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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shogun Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quade Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shogun Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quade Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper swinging wildly here.
Tokugawa moves into range and clinches up with Cooper.
Cooper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Tokugawa 's eye.
It looks like Shogun Tokugawa has been cut.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tokugawa wants to take the fight to the mat but Cooper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tokugawa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tokugawa is breathing heavily.
Tokugawa wants to break free but Cooper has control.
Cooper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tokugawa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cooper scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cooper.
Cooper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cooper obliges.
Cooper crunches a lovely knee into Tokugawa's ribcage.
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!
Cooper landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cooper drops Tokugawa with a big knee straight up the middle! Tokugawa is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Tokugawa is rocked!
Quade Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Tokugawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper working Tokugawa over with knees to the body.
Cooper lands a big knee! That's hurt Tokugawa! Oh, he's all over the place! Cooper lands another knee that sends Tokugawa to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quade Cooper!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo daVinci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leonardo daVinci!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Silva finds it's way through daVinci's defenses.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
daVinci avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
daVinci is looking to score with low kicks.
daVinci throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
daVinci takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but daVinci moves away.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles daVinci. daVinci circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
daVinci scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva takes a swing at daVinci's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through daVinci's defenses.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva scores with a hook.
daVinci avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
daVinci throws a body kick that misses.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
daVinci throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
daVinci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
daVinci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva avoids the head kick by daVinci.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but daVinci avoids them all with ease.
daVinci moves into the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, daVinci creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from daVinci.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva is looking to control daVinci's arms but daVinci gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
daVinci tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
daVinci misses with the head strike.
daVinci's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
daVinci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but daVinci gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
daVinci's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing daVinci up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
daVinci scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of daVinci's head.
Silva trying to stall but daVinci improves his position.
Silva avoiding damage as daVinci throws knees to the body.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but daVinci is blocking nicely.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
daVinci managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
daVinci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
daVinci misses with a body punch.
daVinci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is trying to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by daVinci.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
daVinci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but daVinci is blocking nicely.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but daVinci gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but daVinci prevents it.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but daVinci has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
daVinci throws a knee to the head but misses.
daVinci throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from daVinci.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
daVinci blocks the elbow strike.
daVinci looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from daVinci finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
daVinci cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A decent looking cross lands there for daVinci.
Silva misses with a hook.
Leonardo daVinci seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick from daVinci lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
daVinci misses with a hook.
daVinci tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva throws a right hand that daVinci ducks under and follows up with a left that daVinci also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
daVinci lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. daVinci moves away and avoids it.
daVinci feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the head kick by daVinci.
daVinci lands a high kick!
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped daVinci in his tracks.
daVinci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but daVinci was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
daVinci misses with a head kick.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
daVinci looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
daVinci lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This has been an exciting period of action!
daVinci connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
daVinci throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
daVinci is not content to let Silva control the position.
daVinci wants to get back to his feet.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva prevents daVinci from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
daVinci gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but daVinci is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
daVinci 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.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
daVinci utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
daVinci keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
daVinci wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed daVinci's guard.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
daVinci tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control from half guard but daVinci is working away.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva prevents daVinci from improving his position.
daVinci slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Wanderlei Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
daVinci 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.
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo daVinci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
daVinci throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
daVinci tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
daVinci shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
daVinci throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
daVinci misses with a hook.
daVinci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
daVinci fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
daVinci takes one to the chin there.
daVinci takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
daVinci throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva gets a clinch.
Wanderlei Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva landing knees to the head.
daVinci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
daVinci is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns daVinci into the cage.
daVinci pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
daVinci scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
daVinci dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by daVinci.
daVinci is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now daVinci has his back to the cage.
daVinci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
daVinci is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now daVinci has his back to the cage.
daVinci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
daVinci tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
daVinci is trying to stall.
daVinci lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from daVinci.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for daVinci.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
daVinci misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
daVinci tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
daVinci tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but daVinci gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva blocks a body shot from daVinci.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but daVinci pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but daVinci blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from daVinci.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
daVinci misses with a body punch.
daVinci just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
daVinci avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
daVinci misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for daVinci.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but daVinci blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Silva tries a knee to the head but daVinci blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
daVinci tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
daVinci misses with a punch to the body.
daVinci tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
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 Wanderlei Silva.
