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CHOKE Rising Tour Vol. 6 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shinjo Tepanake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moon Gunjoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinjo Tepanake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moon Gunjoo!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepanake lands a high kick!
Tepanake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tepanake.
A punch combination from Gunjoo misses.
Nice sprawl there from Gunjoo as Tepanake shoots in.
Tepanake is looking to chop away at Gunjoo's legs.
Gunjoo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gunjoo is looking to slow Tepanake down with leg kicks.
Gunjoo works Tepanake's body with a nice hook.
Gunjoo misses with a wild combination.
Gunjoo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tepanake's sensitive parts.
Gunjoo wants to clinch up but Tepanake keeps it at a distance.
Gunjoo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tepanake.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gunjoo.
Tepanake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Tepanake is predictable there
and Gunjoo counters with a two punch combo.
Gunjoo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gunjoo is in close to Tepanake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gunjoo lands a couple of elbows.
Gunjoo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tepanake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tepanake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gunjoo thows a big elbow that misses.
Gunjoo stopping the sweep attempt from Tepanake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunjoo prevents Tepanake from getting back to his feet.
Tepanake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gunjoo stands up over Tepanake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gunjoo with a nice head shot there.
Gunjoo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gunjoo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tepanake is breathing heavily.
Gunjoo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tepanake pushes Gunjoo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tepanake takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tepanake rushes Gunjoo and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Gunjoo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tepanake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gunjoo looking to throw knees to the head but Tepanake is blocking nicely.
Gunjoo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunjoo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gunjoo misses with some punches.
Tepanake avoids the elbow strike from Gunjoo, against the ropes.
Tepanake scores with a knee to the head.
Tepanake prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tepanake misses with a knee strike.
Gunjoo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gunjoo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gunjoo lands an elbow that stopped Tepanake in his tracks for a moment.
Tepanake is rocked!
Gunjoo landing knees to the body.
Oh Tepanake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A knee to the head by Gunjoo.
Gunjoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Tepanake avoids the damage to the body.
Tepanake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gunjoo has him pressed against the ropes.
Tepanake avoiding damage as Gunjoo throws knees to the body.
Gunjoo looking to throw knees to the head but Tepanake is blocking nicely.
Tepanake prevents the takedown attempt.
Tepanake lands a nice knee to the body.
Gunjoo connects with a knee to the head.
Gunjoo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shinjo Tepanake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moon Gunjoo.
Gunjoo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tepanake tries to pull guard but Gunjoo won't allow it.
Tepanake tries for a takedown but Gunjoo manages to get underhooks.
Gunjoo stops a takedown attempt from Tepanake.
Gunjoo tries a knee to the head but Tepanake blocks it.
Tepanake looking to throw knees to the head but Gunjoo is blocking nicely.
Gunjoo misses with a knee strike.
Gunjoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gunjoo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tepanake smiles and moves away.
Tepanake tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Gunjoo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tepanake seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunjoo is looking to clinch.
Tepanake misses with a head kick.
Tepanake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gunjoo wants to clinch up but Tepanake keeps it at a distance.
Gunjoo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tepanake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Tepanake.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tepanake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tepanake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tepanake misses with a leg kick
and Gunjoo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gunjoo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tepanake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tepanake manages to break the clinch.
Tepanake is looking to score with low kicks.
Tepanake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunjoo avoids the head kick by Tepanake.
Gunjoo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gunjoo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Tepanake fails to land with a series of punches.
Gunjoo is looking to clinch but Tepanake is avoiding it.
Gunjoo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gunjoo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tepanake gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tepanake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gunjoo is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunjoo landing with the ground and pound.
Gunjoo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gunjoo decides to stand back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tepanake scoring well with a low kick there.
Tepanake throws a series of punches but Gunjoo avoids them all with ease.
Tepanake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tepanake misses with a head kick.
Gunjoo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tepanake fails to land the takedown.
Gunjoo wants to clinch up but Tepanake keeps it at a distance.
