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KOF.18 - New Dawn PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banzai Bunji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denny Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bunji might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to One More Time. Denny Crane will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Banzai Bunji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denny Crane!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Crane misses its intended target.
Crane fails to land the takedown.
Bunji shoots in but no luck this time.
Crane tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bunji swivels and escapes.
Crane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Banzai Bunji has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denny Crane.
Crane throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunji.
Bunji tries to clinch up.
Bunji gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crane.
Crane tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bunji swivels and escapes.
Bunji tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bunji shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bunji was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bunji cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Crane is trying desperately to improve position.
Bunji controlling from mount.
Crane is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunji trying to control but Crane is having none of it.
Bunji manages to capitalize on a mistake by Crane to take his back!
Bunji is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bunji gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bunji gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bunji apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bunji wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Crane.
Bunji moves in looking to clinch but Crane pushes him off.
Bunji closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crane drops Bunji with a nice combination! Crane dives into Bunji's guard, looking to finish!
Bunji is rocked!
It looks like Banzai Bunji has been cut.
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!
Crane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oh Bunji is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bunji looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bunji looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bunji!
Crane looks gassed!
Bunji landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bunji seems to have got his legs back now.
Crane is trying to get back to half guard.
Bunji gets to mount! Crane was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Bunji controlling the pace for now.
Bunji wants to finish this one by submission but Crane is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bunji.
Crane is squirming around, avoiding Bunji's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bunji is looking to advance position but Crane won't allow it.
Crane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bunji is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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.
Crane is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bunji pulls his head out easily.
Bunji trying to control the pace.
Crane works his way to full guard. Good work.
Crane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bunji showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denny Crane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Banzai Bunji's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Crane throws a series of punches but Bunji avoids them all with ease.
Crane avoids the head kick by Bunji.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunji looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Bunji sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bunji scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Crane is looking to improve his position.
Crane is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bunji pulls his head out easily.
Crane actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bunji in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crane looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane looking for submissions off his back.
Bunji wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crane keeps working.
Crane actively working from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crane avoids the head kick by Bunji.
Bunji fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bunji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bunji instigates a clinch.
Crane is trying to maintain a safe position but Bunji gets an underhook and turns Crane into the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crane is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Bunji has denied him.
Bunji pulls guard successfully.
Crane postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bunji is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Crane, into his guard.
Bunji has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bunji decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crane gets a takedown into half guard.
Crane wants to work for an arm triangle but Bunji is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Crane has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Bunji defend it? Crane steps over the head and cranks it - Bunji is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Crane!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Denny Crane!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Milani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Otto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leo Milani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Otto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milani gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Milani trying to strike off his back.
Otto thows a big elbow that misses.
Otto content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Milani bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Otto's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Otto trying to strike off his back.
Otto trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Milani 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.
Otto punching from the bottom.
Otto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Milani scoring with punches to the head and body.
Otto wants to sweep here but Milani controlling him for the moment.
Milani postures up and lands a big shot to Otto's brow.
Milani lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Milani distracts Otto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Milani passes into half guard.
Milani winds up and cracks Otto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milani lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Otto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Milani connects with a nice short shot to Otto's temple.
Milani working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Milani lands a nice short elbow.
Otto tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Milani scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Milani lands with a punch from half guard.
Milani lands strikes from half guard.
Milani blocks the strikes from Otto.
Otto landing rabbit punches to the side of Milani's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Milani lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Otto tries to get to full guard but Milani has control of the leg.
Otto lands with a few short shots to the body.
Otto looks gassed!
Otto on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Milani is nestled in close to Otto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Milani landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Milani working Otto over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otto tries to get to full guard but Milani has control of the leg.
Milani working over Otto with some ground and pound. Otto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Milani working over Otto with some ground and pound. Otto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Milani is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Milani lands a nice short elbow.
Otto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Milani scores with a couple of nice shots.
Milani working over Otto with some ground and pound. Otto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Otto wants to get back to full guard.
Otto flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Otto tries to roll over but Milani keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Otto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Milani is nestled in close to Otto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Otto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Otto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Milani. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Milani shoots in and drives through. Otto sprawls well.
Otto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Milani lands some strikes from the bottom.
