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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Huntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Huntington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki has closed the distance and engaged Huntington in a clinch.
Huntington breaks the clinch.
Suzuki clinches.
Huntington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Huntington tries to clinch but Suzuki moves out of range.
Huntington could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Suzuki moves into the clinch successfully.
Huntington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huntington tries to clinch up
and Suzuki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Huntington wants to clinch but Suzuki slips to the side
and Suzuki counters with a nice kick to the body.
Huntington is breathing heavily.
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!
Huntington tries to clinch but Suzuki moves away
enabling Suzuki to counter with a crisp jab.
Suzuki lands a jab to the nose.
Huntington is rocked!
It looks like Harry Huntington has been cut.
Huntington misses with a combination
and Suzuki counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kevin Suzuki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jushin Kusanagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taylor Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jushin Kusanagi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jacobs tries a head kick but it misses.
Jacobs darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jacobs is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacobs is trying to control the action in half guard but Kusanagi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacobs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jacobs with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jacobs is looking to take a break and control but Kusanagi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to control the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
No joy there for Jacobs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jacobs closes the distance and clinches up with Kusanagi, looking for a takedown. Jacobs pushes Kusanagi against the cage but Kusanagi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jacobs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jacobs controlling from the full mount.
Jacobs tries to control but Kusanagi wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs controlling from mount.
Jacobs working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Jacobs there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jacobs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kusanagi prevents Jacobs from taking his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs tries to control but Kusanagi wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Jacobs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kusanagi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jacobs controlling the pace for now.
Kusanagi tries to hold on but Jacobs postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jacobs wants to control the pace but Kusanagi is squirming around nicely.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Taylor Jacobs just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Jacobs doesn't manage to clinch there - Kusanagi circles away.
Jacobs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kusanagi tries to escape but Jacobs is in control.
Kusanagi looks gassed!
Jacobs stands up and beckons Kusanagi to his feet.
Jacobs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jacobs tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kusanagi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kusanagi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Jacobs decides to stand back up.
Kusanagi tries to clinch but Jacobs is having none of it.
Jacobs will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taylor Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs clinches with his opponent.
Jacobs looking for a takedown.
Kusanagi working aggressively here.
Jacobs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kusanagi prevents it.
Kusanagi jumps guard.
Jacobs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kusanagi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jacobs scoring with some ground and pound.
Jacobs wants to pass the guard but Kusanagi is keeping the position.
Jacobs trying to control the position from guard on top but Kusanagi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacobs could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jacobs decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kusanagi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs swinging wilding here.
Kusanagi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jacobs counters with a takedown into side control.
Kusanagi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jacobs tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kusanagi's legs.
Jacobs decides to stand back up.
Jacobs tries to clinch but Kusanagi is having none of it.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kusanagi but Kusanagi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jacobs misses with a body kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kusanagi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jacobs counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kusanagi!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jacobs landing strikes from the mount.
Jacobs looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jacobs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jacobs controlling from mount.
Kusanagi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jacobs controlling from mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jacobs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jacobs prevents Kusanagi from getting the reversal.
Jacobs controlling from the full mount.
Jacobs lands a heavy elbow.
Kusanagi tries to hold on but Jacobs postures up.
Jacobs lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Jacobs dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jacobs throws a series of strikes that have Kusanagi backpedaling.
Kusanagi is rocked!
Jacobs drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kusanagi right on the button. Kusanagi goes down! Jacobs follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Jacobs gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taylor Jacobs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Ogawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett comes to the cage accompanied by Stronger, Kanye West. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideo Ogawa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ogawa blocks a leg kick.
Bennett gets a clinch.
Bennett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bennett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bennett tries to pull guard but Ogawa won't allow it.
Knees to the body from Bennett.
Ogawa tries to break the clinch but Bennett is controlling the position.
Ogawa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bennett tries to pull guard but Ogawa holds him up against the cage and eventually Bennett drops back down to his feet.
Ogawa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bennett.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bennett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bennett tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ogawa smiles and moves away.
Bennett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ogawa circles away.
Whack! Bennett lands a heavy head kick that drops Ogawa. The ref tackles Bennett to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Ogawa was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Mike Bennett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between freddie fritzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tweeti timorian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, freddie fritzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, tweeti timorian!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
timorian tries for a takedown but fritzgerald sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
timorian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says fritzgerald as he avoids it easily.
timorian changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. fritzgerald looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
timorian thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
timorian tries for a kimura but fritzgerald is defending well.
timorian tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no timorian has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
timorian tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no timorian has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
fritzgerald is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on timorian's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
timorian is trying to work for a kimura but fritzgerald is defending well.
timorian seems to be looking for submissions.
timorian trying to pass the guard but fritzgerald defending well.
