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JLF 15: Walk Hard PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dim Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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172 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dim Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie looks for a takedown but Mir sprawls well.
Mir moves into the clinch successfully.
Mir gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Mir jumps into guard, dragging Gracie to the mat.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Mir is retaining full guard.
Mir looking for a sweep. Not yet Mir, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mir looking to control.
Mir is trying to hold Gracie in close to prevent damage but Gracie has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie works his way into side control.
Gracie trying to control the action but Mir is working from the bottom.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Mir is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie has hold of Mir's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Mir seems comfortable defending it but Gracie has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Mir is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Mir is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gracie couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Gracie!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ran Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakamoto has chosen Wu tang tiger style as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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170 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, George Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ran Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn feints and as Sakamoto raises his hands in defense, Penn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Penn postures up in Sakamoto's guard and throws a big left but Sakamoto blocks it.
Sakamoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penn.
Sakamoto had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Penn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sakamoto Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Penn's back instead.
Penn is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Sakamoto is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Penn won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Sakamoto off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ran Sakamoto!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between james walton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Hammett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Whom The Bell Tolls kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! james walton has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, james walton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kirk Hammett!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Hammett. No joy for walton on that attempt.
walton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
walton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hammett scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hammett is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Hammett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hammett thows a huge punch but walton dodges it nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hammett is trying to work for a kimura but walton is defending well.
walton wants to control but Hammett is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hammett is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
walton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hammett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
walton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
walton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hammett.
Hammett is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hammett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. walton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hammett.
walton is looking for a sweep. Hammett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammett is trying for a kimura here. walton looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hammett wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kirk Hammett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiruki Nakeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards has chosen Live your life 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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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiruki Nakeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Richards!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakeda closes the distance and clinches.
Nakeda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakeda scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nakeda wants to control but Richards is keeping him busy.
Nakeda is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nakeda stands up and beckons Richards to his feet.
Richards misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakeda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richards as he avoids it easily.
Nakeda tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Richards looks gassed!
Nakeda shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Richards keeps the fight on the outside.
Nakeda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
Nakeda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Richards swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiruki Nakeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Richards.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nakeda is defended easily by Richards.
Richards throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nakeda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nakeda counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakeda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nakeda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Richards pinned against the cage. Richards gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nakeda gets the takedown into side control.
Nakeda has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Nakeda lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakeda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Richards steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nakeda. That one must have hurt.
Nakeda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakeda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
Richards takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Nakeda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nakeda throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiruki Nakeda dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Nakeda doesn't manage to clinch there - Richards circles away.
Richards darts in trying to clinch
and Nakeda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nakeda missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nakeda trying to control the action but Richards is working from the bottom.
Nakeda thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Richards to regain full guard.
Nakeda sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakeda thows a big elbow that misses.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Nakeda thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Nakeda from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Richards can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nakeda is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Richards is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A combination from Richards does no damage.
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.
Nakeda tries to clinch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Nakeda or perhaps it was just good defense by Richards which made him look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nakeda.
Nakeda fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiruki Nakeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakeda shoots in for a takedown but Richards shows good takedown defense.
Chuck Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakeda darts in and clinches Richards up against the ropes.
Nakeda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Richards avoids the body shot from Nakeda.
Richards darts in trying to clinch
and Nakeda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nakeda wants to control from the top but Richards keeps moving.
Nakeda content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakeda advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiruki Nakeda dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Crunch! Nakeda slams his shin into Richards's torso.
Nakeda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nakeda moves into the clinch.
Richards wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nakeda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nakeda lands a takedown into 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.
Nakeda controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nakeda passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Richards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakeda decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nakeda has managed to clinch.
Nakeda has hold of one of Richards's legs. Richards is fighting the takedown attempt but Nakeda gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Richards preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Nakeda from controlling successfully.
Nakeda looking to pass the guard.
Nakeda working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakeda trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Nakeda throwing strikes but missing.
Nakeda tries to free his leg and advance position but Richards is retaining full guard.
Nakeda stays in close to Richards's body and controls the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Richards tries to clinch
and Nakeda counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richards avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakeda fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakeda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Richards sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nakeda somewhat.
Nakeda rushes Richards and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four 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.
Richards stops a takedown attempt from Nakeda.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiruki Nakeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richards.
Richards takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chuck Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakeda prevents Richards from breaking the clinch.
Nakeda fails to pull guard.
Nakeda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nakeda drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richards is fighting off a takedown attempt but Nakeda is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Richards to the mat. Richards regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Nakeda from controlling successfully.
