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ASTRAL.16 ABSOLUTE PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Awekome Doji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristian Gonzaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Awekome Doji looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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251 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Awekome Doji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristian Gonzaga!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doji shoots in but no luck this time.
Doji shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gonzaga as he avoids it easily.
Doji is breathing heavily.
Gonzaga darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gonzaga is trying to control the action in half guard but Doji is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gonzaga throwing shots but Doji is blocking nicely.
Doji avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga trying to mount his opponent but Doji defends it.
Gonzaga seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doji does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga is nestled in close to Doji, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Gonzaga there.
Gonzaga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doji defending well though.
Doji blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Doji is in trouble now - Gonzaga has advanced to mount!
Gonzaga wants to control the pace but Doji is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Doji that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doji is squirming around, avoiding Gonzaga's attempts to control the action.
Gonzaga pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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!
Gonzaga trying to control but Doji is having none of it.
Gonzaga lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Doji hang on?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gonzaga is landing with some decent strikes but Doji is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Doji is squirming around, avoiding Gonzaga's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Doji can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gonzaga lands a big shot there that rocks Doji but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gonzaga postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Doji looks a forlorn figure.
Gonzaga lands a heavy elbow.
Gonzaga looking to control but Doji is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Gonzaga.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzaga trying to control but Doji is having none of it.
Gonzaga lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gonzaga scoring with strikes but Doji is staying in there.
Doji takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gonzaga lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gonzaga controlling from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Doji can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristian Gonzaga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gonzaga shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Doji's guard.
Gonzaga throwing strikes from guard but Doji blocks nicely.
Doji tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gonzaga is pushing down on Doji's leg trying to pass to half guard. Doji is fighting to maintain full guard but Gonzaga has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gonzaga is trying to control the action in half guard but Doji is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gonzaga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doji defending well though.
Gonzaga has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doji has hold of Gonzaga's hands but Gonzaga slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gonzaga is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga is looking to take a break and control but Doji is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gonzaga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gonzaga wants to control but Doji is keeping him busy.
Despite being in the dominant position, Cristian Gonzaga just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzaga gets a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gonzaga is nestled in close to Doji, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Doji is not content to let Gonzaga control the position.
Doji is in trouble now - Gonzaga has advanced to mount!
Doji is in a horrible position here. Gonzaga smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzaga working Doji over with strikes here.
Gonzaga lands a heavy elbow.
Doji is bucking up trying to escape but Gonzaga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gonzaga lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Doji hang on?
Gonzaga lands a big shot there that rocks Doji but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Doji is looking to get to half guard.
Gonzaga fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzaga looking to control but Doji is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Doji is bucking up trying to escape but Gonzaga cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gonzaga scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Doji?
Gonzaga trying to control but Doji is having none of it.
Gonzaga with shots to the head and body - Doji looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cristian Gonzaga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Doji gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gonzaga trying to control the position from guard on top but Doji is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Gonzaga won't allow Doji to sweep him here.
Gonzaga trying to control but Doji is working from the bottom.
Gonzaga connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzaga pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doji is keeping the position for now.
Gonzaga lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Doji trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Doji wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gonzaga manages to pass to side control.
Gonzaga is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gonzaga looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Doji wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Gonzaga.
Gonzaga works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gonzaga trying to control but Doji is having none of it.
Cristian Gonzaga is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doji keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gonzaga sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gonzaga trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gonzaga controlling the position easily from mount.
Gonzaga can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doji is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Despite being in the dominant position, Cristian Gonzaga just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Doji gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Gonzaga counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cristian Gonzaga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gonzaga has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Cristian Gonzaga!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Cristian Gonzaga!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Cristian Gonzaga!
Cristian Gonzaga wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tokahuro Nagabushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ji Yong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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, Tokahuro Nagabushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ji Yong!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nagabushi.
Nagabushi ducks under a wild hook from Yong.
Yong instigates a clinch.
Yong lands a shoulder strike.
Yong looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nagabushi goes for a takedown attempt but Yong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nagabushi.
Nagabushi tries a head kick but it misses.
Yong misses the shot to the body.
Yong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nagabushi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yong.
