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JLF 12: Riviera VS Tottori PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Shiro Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Sanosuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shiro Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Sanosuke!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanosuke is looking to clinch.
Sanosuke doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamada circles away.
Sanosuke shoots in but Yamada avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sanosuke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanosuke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yamada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamada circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamada decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanosuke is trying to stand back up but Yamada is controlling him
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yamada controlling the action here.
Sanosuke looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yamada thows a huge punch but Sanosuke dodges it nicely.
Sanosuke is refusing to be controlled, as Yamada sits in half guard.
Sanosuke is trying to stand back up but Yamada is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke wants to control but Yamada is keeping busy.
Sanosuke is controlling Yamada's trapped leg to prevent Yamada from advancing to side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yamada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yamada slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sanosuke moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Sanosuke tries to clinch there but Yamada circles away.
Sanosuke tries to clinch up but Yamada circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamada has Sanosuke up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yamada looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yamada tightens his grip and picks Sanosuke up, before dumping him to the ground. Sanosuke manages to land in guard.
Yamada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanosuke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yamada preventing the sweep.
Yamada looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sanosuke has momentary wrist control but Yamada slips an elbow through the middle.
Sanosuke trying to keep a closed guard but Yamada is proving a slippery customer.
Sanosuke is looking to stand up but Yamada isn't so interested in that idea.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yamada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Akira Sanosuke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanosuke looks to clinch
and Yamada decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanosuke's guard.
Yamada wants to stand but Sanosuke has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Sanosuke being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sanosuke is looking to stand up but Yamada isn't so interested in that idea.
Sanosuke is trying to keep Yamada in close.
Sanosuke wants to sweep here but Yamada controlling him for the moment.
Sanosuke wants to stand up but Yamada is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sanosuke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamada.
Sanosuke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sanosuke dodges the punch combination from Yamada.
Yamada connects with a right hand. Sanosuke shakes it off.
Sanosuke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yamada moves into the clinch.
Yamada has picked Sanosuke up - he's going for a ride! Yamada dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Yamada is breathing heavily.
Sanosuke wants to get back to full guard.
Sanosuke tries to kick Yamada off but Yamada keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sanosuke moves into full guard.
Yamada decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sanosuke, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shiro Yamada dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yamada throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanosuke.
Shiro Yamada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yamada shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sanosuke as he jumps to the side.
Sanosuke darts in trying to clinch
and Yamada holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Yamada scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanosuke with a knee to the head.
Yamada missing with knees to the body.
Yamada throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanosuke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanosuke looking to stall.
Sanosuke lands a damaging elbow.
Yamada dodges an elbow strike from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke misses with a knee to the head.
Sanosuke lands a damaging elbow.
Yamada trying to land knees to the body.
Yamada takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanosuke tries to land a knee to the head but Yamada blocks with his arms.
Sanosuke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sanosuke lands an elbow just above Yamada 's eye.
Yamada takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanosuke scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanosuke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanosuke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanosuke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanosuke lands an elbow inside.
Sanosuke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yamada's face.
Yamada takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanosuke lands a nice elbow.
Yamada has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sanosuke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sanosuke throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke throws an elbow that misses.
Yamada is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanosuke is defending well for now.
Yamada avoids the elbow strike from Sanosuke, against the ropes.
Sanosuke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sanosuke is pressed up against the ropes. Yamada has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sanosuke down to the mat. Sanosuke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shiro Yamada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanosuke closes the distance but Yamada moves to the side
and Yamada counters by moving into the clinch.
Yamada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sanosuke is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Yamada gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanosuke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanosuke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yamada blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanosuke creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yamada's defenses.
Nice elbow from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yamada is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Sanosuke can't fight it off and eventually Yamada manages to take the fight to the floor. Sanosuke looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamada trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanosuke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada wants to stand but Sanosuke is controlling his posture from full 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.
Yamada trying to control but Sanosuke is working from the bottom.
Sanosuke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yamada is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sanosuke seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanosuke tries to clinch up
enabling Yamada to counter with a crisp jab.
Akira Sanosuke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanosuke looks to clinch
and Yamada counters with a straight right hand.
Yamada is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sanosuke wants to clinch but Yamada slips to the side
and Yamada counters with a one-two to the body.
Sanosuke looks to clinch
and Yamada decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sanosuke's guard.
Sanosuke wants to stand and escape but Yamada is having none of it.
Sanosuke scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sanosuke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yamada counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sanosuke tries to clinch
and Yamada counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yamada.
Yamada drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yamada jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanosuke wants to get back to his feet but Yamada is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanosuke is pulling down on Yamada's head. It's preventing any offense from Yamada, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shiro Yamada 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!
Sanosuke moves in looking to clinch but Yamada pushes him off.
Yamada with a hook.
