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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Puma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnathan Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnathan Ross has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Puma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnathan Ross!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Puma manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ross is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ross working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ross wants to control from the top but Puma keeps moving.
Ross is looking to stand up but Puma won't let him.
Ross tries to free his leg and advance position but Puma is retaining full guard.
Puma on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Puma tries to get out of the position.
Ross seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puma knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ross on the ground.
Ross advances position into side control!
Ross decides to stand back up.
Puma lands a nice looking body shot.
Puma instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ross jumps guard but Puma stands there with Ross around his waist. Ross gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Puma - that landed with a thud.
Ross looks gassed!
Ross tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Puma breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ross is looking to land body kicks.
Ross closes the distance and clinches up with Puma, looking for a takedown. Ross pushes Puma against the cage but Puma circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnny Puma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnathan Ross.
Puma thows a body shot but no joy.
Puma scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puma catches Ross with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Johnathan Ross has been cut.
Puma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Puma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ross on the side of the head.
Puma cracks a nice hook into Ross's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Puma is looking to wear down Ross with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ross walks into a straight right hand from Puma.
Puma gets a clinch.
Ross prevents Puma from breaking the clinch.
Ross is trying to maintain a safe position but Puma gets an underhook and turns Ross into the cage.
Puma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Puma thows a body shot but no joy.
Puma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ross moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ross takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice combination there by Puma.
That has opened up Johnathan Ross's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Puma takes a swing at Ross's ribcage but misses.
Ross fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnny Puma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ross.
Puma throws a shot to the body.
Puma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ross takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puma lands a jab to the nose.
The cut above Johnathan Ross's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ross takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Puma drives through and clinches with Ross against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Puma's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Puma manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Puma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnathan Ross'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.
Puma lands a lovely overhand right.
Puma scores with a one two! Ross had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Johnathan Ross's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ross clinches but Puma breaks the clinch
and Puma counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnathan Ross's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Puma!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Datu Satur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Storm's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Get up. Datu Satur 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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210 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mason Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Datu Satur!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Satur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satur connects with the punch.
Satur punishes Storm's body with a nice straight punch.
Satur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Satur delivers a nice body kick.
Storm closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Satur to the mat! Satur manages to get full guard.
Satur wants to stand but Storm is controlling the position.
Satur 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.
Storm stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Satur fakes the leg kick and cracks Storm in the body.
Storm is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satur misses with a body kick.
Satur scoring well with a low kick there.
Satur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Satur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Satur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Datu Satur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Satur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Satur lands with a kick to the ribs.
Storm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Satur.
Satur lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satur cracks Storm with a good jab.
Satur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Satur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Storm looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Satur lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Satur scores with a leg kick.
Satur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Storm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satur moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Satur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Storm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Satur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Satur looks to land a combination. Storm sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Storm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Storm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Satur - that will leave a mark!
Storm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Satur.
Satur pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Satur.
Good standup being displayed there by Satur as he connects with a hook.
Satur throws a nice looking combination but Storm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Satur keeps Storm at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Satur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Satur does it's job there.
Datu Satur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satur thumps Storm with a low kick.
Satur misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Storm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Storm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Storm walks into a straight right hand from Satur.
Satur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Storm. That did some damage!
Storm will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Satur scores with a jab to the body.
Satur scores with a jab to the head.
A left and a right from Satur both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Storm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Satur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Satur dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Satur.
Satur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Storm walks into a jab.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Satur, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Storm at a distance.
Satur 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Datu Satur 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.
Satur scores with a jab to the body.
Satur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Satur lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Satur connects with a looping right hand.
Datu Satur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Storm shoots in but no luck this time.
Satur lands a two punch combo.
Satur scores with a jab to the head.
Satur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm avoids a kick to the body.
Satur has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Satur.
Mason Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Satur lands a jab to the nose.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Satur lands a head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Satur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satur lands a jab to Storm's midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Satur.
Storm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crunch! Satur slams his shin into Storm's torso.
Storm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Storm takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters circling a little - Satur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Satur throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Storm takes a kick to the side of the head.
Satur misses with a few strikes there.
Satur throws a leg kick which misses Storm's front leg but catches the back leg as Storm tries to avoid it.
Satur scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satur stuns Storm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Storm looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Satur throws a front kick that sends Storm stumbling back into the cage.
Satur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Satur thuds his shin into the meat of Storm's side.
Storm takes one to the chin there.
Satur jabs Storm right on the nose. Storm blinks but takes it well.
Satur connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Satur throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Satur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Satur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Storm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Storm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Satur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Storm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satur lands a nice looking body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Satur. No joy for Storm on that attempt.
Satur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Storm.
Satur scores with a one two! Storm had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Storm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good shot there by Satur.