Yong looks to land a right hand but Nagabushi moved out of range.
Nagabushi scores with the left hand. Yong knows he should have avoided that one.
Yong lands with a nice combination. Nagabushi backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Tokahuro Nagabushi has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Nagabushi.
Yong throws an overhand right that drops Nagabushi like a sack of potatoes! Yong dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ji Yong!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jongwoo Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pacman comes to the ring accompanied by Bebot by Black Eyed Peas. Manny Pacman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jongwoo Park's chin.
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145 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Pacman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jongwoo Park!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Park ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pacman has closed the distance and engaged Park in a clinch.
Pacman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pacman cracks Park with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Jongwoo Park has been cut.
Park takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Pacman.
Pacman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Park is rocked!
Pacman just misses with a punch to the body.
Park takes one to the side of the head.
Park is still on wobbly legs! Can Pacman finish him?
Pacman looks to land a right hand but Park moved out of range.
Pacman lands a slapping body shot.
Park looks gassed!
Pacman lands a body shot.
Park seems to have recovered his senses.
Pacman lands a jab to Park's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacman cracks Park with a left hook right on the temple and Park goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Pacman lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Park is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manny Pacman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sagara Sanosuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsu Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sagara Sanosuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsu Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanosuke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suzuki's calf.
Sanosuke keeps the fight on the outside.
Suzuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanosuke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suzuki thows a body shot but no joy.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanosuke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suzuki doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanosuke circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Suzuki.
Sanosuke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suzuki has managed to clinch.
Sanosuke is trying to break the clinch but Suzuki is controlling him.
Sanosuke being controlled against the ropes.
Sanosuke has had enough of the clinch but Suzuki keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Suzuki has him pressed against the ropes.
Suzuki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanosuke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Suzuki's head.
Sanosuke cracks the inside of Suzuki's front leg.
Suzuki looks gassed!
Sanosuke lands with a slapping head kick.
Suzuki wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Sanosuke as Suzuki shoots in.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sanosuke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanosuke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanosuke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanosuke throws a nice head kick!
Sagara Sanosuke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanosuke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanosuke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanosuke. That's going to slow Suzuki down.
Sanosuke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Suzuki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sanosuke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suzuki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Suzuki takes a step back to recover.
Tetsu Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanosuke can pounce on him.
Sanosuke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanosuke connects with a high kick.
Sanosuke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sanosuke fakes the leg kick and cracks Suzuki in the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanosuke is looking to slow Suzuki down with leg kicks.
Sanosuke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke scores with a push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanosuke.
Suzuki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sanosuke.
Suzuki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sanosuke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suzuki's sensitive parts.
Suzuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanosuke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Suzuki misses with the body kick
and Sanosuke counters with a low kick, right behind Suzuki 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suzuki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sanosuke throws a head kick that Suzuki semi-blocks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sanosuke - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagara Sanosuke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanosuke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanosuke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suzuki shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanosuke sprawls well. He's pushed Suzuki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanosuke. That's going to slow Suzuki down.
Suzuki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Tetsu Suzuki has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanosuke.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sanosuke.
Sanosuke keeps Suzuki at a distance using the push kick.
Tetsu Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanosuke throws a head kick that Suzuki semi-blocks.
Sanosuke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suzuki can do to turn this around?
Sanosuke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suzuki. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanosuke.
Suzuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanosuke throws a leg kick which misses Suzuki's front leg but catches the back leg as Suzuki tries to avoid it.
Sanosuke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sanosuke scores with a spinning back kick!
Suzuki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sanosuke.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanosuke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanosuke fakes the leg kick and cracks Suzuki in the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanosuke. Sanosuke obviously looking to wear him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sanosuke!
Sanosuke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanosuke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanosuke throws a head kick that half lands.
Suzuki takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Suzuki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sanosuke. Sanosuke obviously looking to wear him down.
Sagara Sanosuke is winning the standup battle so far.
Suzuki tries to clinch up.
Sanosuke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sanosuke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Suzuki will feel that in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanosuke fakes the leg kick and cracks Suzuki in the body.
Sanosuke scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sanosuke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sanosuke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanosuke delivers a nice body kick.
Suzuki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sanosuke. That one must have hurt.