I think Silva 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!
After winning the bout, Wanderlei Silva 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mu Cephei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cephei has chosen Yngwie Malmsteen - Black star as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mu Cephei 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mu Cephei!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cephei avoids the body shot from Stark.
Cephei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.
Cephei doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Cephei throws a lazy uppercut
and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cephei shoots in but no luck this time.
Cephei shoots in and drives through. Stark sprawls well.
Cephei drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Stark tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cephei wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cephei tries for a kimura but Stark is defending well.
Stark is trying to control Cephei's posture but Cephei avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cephei tries for a kimura but Stark is defending well.
Stark struggling a bit here.
Cephei is trying to get an arm triangle but Stark is defending well.
Stark is trying to control Cephei's posture but Cephei avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Cephei trying to control the position but Stark is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cephei working away.
Cephei goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Stark has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cephei but great work by Stark.
Cephei tries to bench press Stark off him but Stark keeps the position.
Stark tries to get to his feet but Cephei is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Stark in his guard.
Cephei keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark tries to stand but Cephei is controlling from the bottom.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Cephei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tony Stark.
Cephei is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cephei has a takedown stuffed.
Tony Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mu Cephei.
A nice combination there by Stark.
Cephei has a takedown stuffed.
Cephei pushes Stark up against the cage in a clinch.
Cephei tries to pull guard but Stark holds him up against the cage and eventually Cephei drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Stark.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
Cephei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stark lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mu Cephei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Mu Cephei has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cephei drives through and clinches with Stark against the cage.
Cephei tries to pull guard but Stark holds him up against the cage and eventually Cephei drops back down to his feet.
Cephei jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stark walks away with a smile on his face. Cephei gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Stark misses with a two punch combination.
Cephei shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stark as he avoids it easily.
Cephei misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cephei darts in and clinches Stark up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cephei jumps guard but Stark turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cephei tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cephei tries to pull guard but Stark holds him up against the cage and eventually Cephei drops back down to his feet.
Stark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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 Tony Stark will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mu Cephei's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stark wants to land a leg kick but Cephei is out of range.
Cephei shoots and misses
and Stark counters with a three punch combo that has Cephei backing up. Cephei nods at Stark to acknowledge the strikes.
Cephei fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cephei tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cephei shoots in but Stark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tony Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mu Cephei.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cephei.
Stark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cephei counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cephei is trying to pull guard but Stark has him pressed against the cage.
Cephei wants a takedown.
Cephei is trying to pull guard but Stark turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cephei jumps guard but Stark stands there with Cephei around his waist. Cephei gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cephei is trying to pull guard but Stark has him pressed against the cage.
Cephei has Stark pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stark manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cephei keeps control of Stark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cephei tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stark cracks the inside of Cephei's front leg.
Cephei misses with a takedown attempt - Stark sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cephei just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cephei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cephei tries to clinch up
and Stark counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cephei thinking.
Cephei shoots in and drives through. Stark sprawls well.
Cephei shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stark sprawls well. Stark wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cephei gets slowly back to his feet.
Cephei has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cephei there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cephei is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Stark slaps away a takedown attempt from Cephei, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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!
Stark throws a series of punches but Cephei moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cephei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tony Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cephei moves into the clinch.
Cephei fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Stark gets underhooks to prevent Cephei's takedown attempt.
Cephei is trying to pull guard but Stark turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cephei pulls Stark into guard.
Stark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stark trying to control but Cephei is working from the bottom.
Cephei is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stark defends well.
Cephei is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cephei is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Cephei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We're going to have a standup here because Tony Stark wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Stark. No joy for Cephei on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark throws a body punch but Cephei moves out of range.
Cephei doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Cephei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mu Cephei's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Cephei closes the distance and clinches up with Stark, looking for a takedown. Cephei pushes Stark against the cage but Stark circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cephei showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Cephei misses with a looping left.
Cephei looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stark lands with a nice body punch.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Stark counter with a right hand.
Stark takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stark thows a body shot but no joy.
Stark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt
and Stark makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cephei tries to clinch up.
Stark scores with a decent looking hook.
Stark thuds a left hand into Cephei's body.
