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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyrese Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Hammett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dream Shatterer. Hammett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: For Whom The Bell Tolls. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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235 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrese Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kirk Hammett!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Hammett shows good takedown defense.
Hammett keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thomas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hammett looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thomas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hammett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hammett turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hammett has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Thomas is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hammett yanks on the arm and Thomas is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hammett.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kirk Hammett!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Vicksone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Takanahana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vicksone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is m.o.v.e - DOGFIGHT. Takanahana has chosen Dillinger Escape Plan - 43% Burnt as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yoshi Takanahana was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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164 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 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
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Takanahana!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vicksone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vicksone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Takanahana looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Takanahana's face as Vicksone controls the position.
Vicksone decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicksone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vicksone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Takanahana is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Vicksone takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takanahana is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Vicksone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Takanahana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takanahana misses with a wild body shot.
Vicksone clinches up with Takanahana and pushes him back against the cage.
Vicksone can't get the takedown.
Vicksone has clasped his hands together around Takanahana's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The strikes coming from Vicksone are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Vicksone decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takanahana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Takanahana throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vicksone changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Takanahana looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Takanahana tries to escape but Vicksone is in control.
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.
Vicksone moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Vicksone dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Vicksone scores with a takedown into Takanahana's guard.
Vicksone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vicksone won't allow Takanahana to get back to his feet.
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.
Vicksone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vicksone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four 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.
Vicksone'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.
Yoshi Takanahana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Takanahana is looking to stand up but Vicksone isn't so interested in that idea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Vicksone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vicksone 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 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Vicksone!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Leblanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leblanc fails with a takedown attempt.
Jean Leblanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leblanc misses with the combination.
Leblanc fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Almeida throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Leblanc moves in looking to clinch but Almeida pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leblanc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leblanc fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Leblanc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Almeida tries to avoid it but Leblanc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Almeida to the ground. Almeida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Leblanc throws a leg kick
and Almeida counters with a nice right hand that sends Leblanc toppling to the canvas! Leblanc scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Almeida finish him?!
Leblanc is rocked!
It looks like Jean Leblanc has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Almeida.
Almeida throws a big shot that misses.
Almeida ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Leblanc out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricardo Almeida!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Jonsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonsson has chosen Roy Jones - Can't be touched as his entrance music. Pekka Jonsson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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280 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ralph Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pekka Jonsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon drops Jonsson with a beautiful combination! Jonsson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gordon is looking for the KO!
It looks like Pekka Jonsson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gordon shoots in for a takedown but Jonsson shows good takedown defense.
Jonsson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gordon counters with a big right hand! Oh Jonsson is in trouble here! Gordon follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Gordon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duane Dibbley (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. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duane Dibbley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ran Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dibbley works the jab nicely.
Dibbley looks to land a right hand but Sakamoto moved out of range.
Dibbley misses with a looping right.
Sakamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dibbley.
Dibbley rushes Sakamoto and presses him up against the cage.
Sakamoto jumps guard but Dibbley stands there with Sakamoto around his waist. Sakamoto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sakamoto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dibbley smiles and moves away.
Dibbley has Sakamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dibbley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sakamoto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Duane Dibbley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ran Sakamoto.
Sakamoto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dibbley smiles and moves away.
Dibbley clinches up with Sakamoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Dibbley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sakamoto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sakamoto fails to pull guard.
Sakamoto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dibbley's efforts to push away.
Sakamoto pulls guard effortlessly.
Dibbley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dibbley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sakamoto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dibbley has managed to get both his arms back between Sakamoto's legs - danger averted.
Sakamoto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sakamoto looks gassed!
Dibbley gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dibbley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dibbley instigates a clinch.
Sakamoto jumps into guard, dragging Dibbley to the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sakamoto's guard.
Sakamoto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dibbley controls the pace.
Sakamoto looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dibbley passes into side control.
Dibbley tries for a kimura but Sakamoto is defending well.
Sakamoto is looking to regain half guard here but Dibbley keeps moving and retains side control.
Dibbley has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Dibbley takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto tries to pull guard but Dibbley holds him up against the cage and eventually Sakamoto drops back down to his feet.
Sakamoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dibbley is trying to trip Sakamoto. He has hold of a leg but Sakamoto is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Dibbley persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Dibbley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dibbley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sakamoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dibbley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sakamoto, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto walks into a straight right hand from Dibbley.
