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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ona Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and andy lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ona Tanaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, andy lesner!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on lesner. That did some damage!
lesner keeps the fight on the outside.
Tanaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
lesner 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.
Tanaka looking to control.
Tanaka looking for a sweep. Not yet Tanaka, not yet.
Tanaka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst lesner is controlling him.
lesner drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says lesner as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Tanaka screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with lesner! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). andy lesner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heddy Lamaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Tsushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Heddy Lamaar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lewis Tsushima!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Lamaar with that takedown attempt.
Tsushima misses with a straight right.
Lamaar shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lamaar showed some decent athleticism there.
Lamaar wants to control but Tsushima is keeping him busy.
Lamaar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tsushima's head.
Tsushima punching from the bottom.
Tsushima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lamaar is thwarting Tsushima's attempts to control the position.
Lamaar keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tsushima taking some punishment here, with Lamaar in his half guard.
Tsushima tries to roll over but Lamaar keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tsushima takes a swing at Lamaar's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Tsushima misses.
Tsushima looks to land a combination. Lamaar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tsushima pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsushima misses with a series of wild punches.
Lamaar shoots in but Tsushima avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamaar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lamaar staying out of range there.
Lamaar could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tsushima swings for the body but Lamaar moves out of range.
Lamaar drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lamaar won't allow Tsushima to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamaar with a nice head shot there.
Tsushima manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lamaar manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsushima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lamaar is keeping the position for now.
Tsushima is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lamaar trying to keep a closed guard but Tsushima is proving a slippery customer.
Lamaar keeping moving, preventing Tsushima from controlling successfully.
Tsushima preventing the sweep.
Tsushima postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lamaar is trying to keep Tsushima in close.
Lamaar keeping moving, preventing Tsushima from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lamaar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima throws a series of punches but Lamaar avoids them all with ease.
Lamaar moves in looking to clinch but Tsushima pushes him off.
Lamaar is looking to clinch.
Lamaar scores with a takedown into Tsushima's guard.
Lamaar preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lewis Tsushima will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lamaar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tsushima.
Lamaar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tsushima tries to avoid it but Lamaar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tsushima to the ground. Tsushima escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lamaar tries to clinch but Tsushima moves out of range.
Tsushima misses with a wild combination.
Lamaar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lamaar lands in his opponent's guard.
Lamaar postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsushima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tsushima manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lamaar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tsushima avoids the attempt from Lamaar to control.
Tsushima prevents Lamaar from getting the reversal.
Tsushima landing strikes from the mount.
Lamaar wants to control but Tsushima is having none of it.
Lamaar is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tsushima scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lamaar?
Tsushima with a couple of short strikes.
Tsushima trying to control but Lamaar is having none of it.
Lamaar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamaar is desperately trying to improve his position but Tsushima has a good base and remains in mount.
Tsushima is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lamaar is trying desperately to improve position.
Tsushima lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lamaar is trying to escape the mount.
Lamaar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lamaar tries to get out of the position.
Tsushima can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lamaar is looking to escape.
Lamaar working to try and regain half guard.
Tsushima raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima cracks Lamaar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lamaar is looking to get to half guard.
Lamaar is working hard here to advance position.
Tsushima with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Tsushima.
Tsushima postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lamaar looks a forlorn figure.
Tsushima in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lamaar is rocked!
Tsushima has control of Lamaar's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lamaar regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Lamaar is squirming around, avoiding Tsushima's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsushima in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Tsushima.
Tsushima scoring with strikes but Lamaar is staying in there.
Oh Lamaar is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsushima raining down shots from the mount!
Lamaar is squirming around, avoiding Tsushima's attempts to control the action.
Tsushima lands a big shot to the head and Lamaar winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lewis Tsushima!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakurai has chosen number girl syndrome as his entrance music. Takanori Sakurai will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bogie McGill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Sakurai !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sakurai wants to clinch.
Sakurai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGill.
McGill shoots for a double leg takedown but Sakurai sprawls well. He's pushed McGill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sakurai .
Sakurai sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McGill is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sakurai wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by McGill, who protects the arm well.
Sakurai tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sakurai is looking to take a break and control but McGill is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakurai tries to advance to mount but McGill denies him.
Sakurai is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McGill knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sakurai postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sakurai tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sakurai misses with the ground and pound.
McGill is looking to regain half guard here but Sakurai keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sakurai moves into range and clinches up with McGill.