Gunjoo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunjoo wants to stand up but Tepanake has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Tepanake blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gunjoo.
Gunjoo has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Tepanake works to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moon Gunjoo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tepanake shoots in and bounces Gunjoo off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Gunjoo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gunjoo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Tepanake is in close to Gunjoo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tepanake prevents Gunjoo from getting back to his feet.
Tepanake stands up from Gunjoo's guard - Tepanake perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tepanake lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gunjoo checks a leg kick.
Tepanake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gunjoo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gunjoo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gunjoo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tepanake is looking to slow Gunjoo down with leg kicks.
Tepanake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tepanake.
Gunjoo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gunjoo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tepanake is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepanake is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tepanake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunjoo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gunjoo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gunjoo wants to stand up but Tepanake is controlling him.
Gunjoo wants to sweep but no luck.
Gunjoo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tepanake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gunjoo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gunjoo shoots in but Tepanake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A left and a right from Gunjoo both land. Nice combination.
Tepanake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gunjoo.
Gunjoo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tepanake throws a leg kick but Gunjoo sees it coming and moves out of range.
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.
Gunjoo closes the distance and clinches.
Gunjoo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gunjoo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gunjoo misses with a knee strike.
Tepanake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunjoo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tepanake looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gunjoo has closed the distance and engaged Tepanake in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Tepanake.
A left hand lands to the body for Tepanake.
Tepanake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tepanake is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Gunjoo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tepanake throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tepanake lands an elbow just above Gunjoo 's eye.
Tepanake breaks the clinch.
Tepanake shoots in and drives through. Gunjoo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shinjo Tepanake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tepanake shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tepanake showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Tepanake there.
Gunjoo is trying to stand.
Moon Gunjoo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tepanake winds up and cracks Gunjoo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gunjoo wants to get back to his feet.
Gunjoo works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gunjoo has his feet on Tepanake's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tepanake.
Some wild striking there from Tepanake.
Tepanake misses with a head kick.
Gunjoo tries to clinch up but Tepanake circles away and keeps his distance.
Tepanake shoots in but no luck this time.
Gunjoo scores with a push kick.
Tepanake moves in looking to clinch but Gunjoo pushes him off.
Gunjoo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tepanake takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gunjoo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tepanake pushes Gunjoo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gunjoo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tepanake takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tepanake gets back to half guard.
Gunjoo trying to mount his opponent but Tepanake defends it.
Tepanake wants to improve his position but Gunjoo is controlling well.
Gunjoo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepanake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gunjoo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunjoo fails with a takedown attempt.
Tepanake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tepanake stops Gunjoo from standing up.
Tepanake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepanake trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunjoo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunjoo is looking to stand up but Tepanake isn't so interested in that idea.
Tepanake working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Shinjo Tepanake will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tepanake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A good leg kick by Tepanake.
Tepanake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tepanake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gunjoo as he avoids it easily.
Gunjoo misses with a two punch combination.
Tepanake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gunjoo to score with a decent uppercut.
Gunjoo throws a shot to the body.
Tepanake fails with the takedown.
Tepanake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gunjoo. That did some damage!
Tepanake misses with a body shot.
Tepanake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunjoo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gunjoo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tepanake is controlling him.
Tepanake 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.
Tepanake postures up in Gunjoo's guard and throws a big left but Gunjoo blocks it.
Tepanake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tepanake stopping the sweep attempt from Gunjoo.
Tepanake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunjoo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tepanake controls the pace.
Tepanake slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Tepanake stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gunjoo throws a nice looking combination but Tepanake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gunjoo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tepanake keeps the fight on the outside.
Tepanake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tepanake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tepanake lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gunjoo backs up against the ropes.
Gunjoo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Gunjoo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tepanake has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tepanake won't allow Gunjoo to get back to his feet.
Gunjoo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tepanake lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepanake keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gunjoo's head.
Gunjoo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tepanake landing some decent shots from guard.
