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CHOKE Revive Tour Vol. 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshida Satoru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billiam Ridges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshida Satoru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billiam Ridges!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ridges doesn't manage to clinch there - Satoru circles away.
Ridges throws out a loose jab but Satoru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satoru fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Satoru slips a jab from Ridges.
Ridges throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Satoru.
Satoru takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Satoru closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ridges to the mat! Ridges manages to get full guard.
Satoru looking to pass the guard.
Ridges 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.
Satoru is standing up over Ridges. Ridges looks to escape but Satoru dives into side control.
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.
Satoru works to advance to full mount. Ridges defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Satoru scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Satoru looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ridges tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridges squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Satoru trying to control but Ridges is having none of it.
Satoru is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ridges has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ridges is looking to get to half guard.
Satoru looking to secure an arm triangle but Ridges defends it well.
Satoru is breathing heavily.
Satoru tries to control but Ridges wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ridges wants to try and get back to his feet.
Ridges sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Satoru is tying to control. Ridges wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Satoru is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ridges defends it well.
Ridges is trying to stand up here but Satoru is controlling him well.
Ridges regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ridges keeping moving, preventing Satoru from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridges wants to sweep here but Satoru controlling him for the moment.
Satoru wants to control from the top but Ridges keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ridges lands with an overhand left.
Ridges misses the jab.
Ridges fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Satoru on the side of the head.
Ridges scores with a jab.
Ridges thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ridges misses with a straight right.
Nice sprawl there from Ridges as Satoru shoots in.
Ridges fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridges throws out a loose jab but Satoru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satoru throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ridges keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ridges looks to land a right hand but Satoru moved out of range.
Satoru looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ridges darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Satoru takes one on the button.
Ridges thows a body shot but no joy.
Ridges is looking to clinch.
Ridges misses with a hook.
Ridges gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Satoru counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ridges trying to hold on to Satoru's head to control him but Satoru postures up.
Satoru is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
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 Yoshida Satoru will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ridges lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Satoru backs up against the ropes.
Ridges is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A choreographed right hand from Ridges misses the target.
Billiam Ridges seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridges swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ridges wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ridges looks to land a right hand but Satoru moved out of range.
Satoru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Satoru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ridges throws out the jab.
Ridges lands a really nice looking cross but Satoru seems unphased.
Ridges moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Satoru fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ridges throws a sloppy head kick and Satoru moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ridges wants to clinch but Satoru slips to the side
and Satoru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridges stuffs the takedown attempt from Satoru. Satoru gets slowly back to his feet.
Satoru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ridges.
Ridges throws the left hand but Satoru avoids the punch easily.
Ridges throws a good cross that connects.
Satoru gets the takedown into side control.
Satoru wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ridges, who protects the arm well.
Satoru is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ridges has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ridges prevents Satoru from improving position.
Ridges throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridges is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Satoru is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ridges doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Satoru.
Satoru not doing much here.
Satoru is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ridges!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satoru tries to control but Ridges wriggling away.
Satoru moves to take his opponent's back.
Ridges is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Satoru trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ridges doesn't escape.
Satoru is cranking Ridges's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Ridges! He's tightened the choke and Ridges is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yoshida Satoru!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sven Verdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Montalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barry Montalo struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs 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. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sven Verdek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barry Montalo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Montalo with that takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montalo.
Verdek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montalo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Montalo wants to control from the top but Verdek keeps moving.
Verdek working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Montalo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Montalo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Verdek wants to sweep here but Montalo controlling him for the moment.
Montalo scoring with some ground and pound.
Montalo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montalo looking to pass the guard.
Montalo trying to control the position from guard on top but Verdek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Verdek wants to improve his position but instead Montalo has moved into half guard.
Verdek is looking to improve his position.
Montalo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Verdek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Montalo is keen to just control but Verdek is a slippery customer.
Montalo is taking a breather. Verdek says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A right-left combo lands from Montalo.
Montalo looks gassed!
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.
Montalo tries to land a front kick but Verdek steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Verdek drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Verdek works to advance to full mount. Montalo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Verdek throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Montalo has his hands clasped together but Verdek breaks the hold and Montalo is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Verdek!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sven Verdek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boakao Por Uchida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoja Masiina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Lyoja Masiina enters the ring!
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173 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 2 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boakao Por Uchida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoja Masiina!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masiina keeps the fight on the outside.
Por Uchida tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masiina avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masiina fails with the takedown.
Por Uchida tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Masiina paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Masiina circles away from the clinch attempt.
