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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kagen Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Long Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long Dick looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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181 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kagen Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Long Dick!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight checks a low kick from Dick.
Knight rushes Dick and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dick misses with a punch on the inside.
Knight pulls guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Knight scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Knight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knight tries to get out of the position.
Dick tries to stand but Knight is controlling from the bottom.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dick wants to stand but Knight is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dick has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at TOUGH DOJO-Family Dojo for best result. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dick must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dick postures up in Knight's guard and throws a big left but Knight blocks it.
Knight lands a decent punch to the body there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Knight has his hands on Dick's head, controlling the position.
Dick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knight wants to get back to his feet but Dick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Knight is controlling Dick's posture.
Knight has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Knight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knight lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dick!
Knight controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to finish this one by submission but Dick is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Knight.
Knight with a couple of short strikes.
Knight controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight dominating with strikes here.
Knight controlling the pace for now.
Knight tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Knight postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dick looks a forlorn figure.
Dick looks winded!
Knight controlling from mount.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagen Knight dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knight throws a body kick that misses.
Knight closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Knight lands in his opponent's guard.
Dick looking for a sweep. Not yet Dick, not yet.
Kagen Knight overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knight sitting in guard here, content to control.
Knight landing some decent shots from guard.
Knight 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.
Dick being controlled here, momentarily.
Dick is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Knight passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dick is trying to escape the position but Knight is controlling the position.
Knight works to advance to full mount. Dick defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Knight jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dick is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dick and Knight has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Knight wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dick, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight just content to control the position.
Knight is working Dick over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dick being controlled for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a decent elbow from side control.
Knight lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Knight thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dick is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Knight staying calm.
Knight decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dick to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kagen Knight dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Long Dick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dick sprawls well initially but Knight persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Knight wants to stand but Dick has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Knight uses his free foot to push down on Dick's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dick.
Dick is desperately trying to improve his position but Knight has a good base and remains in mount.
Knight works his way to his opponent's back.
Dick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dick is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight working for a choke but Dick is defending well.
Dick is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Knight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Knight softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Dick takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Knight is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Knight seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dick for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking for the choke from the back.
Knight is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Can Dick hold on?! Knight is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Dick preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Knight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight controlling the position well here. Dick rolled but Knight kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kagen Knight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Knight has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kagen Knight!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Kasprzyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Kasprzyk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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273 lbs
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Brawler
Very quick |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Bell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Kasprzyk!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kasprzyk avoids it really well and circles away.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kasprzyk finds it's way round the side to connect with Bell's head.
Kasprzyk lands a nice hook to Bell's body. Bell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kasprzyk should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasprzyk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kasprzyk's head.
Kasprzyk wants to stand up but Bell is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bell throwing strikes from guard but Kasprzyk blocks nicely.
Bell cracks Kasprzyk with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasprzyk wants to stand but Bell is controlling the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bell advances position into side control!
Kasprzyk looks winded!
Bell in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kasprzyk takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bell in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bell lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasprzyk is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
It looks like Sebastian Kasprzyk has been cut.
The crowd goes nuts as Bell knocks Kasprzyk out cold with a massive hammerfist! Bell Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the ropes to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Micheal Bell!
Micheal Bell is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tor Troeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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153 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tor Troeng!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper ducks right into an uppercut from Troeng.
Reaper walks into a stiff left hand from Troeng.
Reaper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Troeng wants to get back to his feet but Reaper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Troeng is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Reaper stops Troeng from standing up.
Reaper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Reaper trying to control but Troeng is working from the bottom.
Troeng pulls Reaper in close to prevent any damage.
Reaper tries to free his leg and advance position but Troeng is retaining full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reaper takes one to the chin there.
Reaper moves forwards but Troeng connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Reaper is breathing heavily.
Reaper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Troeng as Reaper shoots in.
Reaper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reaper gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Troeng gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tor Troeng!
Tor Troeng decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karlos Kondiitti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Stalhandske (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kondiitti kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kuningas Pähkinä & Setä Tamu - Hei Scully. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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195 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karlos Kondiitti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Glenn Stalhandske!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stalhandske looks to throw the jab but Kondiitti is out of range.
Stalhandske scores with a one two! Kondiitti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stalhandske misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kondiitti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kondiitti scoring well with a low kick there.
Kondiitti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Kondiitti.
Stalhandske misses with a double jab.