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.
fritzgerald keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
timorian wants to free his trapped foot but fritzgerald is holding on for dear life with his legs.
timorian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if timorian tries to get out of the position.
timorian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
timorian wants to pass the guard but fritzgerald is defending well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
fritzgerald closes the distance and clinches.
fritzgerald throws an elbow that misses.
fritzgerald lands an elbow that stopped timorian in his tracks for a moment.
timorian drags the fight down to the ground.
timorian working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. fritzgerald doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. fritzgerald manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
timorian looks gassed!
timorian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fritzgerald gets to his feet - timorian follows without any prompting.
timorian drives through with a takedown into guard.
timorian trying to control the position from guard on top but fritzgerald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as timorian accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
fritzgerald keeping full guard, as timorian tries to pass.
timorian showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
timorian throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
fritzgerald has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes timorian off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
fritzgerald stuffs the takedown.
freddie fritzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tweeti timorian.
fritzgerald lands a front kick.
freddie fritzgerald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
fritzgerald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
fritzgerald stuffs the takedown.
timorian tries for a takedown but fritzgerald sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
timorian has a takedown stuffed.
freddie fritzgerald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
timorian shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
timorian punching from mount but fritzgerald doing a good job of avoiding damage.
timorian tries to control but fritzgerald wriggling away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
timorian misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
timorian is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. fritzgerald can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
timorian takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
fritzgerald trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
timorian has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, fritzgerald has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
fritzgerald tries to break free.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
fritzgerald has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from timorian.
You can see the frustration on fritzgerald's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
timorian throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
fritzgerald showing good submission defense here.
timorian looking for the choke but no joy.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - timorian's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
fritzgerald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for timorian on the ground.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
timorian is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. fritzgerald is defending well though. timorian let's go of the attempt for now.
timorian is trying to control but fritzgerald is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Poor strikes thrown by timorian there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
fritzgerald stops timorian from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
timorian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
fritzgerald is squirming around, avoiding timorian's attempts to control the action.
That's eight 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.
fritzgerald tries to lock up and control but timorian gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
timorian looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
fritzgerald trying desperately to get to his feet.
timorian looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Poor strikes thrown by timorian there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
timorian controlling his opponent.
timorian moves to the back.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
timorian trying to control momentarily.
fritzgerald is trying to stand back up.
timorian controls the position.
timorian is persistently looking for the submission but fritzgerald is defending it well.
timorian looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
tweeti timorian dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
fritzgerald plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
timorian has a takedown stuffed.
fritzgerald swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
freddie fritzgerald is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
timorian misses with a takedown attempt - fritzgerald sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
fritzgerald fails in his attempt to clinch.
timorian blocks a head kick by fritzgerald.
fritzgerald throws a head kick that misses.
fritzgerald stuffs the takedown.
freddie fritzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tweeti timorian.
fritzgerald misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from timorian.
timorian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
fritzgerald tries to clinch up.
timorian scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
fritzgerald parries the strikes from timorian easily there. timorian is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable fritzgerald to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
timorian working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
timorian happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
timorian tries for a kimura but fritzgerald is defending well.
timorian working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
timorian trying to control the action but fritzgerald is working from the bottom.
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.
timorian swings around for an armbar but fritzgerald sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into timorian's guard.
fritzgerald would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
timorian looking for a sweep. Not yet timorian, not yet.
timorian keeping busy on the bottom but fritzgerald has passed one foot through into half guard.
timorian tries to roll over but fritzgerald keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
timorian is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but fritzgerald pulls his head out easily.
timorian looking for submissions off his back.
fritzgerald prevents timorian from improving his position.
timorian actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from timorian.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A combination from fritzgerald does no damage.
fritzgerald fails with an attempt to clinch.
timorian jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
timorian avoids the head kick by fritzgerald.
fritzgerald misses with a head kick.
timorian will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
timorian gets the takedown into side control.
timorian trying to control the action but fritzgerald is working from the bottom.
timorian working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
timorian wants to lay and pray for a moment but fritzgerald keeps working.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
timorian wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by fritzgerald, who protects the arm well.
fritzgerald can't do much from the bottom here.
timorian working the ground and pound but fritzgerald is defending the strikes.
fritzgerald gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
fritzgerald is squirming around, avoiding timorian's attempts to control the action.
fritzgerald is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
timorian goes for an armbar but he's not got it… fritzgerald turns into him and now he's in timorian's guard.
timorian looking to hit a scissor sweep but fritzgerald is one step ahead there.
fritzgerald is stalling in the full guard.
timorian working for submissions but it's allowed fritzgerald to get to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
fritzgerald wants to stand up but timorian is controlling the position.
timorian wants to get back to full guard.
fritzgerald wants to stand up but timorian has a hold of him and won't allow it.
timorian trying to control from the bottom.
fritzgerald is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
tweeti timorian has got the better of the ground game so far.
timorian actively working from the bottom here.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
fritzgerald sitting and controlling from the half guard.
timorian has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. fritzgerald is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
fritzgerald connects with a vicious head kick that knocks timorian to the floor! fritzgerald dives in looking for the finish!
timorian is looking to control fritzgerald's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can timorian avoid being mounted?
timorian tries to regain full guard. Instead though, fritzgerald has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
timorian is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
timorian tries to hold on but fritzgerald pushes him away.
timorian working to try and regain half guard.
timorian is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
freddie fritzgerald dominated that second round.
