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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lim Sungbin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lim Sungbin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels misses with a few strikes there.
Daniels moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sungbin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sungbin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sungbin in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Daniels tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Sungbin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lim Sungbin!
An out of breath Lim Sungbin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baroev Radik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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238 lbs
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285 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baroev Radik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po is looking to clinch but Radik is avoiding it.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Radik drives through with a takedown into guard.
Radik pushing down on Po's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Radik maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Po could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Radik has cracked it and Po is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Radik!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Baroev Radik!
Baroev Radik made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'спасибо за поздравления теперь я хочу реванширов'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JR Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Vicini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams's entrance music is 'Looking For The Stone' by Dry Branch Fire Squad. A fine choice. Vicini comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gasoline by SUBSONICA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Luca Vicini will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JR Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luca Vicini!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams dives in and grabs Vicini's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vicini pushes down on Adams's head and hops out.
Adams misses with a straight left.
Vicini bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like JR Adams has been cut.
Adams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Adams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vicini struggling a bit here.
Adams lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vicini down.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vicini keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vicini is looking for a sweep.
Vicini struggling a bit here.
Adams working the head and body with strikes.
Adams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicini wants to control but Adams postures up.
Adams looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Adams throws a strike aimed at the side of Vicini's head but Vicini avoids it well.
Adams throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Adams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vicini has escaped the position, nice work there.
Adams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Adams tries for a kimura but Vicini is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Vicini is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Adams thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vicini is looking for a sweep.
Adams tries to move to mount but Vicini blocks the move with his legs.
Adams is trying to get an arm triangle but Vicini is defending well.
Adams lands some shots froms side control.
Adams working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adams working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicini manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vicini keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Vicini is defending well.
Adams is working for a kimura but Vicini is defending it quite comfortably.
Vicini is holding on to half guard well.
Adams is working for a kimura but Vicini is defending it quite comfortably.
Vicini tries to get to full guard but Adams has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vicini knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adams throwing shots but Vicini is blocking nicely.
Adams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Adams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Vicini doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Adams.
Adams is working for a kimura but Vicini is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vicini gets full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JR Adams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JR Adams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Adams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vicini pinned against the cage. Vicini gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vicini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vicini is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
Adams throws a low kick but Vicini moves out of range easily.
Vicini jabs at Adams's body.
Vicini closes the distance and clinches.
Vicini breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vicini connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vicini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams throws an overhand right that lands on Vicini's shoulder, as Vicini tries to avoid the shot.
Adams throws a leg kick that misses.
Vicini gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams throws a big elbow that misses.
Vicini has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Adams throws a big elbow that misses.
Adams pushing down on Vicini's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Adams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vicini manages to get to full guard.
Vicini keeping full guard, as Adams tries to pass.
Adams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Adams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams wants to pass the guard but Vicini is keeping the position.
Adams drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vicini manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Adams has Vicini in his guard.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Vicini from controlling successfully.
Vicini is stalling in the full guard.
Vicini's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Adams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Adams wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vicini trying to control but Adams is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Luca Vicini was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Adams fails with a takedown attempt.
Vicini instigates a clinch.
Vicini tries to throw a body punch but Adams avoids it by throwing Vicini back against the cage.
Vicini pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Luca Vicini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vicini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adams throws a hook to the side of Vicini's head but Vicini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vicini lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Adams shoots for a double leg takedown but Vicini sprawls well. He's pushed Adams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JR Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vicini throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vicini circles away.
Vicini has managed to clinch.
Vicini lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
JR Adams's cut is getting worse.
Vicini lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adams is rocked!
Vicini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vicini lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vicini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
JR Adams's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Vicini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vicini lands a big right hand that drops Adams! The killer instinct kicks in and Vicini finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Vicini!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Vicini!
An out of breath Luca Vicini thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated JR Adams had this to say: 'Ain't this terrible?!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rowdy Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allan McGraf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rowdy Nickoson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rowdy Nickoson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allan McGraf!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickoson has McGraf up against the cage in a clinch.
McGraf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nickoson is keeping busy.
Nickoson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nickoson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Still in the clinch, Nickoson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nickoson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGraf backwards.
Nickoson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nickoson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nickoson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nickoson clinches with his opponent.
