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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexy Innokenti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wallace Treadwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Innokenti comes to the cage accompanied by Russian National Anthem. Wallace Treadwell 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Alexy Innokenti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wallace Treadwell!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Innokenti checks a leg kick.
Innokenti misses the jab.
Innokenti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Saboteur's Playground in the buildup to the fight.
Innokenti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Treadwell.
Innokenti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Treadwell throws a sloppy head kick and Innokenti moves out of range easily.
Innokenti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Innokenti moves into range and clinches up with Treadwell.
Treadwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Treadwell being controlled against the cage.
Innokenti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Treadwell being controlled against the cage.
Innokenti lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Innokenti lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Innokenti.
Innokenti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Innokenti leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Innokenti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Innokenti has Treadwell pushed against the cage.
Innokenti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Innokenti lands a big uppercut and Treadwell is down! He's in big trouble - Innokenti follows him to the mat!
Treadwell is rocked!
Treadwell is trying to stand back up but Innokenti is controlling him
Innokenti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Treadwell on the ground.
Innokenti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Treadwell's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Innokenti prevents Treadwell from improving his position.
Treadwell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Treadwell.
Innokenti postures up in Treadwell's guard and throws a big left but Treadwell blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Treadwell has his feet on Innokenti's thighs here. He's pushed Innokenti off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Innokenti screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wallace Treadwell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papa Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuuto Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuuto Yoshida is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Papa Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuuto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yoshida is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jack with a body shot.
Jack throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
Jack misses with a leg kick.
Yoshida appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Jack throws out a leg kick but Yoshida moves out of range and Jack only half commits.
Yoshida takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Jack throws a sloppy head kick and Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Yoshida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yoshida takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack scoring well with a low kick there.
Jack throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yoshida follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Jack throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Jack throws a low kick, looking for Yoshida's leg but Yoshida calmly moves out of range.
Yoshida is looking for the big counter here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshida's sensitive parts.
Jack throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yoshida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Jack ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the body.
Jack doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshida circles away.
Yoshida misses with a jab, cross combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jack.
Jack scores with a spinning back kick!
Yoshida bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jack's head backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Jack ducks down to avoid it.
Yoshida checks a low kick from Jack.
Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jack throws a head kick that misses
and Yoshida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a lovely overhand right.
Jack misses with a leg kick
and Yoshida counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoshida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshida avoids the head kick by Jack.
Jack looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jack moves in looking to clinch but Yoshida pushes him off.
Yoshida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jack. That's going to slow Yoshida down.
Yoshida is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jack rather than just go for the knockout.
Yoshida looks to score with a jab to the body but Jack is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Jack.
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Yoshida throws a right hand that Jack ducks under and follows up with a left that Jack also avoids with ease.
Jack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yoshida takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yoshida digs a good body shot into Jack's ribs.
Yoshida throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack is looking to clinch but Yoshida is avoiding it.
Good shot there by Yoshida.
Good leg kick by Jack there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jack misses with a low kick.
Jack throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jack moves in looking to clinch but Yoshida pushes him off.
Yoshida avoids the head kick by Jack.
Yoshida cracks a nice hook into Jack's ribs.
Jack connects with a leg kick. Yoshida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoshida scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jack throws a push kick but Yoshida slaps the foot to one side.
Jack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoshida blocks a head kick by Jack.
Jack misses with a low kick.
Yoshida counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jack moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yoshida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jack throws a leg kick
and Yoshida counters with a nice body kick.
Jack tries to land a front kick but Yoshida steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jack.
Jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshida tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jack throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yoshida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yoshida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jack.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jack.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jack.
Jack scores with a spinning back kick!
Jack lands a nice looking body kick.
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 Papa Jack will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Jack is predictable there
and Yoshida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Papa Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
Yoshida moves out of range as Jack throws a body kick.
Jack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And Yoshida responds with a good body kick, but Jack manages to step out the way in time.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
Jack gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yoshida counters with a nice uppercut.
Yoshida misses with a body shot.
Jack uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoshida.
Jack bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A punch combination from Yoshida misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack is looking to chop away at Yoshida's legs.
Yoshida's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yoshida scores with a jab.
Jack tries to clinch up.
Yoshida has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jack.
Yoshida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yoshida.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yoshida moves out of range of the leg kick from Jack.
An inside leg kick from Jack misses.
