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RUSTYCAGE PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yonjiro Hanma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Zodd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zodd has chosen Welcome to the jungle by Guns and Roses as his entrance music. The key to victory for Yonjiro Hanma has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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251 lbs
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198 cm
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278 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yonjiro Hanma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Zodd!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zodd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hanma works over Zodd's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hanma!
Hanma lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hanma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma scores with a three punch combo!
Hanma lands a two punch combo.
Hanma sizes up Zodd with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hanma swinging wilding here.
Zodd dodges the punch combination from Hanma.
George Zodd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Hanma both land. Nice combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hanma.
Hanma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma swinging wilding here.
Hanma cracks the inside of Zodd's front leg.
Hanma swinging wilding here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zodd dodges the punch combination from Hanma.
Hanma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zodd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hanma.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a double jab.
Hanma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hanma throws a one two combo.
Hanma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's six 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.
Hanma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hanma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hanma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hanma misses with a two punch combination.
Hanma misses with a few strikes there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanma lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hanma lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zodd backs up against the cage.
Zodd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanma tries to bum rush Zodd with a series of wild strikes but Zodd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hanma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Hanma.
Hanma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hanma misses with the combination.
Hanma throws a right hand that Zodd ducks under and follows up with a left that Zodd also avoids with ease.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hanma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice combination there by Hanma.
No joy there for Hanma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanma misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonjiro Hanma dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hanma throws a combination. Zodd tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Yonjiro Hanma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Hanma both land. Nice combination.
Yonjiro Hanma is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hanma works over Zodd's head and body with a nice combination.
Zodd is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zodd is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanma finish him?
Hanma is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hanma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zodd seems to have recovered his senses.
Zodd slips a jab and a cross from Hanma.
Hanma closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A short right from Hanma.
Hanma swings wildly with an uppercut but Zodd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanma fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hanma here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hanma is looking to break free of the clinch but Zodd has double underhooks.
Hanma tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zodd smiles and moves away.
Hanma throws a nice inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Hanma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma connects with a jab.
Hanma misses with a wild combination.
Hanma scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hanma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zodd stuffs the takedown.
Hanma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zodd dodges the punch combination from Hanma.
Hanma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zodd's head backwards.
Zodd 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.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zodd is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hanma.
Zodd takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A left and a right from Hanma both land. Nice combination.
Hanma swinging wilding here.
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.
Hanma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanma misses with a few strikes there.
Hanma throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yonjiro Hanma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hanma throws a nice looking combination but Zodd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanma moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hanma lands with a nice combination. Zodd backs away looking to recover.
Hanma misses with the combination.
Hanma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zodd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hanma scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hanma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanma lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hanma fails with the takedown.
Hanma looks to land a combination. Zodd sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yonjiro Hanma dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Hanma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hanma lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Zodd stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanma. Hanma gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanma lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanma goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hanma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hanma.
A combination from Hanma does no damage.
Zodd takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Zodd's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanma misses with a series of wild punches.
Hanma shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Zodd pinned against the cage. Zodd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hanma throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanma throws a right and a left that Zodd avoids nicely.
Hanma lands with a nice combination. Zodd backs away looking to recover.
Hanma scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zodd slips a jab and a cross from Hanma.
Hanma looks to land a combination. Zodd sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hanma scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hanma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hanma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hanma.
Hanma throws a series of punches but Zodd moves out of range.
No joy there for Hanma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hanma lands a jab-cross combination.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hanma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zodd.
A nice combination there by Hanma.
Hanma scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zodd is looking to reverse the position.
Zodd is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hanma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zodd can do to turn this around?
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zodd holding on.
Hanma working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zodd sneaks back into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Zodd can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hanma tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zodd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Zodd tries to get to full guard but Hanma has control of the leg.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Zodd works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hanma preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zodd working for a triangle but Hanma defends it easily.
Zodd looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hanma passes into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zodd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Zodd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hanma's guard.
Hanma working for a triangle but Zodd defends it easily.