Nickoson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nickoson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nickoson breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - McGraf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickoson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nickoson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nickoson trying to pass the guard but McGraf defending well.
Still in half guard, Nickoson seems content to control.
Nickoson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGraf's head.
Nickoson stops McGraf from getting back to his feet.
McGraf tries to get to full guard but Nickoson has control of the leg.
Nickoson not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rowdy Nickoson just wasn't active enough.
McGraf shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nickoson pinned against the cage. Nickoson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McGraf has his takedown stuffed
and Nickoson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McGraf's guard now.
Rowdy Nickoson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allan McGraf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickoson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Nickoson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nickoson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nickoson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McGraf is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McGraf will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Nickoson looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGraf can't do much from the bottom here.
Nickoson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nickoson controlling from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson trying to control the action but McGraf is working from the bottom.
McGraf can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rowdy Nickoson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
McGraf tries to clinch but Nickoson is having none of it.
Nickoson throws a series of punches but McGraf moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowdy Nickoson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nickoson stuffs the takedown attempt from McGraf. McGraf gets slowly back to his feet.
McGraf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickoson manages to avoid it.
Nickoson lands with a hook. McGraf tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nickoson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McGraf.
McGraf fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nickoson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nickoson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nickoson works McGraf's body with a nice hook.
McGraf needs to keep his hands up - Nickoson had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Allan McGraf has been cut.
Nickoson connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickoson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nickoson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to McGraf's calf.
McGraf is breathing heavily.
Nickoson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGraf's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson connects with a vicious head kick that knocks McGraf to the floor! Nickoson dives in looking for the finish!
McGraf is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, if Nickoson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
McGraf is still in real trouble! Can Nickoson finish him?
McGraf felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Nickoson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
McGraf seems to have recovered his senses.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Nickoson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nickoson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McGraf wants to improve his position but Nickoson is controlling well.
We're going to have a standup here because Rowdy Nickoson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nickoson dives in and scores a takedown into McGraf's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson is stalling in the full guard.
Nickoson postures up.
Nickoson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Rowdy Nickoson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nickoson closes the distance and clinches.
Nickoson manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGraf thows a body kick. Nickoson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nickoson sizes up McGraf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nickoson throws a right and a left that McGraf avoids nicely.
Nickoson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nickoson controls the position.
Nickoson trying to control the position but McGraf is working away.
A lull in the action here as Nickoson stalls from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rowdy Nickoson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nickoson misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickoson gets a double leg takedown into McGraf's guard.
Nickoson controlling from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nickoson throwing strikes from guard but McGraf blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rowdy Nickoson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Allan McGraf's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nickoson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nickoson darts in and clinches McGraf up against the cage.
A short left from Nickoson.
Nickoson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGraf fails with the takedown.
Nickoson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nickoson lands with a nice combination. McGraf backs away looking to recover.
McGraf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nickoson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nickoson scores with a hook.
Nice sprawl there from Nickoson as McGraf shoots in.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickoson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson looks to land a combination but McGraf avoids it well.
McGraf shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nickoson as he jumps to the side.
Rowdy Nickoson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Allan McGraf.
McGraf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nickoson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nickoson tries to score with a low kick but McGraf moves his leg out of the way.
Nickoson scores with a jab to the body.
Rowdy Nickoson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGraf takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGraf shoots in for a double leg but Nickoson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McGraf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nickoson swinging wildly here.
Nickoson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McGraf tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Nickoson is in McGraf's guard.
McGraf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nickoson controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGraf looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McGraf being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rowdy Nickoson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nickoson fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nickoson.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McGraf enables Nickoson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McGraf manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Nickoson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson stopping the sweep attempt from McGraf.
Nickoson wants to pass the guard but McGraf is keeping the position.
Rowdy Nickoson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McGraf can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nickoson controls the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rowdy Nickoson.
Nickoson clobbers McGraf with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGraf tries to close the distance and clinch but Nickoson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nickoson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Nickoson.
Nickoson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nickoson wants it to stay on the feet.
Nickoson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nickoson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rowdy Nickoson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nickoson gets a clinch.
Nickoson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nickoson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Allan McGraf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nickoson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGraf circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rowdy Nickoson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nickoson 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rowdy Nickoson!
