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COURAGE II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ludo Wayland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce Black struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ludo Wayland could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruce Black's chin.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ludo Wayland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruce Black!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayland scores with a takedown into Black's guard.
Wayland drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Wayland seems to have locked his on tight now - Black screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Wayland, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ludo Wayland!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pena Vanilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pena Vanilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Miles Long!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanilla lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Long is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vanilla is looking to clinch.
Vanilla tries to clinch there but Long circles away.
Long throws a combination that misses
and Vanilla counters with a stiff right hand.
Long lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Vanilla.
It looks like Miles Long has been cut.
Vanilla showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Long.
Vanilla defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
Long blocks a head kick by Vanilla.
Long lands with a nice combination. Vanilla backs away looking to recover.
Vanilla slips a jab and a cross from Long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long shoots in for a takedown but Vanilla shows good takedown defense.
Long tries to clinch but Vanilla moves out of range.
Long swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vanilla counters with a two punch combo.
Vanilla connects with a right hand. Long shakes it off.
Nice shot by Vanilla.
Long throws an overhand right that lands on Vanilla's shoulder, as Vanilla tries to avoid the shot.
Long moves into range and clinches up with Vanilla.
Long trying to land knees to the body.
Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanilla is looking to clinch.
Long moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Long clinches but Vanilla breaks the clinch
and Vanilla makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Vanilla.
Long forces Vanilla back against the cage and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Long.
Knees to the body from Long.
Long avoiding damage.
Vanilla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vanilla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Long has Vanilla pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vanilla uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Long has time to react.
Long moves out of range as Vanilla throws a body kick.
Long clinches but Vanilla breaks the clinch
and Vanilla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long throws a hook but Vanilla avoids it easily.
Long scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Long is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vanilla is trying to stand up here but Long is controlling him well.
Long wants to work for an arm triangle but Vanilla is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Long is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vanilla sees it coming and defends easily.
Long looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla is trying to stand back up but Long is controlling him
Vanilla preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Long is working for a submission of some sort.
Long seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Miles Long will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miles Long's cut.
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.
Vanilla swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Long has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vanilla throws a series of punches but Long moves out of range.
Long looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vanilla is fending him off so far but Long persists. Nope, Vanilla circles away and we're back to standing.
Long throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vanilla counters with a left and a right that stings Long.
Long shoots in but no luck this time.
Long staying out of range there.
Vanilla stuffs the takedown.
Pena Vanilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles Long.
Long takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long moves into the clinch successfully.
Vanilla wants to get back to striking at distance but Long won't allow it.
Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vanilla lands with a right hand.
Long throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vanilla counters with a three punch combo that has Long backing up. Long nods at Vanilla to acknowledge the strikes.
Pena Vanilla is winning the standup battle so far.
Long will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Long shoots for a double leg takedown but Vanilla sprawls well. He's pushed Long's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vanilla catches Long with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vanilla misses with a wild combination.
Pena Vanilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Long misses with a combination
and Vanilla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla throws a right hand that Long ducks under and follows up with a left that Long also avoids with ease.
Long throws a combination that misses
and Vanilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vanilla tests Long's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vanilla scores with a sloppy right hand. Long should have avoided that one.
Long fails with a takedown attempt.
Vanilla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Long circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long shoots in and drives through. Vanilla sprawls well.
Long takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Long takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Long looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vanilla not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vanilla looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vanilla wants to get back to his feet but Long is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Long works over Vanilla with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long passes into half guard.
Vanilla is refusing to be controlled, as Long sits in half guard.
Long is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vanilla is just riding it out for now. Long eventually gives up the hold.
Vanilla avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Vanilla dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miles Long's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Long shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Long was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Long controlling from mount.
Long prevents Vanilla from getting the reversal.
Long is working for a guillotine from mount but Vanilla frees his head quite easily.
Long looking to control but Vanilla is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Vanilla knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Long on the ground.
Vanilla is looking to improve his position but Long isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanilla tries to buck Long off but he can't manage it.
Long with the ground and pound from mount.
Vanilla is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Long has taken his back.
Vanilla defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Vanilla wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long working for the choke.
Long is looking for the choke from the back position but Vanilla is controlling his hands well.
Long trying to control momentarily.
Vanilla rolls, trying to escape but Long keeps control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanilla is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Long is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Long wants to control but Vanilla is keeping busy.
