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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scottie Terrier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Perciwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johan Perciwall has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Scottie Terrier's chin.
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210 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, Scottie Terrier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johan Perciwall!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perciwall misses with a head kick.
Terrier shoots in but Perciwall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Terrier has a takedown stuffed.
Terrier fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scottie Terrier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terrier shoots and misses
and Perciwall counters with a slapping leg kick.
Perciwall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Terrier shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perciwall sprawls well. Perciwall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Terrier gets slowly back to his feet.
Terrier closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perciwall circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrier shoots in looking for a takedown but Perciwall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Terrier's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Terrier lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Terrier.
Terrier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Terrier shoots in looking for a takedown. Perciwall tries to sprawl out of it but Terrier keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perciwall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Perciwall misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perciwall throws out the jab.
Terrier pushes Perciwall up against the cage in a clinch.
Terrier misses with a knee strike.
Terrier tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Perciwall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Terrier is working for takedown but Perciwall is calmly controlling the position for now.
Terrier fails to pull guard.
Terrier tries to pull guard but Perciwall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Perciwall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Terrier tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Perciwall smiles and moves away.
Perciwall misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perciwall slaps away a takedown attempt from Terrier, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Terrier with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perciwall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Terrier is breathing heavily.
Perciwall stuffs the takedown attempt from Terrier. Terrier gets slowly back to his feet.
Terrier fails with the takedown.
Johan Perciwall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Terrier looks for a takedown but Perciwall sprawls well.
Terrier misses with a takedown attempt
and Perciwall counters with a big head kick but Terrier shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perciwall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Terrier is rocked!
Terrier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Oh Terrier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perciwall swinging wildly here.
Terrier seems to have got his legs back now.
Perciwall tries to clinch up but Terrier circles away and keeps his distance.
Perciwall fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Terrier.
Terrier shoots in and drives through. Perciwall sprawls well.
Perciwall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Terrier fails in his attempt to clinch.
Perciwall looks for the body kick but Terrier saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Perciwall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice body kick there by Terrier.
Terrier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perciwall circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Terrier drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Perciwall follows Terrier to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johan Perciwall!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomislav Bardic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Cali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bardic comes to the cage accompanied by Down With The Sickness. Cali is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Never Say Die. Ali Cali is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomislav Bardic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ali Cali!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bardic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ali Cali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cali stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cali wants it to stay on the feet.
Bardic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cali avoids it really well and circles away.
Bardic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cali avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomislav Bardic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cali closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cali in side control, throwing shots but Bardic defends.
The referee asks Cali politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cali prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cali tries for a kimura but Bardic is defending well.
Cali taking a breather here.
Bardic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bardic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bardic tries to buck Cali off but Cali is having none of it.
Cali wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bardic keeps working.
Cali is trying to get an arm triangle but Bardic is defending well.
Bardic defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cali has knee on belly momentarily but Bardic bucks him off and regains half guard.
Bardic is defending against the submission attempts here by Cali.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bardic gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bardic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cali can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cali would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Cali dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bardic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bardic distracts Cali with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bardic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cali looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bardic landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bardic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bardic is working Cali over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bardic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bardic postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cali is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bardic, into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bardic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cali gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bardic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bardic working for a triangle but Cali defends it easily.
Cali stands up from Bardic's guard - Cali perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cali misses the jab.
Bardic fails with the takedown.
Bardic fails with a takedown attempt.
Cali throws a series of punches but Bardic avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bardic shoots in for a takedown but Cali shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomislav Bardic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cali clinches with his opponent.
Bardic prevents the takedown attempt.
Bardic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cali pulls guard.
Tomislav Bardic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bardic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bardic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bardic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bardic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cali trying to control the position.
Bardic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cali looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cali looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cali!
Cali wants to control but Bardic is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomislav Bardic dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bardic dives in and grabs Cali's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cali pushes down on Bardic's head and hops out.
Bardic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cali.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cali.
Cali fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tomislav Bardic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ali Cali.
Cali has managed to clinch.
Bardic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cali ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cali no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bardic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bardic throws a big elbow that misses.
