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WCC Tokyo Vol. 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Chinatown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Aidan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aidan has chosen Cant touch this as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Chinatown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Aidan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chinatown feints and then cracks Aidan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aidan down.
Aidan looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Chinatown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chinatown shoots in for a double leg but Aidan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chinatown fails to land the takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as Aidan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chinatown swings for the body but Aidan moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Aidan.
Chinatown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aidan's waist but Aidan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chinatown off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Chinatown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aidan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chinatown misses with a wild combination.
Chinatown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinatown gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Aidan scores with a nice body kick.
Aidan dodges the punch combination from Chinatown.
Aidan staying out of range there.
Aidan closes the distance and clinches.
Aidan manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinatown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aidan.
Aidan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chinatown tries to clinch but Aidan moves away
and Aidan counters with a three punch combo that has Chinatown backing up. Chinatown nods at Aidan to acknowledge the strikes.
Chinatown throws a leg kick
and Aidan counters with a two punch combo.
Chinatown misses with a double jab.
Aidan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chinatown blocks a head kick by Aidan.
Chinatown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aidan trying to control but Chinatown postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aidan tries to roll over but Chinatown keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chinatown wants to stand but Aidan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Chinatown dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chinatown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aidan counters with a series of strikes. Chinatown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aidan lands a body shot.
Aidan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Aidan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Chinatown counters with a thumping low kick.
Chinatown tries to bum rush Aidan with a series of wild strikes but Aidan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from Chinatown misses
and Aidan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chinatown misses with a shot to the body
and Aidan counters with a one-two to the body.
Chinatown throws an overhand right that lands on Aidan's shoulder, as Aidan tries to avoid the shot.
Chinatown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aidan counters with a leg kick.
Aidan is breathing heavily.
Chinatown closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Aidan to the mat! Aidan manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Aidan 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinatown decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aidan, up you get!
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.
Chinatown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Aidan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chinatown misses with a leg kick
and Aidan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chinatown shoots in for a takedown but Aidan shows good takedown defense.
Chinatown is looking to wear down Aidan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chinatown shoots in but no luck this time.
Chinatown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aidan clinches up against the ropes.
Chinatown takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinatown wants to break free but Aidan has control.
Chinatown is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Chinatown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chinatown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aidan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chinatown wants to get back to striking at distance but Aidan won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chinatown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chinatown keeps control of Aidan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chinatown prevents Aidan from breaking the clinch.
Chinatown lands a nice shot to the body.
Aidan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chinatown has him pressed against the ropes.
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 Charlie Chinatown will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chinatown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Chinatown misses with a double jab
and Aidan counters by moving into the clinch.
Aidan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chinatown throws a combination that misses
and Aidan moves into the clinch.
Chinatown manages to break the clinch.
Aidan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chinatown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Chinatown misses
and Aidan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chinatown moves in looking to clinch but Aidan pushes him off.
Aidan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aidan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinatown gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chinatown is looking to break free of the clinch but Aidan has double underhooks.
Chinatown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chinatown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aidan can't break the clinch.
Chinatown just leaning against Aidan, taking a breather.
Chinatown has had enough of the clinch but Aidan keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chinatown breaks from the clinch.
Charlie Chinatown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aidan checks a low kick from Chinatown.
Chinatown fails with the takedown.
Chinatown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chinatown misses with the combination.
Chinatown throws a body punch but Aidan moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chinatown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Aidan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chinatown doesn't manage to clinch there - Aidan circles away.
Aidan looks to clinch
and Chinatown counters by moving into the clinch.
Chinatown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aidan can't break the clinch.
Chinatown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Chinatown misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chinatown lands a lovely overhand right.
Aidan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chinatown.
Chinatown scores with a jab to the body.
Chinatown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aidan.
A low kick from Chinatown is predictable there
and Aidan counters with a leg kick.
Aidan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aidan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aidan throws a series of strikes that have Chinatown backpedaling.
Matt Aidan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chinatown clinches but Aidan breaks the clinch
and Aidan counters with a two punch combo.
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 Charlie Chinatown.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chinatown, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Chinatown!