Yamada throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanosuke's head.
Yamada keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanosuke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada scores with a nice strike.
Sanosuke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yamada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left and a right from Yamada both land. Nice combination.
Yamada darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sanosuke pushes Yamada off but Yamada dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanosuke pushes Yamada away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yamada gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Sanosuke is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yamada off and has taken his back!
Sanosuke is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Yamada prevents Sanosuke from getting a body triangle.
What can Yamada do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Sanosuke wants to control but Yamada is keeping busy.
That's two 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.
Yamada is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Sanosuke.
A lull in the action here.
Shiro Yamada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Despite being in the dominant position, Akira Sanosuke just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yamada circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yamada counters with a two punch combo.
Yamada circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yamada counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanosuke wants to clinch but Yamada slips to the side
and Yamada counters with a takedown into side control.
Sanosuke is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Yamada has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sanosuke is trying to control Yamada's posture but Yamada avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sanosuke is trying to get back to half guard.
Sanosuke throws Yamada to one side and escapes!
Yamada misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanosuke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yamada counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanosuke misses with an elbow strike.
Yamada takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sanosuke lands a right hand.
Sanosuke landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Sanosuke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Yamada's brow.
Sanosuke with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanosuke throws an elbow but it misses.
Yamada is trying to trip Sanosuke. He has hold of a leg but Sanosuke is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Yamada persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sanosuke wants to get back to his feet but Yamada passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke is looking to get back to is feet but Yamada passes into side control.
A control attempt from Sanosuke but he's now mounted!
Sanosuke is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Akira Sanosuke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yamada unloading with bombs!
Sanosuke regains half guard.
Shiro Yamada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanosuke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yamada prevents Sanosuke from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shiro Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yamada 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shiro Yamada!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sabal Urjita Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Ramen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Somebody got murdered - The Clash. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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149 lbs
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149 lbs
2 - 5 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sabal Urjita Singh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Ramen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ramen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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.
Ramen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ramen wants to control the pace but Singh is squirming around nicely.
Singh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Singh tries to get out of the position.
Singh really wants to buck Ramen off and get back to his feet.
Ramen wants to control the pace but Singh is squirming around nicely.
Ramen controlling the pace for now.
Singh might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Singh is squirming around, avoiding Ramen's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramen prevents Singh from getting the reversal.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ramen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Singh is looking to escape.
Despite being in the dominant position, Kenji Ramen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ramen tries to clinch but Singh is having none of it.
Ramen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Ramen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Singh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Singh wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ramen has him pressed against the ropes.
Singh is breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ramen fails to land.
Singh can't find room to land a body shot as Ramen controls the action.
Ramen is pressed up against the ropes. Singh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ramen down to the mat. Ramen avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ramen sends Singh crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ramen is motioning to the referee to let Singh up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Singh is rocked!
It looks like Sabal Urjita Singh has been cut.
Ramen closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Singh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Singh sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Singh seems to have got his legs back now.
Ramen is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Singh hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kenji Ramen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Smasher Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boy Blubber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money comes to the ring accompanied by Gives You Hell. 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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230 lbs
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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
7 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Smasher Money !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boy Blubber!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blubber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Money sprawls well. Money wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blubber gets slowly back to his feet.
Blubber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Money but Money pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Blubber or perhaps it was just good defense by Money which made him look bad.
Smasher Money has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boy Blubber.
Money has Blubber up against the ropes in a clinch.
Money stops a takedown attempt from Blubber.
Blubber drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Money is trying to trip Blubber. He has hold of a leg but Blubber is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Money persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Blubber keeping moving, preventing Money from controlling successfully.
Money has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Blubber is proving hard to escape from.
Money working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blubber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Money tries to free his leg and advance position but Blubber is retaining full 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.
Blubber is working an open guard so Money takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Money displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blubber.
Blubber looks gassed!
Money has closed the distance and engaged Blubber in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Blubber can't fight it off and eventually Money manages to take the fight to the floor. Blubber looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Money 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blubber has his foot on Money 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Money works his way back into a safe position though.
Money wants to stand but Blubber has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Money wants to control from the top but Blubber keeps moving.
Blubber can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Money controls the pace.
Blubber is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Money defends well.
Blubber keeping full guard, as Money tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money trying to control the position from guard on top but Blubber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blubber being controlled here, momentarily.
Money got a little sloppy there for a moment and Blubber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Money has managed to get both his arms back between Blubber's legs - danger averted.
Money trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blubber's guard.
Blubber had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Money is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Blubber Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Money 's back instead.
Blubber looking for the RNC.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Money wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Blubber.
Blubber looking for the choke but no joy.
Money trying to control the hands but Blubber won't let him.
Blubber working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blubber looking for the RNC.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Blubber has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Money trying to get back to his feet but Blubber is in full control for now.