Tepanake controlling from the top position.
Tepanake stops Gunjoo from standing up.
Tepanake makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gunjoo is looking to stand back up but Tepanake counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gunjoo.
Gunjoo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gunjoo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tepanake off and has taken his back!
Gunjoo is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Tepanake trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunjoo working for a choke but Tepanake is defending well.
Tepanake controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Gunjoo is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tepanake up.
Tepanake tries to break free.
Gunjoo is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Tepanake up.
Tepanake rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Tepanake wants to get back to his feet.
Gunjoo decides to return to a standing position.
Tepanake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Tepanake.
No joy there for Tepanake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gunjoo clinches with his opponent.
Gunjoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunjoo breaks from the clinch.
Gunjoo throws a one two combo.
Tepanake closes the distance and clinches.
Tepanake misses with a knee strike.
Gunjoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tepanake clinches up against the ropes.
Gunjoo goes for a takedown attempt but Tepanake pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gunjoo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tepanake counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gunjoo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gunjoo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tepanake's hands.
Tepanake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tepanake tries a low kick but Gunjoo avoids it.
Gunjoo connects with the punch.
Gunjoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tepanake decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gunjoo actively working from the bottom here.
Gunjoo is looking to improve his position.
Tepanake stops Gunjoo from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tepanake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tepanake is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tepanake wants to control but Gunjoo is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shinjo Tepanake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tepanake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shinjo Tepanake!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between lil dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ackmud Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ackmud Muhammad struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ackmud Muhammad will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, lil dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ackmud Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dragon wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muhammad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muhammad connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt dragon! He's out on his feet! Muhammad rushes in and drops dragon with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ackmud Muhammad!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akaki Murasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tor Torbjornsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torbjornsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Walk" - Pantera. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akaki Murasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tor Torbjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torbjornsson misses with a body shot.
Murasa throws a head kick that misses.
Murasa is looking to clinch but Torbjornsson is avoiding it.
Murasa tries for a takedown but Torbjornsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Murasa throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Torbjornsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murasa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Torbjornsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murasa wants to clinch up but Torbjornsson keeps it at a distance.
Murasa tries to clinch but Torbjornsson moves out of range.
Murasa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murasa scores with a push kick.
Torbjornsson looks to throw a body kick
and Murasa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Murasa.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Torbjornsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Murasa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murasa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Murasa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Murasa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torbjornsson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Torbjornsson looks gassed!
Murasa is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Torbjornsson is surviving well by controlling Murasa's body position as best he can.
Murasa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Torbjornsson tries to lock up and control but Murasa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Torbjornsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murasa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murasa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Torbjornsson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Torbjornsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Murasa looking for a guillotine from mount but Torbjornsson is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murasa prevents Torbjornsson from getting the reversal.
Murasa is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Murasa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Akaki Murasa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shingo Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kigakiku Suppon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kigakiku Suppon looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingo Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kigakiku Suppon!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park lands with a kick to the ribs.
Suppon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Suppon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Park wants to clinch up but Suppon keeps it at a distance.
Suppon shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like Suppon is going to stand back up.
Park trying to control but Suppon postures up.
Park tries to get to full guard but Suppon has control of the leg.
Park pushes Suppon off looking to stand but Suppon dives back in and keeps control.
Park 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.
Park gets full guard.
Suppon stops Park from standing up.
Park will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Park connects with a body shot.
Park lands a head kick that stumbles Suppon and the fighters go to the mat.
Suppon is rocked!Park wants to stand but Suppon has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Suppon is still in real trouble! Can Park finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Suppon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Park trying to stand up but can't free himself from Suppon's guard.
Park missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suppon seems to have recovered his senses.
Suppon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Park is one step ahead there.
Park throwing strikes from guard but Suppon blocks nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Suppon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Suppon misses with a body punch
and Park counters with a nice kick to the body.
Suppon moves out of range of the strikes.
