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LEGENDS FW GrandPrix 1st Round PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ashikan Judan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sena Kobayakawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobayakawa has chosen target=blank>drop the world as his entrance music. Sena Kobayakawa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ashikan Judan's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ashikan Judan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sena Kobayakawa!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Kobayakawa catches Judan right on the button with a cross.
Sena Kobayakawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judan blocks a jab.
Kobayakawa throws the left hand but Judan avoids the punch easily.
Judan slips under a jab from Kobayakawa.
Kobayakawa throws an overhand right that lands on Judan's shoulder, as Judan tries to avoid the shot.
Kobayakawa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kobayakawa misses the jab.
Judan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kobayakawa's guard.
Judan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Judan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kobayakawa dives on top into guard.
Kobayakawa trying to stand up but can't free himself from Judan's guard.
Kobayakawa wants to control from the top but Judan keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Judan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kobayakawa is looking to get to half guard.
Judan is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Judan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ashikan Judan!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Khen Aranico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khen Aranico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eduardo Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aranico circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yamamoto clinches up against the ropes.
Aranico has picked Yamamoto up - he's going for a ride! Aranico dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Aranico missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aranico has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Yamamoto works to full guard.
Yamamoto wants to sweep here but Aranico controlling him for the moment.
Yamamoto wants to stand but Aranico is controlling the position.
Yamamoto is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Aranico wants to stand but Yamamoto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Yamamoto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aranico wanted to stand there but Yamamoto had control of the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Aranico moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aranico fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yamamoto closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Yamamoto tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Yamamoto is working for takedown but Aranico is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aranico is looking to break free of the clinch but Yamamoto has double underhooks.
Aranico has had enough of the clinch but Yamamoto keeps him there for the moment.
Yamamoto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aranico scores with a decent looking hook.
Yamamoto closes the distance and clinches.
Yamamoto gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Aranico regains guard.
Aranico looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamamoto is one step ahead there.
Yamamoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aranico trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Aranico looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamamoto is one step ahead there.
Yamamoto throws and elbow that misses. Aranico uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yamamoto's guard. Nice move by Aranico!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Aranico accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yamamoto is on top in guard.
Aranico wants to sweep here but Yamamoto controlling him for the moment.
Yamamoto chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yamamoto stands up from Aranico's guard - Yamamoto perhaps looking for a knockout.
Yamamoto tries to clinch but Aranico is having none of it.
Yamamoto fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Khen Aranico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Yamamoto.
Aranico fails with a takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Aranico scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab
and Aranico counters with a shoot takedown. Yamamoto fights it but they end up in guard.
Aranico 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.
Yamamoto looks gassed!
Aranico tries to stand but Yamamoto is controlling from the bottom.
Yamamoto wants to sweep but no luck.
Aranico works over Yamamoto with some ground and pound from guard.
Aranico preventing the sweep.
Aranico trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
Yamamoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Aranico forces his way into half guard.
Aranico is pressing down on Yamamoto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yamamoto is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khen Aranico dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yamamoto closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Aranico did well to prevent Yamamoto getting side control.
Aranico moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yamamoto's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Yamamoto has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aranico is proving hard to escape from.
Aranico trying to keep a closed guard but Yamamoto is proving a slippery customer.
Aranico wants to get back to his feet but Yamamoto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Yamamoto is breathing heavily.
Aranico looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Aranico to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Yamamoto is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Aranico pulls down on the head and he's put Yamamoto to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Khen Aranico!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alfonzo Orrego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Le Bricoleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orrego comes to the ring accompanied by Tema dos Guerreiros - Pregador Luo. Alfonzo Orrego had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Alfonzo Orrego has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alfonzo Orrego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Le Bricoleur!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Le Bricoleur misses.
Orrego misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Le Bricoleur misses with the combination.
Orrego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orrego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orrego waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur defending well as Orrego loads up on a big left hand.
Orrego misses with a looping right.
Orrego showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur fails to land with a series of punches.
Orrego throws a shot from downtown. Le Bricoleur moves away and avoids it.
Alfonzo Orrego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Bricoleur misses with a two punch combination.