Por Uchida fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Por Uchida.
Masiina pushes Por Uchida up against the ropes in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Uchida breaks the clinch.
Masiina misses with a head kick.
Por Uchida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Masiina counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masiina jumps guard.
Masiina wants to sweep but no luck.
Masiina seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Por Uchida tries to stand but Masiina is controlling from the bottom.
Masiina is trying to control the position but Por Uchida postures up.
Por Uchida in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Por Uchida trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Masiina punching from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Por Uchida closes the distance but Masiina moves to the side
enabling Masiina to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masiina closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Masiina is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Por Uchida pushes Masiina off and gets back to his feet.
Masiina takes the fight into the clinch.
Masiina tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Por Uchida just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Masiina tries to pull guard but Por Uchida holds him up against the ropes and eventually Masiina drops back down to his feet.
Boakao Por Uchida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyoja Masiina.
Por Uchida wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Masiina can't find room to land a body shot as Por Uchida controls the action.
Masiina turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Masiina looks gassed!
Por Uchida tries to escape but Masiina is in control.
Por Uchida tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Uchida is trying to get back to his feet but Masiina has full control of the position and if anything, Por Uchida has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Masiina working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Masiina is hanging on to Por Uchida's back as he tries to escape.
Masiina slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Masiina is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Por Uchida up.
Por Uchida is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Por Uchida 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.
Por Uchida trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Por Uchida is trying to stand back up.
Por Uchida manages to stand up with Masiina still on his back. Eventually Masiina drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoja Masiina dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Por Uchida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Masiina counters with a takedown into side control.
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.
Masiina stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Masiina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masiina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Por Uchida.
Por Uchida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Masiina counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masiina with a poor takedown
and Por Uchida counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Por Uchida breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masiina closes the distance but Por Uchida moves to the side
and Por Uchida moves into the clinch.
Por Uchida breaks from the clinch.
Por Uchida throws a right hand that Masiina ducks under and follows up with a left that Masiina also avoids with ease.
Por Uchida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Masiina counters with a three punch combo that has Por Uchida backing up. Por Uchida nods at Masiina to acknowledge the strikes.
Por Uchida closes the distance but Masiina moves to the side
and Masiina counters with a takedown into side control.
Por Uchida can't do much from the bottom here.
Por Uchida is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Masiina has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Por Uchida can't do much from the bottom here.
Por Uchida is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Por Uchida sneaks out the side door and pushes Masiina away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Por Uchida tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Masiina counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Masiina prevents Por Uchida from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Por Uchida is looking to stand back up but Masiina counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Por Uchida.
Lyoja Masiina has got the better of the ground game so far.
Por Uchida is trying 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.
Por Uchida wants to clinch up but Masiina keeps it at a distance.
Por Uchida drives through and clinches with Masiina against the ropes.
Masiina is trying to break free.
Por Uchida breaks the clinch.
Masiina shoots in and drives through. Por Uchida sprawls well.
Por Uchida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Por Uchida tries to clinch there but Masiina circles away.
Masiina looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Masiina pushes down on Por Uchida's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Por Uchida is trying to stand back up but Masiina is controlling him
Masiina trying to control from half guard but Por Uchida is working away.
Well, if Masiina is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Masiina wants to take a breather but Por Uchida is having none of it.
Por Uchida kicks Masiina off and gets back to his feet.
Por Uchida wants to clinch up but Masiina keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Por Uchida moves in looking to clinch but Masiina pushes him off.
Masiina doesn't manage to clinch there - Por Uchida circles away.
Masiina is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoja Masiina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Por Uchida darts in trying to clinch
and Masiina counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Por Uchida's guard now.
Por Uchida looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Masiina decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Masiina circles away from the clinch attempt
and Masiina counters with a low kick, right behind Por Uchida 's knee.
Por Uchida tries for a takedown but Masiina circles away easily
and Masiina counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Por Uchida is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masiina is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Por Uchida is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lyoja Masiina!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tha Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaroenrattanatarakon comes to the ring accompanied by tep-pa-jaao tao fai by Buddha Bless . Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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3 - 5 - 0 |
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189 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tha Man!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man moves in looking to clinch but Jaroenrattanatarakon pushes him off.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man tries to clinch up but Jaroenrattanatarakon circles away and keeps his distance.
Man chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jaroenrattanatarakon looks for a takedown but Man sprawls well.
Man tries to clinch but Jaroenrattanatarakon is having none of it.
Jaroenrattanatarakon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jaroenrattanatarakon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaroenrattanatarakon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to clinch up but Jaroenrattanatarakon circles away and keeps his distance.
