmussen throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rasmussen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rasmussen throws an elbow that misses. Mac uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rasmussen's guard. Nice move by Mac!
Mac wants to stand but Rasmussen is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen pushes Mac off and gets back to his feet.
Rasmussen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rasmussen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mac counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Mac misses.
Mac takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Melchior Rasmussen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mac pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rasmussen back to the cage. Mac follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mac lands a body shot.
Rasmussen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rasmussen shoots for a double leg takedown but Mac sprawls well. He's pushed Rasmussen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rasmussen dives in and grabs Mac's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mac pushes down on Rasmussen's head and hops out.
Mac throws a series of punches but Rasmussen avoids them all with ease.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mac.
Mac throws a one two combo.
Mac misses with a double jab.
Mac throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac moves into range and connects with a jab.
Horrible takedown by Rasmussen or perhaps it was just good defense by Mac which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melchior Rasmussen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mac feints a jab promting Rasmussen to slip. Mac then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rasmussen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Mac.
Mac throws a nice looking combination but Rasmussen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mac misses with a wild combination.
Mac throws a nice looking combination but Rasmussen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mac throws a series of punches but Rasmussen avoids them all with ease.
Rasmussen dodges the punch combination from Mac.
No joy there for Mac, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mac throws a left and a right that both miss
so Rasmussen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rasmussen chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasmussen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mac's head.
Rasmussen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen preventing the sweep.
Rasmussen throws a big elbow that misses.
Rasmussen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rasmussen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rasmussen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mac works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rasmussen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rasmussen throwing strikes from guard but Mac blocks nicely.
Rasmussen landing with the ground and pound.
Rasmussen with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rasmussen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rasmussen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rasmussen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mac is keeping the position for now.
Rasmussen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rasmussen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rasmussen throws a strike but Mac 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.
Mac stands up from Rasmussen's guard - Mac perhaps looking for a knockout.
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 Melchior Rasmussen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rasmussen ducks under a wild hook from Mac.
A punch combination from Mac misses.
Nice takedown defense from Mac. No joy for Rasmussen on that attempt.
Mac throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rasmussen avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac tries to bum rush Rasmussen with a series of wild strikes but Rasmussen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mac throws a right hand that Rasmussen ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasmussen also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mac.
Rasmussen shoots in and drives through. Mac sprawls well.
Mac scores with a one two! Rasmussen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mac fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mac misses with a few strikes there.
Mac misses with a two punch combination.
Rasmussen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rasmussen throws an elbow that misses. Mac uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rasmussen's guard. Nice move by Mac!
Melchior Rasmussen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac tries to stand but Rasmussen is controlling from the bottom.
Rasmussen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rasmussen pushes Mac off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Mac lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rasmussen circles away quickly and effectively.
Rasmussen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mac manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasmussen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mac for as long as he can get away with.
Rasmussen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Melchior Rasmussen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mac throws a combination that misses
and Rasmussen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mac won't be happy with that.
Rasmussen staying calm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Melchior Rasmussen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rasmussen, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Melchior Rasmussen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacky Santoro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacky Santoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santoro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Stroya. Those never looked like landing.
Dee Stroya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Santoro.
Stroya lands a glancing blow to the side of Santoro's head.
A swing and a miss from Stroya.
Nice jab there from Stroya.
Stroya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santoro manages to avoid it.
Stroya connects with a nice looking jab.
Santoro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroya tries to escape but Santoro is in control.
Santoro thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stroya can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stroya is not content to let Santoro control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Santoro trying to control the position but Stroya is working away.
Santoro just content to control the position.
Santoro misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stroya is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santoro throwing strikes but Stroya manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro is looking for a sweep.
Santoro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stroya's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stroya trying to control the action but Santoro is working from the bottom.
Stroya trying to pass the guard but Santoro defending well.
Santoro controlling the position well.
Santoro moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya is looking to stand up but Santoro won't let him.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Santoro holds on and takes a little breather.
Santoro wants to sweep here but Stroya controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santoro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stroya must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jacky Santoro has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Stroya enables Santoro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Stroya manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santoro won't allow Stroya to sweep him here.
Stroya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santoro loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacky Santoro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Santoro.
Stroya is looking to regain half guard here but Santoro keeps moving and retains side control.
Santoro in side control lands a decent elbow.
Stroya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santoro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Santoro looks up at the clock and then as Stroya takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Santoro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stroya is looking to reverse the position.
Santoro looks up at the clock and then as Stroya takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Santoro smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santoro scores with a couple of short elbows.
Santoro creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Stroya takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stroya is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santoro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stroya keeps working.
Santoro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stroya knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santoro connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Stroya some visible discomfort.