Sanosuke keeps Suzuki at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke connects with a high kick.
Sanosuke lands with a nice body kick.
Sanosuke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick from Sanosuke lands but Suzuki takes it in his stride.
Sanosuke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sanosuke cracks the inside of Suzuki's front leg.
Sanosuke is looking to slow Suzuki down with leg kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sanosuke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A good leg kick by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke keeps Suzuki at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sagara Sanosuke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tetsu Suzuki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Sanosuke lands a high kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanosuke, right into the meat.
Sanosuke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Suzuki's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanosuke.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suzuki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sanosuke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanosuke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Suzuki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanosuke lands with a slapping head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanosuke swats away the attempt to clinch by Suzuki.
Sanosuke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Suzuki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanosuke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sanosuke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sanosuke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suzuki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Suzuki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanosuke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to clinch up
and Sanosuke counters with a solid body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanosuke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suzuki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sanosuke, right into the meat.
Sanosuke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Suzuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanosuke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanosuke cracks the inside of Suzuki's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to clinch but Sanosuke moves away
and Sanosuke counters with an outside leg kick.
Sanosuke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sanosuke keeps Suzuki at a distance using the push kick.
Sanosuke lands a high kick!
Suzuki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sanosuke throws a nice head kick!
A thudding body kick lands there by Sanosuke!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanosuke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sanosuke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke lands a head kick. Suzuki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Suzuki is rocked!
Sanosuke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Suzuki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sanosuke. That one must have hurt.
Sanosuke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanosuke.
Suzuki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sanosuke connects with a high kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good leg kick by Sanosuke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sanosuke throws a front kick that sends Suzuki stumbling back into the ropes.
Tetsu Suzuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sagara Sanosuke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Suzuki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sanosuke. That one must have hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sagara Sanosuke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanosuke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Sagara Sanosuke!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Sagara Sanosuke!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Sagara Sanosuke!
Sagara Sanosuke wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akifumi Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the ring accompanied by The All-American Rejects - It Ends Tonight . Sato has chosen ''A Passage In Time'' by Authority Zero as his entrance music. Joe West has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akifumi Sato!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sato wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
West bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sato shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. West defends it nicely.
Sato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
West lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sato dives in and grabs West's left leg, looking for a takedown. West pushes down on Sato's head and hops out.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sato looks gassed!
West thumps Sato with a low kick.
Sato has a takedown stuffed.
Joe West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akifumi Sato.
West connects with a nice looking jab.
West scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sato is rocked!
West cracks Sato on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Sato falls backwards against the ropes. West follows up with more strikes that drop Sato to his knees. West keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Sato! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe West!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Jacobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Mcpaene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Jacobsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Mcpaene!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobsen rushes Mcpaene and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jacobsen lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Joe Mcpaene has been cut.
Jacobsen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mcpaene takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mcpaene takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jacobsen landing knees to the body.
Mcpaene takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Jacobsen.
Jacobsen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jacobsen gets through Mcpaene's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jacobsen scores with a knee to the head.
Jacobsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mcpaene.
Jacobsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Mcpaene circles away.
Jacobsen misses with a hook.
Jacobsen thows a body shot but no joy.
Mcpaene missing with a left hand there. Jacobsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jacobsen misses with a two punch combination.
Mcpaene takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobsen lands a front kick.
Jacobsen throws a head kick that half lands.
Jacobsen has managed to clinch.
Jacobsen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mcpaene takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jacobsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jacobsen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mcpaene looks gassed!
Mcpaene is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Jacobsen.
Jacobsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mcpaene or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobsen lands a good knee to the midsection. Mcpaene won't want to take too many of those.
Jacobsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Joe Mcpaene's cut even more.
Jacobsen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacobsen lands a head kick. Mcpaene smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Jacobsen does it's job there.
Jacobsen's corner calls for a 1-2. Jacobsen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jacobsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jacobsen lands a nice looking body shot.
Jacobsen swinging wildly here.
Both fighters circling a little - Jacobsen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jacobsen closes the distance and clinches.
Jacobsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Jacobsen.
Jacobsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mcpaene tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jacobsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobsen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jacobsen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jacobsen instigates a clinch.
