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JLF 13: Yamaguchi VS Sonni PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Takanahana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chunky Munky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takanahana comes to the ring accompanied by Dillinger Escape Plan - 43% Burnt. Yoshi Takanahana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chunky Munky's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Takanahana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chunky Munky!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takanahana.
Munky doesn't manage to clinch there - Takanahana circles away.
Munky tries to clinch but Takanahana moves out of range.
Munky moves in looking to clinch but Takanahana pushes him off.
Munky tries to clinch but Takanahana is having none of it.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Takanahana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Takanahana pivots, looking for a leg kick but Munky is out of range and Takanahana settles back down.
Munky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takanahana.
A big left from Takanahana misses.
Takanahana misses with a body shot.
Munky tries to clinch there but Takanahana circles away.
Munky wants to clinch up but Takanahana keeps it at a distance.
Munky is looking to clinch but Takanahana is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munky fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yoshi Takanahana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Takanahana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Munky was well out of range. Poor timing from Takanahana.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch but Takanahana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Takanahana fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Munky avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Takanahana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Munky wants to clinch up but Takanahana keeps it at a distance.
Munky is looking to clinch but Takanahana is avoiding it.
Munky moves in looking to clinch but Takanahana pushes him off.
Munky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Takanahana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Munky tries to clinch up.
Munky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Munky is looking to clinch but Takanahana is avoiding it.
Munky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Munky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Munky stalls.
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.
Munky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Yoshi Takanahana has been cut.
Munky lands an elbow inside that Takanahana shrugs off.
Munky lands an elbow just above Takanahana 's eye.
Munky lands a nice elbow.
Yoshi Takanahana's cut is getting worse.
Takanahana is breathing heavily.
Munky lands a nice elbow.
Yoshi Takanahana's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Takanahana wants to stall.
Munky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Yoshi Takanahana's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yoshi Takanahana's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chunky Munky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrese Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Dream Shatterer as his entrance music. John Johnson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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235 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrese Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johnson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thomas was covering up waiting for the punch and Johnson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Johnson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Thomas Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Johnson's back instead.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but Thomas has full control of the position and if anything, Johnson has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Thomas somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Johnson covering up well and avoiding damage.
Johnson finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Thomas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thomas throwing strikes but Johnson recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Thomas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thomas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Thomas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thomas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thomas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thomas thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Thomas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thomas looks gassed!
Johnson sends Thomas crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johnson is motioning to the referee to let Thomas up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Thomas is rocked!
It looks like Tyrese Thomas has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Thomas is out on his feet! Johnson sets himself and nearly takes Thomas's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Johnson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akiyama Takumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baka Suigetsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akiyama Takumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baka Suigetsu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takumi moves into the clinch successfully.
Takumi jumps into guard, dragging Suigetsu to the mat.
Suigetsu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takumi is keeping the position for now.
Takumi wants to get back to his feet but Suigetsu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Takumi wants to sweep here but Suigetsu controlling him for the moment.
Suigetsu controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Takumi keeping full guard, as Suigetsu tries to pass.
Takumi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Takumi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suigetsu wants to pass the guard but Takumi is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Takumi's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Takumi duly obliges.
It looks like Baka Suigetsu has been cut.
Suigetsu throws a head kick but Takumi moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suigetsu throws a right and a left that Takumi avoids nicely.
Horrible takedown by Takumi or perhaps it was just good defense by Suigetsu which made him look bad.
Suigetsu throws a sloppy head kick and Takumi moves out of range easily.
Takumi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suigetsu fails to land with a series of punches.
Takumi misses with the combination.
Suigetsu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Suigetsu.
Takumi closes the distance and clinches up with Suigetsu, looking for a takedown. Takumi pushes Suigetsu against the ropes but Suigetsu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Suigetsu tries to bum rush Takumi with a series of wild strikes but Takumi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suigetsu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takumi avoids it really well and circles away.
Takumi gets the takedown into side control.
Takumi is breathing heavily.
Suigetsu wants to get back to his feet but Takumi drags him back down.