Money trying to control the action but Blubber just sinks the hooks in.
Money tries to break free.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Money is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Blubber gets his way!
Money is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boy Blubber dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Money gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blubber to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Money is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Money is really struggling to control Blubber but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Blubber is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Money has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Blubber off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Money misses with the combination.
Smasher Money is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Money tries to clinch up.
Blubber shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Money as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blubber fails to land the takedown.
Money gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Money prevents the takedown attempt.
Smasher Money has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boy Blubber.
Money lands a shoulder strike.
Money is trying to maintain a safe position but Blubber gets an underhook and turns Money into the ropes.
Blubber fails to pull guard.
Money escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blubber fails with the takedown.
Blubber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Money tries to avoid it but Blubber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Money to the ground. Money escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Money tries for a takedown but Blubber sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Money .
Money drives through and clinches with Blubber against the ropes.
Blubber makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Money breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Money darts in and clinches Blubber up against the ropes.
Money is pressed up against the ropes. Blubber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Money down to the mat. Money avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blubber shoots for a double leg takedown but Money sprawls well. He's pushed Blubber's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Money shoots in but Blubber avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Money lands a head kick. Blubber smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch but Blubber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blubber closes the distance and clinches up with Money , looking for a takedown. Blubber pushes Money against the ropes but Money circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money wants to clinch.
Blubber shoots in for a double leg but Money sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch but Blubber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blubber shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Money sprawls well. Money wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Blubber gets slowly back to his feet.
Blubber shoots in and drives through. Money sprawls well.
Money goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Blubber closes the distance and clinches up with Money , looking for a takedown. Blubber pushes Money against the ropes but Money circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Money with a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Money as Blubber shoots in.
Money shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blubber defends it nicely.
Blubber shoots in but no luck this time.
Blubber fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Money avoids it really well and circles away.
Money doesn't manage to clinch there - Blubber circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money instigates a clinch.
Blubber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Money prevents it.
Blubber gets underhooks to prevent Money 's takedown attempt.
Blubber tries for a takedown but Money manages to get underhooks.
Money tries to stall but Blubber uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Money 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Money getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Blubber is defended easily by Money .
Blubber shoots in for a double leg but Money sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Money rushes Blubber and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Money gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blubber.
Money can't break the clinch.
Money manages to break the clinch.
Money closes the distance and clinches.
Blubber lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blubber has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Money uses from the top position.
Blubber had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Money is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Blubber Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Money 's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Blubber looking for the RNC.
Blubber is hanging on to Money 's back as he tries to escape.
Blubber has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Money ! Can he survive? No! He's out! Blubber gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boy Blubber!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Takeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adelphos Hondros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelphos Hondros will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Takeida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adelphos Hondros!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hondros lands a right hook to the body.
Takeida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takeida lands a jab-cross combination.
Hondros shoots in looking for a takedown. Takeida tries to sprawl out of it but Hondros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Takeida manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hondros moves in looking to clinch but Takeida pushes him off.
Takeida lands a glancing blow to the side of Hondros's head.
Takeida lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Takeida misses with a wild body shot.
Hondros fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Takeida on the side of the head.
Takeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hondros tries to clinch there but Takeida circles away.
Takeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takeida misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hondros fails to land the takedown.
Takeida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hondros pushes Takeida up against the ropes in a clinch.
Hondros has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Takeida avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ryu Takeida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adelphos Hondros.
Takeida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hondros has picked Takeida up - he's going for a ride! Hondros dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hondros is keen to just control but Takeida is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hondros tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hondros is working for a submission of some sort.
Hondros looks gassed!
Takeida is trying to stand back up but Hondros is controlling him
Hondros is trying to control the action in half guard but Takeida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hondros is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takeida defends it well.
Takeida kicks Hondros off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A left and a right from Takeida both land. Nice combination.
Takeida lands a lovely overhand right.
Takeida throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hondros.
Takeida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hondros in his tracks.
Good shot there by Takeida.
Takeida scores with a three punch combo!
Hondros is rocked!
Hondros needs to keep his hands up - Takeida had a free shot at his head there.
Hondros is still on wobbly legs! Can Takeida finish him?
Takeida misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Takeida.
Hondros seems to have recovered his senses.
Takeida misses with a wild combination.
Takeida stalks Hondros and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hondros's face. Hondros staggers backwards, shaken.
Takeida throws a nice looking combination but Hondros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Takeida throws a right and a left that Hondros avoids nicely.
Takeida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeida fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hondros looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Takeida thuds his right hand into Hondros's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Takeida wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Takeida throws a nice looking combination but Hondros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Takeida scores with a four punch combination!
Takeida misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Takeida lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Takeida, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryu Takeida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takeida throws a series of punches but Hondros moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Takeida.
Hondros closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Hondros.
Takeida smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Takeida lands a body shot.