That's time! fritzgerald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
timorian has a takedown stuffed.
timorian fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. fritzgerald sprawls well initially but timorian persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
timorian wants to control but fritzgerald is keeping him busy.
fritzgerald blocking the ground and pound attempt from timorian.
timorian is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
timorian is pressing down on fritzgerald's thigh, looking to free his foot. fritzgerald is holding on for now.
fritzgerald trying to control from the bottom.
fritzgerald won't allow timorian to pass to mount.
timorian moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
timorian wants to lay and pray for a moment but fritzgerald keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
timorian avoids the head kick by fritzgerald.
timorian scores a takedown into full mount!
timorian with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
timorian looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
timorian throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
timorian jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… fritzgerald is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by fritzgerald and timorian has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
timorian looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
fritzgerald is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
timorian wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by fritzgerald, who protects the arm well.
timorian is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. fritzgerald knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
timorian trying to control the position but fritzgerald is working away.
timorian tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no timorian has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
timorian wants to lay and pray for a moment but fritzgerald keeps working.
timorian is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, fritzgerald has escaped the position, nice work there.
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.
timorian lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear fritzgerald down.
timorian wants to lay and pray for a moment but fritzgerald keeps working.
timorian thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
timorian tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no timorian has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
timorian tries for a kimura but fritzgerald is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
timorian tries to move to full mount but fritzgerald actually manages to regain half guard.
fritzgerald is trying to stand back up but timorian is controlling him
timorian is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
fritzgerald is not content to let timorian control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
timorian works his way into full mount!
timorian has control of fritzgerald's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and fritzgerald regains control of the situation pretty easily.
timorian lands a nice shot to the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
timorian seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but fritzgerald is holding on tight.
fritzgerald has given up his back here. Will timorian look for the submission or keep pounding away?
timorian misses with punches from the back.
timorian thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
timorian is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. fritzgerald defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
timorian looking for the RNC.
timorian working for the choke.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
timorian is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. fritzgerald defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
fritzgerald covering up well under a barage of strikes.
timorian is working for a rear naked choke. fritzgerald is not defending it well and timorian has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! fritzgerald refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of fritzgerald's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). tweeti timorian!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Carlton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Brawler
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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, Ronnie Carlton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlton tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Carlton tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carlton doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Carlton lands with a shot to the body.
Carlton tries to clinch but Brown moves out of range.
Carlton throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brown scores a takedown into full mount!
Carlton is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BOOM! Brown connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Brown moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Carlton has worked his arm free - good work by Carlton!
Brown prevents Carlton from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carlton trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Carlton tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carlton is breathing heavily.
Brown is looking for a sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carlton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brown tries for a takedown but Carlton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlton misses with a takedown attempt
and Brown counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Carlton!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brown working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brown pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brown is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Carlton can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Carlton taking shots to the head.
Carlton wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown lands a big elbow.
Carlton is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown with shots to the head and body - Carlton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carlton is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carlton hang on?
Carlton is rocked!
It looks like Ronnie Carlton has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Carlton working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Carlton has worked his arm free - good work by Carlton!
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Carlton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carlton some visible discomfort.
Brown landing strikes.
Brown decides to stand up, so the ref orders Carlton to his feet.
Carlton misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronnie Carlton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown is looking to advance position but Carlton won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is looking for a kimura but Carlton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brown to get the leverage.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Carlton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brown is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Carlton is defending well.
Brown winds up and cracks Carlton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carlton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carlton won't allow Brown to pass to mount.
Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brown lands a nice short elbow.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brown not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carlton trying to control here.
Brown is nestled in close to Carlton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Brown seems to be looking for submissions.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brown is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carlton is just riding it out for now. Brown eventually gives up the hold.
Brown moves into full mount! Carlton won't be happy about that!
Brown scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carlton?
A nice elbow there by Brown.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carlton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Carlton is looking to get to half guard.
Carlton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brown.
Carlton takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brown prevents Carlton from getting the reversal.
Brown working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carlton wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Carlton gets back to half guard.
Carlton manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlton looking to control.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown postures up in Carlton's guard and throws a big left but Carlton blocks it.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carlton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets to his feet - Carlton follows without any prompting.
Brown fails to land the takedown.
Carlton wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Carlton as Brown shoots in.
Carlton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carlton.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carlton but Carlton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An inside leg kick from Carlton misses.
Brown walks into a stiff left hand from Carlton.
Carlton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Carlton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlton could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Carlton has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Carlton has had enough of the clinch but Brown keeps him there for the moment.
Brown gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Carlton looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Brown advances position into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Brown cracks Carlton with a big right hand but Carlton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brown wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carlton, who protects the arm well.
Brown scores with punches from side control.
A control attempt from Carlton but he's now mounted!
The referee warns Carlton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carlton sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Carlton makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carlton.
Carlton working a defensive guard here.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Brown is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carlton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Carlton is trying to keep Brown in close.
Carlton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carlton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carlton working a defensive guard here.
Carlton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown passes Carlton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carlton trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Carlton manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronnie Carlton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carlton fails to land with a series of punches.
Ronnie Carlton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlton gets caught flat footed, as Brown shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Carlton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carlton has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carlton wants to control the position but Brown says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice strikes from Brown there.
Brown drops an elbow to the side of Carlton's head.
Brown looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carlton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carlton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown stands up from half guard.
Carlton clinches.
Carlton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carlton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carlton looking to stall.
Carlton breaks the clinch.
Carlton wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side
and Brown moves into the clinch.
Carlton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlton wants to stall.
Carlton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brown is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Carlton to the mat. Carlton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Carlton working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Brown stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Carlton gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Carlton is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown cracks Carlton with a solid left hand.
Brown would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Carlton is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Carlton is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Carlton lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Brown!