Bardic content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cali really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bardic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bardic stopping the sweep attempt from Cali.
Bardic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bardic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cali is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cali has escaped and now he's on top!
Cali wants to control from the top but Bardic keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cali throws a strike but Bardic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bardic is looking to work some ground and pound but Cali has wrist control.
Cali thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bardic is in close to Cali's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bardic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bardic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bardic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cali works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bardic with a nice head shot there.
Bardic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bardic preventing the sweep.
Bardic connects with a couple of short punches.
Bardic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cali's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bardic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bardic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cali dives on top into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bardic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bardic being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bardic keeping moving, preventing Cali from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cali tries to stand but Bardic is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ali Cali hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Bardic drives through with a takedown into Cali's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomislav Bardic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bardic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomislav Bardic!
Tomislav Bardic decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omar Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Loid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Omar Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Loid!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ortega tries to sprawl but Loid drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Loid throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Loid sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ortega defending well though.
Ortega avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Loid.
Loid throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Loid trying to control the action but Ortega is working from the bottom.
Ortega looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ortega knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Loid on the ground.
Loid is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Loid seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loid scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ortega trying to control here.
Loid thows a huge punch but Ortega dodges it nicely.
Loid is trying to control. Ortega wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ortega avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Loid.
Loid is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loid stands and throws Ortega's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ortega manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ortega passes the guard and advances to mount!
Loid is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortega trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Loid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ortega avoids the attempt from Loid to control.
Ortega prevents Loid from getting the reversal.
Loid wants to hold on but Ortega pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loid is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Loid really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Loid manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loid kicks off Ortega and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Loid dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Loid avoids a kick to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ortega lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Loid has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Loid and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Loid dodges the punch combination from Ortega.
Ortega lands with a nice combination. Loid backs away looking to recover.
Loid fails to land the takedown.
Ortega buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loid takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ortega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Loid has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ortega throws out a powerful jab.
Ortega lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Ortega catches Loid right on the button with a cross.
Ortega lands with an uppercut that bounces Loid off the cage and back into range.
Ortega stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ortega.
Ortega lands the left hand.
Omar Ortega is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loid gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Loid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortega's efforts to push away.
Loid lands a left hand.
Ortega is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Omar Ortega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Loid.
A frustrated look appears on Ortega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ortega has had enough of the clinch but Loid keeps him there for the moment.
Loid keeps control of Ortega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Loid has Ortega pressed against the cage, preventing Ortega from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ortega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ortega thuds his right hand into Loid's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortega connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ortega throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ortega throws a head kick that misses
and Loid counters with a shoot takedown. Ortega fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loid throws a big right hand that misses.
Ortega could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Loid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ortega swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Loid trying to control the position from guard on top but Ortega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loid is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ortega is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Loid postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Loid throws a big elbow that misses.
Ortega keeping moving, preventing Loid from controlling successfully.
Loid throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loid lands a couple of digs.
Loid throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loid pushing down on Ortega's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Loid seems to be looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loid is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ortega defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harry Loid will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ortega's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ortega tries to bum rush Loid with a series of wild strikes but Loid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Loid takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sloppy strikes from Ortega. Those never looked like landing.
Ortega connects with a body shot.
Loid shoots in but Ortega avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Loid is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ortega sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Loid takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Loid blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortega misses the target.
Loid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Omar Ortega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Loid.
Ortega lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Loid goes down and covers up as Ortega starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Ortega!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Gil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Renfro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Renfro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isaac Gil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Renfro!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renfro throws a right hand that misses
and Gil holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Renfro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gil comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Justin Renfro has been cut.
Renfro avoiding damage as Gil throws knees to the body.
Gil trying to land knees to the body.
Gil landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gil lands an elbow inside that Renfro shrugs off.
Renfro can't find room to land a body shot as Gil controls the action.
Renfro throws a head punch that misses.
Renfro lands a nice shot to the body.
Renfro tries to throw a body punch but Gil avoids it by throwing Renfro back against the cage.
Renfro has had enough of the clinch but Gil keeps him there for the moment.
Renfro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Renfro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gil gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gil lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Renfro struggles to land a body shot inside as Gil controls his hands.
