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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sendo Fujimiya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Pow (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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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sendo Fujimiya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Pow!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimiya fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pow avoids it really well and circles away.
Fujimiya shoots for a takedown but Pow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fujimiya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pow clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Pow.
Pow throws a head punch that misses.
Fujimiya throws a punch but it's blocked by Pow.
Fujimiya tries to break the clinch but Pow is controlling the position.
Fujimiya tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sendo Fujimiya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Pow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fujimiya is trying to break free.
Pow lands a hook that snaps the head of Fujimiya backwards.
Fujimiya is trying to break the clinch but Pow is controlling him.
Fujimiya tries to pull guard but Pow holds him up against the ropes and eventually Fujimiya drops back down to his feet.
Pow lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Pow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimiya can't get the takedown.
Pow prevents the takedown attempt.
Fujimiya goes for a takedown attempt but Pow pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fujimiya is breathing heavily.
Pow cracks Fujimiya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pow stuffs the takedown attempt from Fujimiya. Fujimiya gets slowly back to his feet.
Fujimiya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fujimiya shoots in but no luck this time.
Fujimiya fails with a takedown attempt.
Fujimiya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pow circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimiya closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pow moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Pow fails to land.
Pow tries to circle away but Fujimiya has him pinned against the ropes.
Pow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Pow gets underhooks to prevent Fujimiya's takedown attempt.
Pow lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujimiya jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pow walks away with a smile on his face. Fujimiya gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fujimiya closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pow counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujimiya fails with the takedown
and Pow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pow drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fujimiya is looking to reverse the position.
Fujimiya is letting Pow control him for a moment.
Pow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fujimiya. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimiya tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fujimiya is working hard here to advance position.
Pow takes a little break here. Fujimiya wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fujimiya tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Pow easily slips into full mount!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pow tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fujimiya is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pow controlling the pace for now.
Fujimiya regains half guard.
That's six 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.
Pow prevents Fujimiya from improving his position.
Fujimiya is trying to stand back up but Pow is controlling him
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fujimiya is trying to maintain the position but Pow is very close to passing his half guard.
Pow controlling the action here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fujimiya is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kung Pow.
Pow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pow looks to land a left hand but Fujimiya moved out of range nicely.
Fujimiya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fujimiya tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pow counters with a three punch combo that has Fujimiya backing up. Fujimiya nods at Pow to acknowledge the strikes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fujimiya misses with a body kick.
Fujimiya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pow counters with a nice body shot.
Fujimiya with a poor takedown
enabling Pow to counter with a crisp jab.
Fujimiya fails with the takedown
and Fujimiya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Fujimiya misses with a takedown attempt
and Pow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fujimiya misses the body punch
and Pow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fujimiya has his takedown stuffed
and Pow counters with a straight right hand.
Pow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fujimiya momentarily.
Fujimiya closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pow tries to bum rush Fujimiya with a series of wild strikes but Fujimiya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Pow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Fujimiya tries to clinch up
and Pow counters with a left and a right that stings Fujimiya.
Sendo Fujimiya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pow throws a hook to the side of Fujimiya's head but Fujimiya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fujimiya moves out of range as Pow strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fujimiya. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice jab there from Pow.
Fujimiya wants to clinch
and Pow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fujimiya's guard.
Fujimiya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pow is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pow is stalling in the full guard.
Fujimiya is trying to keep Pow in close.
Pow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fujimiya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pow defends it easily.
That's two 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.
Pow stays in close to Fujimiya's body and controls the position.
Pow won't allow Fujimiya to sweep him here.
Pow must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fujimiya working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fujimiya takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fujimiya misses with a hook.
Fujimiya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pow lands a two punch combo.
Fujimiya shoots and misses
and Pow counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimiya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pow counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sendo Fujimiya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fujimiya fails with the takedown
enabling Pow to counter with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pow stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Pow lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fujimiya tries for a takedown but Pow circles away easily
and Pow counters with a straight right hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fujimiya takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fujimiya on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fujimiya has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fujimiya there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fujimiya fails with the takedown
and Pow counters with a straight right hand.
Pow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fujimiya fails with the takedown
and Pow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Pow finds it's target.
Fujimiya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pow scores with a jab to the head.
Fujimiya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pow counters with a three punch combo that has Fujimiya backing up. Fujimiya nods at Pow to acknowledge the strikes.
Pow darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fujimiya throws a head kick but Pow moves out of range.
Fujimiya takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fujimiya tries to clinch
letting Pow counter with a right hand.
Pow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fujimiya tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fujimiya tries for a takedown but Pow circles away easily
and Pow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kung Pow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pow scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Fujimiya.
Fujimiya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fujimiya tries for a takedown but Pow circles away easily
and Pow counters with a stiff right hand.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Fujimiya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fujimiya's guard.