Charlie Chinatown is the new middleweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taz Fodido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Chavalier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Chavalier has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Taz Fodido!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lucas Chavalier!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavalier misses with the combination.
Fodido tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Chavalier swivels and escapes.
Fodido looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fodido throwing shots but Chavalier is blocking nicely.
Fodido moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Chavalier.
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.
Fodido throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Fodido has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fodido scores a takedown into full mount!
Fodido can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chavalier is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavalier is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fodido stands up from mount. Strange move.
Chavalier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fodido fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taz Fodido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fodido looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chavalier is fending him off so far but Fodido persists. Nope, Chavalier circles away and we're back to standing.
Chavalier stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taz Fodido. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fodido closes the distance and clinches up with Chavalier, looking for a takedown. Fodido pushes Chavalier against the ropes but Chavalier circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fodido is breathing heavily.
Fodido misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fodido throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fodido shoots for a double leg takedown but Chavalier sprawls well. He's pushed Fodido's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fodido fails to land the takedown.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Chavalier! Fodido is backing up but he can't get away as Chavalier lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Fodido and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucas Chavalier!
Lucas Chavalier is the new welterweight champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mousashi Gayguard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshi Hatayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatayama is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Samurai Soul. Mousashi Gayguard is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mousashi Gayguard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Hatayama!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatayama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good shot there by Hatayama.
Hatayama catches Gayguard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice sprawl there from Hatayama as Gayguard shoots in.
Gayguard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hatayama closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hatayama throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hatayama tries for a kimura but Gayguard is defending well.
Hatayama looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hatayama is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gayguard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hatayama tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gayguard's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatayama gets to mount! Gayguard was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Gayguard manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hatayama seems to be looking for submissions.
Gayguard is staying active underneath Hatayama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hatayama looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hatayama looks gassed!
Gayguard desperately trying to maintain half guard.
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.
Hatayama is thwarting Gayguard's attempts to control the position.
Gayguard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gayguard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hatayama trying to control the position from guard on top but Gayguard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gayguard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hatayama puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hatayama seems to be working for a kimura but Gayguard defends the submission attempt.
Gayguard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hatayama is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gayguard wants to get back to his feet.
Hatayama wants to pass to mount but Gayguard is defending the position.
Hatayama trying to control the action but Gayguard is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gayguard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hatayama slow jab from Gayguard misses its intended target.
Gayguard with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hatayama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gayguard keeps the fight on the outside.
Gayguard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mousashi Gayguard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatayama throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gayguard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hatayama. That snapped Gayguard's head back.
Gayguard tries to clinch but Hatayama is having none of it.
Gayguard shoots in and drives through. Hatayama sprawls well.
Hatayama tries to clinch but Gayguard moves away
and Gayguard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gayguard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hatayama counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Gayguard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hatayama is working away from the top position though.
Gayguard is trying is best to control the position here.
Hatayama is looking for a kimura but Gayguard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hatayama to get the leverage.
Gayguard makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gayguard.
Hatayama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gayguard controls Hatayama momentarily but Hatayama frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Hatayama dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hatayama throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hiroshi Hatayama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gayguard shoots for a takedown but Hatayama saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hatayama cracks Gayguard with a good jab.
Hatayama wants to clinch
enabling Gayguard to counter with a crisp jab.
Hatayama tries to clinch up but Gayguard circles away and keeps his distance.
Gayguard stuffs the takedown attempt from Hatayama. Hatayama gets slowly back to his feet.
Gayguard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hatayama counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hatayama closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gayguard counters with a takedown into side control.
Hatayama tries to bench press Gayguard off him but Gayguard keeps the position.
Gayguard is looking to take a break and control but Hatayama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hatayama tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatayama manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gayguard's best efforts.
Hatayama gets full guard.
Hatayama is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gayguard trying to control but Hatayama is working from the bottom.
Gayguard won't allow Hatayama to sweep him here.
Gayguard chips away with some ground and pound.
Gayguard pushing down on Hatayama's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hatayama trying to control but Gayguard postures up.
Gayguard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hatayama does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hatayama is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gayguard wants to pass to mount but Hatayama is defending the position.