Jack throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jack, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack.
Jack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jack tries a head kick but it misses.
Jack wants to slow Yoshida down by chopping away at his legs.
A head kick misses from Jack.
Jack takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and moves out of range.
Papa Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshida avoids the head kick by Jack.
Yoshida blocks a head kick by Jack.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yoshida has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Yoshida.
Yoshida misses the shot to the body.
Jack doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoshida circles away.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoshida swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yoshida looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jack does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
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!
Jack throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoshida let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jack throws a leg kick but Yoshida sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yoshida throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshida misses with the combination.
Yoshida swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack.
Yoshida feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jacks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Yoshida takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jack misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida checks a leg kick.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshida lands a body shot.
Yoshida misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yoshida connects with a body shot.
Crunch! Jack slams his shin into Yoshida's torso.
Yoshida throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yoshida scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshida blocks a head kick by Jack.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jack.
Yoshida now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jack plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A punch combination from Yoshida misses.
Yoshida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jack was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack throws a lazy head kick
and Yoshida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jack moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a low kick but Yoshida moves out of range easily.
Yoshida throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack misses with a head kick.
Yoshida avoids the head kick by Jack.
Jack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jack does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yoshida doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jack motions for Yoshida to come forward. Jack throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack misses with a head kick.
A cross from Yoshida lands.
Jack doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoshida shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jack eats them both and turns towards Yoshida to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jack misses with a leg kick.
Jack tries to clinch up but Yoshida circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoshida takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Yoshida scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jack doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuuto Yoshida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yoshida goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jack throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshida throws out a counter right but Jack avoids it with no problem.
Sloppy strikes from Yoshida. Those never looked like landing.
Jack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yoshida's calf.
Yoshida just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yoshida.
Jack throws a chopping leg kick but Yoshida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack connects with a leg kick. Yoshida looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Jack lands a nice looking body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida throws a jab when Jack was well out of range.
A head kick from Jack lands but Yoshida takes it in his stride.
Yoshida checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yoshida throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jack.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Jack ducked under it nicely.
Jack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yoshida looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jack tries to clinch but Yoshida moves away
and Yoshida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack tries to land a leg kick but Yoshida saw it coming and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Yoshida.
Yoshida swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yoshida lands with a shot to the body.
Yoshida takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
Jack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Yoshida lunges at Jack with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jack's hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack wants to land a leg kick but Yoshida is out of range.
Jack throws a chopping leg kick but Yoshida manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jack throws a head kick but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jack moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Jack.
Jack scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jack chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jack tries to clinch up
and Yoshida counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoshida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jack scores with a nice body kick.
Jack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoshida.
Jack went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack delivers a nice body kick.
Jack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yoshida.
Jack misses with a body kick.
Yoshida is looking for the big counter here.
Yoshida fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Yoshida misses with a hook. Jack ducked under it nicely.
Jack throws a counter high kick but Yoshida was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yoshida throws a looping overhand right but Jack ducks down to avoid it.
Jack takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jack lets loose with a powerful body kick. Yoshida will feel that in the morning.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoshida misses with a looping left.
Jack scoring well with a low kick there.
Jack tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Yoshida is able to avoid easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yoshida crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jack - the referee stops the clock and Yoshida gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jack. Yoshida manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jack is looking to clinch.
Jack finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jack connects with an inside leg kick.
Yoshida misses with an uppercut.
Jack misses with a low kick.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yoshida's calf.
Yoshida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jack was well out of range. Poor timing from Yoshida.
A big left from Yoshida misses.
Jack throws a head kick but Yoshida moves out of range.
Yoshida pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshida throws a wild body kick that Jack sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Papa Jack.
Well Jack 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Papa Jack!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeda Shingen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Powell could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Takeda Shingen's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ethan Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeda Shingen!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shingen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shingen shoots in for a takedown but Powell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Powell darts in and clinches Shingen up against the cage.
Shingen working hard to break the clinch.
Shingen pulls guard.
Powell tries to free his leg and advance position but Shingen is retaining full guard.
Powell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shingen looking for a guillotine here but Powell defends easily.
Shingen 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.
Powell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shingen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Powell has managed to get both his arms back between Shingen's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shingen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shingen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Powell is aware though and is defending well.
