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The Foundation 1 - The Sign PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Olu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Olu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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285 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kim Olu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like James Rogers has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Olu.
Olu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but Olu shows good takedown defense.
Olu lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Rogers can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Olu and Rogers drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Olu.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Olu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthias Dolzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshiro Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthias Dolzer!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Gomi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dolzer scores with a jab to the head.
Nice takedown defense from Dolzer. No joy for Gomi on that attempt.
Gomi closes the distance and clinches up with Dolzer, looking for a takedown. Gomi pushes Dolzer against the cage but Dolzer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gomi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dolzer defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiro Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dolzer's waist but Dolzer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomi off to one side.
Dolzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dolzer, pushing him back against the cage.
Gomi breaks from the clinch.
Gomi tries to clinch but Dolzer is having none of it.
Gomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolzer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gomi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gomi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Matthias Dolzer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dolzer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dolzer swivels and escapes.
Gomi shoots for a double leg takedown but Dolzer sprawls well. He's pushed Gomi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt - Dolzer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dolzer scores with a hook to the body. Gomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gomi closes the distance and clinches up with Dolzer, looking for a takedown. Gomi pushes Dolzer against the cage but Dolzer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dolzer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dolzer jabs Gomi right on the nose. Gomi blinks but takes it well.
Gomi wants to clinch up but Dolzer keeps it at a distance.
Dolzer lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gomi avoids the body shot from Dolzer.
Gomi walks into a straight right hand from Dolzer.
Gomi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dolzer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dolzer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gomi tries to clinch but Dolzer moves out of range.
Gomi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gomi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gomi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dolzer lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dolzer. Beautiful body shot.
Dolzer lands with a cross.
Dolzer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dolzer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dolzer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gomi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dolzer catches Gomi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gomi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gomi is defended easily by Dolzer.
Gomi has Dolzer up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolzer lands a body shot.
Dolzer lands with a good body shot.
Horrible takedown by Gomi or perhaps it was just good defense by Dolzer which made him look bad.
Gomi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dolzer blocks a head kick by Gomi.
Dolzer cracks Gomi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dolzer throws out a powerful jab.
Dolzer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dolzer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dolzer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthias Dolzer dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dolzer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yoshiro Gomi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gomi.
Gomi shoots in and bounces Dolzer off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dolzer looking to control but Gomi passes into half guard.
Gomi postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Dolzer to stand up.
Gomi forces Dolzer back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi manages to break the clinch.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt.
Gomi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dolzer connects with a jab.
Dolzer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, jab by Dolzer - just one landing.
Dolzer throws a good cross that connects.
Gomi shoots in for a double leg but Dolzer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiro Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dolzer scores with a body shot.
Gomi tries to clinch but Dolzer moves out of range.
Dolzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gomi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dolzer pinned against the cage. Dolzer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dolzer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gomi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gomi dives in and grabs Dolzer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dolzer pushes down on Gomi's head and hops out.
Gomi looks to land a combination but Dolzer avoids it well.
Dolzer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dolzer pinned against the cage. Dolzer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gomi shoots in but Dolzer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolzer lands with a shot to the body.
Gomi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dolzer cracks Gomi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dolzer sprawls well. Dolzer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomi gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Dolzer. No joy for Gomi on that attempt.
Dolzer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dolzer scores with a hook to the body. Gomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dolzer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gomi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dolzer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Gomi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dolzer scores with a shot to the body.
Dolzer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gomi in his tracks.
Dolzer scores with a nice strike.
Dolzer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gomi dives in and grabs Dolzer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dolzer pushes down on Gomi's head and hops out.
Gomi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dolzer is fending him off so far but Gomi persists. Nope, Dolzer circles away and we're back to standing.
Dolzer lands with a good body shot.
Dolzer scores with a shot to the body.
Gomi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gomi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gomi throws a sloppy body shot
and Dolzer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dolzer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthias Dolzer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Gomi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dolzer lands a jab.
Dolzer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dolzer throws a shot to the body.
Dolzer lands a nice hook to Gomi's body. Gomi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gomi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dolzer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomi shoots and misses
and Dolzer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dolzer scores with a shot to the body.