Cephei fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stark connects with the punch.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left and a right from Stark both land. Nice combination.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cephei fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cephei.
Cephei wants to clinch but Stark slips to the side
and Stark counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark is looking to slow Cephei down with leg kicks.
Cephei tries to clinch but Stark moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Stark misses the target.
Stark scoring well with a low kick there.
Stark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cephei gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cephei fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tony Stark has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mu Cephei.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Cephei digs a good hook to Stark's body.
Cephei wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance.
Cephei tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cephei tries for a takedown but Stark sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cephei fails with the takedown
and Stark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cephei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark scores with a jab to the head.
Cephei tries to clinch up.
Tony Stark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stark misses with a double jab.
Cephei will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cephei dodges the punch combination from Stark.
Stark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Cephei misses.
Stark stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stark wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark scores with a one two! Cephei had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Cephei ducks down to avoid it.
Stark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cephei shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stark defends it nicely.
Cephei has his takedown stuffed
and Stark counters with a stiff right hand.
Stark scores with a three punch combo!
Tony Stark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark scores with a decent looking hook.
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 fight stays on the outside here - Cephei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark jabs Cephei right on the nose. Cephei blinks but takes it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stark, 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 Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stark!
In his post fight interview, Tony Stark started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fook yu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitsuyo Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). yu comes to the cage accompanied by MegaDeth- This Day We FIGHT!. This should be fireworks!
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141 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fook yu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mitsuyo Maeda!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
yu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
yu shoots in for a double leg but Maeda sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Maeda as yu shoots in.
Maeda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maeda slips under a jab.
yu loads up on a big right hand but Maeda slips the punch.
yu tries a low kick but Maeda avoids it.
yu misses with a body shot.
yu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maeda's waist but Maeda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing yu off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fook yu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
yu misses with a combination
and Maeda counters with a stiff right hand.
Some wild striking there from yu.
yu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
yu swinging wildly here.
yu staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
yu misses the shot to the body.
Maeda throws a good cross that connects.
yu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maeda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maeda looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
yu tries to roll over but Maeda keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Maeda lands a nice short elbow.
Maeda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Maeda throws a strike but yu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Maeda throws a big elbow that misses.
yu trying to keep a closed guard but Maeda is proving a slippery customer.
Maeda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
yu controls Maeda momentarily but Maeda frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda looking to pass the guard.
Maeda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fook yu.
Maeda closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. yu did well to prevent Maeda getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
yu preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
yu is looking to improve his position.
Maeda lands with a punch from half guard.
yu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Maeda.
yu is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
yu has momentary wrist control but Maeda slips an elbow through the middle.
yu keeping full guard, as Maeda tries to pass.
Maeda is working yu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
yu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maeda gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maeda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of yu's head.
yu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
yu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Maeda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
yu wants to sweep here but Maeda controlling him for the moment.
yu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Maeda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Maeda pushing down on yu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Maeda seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maeda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maeda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
yu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maeda is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Maeda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maeda is pressing down on yu's thigh, looking to free his foot. yu is holding on for now.
Maeda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Maeda looks to land a strike but yu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Maeda stops yu from standing up.
yu can't keep his opponent in guard - Maeda advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
yu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
yu trying to hold on to Maeda's head to control him but Maeda postures up.
Maeda landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda working yu over with strikes.
Maeda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maeda connects with a nice short shot to yu's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuyo Maeda 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.
yu throws an off balance right hand
and Maeda counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in yu's guard now.
yu working a defensive guard here.
Maeda postures up in yu's guard and throws a big left but yu blocks it.
yu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maeda.
Maeda throws a big right hand that misses.
yu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Maeda manages to get himself to full guard.
yu looking to sit in guard and control but Maeda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Maeda connects with a couple of short punches.
Maeda distracts yu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
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!
Maeda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
yu is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maeda scoring with some ground and pound.
Oh yu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
yu has momentary wrist control but Maeda slips an elbow through the middle.
yu trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda postures up.
Maeda forces his way into half guard.
yu wants to get back to his feet.
Maeda is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for yu!
yu seems to have got his legs back now.
yu wants to hold on but Maeda pushes him away.
Maeda lands a nice shot to the head.
yu is looking to improve his position but Maeda isn't that keen on the idea.