Satur scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Storm gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Satur.
Satur throws a shot to the body.
Storm tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Satur there.
Satur explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Satur tries to land a front kick but Storm steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Satur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Storm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Storm on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm moves forwards but Satur connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Satur throws a nice outside leg kick.
Satur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Satur connects with a crisp jab.
Satur fakes the leg kick and cracks Storm in the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satur throws a combination. Storm tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Satur scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Satur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Datu Satur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Storm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Storm takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Storm throws a predictable looking body shot
and Satur counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Satur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Satur lands a nice looking body kick.
Satur throws a wild body kick that Storm sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Satur.
Satur looks for the body kick but Storm saw that one coming.
Satur lands a jab to Storm's midsection.
Storm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Satur.
A slapping leg kick lands for Satur.
A left and a right from Satur both land. Nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Storm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Satur scores with the left hand. Storm knows he should have avoided that one.
Satur cracks a nice hook into Storm's ribs.
Satur cracks the inside of Storm's front leg.
Storm with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Satur to score with a decent uppercut.
Satur scores with a nice head shot.
Satur moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Satur.
Satur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm.
Satur works the jab nicely.
Satur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Satur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Satur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satur sizes up Storm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Satur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Storm in his tracks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Satur - that will leave a mark!
Satur throws a sloppy head kick and Storm moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Satur.
Satur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Storm's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satur jabs at Storm's body.
Satur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Storm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body punch from Satur.
Satur lands a slapping body shot.
Storm walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satur lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Satur lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Storm backs up against the cage.
Storm shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Satur as he jumps to the side.
Storm takes a jab right on the kisser.
Satur lands a slapping body shot.
Storm takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Satur cracks Storm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Storm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Storm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Storm takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Satur connects with a solid leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satur lands a body shot.
Satur scores with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Satur.
A good leg kick by Satur.
Storm blocks a head kick by Satur.
Satur throws a good cross that connects.
Satur loads up on a big right hand but Storm slips the punch.
A clash of legs there as Storm blocks the low kick.
Storm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Satur.
Storm takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mason Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Satur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that's the end of the fight!
Datu Satur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Satur winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 24:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 24:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Datu Satur!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Narvith Barcarse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes into the arena with Ivan Drago Rules the World blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Ivan Drago has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, John Narvith Barcarse!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barcarse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Barcarse looks gassed!
Drago drops Barcarse with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Barcarse looks back up at him and smiles so Drago waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like John Narvith Barcarse has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago sends Barcarse crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Drago is motioning to the referee to let Barcarse up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Barcarse is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Drago has cracked Barcarse with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Drago lands another huge swinging hook and Barcarse tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Barcarse, before Drago can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivan Drago!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hawaiian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes to the cage accompanied by Can't be Touched by Roy Jones Jr. Daniel Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hawaiian Assassin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Assassin scores a takedown into full mount!
Assassin looking to secure an arm triangle but Jackson defends it well.
Assassin misses with a head shot.
Assassin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Assassin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Assassin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Assassin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assassin looking to finish Jackson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jackson!
Assassin is landing with some decent strikes but Jackson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
Jackson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Assassin.
Assassin with a couple of short strikes.
Assassin with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Assassin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Assassin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Assassin looking to ground and pound but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Assassin is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Jackson is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hawaiian Assassin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eamon Dunphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kratus Pretorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eamon Dunphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kratus Pretorian!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunphy fails with the takedown.
Dunphy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pretorian's waist but Pretorian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dunphy off to one side.
A punch combination from Pretorian misses.
Nice combo by Dunphy! Oh, that's hurt him - Pretorian falls to the canvas and Dunphy follows him into side control.
Pretorian is rocked!
It looks like Kratus Pretorian has been cut.
Pretorian is being controlled here.
Pretorian is still in real trouble! Can Dunphy finish him?
Dunphy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The strikes coming from Dunphy are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pretorian seems to have recovered his senses.
Dunphy prevents Pretorian from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunphy tries for a kimura but Pretorian is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dunphy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pretorian has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dunphy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pretorian, who protects the arm well.
Dunphy tries for a kimura but Pretorian is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pretorian can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dunphy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dunphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pretorian keeps working.
Dunphy working the ground and pound but Pretorian is defending the strikes.
Pretorian is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunphy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Pretorian!
Pretorian tries to buck Dunphy off but he can't manage it.
Dunphy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dunphy controlling the pace for now.
Pretorian wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dunphy has hold of Pretorian's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pretorian manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
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.
Dunphy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dunphy trying to control but Pretorian is having none of it.
Dunphy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pretorian hang on?
Dunphy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eamon Dunphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kratus Pretorian's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dunphy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dunphy lands a head kick that stumbles Pretorian and the fighters go to the mat.