Jacobsen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jacobsen lands a shot to the body.
Jacobsen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jacobsen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcpaene takes one to the side of the head.
The cut above Joe Mcpaene's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jacobsen.
Jacobsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcpaene gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jacobsen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacobsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jacobsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacobsen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jacobsen sizes up Mcpaene with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Joe Mcpaene's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mcpaene looks to clinch
and Jacobsen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jacobsen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jacobsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Jacobsen lands a shot to the body.
Jacobsen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mcpaene's face.
Still in the clinch, Jacobsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jacobsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Jacobsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Mcpaene's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jacobsen lands a head shot.
Mcpaene clinches but Jacobsen breaks the clinch
and Jacobsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Mcpaene is rocked!
Jacobsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcpaene can do to turn this around?
Jacobsen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jacobsen.
Jacobsen tests Mcpaene's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jacobsen darts in and clinches Mcpaene up against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Jacobsen.
Still in the clinch, Jacobsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Mcpaene's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Simon Jacobsen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otaku Senzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura comes to the ring accompanied by Inner Light by Shocking Lemon. Senzuri has chosen Tori Amos-Code Red as his entrance music. Tatsuya Kimura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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22
212 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otaku Senzuri!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Senzuri is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kimura's half guard.
Kimura is staying active underneath Senzuri, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Senzuri might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kimura kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kimura moves into full guard.
Senzuri trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Senzuriis looking to pass into half guard but Kimura pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kimura is in guard.
Kimura passes Senzuri's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kimura seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Senzuri does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kimura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kimura is looking to take a break and control but Senzuri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kimura not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senzuri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kimura is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Senzuri is refusing to be controlled, as Kimura sits in half guard.
Senzuri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kimura is looking to take a break and control but Senzuri is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kimura throws a solid leg kick but Senzuri takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kimura.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Senzuri lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kimura connects with a solid leg kick.
Senzuri looks to land a right hand but Kimura moved out of range.
Senzuri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kimura has managed to clinch.
Kimura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kimura misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kimura trying to land knees to the body.
Senzuri blocks the elbow strike.
Senzuri fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kimura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Senzuri pulls guard effortlessly.
Kimura stops Senzuri from standing up.
Kimura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Senzuri is keeping the position for now.
Senzuri avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Senzuri working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kimura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kimura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura looking to sit in guard and control but Senzuri gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Senzuri wants to stand but Kimura is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kimura is on top in guard.
Senzuri has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kimura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Senzuri looks gassed!
Kimura advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimura is putting a hurting on Senzuri here, landing some big shots from side control.
Senzuri is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Senzuri takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kimura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Senzuri keeps working.
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.
Kimura looks up at the clock and then as Senzuri takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kimura smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Senzuri is trying to control Kimura's posture but Kimura avoids it.
Kimura lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Senzuri down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kimura dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kimura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kimura avoids the body shot from Senzuri.
Senzuri catches Kimura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kimura throws a front kick aimed at Senzuri's knee but Senzuri avoids it well.
Senzuri has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kimura.
Senzuri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Senzuri lands with a good body shot.
Senzuri throws a lazy right hand but Kimura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Senzuri shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Senzuri closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kimura circles away.
Kimura instigates a clinch.
A short right from Kimura.
Kimura goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kimura lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Senzuri backwards.
Nice body punch from Kimura - that landed with a thud.
Kimura is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Senzuri is defending well for now.
Kimura works on Senzuri's body with a couple of short punches.
Senzuri is breathing heavily.
Kimura tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kimura putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Senzuri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kimura lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kimura lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Senzuri's defenses.
Kimura lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Senzuri or not.
Kimura tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kimura struggles to land a body shot inside as Senzuri controls his hands.
Kimura lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kimura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kimura lands an elbow inside.
Kimura unloads a knee to the mid-section. Senzuri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kimura throws a punch but it's blocked by Senzuri.
Kimura lands a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kimura as the two fighters clinch.
Kimura tries to land knees in the clinch but Senzuri avoids the damage to the body.
Kimura misses with a punch to the body.
Senzuri's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Senzuri fails to pull guard.