Nakeda pushes down on Richards's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiruki Nakeda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nakeda 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiruki Nakeda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kari Koijaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kari Koijaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira tries to clinch up but Koijaaja circles away and keeps his distance.
Koijaaja fails with a takedown attempt.
Koijaaja drives through and clinches with Nogueira against the ropes.
Nogueira tries to pull guard but Koijaaja holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nogueira drops back down to his feet.
Koijaaja is stalling here.
Nogueira gets underhooks to prevent Koijaaja's takedown attempt.
Koijaaja changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nogueira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kari Koijaaja. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koijaaja shoots in for a takedown but Nogueira shows good takedown defense.
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches up with Koijaaja, looking for a takedown. Nogueira pushes Koijaaja against the ropes but Koijaaja circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Koijaaja gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in 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.
Nogueira advances position into side control!
Nogueira tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nogueira is working to tighten is grip on Koijaaja's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Koijaaja has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Nogueira is really squeezing tight and eventually Koijaaja passes out! Nogueira breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Antonio Nogueira!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wally West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umbabarauma Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jorge Ben - Ponta de Lança Africano. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wally West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Umbabarauma Smith!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West avoids the body shot from Smith.
Umbabarauma Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed West momentarily.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. West doesn't seem bothered though.
West clinches with his opponent.
West wants the takedown. Smith is fighting it off but West persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Smith's guard against the ropes.
West wants to stand but Smith has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
West trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith working for a triangle but West defends it easily.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but West can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith working for submissions but it's allowed West to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Smith to get to his feet.
West avoids the body shot from Smith.
West takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
West on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith lands a body shot.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. West gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
West wants to get up but he can't break Smith's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. West is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
West decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
West gets in close and instigates a clinch.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West stands up from guard. Let's bang!
West instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Smith tries to pull guard but West holds him up against the ropes and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from West.
West gets a trip takedown into half guard.
West prevents Smith from improving his position.
West tries to stand and escape but Smith is controlling the position.
West decides to stand and escape the position.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith digs a good hook to West's body.
West shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
West postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Smith to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith misses with a straight right.
A big right from Smith misses.
West moves into the clinch.
West misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
West landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
West looking to stall.
Smith tries to pull guard but West holds him up against the ropes and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
West looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wally West dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
West lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith cracks West with an open hand slap.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
West takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
West takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
West blocks a jab.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
Wally West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Smith does it's job there.
West shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith lands a with a good body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
West closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West slows down the pace here.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. West smiles and moves away.
West doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
West tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West moves away from the strike by Smith.
Umbabarauma Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
West shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
Smith misses the jab.
West doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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.
Nice body punch from Smith.
West moves into the clinch.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith jumps guard and drags West to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Smith working for a triangle but West defends it easily.
West would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. West doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. West manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
West stands up from guard. Let's bang!
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
West closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
West has clasped his hands together around Smith's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
West decides to stand up, so the ref orders Smith to his feet.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with a straight left.
West slips a straight right by Smith.
Smith throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
West pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
West gets a clinch.
West leaning against his opponent.
West is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West is pushing Smith up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from West, against the ropes.
West lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from West.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wally West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West has Smith pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Smith manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
West looking to slow down the pace here.
West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Smith tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. West smiles and moves away.
West takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wally West dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Smith connects with a right hand. West shakes it off.
Smith thuds a left hand into West's body.
West has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from West there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smith digs a good hook to West's body.
A big left from Smith misses.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith misses with a body shot.
West takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
West uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
West walks into a jab.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West slips under a jab.
Smith takes a swing at West's ribcage but misses.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
West uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
West slips under a jab.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
Smith misses with an uppercut.
West 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.
West wanted to stand there but Smith had control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
West tries to stand but Smith is controlling from the bottom.
Smith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and West defends well.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. West gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Umbabarauma Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West gets to his feet - Smith follows without any prompting.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West moves into the clinch.
Smith gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from West.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to pull guard but West won't allow it.
Stalling in the clinch from West.
Smith managing to block the knees to the body from West.
Smith avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
West looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
West looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. West obliges.
Smith fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wally West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Umbabarauma Smith.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith lands a body shot.
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.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
A left lands for Smith.
West fails with the takedown.
West with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
West moves into range and clinches up with Smith.
West misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as West tries to tie him up.
West has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Smith regains guard immediately.
Wally West is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Umbabarauma Smith.
I think West 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally West!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nick De La Rossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jin fooshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Rossa comes to the ring accompanied by DJ Khaled - Go Hard. jin fooshi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick De La Rossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, jin fooshi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fooshi rushes De La Rossa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
fooshi tries to stall but De La Rossa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De La Rossa turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and De La Rossa manages to end up in side control.