McGill tries a knee to the head but Sakurai blocks it.
Sakurai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sakurai pulls guard effortlessly.
Sakurai trying to keep a closed guard but McGill is proving a slippery customer.
Sakurai throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McGill escapes and throws Sakurai 's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Sakurai looks gassed!
Sakurai misses with an elbow from the bottom.
McGill controlling from side mount.
Sakurai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill tries for a kimura but Sakurai is defending well.
McGill tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sakurai is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
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.
Sakurai tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sakurai actively working from the bottom here.
McGill wants to pass the guard but Sakurai is defending well.
Sakurai is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but McGill pulls his head out easily.
Sakurai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McGill trying to control the position from guard on top but Sakurai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakurai had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. McGill is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sakurai Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take McGill's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Sakurai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sakurai tries to clinch but McGill is having none of it.
Sakurai throws a head kick that misses.
McGill shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McGill was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sakurai is looking to get to half guard.
McGill manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sakurai to take his back!
Sakurai wants to escape the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McGill controls the action.
McGill sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Sakurai taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bogie McGill!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Isso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Isso's choice of entrance music: Shiawase Nara Te o Tatakō by NobodyKnows+. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Isso!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stevenson clinches up against the cage.
Isso blocks an elbow strike from Stevenson.
Isso is looking to break free of the clinch but Stevenson has double underhooks.
Isso tries to break the clinch but Stevenson is controlling the position.
Stevenson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Isso avoiding damage as Stevenson throws knees to the body.
Stevenson lands a knee to the head.
Isso wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage.
Isso takes a knee right on the jaw!
Isso blocks the elbow strike.
Stevenson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Isso has hold of one of Stevenson's legs. Stevenson is fighting the takedown attempt but Isso gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Isso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stevenson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Isso sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Isso trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Isso prevents Stevenson from getting back to his feet.
Isso passes Stevenson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isso seems to be working for a kimura but Stevenson defends the submission attempt.
Stevenson is trying to stand back up but Isso is controlling him
Isso is taking a breather. Stevenson 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Isso wants to pass to mount but Stevenson is defending the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Isso is working for a kimura but Stevenson is defending it quite comfortably.
Isso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takashi Isso 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.
A head kick misses from Stevenson.
A head kick misses from Stevenson.
Isso looks to land a right hand but Stevenson moved out of range.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stevenson throws a head kick but Isso moves out of range.
Stevenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Isso just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses.
BOOM! Isso lands a beautiful left hook that drops Stevenson. Stevenson tries to recover but Isso is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Stevenson lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takashi Isso!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between marucio machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, marucio machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Richards!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming machida to the mat! machida manages to get full guard.
machida will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Richards trying to control but machida is working from the bottom.
Richards passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Richards is nestled in close to machida, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Richards tries to pass to full mount but machida defends it.
machida is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Richards passes to side control.
Richards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
machida is looking to regain half guard here but Richards keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
machida throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Richards wants to lay and pray for a moment but machida keeps working.
machida misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
machida scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
machida thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Richards's head.
Richards trying to hold on to machida's head to control him but machida postures up.
machida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Richards is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
machida misses with a head shot. Richards uses the momentum to regain guard.
Richards has his foot on machida's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. machida works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
machida throws and elbow that misses. Richards uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in machida's guard. Nice move by Richards!
machida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richards is one step ahead there.
machida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Richards on the ground.
machida keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
machida thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
machida is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
machida thows a huge punch but Richards dodges it nicely.
machida slips a nice elbow through Richards's hands, connecting with Richards's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. machida lands a nice short elbow.
Richards looks gassed!
machida missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
machida is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Richards can't escape the position.
Richards taking shots to the head.
BOOM! machida connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
machida is landing with some decent strikes but Richards is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Richards is rocked!
Richards takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! machida's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). marucio machida!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Carrillio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Kenny Carrillio enters the cage!
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240 lbs
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238 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donald Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Carrillio!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carrillio lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis keeps control of Carrillio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carrillio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Davis throws an elbow but it misses.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carrillio.
Carrillio avoids the elbow strike from Davis, against the cage.
Davis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carrillio.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Carrillio dodges an elbow strike from Davis.
Carrillio is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carrillio has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Davis clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Davis tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Davis is looking to improve his position but Carrillio isn't that keen on the idea.