Rowdy Nickoson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slip Zacha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slip Zacha told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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190 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ian Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slip Zacha!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Turner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Turner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zacha stalling.
Turner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zacha misses with a punch to the body.
Zacha gets control of Turner's arms and successfully pulls guard. Zacha will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zacha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turner looking to pass the guard.
Turner postures up.
Turner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Zacha keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ian Turner.
Turner moves into the clinch.
Zacha takes an elbow to the temple.
Zacha can't find room to land a body shot as Turner controls the action.
Turner wants to stall.
Turner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zacha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
Zacha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zacha checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zacha checks a leg kick.
Zacha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turner. That's going to slow Zacha down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner moves into the clinch.
Zacha avoids the elbow strike from Turner, against the cage.
Turner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zacha is defending well for now.
Turner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
Turner pushes off an throws an elbow but Zacha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zacha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zacha jumps guard but Turner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zacha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zacha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zacha wants to stall.
Zacha avoiding damage as Turner throws knees to the body.
Turner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zacha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Turner misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zacha misses with a double jab.
Zacha shoots in for a double leg but Turner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zacha shoots in but no luck this time.
Ian Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slip Zacha.
Turner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turner slaps away a takedown attempt from Zacha, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zacha's coach down at Xtreme Punishment was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Zacha's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Zacha closes the distance and clinches.
Turner controlling the action here for a moment.
Zacha avoiding damage as Turner throws knees to the body.
Zacha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Turner throws an elbow but misses.
Turner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zacha is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Turner throws an elbow but misses.
Zacha tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Zacha back against the cage.
Zacha changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Turner fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zacha swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Turner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zacha clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turner trying to land knees to the body.
Zacha is trying to pull guard but Turner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Turner 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.
Turner lands a front kick.
Turner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Turner gets a clinch.
Turner blocking some punches.
Turner throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zacha misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Turner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zacha's brow.
Turner crunches a lovely knee into Zacha's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zacha breaks the clinch.
Turner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Turner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zacha is breathing heavily.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zacha closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turner.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zacha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zacha struggles to land a body shot inside as Turner controls his hands.
Zacha goes for a takedown attempt but Turner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Turner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zacha blocks the elbow strike.
Turner tries to land knees in the clinch but Zacha avoids the damage to the body.
Zacha lands a nice uppercut.
Turner misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Turner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zacha's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zacha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zacha looking to stall.
Turner is trying to maintain a safe position but Zacha gets an underhook and turns Turner into the cage.
Turner lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Slip Zacha has been cut.
Turner lands an elbow inside.
Zacha scores with a hook to the body.
Zacha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turner pushes off an throws an elbow but Zacha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Zacha.
Turner tries to land knees in the clinch but Zacha avoids the damage to the body.
Zacha swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zacha looking for a takedown.
Ian Turner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slip Zacha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner trying to control the position but instead, Zacha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Turner into the cage.
Zacha avoids a wild elbow strike from Turner.
Zacha looking to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Turner throws an elbow but misses.
Turner throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Zacha has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Turner uses from the top position.
Turner throws a big right hand that misses.
Turner's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Turner trying to control but Zacha is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ian Turner wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Turner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Zacha.
Zacha has closed the distance and engaged Turner in a clinch.
Turner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zacha avoids it.
Turner slowing the pace effectively.
Ian Turner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Turner looking to throw knees to the head but Zacha is blocking nicely.
Zacha lands with a left to the head.
Zacha tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zacha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Turner misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zacha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zacha breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Turner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Slip Zacha's cut.
That's time! Turner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Turner misses with a low kick.
Zacha has closed the distance and engaged Turner in a clinch.
Turner throws an elbow but it misses.
Zacha misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Zacha.
Turner misses with an elbow strike.
Turner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zacha avoids it.
Zacha misses with a punch to the body.
Turner tries to land a knee to the head but Zacha blocks with his arms.
Turner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zacha stalling against the cage.
Zacha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner stalling in the clinch.
Turner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zacha scores with a shot to the side of Turner's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zacha lands a right hand.
Turner misses with an elbow over the top.
Turner misses with a knee strike.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zacha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zacha throws a solid leg kick but Turner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Zacha.
Zacha closes the distance and pushes Turner back into the cage.