De La Rossa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at fooshi to see if he's OK.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
fooshi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
fooshi taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on fooshi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
De La Rossa is looking to take a break and control but fooshi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
De La Rossa scores with a couple of short elbows.
De La Rossa throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
De La Rossa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by fooshi, who protects the arm well.
De La Rossa taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Rossa working the ground and pound from side control.
De La Rossa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De La Rossa wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by fooshi, who protects the arm well.
De La Rossa working the ground and pound.
De La Rossa creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
fooshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with De La Rossa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
De La Rossa looking to control but instead fooshi has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
fooshi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. fooshi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
De La Rossa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. fooshi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Rossa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as fooshi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
fooshi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
De La Rossa's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De La Rossa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De La Rossa lands a couple of elbows.
De La Rossa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De La Rossa tries to free his leg and advance position but fooshi is retaining full guard.
fooshi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De La Rossa with a nice head shot there.
De La Rossa tries to free his leg and advance position but fooshi is retaining full guard.
fooshi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
fooshi wants to stand up but De La Rossa is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fooshi looking to hit a scissor sweep but De La Rossa is one step ahead there.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
fooshi wants to clinch up but De La Rossa keeps it at a distance.
fooshi lands a jab.
fooshi tries to clinch up.
De La Rossa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but fooshi avoids it really well and circles away.
De La Rossa takes the fight into the clinch.
De La Rossa has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed fooshi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
De La Rossa working for a choke but fooshi is defending well.
De La Rossa is breathing heavily.
fooshi holding both De La Rossa 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on fooshi's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
De La Rossa is looking for the choke from the back position but fooshi is controlling his hands well.
De La Rossa 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.
De La Rossa scores with punches from the back.
De La Rossa scores with punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De La Rossa is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! fooshi is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nick De La Rossa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Moe Barra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane Dibbley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barra comes to the ring accompanied by On To The Next One. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Duane Dibbley enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moe Barra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duane Dibbley!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barra tries for a takedown but Dibbley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Duane Dibbley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barra fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dibbley looks to land a combination. Barra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dibbley is looking to chop away at Barra's legs.
Barra tries to clinch but Dibbley is having none of it.
Dibbley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dibbley gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barra tries to bench press Dibbley off him but Dibbley keeps the position.
Dibbley is looking to take a break and control but Barra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barra tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dibbley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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.
Barra is working hard here to advance position.
Barra is trying to control Dibbley's posture but Dibbley avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra is looking for a sweep.
Dibbley lands some shots froms side control.
Dibbley postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dibbley trying to control the action but Barra is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dibbley tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Barra is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley stands up and beckons Barra to his feet.
Dibbley instigates a clinch.
Dibbley breaks the clinch.
Barra fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moe Barra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dibbley throws a one two combo.
Barra tries for a takedown but Dibbley circles away easily
and Dibbley counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Barra!
Barra tries to reverse the position but Dibbley maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley has hold of Barra's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Barra manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Barra slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dibbley prevents Barra from improving his position.
Dibbley wants to stand but Barra has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Barra wants to control but Dibbley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Dibbley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Barra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dibbley counters with a straight right hand.
Barra fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dibbley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barra, pushing him back against the ropes.
Dibbley is trying to break the clinch but Barra has him pressed against the ropes.
Dibbley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Dibbley.
Dibbley pushes Barra back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dibbley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dibbley decides to pull guard.
Dibbley trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dibbley lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barra!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barra is desperately trying to improve his position but Dibbley has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dibbley connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dibbley lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Barra taking shots to the head.
Dibbley looking to control but Barra is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dibbley looking to finish Barra with some ground and pound. This is bad for Barra!
Barra is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barra regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barra is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dibbley pulls his head out easily.
Dibbley prevents Barra from improving his position.
Dibbley throwing shots but Barra is blocking nicely.
Dibbley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dibbley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Barra has recovered full guard.
Dibbley pushing down on Barra's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dibbley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barra. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dibbley is thwarting Barra's attempts to control the position.
Dibbley tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barra knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
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.
Dibbley stands up and beckons Barra to join him on the feet.
Barra throws a sloppy head kick and Dibbley moves out of range easily.
Barra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dibbley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dibbley misses with a low kick as Barra jumps back.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dibbley.
Barra shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dibbley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moe Barra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barra blocks an elbow strike from Dibbley.
Dibbley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dibbley scores with a one two! Barra had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dibbley throws a series of strikes that have Barra backpedaling.