Carrillio unloading with bombs!
Davis is working to get back to half guard.
Carrillio with the ground and pound from mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carrillio is landing with some decent strikes but Davis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Carrillio putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Davis is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Carrillio.
Oh Davis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Carrillio with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrillio cracks Davis with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenny Carrillio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Handlebars. Brad Brown is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lyoto Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brad Brown!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
Brown is looking to stand up but Aoki isn't so interested in that idea.
Aoki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
Aoki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aoki prevents Brown from getting back to his feet.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aoki controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aoki is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Brown wants to stand but Aoki is controlling the position.
Aoki controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Aoki working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Aoki passes Brown's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aoki stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Aoki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aoki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Still in half guard, Aoki seems content to control.
Brown is trying to stand up here but Aoki is controlling him well.
Aoki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown tries to kick Aoki off but Aoki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aoki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brown bucks up and throws Aoki to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Brown looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brown, pushing him back against the cage.
Aoki lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Aoki lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Brad Brown has been cut.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Aoki ducks down to avoid it.
Aoki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aoki has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown is trying to stall.
Brown letting Aoki take a breather here.
Aoki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Aoki avoiding damage.
Aoki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Aoki prevents Brown from breaking the clinch.
Aoki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aoki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown can't break the clinch.
Aoki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Aoki will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Brown up against the cage.
Aoki trying to land knees to the body.
Aoki lands a knee to the body.
Aoki lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Aoki on the inside.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
Brown tries to keep at a distance but Aoki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aoki has Brown pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Aoki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Brown's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aoki clinches with his opponent.
Aoki stalling the fight.
Aoki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brown.
Aoki lands a knee to the head.
Aoki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aoki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aoki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aoki misses with a knee to the head.
Aoki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Aoki has Brown pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Brown avoids the elbow strike from Aoki, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Aoki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aoki doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Aoki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki forces Brown back against the cage and clinches.
Aoki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brown avoiding damage as Aoki throws knees to the body.
Aoki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
Aoki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
A shot to de liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aoki is out of range.
Brown throws a low kick but Aoki avoids it.
Brown misses with a combination
and Aoki counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown is pushing Aoki's head away, looking to escape. Aoki manages to hold on to the position though.
Aoki taking a breather here.
Aoki working the ground and pound.
Brown is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Brown taking a bit of punishment here - Aoki scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Aoki clinches.
Aoki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aoki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aoki lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Aoki tries to land a knee to the head but Brown blocks with his arms.
Aoki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Brown gets underhooks to prevent Aoki's takedown attempt.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
Lyoto Aoki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brad Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aoki moves into the clinch.
Aoki landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoiding damage as Aoki throws knees to the body.
Aoki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brown prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Aoki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Aoki has double underhooks.
Aoki breaks the clinch.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aoki clinches up against the cage.
Brown dodges an elbow strike from Aoki.
Aoki breaks from the clinch.
Aoki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aoki lands a jab to the head.
Aoki gets a clinch.
Aoki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoto Aoki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brad Brown's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Aoki clinches with his opponent.
Aoki tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.
Aoki scores a nice knee to the body.
Brown is pressed up against the cage. Aoki has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brown down to the mat. Brown avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brown.
Aoki closes the distance and clinches.
Aoki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aoki lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Aoki manages to break the clinch.
Aoki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brown wants to get back to his feet but Aoki is dominant here and he's now got Brown's back!
Aoki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Aoki.
Aoki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brown is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Aoki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Aoki seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brown for as long as he can get away with.
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.
Brown's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aoki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brown is trying to stand.
Aoki controlling the pace for now.
Aoki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki has control of Brown's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Brown regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Brown is in a horrible position here. Aoki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brown is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Aoki controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brown is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Aoki controlling the position easily from mount.
Aoki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Aoki is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Aoki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Lyoto Aoki just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Aoki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Aoki controlling the position from side mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoto Aoki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Aoki, 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 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoto Aoki!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hokkaido Honsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damarcus Musasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Musasi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Daft punk - Make love kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Damarcus Musasi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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265 lbs
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235 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hokkaido Honsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damarcus Musasi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honsu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Musasi as he avoids it easily.
Honsu shoots in but Musasi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Musasi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Honsu scores with a takedown into Musasi's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musasi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Honsu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Honsu wants to control from the top but Musasi keeps moving.