Turner misses with an elbow strike.
Turner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zacha breaks the clinch.
Slip Zacha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zacha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zacha gets a clinch.
Zacha fails to pull guard.
Zacha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zacha scores with a shot to the side of Turner's head.
Zacha tries a knee to the head but Turner blocks it.
Turner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Turner misses with an elbow strike.
Turner trying to control the position but instead, Zacha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Turner into the cage.
Zacha taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zacha pushes Turner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zacha pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zacha tries a low kick but Turner avoids it.
Zacha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zacha rushes Turner and presses him up against the cage.
Zacha avoids the elbow strike from Turner, against the cage.
Turner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turner misses with an elbow strike.
Zacha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Zacha on the inside.
Turner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zacha gets through Turner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zacha.
Turner is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zacha manages to break the clinch.
Zacha has closed the distance and engaged Turner in a clinch.
Turner tries a knee to the head but Zacha blocks it.
Turner avoids a wild elbow strike from Zacha.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Zacha.
Turner looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Slip Zacha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ian Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zacha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Zacha.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slip Zacha comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turner 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Turner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hisae Mutsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Schmierer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmierer has chosen Down in Dunedin by Pissd Chris/Tokie Konez/Kamasuda/Devil Keyz as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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171 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hisae Mutsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Schmierer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmierer misses with a few strikes there.
Mutsu looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Schmierer connects with a solid leg kick.
Schmierer lands with a kick to the temple. Mutsu shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Schmierer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mutsu tries to sprawl but Schmierer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mutsu won't allow Schmierer to pass to mount.
Schmierer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schmierer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schmierer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schmierer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schmierer postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Mutsu to stand up.
Schmierer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mutsu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Schmierer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Schmierer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Schmierer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmierer gets to his feet - Mutsu follows without any prompting.
Schmierer throws a wild body kick that Mutsu sees coming a mile off.
Mutsu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schmierer.
Schmierer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mutsu is rocked!
A head kick misses from Schmierer.
Oh Mutsu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice leg kick lands there from Schmierer.
Mutsu walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schmierer.
Schmierer shoots in and bounces Mutsu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmierer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Schmierer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schmierer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmierer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schmierer is looking to work some ground and pound but Mutsu has wrist control.
Mutsu seems to have got his legs back now.
Schmierer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Schmierer tries to stand but Mutsu is controlling from the bottom.
Mutsu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schmierer stands up over Mutsu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Schmierer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mutsu wants to sweep here but Schmierer controlling him for the moment.
Schmierer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schmierer cracks Mutsu with a solid left hand.
Schmierer controlling from the top position.
Schmierer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmierer gets to his feet and stands over Mutsu, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Mutsu felt that one! Schmierer unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Mutsu from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Schmierer!
After winning the bout, Adam Schmierer 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamille Sedfenor (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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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Nickoson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamille Sedfenor!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sedfenor looks for a takedown but Nickoson sprawls well.
Nickoson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sedfenor was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickoson.
Nickoson scores with a nice right hand.
Sedfenor shoots and misses
and Nickoson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Nickoson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nickoson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sedfenor misses with a takedown attempt - Nickoson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mike Nickoson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamille Sedfenor.
Sedfenor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nickoson throws a right hand that Sedfenor ducks under and follows up with a left that Sedfenor also avoids with ease.
Sedfenor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nickoson pinned against the cage. Nickoson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nickoson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson throws a leg kick but Sedfenor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nickoson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sedfenor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sedfenor fails to land the takedown.
Mike Nickoson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickoson fails to land with a series of punches.
Nickoson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sedfenor is out of range.
Good shot there by Nickoson.
A punch combination from Nickoson misses.
Mike Nickoson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickoson slaps away a takedown attempt from Sedfenor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nickoson scores with a shot to the body.
Sedfenor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nickoson is fending him off so far but Sedfenor persists. Nope, Nickoson circles away and we're back to standing.
Nickoson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson works over Sedfenor's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jamille Sedfenor has been cut.
Nickoson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sedfenor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nickoson throws a sloppy body shot
and Sedfenor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Nickoson does no damage.
Nickoson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sedfenor is defended easily by Nickoson.
Sedfenor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nickoson lands a jab to Sedfenor's midsection.