Man tries to clinch but Jaroenrattanatarakon moves out of range.
Jaroenrattanatarakon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Man as he avoids it easily.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jaroenrattanatarakon is breathing heavily.
Jaroenrattanatarakon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jaroenrattanatarakon fails with the takedown.
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Man throws an elbow that misses.
Man misses with an elbow strike.
Man'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.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries to score a body lock takedown but Man shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroenrattanatarakon can't get the takedown.
Jaroenrattanatarakon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries for a takedown but Man manages to get underhooks.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Jaroenrattanatarakon blocks with his arms.
Jaroenrattanatarakon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaroenrattanatarakon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Man gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries for a takedown but Man manages to get underhooks.
Jaroenrattanatarakon avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man gets underhooks to prevent Jaroenrattanatarakon's takedown attempt.
Man throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaroenrattanatarakon is working for takedown but Man is calmly controlling the position for now.
Man stops a takedown attempt from Jaroenrattanatarakon.
Man taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jaroenrattanatarakon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Man pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jaroenrattanatarakon circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroenrattanatarakon throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaroenrattanatarakon closes the distance and clinches up with Man, looking for a takedown. Jaroenrattanatarakon pushes Man against the ropes but Man circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A choreographed right hand from Jaroenrattanatarakon misses the target.
Man clinches up with Jaroenrattanatarakon and pushes him back against the ropes.
Man leaning against his opponent.
Man using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Man lands a knee to the body.
Jaroenrattanatarakon managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Knees to the body from Man.
Man taking a breather.
Man lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon has been cut.
Man leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man prevents the takedown attempt.
Man lands a knee to the body.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Man landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Man creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Man lands a nice knee to the body.
Man lands an elbow inside that Jaroenrattanatarakon shrugs off.
Jaroenrattanatarakon avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaroenrattanatarakon avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Jaroenrattanatarakon wants a takedown but no success here.
Man crunches a lovely knee into Jaroenrattanatarakon's ribcage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroenrattanatarakon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Man landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Man missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tha Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaroenrattanatarakon shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Jaroenrattanatarakon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jaroenrattanatarakon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Man swivels and escapes.
Man gets a clinch.
Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Man.
Man is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Man throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jaroenrattanatarakon blocks it with crossed arms.
Man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jaroenrattanatarakon's face.
Man stops a takedown attempt from Jaroenrattanatarakon.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands an elbow inside that Jaroenrattanatarakon shrugs off.
Man landing knees to the head.
Man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jaroenrattanatarakon's face.
Man tries a knee to the head but Jaroenrattanatarakon blocks it.
Man lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Man lands an elbow inside.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Man just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Man connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jaroenrattanatarakon's face.
Man lands a nice knee to the body.
Man crunches a lovely knee into Jaroenrattanatarakon's ribcage.
Jaroenrattanatarakon takes an elbow to the temple.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Jaroenrattanatarakon avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Man throws an elbow but misses.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaroenrattanatarakon.
Jaroenrattanatarakon is trying to break the clinch but Man has him pressed against the ropes.
Jaroenrattanatarakon goes for a takedown attempt but Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jaroenrattanatarakon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to clinch up but Jaroenrattanatarakon keeps it at a distance.
Jaroenrattanatarakon throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Tha Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaroenrattanatarakon avoids a kick to the body.
Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries for a takedown but Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroenrattanatarakon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Man wants to clinch up but Jaroenrattanatarakon keeps it at a distance.
Man thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jaroenrattanatarakon if he has to take too many more of those.
A good leg kick by Man.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaroenrattanatarakon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Jaroenrattanatarakon circles away.
Man tries to land a front kick but Jaroenrattanatarakon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a series of punches but Jaroenrattanatarakon moves out of range.
Tha Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Man tries to clinch but Jaroenrattanatarakon moves out of range.
Jaroenrattanatarakon moves out of range of the body kick from Man.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries for a takedown but Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jaroenrattanatarakon dodges the punch combination from Man.
Jaroenrattanatarakon keeps the fight on the outside.
Man wants to clinch up but Jaroenrattanatarakon keeps it at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Man holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tha Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Jaroenrattanatarakon down.
Nice body kick there by Man.
Man gets a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jaroenrattanatarakon. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Man using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Man prevents the takedown attempt.
Man lands an elbow inside.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jaroenrattanatarakon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jaroenrattanatarakon avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries for a takedown but Man manages to get underhooks.
Jaroenrattanatarakon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Man pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaroenrattanatarakon pulls Man into guard.
