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CHOKE Eclipse Tour Vol. 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takashi Isso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isso is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shiawase Nara Te o Tatakō by NobodyKnows+. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Isso!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Compton avoids the head kick by Isso.
Compton scores with a hook to the body. Isso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Isso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Compton throws out the jab.
Compton scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Isso misses with a shot to the body
and Compton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Compton misses the jab.
Peter Compton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Isso is predictable there
and Compton counters with a stiff right hand.
Isso staying out of range there.
Compton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Compton lands an overhand right.
Isso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Isso.
Isso slips a straight right by Compton.
Isso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Compton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Compton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Compton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A lazy body kick from Isso
and Isso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Compton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Compton ducks under a wild hook from Isso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton wants to land a leg kick but Isso is out of range.
Isso misses with a body kick.
Isso doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Compton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Isso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Isso blocks a jab.
Isso doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Compton counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton throws out a loose jab but Isso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Compton lands with a nice combination. Isso backs away looking to recover.
Isso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Isso slips a jab and a cross from Compton.
Compton misses with a hook.
Isso misses with the body kick
and Compton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Compton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Isso gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Isso looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isso is thwarting Compton's attempts to control the position.
Isso is trying to control the action in half guard but Compton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Compton wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Compton trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Compton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Isso throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Compton to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Compton misses.
Isso on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Isso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Compton is fending him off so far but Isso persists. Nope, Compton circles away and we're back to standing.
Compton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Compton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Isso swings away with a body shot that misses
and Compton counters with a nice uppercut.
Compton looks to land a right hand but Isso moved out of range.
Isso takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Isso is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton throws a combination. Isso tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Compton looks to land a combination. Isso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Compton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Compton throws a big shot that misses.
Compton scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Compton misses.
Compton misses with a few strikes there.
Isso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isso throws a chopping leg kick but Compton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Isso slips a straight right by Compton.
Compton lands with a shot to the body.
Isso throws a lazy body kick
and Isso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Compton punishes Isso's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Compton throws a nice looking combination but Isso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Compton.
Compton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton misses with a wild combination.
Isso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Compton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Isso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Compton misses with a looping right.
Compton misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton lands a nice shot that snaps Isso's head back.
A low kick from Compton misses
and Isso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Compton misses with a hook. Isso ducked under it nicely.
Compton avoids the head kick by Isso.
Isso throws a hook but Compton blocks it.
Isso swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Compton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peter Compton is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Compton takes a swing at Isso's ribcage but misses.
Isso checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Compton dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Compton waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Isso.
Compton connects with a jab.
Isso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Compton.
Isso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Compton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Isso manages to avoid it.
Compton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Compton!
Isso throws a body kick that misses.
Compton looks to land a right hand but Isso moved out of range.
Peter Compton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Compton swings away with a body shot that misses
so Isso counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Isso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Compton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Compton wants to get back to his feet but Isso is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isso trying to control but Compton is working from the bottom.
Isso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Compton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Isso slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton is trying to stand back up but Isso is controlling him
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Compton moves out of range of the body kick from Isso.
Compton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Isso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Compton connects with a nice looking jab.
Compton misses with a combination
and Isso counters with a head kick. That will keep Compton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Compton.
Takashi Isso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick by Isso misses
and Compton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Compton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Compton slips a jab from Isso.
A lazy body kick from Isso
and Compton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Compton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Compton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Isso.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takashi Isso.
I think Compton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Compton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Camron Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keizo Sawaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawaki has chosen Kodo by Yoshida Brothers as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Camron Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keizo Sawaki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawaki looks to land a left hand but Crawford moved out of range nicely.
Sawaki throws a leg kick but Crawford sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sawaki looks for the body kick but Crawford saw that one coming.
Sawaki throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sawaki.
Sawaki misses with a takedown attempt - Crawford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crawford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sawaki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sawaki throws a body punch but Crawford moves out of range.
Sawaki slips a straight right by Crawford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sawaki misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Crawford blocks the low kick.
Sawaki throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Crawford throws a head kick but Sawaki moves out of range.
Sawaki looks to land a left hand but Crawford moved out of range nicely.
Camron Crawford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sawaki.
Crawford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sawaki ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Sawaki swings for the body but Crawford moves out of range.
Donk. Sawaki catches Crawford right on the button with a cross.
Sawaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sawaki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crawford moves into the clinch.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
Sawaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sawaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crawford.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sawaki's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sawaki looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki manages to break the clinch.
Sawaki throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawford.
Crawford misses with a hook. Sawaki ducked under it nicely.
Sawaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Sawaki misses.
Crawford has closed the distance and engaged Sawaki in a clinch.
Sawaki breaks the clinch.
Sawaki defending well as Crawford loads up on a big left hand.
Crawford darts in and clinches Sawaki up against the ropes.
Sawaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crawford.