Maeda cracks yu with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsuyo Maeda!
Mitsuyo Maeda 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Harunodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Coature (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Coature has chosen 8th and Blues as his entrance music. Miles Harunodo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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220 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Harunodo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Coature!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harunodo throws the kick towards the body but Coature avoids it.
Coature ducks under a wild hook from Harunodo.
Harunodo throws a series of punches but Coature moves out of range.
Harunodo misses with an uppercut.
Harunodo lands a big head kick that sends Coature tumbling to the mat! Harunodo takes a step backwards and waves Coature back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Randy Coature has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harunodo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Harunodo blocks the low kick.
Coature defending well as Harunodo loads up on a big left hand.
Coature uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harunodo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harunodo feints and then cracks Coature's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coature down.
Good work by Coature as he checks the leg kick.
Harunodo throws out a loose jab but Coature uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harunodo tries to land a leg kick but Coature saw it coming and moves away.
Harunodo tries a head kick but it misses.
Miles Harunodo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harunodo misses with a low kick as Coature jumps back.
Harunodo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coature shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harunodo but Harunodo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harunodo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Harunodo lands a big head kick that sends Coature tumbling to the mat! Harunodo takes a step backwards and waves Coature back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coature throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Coature steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harunodo.
Harunodo connects with a leg kick. Coature looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A head kick misses from Harunodo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coature staying out of range there.
Harunodo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coature.
Miles Harunodo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Coature misses.
Coature takes one on the button.
Coature fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harunodo misses the shot to the body.
Harunodo misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harunodo just misses with a punch to the body.
Harunodo motions for Coature to come forward. Harunodo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Coature fails with the takedown.
Harunodo throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coature blocks a jab.
Harunodo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coature.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Harunodo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Coature's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Harunodo.
Coature takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Coature blocks a head kick by Harunodo.
Coature throws a right and a left that Harunodo avoids nicely.
Harunodo connects with an inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harunodo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harunodo scores with a jab. Coature acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Coature is breathing heavily.
Harunodo throws a looping overhand right but Coature ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harunodo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Harunodo misses with a leg kick.
Harunodo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coature can do to turn this around?
Coature misses with a series of wild punches.
Harunodo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Coature's head.
Harunodo lands with a slapping head kick.
Coature blocks a low kick nicely.
Randy Coature is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Coature blocks the leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Coature shoots in looking for a takedown but Harunodo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Coature's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Harunodo tries a head kick but it misses.
Coature keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Harunodo.
Coature blocks a leg kick.
Coature throws a series of punches but Harunodo avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harunodo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Miles Harunodo is winning the standup battle so far.
Harunodo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Coature blocks the low kick.
Harunodo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Coature.
Coature closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harunodo circles away.
Miles Harunodo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Coature.
Harunodo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Coature throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harunodo's waist but Harunodo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coature off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harunodo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Coature has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harunodo lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Coature falls backwards - clearly groggy! Harunodo dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles Harunodo!
Miles Harunodo very nearly forgot to thank Brute amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch Delight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takahashi comes to the cage accompanied by 暗殺者. Delight has chosen Bad Reputation as his entrance music. Ichiro Takahashi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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183 lbs
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149 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichiro Takahashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Dutch Delight!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delight tries to clinch there but Takahashi circles away.
Delight doesn't manage to clinch there - Takahashi circles away.
Takahashi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Delight.
Takahashi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takahashi misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Takahashi.
Takahashi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takahashi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Delight counters with an outside leg kick.
Takahashi looks for a takedown but Delight sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Delight tries to close the distance and clinch but Takahashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Delight lands a jab to Takahashi's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Delight closes the distance but Takahashi moves to the side
and Takahashi counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takahashi. Delight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delight is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Takahashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Delight throws a left and a right that both miss
and Takahashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Delight.
Delight using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Takahashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takahashi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takahashi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Delight wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi controls Delight momentarily but Delight frees himself.
Delight is looking to stand up but Takahashi won't let him.
Delight wants to pass the guard but Takahashi is keeping the position.
Dutch Delight has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Delight doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Takahashi blocks a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Takahashi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delight takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Delight takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Delight closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takahashi counters with a nice leg kick.
Delight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Delight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
Takahashi lands a jab.