Man is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jaroenrattanatarakon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jaroenrattanatarakon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jaroenrattanatarakon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Man stands up and waves to Jaroenrattanatarakon to follow him.
That's two 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.
Man wants to clinch up but Jaroenrattanatarakon keeps it at a distance.
Jaroenrattanatarakon has a takedown stuffed.
Man has managed to clinch.
Man lands a knee to the body.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Man tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Man with a knee to the head.
Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Man smiles and moves away.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Man keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaroenrattanatarakon tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaroenrattanatarakon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jaroenrattanatarakon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jaroenrattanatarakon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Man as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaroenrattanatarakon keeps the fight on the outside.
Man stuffs the takedown.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaroenrattanatarakon has a takedown stuffed.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaroenrattanatarakon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man is looking to clinch but Jaroenrattanatarakon is avoiding it.
Jaroenrattanatarakon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kiet Jaroenrattanatarakon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tha Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Man has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tha Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Goku Sekimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny De Jong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sekimoto comes to the ring accompanied by Open Your Eyes . De Jong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dropkick Murphy's - Shipping Up To Boston kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jonny De Jong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
172 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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21
182 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Goku Sekimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonny De Jong!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jong doesn't manage to clinch there - Sekimoto circles away.
Sekimoto throws a right and a left that De Jong avoids nicely.
De Jong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sekimoto throws an elbow but it misses.
De Jong tries a knee to the head but Sekimoto blocks it.
De Jong connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sekimoto's face.
De Jong lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Goku Sekimoto has been cut.
De Jong lands an elbow inside.
Sekimoto manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sekimoto blocks an elbow strike from De Jong.
Sekimoto manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sekimoto throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
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.
Sekimoto is controlling De Jong's posture.
Sekimoto trying to strike off his back.
Sekimoto trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekimoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sekimoto has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but De Jong has passed into side control.
De Jong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sekimoto keeps working.
Sekimoto is trying to control De Jong's posture but De Jong avoids it.
Sekimoto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Jong is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sekimoto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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.
De Jong tries to clinch but Sekimoto moves away
so Sekimoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De Jong pulls Sekimoto in close to his closed guard and prevents Sekimoto from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sekimoto stopping the sweep attempt from De Jong.
Sekimoto postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekimoto won't allow De Jong to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as De Jong holds on and takes a little breather.
De Jong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sekimoto looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Jong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sekimoto counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sekimoto controlling from the top position.
Sekimoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jong wants to sweep but no luck.
Sekimoto has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
De Jong keeping moving, preventing Sekimoto from controlling successfully.
Sekimoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sekimoto looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goku Sekimoto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goku Sekimoto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Jong tries to clinch
and Sekimoto counters with a single leg into guard. De Jong didn't expect that.
Sekimoto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sekimoto trying to control the position from guard on top but De Jong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Jong 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.
Sekimoto is fighting to break De Jong's control of his arms but De Jong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
De Jong controls Sekimoto momentarily but Sekimoto frees himself.
Sekimoto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Jong is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekimoto won't allow De Jong to sweep him here.
De Jong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
De Jong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sekimoto manages to get himself to full guard.
Sekimoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Jong trying to control the position from guard on top but Sekimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sekimoto working a defensive guard but De Jong passes into half guard.
De Jong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sekimoto keeps working.
Sekimoto is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jong is nestled in close to Sekimoto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sekimoto is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
De Jong wants to clinch
and Sekimoto counters by moving into the clinch.
Sekimoto pulls guard effortlessly.
De Jong postures up.
De Jong trying to control but Sekimoto is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sekimoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sekimoto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sekimoto wants to sweep here but De Jong controlling him for the moment.
De Jong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sekimoto is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Jong trying to control the position from guard on top but Sekimoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Goku Sekimoto dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Goku Sekimoto's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
De Jong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sekimoto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
De Jong trying to control here.
Sekimoto is trying to control the action in half guard but De Jong is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sekimoto is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sekimoto is thwarting De Jong's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekimoto is stalling here. De Jong is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sekimoto seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and De Jong has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sekimoto looks to move to half guard but instead De Jong has passed into mount! Damn!
Sekimoto is wriggling around trying to escape.
De Jong controlling his opponent.
Sekimoto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sekimoto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De Jong avoids the attempt from Sekimoto to control.
De Jong controlling the pace for now.
De Jong is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jonny De Jong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jong controlling the position easily from mount.
A nice elbow there by De Jong.
De Jong tries to control but Sekimoto wriggling away.