Takeida looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donk. Takeida catches Hondros right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takeida swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Takeida jabs Hondros right on the nose. Hondros blinks but takes it well.
Takeida scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hondros takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hondros drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takeida throws a series of strikes that have Hondros backpedaling.
Left hook, right uppercut from Takeida.
A punch combination from Takeida misses.
Takeida misses with a double jab.
Takeida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Takeida is working the combinations to good effect here.
Takeida throws a series of strikes that have Hondros backpedaling.
Takeida lands with a big left! Hondros is wobbled badly! Takeida comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Hondros to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryu Takeida!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Maxwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zak Maxwell is staring across the ring 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zak Maxwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maxwell avoids the body shot from Dragon.
Good exchange - Dragon coming out on top.
Maxwell is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dragon's half guard.
Dragon pushes Maxwell off looking to stand but Maxwell dives back in and keeps control.
Dragon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Maxwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Maxwell working the head and body with strikes.
Dragon pushes Maxwell off looking to stand but Maxwell dives back in and keeps control.
Maxwell wants to free his trapped foot but Dragon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dragon is not content to let Maxwell control the position.
Maxwell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dragon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maxwell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell 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.
Maxwell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Maxwell uses his free foot to push down on Dragon's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dragon.
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.
Dragon is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Maxwell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dragon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dragon can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dragon is surviving well by controlling Maxwell's body position as best he can.
Maxwell looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Maxwell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dragon is trying to stand.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maxwell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dragon is surviving well by controlling Maxwell's body position as best he can.
Dragon wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Maxwell with the ground and pound from mount.
Maxwell raining down shots from the mount!
Maxwell controlling the position easily from mount.
Dragon taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Maxwell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maxwell looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Maxwell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dragon is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maxwell cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxwell goes for an armbar but Dragon turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dragon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Maxwell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Maxwell wants to clinch up but Dragon keeps it at a distance.
Dragon waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Maxwell.
Dragon lands a jab-cross combination.
Dragon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Maxwell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maxwell swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragon.
Dragon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maxwell tries to keep at a distance but Dragon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Maxwell manages to break the clinch.
Dragon gets a clinch.
Dragon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dragon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maxwell is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell has Dragon pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Dragon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Maxwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Maxwell throws a sloppy head kick and Dragon moves out of range easily.
Dragon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maxwell shoots for a double leg takedown but Dragon sprawls well. He's pushed Maxwell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zak Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragon stuffs the takedown attempt from Maxwell. Maxwell gets slowly back to his feet.
Dragon swinging wilding here.
Dragon pushes Maxwell up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maxwell gets control of Dragon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Maxwell will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dragon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Maxwell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon wants to get up but he can't break Maxwell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dragon must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Maxwell is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Maxwell 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.
Dragon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Maxwell 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.
Maxwell trying to control the position.
Dragon wants to stand but Maxwell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Maxwell controls Dragon momentarily but Dragon frees himself.
Zak Maxwell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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.
Maxwell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maxwell is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Maxwell has picked Dragon up - he's going for a ride! Maxwell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dragon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Maxwell is keen to just control but Dragon is a slippery customer.
Maxwell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dragon won't allow Maxwell to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zak Maxwell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Maxwell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown but Dragon shows good takedown defense.
Maxwell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dragon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dragon duly obliges.
Dragon lands a nice shot to the body.
Dragon dips to his left and cracks Maxwell with an uppercut!
Dragon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maxwell.
Maxwell 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.
Maxwell wants to control from the top but Dragon keeps moving.
Dragon wants to stand and escape but Maxwell is having none of it.
Maxwell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maxwell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Maxwell trying to control but Dragon is working from the bottom.
Dragon wants to stand up but Maxwell is controlling him.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maxwell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dragon but Dragon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zak Maxwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragon misses with the combination.
Dragon leaves Maxwell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dragon slips under a jab from Maxwell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maxwell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dragon tries to avoid it but Maxwell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dragon to the ground. Dragon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maxwell throws a push kick but Dragon slaps the foot to one side.
A combination from Dragon does no damage.
Maxwell 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.
Maxwell stops Dragon from standing up.
Maxwell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dragon wants to stand but Maxwell is controlling the position.
Dragon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dragon keeping moving, preventing Maxwell from controlling successfully.
Maxwell stands and throws Dragon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet but Maxwell drags him back down.
Maxwell advances to mount.
Maxwell with a couple of short strikes.
Maxwell working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Dragon turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Maxwell off and cradles Dragon's limp body as Maxwell celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Zak Maxwell!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between chung lie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lie comes into the arena with Face Of Meth blaring out of the sound system. John Kelly will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, chung lie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly scores with a nice strike.
lie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
lie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kelly lands a slapping body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
lie doesn't manage to clinch there - Kelly circles away.