Sawaki tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right hand to the body from Sawaki.
Crawford trying to land knees to the body.
Sawaki can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sawaki.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Crawford prevents Sawaki from breaking the clinch.
Sawaki wants a takedown but no success here.
Camron Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keizo Sawaki.
Sawaki wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki presses Crawford against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Sawaki is blocking nicely.
Crawford is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sawaki is keeping busy.
Crawford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Sawaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawford looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crawford misses with an elbow over the top.
Sawaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crawford misses the jab.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Sawaki pushes him off.
Sawaki swings for the body but Crawford moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Crawford.
Sawaki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crawford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sawaki.
Sawaki lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crawford will feel that in the morning.
Sawaki cracks Crawford with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki throws a wild body kick that Crawford sees coming a mile off.
Crawford walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sawaki.
Crawford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crawford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sawaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawford manages to avoid it.
Sawaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sawaki looks gassed!
Sawaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Sawaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sawaki throws an overhand right that lands on Crawford's shoulder, as Crawford tries to avoid the shot.
Crawford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sawaki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Sawaki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sawaki swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
Crawford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crawford is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Crawford's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sawaki.
Crawford tries a head kick but it misses.
Crawford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Crawford.
Nice sprawl there from Crawford as Sawaki shoots in.
Sawaki misses with a hook.
Crawford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crawford is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
Sawaki misses with a body kick.
Crawford cracks Sawaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sawaki lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
Crawford lands a high kick!
Sawaki throws a head kick but Crawford moves out of range.
Sawaki needs to keep his hands up - Crawford had a free shot at his head there.
Crawford is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Sawaki circles away.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sawaki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sawaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Crawford misses
and Sawaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Sawaki throws an overhand right that lands on Crawford's shoulder, as Crawford tries to avoid the shot.
Sawaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sawaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crawford's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford closes the distance but Sawaki moves to the side
and Sawaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Sawaki misses with a takedown attempt - Crawford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crawford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sawaki, pushing him back against the ropes.
Crawford is trying to stall.
Crawford lands a nice elbow.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sawaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crawford scores a nice knee to the body.
Sawaki is looking to control Crawford's arms but Crawford gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sawaki has his back to the ropes.
Sawaki is breathing heavily.
Sawaki has picked Crawford up - he's going for a ride! Sawaki dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Crawford is refusing to be controlled, as Sawaki sits in half guard.
Crawford is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki wants to control but Crawford is keeping him busy.
Crawford regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sawaki.
Crawford manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Crawford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab by Sawaki.
Sawaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawford throws out the jab.
Sawaki misses with a two punch combination.
Crawford tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sawaki counters with a head kick.
Sawaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sawaki blocks a head kick by Crawford.
Sawaki tries to land a leg kick but Crawford saw it coming and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crawford has time to react.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford clinches but Sawaki breaks the clinch
and Sawaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sawaki throws a good cross that connects.
Sawaki has a takedown stuffed.
Camron Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keizo Sawaki.
Crawford misses with a straight left.
Crawford scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sawaki in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Sawaki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crawford throws a sloppy head kick and Sawaki moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Crawford.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keizo Sawaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Crawford drives through and clinches with Sawaki against the ropes.
Sawaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sawaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sawaki misses the shot to the body.
Crawford tries to clinch up.
Sawaki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawford.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawford is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A telegraphed right hand from Sawaki misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sawaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crawford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crawford lands a lovely overhand right.
Sawaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
Crawford jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crawford blocks a jab.
Crawford lands with a right hand.
Sawaki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crawford tries to avoid it but Sawaki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crawford to the ground. Crawford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crawford is looking to clinch but Sawaki is avoiding it.
Sawaki throws a leg kick
and Crawford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sawaki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crawford's sensitive parts.
Crawford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sawaki misses with a takedown
and Crawford counters with a stiff right hand.
Crawford throws a sloppy head kick and Sawaki moves out of range easily.
Crawford cracks Sawaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki throws a right and a left that Crawford avoids nicely.
Keizo Sawaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford gets a clinch.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sawaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crawford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sawaki is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Camron Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keizo Sawaki.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Sawaki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Camron Crawford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crawford pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sawaki.
Crawford content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sawaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawford has double underhooks.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sawaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sawaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crawford has managed to clinch.
Sawaki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sawaki lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crawford throws a sloppy head kick and Sawaki moves out of range easily.
Crawford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sawaki's head.
Sawaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sawaki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crawford has time to react.
Keizo Sawaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slow jab from Crawford misses its intended target.
Sawaki digs a good hook to Crawford's body.
A combination from Sawaki does no damage.
Sawaki circles away from the clinch attempt
and Sawaki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good leg kick by Sawaki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Crawford does no damage.
Sawaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crawford tries to clinch up
letting Sawaki counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Sawaki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sawaki.
A low kick from Sawaki is predictable there
and Crawford counters with a nice uppercut.