Carlton looking for a guillotine from mount but Brown is having none of it.
Brown tries to reverse the position but Carlton maintains control.
Brown regains half guard.
Carlton prevents Brown from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Brown wants to improve his position but Carlton is controlling well.
Brown is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carlton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carlton's back!
Carlton rolls, trying to escape but Brown keeps control of the position.
Carlton showing good submission defense here.
Brown is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Carlton is defending well though. Brown let's go of the attempt for now.
The referee is taking a good look at Carlton as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Brown!
Carlton covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Brown lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Brown is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Brown gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Brown gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Brown apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Oh Carlton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Carlton is in big trouble! Brown is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Carlton. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). John Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Shirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe has chosen prodigy- omen as his entrance music. Average Joe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barry Shirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Average Joe!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shirk clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Joe lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joe.
Joe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Shirk regains guard.
Shirk wants to sweep but no luck.
Shirk is working hard here to advance position.
Shirk throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Shirk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shirk has a closed guard, preventing Joe from standing up.
Shirk throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Joe content to stall in guard here.
Joe stands up from Shirk's guard - Joe perhaps looking for a knockout.
Joe drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe tries to free his leg and advance position but Shirk is retaining full guard.
Shirk doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Joe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shirk is keeping the position for now.
Shirk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Joe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shirk, up you get!
Joe wants to clinch but Shirk slips to the side
and Shirk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shirk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shirk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shirk scoring with some ground and pound.
Shirk is breathing heavily.
Joe pushes Shirk off and gets back to his feet.
Joe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shirk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Joe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shirk fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shirk counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Joe!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Shirk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Joe swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Joe tries to reverse the position but Shirk maintains control.
Shirk working for a submission but Joe is keeping him at bay.
Joe's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shirk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Joe?
It looks like Average Joe has been cut.
Joe wants to control but Shirk is having none of it.
Shirk is working for a guillotine from mount but Joe frees his head quite easily.
Joe is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Joe wants to control but Shirk is having none of it.
Joe is trying to stand up.
Shirk landing strikes from the mount and Joe is in trouble!
Shirk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Joe is rocked!
Shirk working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Joe is still on wobbly legs! Can Shirk finish him?
Joe's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Shirk looking to secure an arm triangle but Joe defends it well.
Joe seems to have recovered his senses.
Shirk avoids the attempt from Joe to control.
Joe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Joe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe gets to his feet - Shirk follows without any prompting.
Joe fails with the takedown
and Shirk counters with a single leg into guard. Joe didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shirk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joe's head.
Shirk won't allow Joe to get back to his feet.
Joe seems keen to control Shirk's posture.
Joe pushes Shirk off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Joe wants to clinch
and Shirk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shirk misses with an elbow strike.
Shirk breaks the clinch.
Shirk closes the distance and clinches up with Joe, looking for a takedown. Shirk pushes Joe against the cage but Joe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Joe tries to clinch but Shirk moves away
and Shirk counters by clinching up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shirk.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Shirk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Shirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shirk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Joe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Joe tries to keep at a distance but Shirk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shirk blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shirk backwards.
Joe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Joe takes an elbow to the temple.
Joe has had enough of the clinch but Shirk keeps him there for the moment.
Shirk takes an elbow to the temple.
Joe blocks the elbow strike.
Shirk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shirk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe pulls guard.
Joe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Shirk is looking to work some ground and pound but Joe has wrist control.
Joe wants to sweep here but Shirk controlling him for the moment.
Shirk won't allow Joe to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shirk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Joe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shirk counters with a shoot takedown. Joe fights it but they end up in guard.
Shirk wants to stand but Joe is controlling his posture from full guard.
Joe is looking to stand up but Shirk isn't so interested in that idea.
Joe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shirk manages to get himself to full guard.
Joe advances position into side control!
Shirk is looking for a sweep.
Joe stands up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Joe fails with the takedown.
Shirk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Joe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shirk is controlling him.
Joe striking from the bottom.
Joe is looking to stand up but Shirk isn't so interested in that idea.
Joe has momentary wrist control but Shirk slips an elbow through the middle.
Shirk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Joe is trying to control the position but Shirk postures up.
Shirk advances position into side control!
Joe is trying to control Shirk's posture but Shirk avoids it.
Joe sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Joe kicks Shirk off and gets back to his feet.
Joe tries to clinch but Shirk is having none of it.
Shirk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Joe punching from the bottom.
Joe has one foot on Shirk's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Shirk scores a takedown into full mount!
Joe is looking to improve his position but Shirk isn't that keen on the idea.
Joe trying desperately to get to his feet.
Joe is trying to escape the mount.
Shirk with the ground and pound from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shirk cracks Joe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Joe wants to hold on but Shirk pushes him away.
Shirk scoring with strikes but Joe is staying in there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shirk looking to finish Joe with some ground and pound. This is bad for Joe!
Joe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Joe makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Shirk checks the leg kick.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe wants to clinch.
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Shirk pushes him off.
Shirk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joe scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Shirk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Average Joe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shirk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Joe counters by clinching up.
Joe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Joe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joe has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shirk is trying to keep an underhook but Joe manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shirk tries to get to full guard but Joe has control of the leg.
Joe lands with a punch from half guard.
Joe is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shirk looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Joe is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Shirk is just riding it out for now. Joe eventually gives up the hold.