Zodd passes Hanma's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zodd tries to pass to full mount but Hanma defends it.
Hanma is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zodd's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zodd's back!
Zodd preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Hanma.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I really don't envy Zodd right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yonjiro Hanma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanma, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Yonjiro Hanma!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Yonjiro Hanma!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Yonjiro Hanma!
Yonjiro Hanma wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonsson comes to the cage accompanied by Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Ron Crazy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pekka Jonsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ron Crazy!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Crazy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crazy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jonsson!
Jonsson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jonsson is looking to get to half guard.
Crazy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crazy controlling from the full mount.
Jonsson is looking to improve his position but Crazy isn't that keen on the idea.
Crazy controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy landing strikes from the mount and Jonsson is in trouble!
Jonsson is trying to escape the mount.
Crazy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jonsson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jonsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crazy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jonsson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jonsson is working hard here to advance position.
Crazy controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ron Crazy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crazy swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonsson.
Jonsson tries to clinch but Crazy is having none of it.
Crazy misses with a straight left.
Jonsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Crazy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crazy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crazy keeps the fight on the outside.
Crazy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jonsson!
Jonsson is trying to escape the mount.
Jonsson is trying to stand.
Jonsson is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jonsson is looking to get to half guard.
Crazy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jonsson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crazy lands with some strikes.
Crazy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jonsson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Crazy controlling the position easily from mount.
Jonsson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jonsson is bucking up trying to escape but Crazy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy looking to control and managing it successfully.
I looks like Crazy might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Jonsson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Crazy landing strikes from the mount.
Crazy content just to control the position here.
Jonsson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Crazy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Crazy looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crazy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ron Crazy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crazy moves in looking to clinch but Jonsson pushes him off.
Jonsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jonsson tries to clinch but Crazy moves away
and Crazy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jonsson wants to improve his position but Crazy is controlling well.
Crazy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crazy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Crazy prevents Jonsson from standing back up.
Crazy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jonsson keeps working.
Jonsson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jonsson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jonsson wants to sweep here but Crazy controlling him for the moment.
Jonsson pushes Crazy off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Crazy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crazy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crazy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonsson looking for a guillotine here but Crazy defends easily.
Crazy passes into half guard.
Crazy lands strikes from half guard.
Crazy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Crazy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Crazy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Crazy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Crazy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crazy is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jonsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Crazy stalling.
Crazy prevents Jonsson from standing back up.
Crazy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Crazy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jonsson!
Crazy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crazy controlling his opponent.
Jonsson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Crazy controlling from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ron Crazy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crazy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Crazy trying to control the pace.
Crazy working Jonsson over with strikes.
Crazy passes to side control.
Jonsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jonsson being controlled for a moment.
Jonsson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crazy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jonsson keeps working.
Jonsson wants to get back to his feet but Crazy drags him back down.
Jonsson is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Jonsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jonsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Crazy circles away.
Crazy shoots for a takedown but Jonsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jonsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jonsson wants to stall.
Jonsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crazy manages to break the clinch.
Jonsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Crazy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jonsson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crazy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jonsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crazy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crazy goes for a takedown attempt but Jonsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jonsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jonsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crazy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jonsson tries to avoid it but Crazy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jonsson to the ground. Jonsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crazy rushes Jonsson and presses him up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jonsson.
Crazy breaks from the clinch.
Jonsson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crazy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crazy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jonsson is looking to stand back up but Crazy counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jonsson.
Crazy taking a breather here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crazy wants to control but Jonsson is keeping him busy.
Crazy is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonsson sneaks back into half guard.
Jonsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crazy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crazy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crazy works his foot free and advances to mount.
Crazy controlling from mount.
Jonsson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ron Crazy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jonsson tries to get to full guard but Crazy has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy content to control rather than advance.
Let's hope that Crazy 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.
Crazy wants to control but Jonsson is keeping him busy.
Jonsson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Crazy connects with a nice short shot to Jonsson's temple.
Crazy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jonsson is trying to stand back up but Crazy is controlling him
Crazy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jonsson pushes Crazy off looking to stand but Crazy dives back in and keeps control.