Takumi wants to stand but Suigetsu is controlling his arm.
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.
Takumi prevents Suigetsu from escaping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takumi working the ground and pound but Suigetsu is defending the strikes.
Suigetsu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Takumi misses with the ground and pound.
Takumi wants to take a breather but Suigetsu manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Takumi.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Suigetsu scores with a four punch combination!
Suigetsu throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suigetsu tries for a takedown but Takumi circles away easily
and Takumi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Takumi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Takumi stalling away here and it's allowed Suigetsu to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Takumi prevents Suigetsu from getting back to his feet.
Takumi trying to control but Suigetsu is working from the bottom.
Takumi throws and elbow that misses. Suigetsu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Takumi's guard. Nice move by Suigetsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Takumi 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.
Takumi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Suigetsu controls the pace.
Takumi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Suigetsu is pushing down on Takumi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Takumi is fighting to maintain full guard but Suigetsu has managed to sneak the leg through.
Suigetsu content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiyama Takumi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baka Suigetsu'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.
Suigetsu throws a leg kick which misses Takumi's front leg but catches the back leg as Takumi tries to avoid it.
Takumi scores with a one two! Suigetsu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown by Takumi or perhaps it was just good defense by Suigetsu which made him look bad.
Suigetsu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Suigetsu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Takumi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Suigetsu swivels and escapes.
Suigetsu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Suigetsu throws a head kick that Takumi semi-blocks.
Takumi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick from Suigetsu lands but Takumi takes it in his stride.
Suigetsu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Takumi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Suigetsu's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takumi is looking to stand up but Suigetsu won't let him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Suigetsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takumi wants to get up but he can't break Suigetsu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Suigetsu is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Suigetsu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Suigetsu breaks from the clinch.
Suigetsu scores with a three punch combo!
Suigetsu works over Takumi's head and body with a nice combination.
Suigetsu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Left hook, right uppercut from Suigetsu.
Suigetsu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Takumi's head.
Takumi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Suigetsu tries a head kick but it misses.
Suigetsu's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Suigetsu duly obliges.
A punch combination from Takumi misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Suigetsu!
Takumi scores with a takedown into Suigetsu's guard.
Takumi controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takumi wants to control from the top but Suigetsu keeps moving.
Takumi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Akiyama Takumi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takumi trying to control the position from guard on top but Suigetsu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Takumi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Suigetsu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Takumi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suigetsu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Takumi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Suigetsu misses with a head kick.
Suigetsu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Suigetsu throws a head kick that Takumi semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Akiyama Takumi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Baka Suigetsu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Takumi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Suigetsu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takumi's sensitive parts.
A head kick misses from Suigetsu.
A head kick from Suigetsu lands but Takumi takes it in his stride.
Takumi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Takumi tries to control but Suigetsu wriggling away.
Takumi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Takumi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Suigetsu is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takumi looking to finish with strikes here!
Takumi looking to control but Suigetsu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Takumi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
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.
Takumi wants to stand but Suigetsu is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Suigetsu trying desperately to get to his feet.
Takumi fails to move to back control.
Takumi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Suigetsu is now in Takumi's guard. A big mistake from Takumi there, giving up the dominant position!
Suigetsu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suigetsu looking to pass the guard.
Baka Suigetsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suigetsu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Suigetsu pushes down on Takumi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Suigetsu gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Takumi throws a leg kick but Suigetsu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Takumi misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Suigetsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suigetsu scores with a three punch combo!
Suigetsu throws a nice head kick!
Suigetsu scores with a head kick.
Suigetsu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suigetsu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Suigetsu tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Takumi. No joy for Suigetsu on that attempt.
Suigetsu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Takumi lands a jab to the head.
Takumi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suigetsu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suigetsu throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Takumi.
Suigetsu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Suigetsu.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suigetsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suigetsu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takumi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Takumi wants to work for an arm triangle but Suigetsu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Akiyama Takumi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Takumi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Suigetsu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Akiyama Takumi.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Takumi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akiyama Takumi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naozumi Akimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akimoto has chosen AudioMachine - Assassin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Romulo Barral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naozumi Akimoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akimoto darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Akimoto thows a huge punch but Barral dodges it nicely.