Stalhandske throws a right and a left that Kondiitti avoids nicely.
Stalhandske slaps away a takedown attempt from Kondiitti, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kondiitti dives in for a single leg takedown but Stalhandske sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Kondiitti has hold of one of Stalhandske's legs. Stalhandske is fighting the takedown attempt but Kondiitti gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kondiitti thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Stalhandske wants to stand up but Kondiitti is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Stalhandske really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kondiitti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kondiitti drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Kondiitti seems to have locked his on tight now - Stalhandske screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Kondiitti, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Karlos Kondiitti!
Karlos Kondiitti is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Karlos Kondiitti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ishikawa Goemon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Musaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goemon comes into the arena with The Beginning is the End blaring out of the sound system. Musaki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Apache. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ishikawa Goemon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Musaki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musaki has Goemon up against the ropes in a clinch.
Goemon can't find room to land a body shot as Musaki controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goemon.
Musaki is looking to take this one to the mat.
Musaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goemon pushes Musaki back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Goemon.
Goemon lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Goemon.
Goemon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goemon tries to work over Musaki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Goemon.
Goemon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Goemon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Goemon lands with a light punch inside.
Musaki is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Goemon.
Musaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Goemon finish him?
Goemon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Goemon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Goemon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Goemon.
A shot in the inside from Goemon.
Musaki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Goemon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Musaki looks winded!
Musaki wants to clinch
and Goemon counters with a crisp right that sends Musaki to the canvas! Goemon follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ishikawa Goemon!
Ishikawa Goemon is the new featherweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Ishikawa Goemon 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hendricks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Culture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Culture is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ace of Spades. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Hendricks!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Culture!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendricks shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hendricks connects with a nice short shot to Culture's temple.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hendricks with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hendricks working Culture over with strikes.
Hendricks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Culture can do anything to dispel that myth.
Culture is staying active underneath Hendricks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hendricks is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hendricks 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.
Hendricks is keen to just control but Culture is a slippery customer.
Hendricks throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Culture is refusing to be controlled, as Hendricks sits in half guard.
Culture keeping control of the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Culture is trying to control but can't.
Culture controlling the position well.
Mike Culture has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hendricks gets a double leg takedown into Culture's guard.
Hendricks chips away with some ground and pound.
Hendricks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hendricks chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hendricks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hendricks wants to control from the top but Culture keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hendricks postures up in Culture's guard and throws a big left but Culture blocks it.
Hendricks with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hendricks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hendricks with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hendricks passes into half guard.
Hendricks thows a huge punch but Culture dodges it nicely.
Culture avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hendricks.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hendricks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hendricks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Culture avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hendricks.
Hendricks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Culture keeps working.
Hendricks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hendricks winds up and cracks Culture with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hendricks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hendricks lands strikes from half guard.
Culture is positioning himself well to prevent Hendricks advancing to mount.
Hendricks drops an elbow to the side of Culture's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hendricks lands a nice short elbow.
Hendricks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hendricks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hendricks performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hendricks lands strikes from half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Culture blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hendricks.
Hendricks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Culture is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hendricks is nestled in close to Culture, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hendricks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hendricks tries to pass the half guard into mount. Culture knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hendricks looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Culture with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hendricks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Culture scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hendricks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Culture's waist but Culture gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hendricks off to one side.
Culture stuffs the takedown.
Culture dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hendricks. That did some damage!
Hendricks looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hendricks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Culture tries to avoid it but Hendricks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Culture to the ground. Culture escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Hendricks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Culture fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Culture lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
John Hendricks is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hendricks has a takedown stuffed.
Nice body punch from Culture.
Culture lands with a shot to the body.
Culture changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Culture sends Hendricks crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Culture is motioning to the referee to let Hendricks up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hendricks is rocked!
Culture lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh Hendricks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Culture walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Hendricks drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Culture swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Hendricks's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Culture!
Mike Culture is the new light heavyweight champion!
Mike Culture very nearly forgot to thank Bunny Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juicy Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Varys (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juicy Jay!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lord Varys!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varys throws a right and a left that both miss.
Varys gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jay tries to land a front kick but Varys steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jay slips a straight right by Varys.
A good leg kick by Varys.
Jay throws a push kick but Varys slaps the foot to one side.
Varys wants to slow Jay down by chopping away at his legs.
Varys tries to bum rush Jay with a series of wild strikes but Jay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jay lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Varys tries a head kick but it misses.