Gomi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dolzer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A left lands for Dolzer.
Gomi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dolzer counters with a nice uppercut.
Gomi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dolzer counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshiro Gomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dolzer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gomi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dolzer lands a body shot.
Good exchange - Dolzer coming out on top.
Dolzer scores with a jab to the body.
Dolzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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.
Dolzer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gomi tries to clinch up
and Dolzer counters with a straight right hand.
Gomi walks into a stiff left hand from Dolzer.
Gomi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No luck for Gomi with that takedown attempt.
Dolzer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dolzer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matthias Dolzer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dolzer finds it's way through Gomi's defenses.
Gomi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dolzer counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dolzer counters with a nice uppercut.
Donk. Dolzer catches Gomi right on the button with a cross.
Yoshiro Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dolzer counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Dolzer to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomi has his takedown stuffed
and Dolzer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice takedown defense from Dolzer. No joy for Gomi on that attempt.
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.
Dolzer lands a nice hook to Gomi's body. Gomi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gomi has a takedown stuffed.
Gomi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dolzer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dolzer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gomi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dolzer lands with an overhand left.
Gomi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dolzer finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomi's head.
Gomi looks to clinch
and Dolzer counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dolzer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gomi's head.
Nice body punch from Dolzer.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthias Dolzer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dolzer 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Matthias Dolzer!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Matthias Dolzer!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Matthias Dolzer!
Matthias Dolzer wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tennis Tim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Penny Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim comes to the cage accompanied by Gangsta bitch. This should be fireworks!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tennis Tim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Penny Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura feints and as Tim raises his hands in defense, Kimura changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kimura drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kimura jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kimura stops Tim from standing up.
Kimura is looking to stand up but Tim won't let him.
Tim wants to stand up but Kimura is controlling him.
Tim keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kimura is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kimura wants to control from the top but Tim keeps moving.
Kimura slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kimura looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tim fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Kimura. No joy for Tim on that attempt.
No luck for Kimura with that takedown attempt.
Tim misses with a takedown attempt
and Kimura holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kimura gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Tim looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tim is in trouble now - Kimura has advanced to mount!
Kimura goes for an armbar but Tim turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Tim.
Kimura looks gassed!
Tim won't allow Kimura to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura looking for a sweep. Not yet Kimura, not yet.
Kimura keeping moving, preventing Tim from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tim with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tim showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tim tries to clinch there but Kimura circles away.
Tim misses with a double jab.
Kimura will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tennis Tim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Penny Kimura.
Kimura closes the distance and pushes Tim back into the cage.
Tim creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tim tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kimura smiles and moves away.
Tim doesn't manage to clinch there - Kimura circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tim tries to clinch up
so Kimura counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tim keeping moving, preventing Kimura from controlling successfully.
Tim is looking to stand up but Kimura isn't so interested in that idea.
Kimura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kimura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kimura throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Penny Kimura dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kimura feints and as Tim raises his hands in defense, Kimura changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kimura slips nicely into half guard.
Tim keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tim wants to get back to his feet.
Tim is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kimura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Tim looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kimura content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Tim is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tim defending well though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tim is looking to escape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kimura shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kimura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kimura is looking for a kimura but Tim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kimura to get the leverage.
Tim wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimura escapes and gets back to his feet.
Kimura throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tim was covering up waiting for the punch and Kimura finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kimura stops Tim from standing up.
Kimura looking to pass the guard.
Kimura drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Kimura seems to have locked his on tight now - Tim screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Kimura, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Penny Kimura!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Mariani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turan Tokoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokoro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trem Bala. Turan Tokoro struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enrico Mariani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Turan Tokoro!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokoro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tokoro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mariani.
Tokoro is looking to clinch but Mariani is avoiding it.
Mariani stuffs the takedown.
Tokoro throws a nice looking combination but Mariani bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tokoro keeps the fight on the outside.
Tokoro tries to clinch
and Mariani counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mariani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mariani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tokoro is defending well for now.
Mariani comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mariani trying to land knees to the body.
Mariani tries to land knees in the clinch but Tokoro avoids the damage to the body.
Tokoro is trying to stall.