Park connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suppon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Park scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suppon. That did some damage!
Park drops Suppon with a right and a left! Park comes rushing in but Suppon regains his composure and manages to keep Park in guard.
Park knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suppon on the ground.
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!
Park scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Park has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Suppon is proving hard to escape from.
Suppon keeping full guard, as Park tries to pass.
Park wants to stand but Suppon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Park with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Suppon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Park trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Park is working hard here to advance position.
Park tries to stand but Suppon is controlling from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Suppon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Park.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Park throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Park dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suppon. That did some damage!
Park fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Suppon.
Shingo Park seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Park lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suppon backs up against the ropes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Park.
A solid body kick from Park.
Suppon looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shingo Park has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kigakiku Suppon.
Park connects with a high kick.
Suppon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Park cracks a nice hook into Suppon's ribs.
Suppon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Park.
Suppon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Park pinned against the cage. Park gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Park.
Park doesn't manage to clinch there - Suppon circles away.
Park wants to clinch up but Suppon keeps it at a distance.
Shingo Park is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park wants to slow Suppon down by chopping away at his legs.
Park does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Park tries to land a front kick but Suppon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Suppon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Park throws a combination. Suppon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Park throws a right and a left that Suppon avoids nicely.
Suppon shoots in but Park avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Park! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shingo Park!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dragon Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masato Takaya struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Dragon Rage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Masato Takaya's chin.
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135 lbs
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145 lbs
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Brawler
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dragon Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Takaya!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rage wants to clinch up but Takaya keeps it at a distance.
Rage moves in looking to clinch but Takaya pushes him off.
Takaya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rage.
Takaya throws a right and a left that Rage avoids nicely.
No joy there for Rage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Rage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rage misses with the combination.
Rage really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rage fails with a takedown attempt.
Takaya with a jab.
Rage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Takaya counters with a takedown into side control.
Rage is looking to reverse the position.
Rage is trying to control Takaya's posture but Takaya avoids it.
Rage is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Takaya working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rage wants to get back to his feet.
Takaya working the ground and pound.
Takaya trying to control the position but Rage is working away.
Takaya lands a few punches from side control.
Takaya tries to move to mount but Rage blocks the move with his legs.
Takaya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Takaya lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Takaya is looking to take a break and control but Rage is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Takaya controlling from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaya scores with punches from side control.
Takaya lands a decent elbow from side control.
Takaya working the ground and pound.
Rage is rocked!
Rage is breathing heavily.
Rage is looking for a sweep.
Takaya working the ground and pound.
Oh Rage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rage is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Takaya in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rage is looking for a sweep.
Takaya lands a nice forearm strike.
Takaya wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rage, who protects the arm well.
Rage seems to have got his legs back now.
Takaya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Takaya is putting a hurting on Rage here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rage keeps working.
Takaya working the ground and pound from side control.
Rage is not content to let Takaya control the position.
Rage is trying to get back to half guard.
Takaya connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rage some visible discomfort.
Takaya taking a break here but Rage is having none of it and regains half guard.
Rage trying to control here.
Rage is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Takaya's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Takaya's back!
Takaya trying to control but not successfully.
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.
Takaya turns into Rage and is now in his guard.
Rage pushes Takaya off and gets back to his feet.
Rage closes the distance but Takaya moves to the side
and Takaya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab-cross combination lands for Rage and sends Takaya crashing to the mat! Rage follows him down to the mat - Takaya regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Takaya is rocked!
Takaya is trying to control but can't.
Takaya is still in real trouble! Can Rage finish him?
Rage is pressing down on Takaya's thigh, looking to free his foot. Takaya is holding on for now.
Rage content to control rather than advance.
Takaya throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Takaya wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rage wants to control but Takaya is keeping him busy.
Rage is really struggling to control Takaya but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Takaya seems to have recovered his senses.
Takaya wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masato Takaya dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rage loads up on a big right hand but Takaya slips the punch.