Santoro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Santoro gets to mount! Stroya was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro with the ground and pound from mount.
Santoro has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stroya's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santoro with good strikes from the mount here!
Stroya is rocked!
Santoro postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Stroya in real trouble here! The ref calls for Stroya to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacky Santoro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Conan Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo DeRosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conan Drogo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Conan Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonardo DeRosa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! DeRosa slams his shin into Drogo's torso.
Conan Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogo throws a hook but DeRosa avoids it easily.
DeRosa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drogo's head.
Drogo walks forward, straight into a front kick from DeRosa.
DeRosa ducks under a wild hook from Drogo.
DeRosa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drogo. That did some damage!
Drogo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by DeRosa.
Drogo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo swinging wildly here.
DeRosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeRosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
DeRosa tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from DeRosa.
Drogo misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRosa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drogo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Drogo lands a big right hand that sends DeRosa crashing to the mat! Drogo stays standing though and waves DeRosa back to his feet!
DeRosa is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeRosa slips under a jab from Drogo.
DeRosa is still on wobbly legs! Can Drogo finish him?
Drogo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeRosa seems to have recovered his senses.
A good leg kick by DeRosa.
DeRosa lands a head kick. Drogo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
DeRosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DeRosa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Drogo lands a right hook to the body.
Drogo misses with a double jab.
DeRosa throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeRosa throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
DeRosa avoids the body shot from Drogo.
DeRosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Drogo misses.
DeRosa throws a head kick but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits DeRosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Drogo misses.
Drogo misses with a jab to the body
and DeRosa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
DeRosa misses with a body kick.
Drogo misses the shot to the body.
Drogo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of DeRosa's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeRosa scores with a kick to the body.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but DeRosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
Drogo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Drogo misses.
Drogo throws an overhand right that lands on DeRosa's shoulder, as DeRosa tries to avoid the shot.
DeRosa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Drogo missing with a left hand there. DeRosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by DeRosa. DeRosa obviously looking to wear him down.
Drogo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
DeRosa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
DeRosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Drogo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeRosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps DeRosa's head backwards.
Drogo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping DeRosa at a distance.
DeRosa scores with a nice body kick.
DeRosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drogo swings widly with a right hand
and DeRosa counters with an inside leg kick.
Drogo is breathing heavily.
DeRosa avoids the body shot from Drogo.
DeRosa tries a head kick but it misses.
DeRosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeRosa looks to land a body kick but Drogo moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeRosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drogo throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drogo. DeRosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drogo cracks DeRosa with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Conan Drogo 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.
Drogo throws a nice looking combination but DeRosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drogo misses with an uppercut. DeRosa saw that one coming.
DeRosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drogo.
Drogo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drogo misses the jab.
Drogo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract DeRosa.
Drogo misses with a body shot
and DeRosa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drogo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drogo missing with a left hand there. DeRosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
DeRosa lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeRosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drogo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeRosa throws a head kick but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo moves out of range of the body kick.
Drogo cracks DeRosa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DeRosa moves away.
Drogo lands with a hook. DeRosa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drogo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
DeRosa misses with a head kick.
Drogo thows a body shot but no joy.
DeRosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drogo.
The fighters circling - Drogo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drogo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
DeRosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DeRosa slips a jab from Drogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a nice hook to DeRosa's body. DeRosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo throws a jab but it's blocked by DeRosa.
DeRosa throws a body kick that misses.
DeRosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
DeRosa misses with a head kick.
DeRosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
DeRosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
DeRosa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DeRosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drogo lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. DeRosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
DeRosa wants to slow Drogo down by chopping away at his legs.
DeRosa tries to land a front kick but Drogo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
DeRosa scores with a push kick.
Drogo cracks DeRosa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Drogo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning DeRosa to stand back up!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Drogo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
DeRosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drogo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and DeRosa counters with a head kick.
It looks like Conan Drogo has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from DeRosa.
DeRosa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
DeRosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Drogo.
Drogo blocks a head kick by DeRosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo throws a hook to the side of DeRosa's head but DeRosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drogo misses with a hook. DeRosa ducked under it nicely.
DeRosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drogo takes a swing at DeRosa's ribcage but misses.
Drogo looks to throw the jab but DeRosa is out of range.
Drogo drives through and clinches with DeRosa against the cage.
DeRosa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drogo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits DeRosas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
DeRosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeRosa misses with a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Drogo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drogo.
Drogo works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Drogo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conan Drogo'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!
Drogo lands a nice looking body shot.
Drogo avoids the head kick by DeRosa.
Drogo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drogo blocks a head kick by DeRosa.
Drogo lands a really nice looking cross but DeRosa seems unphased.
DeRosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drogo thows a body shot but no joy.