Shirk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Joe is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe stopping the sweep attempt from Shirk.
Shirk wriggles free and stands up.
Shirk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Shirk showed some decent athleticism there.
Joe is trying to stand up here but Shirk is controlling him well.
Joe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barry Shirk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shirk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Joe pushes Shirk off and scrambles back to his feet.
Joe is looking to clinch but Shirk is avoiding it.
Barry Shirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shirk counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirk wants to stall.
Nice elbow from Shirk.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe.
Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joe clinches but Shirk breaks the clinch
and Shirk counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shirk stops Joe from standing up.
Joe looking for a guillotine here but Shirk defends easily.
Shirk stops Joe from standing up.
Shirk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Joe kicks Shirk off and gets to his feet.
Joe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shirk sprawls well initially but Joe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Shirk gets full guard.
Joe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shirk's guard.
Joe passes Shirk's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Joe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joe tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Shirk to get to his feet.
Shirk drives through with a takedown into guard.
Joe trying to keep a closed guard but Shirk is proving a slippery customer.
Joe wants to stand up but Shirk is controlling him.
Joe pushes Shirk off and scrambles back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Shirk or perhaps it was just good defense by Joe which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Shirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shirk tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shirk prevents it.
Shirk breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe shoots in and bounces Shirk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Joe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shirk, up you get!
Shirk looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Joe!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Shirk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Joe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Joe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shirk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shirk prevents Joe from getting the reversal.
Shirk jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Joe manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Joe wants to get back to his feet.
Joe is trying to control Shirk's posture but Shirk avoids it.
Joe wants to get back to his feet but Shirk drags him back down.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Joe is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Joe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shirk is putting a hurting on Joe here, landing some big shots from side control.
Joe is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Joe is trying to control Shirk's posture but Shirk avoids it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shirk circles away from the clinch attempt
and Shirk counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Joe is looking to escape.
Shirk decides to stand up.
Joe tries to clinch up
and Shirk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Joe's guard now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shirk won't allow Joe to get back to his feet.
Shirk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Shirk looking to pass the guard.
Shirk stopping the sweep attempt from Joe.
Joe is looking to stand up but Shirk isn't so interested in that idea.
Joe manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Shirk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Joe moves into the clinch.
Joe tries for a takedown but Shirk manages to get underhooks.
Shirk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shirk wants a takedown.
Shirk misses with an elbow strike.
Joe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joe wants to break free but Shirk has control.
Joe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joe has Shirk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shirk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shirk stops a takedown attempt from Joe.
Shirk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Joe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Joe looking to stall.
Shirk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Shirk blocks with his arms.
Shirk misses with some punches.
Shirk trying to land knees to the body.
Shirk misses with a knee to the head.
Joe takes an elbow to the temple.
The has opened up Average Joe's cut even more.
Joe has had enough of the clinch but Shirk keeps him there for the moment.
Joe wants a takedown but no success here.
Joe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Shirk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Shirk wants the takedown. Joe is fighting it off but Shirk persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Joe's guard against the cage.
Shirk gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Joe throws a right and a left that Shirk avoids nicely.
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Shirk pushes him off.
Joe tries to clinch up but Shirk circles away and keeps his distance.
Joe wants to clinch up but Shirk keeps it at a distance.
Shirk darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Joe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Joe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Joe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Joe looking to secure an arm triangle but Shirk defends it well.
Shirk is wriggling around trying to escape.
Joe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Shirk is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Joe content just to control the position here.
Joe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Joe.
Joe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shirk is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Joe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shirk working to try and regain half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Joe trying to control but Shirk is having none of it.
Shirk gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Joe in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Shirk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Average Joe'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. And we move into the final round!
Joe lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Shirk can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Joe and Shirk drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Joe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Average Joe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Alice in Chains - Them Bones blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones missing with a left hand there. Peterson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Peterson drops his shoulder and cracks Jones with a huge uppercut! Jones goes down! Can Peterson finish him?
Jones is rocked!
It looks like Joseph Jones has been cut.
Peterson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peterson trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Peterson is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Peterson stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jones goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Peterson fails with the takedown.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Peterson moved out of range.
Joseph Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Peterson tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones scores with a jab. Peterson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to land a combination but Peterson avoids it well.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson takes one to the chin there.
Peterson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Peterson.
Peterson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Peterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Joseph Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Peterson.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Peterson looks gassed!
Peterson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Peterson seems to have recovered his senses.
Donk. Jones catches Peterson right on the button with a cross.
Peterson tries to clinch up.
Jones walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Peterson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Jones swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Peterson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Townsend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lima kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Enter Sandman, Metallica. The crowd seem to be enjoying Townsend's choice of entrance music: Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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190 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler Townsend!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Townsend has taken the fight to the clinch.
Townsend looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lima is trying to break free.
Lima is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Townsend is keeping busy.
Lima gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Townsend.
A nice left hand lands by Lima.
Lima looking for a takedown.
Lima missing with knees to the body.
Lima drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Townsend gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Townsend has him pressed against the cage.
Lima scores with a hook to the body.
Townsend managing to block the knees to the body from Lima.
Townsend 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.
Townsend working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lima with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lima using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Townsend has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lima wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lima stops a takedown attempt from Townsend.
Lima landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Townsend on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lima is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Townsend is keeping busy.