Crawford looks to land a right hand but Sawaki moved out of range.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Sawaki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawford throws a sloppy head kick
and Sawaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sawaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Camron Crawford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sawaki 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keizo Sawaki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akio Yumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Kang (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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178 lbs
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186 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akio Yumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Denis Kang!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kang shoots for a double leg takedown but Yumi sprawls well. He's pushed Kang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kang shoots in for a takedown but Yumi shows good takedown defense.
Kang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yumi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kang's calf.
A slow jab from Kang misses its intended target.
Yumi takes the fight into the clinch.
Yumi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kang takes an elbow to the temple.
Yumi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kang looks gassed!
Yumi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kang blocks it with crossed arms.
Yumi tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Yumi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kang's defenses.
Yumi landing knees to the head.
Yumi misses with a knee to the head.
Yumi lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yumi.
Yumi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kang blocks it with crossed arms.
Yumi looking to throw knees to the head but Kang is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Yumi.
Yumi tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
Yumi lands a damaging elbow.
Yumi looking to throw knees to the head but Kang is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yumi tries to land knees in the clinch but Kang avoids the damage to the body.
Yumi missing with knees to the body.
Yumi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kang just leaning against Yumi, taking a breather.
Kang tries to break the clinch but Yumi is controlling the position.
Yumi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yumi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kang's defenses.
Kang avoids the elbow strike from Yumi, against the ropes.
Yumi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yumi connects with a knee to the head.
Kang is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Yumi can't fight it off and eventually Kang manages to take the fight to the floor. Yumi looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kang is pushing down on Yumi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Yumi is fighting to maintain full guard but Kang has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kang trying to pass the guard but Yumi defending well.
Kang blocks the strikes from Yumi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yumi is looking for a sweep. Kang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Well, if Kang 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 battling for position here. Yumi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yumi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kang moves into full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kang is on top in guard.
Yumi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kang tries to free his leg and advance position but Yumi is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kang puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Yumi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kang's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kang's back!
Kang wants to escape the position.
Kang tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Yumi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kang regains half guard.
Kang tries to get to full guard but Yumi has control of the leg.
Yumi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yumi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yumi prevents Kang from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yumi is controlling the pace.
Yumi wants to take a breather but Kang is having none of it.
Kang is looking for a sweep. Yumi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kang misses with a series of wild punches.
Yumi throws the kick towards the body but Kang avoids it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kang.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yumi struggling a bit here.
Kang is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yumi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Yumi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kang shoots in but no luck this time.
Yumi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yumi wants to clinch.
Yumi thumps Kang with a low kick.
Kang swings for the body but Yumi moves out of range.
Kang avoids the head kick by Yumi.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yumi is keeping busy.
Yumi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kang is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Yumi.
Yumi lands a damaging elbow.
Yumi scores with a knee to the head.
Yumi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yumi landing knees to the head.
Kang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yumi throws an elbow but it misses.
Yumi looking to throw knees to the head but Kang is blocking nicely.
Yumi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kang blocks the elbow strike.
Kang wants to stall.
Kang is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Kang blocks an elbow strike from Yumi.
Yumi prevents Kang from breaking the clinch.
Kang avoiding damage as Yumi throws knees to the body.
Yumi tries a knee to the head but Kang blocks it.
Yumi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kang.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yumi.
Kang avoids a wild elbow strike from Yumi.
Yumi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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.
Yumi throws an elbow but it misses.
Yumi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kang looking to slow down the pace here.
Kang tries to break the clinch but Yumi is controlling the position.
Yumi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kang has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kang taking a breather.
Kang seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Yumi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kang tries to stall but Yumi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yumi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yumi looking to throw knees to the head but Kang is blocking nicely.
Yumi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kang is trying to break free.
Yumi throws an elbow but it misses.
Kang breaks from the clinch.
Kang scores with a jab. Yumi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumi throws a chopping leg kick but Kang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yumi misses with a low kick as Kang jumps back.
Kang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yumi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kang.
Akio Yumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Kang.
Good shot there by Kang.
Kang changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yumi tries to avoid it but Kang manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yumi to the ground. Yumi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Akio Yumi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Yumi.
Kang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kang misses with a double jab.
Kang swats away the attempt to clinch by Yumi.
Kang shoots for a takedown but Yumi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A good leg kick by Yumi.
Yumi throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Yumi.
Yumi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kang. That did some damage!
Kang tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yumi manages to avoid it.
Akio Yumi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yumi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kang's sensitive parts.
Kang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yumi connects with a solid leg kick.
Good leg kick by Yumi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kang tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kang looks for a takedown but Yumi sprawls well.
Yumi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yumi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kang dodges an elbow strike from Yumi.
Kang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yumi lands a knee to the head.
Kang takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yumi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kang on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yumi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kang tries to pull guard but Yumi holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kang drops back down to his feet.