Vanilla trying to get back to his feet but Long is in full control for now.
Vanilla trying to control the hands but Long won't let him.
Long looking for the RNC.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Long trying to control.
Vanilla avoids the strikes from Long.
Long connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Vanilla to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miles Long comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Long 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 for Miles Long!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Miles Long!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Miles Long!
Miles Long wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between EJ Butkis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). EJ Butkis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ken Masters's chin.
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, EJ Butkis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Masters!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Masters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Masters wants to control from the top but Butkis keeps moving.
Masters slips nicely into half guard.
Masters looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Masters is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Butkis defends it well.
Masters looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Masters is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Butkis is just riding it out for now. Masters eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters wants to free his trapped foot but Butkis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Masters is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Butkis defends it well.
Masters tries to pass to full mount but Butkis defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Masters keeps the fight on the outside.
Butkis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Masters swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butkis tries to clinch but Masters is having none of it.
Butkis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Masters paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Butkis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
EJ Butkis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butkis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Masters counters with a shoot takedown. Butkis fights it but they end up in guard.
Masters trying to move into half guard but instead Butkis has managed to sweep!
Masters is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Butkis has passed into side control.
Masters is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Masters is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Masters looking for a sweep but Butkis has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Butkis manages to capitalize on a mistake by Masters to take his back!
You can see the frustration on Masters's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Masters looks gassed!
Butkis is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Masters tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Masters is looking to improve his position but Butkis isn't that keen on the idea.
Butkis looking to control but Masters is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masters is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Masters dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Masters shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Masters was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Masters moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Butkis has worked his arm free - good work by Butkis!
Masters trying to control the action but Butkis is working from the bottom.
Masters looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Masters is breathing heavily.
Masters goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Butkis rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Masters's guard! Nice work there by Butkis!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Butkis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Butkis pushing down on Masters's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Masters gets back to full guard.
Butkis wants to pass the guard but Masters is keeping the position.
Masters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Masters keeping moving, preventing Butkis from controlling successfully.
Masters is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Masters looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Masters throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Butkis wants to clinch
and Masters counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Butkis trying to control from the bottom.
Masters is trying to work for a kimura but Butkis is defending well.
Masters is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Masters looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butkis makes his way to full guard, as Masters worked for a kimura.
Butkis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Masters's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Masters showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Butkis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butkis tries to clinch up.
Butkis tries to clinch but Masters moves out of range.
Butkis closes the distance but Masters moves to the side
and Masters counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Masters.
Masters drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Masters jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Butkis wants to improve his position but instead Masters has moved into half guard.
Masters is pressing down on Butkis's thigh, looking to free his foot. Butkis is holding on for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masters is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Butkis is just riding it out for now. Masters eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butkis wants to control but Masters is keeping busy.
Butkis wants to get back to full guard.
Masters is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Masters is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Butkis!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Masters swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Butkis is now in Masters's guard. A big mistake from Masters there, giving up the dominant position!
Butkis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Masters 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.
Masters had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Butkis is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Masters Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Butkis's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters is looking for the choke from the back position but Butkis is controlling his hands well.
Butkis trying to control the action but Masters just sinks the hooks in.
Masters looking for the choke but no joy.
Butkis fending off the submission attempt from Masters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Butkis wants to control his opponent's hands but Masters gets his hands free.
Masters struggling to keep hold of the position.
Butkis trying to control the hands but Masters breaks the grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masters is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Masters looking to break Butkis's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Butkis remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Masters will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Masters comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Masters has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Ken Masters!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Ken Masters!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Ken Masters!
Ken Masters wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butch Gorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Daze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorn comes to the cage accompanied by Mad World. Butch Gorn has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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269 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butch Gorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Daze!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Butch Gorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daze closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Daze lands in his opponent's guard.
Gorn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gorn throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gorn wants to sweep here but Daze controlling him for the moment.
Gorn throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gorn doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Daze wants to control from the top but Gorn keeps moving.
Gorn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gorn throws a hook to the side of Daze's head but Daze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gorn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gorn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Alex Daze has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorn lands an uppercut, right on the button! Daze tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Butch Gorn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Lucas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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272 lbs
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260 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Lucas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith throws a hook but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas clinches with his opponent.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Lucas has him pressed against the cage.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Lucas has double underhooks.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lucas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it.
Lucas breaks the clinch.