Crazy content to control rather than advance.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ron Crazy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crazy darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crazy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Crazy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jonsson is trying to stand up here but Crazy is controlling him well.
Crazy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jonsson is trying to stand back up but Crazy is controlling him
Crazy uses his free foot to push down on Jonsson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jonsson.
Crazy controlling the pace for now.
Crazy tries to control but Jonsson wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crazy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ron Crazy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crazy clinches up against the cage.
Jonsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jonsson is looking to control Crazy's arms but Crazy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jonsson has his back to the cage.
A shot in the inside from Jonsson.
Jonsson looking to stall.
Jonsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jonsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Crazy gets an underhook and turns Jonsson into the cage.
Jonsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crazy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Crazy is pushing down on Jonsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jonsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Crazy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jonsson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Crazy manages to move to mount!
Crazy controlling his opponent.
Jonsson tries to hold on but Crazy postures up.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crazy content just to control the position here.
Crazy wants to control the pace but Jonsson is squirming around nicely.
Crazy controlling the pace for now.
Jonsson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's six 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.
Jonsson gets back to half guard.
Jonsson trying to control from the bottom.
Jonsson actively working from the bottom here.
Crazy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ron Crazy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jonsson pushes Crazy up against the cage in a clinch.
Jonsson tries a body shot but Crazy blocks it.
Crazy blocking some punches.
Jonsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crazy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jonsson tries to clinch but Crazy moves away
and Crazy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jonsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crazy pulls Jonsson into guard.
Crazy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crazy is pulling down on Jonsson's head to control his posture.
Crazy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Crazy.
Crazy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crazy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Crazy stops Jonsson from getting back to his feet.
Jonsson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jonsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jonsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crazy is pushing down on Jonsson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jonsson is fighting to maintain full guard but Crazy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Crazy content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crazy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jonsson manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Jonsson wants to clinch but Crazy slips to the side
so Crazy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Crazy sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ron Crazy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crazy closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jonsson circles away.
Pekka Jonsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Crazy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson darts in trying to clinch
and Crazy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jonsson being controlled here, momentarily.
Crazy looking to pass the guard.
Jonsson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crazy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jonsson keeping full guard, as Crazy tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crazy trying to control but Jonsson is working from the bottom.
Crazy won't allow Jonsson to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Crazy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Crazy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crazy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jonsson's guard now.
Jonsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crazy controls the pace.
Crazy looking to sit in guard and control but Jonsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crazy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jonsson wants to stand but Crazy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jonsson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crazy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Crazy is trying to keep Jonsson in close.
Jonsson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Crazy's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jonsson being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ron Crazy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jonsson closes the distance but Crazy moves to the side
so Crazy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jonsson wants to get back to his feet but Crazy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Crazy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jonsson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jonsson wants to stand up but Crazy is controlling him.
Crazy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jonsson pushes Crazy off and scrambles back to his feet.
Jonsson tries to clinch up
and Crazy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jonsson won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crazy trying to control the position but Jonsson is working away.
Crazy is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jonsson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Crazy is working Jonsson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jonsson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Crazy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jonsson!
Crazy looking for a guillotine from mount but Jonsson is having none of it.
Jonsson can't escape the position.
Crazy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crazy looking to control but Jonsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Crazy controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ron Crazy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crazy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jonsson to the mat! Jonsson manages to get full guard.
Crazy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Crazy cracks Jonsson with a solid left hand.
Crazy is stalling in the full guard.
Crazy won't allow Jonsson to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crazy controls the pace.
Crazy thows a big elbow that misses.
Crazy stops Jonsson from standing up.
Jonsson keeping moving, preventing Crazy from controlling successfully.
Crazy preventing the sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jonsson tries to clinch up
and Crazy counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jonsson cracks Crazy with a nice body shot.
Jonsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Crazy backwards.
Jonsson gets underhooks to prevent Crazy's takedown attempt.
Crazy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jonsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Crazy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Crazy working a defensive guard here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Crazy's guard.
Jonsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Crazy is retaining full guard.