Milani throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milani throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Milani looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Otto makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Otto is looking to work some ground and pound but Milani has wrist control.
Otto throws a big right hand that misses.
Otto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Milani drives through with a takedown into guard.
Milani scoring with some ground and pound.
Milani is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Milani with a nice head shot there.
Otto tries to strike from the bottom.
Milani cracks Otto with a solid left hand.
Otto throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Milani connects with a couple of short punches.
Otto wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Otto looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Milani!
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.
Milani keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milani flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Otto landing punches.
Milani throwing hammer fists to the chest of Otto. What's that going to do exactly?
Milani is trying desperately to improve position.
Milani throwing hammer fists to the chest of Otto. What's that going to do exactly?
Otto landing strikes from the mount and Milani is in trouble!
Milani manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Milani taking some punishment here, with Otto in his half guard.
Otto winds up and cracks Milani with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milani misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Milani tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Milani is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Otto scores with a couple of nice shots.
Milani moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Milani dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Otto scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Milani tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Milani manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Milani connects with a nice short shot to Otto's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Otto scores with a few weak punches.
Milani slips a nice elbow through Otto's hands, connecting with Otto's forehead.
Otto landing a few short strikes.
Milani slips a nice elbow through Otto's hands, connecting with Otto's forehead.
Otto connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Milani working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Otto tries to get to full guard but Milani has control of the leg.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Otto scores with a takedown into Milani's guard.
Otto must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Milani scores with a nice shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Milani throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Milani throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otto landing some decent shots from guard.
Otto thows a big elbow that misses.
Milani lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Otto with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Otto is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Milani tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Otto swivels and escapes.
Otto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Milani counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Otto's guard now.
Milani distracts Otto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Otto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Milani connects with a couple of short punches.
Milani postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Milani slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Milani avoids the strikes from the bottom by Otto.
Otto tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milani scores with a couple of short elbows.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Milani shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Otto as he jumps to the side.
Otto scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milani is trying desperately to improve position.
Milani chipping away with body shots but they're not going to hurt Otto.
Milani swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Milani swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Milani is looking to get to half guard.
Otto unloading with bombs!
Milani really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Otto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Milani looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otto raining down shots from the mount!
Milani sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Otto slips a nice elbow through Milani's hands, connecting with Milani's forehead.
Otto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Milani tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Milani gets back to full guard.
Otto thows a big elbow that misses.
Otto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Otto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Milani lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Otto!
Otto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Milani with shots to the head and body - Otto looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Milani lands a big shot there that rocks Otto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Otto swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Otto throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Otto tries to reverse the position but Milani maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Milani cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Otto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Milani landing punches.
Otto throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Milani lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milani scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Otto?
Milani lands with some strikes.
Otto throwing hammer fists to the chest of Milani. What's that going to do exactly?
Milani lands a big shot there that rocks Otto but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Otto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruno Otto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Otto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Milani counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Milani looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Otto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Milani scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Otto flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Milani is nestled in close to Otto, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Otto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Milani looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Otto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Milani there.
Milani is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Milani or perhaps it was just good defense by Otto which made him look bad.
Otto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Milani decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Otto's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milani working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Otto's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Milani working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Otto's head.
Otto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Milani keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Otto's head.
Milani makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Milani lands a couple of digs.
Leo Milani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Milani distracts Otto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Milani scoring with punches to the head and body.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Otto changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Milani looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Milani is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Milani striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Milani sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Otto scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Milani throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Otto drops an elbow to the side of Milani's head.
Milani keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Otto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Milani with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Otto shoots and misses
and Milani counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Leo Milani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Otto.
Otto doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Otto has momentary wrist control but Milani slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milani lands a couple of elbows.
Milani stands up over Otto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Otto throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Otto striking off his back but it's not causing Milani any problems.
Milani keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Otto's head.
Milani is working Otto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Otto has his takedown stuffed
and Milani counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Milani.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Milani lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Milani with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Otto throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Milani landing some decent shots from guard.
Milani landing some decent shots from guard.
Milani with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Otto throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otto throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Milani shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Milani was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Otto is in a horrible position here. Milani smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Milani raining down shots from the mount!
Milani dominating with strikes here.