Yumi trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akio Yumi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kang lands a with a good body shot.
Yumi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yumi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yumi avoids the body shot from Kang.
Yumi pushes Kang up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yumi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yumi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kang dodges an elbow strike from Yumi.
Yumi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yumi misses with a knee to the head.
Yumi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kang breaks from the clinch.
Kang scores with a nice right hand.
Kang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kang tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yumi swivels and escapes.
Yumi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yumi.
Yumi scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yumi moves into the clinch.
Kang stalling.
Yumi lands an elbow just above Kang 's eye.
Nice elbow from Yumi.
Yumi looking to throw knees to the head but Kang is blocking nicely.
Yumi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kang is looking to control Yumi's arms but Yumi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kang has his back to the ropes.
Yumi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yumi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yumi tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Yumi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yumi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Yumi tries to land a knee to the head but Kang blocks with his arms.
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.
Kang taking a breather.
Yumi trying to land knees to the body.
Yumi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yumi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kang stalling.
Kang wants to break free but Yumi has control.
Kang looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Denis Kang.
Kang lands with a cross.
Kang shoots for a double leg takedown but Yumi sprawls well. He's pushed Kang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Akio Yumi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Kang.
Yumi scores with a leg kick.
Kang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yumi. Yumi obviously looking to wear him down.
Kang takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yumi is looking to clinch but Kang is avoiding it.
Kang shoots for a double leg takedown but Yumi sprawls well. He's pushed Kang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yumi drives through and clinches with Kang against the ropes.
Yumi lands an elbow inside that Kang shrugs off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yumi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kang just leaning against Yumi, taking a breather.
Yumi crunches a lovely knee into Kang's ribcage.
Kang avoiding damage as Yumi throws knees to the body.
Kang is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yumi is keeping busy.
Yumi lands a damaging elbow.
Denis Kang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akio Yumi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yumi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yumi tries a knee to the head but Kang blocks it.
Kang has had enough of the clinch but Yumi keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Yumi.
Yumi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kang looking to slow down the pace here.
Yumi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Yumi tries a knee to the head but Kang blocks it.
Kang is looking to break free of the clinch but Yumi has double underhooks.
Yumi scores a nice knee to the body.
Yumi tries a knee to the head but Kang blocks it.
Kang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yumi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yumi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kang wants a takedown.
Yumi keeps control of Kang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Yumi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kang tries to throw a body punch but Yumi avoids it by throwing Kang back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Yumi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yumi, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Yumi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kotaro Hakku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Scylla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hakku comes to the ring accompanied by Apocalyptica - Hope. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kotaro Hakku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenny Scylla!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scylla looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hakku is fending him off so far but Scylla persists. Nope, Hakku circles away and we're back to standing.
Hakku connects with a crisp jab.
Hakku throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scylla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scylla avoids the body shot from Hakku.
Hakku thows a body shot but no joy.
Hakku throws a series of punches but Scylla moves out of range.
A big left from Hakku misses.
Hakku misses with a few strikes there.
Hakku throws a looping overhand right but Scylla ducks down to avoid it.
Hakku throws a body punch but Scylla moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakku misses with the combination.
Hakku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scylla manages to avoid it.
Hakku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Scylla.
Hakku misses with a straight right.
Hakku swinging wilding here.
Hakku tries to bum rush Scylla with a series of wild strikes but Scylla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Hakku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hakku misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Scylla bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Scylla working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Scylla is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hakku is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hakku is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hakku wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Scylla tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hakku manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scylla is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hakku sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hakku manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Scylla looking to pass the guard.
Hakku trying to control the position.
Hakku keeping full guard, as Scylla tries to pass.
Hakku is trying to control the position but Scylla postures up.
Scylla avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hakku keeping moving, preventing Scylla from controlling successfully.
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.
Hakku has his foot on Scylla's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scylla works his way back into a safe position though.
Scylla stops Hakku from standing up.
Hakku is breathing heavily.
Hakku controls Scylla momentarily but Scylla frees himself.
Scylla drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hakku dives on top into guard.
Hakku passes Scylla's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hakku frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hakku has control of Scylla's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Scylla regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kotaro Hakku dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hakku tries for a takedown but Scylla circles away easily
and Scylla counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hakku's guard now.
Scylla advances to half guard.
Scylla wants to take a breather but Hakku is having none of it.
Hakku wants to get back to his feet.
Scylla frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hakku is trying desperately to improve position.
Scylla wants to finish this one by submission but Hakku is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Scylla.
Hakku is desperately trying to improve his position but Scylla has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakku defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Scylla.
Scylla working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hakku is in all sorts of trouble here.
Scylla is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hakku has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hakku!
Hakku wanted to stand there but Scylla had control of the position.
Scylla working for submissions but it's allowed Hakku to get to half guard.
Scylla is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hakku pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakku lands strikes from half guard.