Crazy is pulling down on Jonsson's head to control his posture.
Jonsson wants to stand and escape but instead Crazy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Crazy won't allow Jonsson to get back to his feet.
Crazy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jonsson wants to sweep here but Crazy controlling him for the moment.
Jonsson keeping moving, preventing Crazy from controlling successfully.
Crazy stops Jonsson from standing up.
Jonsson has his feet on Crazy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Crazy has a takedown stuffed.
Pekka Jonsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ron Crazy.
Jonsson tries to clinch up
and Crazy counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jonsson's guard now.
Crazy prevents Jonsson from getting back to his feet.
Crazy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crazy stands and throws Jonsson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Jonsson tries to improve position but can't.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jonsson tries to escape but Crazy is in control.
Crazy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Crazy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jonsson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crazy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Crazy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jonsson is looking to escape.
Crazy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jonsson is staying active underneath Crazy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Crazy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ron Crazy just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crazy swats away the attempt to clinch by Jonsson.
Jonsson forces Crazy back against the cage and clinches.
Crazy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crazy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Well,Jonsson is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Jonsson lands a left hand.
Jonsson has had enough of the clinch but Crazy keeps him there for the moment.
Jonsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jonsson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Come on Jonsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jonsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crazy has him pressed against the cage.
Jonsson lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Jonsson as the two fighters clinch.
Jonsson lands a shoulder strike.
Crazy is looking to break free of the clinch but Jonsson has double underhooks.
Crazy successfully pulls guard.
Crazy looking for a sweep. Not yet Crazy, not yet.
Crazy pulls Jonsson in to control the position.
Jonsson wanted to stand there but Crazy had control of the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crazy holds on and takes a little breather.
Crazy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crazy is on top in guard.
Crazy seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jonsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crazy tries to free his leg and advance position but Jonsson is retaining full guard.
Pekka Jonsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crazy trying to control the position from guard on top but Jonsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jonsson is looking for a triangle but Crazy pushes his legs off easily.
Jonsson being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Crazy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crazy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Ron Crazy!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Ron Crazy!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ron Crazy!
Ron Crazy wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamuto Hierowato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genichiro Tenryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamuto Hierowato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Genichiro Tenryu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tenryu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hierowato scores with a hook to the body. Tenryu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hierowato slips a jab and a cross from Tenryu.
Hierowato dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hierowato lunges at Tenryu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tenryu's hand.
Nice body punch from Hierowato.
Tenryu looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tenryu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hierowato scores with a shot to the body.
A shot to de liver by Hierowato. Beautiful body shot.
Hierowato scores with a hook to the body. Tenryu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tenryu fails with the takedown.
Genichiro Tenryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hierowato slips a jab and a cross from Tenryu.
Hierowato scores with a shot to the body.
Tenryu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tenryu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hierowato circles away.
Tenryu throws a right hand that Hierowato ducks under and follows up with a left that Hierowato also avoids with ease.
Hierowato is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hierowato throws a series of punches but Tenryu avoids them all with ease.
Hierowato comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Hierowato.
Tenryu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tenryu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tenryu has eaten all the pies!
Hierowato works the jab nicely.
Hierowato cracks Tenryu with an open hand slap.
Tenryu is rocked!
Tenryu drops his hands momentarily. Hierowato doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Tenryu staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Tenryu doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kamuto Hierowato!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Beetlejuice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Beetlejuice's choice of entrance music: This Is Beetle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad East!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lester Beetlejuice!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
East fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Beetlejuice shoots and misses
and East holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Beetlejuice tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. East just stands there and leans against the cage.
East pulls Beetlejuice into guard.
Beetlejuice trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beetlejuice advances to half guard.
East pushes Beetlejuice off and gets back to his feet.
Beetlejuice clinches up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice jumps into guard, dragging East to the mat.
Beetlejuice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Beetlejuice lands some strikes from the bottom.
East throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Beetlejuice works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Beetlejuice working for a triangle but East defends it easily.
Beetlejuice working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because East has passed into half guard!