De Jong with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
De Jong jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sekimoto manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sekimoto trying to control but De Jong flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
De Jong tries to get the hooks in deep but Sekimoto pushed the leg off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I really don't envy Sekimoto right now.
Sekimoto holding both De Jong 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Goku Sekimoto.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sekimoto, 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Goku Sekimoto!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nobofuki Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Senbude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
160 lbs
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163 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nobofuki Mishima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Senbude!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mishima throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Senbude's waist but Senbude gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mishima off to one side.
Senbude ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mishima moves away.
Senbude wants to clinch.
Mishima keeps the fight on the outside.
Mishima avoids the body shot from Senbude.
Mishima tries to close the distance and clinch up but Senbude swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Mishima or perhaps it was just good defense by Senbude which made him look bad.
Mishima shoots in for a double leg but Senbude sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nobofuki Mishima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mishima scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mishima avoids the strikes from the bottom by Senbude.
Senbude has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Senbude manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mishima's best efforts.
Senbude wants to get back to full guard.
Senbude regains full guard. Nicely done.
Senbude is trying to control the position but Mishima postures up.
Senbude throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mishima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mishima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Senbude is looking for a triangle but Mishima pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishima trying to control the position from guard on top but Senbude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Senbude trying to keep a closed guard but Mishima is proving a slippery customer.
Mishima is looking to work some ground and pound but Senbude has wrist control.
Mishima is pushing down on Senbude's leg trying to pass to half guard. Senbude is fighting to maintain full guard but Mishima has managed to sneak the leg through.
Senbude is defending against the submission attempts here by Mishima.
Mishima is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Senbude doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mishima.
Mishima is breathing heavily.
Senbude is looking to improve his position.
That's two 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mishima in particular looking to stall.
Mishima is tying to control. Senbude wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Senbude wants to get back to his feet.
Senbude is looking to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Senbude throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mishima's waist but Mishima gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Senbude off to one side.
Mishima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nobofuki Mishima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Senbude bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Senbude tries for a takedown but Mishima circles away easily
and Mishima counters with a single leg into guard. Senbude didn't expect that.
Mishima content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mishima knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Senbude on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senbude lands an upkick as Mishima stands over him.
Senbude working a defensive guard here.
Senbude bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mishima's guard.
Senbude tries to stand but Mishima is controlling from the bottom.
Mishima is trying to keep Senbude in close.
Mishima keeping full guard, as Senbude tries to pass.
Senbude is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Senbude pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mishima is keeping the position for now.
Senbude looking to sit in guard and control but Mishima gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mishima tries to free his leg and advance position but Senbude is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Senbude bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mishima's guard.
Senbude drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Senbude jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Senbude slips nicely into half guard.
Senbude is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mishima tries to kick Senbude off but Senbude keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mishima is looking for a sweep. Senbude is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Senbude takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mishima is trying to get back to full guard.
Senbude thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mishima is pressing down on Senbude's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mishima wants to sweep here but Senbude controlling him for the moment.
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 Nobofuki Mishima will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Senbude avoids a kick to the body.
Senbude tries to keep at a distance but Mishima has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mishima misses with a knee to the head.
Mishima breaks from the clinch.
Mishima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Senbude counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mishima won't be happy with that.
Senbude tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Senbude has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Senbude creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Senbude wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mishima keeps working.
Mishima is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Senbude's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Senbude is breathing heavily.
Mishima makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senbude shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Senbude was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mishima in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mishima is looking to improve his position but Senbude isn't that keen on the idea.
Mishima bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Mishima trying to control the position from guard on top but Senbude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mishima has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Senbude is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Senbude keeping full guard, as Mishima tries to pass.
Senbude looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mishima puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mishima wants to take a breather but Senbude is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senbude is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mishima's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mishima's back!
The referee is taking a good look at Mishima as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Senbude!
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.
Mishima turns into Senbude and is now in his guard.
Mishima stands and throws Senbude's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Senbude is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mishima is controlling him well.
Akira Senbude has got the better of the ground game so far.
Senbude gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Senbude pushes Mishima off and gets back to his feet.
Senbude misses with a wild combination.
Mishima shoots in for a double leg but Senbude sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Senbude gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mishima counters with a single leg into guard. Senbude didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mishima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mishima works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senbude tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Senbude pushes Mishima off looking to stand but Mishima dives back in and keeps control.
Senbude wants to get back to full guard.
Mishima works his way into side control.
Senbude is looking for a sweep.
Mishima trying to control the position but Senbude is working away.
Mishima works to advance to full mount. Senbude defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Mishima punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mishima lands a big shot there that rocks Senbude but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mishima lands a big shot there that rocks Senbude but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mishima trying to control but Senbude is having none of it.