Pow showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kung Pow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Pow has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kung Pow has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fujimiya with a poor takedown
letting Pow counter with a right hand.
Pow fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fujimiya tries a head kick but it misses.
Sendo Fujimiya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pow digs a good body shot into Fujimiya's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kung Pow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pow has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Kung Pow!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Kung Pow!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Kung Pow!
Kung Pow wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Bielecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoko Gushiken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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135 lbs
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135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamil Bielecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoko Gushiken!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bielecki fails with the takedown.
Gushiken lands with a hook. Bielecki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gushiken lands a big right hand that sends Bielecki crashing to the mat! Gushiken stays standing though and waves Bielecki back to his feet!
Bielecki is rocked!
It looks like Kamil Bielecki has been cut.
Bielecki leaves his chin hanging out and Gushiken seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Bielecki crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yoko Gushiken!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joakim Madsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serj Tankian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Madsen comes to the ring accompanied by Hold Me Up - Live. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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150 lbs
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153 lbs
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Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joakim Madsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serj Tankian!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tankian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Madsen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tankian's waist but Tankian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Madsen off to one side.
Tankian misses with a series of wild punches.
Madsen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Madsen shoots in for a takedown but Tankian shows good takedown defense.
Tankian is looking to clinch but Madsen is avoiding it.
A head kick from Tankian lands but Madsen takes it in his stride.
Tankian lands a body shot.
Madsen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tankian trying to control but Madsen postures up.
Tankian is staying active underneath Madsen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tankian tries to get to full guard but Madsen has control of the leg.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Madsen is trying to control. Tankian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We're going to have a standup here because Joakim Madsen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Madsen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tankian's waist but Tankian gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Madsen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joakim Madsen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madsen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Madsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tankian.
Madsen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tankian to the mat! Tankian manages to get full guard.
Madsen prevents Tankian from getting back to his feet.
Tankian is looking to sinch up a triangle. Madsen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Tankian's body to avoid the submission. Tankian has instead reached around Madsen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Tankian arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Serj Tankian!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Franz Titties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bai oy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franz Titties!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, bai oy!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
oy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Titties throws a body punch but oy moves out of range.
oy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
oy dives in and grabs Titties's left leg, looking for a takedown. Titties pushes down on oy's head and hops out.
oy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Titties circles away.
oy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
oy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
oy moves out of range of the body kick from Titties.
Titties avoids a punch combination nicely.
bai oy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Titties connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like bai oy has been cut.
oy lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Titties.
oy looks gassed!
Titties lands a big uppercut and oy crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but oy looks OK. Titties waves oy back to his feet!
oy is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crack! A monster head kick from Titties and oy falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Titties!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Franz Titties!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Fredric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredric comes to the ring accompanied by Rocky Theme Song. Penn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hawai'i 78. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
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158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong |
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Fredric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BJJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn lands a nice hook to Fredric's body. Fredric takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fredric tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Fredric connects with an inside leg kick.
Penn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fredric can pounce on him.
Fredric wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Penn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fredric.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Fredric.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fredric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fredric wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.
Fredric looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fredric tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Penn looks for a takedown but Fredric sprawls well.
Fredric tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Penn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn fails to land the takedown.
Fredric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fredric pushes Penn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Fredric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Penn jumps guard but Fredric stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Randy Fredric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJJ Penn.
Fredric lands an elbow inside that Penn shrugs off.
Fredric tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fredric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fredric lands a knee to the head.
Fredric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Penn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fredric smiles and moves away.
Fredric tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Randy Fredric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fredric fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredric clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fredric.
Fredric lands a nice knee to the body.
Penn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fredric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fredric landing knees to the head.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Fredric lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Fredric with a knee to the head.
Fredric is breathing heavily.
Penn pulls guard effortlessly.
Fredric stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Penn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Penn is on top in guard.
Fredric is looking to stand up but Penn isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Fredric is retaining full guard.
Fredric on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fredric tries to get out of the position.
That's four 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.
Fredric can't keep his opponent in guard - Penn advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Penn prevents Fredric from standing back up.
Penn is pressing down on Fredric's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fredric is holding on for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Penn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fredric defends it well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fredric pushes Penn off and gets back to his feet.
Fredric fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Penn, pushing him back against the ropes.
Penn jumps guard but Fredric stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Penn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fredric just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fredric lands a damaging elbow.
Fredric with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Penn fails to pull guard.
Penn blocks the elbow strike.
Penn takes an elbow to the temple.
Penn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fredric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Penn tries to pull guard but Fredric holds him up against the ropes and eventually Penn drops back down to his feet.
Penn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fredric smiles and moves away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fredric looking to throw knees to the head but Penn is blocking nicely.
Fredric pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fredric lands a nice elbow.
Fredric lands an elbow just above Penn 's eye.
Fredric connects with a knee to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries to pull guard but Fredric won't allow it.