Delight moves into the clinch successfully.
Takahashi manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Takahashi being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi looking for a guillotine here but Delight defends easily.
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!
Takahashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Delight must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Takahashi is looking to sinch up a triangle. Delight throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Takahashi's body to avoid the submission. Takahashi has instead reached around Delight's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Takahashi arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ichiro Takahashi!
After winning the bout, Ichiro Takahashi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Machdoor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machdoor's entrance music is AVICI - LEVELS. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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29
184 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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24
183 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Machdoor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machdoor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sakuraba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machdoor shoots in for a takedown but Sakuraba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Machdoor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sakuraba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sakuraba throws a series of punches but Machdoor avoids them all with ease.
Nice sprawl there from Machdoor as Sakuraba shoots in.
Sakuraba closes the distance and clinches up with Machdoor, looking for a takedown. Sakuraba pushes Machdoor against the cage but Machdoor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sakuraba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Machdoor.
Machdoor clinches with his opponent.
Machdoor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machdoor works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sakuraba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Machdoor regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakuraba looking to pass the guard.
Machdoor wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Machdoor controls Sakuraba momentarily but Sakuraba frees himself.
Machdoor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Machdoor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sakuraba doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sakuraba manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Machdoor has his foot on Sakuraba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sakuraba works his way back into a safe position though.
Machdoor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Machdoor controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Machdoor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Machdoor is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Machdoor is trying to control the position but Sakuraba postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba preventing the sweep.
Machdoor is trying to keep Sakuraba in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Machdoor is on top in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba wants to sweep but no luck.
Sakuraba has his feet on Machdoor's thighs here. He's pushed Machdoor off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Machdoor screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kazushi Sakuraba!
Kazushi Sakuraba took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Valhalla Fight Wear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigfoot Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Price comes to the cage accompanied by Destroy Everything - Hatebreed. Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne Feat. Mike Tyson - American Dream kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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23
275 lbs
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264 lbs
18 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bigfoot Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price scores with a jab to the body.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Price is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva lands the left hand.
Price misses the shot to the body.
Price lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Price takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Price throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva avoids the head kick by Price.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva lands a jab to Price's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Price shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva lands a body shot.
Price is breathing heavily.
Silva jabs at Price's body.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Price seems unphased.
It looks like Trevor Price has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva tries to bum rush Price with a series of wild strikes but Price uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Price. Price obviously looking to wear him down.
Price goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Price tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Price's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Price swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Price keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva stands and throws Price's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva trying to control the action but Price is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Price is keeping him busy.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Price controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Price avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Silva.
Silva working the ground and pound but Price is defending the strikes.
Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Price get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Price ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a body shot.
Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Price throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Price's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Price plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Price takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trevor Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Price uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva with a hook.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Price throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva blocks a head kick by Price.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Price scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bigfoot Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trevor Price's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
Price takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Bigfoot Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Price keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
A swing and a miss from Price.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Price is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva blocks a head kick by Price.
Silva blocks a head kick by Price.
Price lands with a nice body punch.
Price throws a head kick that misses.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Bigfoot Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Price tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva slips under a jab from Price.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Price throws a nice head kick!
Silva gets a double leg takedown into Price's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva wants to stand but Price has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Price lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Price only half commits.
Price throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Price tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva jabs Price right on the nose. Price blinks but takes it well.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Price needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Price circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Silva. Price falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bigfoot Silva!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Natsu Dragneel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gektor Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Natsu Dragneel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
143 lbs
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148 lbs
15 - 5 - 1 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Natsu Dragneel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gektor Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragneel throws an overhand right that lands on Lombard's shoulder, as Lombard tries to avoid the shot.
Lombard misses with a straight left.
Dragneel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dragneel tries to clinch up but Lombard circles away and keeps his distance.
Dragneel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dragneel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dragneel throws a nice inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dragneel.
Lombard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lombard throws the left hand but Dragneel avoids the punch easily.
Dragneel lands with a right hand.
Dragneel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Natsu Dragneel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragneel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lombard shoots in and bounces Dragneel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragneel keeping full guard, as Lombard tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragneel wants to sweep here but Lombard controlling him for the moment.
Lombard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lombard slips nicely into half guard.
Dragneel manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dragneel - that will leave a mark!