Hakku wants to work for an arm triangle but Scylla is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hakku drops an elbow to the side of Scylla's head.
Hakku takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hakku gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hakku throws a leg kick that is checked
and Scylla counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hakku 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.
Hakku is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Scylla is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scylla drops back looking for a leg! Hakku is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hakku manages to kick Scylla off! Scylla jumps back into Hakku's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hakku is on top in guard.
Hakku stands and steps away. Scylla gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hakku throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hakku throws a nice looking combination but Scylla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hakku throws a combination that misses
and Scylla counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Scylla passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scylla looking for a guillotine from mount but Hakku is having none of it.
Scylla working for a submission but Hakku is keeping him at bay.
Scylla is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hakku has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hakku!
Hakku looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakku tries to stand but Scylla is controlling from the bottom.
Hakku gets to his feet. Scylla looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Scylla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hakku's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hakku misses with a double jab
and Scylla decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hakku's guard.
Hakku wants to get back to his feet but Scylla is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Scylla tries to free his leg and advance position but Hakku is retaining full guard.
Hakku keeping moving, preventing Scylla from controlling successfully.
Kenny Scylla has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hakku is looking for a triangle but Scylla pushes his legs off easily.
Scylla forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hakku actively working from the bottom here.
Scylla is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scylla is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hakku defends it well.
Hakku is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Scylla's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Scylla's back!
Hakku keeps control of the position as Scylla tries to break free.
The referee is taking a good look at Scylla as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hakku!
Scylla defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hakku's arms.
Hakku is punishing Scylla with strikes - can he finish him?!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakku has the hooks in. Scylla is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Scylla covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Scylla grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Hakku is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Scylla manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hakku's guard. Nice work there by Scylla.
Hakku throwing short punches from the bottom.
Scylla thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the 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.
Scylla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hakku is keeping the position for now.
Hakku wants to stand but Scylla is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scylla thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hakku manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Scylla tries to hold on but Hakku pushes him away.
Hakku wants to control the pace but Scylla is squirming around nicely.
Hakku scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hakku unloading with bombs!
Scylla is wriggling around trying to escape.
Scylla takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Scylla is in all sorts of trouble here.
Scylla is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scylla taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Hakku.
Hakku looking to control and managing it successfully.
Scylla tries to reverse the position but Hakku maintains control.
Hakku trying to control but Scylla is having none of it.
Scylla is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kotaro Hakku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hakku has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kotaro Hakku!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troll Skog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Cheeseburger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheeseburger has chosen Alice In Chains - Rooster as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Troll Skog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Cheeseburger!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheeseburger misses with a hook.
Skog gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cheeseburger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cheeseburger trying to control the position from guard on top but Skog is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cheeseburger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cheeseburger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Skog has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cheeseburger doesn't defend quickly enough and Skog has managed to lock this one up! Can Cheeseburger escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Skog on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Troll Skog!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Misaki Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Narong Yeerum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeerum has chosen I Love You as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Misaki Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Narong Yeerum!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suzuki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Suzuki swings for the body but Yeerum moves out of range.
No joy there for Suzuki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yeerum throws a head kick but Suzuki moves out of range.
Yeerum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suzuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yeerum circles away quickly and effectively.
Yeerum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suzuki circles away quickly and effectively.
Yeerum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suzuki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeerum cracks Suzuki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Suzuki shoots in looking for a takedown. Yeerum tries to sprawl out of it but Suzuki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Yeerum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yeerum throws a sloppy head kick and Suzuki moves out of range easily.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yeerum counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yeerum counters with a big head kick but Suzuki shrugs it off.
Narong Yeerum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suzuki misses with a double jab
and Yeerum counters with a nice low kick that buckles Suzuki's knee momentarily.
Suzuki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yeerum to score with a decent uppercut.
Yeerum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yeerum feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Suzuki's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum looks to land a combination. Suzuki sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Suzuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yeerum counters with a one-two to the body.
It looks like Misaki Suzuki has been cut.
Yeerum misses with a head kick.
Suzuki waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Yeerum.
Yeerum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Suzuki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a looping overhand right but Yeerum ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Suzuki.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yeerum counters with a head kick.
Suzuki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yeerum pinned against the cage. Yeerum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misaki Suzuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yeerum counters with a good low kick that Suzuki was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suzuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yeerum counters with a big head kick but Suzuki shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Narong Yeerum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Misaki Suzuki's cut.
That's time! Suzuki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Suzuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yeerum counters with a big head kick but Suzuki shrugs it off.
Suzuki tries for a takedown but Yeerum circles away easily
and Yeerum counters with a series of strikes. Suzuki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Suzuki blocks a head kick by Yeerum.
Yeerum tries a head kick but it misses.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses
and Yeerum counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick from Yeerum lands but Suzuki takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yeerum counters with a head kick. That will keep Suzuki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yeerum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yeerum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Suzuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yeerum counters with a head kick. That will keep Suzuki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Yeerum just misses with a punch to the body.