Otto is looking to get to half guard.
Milani lands with some strikes.
Milani lands a big elbow.
Otto flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Milani unloading with bombs!
Otto throwing hammer fists to the chest of Milani. What's that going to do exactly?
Milani landing strikes, looking to finish!
Milani with a couple of short strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otto is wriggling around trying to escape.
Milani landing strikes from the mount.
Otto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Milani with the ground and pound from mount.
Otto is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Milani cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Milani pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Milani is landing with some decent strikes but Otto is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Milani blocks Otto's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Otto can't escape the position.
Milani with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milani blocks Otto's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
BOOM! Milani connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Otto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Milani scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Otto?
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Milani showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Milani has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Milani!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichiro Maki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Patrovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichiro Maki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Patrovski!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrovski blocks a head kick by Maki.
Patrovski avoids the head kick by Maki.
Ichiro Maki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patrovski tries to clinch up but Maki circles away and keeps his distance.
Patrovski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maki prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maki tries to land a knee to the head but Patrovski blocks with his arms.
Maki scores a nice knee to the body.
Maki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patrovski pulls guard effortlessly.
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.
Maki won't allow Patrovski to get back to his feet.
Maki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Patrovski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Maki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Patrovski is looking to stand up but Maki isn't so interested in that idea.
Maki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maki trying to control but Patrovski is working from the bottom.
Maki is working Patrovski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Maki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Patrovski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maki wants to control from the top but Patrovski keeps moving.
Patrovski is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Maki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maki is trying to break the clinch but Patrovski has him pressed against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Maki.
Knees to the body from Maki.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Patrovski looks gassed!
Maki tries to land knees in the clinch but Patrovski avoids the damage to the body.
Maki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Yuri Patrovski has been cut.
Maki missing with knees to the body.
Maki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maki looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maki misses with a knee to the head.
Patrovski fails to pull guard.
Maki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Patrovski has had enough of the clinch but Maki keeps him there for the moment.
Maki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Patrovski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Patrovski or not.
Patrovski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patrovski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Patrovski.
Ichiro Maki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Patrovski.
Nice uppercut there from Patrovski.
Maki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maki decides to stand back up.
Patrovski misses with a wild combination.
Patrovski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrovski advances to half guard.
Patrovski passes to full mount!
Maki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Patrovski.
Maki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Patrovski lands a nice shot to the head.
Patrovski landing punches.
Maki tries to buck Patrovski off but he can't manage it.
Maki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Patrovski on the ground.
Patrovski cracks Maki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrovski working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Maki turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Patrovski off and cradles Maki's limp body as Patrovski celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Yuri Patrovski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Staynings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jinpachi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joshua Staynings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jinpachi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe moves in looking to clinch but Staynings pushes him off.
Staynings throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Staynings keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Watanabe shoots in but Staynings avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watanabe gets the takedown into side control.
Watanabe tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Staynings pushes Watanabe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Watanabe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Staynings is looking for a sweep.
Watanabe has hold of Staynings's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Staynings seems comfortable defending it but Watanabe has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Staynings is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Staynings is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Watanabe couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jinpachi Watanabe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Undisputed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Undisputed comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dj Tiesto-Adagio for strings kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jake Allen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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234 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Undisputed!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen swinging wilding here.
Undisputed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Undisputed tries a head kick but it misses.
Undisputed closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Undisputed working away.
Undisputed wants to stand but Allen has his arm trapped.
Allen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Allen is looking for a sweep. Undisputed is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Allen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Undisputed wants to control from the top but Allen keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Allen is trying to control the position but Undisputed postures up.
Allen has a closed guard, preventing Undisputed from standing up.
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.
Allen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Undisputed sitting in guard here, content to control.
Undisputed won't allow Allen to sweep him here.
Allen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Undisputed!
Undisputed is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Allen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Undisputed can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Undisputed is trying desperately to improve position.
Allen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Undisputed is trying to escape the mount.
Undisputed tries to hold on but Allen postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen controlling from mount.
Undisputed squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Undisputed looks gassed!
Undisputed is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Allen working Undisputed over with strikes here.
Allen working for a guillotine from mount but Undisputed is in no mood to give up.
Allen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Undisputed hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Undisputed is in all sorts of trouble here.