Kimura lands a nice elbow.
Senzuri is rocked!
Kimura lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Senzuri is still on wobbly legs! Can Kimura finish him?
Kimura unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Senzuri! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Kimura is unloading with more strikes now! Senzuri drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatsuya Kimura!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Julius Schoonover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Julius Schoonover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper misses with a body shot.
Reaper lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schoonover circles away quickly and effectively.
Schoonover uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reaper.
Reaper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reaper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schoonover sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schoonover keeps the fight on the outside.
Reaper tries to close the distance and clinch but Schoonover swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reaper gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Schoonover is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Schoonover drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Schoonover jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Schoonover advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Schoonover seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Reaper is trying to improve his position.
Reaper regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Schoonover's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Schoonover's back!
Schoonover tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Schoonover holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Reaper tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Schoonover regains half guard.
Schoonover is looking for a sweep. Reaper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schoonover is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reaper pulls his head out easily.
Reaper throwing shots but Schoonover is blocking nicely.
Schoonover won't allow Reaper to pass to mount.
Reaper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schoonover defending well though.
Reaper lands strikes from half guard.
Schoonover controlling the position for now.
Reaper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reaper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Schoonover.
Schoonover fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reaper avoids it really well and circles away.
Reaper throws a series of strikes that have Schoonover backpedaling.
Reaper looks to land a left hand but Schoonover moved out of range nicely.
Reaper throws a series of punches but Schoonover moves out of range.
Schoonover shoots in for a double leg but Reaper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Reaper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schoonover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reaper moves in looking to clinch but Schoonover pushes him off.
Reaper moves into the clinch successfully.
Reaper gets underhooks to prevent Schoonover's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julius Schoonover. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reaper wants to stall.
Schoonover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
Schoonover gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Schoonover stands and throws Reaper's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Schoonover controls the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reaper wants to control but Schoonover postures up.
Reaper gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Schoonover throwing shots but Reaper is blocking nicely.
Schoonover is trying for a kimura here. Reaper looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Schoonover wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julius Schoonover!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Inuyasha Kagome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hristo Stoichkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Inuyasha Kagome had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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19
200 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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183 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Powerful |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Inuyasha Kagome!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hristo Stoichkov!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kagome is looking to clinch.
Stoichkov misses with an uppercut.
Stoichkov scores with a body shot.
Stoichkov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kagome's head.
Stoichkov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kagome ducks under a wild hook from Stoichkov.
Stoichkov just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoichkov swinging wildly here.
Stoichkov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kagome tries to clinch up but Stoichkov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kagome staying out of range there.
Stoichkov scores with a jab. Kagome acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kagome wants to clinch up but Stoichkov keeps it at a distance.
Kagome tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stoichkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stoichkov misses with a two punch combination.
Kagome tries to clinch up but Stoichkov circles away and keeps his distance.
Kagome slips a jab and a cross from Stoichkov.
Stoichkov misses with a hook.
Stoichkov throws out a loose jab but Kagome uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoichkov misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Stoichkov finds it's way through Kagome's defenses.
Kagome doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoichkov circles away.
Kagome has managed to clinch.
Stoichkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kagome has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kagome.
Kagome unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kagome stalling against the ropes.
Stoichkov lands with a right to the head.
Stoichkov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kagome's elbow.
Kagome putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stoichkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stoichkov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kagome lands a nice knee to the body.
Stoichkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Kagome to work.
Stoichkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Kagome won't allow it.
Stoichkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stoichkov is trying to break free.
Stoichkov being controlled against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Stoichkov fails to land.
Stoichkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kagome utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Stoichkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stoichkov misses with a punch to the body.
Stoichkov misses with some punches.
Stoichkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kagome just leaning against Stoichkov, taking a breather.
Kagome blocks an uppercut.
Kagome prevents Stoichkov from breaking the clinch.
Kagome content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stoichkov wants to break free but Kagome has control.
Kagome blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stoichkov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stoichkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stoichkov tries to score a body lock takedown but Kagome shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kagome takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kagome has Stoichkov pressed against the ropes, preventing Stoichkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kagome landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagome blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stoichkov lands a right hand.
Kagome leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kagome.