Mariani lands an elbow that stopped Tokoro in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariani pushes off an throws an elbow but Tokoro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tokoro avoiding damage as Mariani throws knees to the body.
Tokoro swings wildly with an uppercut but Mariani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mariani is pushing Tokoro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tokoro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tokoro shoots in for a double leg but Mariani sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tokoro throws a leg kick
and Mariani counters with a thumping low kick.
Tokoro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mariani holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tokoro tries to land a knee to the head but Mariani blocks with his arms.
Tokoro is trying to break the clinch but Mariani is controlling him.
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.
Mariani lands an elbow inside.
Tokoro tries a body shot but Mariani blocks it.
Mariani lands a nice elbow.
Mariani lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Mariani.
Mariani comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mariani lands an elbow just above Tokoro 's eye.
Mariani managing to block the knees to the body from Tokoro.
Tokoro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mariani blocks it with crossed arms.
Mariani gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tokoro.
Enrico Mariani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turan Tokoro.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the temple.
Tokoro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mariani leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mariani lands a nice elbow.
Mariani missing with knees to the body.
Tokoro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mariani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mariani tries to land knees in the clinch but Tokoro avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mariani is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Tokoro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mariani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mariani - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tokoro tries to break free but Mariani pushes him back against the cage.
Tokoro trying to control the position but instead, Mariani has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tokoro into the cage.
Mariani comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mariani leaning against his opponent.
Tokoro tries to stall but Mariani uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tokoro dodges an elbow strike from Mariani.
Mariani controlling the action here for a moment.
Mariani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mariani stalling in the clinch.
Tokoro has Mariani pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mariani manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mariani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tokoro tries to pull guard but Mariani won't allow it.
Mariani lands a damaging elbow.
Mariani lands an elbow inside that Tokoro shrugs off.
Mariani has Tokoro pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Mariani for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Enrico Mariani.
Tokoro wants to clinch
and Mariani holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tokoro takes an elbow to the temple.
Tokoro wants to break free but Mariani has control.
Tokoro is working for takedown but Mariani is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tokoro managing to block the knees to the body from Mariani.
Nice elbow from Mariani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrico Mariani dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mariani tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mariani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mariani missing with knees to the body.
Mariani is struggling to control the position.
Mariani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tokoro's defenses.
Tokoro avoiding damage as Mariani throws knees to the body.
Mariani lands an elbow that stopped Tokoro in his tracks for a moment.
Tokoro can't get the takedown.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the temple.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mariani putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tokoro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mariani pushes off an throws an elbow but Tokoro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mariani lands an elbow inside that Tokoro shrugs off.
Tokoro blocks the elbow strike.
Mariani misses with an elbow strike.
Mariani throws an elbow that misses.
Mariani keeps control of Tokoro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariani slowing the pace effectively.
Tokoro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mariani lands a damaging elbow.
Tokoro misses with the head strike.
Mariani creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mariani throws an elbow but it misses.
Mariani pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the temple.
Tokoro tries to break free but Mariani pushes him back against the cage.
Mariani landing knees to the body.
Tokoro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tokoro is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mariani pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tokoro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mariani avoiding damage as Tokoro throws knees to the body.
Mariani's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mariani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mariani blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tokoro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mariani lands a damaging elbow.
Mariani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tokoro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mariani has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mariani has Tokoro pushed against the cage.
Tokoro stalling in the clinch but Mariani improves position.
Mariani is struggling to control the position.
Nice elbow from Mariani.
Mariani lands an elbow that stopped Tokoro in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mariani trying to land knees to the body.
Mariani taking a breather.
Tokoro blocks the elbow strike.
Tokoro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mariani has him pressed against the cage.
Tokoro is trying to drag Mariani to the mat but Mariani just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Enrico Mariani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turan Tokoro.
Tokoro is breathing heavily.
Mariani lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokoro avoiding damage as Mariani throws knees to the body.
Mariani lands an elbow inside that Tokoro shrugs off.
Tokoro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mariani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mariani working Tokoro over with knees to the body.
Tokoro managing to block the knees to the body from Mariani.
Mariani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tokoro's defenses.