Dibbley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sakamoto to the mat! Sakamoto manages to get full guard.
Dibbley advances to half guard.
Dibbley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dibbley escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sakamoto shoots and misses
and Dibbley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dibbley tries to circle away but Sakamoto has him pinned against the cage.
Sakamoto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dibbley is trying to break the clinch but Sakamoto has him pressed against the cage.
Sakamoto jumps guard but Dibbley stands there with Sakamoto around his waist. Sakamoto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dibbley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dibbley lands a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Dibbley 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.
Dibbley tries a head kick but it misses.
Dibbley misses the shot to the body.
Dibbley clinches with his opponent.
Sakamoto fails to pull guard.
Sakamoto tries to pull guard but Dibbley holds him up against the cage and eventually Sakamoto drops back down to his feet.
Sakamoto fails to pull guard.
Duane Dibbley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ran Sakamoto.
Dibbley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dibbley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sakamoto backwards.
Dibbley has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sakamoto uses from the top position.
Dibbley is looking to stand up but Sakamoto isn't so interested in that idea.
Sakamoto has gone for a leg lock! Dibbley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sakamoto's guard.
Sakamoto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dibbley controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamoto is breathing heavily.
Sakamoto looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Dibbley has picked Sakamoto up and slammed him! Sakamoto can't keep hold of the triangle and Dibbley manages to pass to side control!
Dibbley advances to mount.
Dibbley is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Dibbley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dibbley clinches up with Sakamoto and pushes him back against the cage.
Dibbley drags the fight down to the ground.
Sakamoto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dibbley dives on top into guard.
Dibbley is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dibbley is pushing down on Sakamoto's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sakamoto is fighting to maintain full guard but Dibbley has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley slows the pace down in half guard.
Sakamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Duane Dibbley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dibbley uses his free foot to push down on Sakamoto's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sakamoto.
Dibbley controlling his opponent.
That's four 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.
Dibbley is going olschool here, as he tries to force Sakamoto to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sakamoto shrugs it off.
Sakamoto is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dibbley stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Dibbley moves into the clinch.
Sakamoto fails to pull guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Dibbley dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dibbley closes the distance and clinches.
Sakamoto jumps guard but Dibbley stands there with Sakamoto around his waist. Sakamoto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dibbley jumps guard and drags Sakamoto to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dibbley is pulling down on Sakamoto's head to control his posture.
Dibbley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dibbley tries to get out of the position.
Sakamoto drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dibbley manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sakamoto has Dibbley in his guard.
Dibbley seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sakamoto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Duane Dibbley just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Dibbley 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.
Dibbley sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sakamoto's guard.
Dibbley looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sakamoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dibbley pulls his head out easily.
Dibbley takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley'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.
Sakamoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dibbley pulls his head out easily.
Dibbley stalling.
Dibbley looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sakamoto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dibbley pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dibbley works his way into side control.
Dibbley controls the position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Duane Dibbley just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Donk. Dibbley catches Sakamoto right on the button with a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dibbley!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dibbley has Sakamoto up against the cage in a clinch.
Sakamoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dibbley pulls guard successfully.
Dibbley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sakamoto wants to pass the guard but Dibbley is keeping the position.
Dibbley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dibbley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dibbley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ran Sakamoto 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.
Sakamoto has gone for a leg lock! Dibbley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sakamoto's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duane Dibbley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dibbley 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Dibbley!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jaoi Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drew Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lin comes to the cage accompanied by Clubed to Death. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Drew Molina enters the cage!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaoi Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Molina!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Molina swats away the attempt to clinch by Lin.
Molina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Molina misses.
Lin tries to clinch but Molina is having none of it.
Molina throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jaoi Lin has been cut.
A combination from Molina does no damage.
Lin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lin wants to clinch.
Molina tests Lin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Molina. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Molina.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina punishes Lin's body with a nice straight punch.
Molina scores with a jab to the jaw.
Molina swats away the attempt to clinch by Lin.
Lin takes the fight into the clinch.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but Molina blocks with his arms.
Molina is trying to break the clinch but Lin has him pressed against the cage.
Lin scores with a knee to the head.
Lin landing knees to the head.
It looks like Drew Molina has been cut.