Gayguard prevents Hatayama from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hatayama is looking to clinch but Gayguard is avoiding it.
Gayguard shoots for a double leg takedown but Hatayama sprawls well. He's pushed Gayguard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mousashi Gayguard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hatayama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gayguard shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hatayama wants to improve his position but Gayguard is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gayguard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gayguard wants to take a breather but Hatayama is having none of it.
Hatayama tries to roll over but Gayguard keeps him under control.
Hatayama is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gayguard pulls his head out easily.
Gayguard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hatayama looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hatayama is looking for a sweep. Gayguard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hatayama ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gayguard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hatayama is fending him off so far but Gayguard persists. Nope, Hatayama circles away and we're back to standing.
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.
Hatayama looks to land a body kick but Gayguard moved away.
Hatayama decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hatayama trying to control from half guard but Gayguard is working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gayguard is trying to control but Hatayama passes into side control!
Hiroshi Hatayama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hatayama looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gayguard is avoiding damage well.
Gayguard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hatayama wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hatayama in the domination position with Gayguard hanging on.
Hatayama trying to control the action but Gayguard is working from the bottom.
Gayguard is looking for a sweep.
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 Mousashi Gayguard will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gayguard tries to clinch but Hatayama is having none of it.
Gayguard shoots and misses
and Hatayama moves into the clinch.
Hatayama works on Gayguard's body with a couple of short punches.
Hatayama jumps guard.
Hatayama throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gayguard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gayguard tries to clinch up
and Hatayama counters with a takedown into side control.
Hatayama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gayguard, who protects the arm well.
Hatayama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Gayguard pushes Hatayama away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hatayama gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatayama throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gayguard struggling a bit here.
Gayguard manages to get back to half guard.
Gayguard wants to get back to his feet.
Hatayama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gayguard keeps working.
Gayguard trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gayguard rushes Hatayama and presses him up against the ropes.
Gayguard gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hatayama regains guard.
Hatayama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gayguard is one step ahead there.
Hatayama keeping moving, preventing Gayguard from controlling successfully.
Gayguard forces his way into half guard.
Hatayama is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gayguard pulls his head out easily.
Hatayama is looking for a sweep. Gayguard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gayguard tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hatayama controls his leg.
Hatayama moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hatayama being controlled here, momentarily.
Hatayama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gayguard is one step ahead there.
Hatayama can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gayguard controls the pace.
Gayguard wants to stand but Hatayama has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
Gayguard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gayguard postures up and lands a big shot to Hatayama's brow.
Gayguard postures up in Hatayama's guard and throws a big left but Hatayama blocks it.
Gayguard content to stall in guard here.
Hatayama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gayguard manages to get himself to full guard.
Gayguard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hatayama's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshi Hatayama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hatayama 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Hatayama!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urijiah Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Sylva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander's entrance music is do da stankey leg. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Urijiah Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Sylva!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sylva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Alexander prevents Sylva from improving position.
Alexander is looking for a sweep.
Sylva goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Alexander rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Sylva's guard! Nice work there by Alexander!
Sylva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Alexander won't allow Sylva to sweep him here.
Sylva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Alexander cracks Sylva with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sylva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alexander.
Sylva keeping moving, preventing Alexander from controlling successfully.
Alexander knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sylva on the ground.
Sylva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sylva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Alexander is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sylva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Alexander's back instead.
Sylva looks gassed!
Sylva avoiding Alexander 's attempts to control his hands.
Sylva is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Alexander knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Alexander for a finish.
I really don't envy Alexander right now.
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.
Alexander wants to control his opponent's hands but Sylva gets his hands free.
Sylva is hanging on to Alexander's back as he tries to escape.
Alexander is working hard here to advance position.
Alexander tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Alexander tries to hold on but Sylva pushes him away.
Sylva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Alexander turns into him and now he's in Sylva's guard.
Alexander wants to control from the top but Sylva keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylva is trying to control the position but Alexander postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Alexander wants to control from the top but Sylva keeps moving.
Sylva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alexander stands and steps away. Sylva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sylva lands an overhand right.