Allen with a couple of short strikes.
Allen lands a nice shot to the head.
Allen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Undisputed is rocked!
Allen postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Undisputed is out cold - huge knockout for Allen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Allen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Carlos Ortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rene Schweidler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan Carlos Ortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rene Schweidler!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schweidler looks to land a combination but Ortega avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Ortega.
Ortega fails with the takedown.
Ortega lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ortega punishes Schweidler's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Ortega, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ortega scores with a jab to the body.
Schweidler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Schweidler fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ortega sprawls well initially but Schweidler persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortega is trying to get back to full guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Schweidler has eaten all the pies!
Schweidler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ortega is trying to control but can't.
Ortega keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ortega moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ortega keeping full guard, as Schweidler tries to pass.
Schweidler looks gassed!
Schweidler has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Ortega to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Schweidler is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Ortega pulls down on the head and he's put Schweidler to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Juan Carlos Ortega!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luciano dos Santos Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Luciano dos Santos Souza has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Luciano dos Santos Souza seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
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KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luciano dos Santos Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luca Fuschini!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Luciano dos Santos Souza has been cut.
Fuschini lands a body shot.
Fuschini connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Souza's hands.
Souza is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Fuschini lands a beautiful left hook that drops Souza. Souza tries to recover but Fuschini is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Souza lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Fuschini!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Greenly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Many Moltisanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moltisanti has chosen Jamiroquai - Deeper underground as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Greenly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Many Moltisanti!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greenly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moltisanti as he avoids it easily.
Moltisanti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greenly.
Moltisanti throws a big shot that misses.
Moltisanti is looking to clinch.
Greenly looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moltisanti is fending him off so far but Greenly persists. Nope, Moltisanti circles away and we're back to standing.
Moltisanti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Moltisanti tries to stand and escape but Greenly is controlling the position.
Moltisanti trying to control the pace.
Moltisanti wants to stand up but Greenly has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greenly manages to get to full guard.
Moltisanti advances to half guard.
Moltisanti is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Greenly is looking to control Moltisanti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Greenly avoid being mounted?
Moltisanti controlling the action 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.
Moltisanti tries to stand and escape but Greenly actually recovers to full guard.
Moltisanti slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti passes Greenly's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Moltisanti stalling.
Moltisanti's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Despite being in the dominant position, Many Moltisanti just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moltisanti misses with a looping right.
Greenly misses with a takedown
and Moltisanti counters with a body kick that stops Greenly in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Greenly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greenly is breathing heavily.
Moltisanti fails to land with a series of punches.
Moltisanti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greenly fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Many Moltisanti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greenly slips under a jab.
Moltisanti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greenly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moltisanti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Moltisanti with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Moltisanti looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Moltisanti has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moltisanti scoring with strikes but Greenly is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Moltisanti connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Moltisanti controlling the position easily from mount.
Moltisanti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Greenly is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
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.
Moltisanti lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moltisanti controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Moltisanti throws a chopping leg kick but Greenly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moltisanti fakes the leg kick and cracks Greenly in the body.
Moltisanti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Greenly's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moltisanti pushing down on Greenly's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Well, if Moltisanti is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
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 four minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti slips a nice elbow through Greenly's hands, connecting with Greenly's forehead.
Moltisanti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Moltisanti is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moltisanti passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Many Moltisanti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Greenly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Moltisanti gets a takedown into half guard.
Moltisanti moves into full mount! Greenly won't be happy about that!
Moltisanti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Many Moltisanti just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Greenly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Moltisanti counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Greenly!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Moltisanti cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Moltisanti gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Moltisanti looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Greenly!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moltisanti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moltisanti landing punches.
Moltisanti takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Many Moltisanti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moltisanti postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Greenly looks a forlorn figure.
Moltisanti stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Greenly misses with a body shot.
Moltisanti tries a head kick but it misses.
Moltisanti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greenly slips a straight right by Moltisanti.
Moltisanti catches Greenly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Moltisanti misses with an uppercut.
Moltisanti looks to land a combination but Greenly avoids it well.
Greenly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brian Greenly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moltisanti scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Still in half guard, Moltisanti seems content to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greenly with the active half guard here but Moltisanti passes nicely into side control.