Lin looking to throw knees to the head but Molina is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin breaks the clinch.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Molina swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lin tries to clinch there but Molina circles away.
Drew Molina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molina paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lin clinches with his opponent.
Molina takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lin gets underhooks to prevent Molina's takedown attempt.
Molina wants to break free but Lin has control.
Lin misses with an elbow strike.
Lin gets underhooks to prevent Molina's takedown attempt.
Molina tries to break the clinch but Lin is controlling the position.
Molina breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Molina does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lin tries to clinch up but Molina circles away and keeps his distance.
Molina lands a nice hook to Lin's body. Lin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Molina connects with a body shot.
Molina lands a body shot.
Lin walks into a jab.
Lin wants to clinch up but Molina keeps it at a distance.
Molina connects with a body shot.
Lin is breathing heavily.
Molina connects with a looping right hand.
A nice combination there by Molina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Molina with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Molina lands a jab-cross combination.
Lin is rocked!
Molina throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Lin colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Molina as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Lin is left battered and dazed whilst Molina and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Molina!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zippi Duudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zippi Duudi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zippi Duudi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo misses with a few strikes there.
Trejo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Duudi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trejo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duudi circles away quickly and effectively.
Duudi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duudi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trejo's efforts to push away.
Duudi tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Trejo smiles and moves away.
Duudi dodges the punch combination from Trejo.
Trejo scores with a takedown into Duudi's guard.
Duudi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Trejo is aware though and is defending well.
Duudi working a defensive guard here.
Trejo trying to control but Duudi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo wants to pass the guard but Duudi is keeping the position.
Trejo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Duudi dives on top into guard.
Duudi trying to control the position from guard on top but Trejo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trejo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Duudi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Trejo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Duudi is sitting in close to Trejo's body. Trejo has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Duudi is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Duudi is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Trejo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Danny Trejo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Daud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, David Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ahmad Daud!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daud throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Daud finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Daud advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva tries to roll over but Daud keeps him under control.
Silva punching from the bottom.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Daud is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Daud prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Daud 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. Silva tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Daud!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ahmad Daud!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Gabriel Marcurius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcurius comes to the cage accompanied by Burn in Hell by Twisted Sister. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as John Johnson enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Gabriel Marcurius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Marcurius blocks a jab.
Marcurius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Marcurius gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Marcurius pulls Johnson into guard.
Marcurius keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Marcurius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson stands up over Marcurius, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marcurius 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.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Marcurius.
Marcurius is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Marcurius taking a breather.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Marcurius keeps him there for the moment.
Marcurius lands a takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marcurius trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcurius wants to get up but he can't break Johnson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marcurius wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
Marcurius wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Marcurius is pushing down on Johnson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Johnson is fighting to maintain full guard but Marcurius has managed to sneak the leg through.
Marcurius thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Gabriel Marcurius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marcurius looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Johnson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Marcurius's ribs.
Marcurius is breathing heavily.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a series of wild punches.
Marcurius takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Marcurius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Marcurius avoids them all with ease.
Marcurius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson cracks Marcurius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Marcurius shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Johnson swinging wilding here.
Johnson cracks Marcurius with an open hand slap.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson clobbers Marcurius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marcurius is rocked!
Johnson lands a jab to Marcurius's midsection.
Oh Marcurius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Marcurius walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Johnson swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Cruise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
12 - 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vince Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cruise.
Cruise fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamaguchi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yamaguchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruise keeps working.
Yamaguchi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yamaguchi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cruise is looking for a sweep.
Cruise managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Yamaguchi.
Cruise can't do much from the bottom here.
Cruise is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise struggling a bit here.
Yamaguchi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cruise rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Yamaguchi's guard! Nice work there by Cruise!
Yamaguchi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yamaguchi working for a triangle but Cruise defends it easily.
Yamaguchi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
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.
Yamaguchi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cruise manages to get himself to full guard.
Yamaguchi trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Cruise manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Yamaguchi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yamaguchi is looking for a triangle but Cruise pushes his legs off easily.
Cruise is looking to stand up but Yamaguchi won't let him.
Cruise slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yamaguchi tries to bench press Cruise off him but Cruise keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruise decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Cruise is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yamaguchi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cruise napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Yamaguchi is breathing heavily.