Varys looks winded!
Jay tries a head kick but it misses.
Varys throws a sloppy head kick and Jay moves out of range easily.
Jay throws a head kick but Varys moves out of range.
Jay instigates a clinch.
Jay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Lord Varys has been cut.
Jay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Varys avoids a wild elbow strike from Jay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Varys blocks an elbow strike from Jay.
Jay displaying some good clinch control by pressing Varys up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Jay throws an elbow but misses.
Jay lands a nice elbow.
Jay throws an elbow but it misses.
Jay definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jay breaks the clinch.
Jay tries a head kick but it misses.
Jay throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jay connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jay cracks the inside of Varys's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jay.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jay.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jay.
Varys has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jay.
The fighters circle, before Jay throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Varys's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Jay lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Juicy Jay!
Juicy Jay is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Oyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Choe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Oyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Choe!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyama throws out a loose jab but Choe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left and a right from Oyama both land. Nice combination.
It looks like David Choe has been cut.
Oyama misses the jab.
Choe slips under a jab.
Choe avoids the body shot from Oyama.
Oyama throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Choe's waist but Choe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oyama off to one side.
Oyama throws a right and a left that Choe avoids nicely.
Choe is looking to clinch.
Choe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Choe moves in looking to clinch but Oyama pushes him off.
Shinji Oyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oyama throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Oyama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Choe ducks right into an uppercut from Oyama.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oyama connects with a body shot.
Oyama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Choe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Choe.
Oyama is looking to break free of the clinch but Choe has double underhooks.
Oyama tries a body shot but Choe blocks it.
Choe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Choe pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Oyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oyama has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Choe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Choe blocks a body shot from Oyama.
Oyama misses with a punch on the inside.
Choe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Oyama tries for a takedown but Choe manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Oyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyama is trying to break the clinch but Choe is controlling him.
Choe taking a breather.
Choe has Oyama pressed against the ropes.
Oyama managing to block the knees to the body from Choe.
Choe lands a good knee to the midsection. Oyama won't want to take too many of those.
Choe trying to stall but Oyama improves his position.
Oyama tries a body shot but Choe blocks it.
Choe trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oyama tries to break the clinch but Choe is controlling the position.
Oyama blocks an elbow strike from Choe.
Choe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oyama.
Oyama tries to pull guard but Choe won't allow it.
Oyama managing to block the knees to the body from Choe.
Choe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyama wants to take the fight to the mat but Choe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Oyama managing to block the knees to the body from Choe.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Choe as Oyama tries to tie him up.
Choe trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Choe.
Choe scores with a knee to the head.
Oyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Choe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Choe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oyama tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Choe just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Oyama is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oyama managing to block the knees to the body from Choe.
Choe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Choe tries to stall but Oyama uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama throws a punch but it's blocked by Choe.
Oyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Choe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oyama.
Oyama tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Choe just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Oyama is trying to pull guard but Choe has him pressed against the ropes.
Oyama tries for a takedown. No joy.
Choe tries to land knees in the clinch but Oyama avoids the damage to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Choe obliges.
Choe misses with a punch to the body.
Oyama is trying to pull guard but Choe has him pressed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oyama is defending well for now.
Choe throws an elbow that misses.
Oyama has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Choe looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shinji Oyama will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Choe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Choe moves out of range as Oyama strikes.
A big left from Oyama misses.
Oyama looks to throw the jab but Choe is out of range.
Oyama throws a nice looking combination but Choe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oyama tries for a takedown but Choe circles away easily
and Choe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oyama doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Choe controlling the action here for a moment.
Choe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choe tries to land a knee to the head but Oyama blocks with his arms.
Choe trying to land knees to the body.
Choe is struggling to control the position.
Choe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oyama.
Oyama tries to work over Choe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oyama misses with the head strike.
Oyama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Choe prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Oyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oyama has a couple of punches blocked by Choe.
Choe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Choe trying to land knees to the body.
Choe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Choe controlling the action here for a moment.
Oyama drops down looking for an ankle pick but Choe pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choe takes one to the side of the head.
Oyama misses with a takedown attempt
and Choe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oyama managing to block the knees to the body from Choe.
Oyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Oyama blocks an elbow strike from Choe.
Choe tries to land knees in the clinch but Oyama avoids the damage to the body.
We've been informed that Choe has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Oyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choe blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Oyama.