Lima wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lima misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Townsend looking for a takedown.
Fabio Lima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Townsend.
Lima is trying to stall.
Lima misses with a knee to the head.
Lima tries a body shot but Townsend blocks it.
Lima lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lima is breathing heavily.
Townsend blocks an uppercut.
Lima is trying to break free.
Townsend gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Townsend wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lima keeps working.
Townsend working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lima's thigh. Lima counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Townsend is in close to Lima's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lima will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Townsend chips away with some ground and pound.
Townsend forces his way into half guard.
Lima slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Townsend trying to move into half guard but instead Lima has managed to sweep!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Townsend lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lima!
Townsend looking to control and managing it successfully.
Townsend working the ground and pound effectively.
Townsend prevents Lima from getting the reversal.
Townsend lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lima is trying to stand up.
A nice elbow there by Townsend.
Townsend prevents Lima from getting the reversal.
Townsend lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Townsend lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Townsend with shots to the head and body - Lima looks very uncomfortable down there.
BOOM! Townsend connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lima keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Townsend lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lima hang on?
Lima tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lima gets back to half guard.
Lima wants to get back to full guard.
Lima slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Townsend postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lima looking for a guillotine here but Townsend defends easily.
Lima wants to stand up but Townsend is controlling him.
Lima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima striking off his back but it's not causing Townsend any problems.
Lima looking to control.
Townsend has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Townsend content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Townsend postures up.
Townsend working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lima working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Townsend looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lima scores with a body shot.
Townsend shoots in but no luck this time.
Lima throws a combination. Townsend tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Townsend is rocked!
Lima lands an uppercut, right on the button! Townsend tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fabio Lima!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Conor Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MR newandimproved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byrne comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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131 lbs
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138 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Conor Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, MR newandimproved!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrne is looking to clinch but newandimproved is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Byrne or perhaps it was just good defense by newandimproved which made him look bad.
Byrne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Byrne swats away the attempt to clinch by newandimproved.
Byrne clinches but newandimproved breaks the clinch
and newandimproved counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Byrne's guard now.
newandimproved is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Byrne is looking to stand up but newandimproved isn't so interested in that idea.
newandimproved avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Byrne wants to stand and escape but newandimproved is having none of it.
newandimproved passes Byrne's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Byrne tries to kick newandimproved off but newandimproved keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
newandimproved keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Byrne looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
newandimproved scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
newandimproved controlling the pace.
Byrne is trying to get back to full guard.
newandimproved looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Byrne with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Byrne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Byrne looking for submissions off his back.
Byrne is breathing heavily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Byrne throws an overhand right that lands on newandimproved's shoulder, as newandimproved tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
newandimproved gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
newandimproved is looking for a triangle but Byrne pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
newandimproved looking for a guillotine here but Byrne defends easily.
newandimproved is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Byrne wants to control from the top but newandimproved keeps moving.
newandimproved tries to land a sweep but no joy.
newandimproved trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Byrne trying to move into half guard but instead newandimproved has managed to sweep!
newandimproved is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne is looking for a triangle but newandimproved pushes his legs off easily.
Byrne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
newandimproved gets to his feet. Byrne looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Byrne misses with a combination
and newandimproved counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrne striking from the bottom here.
Byrne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but newandimproved can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
newandimproved won't allow Byrne to sweep him here.
Byrne is working hard here to advance position.
newandimproved showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Byrne wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne wants to stand but newandimproved is controlling the position.
Byrne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Byrne keeping moving, preventing newandimproved from controlling successfully.
Byrne wants to sweep here but newandimproved controlling him for the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Byrne looks for a takedown but newandimproved sprawls well.
newandimproved throws a nice looking combination but Byrne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Byrne has his takedown stuffed
and newandimproved counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Byrne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byrne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
newandimproved throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
newandimproved with a knee to the head.
newandimproved wants to break free but Byrne has control.
Byrne is looking for a takedown up against the cage. newandimproved gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands with a right to the head.
Byrne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but newandimproved blocks it with crossed arms.
Byrne manages to break the clinch.
Byrne misses with a double jab
and newandimproved counters by clinching up.
Byrne blocks an elbow strike from newandimproved.
newandimproved gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Byrne misses with a punch on the inside.
Byrne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
newandimproved lands an elbow inside that Byrne shrugs off.
newandimproved using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Byrne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
newandimproved with an attempt at a knee that misses.
newandimproved with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
newandimproved lands an elbow inside.
newandimproved scores with a knee to the head.
newandimproved lands a nice elbow.
newandimproved lands an elbow inside that Byrne shrugs off.
newandimproved breaks from the clinch.
newandimproved lands a two punch combo.
Byrne fails with the takedown
and newandimproved counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Byrne fails to pull guard.
Byrne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Byrne pulls guard successfully.
newandimproved lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
newandimproved wants to stand but Byrne has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Byrne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but newandimproved can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Byrne trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Byrne looking for a sweep. Not yet Byrne, not yet.
newandimproved controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
newandimproved's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Byrne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
newandimproved avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
newandimproved has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Byrne is proving hard to escape from.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
newandimproved stands and steps away. Byrne gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Byrne throws a combination that misses
and newandimproved counters with a slapping leg kick.