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.
Barral tries to get to full guard but Akimoto has control of the leg.
Akimoto passes to side control.
Akimoto gets to mount! Barral was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Akimoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Akimoto tries to control but Barral wriggling away.
Akimoto goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Barral is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral stays in close to Akimoto's body and controls the position.
Akimoto manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barral manages to get himself to full guard.
Barral throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Akimoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Barral has wrist control.
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.
Akimoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Akimoto trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Barral manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Barral looking to pass the guard.
Akimoto keeping moving, preventing Barral from controlling successfully.
Akimoto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Barral escapes and throws Akimoto's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Akimoto looks to move to half guard but instead Barral has passed into mount! Damn!
Akimoto regains half guard.
Akimoto is staying active underneath Barral, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Barral tries to pass to full mount but Akimoto defends it.
Akimoto gets back to full guard.
Barral passes Akimoto's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Akimoto wants to improve his position but Barral is controlling well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Akimoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naozumi Akimoto dominated that round.
That's time! Barral's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Barral closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Akimoto to the mat! Akimoto manages to get full guard.
Barral wants to pass the guard but Akimoto is keeping the position.
Akimoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barral wants to control from the top but Akimoto keeps moving.
Barral trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Akimoto working for a triangle but Barral defends it easily.
Barral trying to control but Akimoto is working from the bottom.
Akimoto is trying to control the position but Barral postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The fighters circling - Akimoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A head kick misses from Barral.
A combination from Barral does no damage.
Akimoto with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barral counters with a nice double leg into side control. Akimoto won't be happy with that.
Akimoto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Akimoto is trying to escape back to his feet but Barral uses the scramble to pass into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral trying to control the action but Akimoto is working from the bottom.
Barral tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Akimoto is looking for a sweep.
Barral decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Akimoto shoots and misses
and Barral counters with a takedown into side control.
Akimoto is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Akimoto but he's now mounted!
Barral controlling from mount.
Barral's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Barral mounts Akimoto! Really nice guard pass there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romulo Barral dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Barral throws a push kick but Akimoto slaps the foot to one side.
Akimoto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akimoto tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barral counters with a shoot takedown. Akimoto fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barral wants to control from the top but Akimoto keeps moving.
Akimoto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barral thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Akimoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Barral defends well.
Akimoto looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Barral puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
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.
Barral is thwarting Akimoto's attempts to control the position.
Akimoto tries to roll over but Barral keeps him under control.
Barral tries to pass to full mount but Akimoto defends it.
Akimoto trying to hold on to Barral's head to control him but Barral postures up.
Akimoto wants to get back to full guard but Barral has passed into side control.
Akimoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Akimoto is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barral wants to control the pace but Akimoto is squirming around nicely.
Akimoto is trying to escape the mount.
Barral unloading with bombs!
Akimoto reaches up to try and control the position but Barral seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Akimoto rolls and tries to escape and now Barral has his back!
Barral tries to keep control of the position but Akimoto is staying busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barral is trying to stick to Akimoto's back but Akimoto is turning into Barral. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Barral's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Akimoto.
Barral has Akimoto pulled in close to control his posture.
Barral bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Akimoto's guard.
Akimoto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akimoto working for a triangle but Barral defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barral is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that's the end of the fight!
Romulo Barral showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barral 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romulo Barral!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Nougeria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ralph Gordon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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240 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ralph Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Nougeria!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nougeria shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gordon defends it nicely.
Nougeria shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gordon as he jumps to the side.
Gordon throws a combination. Nougeria tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Diego Nougeria has been cut.
Gordon cracks Nougeria on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Nougeria falls backwards against the ropes. Gordon follows up with more strikes that drop Nougeria to his knees. Gordon keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Nougeria! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Gordon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Piston Honda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmy Tank will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piston Honda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Timmy Tank!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tank lands a two punch combo.