Powell looking to pass the guard.
Powell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Shingen manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Shingen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powell tries for a takedown but Shingen manages to get underhooks.
Powell can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shingen throws a punch but it's blocked by Powell.
Powell fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powell wants a takedown but no success here.
Powell is breathing heavily.
Shingen tries to pull guard but Powell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Powell is looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shingen.
Shingen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Powell tries to pull guard but Shingen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Powell tries to score a body lock takedown but Shingen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shingen breaks from the clinch.
Powell misses with a head kick.
Powell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shingen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shingen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shingen can't get the takedown.
Shingen pulls Powell into guard.
Shingen controlling Powell's posture.
Powell preventing the sweep.
Shingen controlling Powell's posture.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shingen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell wants to control from the top but Shingen keeps moving.
Shingen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Powell tries to free his leg and advance position but Shingen is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Powell shoots in but no luck this time.
Powell takes a swing at Shingen's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeda Shingen 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.
Nice sprawl there from Powell as Shingen shoots in.
Shingen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Powell as he jumps to the side.
Powell appears to be looking for a big counter.
Powell throws a right and a left that Shingen avoids nicely.
Ethan Powell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell shoots for a takedown but Shingen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Powell.
Despite the aggression on Shingen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shingen enables Powell to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shingen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell being controlled here momentarily.
Shingen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell jumps guard but Shingen stands there with Powell around his waist. Powell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Powell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shingen manages to break the clinch.
Shingen scores with a head kick. Powell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Powell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Powell wants it to stay on the feet.
Shingen darts in trying to clinch
and Powell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Powell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Shingen pinned against the cage. Shingen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shingen or perhaps it was just good defense by Powell, which made it look bad.
Powell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takeda Shingen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shingen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Powell turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Powell taking a break here but Shingen is having none of it and regains half guard.
Shingen pushes Powell off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shingen doesn't manage to clinch there - Powell circles away.
Powell clinches up against the cage.
Shingen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shingen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powell moves into the clinch successfully.
Shingen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Powell avoids it.
Shingen breaks the clinch.
Shingen leaves Powell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Powell gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Shingen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shingen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Powell misses with a takedown attempt - Shingen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Powell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shingen misses with a takedown attempt - Powell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Powell attempts a counter takedown but Shingen avoids it well and moves away.
Powell has Shingen up against the cage in a clinch.
Shingen is trying to pull guard but Powell has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ethan Powell will probably get the nod.
That's time! Powell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Powell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Shingen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Powell somewhat.
Shingen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Powell counters with a takedown into side control.
Shingen regains half guard.
Takeda Shingen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shingen is concentrating on defense, preventing Powell from advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shingen pushes Powell off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shingen has Powell up against the cage in a clinch.
Shingen stalling in the clinch but Powell improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shingen successfully pulls guard.
Shingen keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Powell looking to sit in guard and control but Shingen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Powell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shingen.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Powell is on top in guard.
Powell looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shingen has his hands on Powell's head, controlling the position.
Shingen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Powell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shingen's guard.
Powell throwing strikes from guard but Shingen blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell wants to get up but he can't break Shingen's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Shingen holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Shingen tries to clinch but Powell is having none of it.
Shingen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Powell throws a right hand that Shingen ducks under and follows up with a left that Shingen also avoids with ease.
Powell instigates a clinch.
Powell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powell working hard to break the clinch.
Shingen manages to break the clinch.
Powell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Shingen moves into range and clinches up with Powell.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shingen crunches a lovely knee into Powell's ribcage.
Shingen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shingen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Powell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takeda Shingen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shingen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takeda Shingen!
Takeda Shingen 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Yarborough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moff Brighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Emmanuel Yarborough has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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300 lbs
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300 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emmanuel Yarborough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moff Brighton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brighton circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Yarborough.
Brighton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brighton winds up and cracks Yarborough with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yarborough is trying to stand.
Brighton wants to pass to mount but Yarborough is defending the position.
Brighton wants to stand up but Yarborough has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Yarborough makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Brighton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yarborough to the mat! Yarborough manages to get full guard.
Brighton stands up over Yarborough, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yarborough has momentary wrist control but Brighton slips an elbow through the middle.
Yarborough is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Brighton passes Yarborough's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yarborough is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Brighton there.
Brighton wants to stand but Yarborough has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Brighton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Brighton 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.