Renfro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Renfro has a couple of punches blocked by Gil.
Renfro tries for a takedown but Gil manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renfro.
Renfro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gil's elbow.
Renfro is looking for a takedown.
Isaac Gil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Renfro.
Renfro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
Renfro tries a body shot but Gil blocks it.
Gil keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Renfro's efforts to push away.
Renfro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gil lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That has opened up Justin Renfro's cut even more.
Gil crunches a lovely knee into Renfro's ribcage.
Renfro goes for a takedown attempt but Gil pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Renfro looks gassed!
Renfro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Renfro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renfro misses with a straight right.
Renfro throws a series of punches but Gil avoids them all with ease.
Gil moves in looking to clinch but Renfro pushes him off.
Gil fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Renfro throws a poor cross that misses
and Gil moves into the clinch.
Gil crunches a lovely knee into Renfro's ribcage.
Gil lands a good knee to the midsection. Renfro won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gil obliges.
Gil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Renfro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gil obliges.
Gil working Renfro over with knees to the body.
Gil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gil connects with a nasty looking knee right to Renfro's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renfro is defending well for now.
Gil lands a damaging elbow.
Renfro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Renfro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gil working Renfro over with knees to the body.
Gil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Renfro avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gil is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gil lands a knee to the head.
The cut above Justin Renfro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gil putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Renfro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gil lands a good knee to the midsection. Renfro won't want to take too many of those.
Gil is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Renfro avoiding damage as Gil throws knees to the body.
Renfro managing to block the knees to the body from Gil.
Knees to the body from Gil.
Gil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gil scores a nice knee to the body.
Gil gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gil working Renfro over with knees to the body.
Gil landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Renfro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gil lands a good knee to the midsection. Renfro won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gil.
Gil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renfro.
Renfro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gil crunches a lovely knee into Renfro's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gil lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renfro.
Renfro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gil scores a nice knee to the body.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Renfro avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Gil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Renfro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gil gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gil missing with knees to the body.
Renfro struggles to land a body shot inside as Gil controls his hands.
Gil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gil scores with a knee to the head.
Gil lands an elbow inside.
Gil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gil connects with a knee to the head.
Gil crunches a lovely knee into Renfro's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gil.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Renfro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Renfro takes an elbow to the temple.
Gil lands a knee to the body.
Gil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Renfro's defenses.
Justin Renfro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Renfro is breathing heavily.
Gil trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil landing knees to the body.
Gil lands a good knee to the midsection. Renfro won't want to take too many of those.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Renfro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gil scores with a knee to the head.
Gil lands a nice knee to the body.
Gil connects with a nasty looking knee right to Renfro's face.
Gil trying to land knees to the body.
Gil lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gil.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renfro misses with the head strike.
Gil is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Renfro avoiding damage as Gil throws knees to the body.
Gil working Renfro over with knees to the body.
Gil lands a good knee to the midsection. Renfro won't want to take too many of those.
Gil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gil lands a nice knee to the body.
Gil crunches a lovely knee into Renfro's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gil obliges.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Renfro avoids the damage to the body.
Gil crunches a lovely knee into Renfro's ribcage.
Renfro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renfro.
Renfro takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from Renfro as the two fighters clinch.
Gil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renfro.
Gil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Renfro blocks it with crossed arms.
Gil looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Renfro tries a body shot but Gil blocks it.
Gil prevents a body shot from Renfro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Renfro avoids it.
Renfro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Renfro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Renfro is trying to break the clinch but Gil is controlling him.
Gil lands a nice knee to the body.
Gil scores a nice knee to the body.
Gil with a knee to the head.
Gil using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renfro is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gil.
Gil landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
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!
Renfro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gil's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gil.
Gil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Renfro.
Renfro manages to break the clinch.
Gil wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gil tries to clinch there but Renfro circles away.
Gil is looking to clinch.
Gil fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gil looks to clinch
and Renfro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Renfro misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Renfro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gil.
Renfro throws a series of punches but Gil moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isaac Gil dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Renfro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gil tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Renfro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gil uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Renfro.
Justin Renfro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renfro misses with an uppercut.