Suzuki just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Yeerum.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Suzuki might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Suzuki looks to land a right hand but Yeerum moved out of range.
Suzuki misses with a double jab
and Yeerum counters with a two punch combo.
Misaki Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suzuki fails with the takedown.
A clash of legs there as Yeerum blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yeerum counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Suzuki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yeerum counters with an inside leg kick.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suzuki misses with a combination
letting Yeerum counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeerum throws a nice outside leg kick.
Suzuki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yeerum counters with a big head kick but Suzuki shrugs it off.
Yeerum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yeerum counters with a one-two to the body.
Narong Yeerum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suzuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yeerum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Narong Yeerum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Misaki Suzuki's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yeerum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suzuki avoids the head kick by Yeerum.
Suzuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yeerum counters with a big head kick but Suzuki shrugs it off.
Suzuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yeerum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Suzuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yeerum counters with a head kick that wobbles Suzuki - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Yeerum sends him down. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Narong Yeerum!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent The Vandal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hitsomiru Tamaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Vandal comes to the ring accompanied by Bullet For My Valentine - Scream Aim Fire. Vincent The Vandal has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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202 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent The Vandal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hitsomiru Tamaka!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamaka tries to land a front kick but The Vandal steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Vandal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Vandal scores with a jab to the head.
The Vandal throws and low kick but Tamaka moves out of range easily.
The Vandal scores with a hook.
The Vandal shoots for a takedown but Tamaka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Vandal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Vandal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamaka.
The Vandal throws a right and a left that Tamaka avoids nicely.
The Vandal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tamaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tamaka takes a swing at The Vandal's ribcage but misses.
Tamaka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Vandal can pounce on him.
The Vandal misses with a series of wild punches.
Tamaka has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The Vandal takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The Vandal fails with the takedown.
Tamaka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamaka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tamaka doesn't manage to clinch there - The Vandal circles away.
Tamaka tries a head kick but it misses.
The Vandal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tamaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Hitsomiru Tamaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Vandal misses with a head kick.
Tamaka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent The Vandal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Vandal was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamaka.
A slapping leg kick lands for The Vandal.
Tamaka throws a shot to the body.
The Vandal takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tamaka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Vandal rather than just go for the knockout.
The Vandal misses with the combination.
The Vandal throws a nice looking combination but Tamaka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tamaka scores with a kick to the body.
The Vandal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tamaka pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Vandal scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tamaka throws a head kick but The Vandal moves out of range.
Tamaka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tamaka moves in looking to clinch but The Vandal pushes him off.
Tamaka scores with a jab. The Vandal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Vandal fails to land with a series of punches.
The Vandal scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Vandal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tamaka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tamaka misses with a wild body shot.
Tamaka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tamaka.
A right-left combo lands from Tamaka.
Tamaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tamaka blocks the elbow strike.
The Vandal is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Vandal is breathing heavily.
The Vandal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Vandal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The Vandal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tamaka pinned against the cage. Tamaka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Vandal thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Vandal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Vandal throws a front kick aimed at Tamaka's knee but Tamaka avoids it well.
No luck for The Vandal with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The Vandal is trying to maintain a safe position but Tamaka gets an underhook and turns The Vandal into the ropes.
Tamaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Vandal.
Tamaka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Vandal blocks it with crossed arms.
The Vandal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short body shot lands from Tamaka as the two fighters clinch.
The Vandal is trying to stall.
Tamaka prevents The Vandal from breaking the clinch.
Tamaka lands a body punch.
The Vandal trying to land knees to the body.
The Vandal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tamaka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Vandal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tamaka tries to land knees in the clinch but The Vandal avoids the damage to the body.
A short uppercut from Tamaka.
Tamaka breaks the clinch.
Tamaka moves in looking to clinch but The Vandal pushes him off.
Tamaka slips a jab and a cross from The Vandal.
The Vandal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal dips to his left and cracks Tamaka with an uppercut!
The Vandal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tamaka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tamaka takes the fight into the clinch.
The Vandal is trying to maintain a safe position but Tamaka gets an underhook and turns The Vandal into the ropes.
The Vandal throws an elbow but it misses.
Tamaka keeps control of The Vandal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tamaka blocks an uppercut.
The Vandal is trying to drag Tamaka to the mat but Tamaka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
The Vandal is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The Vandal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The Vandal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Vandal tries a knee to the head but Tamaka blocks it.
Tamaka blocks an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Tamaka.
Tamaka prevents The Vandal from breaking the clinch.
Tamaka lands a knee to the head.
The Vandal has had enough of the clinch but Tamaka keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitsomiru Tamaka dominated that 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.
Danga de danga de dang - The Vandal scores with a four punch combination!
The Vandal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tamaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vincent The Vandal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Vandal has his takedown stuffed
and Tamaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The Vandal, right into the meat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Vandal.