Beetlejuice is looking for a sweep. East is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
East seems to be working for a kimura but Beetlejuice defends the submission attempt.
Beetlejuice is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but East pulls his head out easily.
Beetlejuice looks gassed!
East seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Beetlejuice does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
East content to control rather than advance.
Beetlejuice regains full guard. Nicely done.
Beetlejuice preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
East advances position into side control!
East decides to stand up, so the ref orders Beetlejuice to his feet.
Beetlejuice bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Beetlejuice trying to control the action but East is working from the bottom.
East tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
East is not content to let Beetlejuice control the position.
East is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Beetlejuice asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on East's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
East is trying to get back to half guard.
Beetlejuice working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Beetlejuice has hold of East's arm. He's looking for a kimura. East seems comfortable defending it but Beetlejuice has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! East is real pain and he's forced to tap out! East is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Beetlejuice couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lester Beetlejuice!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hiranuka Stakanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biggy Plumper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiranuka Stakanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Biggy Plumper!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plumper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stakanu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Stakanu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Stakanu wants to finish this one by submission but Plumper is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Stakanu.
Plumper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Plumper has given up his back.
Plumper is trying to break free.
Stakanu is looking for the choke from the back position but Plumper is controlling his hands well.
Plumper breaks Stakanu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stakanu looking for a guillotine here but Plumper defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plumper postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stakanu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Plumper, into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stakanu pushing down on Plumper's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakanu wants to work for an arm triangle but Plumper is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stakanu is looking for a kimura here.
Stakanu wants to pass the guard but Plumper is defending well.
Stakanu is breathing heavily.
Stakanu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stakanu is trying for a kimura here. Plumper looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Stakanu wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hiranuka Stakanu!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janno Kivessoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivessoo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Children Of Bodom - Blooddrunk. Sanchez has chosen Somebodies Going Get Hit- 3 6 Mafia as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Janno Kivessoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, DJ Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivessoo drops Sanchez with a right and a left! Kivessoo comes rushing in but Sanchez regains his composure and manages to keep Kivessoo in guard.
It looks like DJ Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez controls Kivessoo momentarily but Kivessoo frees himself.
Sanchez is pulling down on Kivessoo's head to control his posture.
Kivessoo is looking to stand up but Sanchez won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez is looking to sinch up a triangle. Kivessoo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sanchez's body to avoid the submission. Sanchez has instead reached around Kivessoo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sanchez arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). DJ Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cool McCold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Liber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McCold might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Back in Black. Liber is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thompson-Moj Grad . The key to victory for Cool McCold has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cool McCold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert Liber!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liber shoots in for a takedown but McCold shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Liber.
Liber shoots for a double leg takedown but McCold sprawls well. He's pushed Liber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cool McCold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Liber.
McCold looks to land a combination but Liber avoids it well.
Liber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCold but McCold pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck for Liber with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liber changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McCold looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCold regains half guard.
Liber looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McCold avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Liber.
Liber seems to be looking for submissions.
McCold keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Liber wants to take a breather but McCold is having none of it.
McCold is pressing down on Liber's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McCold is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McCold will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McCold trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
McCold wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McCold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
McCold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McCold is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Liber drops back, looking for a kneebar! McCold looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McCold looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McCold!
Liber looks gassed!
McCold trying to control the action but Liber is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as McCold stalls from top position.
Liber tries to improve position but can't.
Liber looks to move to half guard but instead McCold has passed into mount! Damn!
Liber is squirming around, avoiding McCold's attempts to control the action.
McCold tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McCold punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Liber is in all sorts of trouble here.
McCold tries to control but Liber wriggling away.
McCold prevents Liber from getting the reversal.
McCold controlling from mount.
Liber is in all sorts of trouble here.
McCold jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Liber manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Liber takes one to the side of the head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McCold scores with a nice right hand.
A jab-cross combination lands for McCold and sends Liber crashing to the mat! McCold follows him down to the mat - Liber regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Liber is rocked!
It looks like Robert Liber has been cut.