Mishima stands up from mount. Strange move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mishima moves out of range of the body kick from Senbude.
Mishima shoots in and bounces Senbude off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Mishima trying to control the position from guard on top but Senbude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mishima is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Senbude is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mishima won't allow Senbude to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Senbude keeping full guard, as Mishima tries to pass.
Mishima lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobofuki Mishima dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Senbude fails with the takedown
and Mishima counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Senbude!
Senbude regains half guard.
Mishima takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Mishima is tying to control. Senbude wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mishima is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Senbude taking some punishment here, with Mishima in his half guard.
Senbude is trying to stand.
Mishima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mishima prevents Senbude from improving his position.
Senbude moves into full guard.
Mishima looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senbude working a defensive guard here.
Mishima works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Senbude actively working from the bottom here.
Senbude is defending against the submission attempts here by Mishima.
Senbude is trying to get back to full guard.
Senbude flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Senbude throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Senbude is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mishima's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mishima's back!
Senbude keeps control of the position as Mishima tries to break free.
That's two 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.
Senbude is punishing Mishima with strikes - can he finish him?!
The referee is taking a good look at Mishima as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Senbude!
Senbude has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Mishima is defending well but eventually Senbude manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Mishima has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Akira Senbude!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buff Bagwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Olbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Olbo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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148 lbs
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150 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buff Bagwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Olbo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Olbo. No joy for Bagwell on that attempt.
Bagwell gets caught flat footed, as Olbo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bagwell working for a triangle but Olbo defends it easily.
Olbo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Olbo wants to get up but he can't break Bagwell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Olbo won't allow Bagwell to sweep him here.
Bagwell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bagwell looking for a sweep. Not yet Bagwell, not yet.
Olbo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bagwell pushes a forearm under Olbo's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Olbo is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buff Bagwell!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kei Katsuro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Kurose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsuro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Lil Wayne - Playin With Fire. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Kei Katsuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Kurose!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurose thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid body kick from Kurose.
Kurose tries to land a front kick but Katsuro steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Katsuro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kurose but Kurose pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Katsuro clinches with his opponent.
Kurose jumps guard and drags Katsuro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Katsuro trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kurose keeping busy on the bottom but Katsuro has passed one foot through into half guard.
Katsuro wants to control but Kurose is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuro blocks the strikes from Kurose.
Katsuro moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Kurose.
Katsuro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurose keeps working.
Kurose is trying to control Katsuro's posture but Katsuro avoids it.
Kurose sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kurose controlling the position well.
Katsuro is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Katsuro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurose keeps working.
Kurose works his way to full guard. Good work.
Katsuro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Katsuro throwing strikes but missing.
Katsuro trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Katsuro is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kurose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Katsuro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Katsuro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurose throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Katsuro won't allow Kurose to get back to his feet.
Katsuro trying to control but Kurose is working from the bottom.
Kurose is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Katsuro wants to get up but he can't break Kurose's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
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.
Katsuro trying to control the position from guard on top but Kurose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kurose keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Katsuro is breathing heavily.
Katsuro shoots in and drives through. Kurose sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Kei Katsuro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katsuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Katsuro shoots in looking for a takedown. Kurose tries to sprawl out of it but Katsuro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kurose manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Katsuro looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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 Ken Kei Katsuro will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Katsuro shoots for a double leg takedown but Kurose sprawls well. He's pushed Katsuro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kurose misses with a low kick.
Katsuro blocks a head kick by Kurose.
Matthew Kurose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurose throws a head kick that misses.
Kurose comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Katsuro fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurose looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Katsuro closes the distance and clinches up with Kurose, looking for a takedown. Katsuro pushes Kurose against the ropes but Kurose circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Kei Katsuro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kurose throws a nice looking combination but Katsuro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsuro throws a lazy head kick
and Kurose counters with a stiff right hand.
Katsuro has his takedown stuffed
and Kurose counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kurose darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kurose is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kurose works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurose is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Katsuro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Katsuro is not content to let Kurose control the position.
Katsuro is looking for a sweep.
Kurose is looking to take a break and control but Katsuro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kurose is trying to ground and pound but Katsuro uses the momentary lack of control by Kurose to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsuro trying to control but Kurose postures up.
Kurose trying to advance position but Katsuro counters by regaining guard.
Kurose trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Katsuro manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Katsuro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Katsuro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Katsuro preventing the sweep.
Kurose keeping moving, preventing Katsuro from controlling successfully.