Kelly scores with a one two! lie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kelly jabs at lie's body.
Kelly with a jab.
lie tries to clinch up but Kelly circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly fails to land with a series of punches.
lie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly swats away the attempt to clinch by lie.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
lie has taken the fight to the clinch.
lie misses with a knee to the head.
lie throws an elbow but it misses.
Kelly takes an elbow to the forehead.
lie throws a knee to the head but misses.
lie throws a knee to the head but misses.
lie throws a knee to the head but misses.
lie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kelly's face.
lie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like John Kelly has been cut.
Nice elbow from lie.
Kelly tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
lie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
lie lands an elbow that stopped Kelly in his tracks for a moment.
lie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by lie.
lie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
lie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
lie is breathing heavily.
lie throws an elbow but it misses.
lie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kelly.
Kelly blocks the elbow strike.
lie connects with a knee to the head.
Kelly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
chung lie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kelly.
lie looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
lie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
lie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kelly's defenses.
lie misses with a knee strike.
Kelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kelly goes for a takedown in the clinch but lie prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kelly tries to pull guard but lie holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kelly drops back down to his feet.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike.
lie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
lie throws an elbow but it misses.
Kelly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kelly fails to pull guard.
lie landing knees to the head.
lie throws an elbow that misses.
Kelly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as lie walks away with a smile on his face. Kelly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kelly scores with a decent looking hook.
lie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly punishes lie's body with a nice straight punch.
lie really is a fat lump.
A nice combination there by Kelly.
lie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kelly blocks a head kick by lie.
A left and a right from Kelly both land. Nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Kelly.
Kelly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly digs a good hook to lie's body.
Kelly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
lie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
lie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kelly.
Kelly throws a series of punches but lie moves out of range.
lie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kelly misses with a wild combination.
lie throws a head kick that misses.
Kelly lands the left hand.
lie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
lie misses with a knee strike.
lie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
lie scores with a knee to the head.
lie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
lie landing knees to the head.
lie misses with a knee strike.
Kelly dodges an elbow strike from lie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kelly tries for a takedown but lie manages to get underhooks.
lie throws a knee to the head but misses.
lie misses with a knee to the head.
Kelly jumps guard but lie stands there with Kelly around his waist. Kelly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
lie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelly fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from lie.
lie tries to land a knee to the head but Kelly blocks with his arms.
Kelly goes for a takedown attempt but lie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kelly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down lie rather than just go for the knockout.
lie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
lie moves into the clinch.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike from lie.
lie looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
lie tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly wants a takedown but no success here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
chung lie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kelly's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kelly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kelly misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.
lie tries a head kick but it misses.
lie throws a head kick but Kelly moves out of range.
Kelly lunges at lie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by lie's hand.
A shot to de liver by Kelly. Beautiful body shot.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelly keeps the fight on the outside.
lie tries a head kick but it misses.
lie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Kelly.
Kelly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
lie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Kelly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kelly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly lands with a nice combination. lie backs away looking to recover.
A jab lands there for Kelly.
A head kick misses from lie.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kelly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kelly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kelly lands a head shot.
lie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
lie drives through and clinches with Kelly against the ropes.
lie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
lie connects with a knee to the head.
lie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kelly can't get the takedown.
lie misses with a knee strike.
lie misses with a knee to the head.
Kelly tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
lie lands an elbow that stopped Kelly in his tracks for a moment.
lie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, lie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kelly's brow.
lie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
lie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
lie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly fails to pull guard.
chung lie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Kelly.
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.
Kelly can't get the takedown.
lie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
lie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
lie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
lie throws an elbow that misses.
lie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kelly has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
lie tries a knee to the head but Kelly blocks it.
Kelly dodges an elbow strike from lie.
Kelly blocks an elbow strike from lie.
Kelly tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. lie smiles and moves away.
Kelly misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - lie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly misses with a series of wild punches.
lie misses with a head kick.
Kelly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
lie tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Kelly avoids the head kick by lie.
Nice body punch from Kelly.
lie forces Kelly back against the ropes and clinches.
lie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
lie lands an elbow just above Kelly 's eye.
lie pushes off an throws an elbow but Kelly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kelly avoids the elbow strike from lie, against the ropes.
Kelly goes for a takedown in the clinch but lie prevents it.
lie looking to throw knees to the head but Kelly is blocking nicely.
lie misses with an elbow strike.
Kelly has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics lie uses from the top position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
lie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kelly is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but lie frees his head nicely. Oh but Kelly has switched to an armbar! lie is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). John Kelly!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiro Rikishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rikishi has chosen USA nuked my parents, I want revenge as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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138 lbs
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140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Rikishi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rikishi gets the takedown into side control.
Rikishi tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Andrews tries to improve position but can't.
Rikishi tries to move to full mount but Andrews actually manages to regain half guard.