Dragneel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dragneel tries to close the distance and clinch but Lombard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lombard misses with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Dragneel. No joy for Lombard on that attempt.
Dragneel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Natsu Dragneel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dragneel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragneel moves in looking to clinch but Lombard pushes him off.
Lombard throws a head kick that misses.
Dragneel jabs Lombard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragneel blocks a jab.
Dragneel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dragneel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lombard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lombard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dragneel tries to close the distance and clinch but Lombard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lombard moves out of range of the body kick from Dragneel.
Dragneel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Lombard slips under a jab from Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a front kick aimed at Lombard's knee but Lombard avoids it well.
Lombard misses with a hook.
Dragneel misses with a straight left.
Lombard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragneel.
Lombard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lombard throws a series of punches but Dragneel avoids them all with ease.
Lombard throws a low kick but Dragneel moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragneel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lombard moves out of range of the body kick from Dragneel.
Dragneel scores with a spinning back kick!
Dragneel is looking to clinch but Lombard is avoiding it.
Dragneel darts in and clinches Lombard up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Dragneel.
Dragneel lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragneel lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragneel lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dragneel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragneel prevents a body shot from Lombard.
Lombard is trying to break the clinch but Dragneel is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dragneel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lombard struggles to land a body shot inside as Dragneel controls his hands.
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 Natsu Dragneel will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dragneel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lombard looks to throw a body kick
and Dragneel counters with a nice leg kick.
Lombard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dragneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lombard scores with the left hand. Dragneel knows he should have avoided that one.
Dragneel misses with a body kick.
Dragneel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragneel rushes Lombard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dragneel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dragneel lands a left hand.
Dragneel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dragneel can't find room to land a body shot as Lombard controls the action.
Lombard can't get the takedown.
Dragneel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lombard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dragneel prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard blocks a body shot from Dragneel.
Lombard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lombard blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombard.
Lombard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dragneel misses the shot to the body.
Dragneel throws a low kick, looking for Lombard's leg but Lombard calmly moves out of range.
Dragneel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lombard is able to avoid easily.
Dragneel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dragneel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lombard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Lombard.
A shot to the liver by Dragneel. Beautiful body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Dragneel. No joy for Lombard on that attempt.
Natsu Dragneel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gektor Lombard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard misses the jab.
Dragneel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lombard misses with a takedown
and Dragneel counters with a good, hard body kick but Lombard shrugs it off.
Lombard is breathing heavily.
Lombard blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lombard checks a leg kick.
Dragneel tries to score with a low kick but Lombard moves his leg out of the way.
Dragneel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dragneel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lombard avoids a kick to the body.
Dragneel connects with a leg kick. Lombard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dragneel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lombard.
Lombard checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragneel lands with a slapping head kick.
Lombard is rocked!
Lombard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lombard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dragneel counters with an inside leg kick.
Lombard is still on wobbly legs! Can Dragneel finish him?
Dragneel misses with a body shot.
Dragneel doesn't manage to clinch there - Lombard circles away.
Dragneel is looking to wear down Lombard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lombard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dragneel.
Lombard seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circling - Lombard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lombard misses the shot to the body.
Dragneel keeps Lombard at a distance using the push kick.
Dragneel wants to slow Lombard down by chopping away at his legs.
Dragneel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragneel swings wildly with an uppercut but Lombard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombard.
Lombard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dragneel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dragneel misses with some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lombard wants a takedown.
Dragneel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dragneel tries to throw a body punch but Lombard avoids it by throwing Dragneel back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Dragneel.
Lombard looking to stall.
Lombard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard prevents a body shot from Dragneel.
Lombard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragneel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Natsu Dragneel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dragneel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dragneel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
Dragneel lands with a kick to the temple. Lombard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lombard walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dragneel.
Dragneel throws a body kick that misses.
Dragneel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dragneel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice shot lands for Lombard.
Dragneel misses with a body kick.
Dragneel tries to clinch up but Lombard circles away and keeps his distance.
Dragneel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lombard.
Lombard walks into a jab.
Lombard missing with a left hand there. Dragneel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dragneel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard throws a body punch but Dragneel moves out of range.
Dragneel moves in looking to clinch but Lombard pushes him off.