Katsuro pushes down on Kurose's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kurose gets back to full guard.
Katsuro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Katsuro tries to free his leg and advance position but Kurose is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Kurose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Katsuro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kurose misses with a body kick.
Kurose throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Katsuro blocks a head kick by Kurose.
Ken Kei Katsuro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katsuro keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Katsuro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kurose is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Katsuro is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Katsuro gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
A good leg kick by Kurose.
Katsuro tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kurose counters with a head kick. That will keep Katsuro thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurose lands a glancing blow to the side of Katsuro's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Katsuro blocks a head kick by Kurose.
Katsuro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kurose makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Katsuro really felt that one!
Katsuro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kurose counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kurose throws a sloppy head kick
and Katsuro counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Katsuro.
Katsuro stopping the sweep attempt from Kurose.
Kurose is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsuro trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kurose's guard.
Katsuro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kurose is keeping the position for now.
Katsuro would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kurose wants to stand but Katsuro is controlling the position.
Kurose 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Kurose works his way into side control.
Kurose looking to control but instead Katsuro has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Kurose is looking to take a break and control but Katsuro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kurose trying to control from Katsuro's half guard. Katsuro has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
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.
Kurose advances position into side control!
Katsuro tries to improve position but can't.
Katsuro manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kurose looking for submissions off his back.
Ken Kei Katsuro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Katsuro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kurose is just riding it out for now. Katsuro eventually gives up the hold.
Kurose is pressing down on Katsuro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Kei Katsuro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Katsuro 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Misaki Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Misaki Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gomez.
Suzuki looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.
Suzuki tries to stand and escape but Gomez actually recovers to full guard.
Gomez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Suzuki is controlling him.
Gomez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suzuki won't allow Gomez to get back to his feet.
Suzuki with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Suzuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Suzuki shoots in but Gomez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Suzuki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misaki Suzuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez throws a solid leg kick but Suzuki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gomez.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Suzuki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to avoid it but Suzuki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomez to the ground. Gomez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Suzuki.
Gomez misses with a double jab.
Suzuki shoots in and drives through. Gomez sprawls well.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Suzuki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
That's two 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.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Suzuki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Suzuki fails to land the takedown.
Misaki Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gomez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gomez.
Suzuki shoots for a takedown but Gomez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good leg kick by Gomez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gomez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Suzuki fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to avoid it but Suzuki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomez to the ground. Gomez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Suzuki shoots in for a double leg but Gomez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gomez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gomez gets caught flat footed, as Suzuki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Suzuki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Suzuki postures up in Gomez's guard and throws a big left but Gomez blocks it.
Suzuki throws a big right hand that misses.
Gomez wants to stand and escape but Suzuki is having none of it.
Gomez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suzuki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to stand but Suzuki is controlling the position.
Suzuki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Suzuki 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.
Gomez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Suzuki lands a big shot there that rocks Gomez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gomez is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
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.
Suzuki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
You get the feeling that Gomez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Suzuki lands a nice shot to the head.
Poor strikes thrown by Suzuki there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Gomez dominated that 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.
Suzuki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to avoid it but Suzuki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomez to the ground. Gomez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Suzuki.
Suzuki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Suzuki drags him back down.
Suzuki decides to stand back up.
Suzuki shoots for a double leg takedown but Gomez sprawls well. He's pushed Suzuki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suzuki has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misaki Suzuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt - Gomez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gomez throws a right and a left that Suzuki avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gomez tries to avoid it but Suzuki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gomez to the ground. Gomez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Misaki Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Suzuki fails with a takedown attempt.
Suzuki feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Suzuki throws a big right hand that misses.
Suzuki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gomez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gomez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gomez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Suzuki wants to pass the guard but Gomez is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Suzuki shoots in but Gomez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Takanori Gomez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suzuki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Suzuki lands in his opponent's guard.
Suzuki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suzuki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suzuki postures up in Gomez's guard and throws a big left but Gomez blocks it.
Suzuki throwing strikes from guard but Gomez blocks nicely.
Suzuki works over Gomez with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws and elbow that misses. Gomez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Suzuki's guard. Nice move by Gomez!
Gomez wants to get up but he can't break Suzuki's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gomez won't allow Suzuki to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gomez as he jumps to the side.
Suzuki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gomez's waist but Gomez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suzuki off to one side.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suzuki.
Suzuki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Suzuki lands in his opponent's guard.
Suzuki looking to pass the guard.
Suzuki landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki stands and throws Gomez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Suzuki cracks Gomez with a big elbow.
Gomez is rocked!
Suzuki working the ground and pound.