Lucas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws out a powerful jab.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lucas circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucas is just out of range.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Frank Lucas has been cut.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lucas on the side of the head.
Smith throws a series of punches but Lucas moves out of range.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucas moves away.
No luck for Lucas with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith drops Lucas with a nice combination! Smith dives into Lucas's guard, looking to finish!
Lucas is rocked!
Lucas trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lucas keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Lucas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lucas had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Smith is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lucas Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Smith's back instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lucas tries to stand and escape but Smith is controlling the position.
Smith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smith is trying to keep Lucas in close.
Lucas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucas is looking to advance position but Smith has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Smith connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lucas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lucas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lucas sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lucas trying to control here.
Lucas looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith is looking to pass Lucas's guard but actually Lucas recovers to full guard.
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lucas had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Smith is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lucas Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Smith's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control his opponent's hands but Lucas gets his hands free.
Lucas looking to break Smith's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Smith remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Lucas will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Smith defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Smith is taking damage to the body and head.
Smith manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lucas's guard. Nice work there by Smith.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucas has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Lucas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Lucas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lucas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lucas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith lands a slapping body shot.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucas slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Lucas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lucas avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Lucas.
James Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lucas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lucas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lucas is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lucas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lucas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lucas swings around for an armbar but Smith sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lucas's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lucas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Smith tries to stand but Lucas is controlling from the bottom.
Lucas keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Lucas fails to land the takedown.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Smith as Lucas shoots in.
Smith lands a with a good body shot.
Lucas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lucas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lucas walks into a left hand.
Lucas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Lucas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lucas is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Smith is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lucas goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Smith turns into him and now he's in Lucas's guard.
Lucas looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Lucas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Lucas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smith swivels and escapes.
Lucas has a takedown stuffed.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith digs a good hook to Lucas's body.
Smith takes a swing at Lucas's ribcage but misses.
Smith throws a right and a left that Lucas avoids nicely.
Smith jabs Lucas right on the nose. Lucas blinks but takes it well.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lucas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lucas blocks a head kick by Smith.
Lucas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Lucas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucas closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Lucas pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
James Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looks to land a combination but Lucas avoids it well.
Lucas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lucas with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smith. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lucas postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lucas trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Lucas looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lucas keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smith trying to control but Lucas is working from the bottom.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Lucas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith trying to control but Lucas is working from the bottom.
Lucas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Lucas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lucas has a closed guard, preventing Smith from standing up.
Lucas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith trying to control but Lucas is working from the bottom.
Frank Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Smith should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lucas has tightened it up now! Smith should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Frank Lucas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josef Dietrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asuma Dizazio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asuma Dizazio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josef Dietrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asuma Dizazio!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dietrich lands with a nice combination. Dizazio backs away looking to recover.
Dizazio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Asuma Dizazio has been cut.
Dietrich closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dizazio is rocked!
Dietrich seems to be looking for submissions.
Dizazio is still in real trouble! Can Dietrich finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dietrich moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Dizazio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dizazio tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Dietrich is trying to get an arm triangle but Dizazio is defending well.
Dizazio seems to have recovered his senses.
Dizazio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dizazio can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dizazio is looking for a sweep.
Dietrich gets to mount! Dizazio was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Dizazio is trying to escape the mount.
Dietrich controlling the pace for now.
Dizazio is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dietrich lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Dietrich with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Dietrich throws some wild stikes that Dizazio manages to avoid easily.
Dizazio swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dizazio tries to improve his position but Dietrich has taken his back! Dietrich has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Dizazio tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Dietrich pushes Dizazio away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Josef Dietrich!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naoki Matsuhiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Portgas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Matsuhiko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ace Portgas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Portgas throws a nice looking combination but Matsuhiko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Portgas shoots in for a takedown but Matsuhiko shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Portgas does no damage.
Matsuhiko dodges the punch combination from Portgas.
Portgas shoots in looking for a takedown. Matsuhiko tries to sprawl out of it but Portgas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Matsuhiko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Portgas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Portgas misses with the combination.
Matsuhiko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Portgas misses with a wild body shot.
Matsuhiko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuhiko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ace Portgas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Matsuhiko with that takedown attempt.
Matsuhiko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Portgas misses with a takedown
and Matsuhiko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Ace Portgas has been cut.