Byrne misses with a double jab
and newandimproved counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
newandimproved darts in and clinches Byrne up against the cage.
A knee to the head by newandimproved.
Byrne jumps guard but newandimproved stands there with Byrne around his waist. Byrne gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
newandimproved looking to throw knees to the head but Byrne is blocking nicely.
newandimproved misses with a knee strike.
Byrne is trying to stall.
Byrne fails to pull guard.
newandimproved breaks the clinch.
Byrne throws a left and a right that both miss
and newandimproved counters with a left and a right that stings Byrne.
Byrne wants to clinch up but newandimproved keeps it at a distance.
newandimproved throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Byrne counters with a nice double leg into guard.
newandimproved throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Byrne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
newandimproved seems keen to control Byrne's posture.
Byrne preventing the sweep.
Byrne wants to pass the guard but newandimproved is keeping the position.
Byrne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
newandimproved pushes Byrne off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Byrne tries to clinch but newandimproved moves away
and newandimproved counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Byrne is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. newandimproved can't fight it off and eventually Byrne manages to take the fight to the floor. newandimproved looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Byrne looking to pass the guard.
Byrne works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Byrne stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Byrne tries to clinch
and newandimproved counters with a shoot takedown. Byrne fights it but they end up in guard.
Byrne is trying to keep newandimproved in close.
Byrne is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
newandimproved showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Byrne is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
newandimproved won't allow Byrne to pass to mount.
Byrne trying to control the action but newandimproved is working from the bottom.
newandimproved is in trouble now - Byrne has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MR newandimproved dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Byrne tries to clinch but fails miserably
and newandimproved counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Byrne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. newandimproved just stands there and leans against the cage.
newandimproved is trying to break free.
newandimproved misses with a knee to the head.
newandimproved breaks the clinch.
Byrne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Byrne shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in newandimproved's guard.
Byrne is stalling in the full guard.
newandimproved keeping full guard, as Byrne tries to pass.
Byrne working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of newandimproved's head.
Byrne chips away with some ground and pound.
Byrne is looking to advance position but newandimproved has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
newandimproved avoids the attempt from Byrne to control.
Byrne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
newandimproved sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Byrne bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
newandimproved is trying to control the position from the bottom.
newandimproved wants to sweep here but Byrne controlling him for the moment.
Byrne trying to control but newandimproved is working from the bottom.
newandimproved seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Byrne advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
newandimproved can't do much from the bottom here.
newandimproved bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
newandimproved tries to clinch but Byrne moves away
and Byrne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
newandimproved swinging wilding here.
Byrne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so newandimproved counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
newandimproved controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
newandimproved prevents Byrne from getting back to his feet.
Byrne wants to control the position but newandimproved says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Byrne wants to control but newandimproved is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Byrne is trying to get back to full guard.
newandimproved stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
newandimproved is looking for a kimura but Byrne is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for newandimproved to get the leverage.
Byrne wants to improve his position but newandimproved is controlling well.
newandimproved tries to stand and escape but Byrne actually recovers to full guard.
Byrne is looking for a triangle but newandimproved pushes his legs off easily.
newandimproved gets to his feet. Byrne looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Byrne decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
newandimproved won't allow Byrne to pass to mount.
newandimproved tries to roll over but Byrne keeps him under control.
Byrne is looking for a kimura here.
newandimproved trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
newandimproved holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
newandimproved is looking to control Byrne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can newandimproved avoid being mounted?
Byrne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. newandimproved defending well though.
newandimproved has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Byrne is working away from the top position though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Byrne throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and newandimproved counters with a nice double leg into side control. Byrne won't be happy with that.
Byrne gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrne lands with a few short shots to the body.
Byrne manages to get to full guard.
Byrne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Byrne being controlled here, momentarily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Byrne looking for a sweep. Not yet Byrne, not yet.
MR newandimproved has got the better of the ground game so far.
newandimproved looking to pass the guard.
newandimproved tries to stand but Byrne is controlling from the bottom.
Byrne wants to sweep here but newandimproved controlling him for the moment.
newandimproved 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.
Byrne controls newandimproved momentarily but newandimproved frees himself.
newandimproved gets to his feet. Byrne looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Byrne wants to clinch
and newandimproved counters with a low kick, right behind Byrne 's knee.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
newandimproved tries to clinch up.
Byrne misses with a left hand
and newandimproved counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
newandimproved circles away from the clinch attempt
and newandimproved moves into the clinch.
newandimproved throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrne tries to score a body lock takedown but newandimproved shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
newandimproved looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Byrne blocks an elbow strike from newandimproved.
Byrne looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Byrne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
newandimproved lands an elbow that stopped Byrne in his tracks for a moment.
newandimproved wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Byrne has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by newandimproved.
Byrne takes an elbow to the temple.
newandimproved tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by newandimproved.
newandimproved wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Byrne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
newandimproved connects with a nasty looking knee right to Byrne's face.
Byrne pulls guard successfully.
newandimproved gets to his feet. Byrne looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Byrne shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Byrne showed some decent athleticism there.
Byrne stands up from half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
newandimproved takes the fight into the clinch.
newandimproved lands an elbow that stopped Byrne in his tracks for a moment.
Byrne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. newandimproved just stands there and leans against the cage.
newandimproved misses with a knee strike.