Choe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oyama in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Choe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oyama's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Choe.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Choe as Oyama tries to tie him up.
Oyama managing to block the knees to the body from Choe.
Oyama jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Choe walks away with a smile on his face. Oyama gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Oyama tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Choe swivels and escapes.
Oyama scores with a jab to the head.
Oyama looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Choe avoids the body shot from Oyama.
Oyama connects with a nice looking jab.
Oyama throws a hook but Choe avoids it easily.
Oyama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Choe moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama wants to break free but Choe has control.
Choe can't find room to land a body shot as Oyama controls the action.
Choe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Choe.
Choe stalling the fight.
Oyama has a couple of punches blocked by Choe.
Oyama avoiding damage as Choe throws knees to the body.
Choe trying to land knees to the body.
Choe trying to land knees to the body.
Choe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Choe throws an elbow but it misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oyama wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Choe has him pressed against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oyama's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oyama throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Choes head.
A short left from Choe.
Oyama working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Choe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on David Choe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oyama scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oyama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oyama's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oyama duly obliges.
Oyama shoots and misses
and Choe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Still in the clinch, Oyama scores with a nice short uppercut.
Choe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oyama stalling in the clinch but Choe improves position.
Choe lands an elbow inside that Oyama shrugs off.
Oyama can't break the clinch.
Choe trying to land knees to the body.
Choe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Choe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choe trying to land knees to the body.
Oyama tries a body shot but Choe blocks it.
Choe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oyama is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama throws a head punch that misses.
Choe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Choe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oyama avoids it.
Oyama lands a right hand that snaps the head of Choe backwards.
Oyama tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oyama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Choe walks into a left hand.
Choe misses with a body kick.
Oyama fails to land with a series of punches.
Oyama scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Choe moves away from the strike by Oyama.
A nice leg kick lands there from Choe.
Oyama throws a hook but Choe blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choe looks to land a body kick but Oyama moved away.
Oyama with a poor takedown
and Choe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Oyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oyama in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oyama jumps guard and drags Choe to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Choe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Choe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Choe looking to pass the guard.
Choe forces his way into half guard.
Oyama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Choe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oyama's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choe wants to work for an arm triangle but Oyama is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Oyama actively working from the bottom here.
Choe really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Oyama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Choe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Oyama tries to get to full guard but Choe has control of the leg.
Oyama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Oyama is refusing to be controlled, as Choe sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama actively working from the bottom here.
Choe is thwarting Oyama's attempts to control the position.
Choe wants to take a breather but Oyama is having none of it.
Choe is looking for a kimura here.
Oyama is defending against the submission attempts here by Choe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oyama regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but David Choe just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on David Choe's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Choe ducks under a wild hook from Oyama.
Choe wants to clinch up but Oyama keeps it at a distance.
Oyama is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Choe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oyama misses with an uppercut. Choe saw that one coming.
Choe drops his hands momentarily and Oyama takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Choe tries to clinch up but Oyama circles away and keeps his distance.
Choe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oyama swinging wildly here.
Choe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oyama moves away.
Oyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Oyama.
Nice defenses there by Choe.
Oyama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oyama swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shinji Oyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oyama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oyama throws a lazy right hand but Choe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Choe slips a jab from Oyama.
David Choe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oyama lands with a shot to the body.
Oyama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Choe takes the fight into the clinch.
Choe lands an elbow inside that Oyama shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyama takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oyama tries to work over Choe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oyama working hard to break the clinch.
Choe lands a knee to the body.
Choe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Oyama is defending well for now.
Choe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Oyama lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Choe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oyama tries to pull guard but Choe won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Oyama.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Oyama in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Choe.
Oyama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Choe.
Choe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Choe holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Oyama has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Choe after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Oyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Choe controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Choe receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Choe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oyama avoiding damage as Choe throws knees to the body.
Choe tries to land knees in the clinch but Oyama avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama misses with a body punch.
Choe stops a takedown attempt from Oyama.
Choe avoiding damage.
Choe missing with knees to the body.
Choe lands an elbow just above Oyama 's eye.
Choe prevents the takedown attempt.
Choe tries a knee to the head but Oyama blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oyama avoids it.
Choe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oyama avoids it.
Choe prevents a body shot from Oyama.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oyama blocks the elbow strike.
Choe lands a body shot.
Oyama blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Choe connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Choe dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on David Choe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Oyama misses with a hook. Choe ducked under it nicely.