Nickoson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Sedfenor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sedfenor.
Nickoson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sedfenor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nickoson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sedfenor fails with the takedown.
Sedfenor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickoson tests Sedfenor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nickoson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sedfenor looks for a takedown but Nickoson sprawls well.
Sedfenor's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nickoson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sedfenor scrambles back to his feet.
Nickoson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nickoson throws a series of strikes that have Sedfenor backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickoson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sedfenor doesn't seem bothered though.
Sedfenor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Nickoson.
Sedfenor dives in and grabs Nickoson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nickoson pushes down on Sedfenor's head and hops out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sedfenor throws a right and a left that Nickoson avoids nicely.
Sedfenor throws the kick towards the body but Nickoson avoids it.
Nickoson catches Sedfenor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Nickoson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamille Sedfenor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sedfenor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sedfenor misses with a looping left.
Sedfenor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nickoson circles away quickly and effectively.
Nickoson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A combination from Nickoson does no damage.
Sedfenor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nickoson scores with a jab. Sedfenor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nickoson throws a push kick but Sedfenor slaps the foot to one side.
Sedfenor fails with the takedown.
Nickoson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sedfenor ducks right into an uppercut from Nickoson.
Nickoson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nickoson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson stuffs the takedown attempt from Sedfenor. Sedfenor gets slowly back to his feet.
Nickoson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sedfenor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickoson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sedfenor circles away quickly and effectively.
Sedfenor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mike Nickoson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamille Sedfenor.
A punch combination from Nickoson misses.
Sedfenor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sedfenor is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nickoson is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sedfenor.
Sedfenor shoots in but no luck this time.
Nickoson throws a jab but it's blocked by Sedfenor.
Sedfenor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nickoson counters with a three punch combo that has Sedfenor backing up. Sedfenor nods at Nickoson to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson stuffs the takedown attempt from Sedfenor. Sedfenor gets slowly back to his feet.
Sedfenor is breathing heavily.
Nickoson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nickoson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nickoson throws a low kick but Sedfenor moves out of range easily.
Sedfenor drops his hands momentarily and Nickoson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sedfenor fails to land the takedown.
Mike Nickoson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nickoson, as that shot connected.
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!
Nickoson throws a series of punches but Sedfenor moves out of range.
Nickoson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson misses with a low kick.
Nickoson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sedfenor. Sedfenor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sedfenor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nickoson circles away.
Nickoson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nickoson slips a jab and a cross from Sedfenor.
Sedfenor takes one on the button.
Nickoson lands a really nice looking cross but Sedfenor seems unphased.
Nickoson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Nickoson. Those never looked like landing.
Sedfenor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice takedown defense from Nickoson. No joy for Sedfenor on that attempt.
Sedfenor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nickoson throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nickoson misses with a double jab.
Nickoson digs a good hook to Sedfenor's body.
Sedfenor fails with the takedown.
Nickoson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sedfenor throws a big shot that misses.
Nickoson throws a combination that misses
and Sedfenor counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nickoson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mike Nickoson is winning the standup battle so far.
Sedfenor shoots in but no luck this time.
Nickoson misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Nickoson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jamille Sedfenor's cut.
That's time! Nickoson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sedfenor shoots for a takedown but Nickoson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Sedfenor with that takedown attempt.
Sedfenor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sedfenor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice uppercut there from Nickoson.
Sedfenor shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mike Nickoson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamille Sedfenor.
Nickoson throws a big shot that misses.
Nickoson cracks Sedfenor with an open hand slap.
Nickoson scores with a jab.
Nice jab there from Nickoson.
Nickoson throws a body punch but Sedfenor moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson throws a right and a left that Sedfenor avoids nicely.
Sedfenor looks for a takedown but Nickoson sprawls well.
Nickoson scores with a one two! Sedfenor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nickoson looks to land a combination but Sedfenor avoids it well.
Sedfenor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sedfenor shoots in and drives through. Nickoson sprawls well.
Sedfenor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nickoson misses with a two punch combination.
Sedfenor throws the left hand but Nickoson avoids the punch easily.
Nickoson cracks Sedfenor with an open hand slap.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sedfenor dodges the punch combination from Nickoson.