Kagome taking a breather.
A bit of stalling here from Stoichkov.
Stoichkov tries to break free but Kagome pushes him back against the ropes.
Kagome blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kagome.
Stoichkov throws a head punch that misses.
Stoichkov working hard to break the clinch.
Kagome looking to slow down the pace here.
Stoichkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kagome has him pressed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stoichkov.
Stoichkov tries to circle away but Kagome has him pinned against the ropes.
Stoichkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kagome leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stoichkov as Kagome tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Stoichkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stoichkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stoichkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kagome unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kagome leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Kagome is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stoichkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kagome has him pressed against the ropes.
Kagome lands an elbow just above Stoichkov 's eye.
Stoichkov throws a head punch that misses.
Stoichkov can't find room to land a body shot as Kagome controls the action.
Stoichkov is trying to break free.
The referee calls for Kagome to work.
Stoichkov has a couple of punches blocked by Kagome.
Stoichkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hristo Stoichkov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stoichkov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kagome defending well as Stoichkov loads up on a big left hand.
Stoichkov misses the jab.
Kagome is looking to clinch but Stoichkov is avoiding it.
Kagome tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stoichkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stoichkov misses the shot to the body.
Stoichkov 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.
Stoichkov misses with a wild combination.
Hristo Stoichkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stoichkov cracks Kagome with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Stoichkov as he connects with a hook.
Kagome on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stoichkov punishes Kagome's body with a nice straight punch.
Kagome steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoichkov.
Stoichkov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kagome's waist but Kagome gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stoichkov off to one side.
Stoichkov clinches but Kagome breaks the clinch
and Kagome counters by clinching up.
Stoichkov is trying to break free.
Kagome pressing his opponent against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoichkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Kagome won't allow it.
Stoichkov misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stoichkov is trying to maintain a safe position but Kagome gets an underhook and turns Stoichkov into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Stoichkov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kagome working Stoichkov over with knees to the body.
Kagome is struggling to control the position.
Kagome blocks an uppercut.
Stoichkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kagome gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stoichkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stoichkov misses with some punches.
Stoichkov working aggressively here.
Stoichkov has a couple of punches blocked by Kagome.
Stoichkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stoichkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stoichkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch on the inside from Stoichkov fails to land.
Stoichkov is trying to break the clinch but Kagome is controlling him.
Kagome prevents Stoichkov from breaking the clinch.
Kagome will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stoichkov up against the ropes.
Stoichkov tries to break the clinch but Kagome is controlling the position.
Kagome is stalling here.
Stoichkov is working Kagome over against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stoichkov is trying to break the clinch but Kagome is controlling him.
Come on Kagome - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stoichkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kagome stalling against the ropes.
Kagome comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kagome keeps control of Stoichkov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagome has Stoichkov pressed against the ropes, preventing Stoichkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice elbow from Kagome.
It looks like Hristo Stoichkov has been cut.
Stoichkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kagome is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kagome trying to stall but Stoichkov improves his position.
Stoichkov throws a head punch that misses.
Kagome connects with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Stoichkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stoichkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stoichkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stoichkov.
Stoichkov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stoichkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kagome backwards.
Stoichkov wants to get back to striking at distance but Kagome won't allow it.
Stoichkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kagome.
Kagome taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stoichkov has a couple of punches blocked by Kagome.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kagome looking to stall.
Stoichkov misses with a punch to the body.
Stoichkov tries to throw a body punch but Kagome avoids it by throwing Stoichkov back against the cage.
Kagome keeps control of Stoichkov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kagome has Stoichkov pushed against the ropes.
Kagome gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Stoichkov misses with the head strike.
Kagome working Stoichkov over with knees to the body.
Kagome looking to slow down the pace here.
Stoichkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stoichkov misses with the head strike.
Stoichkov is trying to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kagome connects with a knee to the head.
Stoichkov trying to stall but Kagome improves his position.
Stoichkov is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Kagome has denied him.
Kagome landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hristo Stoichkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hristo Stoichkov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stoichkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Stoichkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kagome doesn't seem phased though.
Stoichkov fails to land with a series of punches.
Stoichkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kagome.
Kagome slips under a jab from Stoichkov.