Tank misses with a two punch combination.
Tank keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Honda tries to keep at a distance but Tank has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tank drags the fight down to the ground.
Tank is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Honda wants to pass the guard but Tank is keeping the position.
Honda stands and throws Tank's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tank tries to escape but Honda is in control.
Honda tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Honda tries to move to full mount but Tank actually manages to regain half guard.
Honda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tank knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tank wants to control but Honda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tank is defending against the submission attempts here by Honda.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Honda is breathing heavily.
Honda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tank is just riding it out for now. Honda eventually gives up the hold.
Tank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Honda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tank manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Tank throws a right and a left that Honda avoids nicely.
Tank keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Honda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Honda tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tank moves into the clinch.
Honda is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tank pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piston Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tank manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tank.
Tank misses with the combination.
Tank cracks Honda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tank connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tank scores with a nice body kick.
Tank rushes Honda and presses him up against the ropes.
Tank throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Honda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tank swivels and escapes.
Tank closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tank lands in his opponent's guard.
Tank trying to control the position from guard on top but Honda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tank wants to stand but Honda has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Honda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tank has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Honda is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Tank dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Honda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tank counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tank.
Tank prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tank tightens his grip and picks Honda up, before dumping him to the ground. Honda manages to land in guard.
Honda has his foot on Tank's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tank works his way back into a safe position though.
Tank stands up from Honda's guard - Tank perhaps looking for a knockout.
Honda shoots and misses
and Tank counters with a left and a right that stings Honda.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piston Honda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tank lands a slapping body shot.
Honda gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A right-left combo lands from Tank.
Tank closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tank tries to stand but Honda is controlling his head.
Tank has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Tank feints and then cracks Honda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Honda down.
Honda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tank counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tank.
Tank successfully pulls guard.
Tank looking to hit a scissor sweep but Honda is one step ahead there.
Tank is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank pulls guard.
Tank is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Honda is controlling him.
Honda advances to half guard.
Honda is working for a kimura but Tank is defending it quite comfortably.
Honda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tank is just riding it out for now. Honda eventually gives up the hold.
Honda tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tank knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank trying to control here.
Honda passes to side control.
Honda thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Honda is trying to get an arm triangle but Tank is defending well.
Tank is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Honda has just dragged him back down to the mat.
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.
Tank is trying to improve his position.
Tank is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Honda asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tank is looking for a sweep.
Honda tries to advance to mount but Tank denies him.
Tank is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Honda avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Tank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Honda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tank counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Honda is trying to get back to full guard.
Honda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tank.
Tank wants to stand up but Honda has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Honda slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Honda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tank can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Honda has a closed guard, preventing Tank from standing up.
Honda 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 one minute gone in the round.
Tank trying to control the position from guard on top but Honda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tank avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tank trying to control but Honda is working from the bottom.
Tank got a little sloppy there for a moment and Honda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tank has managed to get both his arms back between Honda's legs - danger averted.
Tank wants to get up but he can't break Honda's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Honda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Honda moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice combination there by Tank.
Tank looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tank wants to get up but he can't break Honda's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Honda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tank is one step ahead there.
Tank trying to stand up but can't free himself from Honda's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honda is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tank must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Honda is working an open guard so Tank takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tank shoots in and bounces Honda off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Timmy Tank has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tank wants to stand but Honda has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Honda is looking for a triangle but Tank pushes his legs off easily.
Tank trying to stand up but can't free himself from Honda's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Honda working for a triangle but Tank defends it easily.
Tank gets to his feet. Honda looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Piston Honda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tank lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tank looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Honda!
Honda is desperately trying to improve his position but Tank has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Tank comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tank has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Tank!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hideyoshi Toyotomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Lobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lord Lobo looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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140 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideyoshi Toyotomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lord Lobo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyotomi closes the distance and clinches.
Toyotomi tries to land a knee to the head but Lobo blocks with his arms.
Toyotomi looking for a takedown.