Musasi keeping busy on the bottom but Honsu has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honsu uses his free foot to push down on Musasi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Musasi.
Musasi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Honsu looking to control but Musasi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Honsu moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Musasi has worked his arm free - good work by Musasi!
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.
I wouldn't like to be where Musasi is right now.
Honsu throws a strike aimed at the side of Musasi's head but Musasi avoids it well.
Honsu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Musasi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Honsu tries for a kimura but Musasi is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musasi regains half guard there - taking advantage of Honsu's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Honsu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Musasi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Musasi trying to control from the bottom.
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.
Musasi tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Honsu has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
A nice elbow there by Honsu.
Honsu goes for an armbar but Musasi turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Musasi.
Musasi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Musasi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Hokkaido Honsu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Honsu shoots for a double leg takedown but Musasi sprawls well. He's pushed Honsu's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Musasi feints and then cracks Honsu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Honsu down.
Honsu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Musasi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Honsu manages to get himself to full guard.
Honsu keeping moving, preventing Musasi from controlling successfully.
Musasi looking to sit in guard and control but Honsu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Musasi wants to sweep here but Honsu controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musasi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Honsu manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Honsu is striking from the bottom but Musasi uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Honsu gets back to full guard.
Musasi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Honsu is looking for a triangle here but Musasi uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Musasi throws a strike aimed at the side of Honsu's head but Honsu avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Honsu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Musasi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Honsu, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musasi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Honsu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Musasi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Musasi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Honsu regains half guard.
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.
Honsu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Honsu wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Musasi throwing shots but Honsu is blocking nicely.
Honsu wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damarcus Musasi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Honsu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A chopping leg kick lands by Musasi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Musasi.
Honsu tries to clinch up but Musasi circles away and keeps his distance.
Musasi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Musasi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Honsu misses.
Honsu takes one to the chin there.
Honsu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Musasi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hokkaido Honsu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Musasi swinging wilding here.
Musasi throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musasi stuffs the takedown.
Musasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Honsu takes one to the side of the head.
Honsu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Musasi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Musasi thuds his shin into the meat of Honsu's side.
Hokkaido Honsu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Honsu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Musasi scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Musasi - that will leave a mark!
Musasi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musasi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Honsu takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Musasi.
Musasi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Musasi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Musasi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Honsu.
Honsu throws a combination that misses
and Musasi counters with a nice leg kick.
Musasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Musasi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Musasi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Honsu. That did some damage!
Musasi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Musasi.
Musasi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Honsu's calf.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Honsu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Musasi - the referee stops the clock and Honsu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Musasi. Honsu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Musasi, right into the meat.
Honsu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Musasi. That one must have hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Musasi.
Honsu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Honsu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Honsu takes one to the chin there.
Honsu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Musasi. That one must have hurt.
Musasi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Musasi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honsu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Damarcus Musasi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Musasi. That snapped Honsu's head back.
Musasi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Musasi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Honsu. That did some damage!
Honsu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Musasi is looking to slow Honsu down with leg kicks.
Musasi lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Musasi. That's going to slow Honsu down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Musasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Musasi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping leg kick lands for Musasi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damarcus Musasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Musasi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damarcus Musasi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ken Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Moon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Severn comes to the cage accompanied by Pride FC Theme. Moon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Infected Mushroom - Deeply Disturbed (Infected Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Severn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Moon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Severn shoots in for a takedown but Moon shows good takedown defense.
Moon misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Moon. No joy for Severn on that attempt.
Moon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moon stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Severn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Severn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moon circles away.
Severn shoots in for a double leg but Moon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Severn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Severn is breathing heavily.
Moon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moon stuffs the takedown.
A shot to de liver by Moon. Beautiful body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Moon.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to de liver by Moon. Beautiful body shot.
Good exchange - Moon coming out on top.
Moon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Moon punishes Severn's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon tests Severn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Severn at a distance.
Moon lands a nice shot to the body.
Moon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Severn rather than just go for the knockout.
Severn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Moon works over Severn's head and body with a nice combination.
Severn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Moon lunges at Severn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Severn's hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Severn.
Moon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A combination from Moon does no damage.
Severn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Moon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon swings for the body but Severn moves out of range.
Moon lands a body shot.
Moon lands the left hand.
Moon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Severn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moon circles away.
Moon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Moon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Severn. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Moon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moon.
Moon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Moon lands a right hook to the body.