Kagome takes one to the chin there.
Kagome throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stoichkov checks the leg kick.
Stoichkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stoichkov lands with a nice body punch.
Stoichkov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kagome moves away.
Kagome tries to clinch but Stoichkov moves out of range.
Kagome drops his hands momentarily and Stoichkov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stoichkov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stoichkov misses with an uppercut. Kagome saw that one coming.
Kagome scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stoichkov wants to clinch but Kagome slips to the side
and Kagome counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoichkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Stoichkov tries to throw a body punch but Kagome avoids it by throwing Stoichkov back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stoichkov fails to land.
Kagome dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Stoichkov tries to stall but Kagome uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kagome keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stoichkov's efforts to push away.
Kagome avoiding damage.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stoichkov has had enough of the clinch but Kagome keeps him there for the moment.
Stoichkov working aggressively here.
Stoichkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kagome leaning against his opponent.
Stoichkov is trying to break the clinch but Kagome is controlling him.
Kagome stalling against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Stoichkov misses with the head strike.
Kagome unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stoichkov tries to break the clinch but Kagome is controlling the position.
Kagome is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kagome seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Stoichkov is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Stoichkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kagome.
Stoichkov taking a breather.
Kagome is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stoichkov letting Kagome take a breather here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Inuyasha Kagome.
Stoichkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kagome moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kagome uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stoichkov.
Nice defenses there by Kagome.
Kagome lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stoichkov scores with a jab to the head.
Stoichkov throws a hook but Kagome avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Stoichkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagome uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stoichkov.
Kagome tries to clinch there but Stoichkov circles away.
Stoichkov misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Stoichkov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stoichkov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab from Stoichkov.
Stoichkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoichkov cracks Kagome with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Stoichkov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stoichkov cracks Kagome with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
A jab from Stoichkov finds it's way through Kagome's defenses.
Stoichkov misses with an uppercut.
Stoichkov lands a jab-cross combination.
Hristo Stoichkov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kagome tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoichkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stoichkov checks a leg kick nicely.
Kagome moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoichkov throws a series of strikes that have Kagome backpedaling.
Stoichkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kagome bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kagome has closed the distance and engaged Stoichkov in a clinch.
Stoichkov can't break the clinch.
Kagome is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stoichkov working aggressively here.
Stoichkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kagome is trying to maintain a safe position but Stoichkov gets an underhook and turns Kagome into the ropes.
Kagome lands a nice elbow.
Stoichkov throws a head punch that misses.
Kagome stalling.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stoichkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kagome is trying to maintain a safe position but Stoichkov gets an underhook and turns Kagome into the ropes.
Kagome scores a nice knee to the body.
Kagome comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kagome looking to stall.
Kagome with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hristo Stoichkov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hristo Stoichkov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A good leg kick by Kagome.
Stoichkov misses with the combination.
Stoichkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Stoichkov stalks Kagome and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kagome's face. Kagome staggers backwards, shaken.
Kagome is looking to clinch but Stoichkov is avoiding it.
Kagome needs to keep his hands up - Stoichkov had a free shot at his head there.
Kagome takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stoichkov lands a two punch combo.
Stoichkov missing with a left hand there. Kagome was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stoichkov misses with a straight right.
Stoichkov with a jab.
Kagome is looking to clinch but Stoichkov is avoiding it.
Stoichkov misses with a hook.
Kagome fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stoichkov looks to land a combination. Kagome sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Stoichkov throws a looping overhand right but Kagome ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagome takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stoichkov tests Kagome's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stoichkov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stoichkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kagome was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoichkov.
A nice combination there by Stoichkov.
Kagome slips a jab from Stoichkov.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stoichkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stoichkov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kagome counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kagome.
Kagome utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kagome is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Kagome.
Stoichkov tries a body shot but Kagome blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagome trying to control the position but instead, Stoichkov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kagome into the ropes.
Stoichkov misses with the head strike.
Stoichkov misses with a punch on the inside.
Stoichkov struggles to land a body shot inside as Kagome controls his hands.
Stoichkov misses with the head strike.
Stoichkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kagome uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Stoichkov fails to land.