Renfro tries to bum rush Gil with a series of wild strikes but Gil uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Renfro looks for a takedown but Gil sprawls well.
Gil slips a jab from Renfro.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gil tries to clinch but Renfro moves away
and Renfro counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Renfro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gil tries to clinch up but Renfro circles away and keeps his distance.
Gil tries to clinch but Renfro is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gil tries to clinch but Renfro is having none of it.
Gil blocks a jab.
Gil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Renfro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gil tries to clinch but Renfro moves out of range.
Renfro has a takedown stuffed.
Gil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Renfro.
Isaac Gil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gil darts in and clinches Renfro up against the cage.
Renfro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Renfro avoids it.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renfro is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renfro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Renfro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gil crunches a lovely knee into Renfro's ribcage.
Gil landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gil.
Gil lands a good knee to the midsection. Renfro won't want to take too many of those.
Gil landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Renfro takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gil is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Renfro can do to turn this around?
Gil is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Renfro's defenses.
Gil working Renfro over with knees to the body.
Gil is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gil connects with a knee to the head.
Isaac Gil has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renfro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Renfro is looking to break free of the clinch but Gil has double underhooks.
Gil with a knee to the head.
Renfro misses with a punch on the inside.
Gil working Renfro over with knees to the body.
Gil lands with a right to the head.
Gil landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Renfro is looking to control Gil's arms but Gil gets an underhook and turns him. Now Renfro has his back to the cage.
Gil lands a knee to the body.
Gil tries to land knees in the clinch but Renfro avoids the damage to the body.
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Renfro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gil keeps control of Renfro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gil obliges.
Renfro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Renfro avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renfro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Renfro managing to block the knees to the body from Gil.
Renfro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Renfro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gil tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Renfro avoids it.
Renfro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gil's elbow.
Gil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renfro is defending well for now.
Justin Renfro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Renfro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Renfro is trying to break the clinch but Gil has him pressed against the cage.
Renfro swings wildly with an uppercut but Gil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gil is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Isaac Gil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Renfro.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gil lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gil utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Isaac Gil is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Renfro looking to slow down the pace here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isaac Gil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gil 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaac Gil!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Clubber Nix has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clubber Nix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conner Kent!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent thumps Nix with a low kick.
Kent closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Nix did well to prevent Kent getting side control.
Nix throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kent lands a nice short elbow.
Kent working over Nix with some ground and pound. Nix looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nix tries to roll over but Kent keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kent landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kent wants to control but Nix is keeping him busy.
Nix is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nix punching from the bottom.
Kent trying to control from half guard but Nix is working away.
Kent landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Kent there.
Kent lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kent seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kent slows the pace down in half guard.
Kent has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kent with a couple of short strikes.
Nix taking shots to the head.
A big strike lands for Kent! That's really hurt Nix and he's turned his back - Kent keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Kent jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conner Kent!
Conner Kent seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evil Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro Takahashi looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Evil Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryu misses with a two punch combination.
Ryu lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Hiro Takahashi has been cut.
Takahashi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ryu.
Ryu has closed the distance and engaged Takahashi in a clinch.
Ryu lands with a short shot to the head.
Ryu scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ryu scores with a knee to the head.
Ryu tries to land knees in the clinch but Takahashi avoids the damage to the body.
Takahashi tries to land knees in the clinch but Ryu avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Ryu.
Ryu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ryu keeps control of Takahashi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ryu.
Ryu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Takahashi tries to break the clinch but Ryu is controlling the position.
Ryu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Takahashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Takahashi is breathing heavily.
Ryu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Ryu.
Ryu can't find room to land a body shot as Takahashi controls the action.
Takahashi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ryu has him pressed against the cage.
Ryu lands an elbow inside that Takahashi shrugs off.
Ryu has Takahashi pressed against the cage, preventing Takahashi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ryu scores a nice knee to the body.
Ryu crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Ryu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryu lands a knee to the head.
Ryu lands a body shot.
Ryu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ryu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ryu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ryu scores with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ryu.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ryu landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Ryu.
Ryu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short left from Ryu.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryu.
Ryu lands a knee to the body.