Vincent The Vandal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tamaka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tamaka dodges the punch combination from The Vandal.
Tamaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Vandal tries to bum rush Tamaka with a series of wild strikes but Tamaka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tamaka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The Vandal shoots in but Tamaka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent The Vandal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tamaka blocks a head kick by The Vandal.
Tamaka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tamaka throws a wild body kick that The Vandal sees coming a mile off.
The Vandal throws a lazy head kick
and Tamaka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The Vandal looks to land a combination but Tamaka avoids it well.
The Vandal fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamaka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tamaka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Vandal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tamaka gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Vandal.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tamaka as The Vandal tries to tie him up.
Tamaka digs a right hand into The Vandal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Vandal's gas tank.
The Vandal looking for a takedown.
The Vandal tries to break the clinch but Tamaka is controlling the position.
The Vandal can't find room to land a body shot as Tamaka controls the action.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for The Vandal. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The Vandal manages to break the clinch.
Hitsomiru Tamaka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Vandal misses with a head kick.
Tamaka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of The Vandal's head.
The Vandal misses with a double jab
and Tamaka counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tamaka.
Tamaka forces The Vandal back against the ropes and clinches.
Tamaka landing knees to the body.
The Vandal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tamaka has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tamaka.
Tamaka manages to break the clinch.
The Vandal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Vandal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Vandal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tamaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Tamaka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tamaka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Vandal tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamaka tries to clinch but The Vandal is having none of it.
Tamaka throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Tamaka finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The Vandal steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tamaka. That one must have hurt.
Tamaka lands with a slapping head kick.
Tamaka throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Vandal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tamaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Vandal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tamaka lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from The Vandal misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal jabs Tamaka right on the nose. Tamaka blinks but takes it well.
Tamaka looks to score with a jab to the body but The Vandal is just out of range.
The Vandal sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tamaka.
Tamaka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The Vandal will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The Vandal takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tamaka throws a head kick that misses.
Tamaka throws a series of punches but The Vandal avoids them all with ease.
The Vandal looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tamaka is fending him off so far but The Vandal persists. Nope, Tamaka circles away and we're back to standing.
Tamaka lands a high kick!
Tamaka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tamaka takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The Vandal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tamaka circles away.
The Vandal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamaka.
Tamaka lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Vandal takes a step back to recover.
The Vandal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tamaka's hands.
Tamaka throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal misses with a two punch combination.
Tamaka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Vandal swinging wilding here.
Tamaka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Vandal throws a series of punches but Tamaka avoids them all with ease.
The Vandal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tamaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Vandal.
The Vandal throws a series of punches but Tamaka avoids them all with ease.
Tamaka stuffs the takedown attempt from The Vandal. The Vandal gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Vandal takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The Vandal closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Vandal fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Vandal looks for a takedown but Tamaka sprawls well.
Tamaka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tamaka misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hitsomiru Tamaka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The Vandal fails with the takedown.
Some bone on bone action there as The Vandal checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The Vandal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tamaka moves away.
The Vandal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tamaka circles away quickly and effectively.
The Vandal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamaka misses with an uppercut.
The Vandal scores with a takedown into Tamaka's guard.
The Vandal trying to control but Tamaka is working from the bottom.
The Vandal forces his way into half guard.
The Vandal trying to control the action but Tamaka is working from the bottom.
The Vandal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Vandal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tamaka keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Vandal is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tamaka is just riding it out for now. The Vandal eventually gives up the hold.
The Vandal wants to take a breather but Tamaka is having none of it.
The Vandal wants to pass to mount but Tamaka is defending the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Vandal lands the left hand.
The Vandal misses with a double jab
and Tamaka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tamaka.
Tamaka blocks an elbow strike.
Tamaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tamaka lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Vandal's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal tries a head kick but it misses.
Tamaka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tamaka is looking to score with low kicks.
Tamaka connects with a body shot.
The Vandal moves out of range of the strikes.
Tamaka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Vandal is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tamaka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tamaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but The Vandal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tamaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Vandal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Tamaka.
The Vandal misses with the combination.
Tamaka misses with a kick to the body.
The Vandal throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tamaka misses with a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Vandal.
Tamaka dodges the punch combination from The Vandal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Vandal throws a combination that misses
and Tamaka counters with a slapping leg kick.
The Vandal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tamaka was well out of range. Poor timing from The Vandal.
The Vandal misses with a two punch combination.
The Vandal moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tamaka avoids the head kick by The Vandal.
The Vandal misses with a series of wild punches.
The Vandal throws a series of punches but Tamaka moves out of range.
Tamaka looks to land a right hand but The Vandal moved out of range.
Tamaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Vandal was well out of range. Poor timing from Tamaka.
The Vandal gets the takedown into side control.
The Vandal trying to control the position but Tamaka is working away.
The Vandal throws an elbow but Tamaka slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tamaka wants to get back to his feet.