Alexander fails to land the takedown.
Alexander gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sylva won't allow Alexander to sweep him here.
Alexander keeping moving, preventing Sylva from controlling successfully.
Alexander working for a triangle but Sylva defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sylva looking to pass the guard.
Sylva trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexander controls Sylva momentarily but Sylva frees himself.
Sylva trying to control but Alexander is working from the bottom.
Sylva drops back looking for a leg! Alexander is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Alexander manages to kick Sylva off! Sylva jumps back into Alexander's guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sylva scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Sylva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Alexander with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sylva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Alexander's guard now.
Sylva 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.
Alexander can't keep his opponent in guard - Sylva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Alexander is looking to control Sylva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alexander avoid being mounted?
Sylva moves nicely into side control.
Sylva trying to control the position but Alexander is working away.
Sylva is breathing heavily.
Alexander prevents Sylva from improving position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylva is looking to take a break and control but Alexander is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sylva tries to move to mount but Alexander blocks the move with his legs.
Sylva working away.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Sylva or perhaps it was just good defense by Alexander which made him look bad.
Sylva doesn't manage to clinch there - Alexander circles away.
Alexander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alexander wants to clinch up but Sylva keeps it at a distance.
Sylva tries to clinch but Alexander moves out of range.
Sylva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alexander pinned against the cage. Alexander gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sylva looks for a takedown but Alexander sprawls well.
Urijiah Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Sylva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sylva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sylva looking to control but instead Alexander has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Sylva controlling the action here.
Alexander is in trouble now - Sylva has advanced to mount!
Alexander swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sylva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sylva works his way to his opponent's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sylva looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Alexander taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Anthony Sylva!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Masato Saeba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and J Hep (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saeba comes into the arena with Easy Action blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Saeba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, J Hep!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saeba throws a quick inside leg kick.
No luck for Hep with that takedown attempt.
Saeba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saeba scores with a hook.
It looks like J Hep has been cut.
Saeba lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Hep crumples to the floor! Saeba milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Masato Saeba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between boo moo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think moo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Miles Davis - bye bye blackbird. boo moo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dwayne Johnson's chin.
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, boo moo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
moo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
moo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
moo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
moo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson ducks straight into an uppercut from moo and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Johnson maanges to regain guard straight away.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson keeping moving, preventing moo from controlling successfully.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can moo finish him?
Johnson seems to have recovered his senses.
moo is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing moo from controlling successfully.
moo wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
moo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson has a closed guard, preventing moo from standing up.
moo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
moo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
moo throws a series of strikes that have Johnson backpedaling.
moo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Johnson.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
moo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnson tries to clinch but moo is having none of it.
moo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the ropes.
moo is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson jumps guard but moo stands there with Johnson around his waist. Johnson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
boo moo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Johnson.
moo wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson keeps control of moo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson fails to pull guard.
moo breaks from the clinch.
moo misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from moo misses.
Johnson blocks a leg kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from moo.
moo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
moo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
moo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and moo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
moo misses with the combination.
moo tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
moo throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a series of punches but moo avoids them all with ease.
moo misses with a double jab.
moo stuffs the takedown.
moo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into side control. moo won't be happy with that.
Johnson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
moo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from moo.
moo drops Johnson with a nice combination! moo dives into Johnson's guard, looking to finish!
Johnson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
moo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson is still in real trouble! Can moo finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
moo trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
boo moo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson shoots and misses
and moo counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Johnson has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). boo moo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake The Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jew McMahon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jew McMahon looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake The Terror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jew McMahon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Terror lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McMahon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
McMahon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McMahon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Terror connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The Terror scores with a one two! McMahon had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McMahon is rocked!
The Terror connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McMahon momentarily.
McMahon is still on wobbly legs! Can The Terror finish him?
The Terror closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McMahon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The Terror advances nicely into full mount.
The Terror controlling from mount.
The Terror landing strikes from the mount and McMahon is in trouble!
The Terror pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Terror landing punches.
The Terror is landing with some decent strikes but McMahon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Terror postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt McMahon bigstyle! Two more strikes land for The Terror and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake The Terror!
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