Ryu connects with a knee to the head.
Ryu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryu.
Knees to the body from Ryu.
Ryu working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
Ryu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ryu pushes Takahashi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ryu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ryu with a knee to the head.
Ryu working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu scores with a knee to the head.
Ryu digs a right hand underneath Takahashi's ribcage. Takahashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ryu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takahashi's face.
Ryu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ryu gets through Takahashi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Takahashi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ryu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ryu lands a good knee to the midsection. Takahashi won't want to take too many of those.
Ryu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryu.
Ryu working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
Ryu scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryu.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryu.
Ryu is leaning against Takahashi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryu pushes off an throws an elbow but Takahashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ryu tries to throw a body punch but Takahashi avoids it by throwing Ryu back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu is leaning against Takahashi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Takahashi takes an elbow to the temple.
A body shot lands from Ryu.
Ryu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryu with a knee to the head.
Ryu lands an elbow inside.
A knee to the head by Ryu.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ryu obliges.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ryu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ryu scores with a shot to the side of Takahashi's head.
Ryu misses with a body punch.
Ryu lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Takahashi wants to get back to striking at distance but Ryu won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Ryu.
Ryu landing knees to the body.
Ryu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Ryu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hiro Takahashi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ryu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Takahashi is trying to break free.
Ryu misses with a body punch.
Ryu scores with a hook to the body.
Ryu lands a nice knee to the body.
Ryu working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
Evil Ryu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryu.
Ryu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takahashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryu scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Ryu.
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!
Ryu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ryu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ryu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ryu.
Ryu is working Takahashi over against the cage.
Ryu digs a right hand into Takahashi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takahashi's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryu lands a shot to the body.
Ryu lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ryu.
Ryu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ryu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takahashi.
Ryu crunches a lovely knee into Takahashi's ribcage.
Ryu cracks Takahashi with a nice body shot.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takahashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Takahashi trying to land knees to the body.
Ryu digs a right hand underneath Takahashi's ribcage. Takahashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryu.
Ryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
A knee to the head by Ryu.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryu.
Takahashi takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ryu lands an elbow that stopped Takahashi in his tracks for a moment.
Takahashi fails to pull guard.
Takahashi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ryu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu landing knees to the body.
Ryu digs a right hand into Takahashi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Takahashi's gas tank.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ryu.
Ryu tries a knee to the head but Takahashi blocks it.
Takahashi blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Ryu.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ryu obliges.
Good body shot from Ryu.
Ryu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ryu lands a damaging elbow.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ryu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Knees to the body from Ryu.
Ryu scores with a hook to the body.
Takahashi takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takahashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryu lands a right hand.
Ryu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ryu lands a knee to the body.
Ryu lands a nice knee to the body.
Ryu lands an elbow inside that Takahashi shrugs off.
Ryu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takahashi.
Ryu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takahashi's face.
Knees to the body from Ryu.
Ryu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Takahashi or not.
Ryu is leaning against Takahashi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ryu misses with an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ryu obliges.
Ryu lands a nice knee to the body.
Ryu scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ryu.
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!
Ryu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Takahashi stalling in the clinch but Ryu improves position.
Ryu lands a body punch.
Ryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ryu obliges.
Takahashi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hand to the body from Ryu.
Ryu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Ryu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ryu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Ryu.
Ryu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Takahashi is defending well for now.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takahashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryu lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Ryu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hiro Takahashi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ryu cracks a nice hook into Takahashi's ribs.
Takahashi swinging wildly here.
Evil Ryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takahashi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ryu.
Takahashi looks to land a combination but Ryu avoids it well.
Ryu lands a jab-cross combination.
Ryu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Takahashi ducks right into an uppercut from Ryu.
Ryu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryu scores with a kick to the body.
Ryu moves into the clinch.
Ryu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ryu lands an elbow inside.
Ryu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Ryu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu lands an uppercut.
Ryu is working Takahashi over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ryu.
Ryu lands a body shot.
Ryu working Takahashi over with knees to the body.
Ryu landing knees to the body.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ryu keeps control of Takahashi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ryu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ryu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ryu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ryu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Takahashi's face.