The Vandal trying to control the action but Tamaka is working from the bottom.
Hitsomiru Tamaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamaka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but The Vandal has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The Vandal in side control, throwing shots but Tamaka defends.
The Vandal working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The Vandal trying to control the action but Tamaka is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tamaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Vandal moves away.
Vincent The Vandal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Vandal misses with a wild combination.
The Vandal misses with a takedown attempt - Tamaka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent The Vandal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Vandal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Vandal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown by The Vandal or perhaps it was just good defense by Tamaka which made him look bad.
The Vandal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent The Vandal showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tamaka 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hitsomiru Tamaka!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakayama comes to the ring accompanied by The Vapors - Turning Japanese. Lima is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enter Sandman, Metallica. This should be fireworks!
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Lima!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima shoots in for a takedown but Nakayama shows good takedown defense.
Lima has a takedown stuffed.
Lima misses with a takedown attempt - Nakayama sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tsuyoshi Nakayama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Lima.
A cross from Nakayama lands.
Lima keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lima needs to keep his hands up - Nakayama had a free shot at his head there.
Lima dodges the punch combination from Nakayama.
Nakayama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nakayama as he avoids it easily.
Nakayama connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Lima tumbling to the canvas! Nakayama pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Lima was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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185 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Teppo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teppo lands with a straight right. Gracie didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Aaron Gracie has been cut.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Teppo doesn't manage to clinch there - Gracie circles away.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Teppo is defending well.
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Teppo has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Teppo.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
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.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Teppo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie looks gassed!
Gracie tries to roll over but Teppo keeps him under control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Teppo works over Gracie's head and body with a nice combination.
Teppo throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Teppo cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Teppo.
Teppo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Teppo's waist but Teppo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
Teppo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Teppo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Teppo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Teppo.
Teppo cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Teppo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Teppo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Teppo is working Gracie over against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teppo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Teppo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Teppo is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Teppo circles away and we're back to standing.
Jaakko Teppo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Gracie.
Nice sprawl there from Teppo as Gracie shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Teppo misses with a few strikes there.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Teppo scores with a decent looking hook.
That has opened up Aaron Gracie's cut even more.
Teppo connects with a body shot.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jaakko Teppo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teppo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Teppo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Teppo wants to clinch.
Gracie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Teppo cracks Gracie with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Teppo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the ropes.
Teppo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Teppo does no damage.
Teppo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gracie backs up against the ropes.
The cut above Aaron Gracie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Gracie takes one to the side of the head.
Teppo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gracie in his tracks.
Teppo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Teppo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gracie is rocked!
Aaron Gracie's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Teppo moves into the clinch successfully.
Teppo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Teppo lands a nice uppercut.
Teppo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaakko Teppo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Gracie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Teppo with a nice cross.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Teppo.
Teppo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Teppo.
Teppo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Teppo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Teppo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Teppo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Teppo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teppo stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Jaakko Teppo is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice combination there by Teppo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Teppo tries to clinch but Gracie is having none of it.
Teppo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice shot by Teppo.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aaron Gracie's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jaakko Teppo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kunta Kinte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoki Kurinoshi (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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24
160 lbs
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158 lbs
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kunta Kinte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoki Kurinoshi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kurinoshi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kurinoshi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kinte wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kinte tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kurinoshi is trying to improve his position.
Kinte in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kinte trying to control the action but Kurinoshi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kurinoshi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kurinoshi tries to bench press Kinte off him but Kinte keeps the position.
Kinte in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Kinte is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kurinoshi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kinte's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kinte is trying to get an arm triangle but Kurinoshi is defending well.
Kurinoshi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kinte wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinte controlling the position from side mount.
Kinte has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kinte wants to control but Kurinoshi is keeping him busy.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Kunta Kinte just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kinte looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kurinoshi is fending him off so far but Kinte persists. Nope, Kurinoshi circles away and we're back to standing.
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.
Nice sprawl there from Kurinoshi as Kinte shoots in.
Kinte feints and as Kurinoshi raises his hands in defense, Kinte changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kinte's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kurinoshi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kurinoshi wants to stand but Kinte is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kinte controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kinte pushes down on Kurinoshi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kunta Kinte dominated that 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.
Kinte changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kurinoshi tries to avoid it but Kinte manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kurinoshi to the ground. Kurinoshi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kurinoshi moves in looking to clinch but Kinte pushes him off.
Kurinoshi throws a hook but Kinte blocks it.
Kinte shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kurinoshi as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurinoshi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kinte moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinte controlling the position.
Kinte is trying to keep Kurinoshi in close.
Kinte pulls Kurinoshi in close to his closed guard and prevents Kurinoshi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kinte really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
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.
Kurinoshi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kinte pushes a forearm under Kurinoshi's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kurinoshi is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kunta Kinte!
Kunta Kinte retains his lightweight title!
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