Moltisanti advances to full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Many Moltisanti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moltisanti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Many Moltisanti!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Federic DelNero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riku Ogawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
152 lbs
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150 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federic DelNero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riku Ogawa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DelNero gets caught flat footed, as Ogawa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
DelNero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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.
Ogawa wants to control from the top but DelNero keeps moving.
Ogawa content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ogawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. DelNero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
DelNero escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ogawa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ogawa pushes down on DelNero's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ogawa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ogawa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
DelNero wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogawa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
DelNero is looking to control Ogawa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can DelNero avoid being mounted?
Ogawa is keen to just control but DelNero is a slippery customer.
Ogawa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ogawa wants to take a breather but DelNero is having none of it.
Ogawa is working for a submission of some sort.
DelNero actively working from the bottom here.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
DelNero throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
DelNero misses with a body kick.
Ogawa shoots in and drives through. DelNero sprawls well.
Federic DelNero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ogawa shoots in for a takedown but DelNero shows good takedown defense.
DelNero swings for the body but Ogawa moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - DelNero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DelNero misses with a head kick.
DelNero fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ogawa is out of range.
Federic DelNero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
DelNero is looking to clinch but Ogawa is avoiding it.
Ogawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ogawa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa is looking to stall here but DelNero recovers full guard.
DelNero has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ogawa can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ogawa tries to free his leg and advance position but DelNero is retaining full guard.
Ogawa is stalling in the full guard.
Ogawa works over DelNero with some ground and pound from guard.
Ogawa passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa works his way into side control.
DelNero tries to buck Ogawa off but Ogawa is having none of it.
Ogawa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ogawa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ogawa trying to control the position but DelNero is working away.
Ogawa is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but DelNero is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ogawa tries to advance to mount but DelNero denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riku Ogawa 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.
DelNero doesn't manage to clinch there - Ogawa circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - DelNero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DelNero misses with a wild body shot.
Ogawa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. DelNero tries to avoid it but Ogawa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag DelNero to the ground. DelNero escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
DelNero bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ogawa blocks a head kick by DelNero.
Ogawa shoots in but no luck this time.
Ogawa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ogawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. DelNero is keeping the position for now.
Ogawa slips nicely into half guard.
Ogawa is breathing heavily.
Ogawa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for DelNero!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ogawa with the ground and pound from mount.
DelNero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ogawa lands a nice shot to the head.
DelNero knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ogawa on the ground.
Ogawa looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
DelNero really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ogawa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ogawa goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now DelNero is on top in guard.
DelNero tries to free his leg and advance position but Ogawa is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DelNero wants to get up but he can't break Ogawa's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
DelNero preventing the sweep.
Ogawa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ogawa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed DelNero's head.
DelNero is in trouble now - Ogawa has advanced to mount!
Ogawa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
DelNero is trying to escape the mount.
Ogawa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
DelNero bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DelNero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ogawa is trying to control the position but DelNero postures up.
Ogawa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in DelNero's guard.
Ogawa wants to control from the top but DelNero keeps moving.
Ogawa pushing down on DelNero's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ogawa trying to pass the guard but DelNero defending well.
Ogawa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DelNero defending well though.
Ogawa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for DelNero!
DelNero is looking to improve his position but Ogawa isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ogawa throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! DelNero has his hands clasped together but Ogawa breaks the hold and DelNero is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Ogawa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Riku Ogawa!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pai Mei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Penis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pinchers - Bandolero. Paul Penis is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 lbs
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164 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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, Pai Mei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paul Penis!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mei tries to close the distance and clinch but Penis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mei shoots in but Penis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Mei or perhaps it was just good defense by Penis which made him look bad.
Mei swinging wilding here.
Nice sprawl there from Penis as Mei shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pai Mei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mei avoids the head kick by Penis.
Penis clinches.
Penis prevents Mei from breaking the clinch.
Penis is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mei breaks from the clinch.
Mei tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Penis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Penis.
Mei breaks the clinch.
Mei throws a head kick but Penis moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mei fails with the takedown
and Penis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mei manages to get to full guard.
Mei looking for a sweep. Not yet Mei, not yet.
Penis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Penis slips nicely into half guard.
Penis trying to mount his opponent but Mei defends it.