Ryu lands a shot to the body.
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!
Ryu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ryu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hiro Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryu lands a body shot.
Ryu lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Ryu.
Ryu lands a good knee to the midsection. Takahashi won't want to take too many of those.
Ryu landing knees to the head.
Ryu has Takahashi pressed against the cage, preventing Takahashi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A body shot lands from Ryu.
Ryu misses with a knee strike.
Takahashi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ryu lands a hook that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Ryu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Ryu connects with a knee to the head.
Takahashi blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ryu avoids it.
Ryu pushes Takahashi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ryu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Takahashi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Takahashi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ryu landing knees to the head.
Ryu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ryu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
Ryu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Takahashi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Takahashi avoids a wild elbow strike from Ryu.
Ryu lands a body punch.
Ryu landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ryu.
Ryu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Takahashi can't break the clinch.
Ryu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takahashi blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ryu throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takahashi managing to block the knees to the body from Ryu.
Takahashi looking to throw knees to the head but Ryu is blocking nicely.
Ryu lands a nice elbow.
Takahashi is trying to pull guard but Ryu has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Ryu.
Takahashi is trying to force a seperation but Ryu has the dominant position.
Takahashi is looking to break free of the clinch but Ryu has double underhooks.
Ryu connects with a knee to the head.
Ryu pushes Takahashi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Ryu.
Takahashi takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryu lands a good knee to the midsection. Takahashi won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ryu.
Ryu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Evil Ryu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ryu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evil Ryu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ryu 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evil Ryu!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Shannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Justin Fighter has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Justin Fighter seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Justin Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brett Shannon!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter misses with a two punch combination.
Fighter cracks Shannon with an open hand slap.
It looks like Brett Shannon has been cut.
Shannon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fighter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fighter misses with a wild combination.
Fighter tries to bum rush Shannon with a series of wild strikes but Shannon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fighter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shannon scores with a takedown into Fighter's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shannon looking to pass the guard.
Fighter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Shannon wants to pass the guard but Fighter is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Justin Fighter wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Fighter looks to land a combination but Shannon avoids it well.
Shannon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Fighter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Shannon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Shannon throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shannon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Shannon working the head with strikes.
Shannon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fighter managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Shannon.
Shannon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Shannon working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shannon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fighter down.
Shannon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Shannon working the ground and pound.
Fighter struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shannon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Shannon tries to advance to mount but Fighter denies him.
Shannon has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Shannon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Shannon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shannon looking to finish Fighter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fighter!
Shannon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shannon landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shannon is landing with some decent strikes but Fighter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shannon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fighter looks a forlorn figure.
Shannon lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Shannon.
Shannon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shannon landing shots from mount.
Shannon landing strikes from the mount and Fighter is in trouble!
The referee warns Fighter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shannon with shots to the head and body - Fighter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fighter is rocked!
Shannon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Fighter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fighter is breathing heavily.
Shannon lands a big elbow - Fighter is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Fighter is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Brett Shannon!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Morten Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Paulsen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Papa Roach - Do or die. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Morten Paulsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mad Dog!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Paulsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dog circles away quickly and effectively.
Dog fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Paulsen. That snapped Dog's head back.
Paulsen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dog moves away from the strike by Paulsen.
Dog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paulsen's waist but Paulsen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dog off to one side.
Paulsen throws a body kick that misses.
Dog lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dog feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dog slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Paulsen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Paulsen tries to get out of the position.
Dog drops back looking for a leg! Paulsen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Paulsen manages to kick Dog off! Dog jumps back into Paulsen's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulsen working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog 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.
Paulsen looking to control.
Dog postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paulsen is trying to keep Dog in close.
Paulsen keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Paulsen pulls Dog in close to his closed guard and prevents Dog from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Morten Paulsen.
Dog shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paulsen but Paulsen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Paulsen lunges at Dog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dog's hand.
A slow jab from Paulsen misses its intended target.
Paulsen throws a low kick, looking for Dog's leg but Dog calmly moves out of range.
Paulsen misses with a body shot.
Paulsen motions for Dog to come forward. Paulsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morten Paulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dog slips under a jab.