Naoki Matsuhiko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ace Portgas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Portgas misses with a combination
and Matsuhiko counters with a huge left! Portgas is in big trouble! He's backing up but Matsuhiko isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Portgas from any more damage. A dominating finish by Matsuhiko!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naoki Matsuhiko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juha Suttu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Wilder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juha Suttu is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juha Suttu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suttu avoids the body shot from Wilder.
Wilder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suttu.
Suttu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Suttu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Suttu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suttu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilder is looking to escape.
Wilder is in all sorts of trouble here.
Suttu scoring with strikes but Wilder is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilder is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wilder is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Suttu with good strikes from the mount here!
Suttu is landing with some decent strikes but Wilder is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wilder regains half guard.
Wilder looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suttu works his foot free and advances to mount.
Suttu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wilder can't escape the position.
Suttu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wilder?
Suttu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wilder's face.
Wilder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Suttu can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wilder is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wilder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suttu unloading with bombs!
Wilder looks gassed!
Wilder is trying desperately to improve position.
Suttu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Suttu lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suttu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wilder?
Wilder is working to get back to half guard.
Suttu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Suttu trying to control but Wilder is having none of it.
Suttu pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilder is bucking up trying to escape but Suttu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suttu looking to control and managing it successfully.
Suttu is landing with some decent strikes but Wilder is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wilder is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wilder in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Suttu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wilder working to try and regain half guard.
Suttu content just to control the position here.
Suttu unloading with bombs!
Suttu working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Suttu lands with some strikes.
Suttu with a couple of short strikes.
Wilder is squirming around, avoiding Suttu's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder tries to reverse the position but Suttu maintains control.
Suttu scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Wilder?
BOOM! Suttu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Suttu dominating with strikes here.
Suttu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wilder hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Suttu connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wilder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suttu landing strikes from the mount and Wilder is in trouble!
Suttu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Suttu with a couple of short strikes.
Suttu lands a big shot there that rocks Wilder but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Suttu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wilder, as that shot connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suttu.
Wilder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Suttu scores with a nice head shot.
Suttu shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wilder actively working from the bottom here.
Suttu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Suttu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wilder is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Suttu pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suttu trying to control the action but Wilder is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suttu working Wilder over with strikes.
Wilder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Suttu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wilder with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Suttu lands with a punch from half guard.
Wilder is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Suttu pulls his head out easily.
Suttu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Suttu lands with a punch from half guard.
Juha Suttu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suttu working Wilder over with strikes.
Suttu decides to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wilder throws a jab but it's blocked by Suttu.
Suttu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Suttu lands a jab to Wilder's midsection.
Suttu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suttu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilder can do to turn this around?
The fighters circling - Wilder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Suttu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy left from Wilder finds it's target.
Wilder misses with a jab to the body
so Suttu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suttu lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suttu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suttu advances position into side control!
Wilder is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wilder is not content to let Suttu control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder is looking to reverse the position.
Suttu has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wilder is trying to escape the mount.
Wilder gets back to half guard.
Suttu trying to control the pace.
Suttu is nestled in close to Wilder, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suttu lands strikes from half guard.
Wilder is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Suttu pulls his head out easily.
Wilder is not content to let Suttu control the position.
Wilder actively working from the bottom here.
Wilder is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suttu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wilder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Suttu trying to pass the guard but Wilder defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wilder gets caught flat footed, as Suttu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wilder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juha Suttu dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Suttu misses with a takedown attempt - Wilder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wilder tries to keep at a distance but Suttu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilder throws a punch but it's blocked by Suttu.
Wilder gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Suttu.
Wilder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Suttu fails to land.
Suttu prevents Wilder from breaking the clinch.
Wilder is looking to break free of the clinch but Suttu has double underhooks.
Suttu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A looping hook to the body misses from Suttu. Wilder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilder avoids the body shot from Suttu.
Wilder works the jab nicely.
Wilder connects with a looping right hand.
Wilder throws the left hand but Suttu avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suttu looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilder is just out of range.
Wilder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Suttu.
Nice sprawl there from Wilder as Suttu shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juha Suttu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Suttu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Wilder misses.
Wilder takes a swing at Suttu's ribcage but misses.
Wilder misses with a body shot.
Wilder thuds a left hand into Suttu's body.
Suttu slips a jab from Wilder.
Suttu throws a body punch but Wilder moves out of range.
Suttu moves away from the strike by Wilder.
Wilder tries to keep at a distance but Suttu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Suttu.