Brighton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brighton controlling the action here.
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. Brighton connects with a nice short shot to Yarborough's temple.
Brighton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brighton lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brighton lands strikes from half guard.
Yarborough is trying to stand up here but Brighton is controlling him well.
Brighton is nestled in close to Yarborough, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brighton is looking to take a break and control but Yarborough is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brighton stops Yarborough from getting back to his feet.
Yarborough might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brighton tries to stand but can't do so whilst Yarborough controls his leg.
Yarborough is looking to escape.
Brighton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yarborough is trying to stand up here but Brighton is controlling him well.
Brighton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yarborough is trying to stand back up but Brighton is controlling him
Brighton trying to control the action but Yarborough is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Brighton is on him like a limpet, forcing Yarborough back against the cage.
Brighton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yarborough's efforts to push away.
Brighton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yarborough pulls his leg out and moves away.
Emmanuel Yarborough seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarborough stuffs the takedown attempt from Brighton. Brighton gets slowly back to his feet.
Yarborough misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Yarborough.
Yarborough throws a sloppy head kick and Brighton moves out of range easily.
Brighton tries to counter by closing the distance.
Yarborough moves in looking to clinch but Brighton pushes him off.
Brighton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emmanuel Yarborough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moff Brighton.
Brighton fails with a takedown attempt.
Yarborough wants to clinch but Brighton slips to the side
and Brighton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yarborough is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough is breathing heavily.
Brighton lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yarborough on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yarborough has hold of Brighton's hands but Brighton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brighton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yarborough does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brighton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yarborough is trying to stand.
Brighton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brighton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brighton tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Yarborough.
Brighton winds up and cracks Yarborough with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Brighton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moff Brighton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yarborough has closed the distance and engaged Brighton in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Yarborough's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brighton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yarborough prevents it.
Yarborough breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yarborough tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Brighton was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brighton shoots for a takedown but Yarborough saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brighton shoots in but no luck this time.
Emmanuel Yarborough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moff Brighton.
Brighton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yarborough quickly recovers to half guard.
Brighton is keen to just control but Yarborough is a slippery customer.
Yarborough scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Brighton manages to mount him!
Yarborough is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Brighton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Brighton working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brighton scoring with strikes but Yarborough is staying in there.
Brighton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brighton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yarborough hang on?
Brighton connects with a bit shot that sees Yarborough covering up! More strikes from Brighton and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Brighton is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moff Brighton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rama Udo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuke Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nuke Tanaka 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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156 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rama Udo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nuke Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Udo cracks a nice hook into Tanaka's ribs.
Udo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tanaka looks winded!
Tanaka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Udo counters with a left and a right that stings Tanaka.
We've been told by Udo's head coaches at Team Butcher Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Udo throws a nice outside leg kick.
That kick from Udo tenderised Tanaka's leg. Tanaka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Udo cracks Tanaka with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Udo lunges at Tanaka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tanaka's hand.
Udo scores with a hook to the body. Tanaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tanaka tries to clinch
and Udo counters with a three punch combo that has Tanaka backing up. Tanaka nods at Udo to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Udo lands a left and a right that sends Tanaka crashing to the canvas! Udo dives into mount looking to finish!
Tanaka is rocked!
Udo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tanaka is still in real trouble! Can Udo finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Udo postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Tanaka badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Udo around the waist but Udo pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Udo is the winner by TKO! Udo jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rama Udo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Thomas Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teller comes into the arena with Sail blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Thomas Teller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramos closes the distance and clinches up with Teller, looking for a takedown. Ramos pushes Teller against the cage but Teller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Teller throwing a counter right hand but Ramos manages to avoid it.
Teller connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ramos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ramos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Teller avoids it really well and circles away.
John Thomas Teller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Ramos.
Ramos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Teller swivels and escapes.
Teller shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ramos eats them both and turns towards Teller to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ramos moves to clinch but Teller breaks away
and Ramos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Teller swings for the body but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Teller swivels and escapes.
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown but Teller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller misses with a body shot.
Ramos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Teller sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ramos somewhat.
Ramos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Teller circles away.
Teller throws out a powerful jab.
Teller lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ramos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Teller sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Teller misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ramos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Teller punishes Ramos's body with a nice straight punch.
Teller stuns Ramos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ramos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Teller to score with a decent uppercut.
Ramos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Teller counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramos thinking.