Dibbley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dibbley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Dibbley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dibbley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Barra is out of range and Dibbley settles back down.
Dibbley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dibbley closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dibbley forces Barra back against the ropes and clinches.
Dibbley jumps guard.
Dibbley wants to get back to his feet but Barra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barra preventing the sweep.
Barra looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barra wants to control from the top but Dibbley keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dibbley lunges at Barra with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barra's hand.
Dibbley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dibbley gets control of Barra's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dibbley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Barra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duane Dibbley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dibbley is looking to stand up but Barra isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Dibbley keeping moving, preventing Barra from controlling successfully.
Barra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dibbley is keeping the position for now.
Dibbley working for a triangle but Barra defends it easily.
Barra tries to free his leg and advance position but Dibbley is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dibbley misses with a series of wild punches.
Barra shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dibbley but Dibbley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dibbley rushes Barra and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barra wants a takedown.
Dibbley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dibbley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barra backwards.
Dibbley tries to break the clinch but Barra is controlling the position.
Barra trying to stall but Dibbley improves his position.
Barra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dibbley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dibbley clinches.
Dibbley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barra has him pressed against the ropes.
Barra prevents Dibbley from breaking the clinch.
Dibbley effectively controlling the action here.
Barra can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Moe Barra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dibbley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dibbley lands with a light punch inside.
Dibbley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dibbley shoots in and drives through. Barra sprawls well.
Dibbley connects with a body shot.
Dibbley clobbers Barra with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Moe Barra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duane Dibbley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right-left combo lands from Dibbley.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duane Dibbley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dibbley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Dibbley!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Vicksone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Duex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vicksone comes to the ring accompanied by m.o.v.e - DOGFIGHT. Danny Vicksone could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Frank Duex's chin.
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Vicksone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Duex!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duex fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duex gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vicksone to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Duex working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vicksone has passed into half guard!
Duex looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Duex is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicksone perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Duex looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vicksone keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
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.
Duex actively working from the bottom here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vicksone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Duex is in all sorts of trouble here.
Vicksone tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duex is trying to reverse the position but instead Vicksone has taken his back - oops!
Vicksone biding his time, controlling Duex.
Vicksone has the hooks in. Duex is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Duex is taking damage to the body and head.
Vicksone is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Vicksone looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Duex taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Danny Vicksone!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dee Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KoKo Beware (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown's entrance music is Evil by Interpol. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dee Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KoKo Beware!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown staying out of range there.
Brown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beware.
Brown throws a head kick but Beware moves out of range.
Beware looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beware thows a big elbow that misses.
Beware cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Beware throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown controls Beware momentarily but Beware frees himself.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beware tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Brown controls Beware momentarily but Beware frees himself.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beware scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Beware thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown is looking to control Beware's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brown avoid being mounted?
Beware is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brown defends it well.
Beware looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Beware gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Beware stuffs the takedown attempt from Brown. Brown gets slowly back to his feet.
Beware swinging wilding here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beware.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beware throws out the jab.
Brown misses with a takedown
and Beware counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Beware cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dee Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beware scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beware misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Brown.
A head kick by Brown misses
and Beware counters with a straight right hand.
Brown moves away from the strike by Beware.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beware scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Beware misses its intended target.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Beware tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brown duly obliges.
It looks like KoKo Beware has been cut.
Beware throws a one two combo.
Beware has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Beware there as he acknowledges the shot.
Beware throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown throws a head kick that Beware semi-blocks.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beware throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Brown misses.
Brown throws a series of punches but Beware avoids them all with ease.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Brown throws a right hand that Beware ducks under and follows up with a left that Beware also avoids with ease.
Brown misses with a head kick.
A jab from Brown misses.
Beware swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beware connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beware stuffs the takedown.
Beware misses with a two punch combination.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Beware counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beware working the ground and pound but Brown is defending the strikes.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brown has hold of Beware's hands but Beware slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beware missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Beware takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KoKo Beware dominated that round.
The cut man is working on KoKo Beware's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and Beware counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brown tries to get to full guard but Beware has control of the leg.
Beware takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Beware postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Beware trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beware postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beware works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Beware can't keep his opponent in guard - Brown advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Beware is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brown is really struggling to control Beware but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Beware is in trouble now - Brown has advanced to mount!
Brown is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Beware is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Beware flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Brown anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Beware and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Brown slips an arm under Beware chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Brown has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Brown is squeezing on Beware like an anaconda would it's prey. Beware fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dee Brown!
Dee Brown retains his lightweight title!
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