Rage doesn't manage to clinch there - Takaya circles away.
Rage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Takaya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rage's knee momentarily.
Rage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rage looks to land a body kick but Takaya moved away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Takaya falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rage counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rage tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takaya smiles and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Takaya. That snapped Rage's head back.
Takaya circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Takaya counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takaya throws a combination that misses
and Rage counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Takaya.
Rage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takaya counters with a three punch combo that has Rage backing up. Rage nods at Takaya to acknowledge the strikes.
Rage tries to clinch
and Takaya counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rage!
Takaya has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rage working to try and regain half guard.
Takaya with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya with the ground and pound from mount.
Takaya avoids the attempt from Rage to control.
Rage really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Takaya has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rage's face.
Takaya looking to finish Rage with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rage!
Takaya is landing with some decent strikes but Rage is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Takaya content just to control the position here.
Masato Takaya has got the better of the ground game so far.
Takaya unloading with bombs!
Rage swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rage is looking to improve his position but Takaya isn't that keen on the idea.
Takaya throwing strikes but Rage bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Rage wants to stand up but Takaya is controlling him.
Rage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Takaya prevents Rage from getting back to his feet.
Rage is trying to keep Takaya in close.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Takaya tries to clinch there but Rage circles away.
Takaya keeps the fight on the outside.
Rage doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takaya counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dragon Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rage tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takaya counters with a good low kick that Rage was not able to check.
Rage is looking to clinch but Takaya is avoiding it.
Takaya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rage misses with a double jab
and Takaya counters with a series of strikes. Rage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Takaya circles away from the clinch attempt
and Takaya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takaya lands the left hand.
Rage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Takaya counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Takaya is fighting to break Rage's control of his arms but Rage is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Takaya trying to control the position from guard on top but Rage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rage is wriggling around but Takaya manages to pass to half guard.
Takaya works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rage is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Takaya landing shots from mount.
Rage can't escape the position.
Rage is working hard here to advance position.
Rage wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Takaya.
Rage can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rage sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Rage is looking to improve his position.
Rage is trying to maintain the position but Takaya is very close to passing his half guard.
Rage throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Takaya scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rage tries to get to full guard but Takaya has control of the leg.
Rage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Takaya is working away from the top position though.
Takaya blocks the strikes from Rage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Masato Takaya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Takaya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rage tries to land a leg kick but Takaya saw it coming and moves away.
Rage misses with a wild combination.
Takaya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rage counters by clinching up.
Takaya is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Takaya tries to break the clinch but Rage is controlling the position.
Rage controlling the action here for a moment.
Takaya wants to get back to striking at distance but Rage won't allow it.
Takaya is working for takedown but Rage is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rage lands a nice knee to the body.
Rage tries to stall but Takaya uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Takaya.
Rage tries to break the clinch but Takaya is controlling the position.
Takaya breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takaya lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Takaya misses with a double jab.
Rage dodges the punch combination from Takaya.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takaya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Takaya cracks Rage with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Rage shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Takaya counters with a three punch combo that has Rage backing up. Rage nods at Takaya to acknowledge the strikes.
Takaya connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Takaya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya looks to land a combination. Rage sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takaya.
Rage looks to clinch
and Takaya counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragon Rage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rage gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Takaya counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rage won't be happy with that.
Rage pushes Takaya away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Takaya gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Takaya passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rage!
Takaya looking for a guillotine from mount but Rage is having none of it.
Takaya has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rage's face.
Rage regains half guard.
Takaya is working for a submission of some sort.
Rage looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takaya trying to control from half guard but Rage is working away.
Rage wants to get back to his feet.
Rage is looking to improve his position.
Takaya decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Rage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Takaya.
Rage takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rage crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Takaya - the referee stops the clock and Rage gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Takaya. Rage manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Takaya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takaya scores with the left hand. Rage knows he should have avoided that one.