Mariani lands an elbow inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Mariani.
Tokoro is working for takedown but Mariani is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tokoro tries to pull guard but Mariani holds him up against the cage and eventually Tokoro drops back down to his feet.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tokoro.
Mariani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokoro.
Mariani lands an elbow inside that Tokoro shrugs off.
Mariani lands an elbow just above Tokoro 's eye.
Tokoro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tokoro avoids a wild elbow strike from Mariani.
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.
Mariani lands an elbow inside that Tokoro shrugs off.
Mariani taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tokoro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mariani trying to land knees to the body.
Tokoro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tokoro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mariani throws an elbow but it misses.
Come on Mariani - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mariani seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Mariani lands an elbow inside.
Tokoro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mariani lands an elbow just above Tokoro 's eye.
Mariani lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Mariani.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tokoro.
Tokoro letting Mariani take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrico Mariani dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mariani lands an elbow inside.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tokoro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mariani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tokoro.
Mariani throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tokoro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mariani is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mariani lands a nice elbow.
Tokoro blocks the elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Tokoro.
Mariani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tokoro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mariani backwards.
It looks like Enrico Mariani has been cut.
Mariani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tokoro's defenses.
Mariani taking a breather.
Mariani throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mariani dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tokoro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mariani looking to slow down the pace here.
Tokoro is looking to control Mariani's arms but Mariani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tokoro has his back to the cage.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tokoro tries to break the clinch but Mariani is controlling the position.
Mariani pushes off an throws an elbow but Tokoro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tokoro trying to control the position but instead, Mariani has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tokoro into the cage.
Mariani lands an elbow that stopped Tokoro in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mariani throws an elbow but misses.
Tokoro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
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.
Mariani lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mariani dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tokoro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mariani walks away with a smile on his face. Tokoro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mariani doesn't manage to clinch there - Tokoro circles away.
Tokoro swats away the attempt to clinch by Mariani.
Mariani fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tokoro, pushing him back against the cage.
Tokoro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mariani gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Enrico Mariani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turan Tokoro.
Tokoro is looking to control Mariani's arms but Mariani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tokoro has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mariani lands an elbow just above Tokoro 's eye.
Mariani creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tokoro's defenses.
Mariani gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mariani lands an elbow that stopped Tokoro in his tracks for a moment.
Mariani lands an elbow that stopped Tokoro in his tracks for a moment.
Mariani holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tokoro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tokoro misses with a body punch.
Mariani missing with knees to the body.
Mariani stalling in the clinch.
Mariani is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tokoro is defending well for now.
Mariani lands an elbow inside that Tokoro shrugs off.
Tokoro looking to stall.
Mariani tries to land knees in the clinch but Tokoro avoids the damage to the body.
Tokoro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four 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.
Mariani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tokoro managing to block the knees to the body from Mariani.
Mariani throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the temple.
Mariani will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tokoro up against the cage.
Tokoro has had enough of the clinch but Mariani keeps him there for the moment.
Tokoro looking for a takedown.
Mariani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tokoro takes an elbow to the temple.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tokoro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mariani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Mariani blocks a body shot from Tokoro.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrico Mariani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mariani has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Enrico Mariani!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Enrico Mariani!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Enrico Mariani!
Enrico Mariani wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bison gets a clinch.
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bison gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bison is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bison down to the mat. Bison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mike Bison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Mike Bison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Silva.
Bison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bison throws a shot to the body.
Bison doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bison stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Bison dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bison lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bison obliges.
Bison leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Bison improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bison.
Bison gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Bison working Silva over with knees to the body.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Bison.
Bison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva tries to pull guard but Bison holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Bison misses with a knee strike.
Bison stalling against the cage.
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Bison stalling the fight.
Bison prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bison prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Bison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
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.
Bison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva looks gassed!
Bison tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Bison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bison is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Bison has managed to clinch.
Bison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The referee calls for Bison to work.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has Bison pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bison lands a nice knee to the body.
Bison landing knees to the head.
Bison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Bison crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Bison lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva jumps guard but Bison stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bison takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
Bison wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bison lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bison could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva pushes a forearm under Bison's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Bison is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Silva!
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