Mei looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Penis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mei tries to lock up and control but Penis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mei is trying desperately to improve 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.
Mei is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penis working for a guillotine from mount but Mei is in no mood to give up.
Mei is looking to get to half guard.
Penis looking for a guillotine from mount but Mei is having none of it.
Penis looking to secure an arm triangle but Mei defends it well.
Mei tries to reverse the position but Penis maintains control.
Penis looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Penis is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mei is surviving well by controlling Penis's body position as best he can.
Mei tries to hold on but Penis postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mei is trying to escape the mount.
Mei is working hard here to advance position.
Mei tries to hold on but Penis postures up.
Penis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mei tries to reverse the position but Penis maintains control.
Penis is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mei is surviving well by controlling Penis's body position as best he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mei is desperately trying to improve his position but Penis has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mei tries to hold on but Penis postures up.
Penis prevents Mei from getting the reversal.
Penis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Penis wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Mei is looking to get to half guard.
Mei wants to control but Penis is having none of it.
Penis looking to ground and pound but Mei is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Penis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Penis rushes Mei and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Mei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Penis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mei breaks from the clinch.
Mei misses with a takedown
and Penis moves into the clinch.
Mei looking for a takedown.
Penis breaks from the clinch.
Mei falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Penis.
Penis wants a takedown.
Mei breaks the clinch.
A big right from Penis misses.
Mei misses with a takedown attempt
and Penis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mei's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pai Mei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mei is keeping the position for now.
Penis throwing strikes from guard but Mei blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mei's guard.
Mei wants to get back to full guard.
Penis is working for a submission of some sort.
Mei trying to control here.
Mei tries to kick Penis off but Penis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Penis 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.
Penis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mei manages to get to full guard.
Penis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mei looking for a sweep. Not yet Mei, not yet.
Penis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Penis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mei avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Penis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Penis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mei tries to clinch but Penis moves away
and Penis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Penis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pai Mei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penis checks a leg kick nicely.
Penis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penis throws a head kick but Mei moves out of range.
Mei darts in trying to clinch
and Penis counters by moving into the clinch.
Mei tries to pull guard but Penis holds him up against the ropes and eventually Mei drops back down to his feet.
Penis breaks from the clinch.
Mei clinches but Penis breaks the clinch
and Penis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Penis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mei is trying desperately to improve position.
Penis is going olschool here, as he tries to force Mei to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mei shrugs it off.
Paul Penis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mei working to try and regain half guard.
Mei is trying to escape the mount but Penis keeps good control and instead manages to take Mei's back.
Mei turns into Penis and is now in his guard.
Mei tries to free his leg and advance position but Penis is retaining full guard.
Mei throwing strikes but missing.
Mei thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mei passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Penis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Penis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mei checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Penis darts in and clinches Mei up against the ropes.
Mei tries to land knees in the clinch but Penis avoids the damage to the body.
Mei wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mei is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Penis gets underhooks to prevent Mei's takedown attempt.
Mei breaks the clinch.
Mei doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Penis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mei's guard.
Penis passes Mei's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Penis moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penis advances to full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Penis is going olschool here, as he tries to force Mei to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mei shrugs it off.
Mei really wants to buck Penis off and get back to his feet.
Penis working for a submission but Mei is keeping him at bay.
Mei tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mei blocking the ground and pound.
Mei is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penis is going olschool here, as he tries to force Mei to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mei shrugs it off.
Mei tries to hold on but Penis postures up.
Mei defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Penis.
Mei working to try and regain half guard.
Penis is going olschool here, as he tries to force Mei to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Mei shrugs it off.
Penis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mei has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Penis working for a submission but Mei is keeping him at bay.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penis is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Mei is surviving well by controlling Penis's body position as best he can.
Penis misses with a head shot.
Mei regains half guard.
Penis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Penis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mei gets full guard.
Mei looking for a guillotine here but Penis defends easily.
Mei is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mei wants to sweep but no luck.
Mei throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Penis looking to pass the guard.
Penis passes Mei's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Penis prevents Mei from improving his position.
Penis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mei sees it coming and defends easily.
Penis uses his free foot to push down on Mei's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mei.
Penis looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mei really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Penis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penis 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Penis!
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FIGHT
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