Gomez is still in real trouble! Can Suzuki finish him?
Suzuki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Misaki Suzuki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suzuki works to advance to full mount. Gomez defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Suzuki landing strikes from the mount and Gomez is in trouble!
Suzuki lands a heavy elbow.
Suzuki landing punches.
Suzuki dominating with strikes here.
Suzuki lands a big elbow - Gomez is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Gomez is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Misaki Suzuki!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koji Kenjahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Ikari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenjahara's entrance music is Roll wit Uz by Thai. A fine choice. The key to victory for Koji Kenjahara has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Kenjahara!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Ikari!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenjahara drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kenjahara has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kenjahara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ikari is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kenjahara has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ikari is proving hard to escape from.
Ikari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kenjahara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ikari is keeping the position for now.
Ikari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ikari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kenjahara tries to hold on but Ikari pushes him away.
Kenjahara tries to reverse the position but Ikari maintains control.
Kenjahara might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ikari jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kenjahara manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kenjahara tries to buck Ikari off but Ikari is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ikari is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kenjahara knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ikari tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kenjahara regains half guard.
Kenjahara is looking for a sweep. Ikari is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kenjahara is pressing down on Ikari's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ikari slips nicely into half guard.
Ikari looks gassed!
Kenjahara manages to get to full guard.
Ikari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenjahara is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenjahara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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.
Ikari forces his way into half guard.
Ikari is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kenjahara works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ikari thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kenjahara working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ikari doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ikari manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ikari thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ikari drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ikari jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikari is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kenjahara wants to stand but Ikari is controlling the position.
Kenjahara keeping full guard, as Ikari tries to pass.
Kenjahara lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ikari!
Ikari is trying to escape the mount.
Kenjahara is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ikari has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ikari is desperately trying to improve his position but Kenjahara has a good base and remains in mount.
Ikari bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ikari looking to pass the guard.
Kenjahara tries to strike from the bottom.
Ikari avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ikari trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kenjahara throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kenjahara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ikari thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kenjahara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ikari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kenjahara manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ikari manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Koji Kenjahara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ikari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ikari stuffs the takedown.
Ikari stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Kenjahara or perhaps it was just good defense by Ikari which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koji Kenjahara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kenjahara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenjahara fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kenjahara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kenjahara shoots in looking for a takedown. Ikari tries to sprawl out of it but Kenjahara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Ikari manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Koji Kenjahara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenjahara is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kenjahara misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ikari shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ikari showed some decent athleticism there.
Ikari trying to mount his opponent but Kenjahara defends it.
Kenjahara actively working from the bottom here.
Ikari seems to be working for a kimura but Kenjahara defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ikari is thwarting Kenjahara's attempts to control the position.
Kenjahara regains full guard. Nicely done.
Koji Kenjahara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ikari drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ikari jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kenjahara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ikari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kenjahara trying to keep a closed guard but Ikari is proving a slippery customer.
Kenjahara 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.
Kenjahara is working hard here to advance position.
Kenjahara is looking for a triangle but Ikari pushes his legs off easily.
Kenjahara keeping full guard, as Ikari tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenjahara is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ikari works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kenjahara looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kenjahara gets back to full guard.
Kenjahara looking for a guillotine here but Ikari defends easily.
Kenjahara is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenjahara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ikari wants to improve his position but Kenjahara is controlling well.
Ikari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
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 Koji Kenjahara 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!
Kenjahara is looking to clinch.
Kenjahara looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kenjahara trying to control the position from guard on top but Ikari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenjahara slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ikari is not content to let Kenjahara control the position.
Ikari is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ikari is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenjahara is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ikari has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ikari is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Kenjahara pulls his head out easily.
Kenjahara wants to work for an arm triangle but Ikari is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ikari works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ikari looking for a sweep. Not yet Ikari, not yet.
Kenjahara sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ikari's guard.
Kenjahara is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ikari has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kenjahara passes to full mount!
Ikari is squirming around, avoiding Kenjahara's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenjahara working the ground and pound effectively.
Kenjahara landing strikes from the mount and Ikari is in trouble!
Kenjahara takes Ikari's back.
Kenjahara has Ikari flattened out and is raining down punches.
Kenjahara has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ikari has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Kenjahara has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ikari has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
A lull in the action here.
Ikari breaks Kenjahara's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kenjahara is trying to control the position but Ikari postures up.
Kenjahara is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ikari has his hands clasped together but Kenjahara extends an breaks Ikari's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kenjahara.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Koji Kenjahara!
Koji Kenjahara retains his bantamweight title!
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