Andrews slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Andrews looking for a sweep. Not yet Andrews, not yet.
Rikishi wants to control from the top but Andrews keeps moving.
Andrews looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rikishi tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrews is retaining full 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.
Andrews is looking for a triangle but Rikishi pushes his legs off easily.
Rikishi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rikishi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rikishi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Andrews was covering up waiting for the punch and Rikishi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rikishi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Andrews is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews is trying to keep Rikishi in close.
Rikishi being controlled here momentarily.
Rikishi wants to pass the guard but Andrews is keeping the position.
Rikishi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Andrews looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Andrews looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Andrews!
Andrews wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rikishi keeps working.
Andrews working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rikishi is looking to regain half guard here but Andrews keeps moving and retains side control.
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.
Rikishi looks gassed!
Andrews thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Andrews working the ground and pound.
Andrews working the head with strikes.
Andrews tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Andrews has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Andrews tries to advance to mount but Rikishi denies him.
Rikishi can't do much from the bottom here.
Andrews in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Andrews wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rikishi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rikishi can't do much from the bottom here.
Andrews landing strikes.
Andrews scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rikishi to see if he's OK.
Rikishi tries to control but Andrews manages to take his back.
Rikishi is trapped and Andrews is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Rikishi just trying to survive but Andrews is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Rikishi staying busy and making it hard for Andrews to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rikishi trying to control the action but Andrews just sinks the hooks in.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rikishi rolls, trying to escape but Andrews keeps control of the position.
Andrews lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Rikishi.
Rikishi just trying to survive but Andrews is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Despite being in the dominant position, Hiro Rikishi just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rikishi is looking to clinch.
Rikishi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Andrews.
Rikishi instigates a clinch.
Rikishi throws an elbow that misses.
Rikishi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Rikishi.
Rikishi lands an elbow inside.
Andrews avoids a wild elbow strike from Rikishi.
Andrews scores with a shoulder strike.
Andrews trying to control the position but instead, Rikishi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andrews into the ropes.
Rikishi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Andrews dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rikishi gets a clinch.
Andrews tries to land a knee to the head but Rikishi blocks with his arms.
Rikishi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Andrews pulls guard.
Andrews looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rikishi looking to sit in guard and control but Andrews gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rikishi is looking for a triangle but Andrews pushes his legs off easily.
Andrews 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.
Andrews lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Andrews content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Andrews cracks Rikishi with a solid left hand.
Andrews chips away with some ground and pound.
Rikishi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Andrews!
Rikishi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Andrews has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Andrews!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rikishi keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully.
Andrews stands up over Rikishi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rikishi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Andrews is aware though and is defending well.
Andrews got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rikishi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Andrews has managed to get both his arms back between Rikishi's legs - danger averted.
Andrews scoring with punches to the head and body.
Andrews keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rikishi's head.
Rikishi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andrews defends well.
Andrews keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rikishi's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andrews shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rikishi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Rikishi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Andrews lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Andrews wanted to stand there but Rikishi had control of the position.
Rikishi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Andrews works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Andrews lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Andrews prevents Rikishi from improving his position.
Rikishi is not content to let Andrews control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Andrews.
Andrews seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Andrews throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rikishi moves into full guard.
Rikishi looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rikishi tries to clinch up.
Rikishi fails with the takedown
so Andrews counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rikishi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rikishi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Andrews defends well.
Rikishi working for a triangle but Andrews defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rikishi's head.
Rikishi controls Andrews momentarily but Andrews frees himself.
Rikishi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Andrews is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rikishi looking for a guillotine here but Andrews defends easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Andrews dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Rikishi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Andrews counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Andrew Andrews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andrews lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rikishi has momentary wrist control but Andrews slips an elbow through the middle.
Andrews preventing the sweep.
Rikishi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rikishi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Andrews passes into half guard.
Andrews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Andrews connects with a nice short shot to Rikishi's temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andrews drops an elbow to the side of Rikishi's head.
Rikishi wants to get back to full guard.
Andrews is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews thows a huge punch but Rikishi dodges it nicely.
Andrews thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rikishi wants to control but Andrews is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rikishi pushes Andrews off looking to stand but Andrews dives back in and keeps control.
Rikishi is looking for a sweep. Andrews is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rikishi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Andrews counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rikishi keeping moving, preventing Andrews from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Andrews's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Andrews trying to control but Rikishi is working from the bottom.
Rikishi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Andrews doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Andrews manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Andrews's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rikishi working for a triangle but Andrews defends it easily.
Rikishi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Andrews gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Andrews scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Andrews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rikishi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rikishi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Andrews!
Rikishi tries to control but Andrews wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Andrews is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Andrews and Rikishi has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rikishi wants to stand but Andrews has his arm trapped.
Rikishi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Andrews keeps working.