McCold is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Liber is hurt! He's hurt bad - McCold fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Liber from any more punishment! Congratulations to McCold! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cool McCold!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Kaigax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Kaigax had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 266.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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280 lbs
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263 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Counter striker
Determined |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Kaigax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Flores!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores throws a head kick that misses.
Kaigax throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flores.
Gary Kaigax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flores moves out of range of the body kick.
Kaigax looks to land a combination but Flores avoids it well.
Flores feints and as Kaigax raises his hands in defense, Flores changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Flores wants to control from the top but Kaigax keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flores stands and throws Kaigax's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Flores tries for a kimura but Kaigax is defending well.
Flores goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kaigax has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Flores but great work by Kaigax.
Flores throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Kaigax will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores struggling a bit here.
Flores is looking for a sweep.
Flores is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Flores wants to get back to full guard.
Flores looks gassed!
Flores wants to control but Kaigax is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kaigax wants to get back to his feet.
Kaigax passes into side control, despite Flores's attempt to control the position.
Flores is looking to regain half guard here but Kaigax keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
Flores tries to control but Kaigax manages to take his back.
Flores tries to roll but Kaigax sticks to his back.
Flores trying to get back to his feet but Kaigax is in full control for now.
Kaigax lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Flores hold on?!
Flores manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kaigax's guard. Nice work there by Flores.
Kaigax has a closed guard, preventing Flores from standing up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kaigax swinging wilding here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores takes the fight into the clinch.
Flores turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Flores tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Flores has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Flores wants to control but Kaigax is keeping him busy.
Flores working the body and head with strikes.
Flores is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kaigax is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Flores throws an elbow but Kaigax slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaigax struggling a bit here.
Flores wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kaigax, who protects the arm well.
Flores is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kaigax knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kaigax is trying to get back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Flores crashes against the mat.
Kaigax is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Flores is controlling him well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Kaigax lands a jab-cross combination.
Horrible takedown by Flores or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaigax which made him look bad.
Kaigax keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kaigax tries to bum rush Flores with a series of wild strikes but Flores uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kaigax misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flores throws a sloppy head kick and Kaigax moves out of range easily.
Flores shoots for a double leg takedown but Kaigax sprawls well. He's pushed Flores's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gary Kaigax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Flores.
Kaigax throws a right hand that Flores ducks under and follows up with a left that Flores also avoids with ease.
Flores avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flores shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kaigax scores with a three punch combo!
Kaigax misses with a few strikes there.
Kaigax misses with a wild combination.
Kaigax misses with the combination.
Flores lands a head kick!
It looks like Gary Kaigax has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flores throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flores looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kaigax is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Flores is controlling him.
Flores is looking to work some ground and pound but Kaigax has wrist control.
Flores wants to pass the guard but Kaigax is keeping the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Flores missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kaigax wants to get back to his feet but Flores is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Flores forces his way into half guard.
Kaigax is trying to maintain the position but Flores is very close to passing his half guard.
Kaigax wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kaigax misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flores feints and as Kaigax raises his hands in defense, Flores changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kaigax is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kaigax wants to sweep but no luck.
Flores with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kaigax pushes Flores off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kaigax moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Flores fails with a takedown attempt.
Flores bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Flores throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Flores tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Flores has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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!
Flores wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kaigax keeps working.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kaigax is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Flores asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kaigax is trying to control Flores's posture but Flores avoids it.
Kaigax wants to get back to his feet.
Flores tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Flores dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gary Kaigax's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A combination from Kaigax does no damage.
Flores avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Kaigax. No joy for Flores on that attempt.
Flores drives through with a takedown into guard.
Flores throws a big right hand that misses.
Flores is in close to Kaigax's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flores accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Flores drops back looking for a leg! Kaigax is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kaigax manages to kick Flores off! Flores jumps back into Kaigax's guard.
Flores lands a couple of digs.
Flores is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores stands up and waves to Kaigax to follow him.
Flores drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kaigax can't keep his opponent in guard - Flores advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kaigax blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flores.