Ramos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Teller to score with a decent uppercut.
Teller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ramos doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice body punch from Teller.
Teller lands a slapping body shot.
Teller scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos needs to keep his hands up - Teller had a free shot at his head there.
Ramos darts in looking for a takedown but Teller gets double underhooks and turns Ramos into the cage.
Teller lands a jab to the nose.
Ramos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ramos.
Ramos looks winded!
Ramos dives in and grabs Teller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Teller pushes down on Ramos's head and hops out.
Teller is looking to wear down Ramos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Teller looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.
Teller lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramos walks into a straight right hand from Teller.
Teller is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Teller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos throws a right and a left that Teller avoids nicely.
Ramos misses with a takedown
and Teller counters with a stiff right hand.
Teller keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Teller lands a really nice looking cross but Ramos seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Teller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Teller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Teller wants it to stay on the feet.
Ramos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ramos gets a clinch.
Teller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Teller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramos looking for a takedown.
Teller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Ramos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Teller is looking for a sweep. Ramos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Thomas Teller dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Teller throws a body punch but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Teller defends it well.
The crowd cheers as Teller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ramos doesn't seem phased though.
Teller scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ramos in his tracks.
Ramos takes one on the button.
Teller lands with a nice body punch.
Teller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Ramos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ramos is rocked!
Ramos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ramos is still on wobbly legs! Can Teller finish him?
Teller changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Teller does no damage.
Ramos seems to have recovered his senses.
Ramos takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
John Thomas Teller is winning the standup battle so far.
Teller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Teller defends it nicely.
A jab from Teller does it's job there.
Ramos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ramos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramos tries to move into range but Teller moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
John Thomas Teller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Teller digs a good body shot into Ramos's ribs.
Teller tries to bum rush Ramos with a series of wild strikes but Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teller.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller throws a body shot but no joy.
Teller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A lazy left from Teller finds it's target.
Teller is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Teller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Thomas Teller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Ramos.
Teller connects with a nice looking jab.
Teller ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller with a jab.
A combination from Ramos does no damage.
Ramos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos moves in looking to clinch but Teller pushes him off.
Ramos fails to land the takedown.
Ramos shoots in for a double leg but Teller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Teller throws a combination that misses
and Ramos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Teller won't be happy with that.
Ramos is breathing heavily.
Ramos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Teller is pushing Ramos's head away, looking to escape. Ramos manages to hold on to the position though.
Teller tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ramos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ramos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Teller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ramos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teller bucks up and tries to throw Ramos off but instead Ramos has got his back!
Teller looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos struggling to land strikes to the head as Teller covers up.
Ramos working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Teller is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Ramos has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Teller taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jackson Ramos!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Panchal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuki Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuki Yamamoto will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Panchal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuki Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto forces Panchal back against the cage and clinches.
Panchal is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yamamoto to keep the fight standing.
Panchal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yamamoto landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Panchal wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for Yamamoto to work.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Yuki Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto scores with a hook.
Yamamoto wants to clinch up but Panchal keeps it at a distance.
Yamamoto connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Panchal dodges the punch combination from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto moves into the clinch.
Yamamoto with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch.
Panchal shoots for a double leg takedown but Yamamoto sprawls well. He's pushed Panchal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yamamoto appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yamamoto has Panchal up against the cage in a clinch.
Panchal fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Panchal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto'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.
Yamamoto breaks from the clinch.
Yuki Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamamoto pushes Panchal up against the cage in a clinch.
Panchal is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yamamoto gets underhooks to prevent Panchal's takedown attempt.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yamamoto doesn't manage to clinch there - Panchal circles away.
Yamamoto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamamoto. That's going to slow Panchal down.
Panchal takes a swing at Yamamoto's ribcage but misses.
Yamamoto has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Yamamoto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panchal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panchal seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Yamamoto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Panchal's head.
Panchal swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamamoto.
Yamamoto wants to clinch but Panchal slips to the side
so Panchal counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panchal is pushing down on Yamamoto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yamamoto is fighting to maintain full guard but Panchal has managed to sneak the leg through.
Yamamoto won't allow Panchal to pass to mount.
Panchal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Yamamoto wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Panchal has latched onto it... Big trouble! Panchal pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Yamamoto is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Panchal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Panchal!
Harry Panchal retains his bantamweight title!
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