Yamaguchi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yamaguchi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cruise tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Yamaguchi easily slips into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruise is squirming around, avoiding Yamaguchi's attempts to control the action.
Cruise sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cruise is looking to improve his position.
Cruise avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yamaguchi.
Cruise preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Yamaguchi is stalling here. Cruise is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yamaguchi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cruise has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Yamaguchi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yamaguchi tries to move into range but Cruise moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cruise throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vince Cruise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruise tries to clinch there but Yamaguchi circles away.
Cruise cracks Yamaguchi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yamaguchi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cruise tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamaguchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamaguchi shoots in for a takedown but Cruise shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cruise with a poor takedown
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cruise's guard now.
Yamaguchi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Yamaguchi seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cruise is not content to let Yamaguchi control the position.
Yamaguchi working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cruise!
Yamaguchi takes Cruise's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Cruise is in trouble.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cruise is in a bad position with Yamaguchi working for a choke. Cruise manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Cruise forces his way into half guard.
Yamaguchi is looking for a sweep. Cruise is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruise wants to stand up but Yamaguchi is controlling the position.
Yamaguchi is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruise is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yamaguchi defends it well.
Cruise controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi looking for submissions off his back.
Cruise tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yamaguchi misses with a takedown attempt
and Cruise counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Yamaguchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruise stands up from Yamaguchi's guard - Cruise perhaps looking for a knockout.
Cruise tries to clinch but Yamaguchi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi moves out of range as Cruise strikes.
Cruise tried to score with a low kick but Yamaguchi checks it.
Cruise throws a sloppy head kick and Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
Cruise shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cruise won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruise tries to buck Yamaguchi off but Yamaguchi is having none of it.
Cruise defending against the ground and pound.
Yamaguchi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cruise has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yamaguchi swings around for an armbar but Cruise sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Yamaguchi's guard.
Cruise must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruise tries to stand but Yamaguchi is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vince Cruise will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yamaguchi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yamaguchi is looking to advance position but Cruise won't allow it.
Yamaguchi seems to be looking for submissions.
Cruise is trying to get back to full guard.
Cruise trying to control from the bottom.
Yamaguchi looking for a submission but Cruise manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Yamaguchi trying to move into half guard but instead Cruise has managed to sweep!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruise wants to control from the top but Yamaguchi keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamaguchi working a defensive guard here.
Yamaguchi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruise wants to get up but he can't break Yamaguchi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yoshi Yamaguchi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamaguchi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yamaguchi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cruise tries a head kick but it misses.
Cruise throws an overhand right that lands on Yamaguchi's shoulder, as Yamaguchi tries to avoid the shot.
Cruise gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Yamaguchi counters with a takedown into side control.
Yamaguchi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cruise rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Yamaguchi's guard! Nice work there by Cruise!
Yamaguchi is working an open guard so Cruise takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Cruise tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruise as he connects with a hook.
Cruise connects with a jab.
Cruise gets caught flat footed, as Yamaguchi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cruise is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi throws a strike but Cruise rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yamaguchi wants to control the position but Cruise says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Cruise seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yamaguchi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yamaguchi is looking to improve his position.
Yamaguchi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruise's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruise's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cruise is trying to stand back up.
Yamaguchi looking for the choke from the back.
Cruise looking very determined here, making life difficult for Yamaguchi.
Cruise preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Yamaguchi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Yamaguchi clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cruise has his takedown stuffed
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cruise is trying to control but can't.
Yamaguchi tries to pass to full mount but Cruise defends it.
Yamaguchi thows a huge punch but Cruise dodges it nicely.
Yamaguchi trying to control from half guard but Cruise is working away.
Yamaguchi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cruise wants to improve his position but Yamaguchi is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi wants to free his trapped foot but Cruise is holding on for dear life with his legs.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cruise misses with a looping left.
Yamaguchi scores a takedown into full mount!
Yamaguchi thowing shots but they're missing.
Cruise is trying to escape the mount but Yamaguchi keeps good control and instead manages to take Cruise's back.
Cruise controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Yamaguchi struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi is cranking Cruise's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Cruise! He's tightened the choke and Cruise is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yoshi Yamaguchi!
Yoshi Yamaguchi retains his welterweight title!
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