Kaigax is trying to maintain the position but Flores is very close to passing his half guard.
Flores is trying to work for a kimura but Kaigax is defending well.
Kaigax is looking for a sweep. Flores is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores works his way into full mount!
Flores working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Kaigax looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Flores! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gabriel Flores!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenta Kobashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toyama Tokanawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kenta Kobashi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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282 lbs
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19
270 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Kobashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toyama Tokanawa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Kobashi or perhaps it was just good defense by Tokanawa which made him look bad.
Kobashi bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Tokanawa! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Tokanawa is rocked!
It looks like Toyama Tokanawa has been cut.
Tokanawa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kobashi!
Tokanawa is still in real trouble! Can Kobashi finish him?
Tokanawa working Kobashi over with strikes here.
Tokanawa seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tokanawa blocks Kobashi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kobashi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tokanawa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kobashi has given up his back here. Will Tokanawa look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Kobashi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Tokanawa is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kobashi is defending well though. Tokanawa let's go of the attempt for now.
Kobashi trying to control the hands but Tokanawa breaks the grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobashi tries to escape the position.
Tokanawa is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kobashi is defending well though. Tokanawa let's go of the attempt for now.
Kobashi wants to get back to his feet.
Tokanawa goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Kobashi escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Tokanawa looks gassed!
Tokanawa is trying to get back to full guard.
Kobashi wants to get back to his feet.
Kobashi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tokanawa!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobashi unloading with bombs!
Tokanawa taking shots to the head.
Kobashi lands with some strikes.
Kobashi dominating with strikes here.
Kobashi thowing shots but they're missing.
Tokanawa is looking to improve his position but Kobashi isn't that keen on the idea.
Tokanawa is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kobashi breaks from Tokanawa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kobashi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Kobashi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kobashi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tokanawa sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kobashi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like Kobashi is going to stand back up.
Kobashi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kobashi connects with a nice short shot to Tokanawa's temple.
Tokanawa taking some punishment here, with Kobashi in his half guard.
Kobashi tries to stand and escape but Tokanawa is controlling the position.
Kobashi decides to return to a standing position.
Kobashi scores with a nice head shot.
That has opened up Toyama Tokanawa's cut even more.
Kobashi closes the distance looking for a takedown. Tokanawa stuffs it but Kobashi still has hold of him. Kobashi picks Tokanawa up in a fireman's lift! The crowd roars in approval. Kobashi slams Tokanawa to the floor and that's really hurt Tokanawa - he doesn't know where he is! Kobashi throws a couple of strikes and the referee steps in to save him! This one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenta Kobashi!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Foster acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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22
274 lbs
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18
275 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommy John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Benjamin Foster!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Foster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foster throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
Foster closes the distance looking to clinch
and John counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by John.
Foster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Foster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
John closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
John thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
John tries to advance to mount but Foster denies him.
Foster is working to avoid the ground and pound but John connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John throws an elbow but Foster slips to the side and avoids it well.
Foster is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, John asserts his dominance and retains side control.
John tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no John has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Foster tries to bench press John off him but John keeps the position.
Foster controls the position for a moment.
John is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Foster has escaped the position, nice work there.
John tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
John goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Foster rolls with the submission and now he's on top in John's guard! Nice work there by Foster!
John working for a triangle but Foster defends it easily.
John is breathing heavily.
Foster sitting in guard here, content to control.
John working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Foster doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Foster manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Foster stands and steps away. John gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Foster counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Foster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Foster throws a sloppy body shot
and John counters by clinching up.
Foster lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
Foster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Foster softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Foster pushes John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Foster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John misses with a knee strike.
John blocks an uppercut.
Foster lands a nice shot to the body.
John tries to pull guard but Foster holds him up against the cage and eventually John drops back down to his feet.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Foster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John gets a trip takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John passes to full mount!
John with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
John landing shots from mount.
John dominating with strikes here.
John moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Foster has worked his arm free - good work by Foster!