Sedfenor defending well as Nickoson loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sedfenor shoots for a double leg takedown but Nickoson sprawls well. He's pushed Sedfenor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nickoson scores with a nice right hand.
Nickoson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sedfenor circles away quickly and effectively.
Nickoson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sedfenor eats them both and turns towards Nickoson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sedfenor shoots in for a takedown but Nickoson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nickoson throws a head kick that misses
and Sedfenor counters with a one-two to the body.
Nickoson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nickoson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickoson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sedfenor moves forwards but Nickoson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson misses with a body shot.
Jamille Sedfenor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sedfenor shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sedfenor is trying to control the action in half guard but Nickoson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nickoson wants to control the action here but instead Sedfenor manages to pass to full mount!
Sedfenor is looking to work his way around to Nickoson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sedfenor looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sedfenor trying to control but Nickoson is having none of it.
Sedfenor tries to push Nickoson's head away but Nickoson is holding on tight.
Mike Nickoson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sedfenor throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nickoson because Sedfenor loaded up on that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Nickoson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nickoson, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Nickoson!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Nickoson 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chubbs Hefty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Pid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chubbs Hefty could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stu Pid's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chubbs Hefty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stu Pid!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pid scores with a hook to the body. Hefty takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hefty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hefty misses with a takedown attempt
and Pid counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chubbs Hefty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pid stuffs the takedown.
Hefty throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pid counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chubbs Hefty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hefty is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Pid.
Hefty changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pid tries to avoid it but Hefty manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pid to the ground. Pid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hefty has his takedown stuffed
and Pid counters with a left and a right that stings Hefty.
Hefty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hefty takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pid drops Hefty with a beautiful combination! Hefty stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pid is looking for the KO!
It looks like Chubbs Hefty has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pid lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hefty dives in and grabs Pid's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pid pushes down on Hefty's head and hops out.
Pid misses with a double jab.
Hefty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pid misses with the combination.
Pid throws a leg kick which misses Hefty's front leg but catches the back leg as Hefty tries to avoid it.
Hefty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pid wobbles Hefty with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Pid dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Hefty to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stu Pid!
Stu Pid is the new super heavyweight champion!
Stu Pid managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Heroic Combat Gear (Laundry service), into his post fight interview.
Chubbs Hefty spoke after the fight, saying 'Well that sucks. Let's go get some cheeseburgers. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dean Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Fantuzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantuzzi has chosen Alexia - Dimmi Come... as his entrance music. Dean Thomas has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dean Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roberto Fantuzzi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas scores with a head kick.
Thomas slaps away a takedown attempt from Fantuzzi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fantuzzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Dean Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantuzzi has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantuzzi misses with a looping left.
Fantuzzi stuns Thomas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantuzzi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thomas seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A leg kick checked by Fantuzzi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
Fantuzzi missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fantuzzi. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantuzzi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fantuzzi controlling from the top position.
Thomas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thomas tries to get out of the position.
Thomas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to force a seperation but Fantuzzi has the dominant position.
Fantuzzi is trying to break free.
Fantuzzi struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas tries to break free but Fantuzzi pushes him back against the cage.
Thomas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fantuzzi.
Dean Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Fantuzzi.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantuzzi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantuzzi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thomas.
Fantuzzi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Fantuzzi.
Fantuzzi thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fantuzzi dives in and grabs Thomas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Thomas pushes down on Fantuzzi's head and hops out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantuzzi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thomas.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantuzzi looks winded!
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantuzzi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantuzzi throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantuzzi scores with a jab. Thomas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thomas thumps Fantuzzi with a low kick.
Fantuzzi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantuzzi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thomas rather than just go for the knockout.
Thomas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fantuzzi takes a step back to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantuzzi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantuzzi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas lands a high kick!
That kick from Thomas tenderised Fantuzzi's leg. Fantuzzi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Fantuzzi loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Thomas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas lands with a slapping head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas feints and then cracks Fantuzzi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fantuzzi down.
Thomas delivers a nice body kick.
Fantuzzi tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Fantuzzi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fantuzzi.
Nice body kick there by Thomas.
Fantuzzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fantuzzi's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantuzzi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas lands a nice looking body kick.
Thomas thumps Fantuzzi with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas lands with a kick to the temple. Fantuzzi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Thomas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantuzzi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fantuzzi's calf.