Dragneel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dragneel 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.
Dragneel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dragneel lands a nice shot to the body.
Lombard throws a leg kick but Dragneel checks it.
Dragneel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dragneel tried to score with a low kick but Lombard checks it.
Lombard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragneel was well out of range. Poor timing from Lombard.
Lombard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lombard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel checks a low kick from Lombard.
Lombard misses with a combination
and Dragneel counters with a nice body kick.
Lombard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lombard misses with a head kick.
Dragneel clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragneel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dragneel lands a hook that snaps the head of Lombard backwards.
Still in the clinch, Dragneel scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lombard.
Dragneel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lombard is trying to drag Dragneel to the mat but Dragneel just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dragneel lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragneel creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lombard's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lombard drops to his knees and Dragneel pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Natsu Dragneel!
Natsu Dragneel retains his bantamweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Natsu Dragneel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Hernando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernando comes to the cage accompanied by HaunTed . Vengrio has chosen Muay Thai as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Arthur Vengrio was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Hernando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Vengrio!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernando misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Hernando misses its intended target.
Hernando wants to clinch but Vengrio slips to the side
and Vengrio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hernando slips a jab and a cross from Vengrio.
Hernando clinches.
Hernando digs a right hand underneath Vengrio's ribcage. Vengrio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hernando breaks the clinch.
Vengrio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vengrio misses with a looping left.
Hernando looks to clinch
and Vengrio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hernando thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vengrio throws a nice looking combination but Hernando bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hernando scores with a three punch combo!
Hernando fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vengrio misses with a left hand
and Hernando counters with a big head kick but Vengrio shrugs it off.
Hernando rushes Vengrio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Vengrio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vengrio tries a body shot but Hernando blocks it.
Vengrio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Roberto Hernando has been cut.
Hernando takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vengrio is trying to maintain a safe position but Hernando gets an underhook and turns Vengrio into the cage.
Vengrio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vengrio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vengrio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hernando up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vengrio.
Vengrio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vengrio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vengrio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vengrio is looking to control Hernando's arms but Hernando gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vengrio has his back to the cage.
Vengrio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vengrio pushes Hernando back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernando misses with a punch on the inside.
Hernando is trying to maintain a safe position but Vengrio gets an underhook and turns Hernando into the cage.
Vengrio just leaning against Hernando, taking a breather.
Hernando working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Hernando.
Hernando lands a shoulder strike.
Hernando blocks the elbow strike.
Vengrio digs a right hand into Hernando's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hernando's gas tank.
Hernando pushes off an throws an elbow but Vengrio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Vengrio pushes Hernando back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vengrio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hernando backwards.
Hernando breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vengrio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hernando takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vengrio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernando looks for the body kick but Vengrio saw that one coming.
Hernando tries to clinch but Vengrio moves away
and Vengrio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hernando misses the shot to the body.
Vengrio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernando manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vengrio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hernando has time to react.
Hernando uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vengrio.
Vengrio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roberto Hernando's cut is getting worse.
Hernando walks into a jab.
Hernando lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Vengrio. Those never looked like landing.
Hernando slips a jab from Vengrio.
Hernando fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberto Hernando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vengrio swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Vengrio misses its intended target.
Hernando swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vengrio counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hernando.
Hernando plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hernando scores with a jab. Vengrio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hernando thows a leg kick but Vengrio checks it
and Vengrio counters with a series of strikes that sends Hernando to the canvas! Vengrio follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hernando being controlled here, momentarily.
Hernando working a defensive guard but Vengrio passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Vengrio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Hernando's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hernando looks to score with a jab to the body but Vengrio is just out of range.
Hernando throws a leg kick but Vengrio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hernando scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hernando tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vengrio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hernando lands with a nice combination. Vengrio backs away looking to recover.
Hernando is looking to slow Vengrio down with leg kicks.
Hernando takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hernando lands a big uppercut and Vengrio crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Vengrio looks OK. Hernando waves Vengrio back to his feet!
It looks like Arthur Vengrio has been cut.
Vengrio misses with a jab, cross combination.
A cross from Hernando lands.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Hernando! Vengrio is out on his feet! Hernando rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Vengrio is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Vengrio is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roberto Hernando!
Roberto Hernando 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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