Dog fails with a takedown attempt.
Morten Paulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Dog.
Dog closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Paulsen's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulsen can't keep his opponent in guard - Dog advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dog is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Paulsen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dog.
Paulsen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dog on the ground.
Paulsen trying to hold on to Dog's head to control him but Dog postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dog tries to pass to full mount but Paulsen defends it.
Dog is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen wants to control but Dog is keeping busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Morten Paulsen just wasn't active enough.
Dog gets a clinch.
Paulsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Paulsen avoiding damage as Dog throws knees to the body.
Dog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paulsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dog takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Morten Paulsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dog tries a head kick but it misses.
Dog shoots for a takedown but Paulsen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dog looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paulsen is fending him off so far but Dog persists. Nope, Paulsen circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mad Dog will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Paulsen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Paulsen throws the left hand but Dog avoids the punch easily.
Paulsen lands with a straight right. Dog didn't see that one coming.
Dog takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paulsen throws a jab when Dog was well out of range.
Dog closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dog lands in his opponent's guard.
Dog throws a big right hand that misses.
Paulsen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dog trying to control but Paulsen is working from the bottom.
Paulsen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dog passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dog is looking to advance position but Paulsen won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog 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.
Paulsen is trying to escape back to his feet but Dog uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Dog tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dog has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mad Dog has got the better of the ground game so far.
The strikes coming from Dog are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Paulsen is looking for a sweep.
Dog is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paulsen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dog stands up and beckons Paulsen to his feet.
Paulsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dog stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dog avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mad Dog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulsen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dog counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Paulsen!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dog prevents Paulsen from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen is bucking up trying to escape but Dog cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dog looking to finish Paulsen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Paulsen!
Dog is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Paulsen is surviving well by controlling Dog's body position as best he can.
Paulsen is working to get back to half guard.
Dog punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dog lands a big elbow.
Dog raining down shots from the mount!
Dog avoids the attempt from Paulsen to control.
Dog has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paulsen prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Dog looking to control but Paulsen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen tries to lock up and control but Dog gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen is bucking up trying to escape but Dog cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dog landing strikes from the mount and Paulsen is in trouble!
Dog looking to secure an arm triangle but Paulsen defends it well.
Paulsen can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dog looking to control and managing it successfully.
Paulsen is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mad Dog showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dog fails to land the takedown.
Paulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Dog slams his shin into Paulsen's torso.
The fighters circling - Paulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dog looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dog clinches with his opponent.
Dog's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paulsen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dog misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paulsen lands a nice hook to Dog's body. Dog takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a push kick but Dog slaps the foot to one side.
A big left from Paulsen misses.
Dog has a takedown stuffed.
Morten Paulsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mad Dog.
Dog shoots in for a takedown but Paulsen shows good takedown defense.
Paulsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dog's hands.
Paulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog is just out of range.
Paulsen with a jab.
It looks like Mad Dog has been cut.
Paulsen lands with a nice body punch.
Nice cross by Paulsen.
Paulsen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dog.
Paulsen gets caught napping as Dog dives in and scores a takedown. Paulsen manages to retain guard.
Dog takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Dog won't allow Paulsen to sweep him here.
Paulsen wants to stand up but Dog is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Paulsen keeping moving, preventing Dog from controlling successfully.
Paulsen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dog!
Paulsen looking to control but Dog is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dog holds on for dear life.
Morten Paulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paulsen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paulsen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen blocks Dog's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Dog bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Paulsen pulls Dog in close to his closed guard and prevents Dog from doing any damage or advancing position.
Dog won't allow Paulsen to get back to his feet.
Dog landing some decent shots from guard.
Dog throwing strikes but missing.
Dog is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Paulsen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dog postures up.
Dog passes into half guard.
Dog is looking to take a break and control but Paulsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dog is pressing down on Paulsen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Paulsen is holding on for now.
Paulsen wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dog wants to work for an arm triangle but Paulsen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mad Dog is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Morten Paulsen.
I think Dog has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mad Dog! Mad Dog retains his featherweight title!
Mad Dog gave a mention to Global Empire MMA Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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