Fantuzzi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Thomas.
Thomas thuds his shin into the meat of Fantuzzi's side.
Fantuzzi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Thomas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thomas lands with a slapping head kick.
Thomas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantuzzi throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Fantuzzi misses.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fantuzzi's calf.
Nice body kick there by Thomas.
Fantuzzi takes a kick 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!
Thomas cracks the inside of Fantuzzi's front leg.
Thomas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fantuzzi can do to turn this around?
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fantuzzi. That did some damage!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas - that will leave a mark!
Fantuzzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fantuzzi.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
Dean Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Fantuzzi is breathing heavily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas - that will leave a mark!
Thomas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fantuzzi takes a step back to recover.
Fantuzzi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas thuds his shin into the meat of Fantuzzi's side.
Thomas thumps Fantuzzi with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas thumps Fantuzzi with a low kick.
Fantuzzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fantuzzi's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thomas.
Thomas lands a high kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Thomas - that will leave a mark!
That kick from Thomas tenderised Fantuzzi's leg. Fantuzzi is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantuzzi avoids the head kick by Thomas.
A big right from Fantuzzi misses.
Thomas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantuzzi misses the jab.
Thomas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Thomas lands a head kick!
Thomas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fantuzzi takes a step back to recover.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Fantuzzi's front leg but catches the back leg as Fantuzzi tries to avoid it.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fantuzzi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantuzzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantuzzi throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Fantuzzi's front leg but catches the back leg as Fantuzzi tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Thomas.
That kick from Thomas tenderised Fantuzzi's leg. Fantuzzi is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping body kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fantuzzi will feel that in the morning.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Fantuzzi's front leg but catches the back leg as Fantuzzi tries to avoid it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fantuzzi's calf.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fantuzzi will feel that in the morning.
Fantuzzi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fantuzzi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Thomas. That one must have hurt.
Thomas throws a head kick that Fantuzzi semi-blocks.
Thomas lands a nice looking body kick.
Thomas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thomas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fantuzzi. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a big head kick that sends Fantuzzi tumbling to the mat! Thomas takes a step backwards and waves Fantuzzi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantuzzi is rocked!
Fantuzzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Fantuzzi is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantuzzi seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantuzzi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Thomas lands a high kick!
Fantuzzi wants to slow Thomas down by chopping away at his legs.
Thomas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thomas keeps Fantuzzi at a distance using the push kick.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantuzzi digs a good body shot into Thomas's ribs.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantuzzi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Thomas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantuzzi avoids the head kick by Thomas.
A leg kick checked by Thomas.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantuzzi blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Fantuzzi 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.
Fantuzzi misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Fantuzzi misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Fantuzzi throws a shot to the body.
Thomas throws a head kick but Fantuzzi moves out of range.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Fantuzzi moves out of range easily.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantuzzi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thomas slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantuzzi throws a front kick aimed at Thomas's knee but Thomas avoids it well.
Fantuzzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantuzzi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thomas cracks the inside of Fantuzzi's front leg.
Fantuzzi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Fantuzzi blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantuzzi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Thomas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantuzzi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thomas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thomas.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Fantuzzi checks a leg kick.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantuzzi throws a shot from downtown. Thomas moves away and avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fantuzzi checks a leg kick.
Fantuzzi throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas lands a head kick!
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thomas, right into the meat.
Fantuzzi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantuzzi fails to land the takedown.
Fantuzzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantuzzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantuzzi misses with a wild body shot.
Fantuzzi throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantuzzi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantuzzi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantuzzi wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Fantuzzi closes the distance and clinches.
Fantuzzi is leaning against Thomas and scores with a nice uppercut 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!
Fantuzzi tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Fantuzzi's front leg but catches the back leg as Fantuzzi tries to avoid it.
Fantuzzi feints a jab promting Thomas to slip. Fantuzzi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thomas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Dean Thomas has been cut.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fantuzzi.
Fantuzzi throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Thomas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas throws a leg kick that misses.
Fantuzzi throws an overhand right that lands on Thomas's shoulder, as Thomas tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantuzzi scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thomas.
Fantuzzi 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.
Fantuzzi blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Thomas clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Thomas's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fantuzzi misses the jab.
Thomas scores with a push kick.