Foster struggling a bit here.
Foster is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, John asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Foster is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Foster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with John. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
John is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Foster knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
John throws an elbow but Foster slips to the side and avoids it well.
Foster throws John to one side and escapes!
John closes the distance but Foster moves to the side
and Foster counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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.
Foster working aggressively here.
John wants a takedown.
Foster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Foster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Foster works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Foster.
Foster scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Foster gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Foster lands a body shot.
Foster tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Foster back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Foster.
John is rocked!
Foster managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Benjamin Foster has been cut.
Foster tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Foster misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from John.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John seems to have got his legs back now.
John lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Foster backwards.
John scores with a shot to the side of Foster's head.
A knee to the head by John.
Foster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John manages to pull guard.
Foster controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foster avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
John throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
John has his foot on Foster's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Foster works his way back into a safe position though.
Foster is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
John keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
Foster wanted to stand there but John had control of the position.
John looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Foster passes into side control.
Foster moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Foster decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Foster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Foster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Foster is working John over against the cage.
Foster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Foster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and John manages to end up in side control.
Foster is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, John asserts his dominance and retains side control.
John tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
John is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Foster knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
John tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Foster parries the strikes from John easily there. John is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Foster to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John throwing shots but missing, from side control.
John working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
John advances to full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tommy John will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Foster's cut.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Foster misses with a few strikes there.
Foster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a nice double leg into guard.
John thows a big elbow that misses.
John drops back, looking for a kneebar! Foster looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Foster looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Foster!
John sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
John is trying to get back to full guard.
John is working hard here to advance position.
John manages to get to full guard.
John has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Foster is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for John.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Foster clinches.
Foster's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John is working Foster over against the cage.
Foster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John landing knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Foster.
Foster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards.
John tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Foster smiles and moves away.
Foster circles away from the clinch attempt
and Foster counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
John closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Foster to counter with a crisp jab.
Foster misses with a body punch
and John holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Foster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Foster.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foster scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benjamin Foster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
John lands an elbow inside.
Foster digs a right hand into John's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on John's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Foster scores with a nice short uppercut.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Foster as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Foster.
Foster lands a body punch.
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
Foster misses with some punches.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
John looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Foster is fending him off so far but John persists. Nope, Foster circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Foster counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Benjamin Foster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster circles away from the clinch attempt
and Foster counters by moving into the clinch.
John working aggressively here.
John turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and John manages to end up in side control.
Foster prevents John from improving position.
John goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Foster rolls with the submission and now he's on top in John's guard! Nice work there by Foster!
John had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Foster is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. John Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Foster's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John doesn't have the hooks in and Foster manages to turn into his guard.
John has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Foster can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
John looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foster is one step ahead there.
John throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
John is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
John has his foot on Foster's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Foster works his way back into a safe position though.
Foster controlling from the top position.
John looking for a sweep. Not yet John, not yet.
Foster wants to control from the top but John keeps moving.
John throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Foster escapes and throws John's legs to the side, diving into side control!
John is looking for a sweep.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Foster stands up and beckons John to his feet.
John closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - John lands in his opponent's guard.
John pushes down on Foster's leg and manages to get into half guard.
John trying to mount his opponent but Foster defends it.
John is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Foster defends it well.
John is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to get back to his feet.
John is trying to work for a kimura but Foster is defending well.
John is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Foster doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time John.
John is looking to pass Foster's guard but actually Foster recovers to full guard.
John passes into half guard.
That's eight 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.
John is looking for a kimura here.
John throwing shots but Foster is blocking nicely.
Foster is looking to escape.
John sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foster defending well though.
John is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
John throwing shots but Foster is blocking nicely.
John works his way into full mount!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
John has hold of Foster's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Foster manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Foster tries to reverse the position but John maintains control.
John lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Foster hang on?
John looking to ground and pound but Foster is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
John is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Foster has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Foster!
John looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Foster is defending well. John quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Foster has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! John celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tommy John!
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hype
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pop
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