Pretorian keeping moving, preventing Dunphy from controlling successfully.
Dunphy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dunphy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pretorian's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pretorian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dunphy is controlling him.
Pretorian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dunphy lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dunphy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pretorian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dunphy is controlling him.
Dunphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Pretorian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunphy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pretorian is keeping the position for now.
Pretorian keeping moving, preventing Dunphy from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pretorian wants to stand but Dunphy is controlling the position.
Dunphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Pretorian has wrist control.
Pretorian keeping full guard, as Dunphy tries to pass.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pretorian misses with a double jab
and Dunphy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pretorian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dunphy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pretorian is breathing heavily.
Dunphy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pretorian as he avoids it easily.
Pretorian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dunphy counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Pretorian falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eamon Dunphy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Browley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MC Batas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batas is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enter Sandman. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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211 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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, Art Browley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, MC Batas!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batas swats away the attempt to clinch by Browley.
Batas works over Browley's head and body with a nice combination.
Browley is looking to clinch but Batas is avoiding it.
Browley tries to clinch up.
Batas tries a head kick but it misses.
Batas throws a series of punches but Browley moves out of range.
Browley misses with a two punch combination.
Batas misses with a body kick.
Batas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Browley is looking to clinch.
Batas throws a good cross that connects.
Batas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Browley.
Batas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Browley darts in and clinches Batas up against the cage.
Browley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Batas backwards.
Browley lands with a light punch inside.
Batas is trying to force a seperation but Browley has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Batas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Browley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Batas's efforts to push away.
Batas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Browley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browley working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Browley.
Batas is trying to break free.
Browley gets through Batas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Batas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Batas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Batas wants to get back to striking at distance but Browley won't allow it.
Batas is trying to break the clinch but Browley is controlling him.
Batas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Browley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Batas is trying to break the clinch but Browley is controlling him.
Batas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Browley presses Batas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Browley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Batas or not.
Batas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Browley manages to break the clinch.
Browley doesn't manage to clinch there - Batas circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Browley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Batas 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.
Batas misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browley tries to clinch but Batas moves out of range.
Batas dodges the punch combination from Browley.
Browley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Browley tries to clinch but Batas is having none of it.
Browley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Batas, pushing him back against the cage.
Browley has Batas pressed against the cage, preventing Batas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Browley digs a right hand into Batas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Batas's gas tank.
Batas wants to get back to striking at distance but Browley won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Batas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Browley - that landed with a thud.
Batas wants to get back to striking at distance but Browley won't allow it.
Batas is trying to force a seperation but Browley has the dominant position.
Batas is trying to break the clinch but Browley is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Browley.
A short right from Browley on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Browley.
Browley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Browley fails in his attempt to clinch.
Browley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Browley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batas lands with a shot to the body.
Art Browley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Browley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Browley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Batas, pushing him back against the cage.
Browley is leaning against Batas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Browley lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Browley.
Batas looks gassed!
Browley cracks Batas with a nice body shot.
Batas has had enough of the clinch but Browley keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Browley.
A nice left hand lands by Browley.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Browley.
Batas tries to break free but Browley pushes him back against the cage.
Batas takes a shot to the head.
Browley cracks Batas with a nice body shot.
Browley lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Browley.
Good body shot from Browley.
Browley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Browley lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Browley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Browley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Browley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Browley is working Batas over against the cage.
Browley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Browley.
Browley scores with a shot to the side of Batas's head.
Browley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Batas or not.
Browley lands a body shot.
Browley lands a nice uppercut.
Browley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Browley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Browley.
Browley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Browley.
Browley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Browley has Batas pressed against the cage, preventing Batas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Browley stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Browley pushes Batas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Browley dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Browley instigates a clinch.
Batas is rocked!
A short uppercut from Browley.
Batas is still on wobbly legs! Can Browley finish him?
Browley digs a right hand underneath Batas's ribcage. Batas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Art Browley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Browley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Batas backwards.
Browley lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Batas to his knees! Browley keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Art Browley!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Leopold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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19
169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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24
156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Leopold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Neil Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leopold circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leopold.
Diaz misses with a hook.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz tries to close the distance and clinch but Leopold swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leopold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leopold moves away.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Neil Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leopold thows a body shot but no joy.
Diaz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diaz tries to clinch there but Leopold circles away.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Leopold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Leopold counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leopold swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but Leopold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz works over Leopold's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz jabs at Leopold's body.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Diaz tries to clinch but Leopold moves out of range.
Diaz tries to clinch but Leopold moves away
and Leopold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leopold cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
Diaz tries to clinch but Leopold moves out of range.
Leopold misses with a straight left.
Diaz takes one on the button.
Leopold throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Leopold counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz tries to clinch up.