Moon lands a right hook to the body.
Moon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Severn.
Severn shoots in but Moon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Severn is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn drops his hands momentarily and Moon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Severn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Severn shoots in but no luck this time.
Severn seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Moon shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Severn is backing up but Moon catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Severn covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Moon Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Moon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort comes into the arena with Burn It To The Ground blaring out of the sound system. Fedor Belfort had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Belfort!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dick Brown!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown shoots for a takedown but Belfort saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brown takes the fight into the clinch.
Brown prevents Belfort from breaking the clinch.
Belfort breaks from the clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brown throws the kick towards the body but Belfort avoids it.
Belfort looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Belfort is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Belfort drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Belfort lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown is in trouble now - Belfort has advanced to mount!
Belfort with good strikes from the mount here!
Belfort scoring with strikes but Brown is staying in there.
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Belfort with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Belfort cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort is landing with some decent strikes but Brown is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brown is rocked!
Brown is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Belfort scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brown?
Belfort 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.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Belfort in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Belfort with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Belfort working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Belfort finish him?
Belfort with good strikes from the mount here!
Brown regains half guard.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Belfort scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown has hold of Belfort's hands but Belfort slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Belfort lands a nice short elbow.
Brown wants to control but Belfort is keeping busy.
Brown won't allow Belfort to pass to mount.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brown manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Belfort is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Belfort lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Belfort lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Belfort working some strikes from top position.
Belfort sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Belfort there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort working the head and body with strikes.
Belfort is looking for a kimura but Brown is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Belfort to get the leverage.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Belfort throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown is looking for a triangle but Belfort pushes his legs off easily.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belfort is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belfort cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Belfort looking to pass the guard.
Belfort pushing down on Brown's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Belfort throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Belfort throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown working for a triangle but Belfort defends it easily.
Belfort is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Belfort is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brown is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brown has escaped and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Belfort lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Belfort dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Belfort darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Belfort is looking to break free of the clinch but Brown has double underhooks.
Belfort breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fedor Belfort is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belfort blocks a jab.
Belfort lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Belfort feints and as Brown raises his hands in defense, Belfort changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belfort with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Belfort throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Belfort keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Belfort trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belfort wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belfort is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Belfort punishing his opponent with strikes.
Belfort with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Belfort dominating with strikes here.
Brown is working to get back to half guard.
Brown holds of for dear life.
Belfort fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown wants to control but Belfort is having none of it.
Belfort postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brown looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belfort with good strikes from the mount here!
Brown gets back to half guard.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.
Fedor Belfort overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belfort slips a nice elbow through Brown's hands, connecting with Brown's forehead.
Ground and pound from Belfort.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Belfort is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown gets full guard.
Brown 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.
Belfort lands a couple of digs.
Belfort slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Belfort working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort lands some shots froms side control.
Brown is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Belfort off and has taken his back!
You can see the frustration on Belfort's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Brown tries to keep control of the position but Belfort is staying busy.
Belfort manages to reverse the position and now he's in Brown's guard. Nice work there by Belfort.
Brown controls Belfort momentarily but Belfort frees himself.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Belfort content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Belfort is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Belfort has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
Brown successfully pulls guard.
Belfort preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belfort lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Belfort working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Belfort is pushing down on Brown's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brown is fighting to maintain full guard but Belfort has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brown is trying to maintain the position but Belfort is very close to passing his half guard.
Belfort frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Belfort with shots to the head and body - Brown looks very uncomfortable down there.
Belfort breaks from Brown's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Belfort connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Belfort dominating with strikes here.
Belfort looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Belfort dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Belfort throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Belfort slips the punch.
Belfort closes the distance and clinches.
Belfort breaks the clinch.
Belfort tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Belfort throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brown's waist but Brown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belfort off to one side.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Belfort keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belfort misses with a two punch combination.
Brown lands a lovely overhand right.
Belfort fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brown sprawls well initially but Belfort persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
Belfort trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown has his foot on Belfort's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Belfort works his way back into a safe position though.
Belfort working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Belfort loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown pulls Belfort in close to prevent any damage.
Brown escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Belfort gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Belfort avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Belfort advances position into side control!
Belfort has an Americana. Brown didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Belfort is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Belfort hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fedor Belfort!
Fedor Belfort retains his middleweight title!
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