Andrews is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rikishi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rikishi is looking to advance position but Andrews won't allow it.
Andrews is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rikishi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rikishi's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rikishi grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Rikishi is trying to break free.
Andrews lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Andrews is trying to stick to Rikishi's back but Rikishi is turning into Andrews. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Andrews's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rikishi.
Hiro Rikishi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rikishi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Andrews swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rikishi trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Andrews rushes Rikishi and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Andrews is trying to stall.
Andrews blocks the elbow strike.
Andrew Andrews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rikishi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Andrews showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andrews, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Andrews!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuffie Kisaragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck McBuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kisaragi comes to the ring accompanied by Wanted Man by Rev Theory. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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208 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuffie Kisaragi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck McBuck!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kisaragi throws a right and a left that both miss.
McBuck tests Kisaragi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Yuffie Kisaragi has been cut.
McBuck misses the jab.
McBuck works the jab nicely.
McBuck shoots for a double leg takedown but Kisaragi sprawls well. He's pushed McBuck's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McBuck throws a jab but it's blocked by Kisaragi.
Kisaragi drops McBuck with a beautiful combination! McBuck stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kisaragi is looking for the KO!
It looks like Chuck McBuck has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBuck misses with a straight right.
Kisaragi misses with a series of wild punches.
McBuck lands a jab to the head.
McBuck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kisaragi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McBuck avoids it really well and circles away.
McBuck misses with a looping left.
Kisaragi throws a predictable looking body shot
and McBuck counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBuck connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kisaragi momentarily.
Chuck McBuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBuck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McBuck fails with the takedown
and Kisaragi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kisaragi tries to free his leg and advance position but McBuck is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kisaragi is working hard here to advance position.
Kisaragi forces his way into half guard.
McBuck has hold of Kisaragi's hands but Kisaragi slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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.
Kisaragi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kisaragi thows a huge punch but McBuck dodges it nicely.
Kisaragi wants to pass the guard but McBuck is defending well.
McBuck trying to control here.
Kisaragi throwing shots but McBuck is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBuck is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kisaragi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kisaragi's back!
Kisaragi tries to roll but McBuck sticks to his back.
McBuck throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kisaragi could be in trouble here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kisaragi preventing the rear naked choke attempt from McBuck.
Kisaragi tries to roll but McBuck sticks to his back.
McBuck misses with an elbow to the head.
Kisaragi covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Kisaragi trying to control but not successfully.
Even with his hooks in, McBuck manages to miss with strikes from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi rolls, trying to escape but McBuck keeps control of the position.
What can Kisaragi do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
McBuck is persistently looking for the submission but Kisaragi is defending it well.
McBuck not allowing Kisaragi to control his hands.
McBuck trying to control.
McBuck misses with a punch to the head.
Kisaragi is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McBuck thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Kisaragi is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Kisaragi is really stuck here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - McBuck's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
McBuck doesn't have the hooks in and Kisaragi manages to turn into his guard.
Kisaragi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBuck regains half guard.
McBuck keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kisaragi working over McBuck with some ground and pound. McBuck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yuffie Kisaragi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McBuck stuns Kisaragi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McBuck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McBuck scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kisaragi doesn't seem bothered though.
Kisaragi misses with a jab to the body
and McBuck counters with a nice uppercut.
Kisaragi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McBuck.
McBuck throws a jab but it's blocked by Kisaragi.
A punch combination from McBuck misses.
Kisaragi waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract McBuck.
McBuck with a poor takedown
and Kisaragi counters with a shoot takedown. McBuck fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McBuck looking to control.
Kisaragi working some strikes from top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kisaragi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McBuck's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisaragi postures up.
McBuck 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.
Kisaragi looking to pass the guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kisaragi slips a jab from McBuck.
Kisaragi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling McBuck to counter with a crisp jab.
McBuck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kisaragi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McBuck.
Yuffie Kisaragi's cut is getting worse.
Kisaragi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McBuck.
McBuck might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McBuck missing with a left hand there. Kisaragi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McBuck throws an overhand right that lands on Kisaragi's shoulder, as Kisaragi tries to avoid the shot.
McBuck throws a hook to the side of Kisaragi's head but Kisaragi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McBuck throws a jab when Kisaragi was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McBuck misses with a looping left.
McBuck throws a hook to the side of Kisaragi's head but Kisaragi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McBuck lands a jab.
McBuck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McBuck throws a looping overhand right but Kisaragi ducks down to avoid it.
Kisaragi slips a jab from McBuck.
Kisaragi looks to land a combination but McBuck avoids it well.
Kisaragi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming McBuck to the mat! McBuck manages to get full guard.
McBuck is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kisaragi stands up over McBuck, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McBuck striking off his back but it's not causing Kisaragi any problems.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kisaragi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi thows a big elbow that misses.