Toyotomi lands a nice knee to the body.
Toyotomi misses with a knee strike.
Toyotomi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lobo's defenses.
Toyotomi misses with an elbow strike.
Toyotomi missing with knees to the body.
Toyotomi has Lobo pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Lobo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Toyotomi misses with an elbow strike.
Toyotomi tries to land knees in the clinch but Lobo avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Toyotomi.
Lobo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lobo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toyotomi is defending well for now.
Toyotomi lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Toyotomi.
Lobo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lobo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lobo is trying to trip Toyotomi. He has hold of a leg but Toyotomi is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lobo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Toyotomi keeping moving, preventing Lobo from controlling successfully.
Toyotomi trying to strike off his back.
Toyotomi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lobo stopping the sweep attempt from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotomi working a defensive guard here.
Lobo wants to control from the top but Toyotomi keeps moving.
Lobo looks gassed!
Toyotomi is looking to stand up but Lobo isn't so interested in that idea.
Toyotomi is trying to keep Lobo in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lobo keeps the fight on the outside.
Toyotomi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lobo manages to break the clinch.
Toyotomi tries to clinch there but Lobo circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Toyotomi moves into the clinch.
Toyotomi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside.
Toyotomi lands an elbow just above Lobo 's eye.
Toyotomi lands an elbow that stopped Lobo in his tracks for a moment.
Lobo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lobo avoiding damage as Toyotomi throws knees to the body.
Toyotomi tries to land knees in the clinch but Lobo avoids the damage to the body.
Toyotomi gets underhooks to prevent Lobo's takedown attempt.
Toyotomi goes for a takedown attempt but Lobo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hideyoshi Toyotomi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toyotomi moves into the clinch successfully.
Lobo tries to pull guard but Toyotomi won't allow it.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lobo blocks an elbow strike.
Toyotomi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lobo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Toyotomi.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the body.
Toyotomi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Toyotomi.
Toyotomi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lobo's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi connects with a knee to the head.
Toyotomi lands an elbow that stopped Lobo in his tracks for a moment.
Lobo is pressed up against the ropes. Toyotomi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lobo down to the mat. Lobo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lobo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Toyotomi closes the distance and clinches.
Toyotomi is trying to drag Lobo to the mat but Lobo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Toyotomi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lobo's face.
Lobo managing to block the knees to the body from Toyotomi.
Lobo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lobo takes an elbow to the temple.
Lobo jumps guard but Toyotomi stands there with Lobo around his waist. Lobo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Toyotomi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lobo clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
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.
Toyotomi throwing damaging strikes from the back! Lobo could be in trouble here!
Toyotomi has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Lobo.
Lobo wants to control his opponent's hands but Toyotomi gets his hands free.
Lobo is trapped and Toyotomi is scoring with shots to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi missing with punches from the back.
Lobo covering up well under a series of strikes from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi misses with an elbow to the head.
Toyotomi lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Even with his hooks in, Toyotomi manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Toyotomi missing with punches from the back.
Toyotomi is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Lobo up.
Toyotomi lands a shot to the body.
Toyotomi is working the ground and pound. Can Lobo escape?
Toyotomi lands strikes to the head.
Toyotomi landing with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toyotomi throwing sloppy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Toyotomi wants to clinch.
Toyotomi tries to clinch but Lobo is having none of it.
Toyotomi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lobo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toyotomi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lobo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toyotomi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toyotomi looks to clinch
and Lobo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Toyotomi!
Toyotomi tries to hold on but Lobo pushes him away.
Lobo is breathing heavily.
Toyotomi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotomi is working hard here to advance position.
Toyotomi swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Toyotomi regains half guard.
Toyotomi moves into full guard.
Lobo trying to control but Toyotomi is working from the bottom.
Toyotomi trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lobo won't allow Toyotomi to sweep him here.
Toyotomi is controlling Lobo's posture.
Toyotomi looking to control.
Toyotomi 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.
Toyotomi is adopting a defensive guard.
Toyotomi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lobo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Toyotomi.