Byrne tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. newandimproved smiles and moves away.
Byrne throws a right and a left that newandimproved avoids nicely.
newandimproved clinches.
newandimproved breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
newandimproved scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
newandimproved lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Byrne looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
newandimproved controlling the action here.
Byrne trying to hold on to newandimproved's head to control him but newandimproved postures up.
Byrne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Byrne actively working from the bottom here.
Byrne actively working from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
newandimproved shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Byrne pinned against the cage. Byrne gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Byrne keeps the fight on the outside.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Byrne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and newandimproved moves into the clinch.
Byrne throws a head punch that misses.
newandimproved lands an elbow inside.
Byrne lands with a left to the head.
newandimproved looking to throw knees to the head but Byrne is blocking nicely.
Byrne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Byrne takes an elbow to the forehead.
newandimproved tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by newandimproved.
newandimproved prevents the takedown attempt.
newandimproved tries a knee to the head but Byrne blocks it.
newandimproved keeps control of Byrne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Byrne takes a knee right on the jaw!
newandimproved lands an elbow inside.
Byrne takes a knee right on the jaw!
newandimproved using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Byrne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
newandimproved connects with a knee to the head.
Byrne lands a knee to the head.
Byrne fails to pull guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
newandimproved wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Byrne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
newandimproved drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Byrne looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
newandimproved stands up and waves to Byrne to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MR newandimproved showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Byrne tries to clinch but newandimproved moves away
and newandimproved counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Byrne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
newandimproved breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
newandimproved throws a right hand that Byrne ducks under and follows up with a left that Byrne also avoids with ease.
Conor Byrne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
newandimproved drives through with a takedown into guard.
newandimproved content to stall in guard here.
Byrne has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but newandimproved can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
newandimproved won't allow Byrne to sweep him here.
newandimproved drops back looking for a leg! Byrne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Byrne manages to kick newandimproved off! newandimproved jumps back into Byrne's guard.
newandimproved passes into half guard.
newandimproved looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with newandimproved in particular looking to stall.
Byrne is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of newandimproved's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take newandimproved's back!
Byrne gets his hands free as newandimproved looks to control.
newandimproved tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
newandimproved is trying desperately to improve position.
Byrne tries to control but newandimproved wriggling away.
Byrne wants to take newandimproved's back but he can't do it this time.
Byrne throwing strikes here but newandimproved is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Byrne misses with a head shot.
Byrne lands a big shot there that rocks newandimproved but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne lands a big elbow.
Byrne is working for a guillotine from mount but newandimproved frees his head quite easily.
Byrne tries to control but newandimproved wriggling away.
Byrne working for a submission but newandimproved is keeping him at bay.
Byrne has hold of newandimproved's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and newandimproved manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Byrne is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Byrne throws a sloppy head kick and newandimproved moves out of range easily.
Byrne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Byrne throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byrne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and newandimproved counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Byrne's guard now.
Byrne is looking to stand up but newandimproved isn't so interested in that idea.
Byrne is looking for a triangle but newandimproved pushes his legs off easily.
Byrne keeping moving, preventing newandimproved from controlling successfully.
newandimproved controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
newandimproved forces his way into half guard.
newandimproved performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
newandimproved slows the pace down in half guard.
newandimproved is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Byrne has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. newandimproved is working away from the top position though.
newandimproved is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
newandimproved wants to control but Byrne is keeping him busy.
newandimproved is controlling the pace.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
newandimproved prevents Byrne from improving his position.
Byrne manages to get to full guard.
Byrne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Byrne tries to strike from the bottom.
Byrne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Byrne looking to control.
Byrne is looking for a triangle but newandimproved pushes his legs off easily.
Byrne working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from newandimproved.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Byrne wants to sweep here but newandimproved controlling him for the moment.
newandimproved controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Byrne keeping moving, preventing newandimproved from controlling successfully.
Byrne looking for a sweep. Not yet Byrne, not yet.
Byrne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
newandimproved slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
newandimproved tries to free his leg and advance position but Byrne is retaining full guard.
Byrne working a defensive guard here.
newandimproved pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Byrne is keeping the position for now.
newandimproved must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
newandimproved controls from within his opponent's guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, MR newandimproved just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Byrne shoots in but no luck this time.
newandimproved looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Byrne!
newandimproved controlling from mount.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Byrne is in all sorts of trouble here.
newandimproved sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that newandimproved 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.
Byrne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
newandimproved looking to control and managing it successfully.
Byrne is looking to improve his position but newandimproved isn't that keen on the idea.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
newandimproved looking to control but Byrne is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Byrne is in all sorts of trouble here.
Conor Byrne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
newandimproved controlling his opponent.
Byrne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Byrne manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Byrne is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of newandimproved's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take newandimproved's back!
Byrne tightening his grip on newandimproved, looking for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to MR newandimproved.
Well newandimproved has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for MR newandimproved!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for MR newandimproved!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for MR newandimproved!
MR newandimproved wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between G Death (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tane Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Improved 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, G Death!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tane Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Death misses with a double jab.
Thompson throws a jab when Death was well out of range.
Some wild striking there from Death.
Death throws a right hand that Thompson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thompson also avoids with ease.
G Death seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Death lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thompson backs up against the cage.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Death! Thompson is backing up but he can't get away as Death lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Thompson and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). G Death!
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