Rage throws a combination that misses
and Takaya counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rage's knee momentarily.
Takaya lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Takaya misses with a wild combination.
Rage misses with a takedown
and Takaya counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dragon Rage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takaya is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rage slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rage wants to sweep but no luck.
Rage looking to control.
Takaya won't allow Rage to get back to his feet.
Takaya pushes down on Rage's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rage trying to hold on to Takaya's head to control him but Takaya postures up.
Rage moves into full guard.
Rage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Takaya is controlling him.
Rage can't keep his opponent in guard - Takaya advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rage controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Takaya performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Takaya is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rage!
Rage is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rage tries to lock up and control but Takaya gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Takaya cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rage takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rage is looking to improve his position but Takaya isn't that keen on the idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takaya looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rage tries to hold on but Takaya postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masato Takaya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takaya winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masato Takaya!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shwe Mon Dine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen What Up Man? - The Cool Kids as his entrance music. James Tyson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. James Tyson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shwe Mon Dine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mon Dine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mon Dine clinches.
Mon Dine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mon Dine tries a knee to the head but Tyson blocks it.
Mon Dine content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tyson wants a takedown but no success here.
Mon Dine scores with a knee to the head.
Mon Dine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Mon Dine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mon Dine.
Mon Dine lands with a short shot to the head.
Mon Dine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mon Dine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tyson has him pressed against the ropes.
Mon Dine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mon Dine misses with a knee strike.
Mon Dine tries to stall but Tyson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mon Dine lands a shot to the body.
Mon Dine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mon Dine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tyson looks gassed!
Mon Dine holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Tyson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mon Dine landing knees to the body.
Mon Dine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mon Dine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tyson is keeping busy.
Mon Dine lands a knee to the head.
Mon Dine can't get the takedown.
A knee to the head by Mon Dine.
Mon Dine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tyson's face.
Mon Dine connects with a knee to the head.
Mon Dine scores with a shot to the side of Tyson's head.
Tyson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tyson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mon Dine is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tyson to the mat. Tyson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tyson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tyson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mon Dine regains half guard.
Mon Dine regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson throws a big right hand that misses.
Mon Dine looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
Tyson throwing strikes from guard but Mon Dine blocks nicely.
Mon Dine wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mon Dine is keeping the position for now.
Tyson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mon Dine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tyson stopping the sweep attempt from Mon Dine.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mon Dine drives through and clinches with Tyson against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mon Dine looking to stall.
Mon Dine tries to land a knee to the head but Tyson blocks with his arms.
A short right from Mon Dine on the inside.
Tyson looking for a takedown.
Shwe Mon Dine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Tyson.
Tyson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A knee to the head by Mon Dine.
Mon Dine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mon Dine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Mon Dine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Mon Dine misses with a knee to the head.
Tyson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mon Dine with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tyson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mon Dine.
Tyson can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mon Dine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mon Dine looking to throw knees to the head but Tyson is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Mon Dine.
Mon Dine lands a nice elbow.
Mon Dine throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mon Dine can't break the clinch.
Mon Dine misses with a knee strike.
Tyson successfully pulls guard.
Tyson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Mon Dine is defending well. Tyson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Mon Dine has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tyson celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). James Tyson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takayuki Okubo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Cheeseburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheeseburger has chosen 2 Pac - Hail Mary as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takayuki Okubo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Cheeseburger!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okubo misses with the combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stalling in the clinch from Cheeseburger.
Cheeseburger has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Okubo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cheeseburger is not going to allow Okubo to sit and survive in this position.
Okubo looking very determined here, making life difficult for Cheeseburger.
Okubo takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Okubo trying to control the hands but Cheeseburger won't let him.
Okubo tries to roll but Cheeseburger sticks to his back.
Cheeseburger has got one arm under Okubo's chin. This could be trouble... Okubo trying to control the other hand but Cheeseburger gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Okubo has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jimmy Cheeseburger!
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