Kagome lands an elbow inside that Stoichkov shrugs off.
Stoichkov wants to break free but Kagome has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stoichkov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stoichkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kagome is trying to stall.
Kagome scores a nice knee to the body.
Stoichkov working hard to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stoichkov misses with the head strike.
Stoichkov tries to work over Kagome's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kagome looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagome prevents a body shot from Stoichkov.
Stoichkov effectively controlling the action here.
A frustrated look appears on Stoichkov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kagome lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kagome.
Stoichkov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stoichkov stalling in the clinch but Kagome improves position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stalling in the clinch from Kagome.
Stoichkov working aggressively here.
Stoichkov lands with a left to the head.
Stoichkov throws a punch but it's blocked by Kagome.
Stoichkov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stoichkov is trying to break free.
Stoichkov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Stoichkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Kagome uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inuyasha Kagome has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kagome putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stoichkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kagome blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kagome working Stoichkov over with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagome has Stoichkov pressed against the ropes, preventing Stoichkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kagome slowing the pace effectively.
Stoichkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Kagome - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stoichkov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kagome obliges.
Kagome holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kagome is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kagome is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kagome utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kagome blocking some punches.
Stoichkov is looking to control Kagome's arms but Kagome gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stoichkov has his back to the ropes.
Kagome blocking some punches.
Kagome crunches a lovely knee into Stoichkov's ribcage.
Kagome landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kagome lands a good knee to the midsection. Stoichkov won't want to take too many of those.
Stoichkov wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hristo Stoichkov dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hristo Stoichkov'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A good leg kick by Kagome.
Kagome tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoichkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kagome slips a straight right by Stoichkov.
Kagome wants to clinch.
Kagome blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Stoichkov.
Kagome slips under a jab from Stoichkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoichkov throws a lazy right hand but Kagome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stoichkov looks for a takedown but Kagome sprawls well.
Kagome avoids the body shot from Stoichkov.
Kagome fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagome uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stoichkov.
Stoichkov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A big right from Stoichkov misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stoichkov.
Stoichkov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kagome uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stoichkov.
Stoichkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kagome manages to avoid it.
Stoichkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kagome is just out of range.
Kagome avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kagome looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kagome uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stoichkov.
Kagome throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stoichkov loads up on a big right hand but Kagome slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Stoichkov.
Stoichkov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Stoichkov misses its intended target.
Stoichkov throws a right hand that Kagome ducks under and follows up with a left that Kagome also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagome drives through and clinches with Stoichkov against the ropes.
Stoichkov has had enough of the clinch but Kagome keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kagome obliges.
Stoichkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kagome is stalling here.
Stoichkov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stoichkov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Stoichkov wants to break free but Kagome has control.
Kagome is looking to control Stoichkov's arms but Stoichkov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kagome has his back to the ropes.
Kagome unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stoichkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Kagome.
Kagome is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Stoichkov tries to break free but Kagome pushes him back against the ropes.
Kagome stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kagome is looking to control Stoichkov's arms but Stoichkov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kagome has his back to the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Inuyasha Kagome.
Stoichkov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kagome.
A jab from Stoichkov misses.
Stoichkov scores with a jab. Kagome acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stoichkov takes a swing at Kagome's ribcage but misses.
Kagome chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stoichkov lands with a good body shot.
Stoichkov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kagome is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stoichkov lands a lovely overhand right.
Stoichkov fails with the takedown.
Stoichkov misses with an uppercut.
Kagome tries to clinch up.
Kagome tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stoichkov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kagome bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoichkov misses with a straight left.
Stoichkov cracks Kagome with an open hand slap.
Kagome is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kagome steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stoichkov.
Kagome tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kagome takes one on the button.
Stoichkov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stoichkov misses with a hook.
Stoichkov throws a big shot that misses.
Stoichkov misses with a straight right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice cross by Stoichkov.
Stoichkov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kagome tries to clinch up.
Stoichkov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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 Inuyasha Kagome.
I think Stoichkov 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Hristo Stoichkov!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hristo Stoichkov!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Hristo Stoichkov!
Hristo Stoichkov wins by unanimous decision!
Hristo Stoichkov is the new middleweight champion!
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