Penn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fredric smiles and moves away.
Fredric leaves Penn with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Fredric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fredric wants to clinch.
Fredric doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Randy Fredric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn shoots for a double leg takedown but Fredric sprawls well. He's pushed Penn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fredric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fredric tries to clinch up.
Fredric tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Fredric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fredric defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Fredric is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Fredric tries to close the distance and clinch but Penn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fredric is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Fredric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fredric as he avoids it easily.
Fredric is looking to clinch.
Fredric wants to clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Fredric.
Fredric tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
Penn misses with a body shot.
Penn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fredric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fredric slaps away a takedown attempt from Penn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fredric doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Fredric dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Fredric doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Fredric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fredric tries to clinch
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fredric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Penn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fredric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Randy Fredric is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fredric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fredric fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredric defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fredric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fredric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fredric.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fredric.
Fredric is looking to clinch.
Fredric tries to clinch up
and Fredric takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fredric doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Fredric looks to clinch
and Penn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Penn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fredric but Fredric pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fredric.
Fredric tries to clinch there but Penn circles away.
Fredric moves into the clinch.
Fredric connects with a nasty looking knee right to Penn's face.
Fredric misses with a knee to the head.
Fredric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fredric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fredric misses with a knee strike.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Randy Fredric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJJ Penn.
Penn jumps guard but Fredric stands there with Penn around his waist. Penn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Penn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fredric just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Penn tries to pull guard but Fredric holds him up against the ropes and eventually Penn drops back down to his feet.
Fredric lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Fredric just misses with a elbow thrown towards Penn's brow.
Fredric lands an elbow inside.
Penn fails to pull guard.
Fredric tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fredric walks away with a smile on his face. Penn gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but Fredric shows good takedown defense.
Fredric avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Penn tries to clinch but Fredric moves out of range.
Fredric instigates a clinch.
Penn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fredric smiles and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fredric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Penn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fredric is trying to defend but Penn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Penn wants to free his trapped foot but Fredric is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn works his way into full mount!
Penn is looking to work his way around to Fredric's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fredric is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
Fredric is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Penn wants to take his opponent's back but Fredric doesn't allow it.
That's six 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.
Penn working for a guillotine from mount but Fredric is in no mood to give up.
Penn has control of Fredric's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fredric regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Penn goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Fredric turns into him and now he's in Penn's guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Fredric looking to pass the guard.
Fredric avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's eight 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.
Fredric tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
Fredric is looking to work some ground and pound but Penn has wrist control.
Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fredric.
Fredric passes Penn's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fredric scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fredric trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penn has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Fredric doesn't defend quickly enough and Penn has managed to lock this one up! Can Fredric escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Penn on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). BJJ Penn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Total Elimination (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Loko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Elimination might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to PRIDE - Theme song. 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 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Total Elimination!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Loko!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loko fails with a takedown attempt.
Loko fails to land the takedown.
Elimination swats away the attempt to clinch by Loko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Total Elimination has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tito Loko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Elimination does it's job there.
It looks like Tito Loko has been cut.
Loko avoids the body shot from Elimination.
Elimination swinging wildly here.
Elimination scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loko shoots for a double leg takedown but Elimination sprawls well. He's pushed Loko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Loko shoots in but no luck this time.
Loko looks gassed!
Loko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Elimination sprawls well. Elimination wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Loko gets slowly back to his feet.
Elimination scores with a one two! Loko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elimination 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.
That has opened up Tito Loko's cut even more.
Tito Loko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Elimination. No joy for Loko on that attempt.
Elimination misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elimination lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elimination throws a one two combo.
The cut above Tito Loko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Elimination swinging wildly here.
Elimination lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Elimination.
Tito Loko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Elimination stuns Loko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Elimination fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Loko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Elimination throws a series of punches but Loko avoids them all with ease.
Loko shoots in looking for a takedown. Elimination tries to sprawl out of it but Loko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Elimination manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Loko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Elimination.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Elimination lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Loko at a distance.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Elimination throws a left that rocks Loko and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Elimination dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Loko regain composure!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tito Loko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Total Elimination!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison comes to the ring accompanied by Diamonds Aren't Forever. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Geoff Morrison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Steel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Morrison pinned against the cage. Morrison gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Steel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morrison's guard.
Morrison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Steel drops back looking for a leg! Morrison is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Morrison manages to kick Steel off! Steel jumps back into Morrison's guard.
Steel postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Morrison is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Steel, into his guard.
Morrison makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Steel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Morrison defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Steel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morrison manages to get himself to full guard.
Steel passes Morrison's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Steel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Morrison sees it coming and defends easily.
Morrison works his way to full guard. Good work.
Morrison is breathing heavily.
Steel looking to pass the guard.
Steel passes Morrison's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Morrison is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gary Steel!
Gary Steel is the new featherweight champion!
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