Diaz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Leopold misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz tries to clinch but Leopold moves out of range.
Diaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz misses with a combination
and Leopold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz throws a jab when Leopold was well out of range.
Diaz misses with a double jab
enabling Leopold to counter with a crisp jab.
Leopold lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Diaz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leopold counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a body punch but Leopold moves out of range.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Leopold's head back.
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Leopold moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Leopold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leopold takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz misses with a body shot
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leopold misses with an uppercut.
Diaz thows a body shot but no joy.
Leopold misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Leopold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Diaz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Diaz throws a combination that misses
and Leopold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A swing and a miss from Diaz.
Leopold connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Leopold connects with a right hand. Diaz shakes it off.
Leopold misses the shot to the body.
Diaz misses the jab.
Leopold misses with a body shot.
Leopold is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leopold drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Leopold's shoulder, as Leopold tries to avoid the shot.
Leopold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Leopold dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A telegraphed right hand from Leopold misses the target.
Leopold misses with a hook to the body
and Diaz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Leopold tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Diaz throws a lazy right hand but Leopold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diaz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Leopold won't allow it.
Leopold misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diaz jumps guard and drags Leopold to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leopold is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a triangle. Leopold throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Diaz's body to avoid the submission. Diaz has instead reached around Leopold's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Diaz arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Neil Diaz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ieyasu Tokugawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki has chosen Prodigy - Breathe as his entrance music. Gilbert Aoki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
205 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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ieyasu Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilbert Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa missing with a left hand there. Aoki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aoki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tokugawa isn't going anywhere.
Tokugawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aoki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tokugawa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tokugawa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aoki trying to control the position but Tokugawa is working away.
Aoki is trying to get an arm triangle but Tokugawa is defending well.
Tokugawa tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tokugawa is working hard here to advance position.
Tokugawa is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tokugawa is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aoki wants to finish this one by submission but Tokugawa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Aoki.
Aoki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tokugawa is surviving well by controlling Aoki's body position as best he can.
Tokugawa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aoki looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tokugawa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aoki looking to secure an arm triangle but Tokugawa defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aoki throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Aoki sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tokugawa wants to hold on but Aoki pushes him away.
Aoki throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tokugawa wants to hold on but Aoki pushes him away.
Tokugawa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tokugawa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Aoki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki works his way into side control.
Aoki wants to take a breather but Tokugawa manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Aoki.
Aoki slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki won't allow Tokugawa to sweep him here.
Tokugawa trying to control the position.
Aoki won't allow Tokugawa to sweep him here.
Tokugawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Aoki on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aoki trying to control but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
Tokugawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aoki was well out of range. Poor timing from Tokugawa.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tokugawa!
No luck for Aoki with that takedown attempt.
Tokugawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Aoki circles away.
Tokugawa forces Aoki back against the cage and clinches.
Aoki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tokugawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aoki looks gassed!
Aoki fails to pull guard.
Tokugawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aoki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tokugawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Tokugawa.
A knee to the head by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ieyasu Tokugawa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tokugawa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tokugawa.
Aoki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tokugawa can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tokugawa. That's going to slow Aoki down.
Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
Aoki tries to pull guard but Tokugawa won't allow it.
Tokugawa lands an elbow that stopped Aoki in his tracks for a moment.
Tokugawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aoki's face.
It looks like Gilbert Aoki has been cut.
Tokugawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Aoki won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Tokugawa landing knees to the head.
Tokugawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokugawa obliges.
Tokugawa lands a nice elbow.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the body.
Tokugawa lands an elbow inside that Aoki shrugs off.
Tokugawa connects with a knee to the head.
Tokugawa scores with a knee to the head.
Aoki tries to pull guard but Tokugawa holds him up against the cage and eventually Aoki drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Tokugawa.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aoki fails to pull guard.
Ieyasu Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilbert Aoki.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tokugawa obliges.
Tokugawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Aoki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tokugawa smiles and moves away.
Tokugawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tokugawa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tokugawa tries to improve position but can't.
Tokugawa can't do much from the bottom here.
Aoki misses with the ground and pound.
Aoki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aoki working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki has hold of Tokugawa's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Tokugawa tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Aoki cranks the arm and Tokugawa screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Tokugawa, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Gilbert Aoki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rogers Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karo Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Housequake. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogers Nelson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karo Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Nelson. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nelson. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Nelson feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nelson.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Nelson has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nelson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Nelson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nelson connects with a body shot.
Nelson cracks Sanchez with an open hand slap.
A jab from Nelson does it's job there.
Nelson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanchez if he has to take too many more of those.
Nelson lands with a big left! Sanchez is wobbled badly! Nelson comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Sanchez to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rogers Nelson!
Rogers Nelson retains his lightweight title!
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