Drogo scores with a hook to the body. DeRosa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drogo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Drogo throws a body punch but DeRosa moves out of range.
Drogo misses the body punch
and DeRosa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drogo throws a nice looking combination but DeRosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drogo looks to land a right hand but DeRosa moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo walks forward, straight into a front kick from DeRosa.
DeRosa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Drogo will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeRosa misses with a head kick.
Conan Drogo is winning the standup battle so far.
DeRosa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
DeRosa slips a jab from Drogo.
Donk. Drogo catches DeRosa right on the button with a cross.
A head kick misses from DeRosa.
Drogo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps DeRosa's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeRosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DeRosa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drogo.
DeRosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Drogo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeRosa throws a head kick but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo lands a big right hand that sends DeRosa crashing to the mat! Drogo stays standing though and waves DeRosa back to his feet!
Drogo avoids a kick to the body.
Drogo misses the shot to the body.
Drogo throws out a loose jab but DeRosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeRosa lands a high kick!
Drogo connects with a body shot that sends DeRosa's belly button to the back.
DeRosa misses with an attempted mid kick.
DeRosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drogo.
DeRosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo misses the shot to the body.
DeRosa slips a jab from Drogo.
Drogo throws a poor cross that misses
and DeRosa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Drogo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Drogo throws a big shot that misses.
Drogo takes a swing at DeRosa's ribcage but misses.
DeRosa throws a sloppy head kick and Drogo moves out of range easily.
DeRosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Drogo.
Drogo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drogo has a couple of punches blocked by DeRosa.
Drogo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
DeRosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeRosa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drogo scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drogo misses with a punch to the body.
Drogo struggles to land a body shot inside as DeRosa controls his hands.
DeRosa tries to circle away but Drogo has him pinned against the cage.
Drogo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Drogo.
DeRosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeRosa.
Leonardo DeRosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogo is struggling to control the position.
DeRosa breaks the clinch.
Conan Drogo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drogo. DeRosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conan Drogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drogo 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 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conan Drogo!
Conan Drogo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Garman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garman comes into the arena with Hollywood Babble-On blaring out of the sound system. Munoz has chosen Champions as his entrance music. Ralph Garman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marc Munoz's chin.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ralph Garman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marc Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz moves into the clinch.
Garman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Munoz trying to stall but Garman improves his position.
Munoz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Munoz takes an elbow to the temple.
Garman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Marc Munoz has been cut.
Munoz can't break the clinch.
Munoz takes an elbow to the temple.
Garman lands an elbow that stopped Munoz in his tracks for a moment.
Munoz tries for a takedown but Garman manages to get underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Garman.
Garman lands a shoulder strike.
Munoz is rocked!
Garman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Munoz is still on wobbly legs! Can Garman finish him?
Garman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garman.
A left hand lands to the body for Garman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Garman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Munoz seems to have recovered his senses.
Ralph Garman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Munoz.
Come on Garman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Munoz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Garman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Garman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garman lands an elbow inside.
Munoz fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Munoz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Munoz takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garman.
Munoz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Garman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Garman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Munoz.
Munoz stalling.
Garman lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Munoz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Garman drops Munoz onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Munoz is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Garman lands a big right hand that drops Munoz! The killer instinct kicks in and Garman finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Garman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Garman!
An out of breath Ralph Garman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Konrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen On March The Saints as his entrance music. Nicholas Johnson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cole Konrad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nicholas Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Konrad is trying to defend but Johnson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Konrad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Konrad defending well though.
Konrad looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Konrad dodges it nicely.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Konrad defends it well.
Konrad is trying to control but can't.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson is thwarting Konrad's attempts to control the position.
Johnson winds up and cracks Konrad with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Konrad's thigh. Konrad counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Konrad is keeping the position.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Konrad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Konrad's brow.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Konrad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Konrad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson slips nicely into half guard.
Konrad is trying to control but can't.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Konrad is defending well.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Konrad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Konrad wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Konrad's head.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but Konrad defending well.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Konrad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Konrad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Johnson is working away from the top position though.
Konrad is controlling Johnson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Johnson is trying to control. Konrad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Konrad's hands, connecting with Konrad's forehead.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to advance position but Konrad won't allow it.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Konrad wants to control but Johnson passes into side.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Konrad is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Konrad has escaped the position, nice work there.
Johnson working the body and head with strikes.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Konrad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson landing a few strikes.
Johnson taking a break here but Konrad is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicholas Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Konrad drives through with a takedown into Johnson's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Konrad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Konrad wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Cole Konrad has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson is landing with some decent strikes but Konrad is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cole Konrad's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a big shot there that rocks Konrad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Konrad is rocked!
Jeez, Cole Konrad's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cole Konrad's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nicholas Johnson!
Nicholas Johnson is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Nicholas Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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