Fantuzzi missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thomas.
Fantuzzi slips a straight right by Thomas.
Fantuzzi avoids the head kick by Thomas.
Fantuzzi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas.
Thomas scoring well with a low kick there.
Thomas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantuzzi throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
Fantuzzi misses with a wild body shot.
Fantuzzi blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas throws a front kick aimed at Fantuzzi's knee but Fantuzzi avoids it well.
Fantuzzi checks a low kick from Thomas.
Fantuzzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Fantuzzi misses.
Thomas thumps Fantuzzi with a low kick.
Fantuzzi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fantuzzi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thomas.
Fantuzzi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Fantuzzi is looking to clinch.
Thomas looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Thomas takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fantuzzi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fantuzzi's calf.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fantuzzi throws out the jab.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Fantuzzi.
Thomas lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fantuzzi lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fantuzzi if he has to take too many more of those.
Thomas lands a leg kick that knocks Fantuzzi off balance momentarily.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thomas.
A slow jab from Fantuzzi misses its intended target.
Fantuzzi blocks the body kick.
Fantuzzi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thomas tries to work over Fantuzzi's front leg with a kick but Fantuzzi checks it.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Fantuzzi moves out of range easily.
Thomas scores with a spinning back kick!
A big left from Fantuzzi misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thomas.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. Fantuzzi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fantuzzi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and Fantuzzi counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Fantuzzi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Fantuzzi.
A head kick misses from Thomas.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Fantuzzi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thomas.
Thomas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fantuzzi.
Thomas throws a push kick but Fantuzzi slaps the foot to one side.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantuzzi blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantuzzi lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantuzzi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dean Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantuzzi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fantuzzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thomas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fantuzzi.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
Thomas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Fantuzzi checks it.
Fantuzzi checks a low kick from Thomas.
Thomas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fantuzzi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantuzzi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Fantuzzi blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Thomas had his way with Roberto Fantuzzi in that round.
The cut man is working on Dean Thomas'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fantuzzi with a nice cross.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantuzzi avoids the head kick by Thomas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Fantuzzi down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thomas.
Thomas throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thomas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fantuzzi throws a push kick but Thomas slaps the foot to one side.
Fantuzzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Thomas throws a head kick but Fantuzzi moves out of range.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fantuzzi throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Fantuzzi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantuzzi cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Fantuzzi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thomas.
Fantuzzi just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fantuzzi's head.
Fantuzzi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thomas wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Thomas.
Thomas lands a head kick. Fantuzzi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantuzzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thomas can pounce on him.
Thomas cracks the inside of Fantuzzi's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thomas. That's going to slow Fantuzzi down.
Fantuzzi tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Fantuzzi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fantuzzi if he has to take too many more of those.
Thomas scores with a head kick. Fantuzzi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thomas lands a head kick. Fantuzzi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantuzzi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantuzzi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.
Fantuzzi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Thomas connects with a high kick.
Thomas scores with a nice body kick.
Fantuzzi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thomas throws the kick towards the body but Fantuzzi avoids it.
Thomas throws the kick towards the body but Fantuzzi avoids it.
Fantuzzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thomas tries to land a front kick but Fantuzzi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Thomas looks for the body kick but Fantuzzi saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantuzzi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fantuzzi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Thomas thumps Fantuzzi with a low kick.
Thomas thumps Fantuzzi with a low kick.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas throws a head kick but Fantuzzi moves out of range.
Thomas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fantuzzi's sensitive parts.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.
Fantuzzi misses with a body shot.
Thomas scores with a head kick.
Fantuzzi blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Fantuzzi thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Fantuzzi lunges at Thomas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thomas's hand.
Thomas slips under a jab from Fantuzzi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Thomas.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fantuzzi 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.
Thomas feints and then cracks Fantuzzi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fantuzzi down.
Thomas misses with a hook.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Fantuzzi.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roberto Fantuzzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thomas misses with a kick to the body.
Thomas throws a low kick, looking for Fantuzzi's leg but Fantuzzi calmly moves out of range.
Fantuzzi checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantuzzi blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Fantuzzi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thomas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dean Thomas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantuzzi misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dean Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thomas, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:44
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:44
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dean Thomas!
Dean Thomas is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Dean Thomas thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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