Toyotomi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Toyotomi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Toyotomi passes to full mount!
Toyotomi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Toyotomi throwing strikes here but Lobo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Toyotomi throws some wild stikes that Lobo manages to avoid easily.
Toyotomi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Toyotomi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Toyotomi is landing with some decent strikes but Lobo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Toyotomi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lobo?
Toyotomi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lobo hang on?
Toyotomi working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lobo?
Toyotomi working the ground and pound effectively.
Toyotomi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lobo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Toyotomi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hideyoshi Toyotomi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Toyotomi lands with some strikes.
Lobo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Toyotomi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Toyotomi with shots to the head and body - Lobo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Toyotomi avoids the attempt from Lobo to control.
Toyotomi cracks Lobo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Toyotomi.
Toyotomi looking to ground and pound but Lobo is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Toyotomi tries to close the distance and clinch but Lobo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toyotomi wants to clinch up but Lobo keeps it at a distance.
Lobo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lobo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lobo trying to control but Toyotomi is working from the bottom.
Toyotomi working a defensive guard here.
Toyotomi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lobo manages to get himself to full guard.
Lobo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Toyotomi tries to free his leg and advance position but Lobo is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobo has momentary wrist control but Toyotomi slips an elbow through the middle.
Toyotomi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Toyotomi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Toyotomi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Toyotomi wants to pass the guard but Lobo is keeping the position.
Toyotomi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Toyotomi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Toyotomi looks to clinch
and Lobo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Toyotomi!
Toyotomi doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Toyotomi is looking to improve his position but Lobo isn't that keen on the idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi tries to hold on but Lobo pushes him away.
Toyotomi is looking to get to half guard.
Toyotomi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Toyotomi tries to hold on but Lobo postures up.
Lobo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Toyotomi is now in Lobo's guard. A big mistake from Lobo there, giving up the dominant position!
Toyotomi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Toyotomi with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyotomi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Toyotomi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lobo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Toyotomi throwing strikes but missing.
Toyotomi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Toyotomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Toyotomi tries to clinch but Lobo moves out of range.
Toyotomi instigates a clinch.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Toyotomi lands a nice elbow.
Lobo jumps guard but Toyotomi stands there with Lobo around his waist. Lobo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Toyotomi lands an elbow just above Lobo 's eye.
Lobo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Toyotomi missing with knees to the body.
Lobo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Toyotomi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lobo prevents the takedown attempt.
Toyotomi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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.
Toyotomi lands an elbow inside that Lobo shrugs off.
Toyotomi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Toyotomi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Toyotomi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lobo's brow.
Toyotomi lands a good knee to the midsection. Lobo won't want to take too many of those.
Lobo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Toyotomi walks away with a smile on his face. Lobo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Toyotomi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Toyotomi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Toyotomi is looking to work some ground and pound but Lobo has wrist control.
Toyotomi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lobo is keeping the position for now.
Toyotomi postures up in Lobo's guard and throws a big left but Lobo blocks it.
Hideyoshi Toyotomi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toyotomi distracts Lobo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lobo keeping moving, preventing Toyotomi from controlling successfully.
Toyotomi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lord Lobo.
I think Toyotomi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hideyoshi Toyotomi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tai Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni has chosen Foo Fighters - Times Like These as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Yamaguchi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tai Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi scores with a takedown into Sonni's guard.
Sonni keeping full guard, as Yamaguchi tries to pass.
Yamaguchi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sonni working a defensive guard here.
Sonni is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yamaguchi is controlling him.
Sonni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamaguchi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sonni wants to sweep but no luck.
Sonni not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Yamaguchi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Yamaguchi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sonni's guard.
Yamaguchi is pressing down on Sonni's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sonni is holding on for now.
Yamaguchi is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Yamaguchi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sonni does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Sonni is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Yamaguchi trying to control the action but Sonni is working from the bottom.
Yamaguchi in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sonni tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Yamaguchi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yoshi Yamaguchi!
Yoshi Yamaguchi retains his welterweight title!
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