Oyama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Choe circles away quickly and effectively.
Oyama ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oyama doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Choe counters by moving into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Oyama misses with some punches.
Choe looking to throw knees to the head but Oyama is blocking nicely.
Oyama is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Choe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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.
Oyama avoiding damage as Choe throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama tries for a takedown. No joy.
Choe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Choe.
Choe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Choe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oyamas head.
Choe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Choe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Choe is trying to maintain a safe position but Oyama gets an underhook and turns Choe into the ropes.
Choe prevents a body shot from Oyama.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oyama.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Choe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Choe looking to throw knees to the head but Oyama is blocking nicely.
Oyama tries to work over Choe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Choe tries to land knees in the clinch but Oyama avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyama tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Choe's elbow.
Oyama misses with a body punch.
Oyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oyama misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oyama struggles to land a body shot inside as Choe controls his hands.
Oyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choe tries to land knees in the clinch but Oyama avoids the damage to the body.
Choe trying to stall but Oyama improves his position.
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!
Choe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Oyama fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinji Oyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oyama tries to pull guard but Choe won't allow it.
Oyama can't get the takedown.
Choe has Oyama pushed against the ropes.
Choe missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oyama managing to block the knees to the body from Choe.
A bit of stalling here from Choe.
Oyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Oyama avoids it.
Oyama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Choe has Oyama pressed against the ropes, preventing Oyama from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oyama can't find room to land a body shot as Choe controls the action.
Oyama working aggressively here.
Oyama goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Choe wants to stall.
Choe is leaning against Oyama and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oyama managing to block the knees to the body from Choe.
Choe's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
David Choe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama has a couple of punches blocked by Choe.
Choe scores with a knee to the head.
Oyama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Oyama fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Choe is pushing Oyama up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Choe prevents a body shot from Oyama.
Choe landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Choe pushes off an throws an elbow but Oyama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oyama tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Choe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Choe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Choe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 46:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Choe!
David Choe is the new welterweight champion!
In defeat, Shinji Oyama stepped up to the mic, saying 'It happens! i am still the baddest man on the planet'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonnie Boardwalk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels has chosen Sexy Boy as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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141 lbs
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135 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonnie Boardwalk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boardwalk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Michaels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boardwalk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boardwalk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Dragon Tactical in the buildup to the fight.
Good shot there by Boardwalk.
Michaels with a poor takedown
letting Boardwalk counter with a right hand.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boardwalk circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Boardwalk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michaels takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice takedown defense from Boardwalk. No joy for Michaels on that attempt.
Michaels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Michaels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shawn Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels throws a jab but it's blocked by Boardwalk.
Michaels throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boardwalk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boardwalk connects with a body shot.
Michaels misses with a looping left.
Boardwalk slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
Boardwalk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels throws a nice looking combination but Boardwalk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab by Michaels.
Michaels looks to land a right hand but Boardwalk moved out of range.
Michaels on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Michaels throws a hook but Boardwalk avoids it easily.
Boardwalk gets a double leg takedown into Michaels's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Boardwalk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Michaels wants to stand and escape but Boardwalk is having none of it.
Boardwalk chips away with some ground and pound.
Boardwalk prevents Michaels from getting back to his feet.
Boardwalk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boardwalk 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.
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!
Boardwalk seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Michaels for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jonnie Boardwalk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Michaels gets caught flat footed, as Boardwalk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Boardwalk sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boardwalk stops Michaels from standing up.
Boardwalk distracts Michaels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Boardwalk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boardwalk makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Boardwalk stops Michaels from standing up.
Boardwalk advances to half guard.
Boardwalk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is looking to escape.
Boardwalk looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Michaels pushes Boardwalk off looking to stand but Boardwalk dives back in and keeps control.
Boardwalk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jonnie Boardwalk has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Michaels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Boardwalk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Michaels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boardwalk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Boardwalk cracks Michaels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Michaels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boardwalk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jonnie Boardwalk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Michaels.
Michaels looks winded!
Michaels takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Michaels moves forwards but Boardwalk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk slips a straight right by Michaels.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels misses with a combination
and Boardwalk counters with a straight right hand.
Michaels is trying desperately to land a takedown but Boardwalk is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Michaels.
Michaels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Michaels misses with a double jab
and Boardwalk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Michaels is looking to escape.