McBuck is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McBuck trying to control the action but Kisaragi is working from the bottom.
McBuck throwing shots but Kisaragi is blocking nicely.
McBuck tries to pass to full mount but Kisaragi defends it.
Kisaragi is looking for a sweep. McBuck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McBuck throwing shots but Kisaragi is blocking nicely.
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.
It looks like McBuck is going to stand back up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good exchange - Kisaragi coming out on top.
Chuck McBuck seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McBuck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kisaragi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kisaragi!
McBuck misses with a looping left.
McBuck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McBuck misses with an uppercut.
McBuck lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBuck jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from McBuck.
McBuck throws a big shot that misses.
McBuck ducks under a wild hook from Kisaragi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chuck McBuck will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McBuck misses with an uppercut.
McBuck connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice combination there by Kisaragi.
McBuck fails with the takedown
and Kisaragi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kisaragi postures up and lands a big shot to McBuck's brow.
McBuck is trying to keep Kisaragi in close.
McBuck avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kisaragi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kisaragi passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kisaragi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yuffie Kisaragi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kisaragi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McBuck looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McBuck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kisaragi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kisaragi working over McBuck with some ground and pound. McBuck looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McBuck is trying to maintain the position but Kisaragi is very close to passing his half guard.
McBuck looking for submissions off his back.
McBuck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kisaragi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kisaragi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. McBuck looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBuck takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That has opened up Chuck McBuck's cut even more.
McBuck wants to control but Kisaragi is having none of it.
McBuck is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kisaragi raining down shots from the mount!
Kisaragi prevents McBuck from getting the reversal.
Kisaragi landing strikes, looking to finish!
McBuck throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kisaragi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McBuck tries to hold on but Kisaragi pushes him away.
McBuck takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisaragi dominating with strikes here.
The cut above Chuck McBuck's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kisaragi breaks from McBuck's wrist control and lands an elbow.
McBuck tries to lock up and control but Kisaragi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kisaragi raining down shots from the mount!
McBuck wants to control but Kisaragi is having none of it.
Kisaragi with shots to the head and body - McBuck looks very uncomfortable down there.
Chuck McBuck's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chuck McBuck's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yuffie Kisaragi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Gabriel Marcurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herisvaldo Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcurius kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Burn in Hell by Twisted Sister. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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240 lbs
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260 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Gabriel Marcurius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Herisvaldo Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pereira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pereira closes the distance and clinches.
Pereira has Marcurius pressed against the ropes.
Marcurius is trying to force a seperation but Pereira has the dominant position.
Pereira is pressed up against the ropes. Marcurius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pereira down to the mat. Pereira avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Marcurius feints and as Pereira raises his hands in defense, Marcurius changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Marcurius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Marcurius slips nicely into half guard.
Pereira is defending against the submission attempts here by Marcurius.
Pereira missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pereira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marcurius's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marcurius's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcurius tries to escape the position.
Marcurius is trying to get back to his feet but Pereira has full control of the position and if anything, Marcurius has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Marcurius rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Marcurius is looking for a sweep. Pereira is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pereira not landing any meaningful shots this time.
It looks like Pereira is going to stand back up.
Marcurius looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pereira tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pereira tries to clinch but Marcurius is having none of it.
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.
Pereira wants to clinch.
Pereira shoots and misses
and Marcurius counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Marcurius trying to control the position from guard on top but Pereira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marcurius drops back looking for a leg! Pereira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pereira manages to kick Marcurius off! Marcurius jumps back into Pereira's guard.
Pereira has a closed guard, preventing Marcurius from standing up.
Pereira wants to get back to his feet but Marcurius is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Marcurius has gone for a leg lock! Pereira slips out almost immediately though and dives into Marcurius's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pereira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Marcurius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marcurius has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Pereira doesn't defend quickly enough and Marcurius has managed to lock this one up! Can Pereira escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Marcurius on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Victor Gabriel Marcurius!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Tottori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorge Riviera!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Tottori!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tottori shoots in but no luck this time.
Tottori keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Riviera.
Tottori slips a jab from Riviera.
Tottori staying out of range there.
Riviera looks to land a left hand but Tottori moved out of range nicely.
Riviera lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Kenta Tottori has been cut.
Tottori forces Riviera back against the ropes and clinches.
Riviera breaks the clinch.
Riviera throws a series of punches but Tottori avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Riviera misses the target.
Tottori tries to score a power double leg takedown but Riviera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tottori somewhat.
Riviera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Riviera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tottori misses with a hook. Riviera ducked under it nicely.
Tottori moves out of range as Riviera strikes.
Riviera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tottori.
Riviera throws a jab but it's blocked by Tottori.
Riviera scores with a one two! Tottori had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tottori is rocked!
Riviera is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tottori's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Riviera cracks Tottori with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jorge Riviera!
Jorge Riviera retains his bantamweight title!
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