Suttu works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Suttu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wilder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Suttu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Suttu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilder has his foot on Suttu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Suttu works his way back into a safe position though.
Wilder working for a triangle but Suttu defends it easily.
Wilder throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Suttu stands and throws Wilder's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wilder on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suttu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wilder to see if he's OK.
Wilder is looking for a sweep.
Suttu is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Suttu works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Suttu decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Suttu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Wilder.
Suttu is looking to wear down Wilder with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Suttu shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wilder's guard.
Suttu advances to half guard.
Wilder is not content to let Suttu control the position.
Juha Suttu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suttu wants to free his trapped foot but Wilder is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wilder is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Suttu pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wilder looking for submissions off his back.
Freddy Wilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilder looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suttu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juha Suttu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Suttu, 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Juha Suttu!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Juha Suttu!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Juha Suttu!
Juha Suttu wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between gogo momo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Kasugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). momo comes to the cage accompanied by Miles Davis - Moon Dreams. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, gogo momo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sho Kasugi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Kasugi.
Kasugi throws a sloppy head kick and momo moves out of range easily.
momo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kasugi but Kasugi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
momo shoots in but no luck this time.
momo blocks a head kick by Kasugi.
Kasugi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
momo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for gogo momo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasugi misses with a head kick.
Kasugi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
momo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kasugi as he avoids it easily.
Sho Kasugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
momo shoots in and drives through. Kasugi sprawls well.
momo avoids the head kick by Kasugi.
Kasugi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kasugi throws a low kick, looking for momo's leg but momo calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasugi throws a leg kick which misses momo's front leg but catches the back leg as momo tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Kasugi.
Kasugi takes a swing at momo's ribcage but misses.
Kasugi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
momo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kasugi pinned against the cage. Kasugi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
momo shoots in and drives through. Kasugi sprawls well.
momo shoots in and drives through. Kasugi sprawls well.
Kasugi lands with a thumping leg kick.
momo is breathing heavily.
momo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kasugi lands with a kick to the temple. momo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
momo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
momo avoids the head kick by Kasugi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - momo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasugi throws a head kick that misses.
momo fails with a takedown attempt.
Kasugi misses with a head kick.
momo tries to clinch up.
Kasugi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kasugi stuffs the takedown attempt from momo. momo gets slowly back to his feet.
Kasugi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasugi throws a head kick that momo semi-blocks.
It looks like gogo momo has been cut.
momo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kasugi as he avoids it easily.
Kasugi throws a sloppy head kick and momo moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from Kasugi. No joy for momo on that attempt.
momo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kasugi can't do much from the bottom here.
Kasugi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
momo trying to control the position but Kasugi is working away.
Kasugi trying to control but momo flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
momo working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Kasugi is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get momo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
momo is looking for the choke from the back position but Kasugi is controlling his hands well.
A lull in the action here.
Kasugi showing good submission defense here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
momo has the hooks in. Kasugi is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Kasugi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on gogo momo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
momo blocks a head kick by Kasugi.
momo fails with a takedown attempt.
momo avoids the head kick by Kasugi.
momo tries for a takedown but Kasugi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kasugi throws a sloppy head kick and momo moves out of range easily.
Kasugi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but momo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasugi.
A head kick misses from Kasugi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
momo fails in his attempt to clinch.
momo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
momo shoots in for a takedown but Kasugi shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for gogo momo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasugi lands a high kick!
Kasugi stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
momo moves out of range as Kasugi throws a body kick.
Kasugi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kasugi is breathing heavily.
Kasugi throws the kick towards the body but momo avoids it.
Kasugi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
momo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
momo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kasugi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
momo is working for a submission of some sort.
Kasugi works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
momo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kasugi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kasugi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kasugi!
You can see the frustration on momo's face as Kasugi controls the position.
Kasugi gets to mount! momo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
momo can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasugi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
momo is trying desperately to improve position.
momo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
momo is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kasugi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
momo wants to control but Kasugi is having none of it.
Kasugi controlling the pace for now.
momo is looking to improve his position but Kasugi isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sho Kasugi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on gogo momo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
momo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kasugi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
momo wants to control the pace but Kasugi is squirming around nicely.
Kasugi is trying desperately to improve position.
momo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kasugi is now in momo's guard. A big mistake from momo there, giving up the dominant position!
Kasugi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
momo looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Kasugi is defending well. momo quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Kasugi has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! momo celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). gogo momo!
gogo momo retains his lightweight title!
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