Boardwalk perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We're going to have a standup here because Jonnie Boardwalk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Michaels scores with a nice strike.
Michaels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boardwalk counters with a nice body shot.
Boardwalk drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonnie Boardwalk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Michaels misses with a left hand
and Boardwalk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Michaels might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Danga de danga de dang - Boardwalk scores with a four punch combination!
Michaels misses with a right hand
and Boardwalk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boardwalk scores with a takedown into Michaels's guard.
Boardwalk won't allow Michaels to get back to his feet.
Boardwalk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Boardwalk won't allow Michaels to get back to his feet.
Boardwalk throws a big elbow that misses.
Michaels wants to stand up but Boardwalk is controlling him.
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!
Boardwalk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michaels throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boardwalk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Michaels rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boardwalk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Michaels tries to sprawl but Boardwalk drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Michaels is breathing heavily.
Boardwalk thows a huge punch but Michaels dodges it nicely.
Boardwalk prevents Michaels from standing back up.
Boardwalk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Michaels's head.
Boardwalk controlling the action here.
Boardwalk lands with a punch from half guard.
Boardwalk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Michaels tries to kick Boardwalk off but Boardwalk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boardwalk slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Michaels misses with a looping left.
Boardwalk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Michaels tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Michaels tries to buck Boardwalk off but he can't manage it.
Boardwalk trying to control but Michaels is having none of it.
Boardwalk punishing his opponent with strikes.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Boardwalk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Boardwalk controlling from mount.
Michaels is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Michaels is in a horrible position here. Boardwalk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jonnie Boardwalk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boardwalk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
You get the feeling that Michaels really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Boardwalk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boardwalk is landing with some decent strikes but Michaels is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Boardwalk controlling from the full mount.
Boardwalk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boardwalk with the ground and pound from mount.
Boardwalk looking to control but Michaels is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boardwalk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boardwalk won't let Michaels get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Boardwalk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Michaels is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Michaels is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Michaels is in a horrible position here. Boardwalk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonnie Boardwalk dominated that second round.
That's time! Boardwalk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Boardwalk 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Michaels throws an overhand right that lands on Boardwalk's shoulder, as Boardwalk tries to avoid the shot.
Boardwalk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michaels can do to turn this around?
Boardwalk staying out of range there.
Boardwalk lands a jab to Michaels's midsection.
Michaels misses with a right hand
and Boardwalk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boardwalk connects with a jab.
Boardwalk scores with a hook.
Boardwalk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Michaels misses with a double jab
and Boardwalk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boardwalk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Boardwalk scores with a hook.
Michaels takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boardwalk feints a jab promting Michaels to slip. Boardwalk then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Michaels slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a series of punches but Boardwalk avoids them all with ease.
Boardwalk drops his hands momentarily and Michaels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Boardwalk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boardwalk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michaels falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boardwalk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Michaels's guard now.
Boardwalk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Michaels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Boardwalk is controlling him.
Boardwalk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boardwalk trying to control the position from guard on top but Michaels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonnie Boardwalk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Michaels shoots in but no luck this time.
Boardwalk scores with a jab.
Michaels tries to move into range but Boardwalk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Michaels feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boardwalks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boardwalk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boardwalk feints and as Michaels raises his hands in defense, Boardwalk changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boardwalk prevents Michaels from getting back to his feet.
Boardwalk 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.
Michaels keeping moving, preventing Boardwalk from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jonnie Boardwalk just wasn't active enough.
Boardwalk shoots for a takedown but Michaels saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a combination
and Boardwalk counters with a takedown into side control.
Boardwalk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Michaels is trying to get back to his feet.
Boardwalk controls the position.
Michaels pushes Boardwalk away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Boardwalk gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Michaels is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Boardwalk is controlling him well.
Boardwalk scoring with punches from side control.
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!
Boardwalk wants to control but Michaels is keeping him busy.
Jonnie Boardwalk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boardwalk landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boardwalk working the body and head with strikes.
Michaels tries to escape but Boardwalk is in control.
Boardwalk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Boardwalk trying to control the action but Michaels is working from the bottom.
Boardwalk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Michaels is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Michaels is letting Boardwalk control him for a moment.
Michaels taking a bit of punishment here - Boardwalk scoring with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Shawn Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boardwalk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Boardwalk prevents Michaels from escaping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonnie Boardwalk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boardwalk 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonnie Boardwalk!
A very excited looking Jonnie Boardwalk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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