Le Bricoleur swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le Bricoleur slips under a jab.
Orrego jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Bricoleur drops Orrego with a beautiful combination! Orrego stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Le Bricoleur is looking for the KO!
Orrego is rocked!
It looks like Alfonzo Orrego has been cut.
Le Bricoleur throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orrego.
Oh Orrego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Le Bricoleur cracks Orrego with a left hook right on the temple and Orrego goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Le Bricoleur lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Orrego is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Le Bricoleur!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between TAKA Michinoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghenki Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michinoku's entrance music is Yamato Suite Pt. 4. A fine choice. Ghenki Sudo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, TAKA Michinoku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ghenki Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michinoku throws a good cross that connects.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Michinoku!
Sudo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Michinoku lands a with a good body shot.
Michinoku misses with a looping left.
Sudo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sudo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Michinoku manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sudo drops back looking for a leg! Michinoku is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Michinoku manages to kick Sudo off! Sudo jumps back into Michinoku's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sudo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Michinoku swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sudo drops back looking for a leg! Michinoku is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Michinoku manages to kick Sudo off! Sudo jumps back into Michinoku's guard.
Sudo wants to pass the guard but Michinoku is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Michinoku is trying to control the position but Sudo postures up.
Sudo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Michinoku connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Michinoku lands a nice looking body shot.
TAKA Michinoku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Michinoku.
It looks like Ghenki Sudo has been cut.
TAKA Michinoku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michinoku just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku scores with a hook to the body. Sudo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sudo walks into a stiff left hand from Michinoku.
Sudo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Michinoku misses with a looping left.
Michinoku gets caught flat footed, as Sudo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Sudo advances position into side control!
Sudo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Michinoku on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Michinoku tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku tries to bench press Sudo off him but Sudo keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Michinoku's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sudo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sudo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Michinoku knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sudo looks gassed!
Sudo advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that TAKA Michinoku will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ghenki Sudo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sudo defending well as Michinoku loads up on a big left hand.
Michinoku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sudo doesn't seem bothered though.
Michinoku swings for the body but Sudo moves out of range.
Michinoku misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sudo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Michinoku throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sudo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ghenki Sudo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Michinoku looks to land a right hand but Sudo moved out of range.
Michinoku punishes Sudo's body with a nice straight punch.
Sudo shoots for a takedown but Michinoku saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sudo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Michinoku swivels and escapes.
TAKA Michinoku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghenki Sudo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sudo scores with a takedown into Michinoku's 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.
Sudo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sudo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sudo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sudo is breathing heavily.
Michinoku keeping full guard, as Sudo tries to pass.
Sudo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sudo wants to pass the guard but Michinoku is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sudo forces his way into half guard.
Michinoku is looking for a sweep. Sudo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Michinoku knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sudo on the ground.
Sudo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Michinoku has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sudo wants to pass the guard but Michinoku is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sudo is looking for a kimura but Michinoku is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sudo to get the leverage.
Michinoku is looking to control Sudo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Michinoku avoid being mounted?
Sudo works his way into full mount!
Sudo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Michinoku is on top in guard.
Sudo keeping full guard, as Michinoku tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that TAKA Michinoku will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ghenki Sudo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Michinoku displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sudo avoids the body shot from Michinoku.
Sudo blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michinoku takes a swing at Sudo's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Michinoku does no damage.
Sudo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michinoku lands a jab.
Michinoku bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sudo's head backwards.
A jab from Michinoku finds it's way through Sudo's defenses.
Michinoku throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sudo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michinoku.
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.
Michinoku looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Michinoku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sudo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Michinoku looks to score with a jab to the body but Sudo is just out of range.
Michinoku rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sudo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Sudo with that takedown attempt.
Michinoku ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michinoku connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sudo momentarily.
Michinoku misses with a double jab.
TAKA Michinoku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michinoku throws a body kick that misses.
Sudo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
TAKA Michinoku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghenki Sudo.
Nice takedown defense from Michinoku. No joy for Sudo on that attempt.
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.
Michinoku misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sudo slips under a jab.
Donk. Michinoku catches Sudo right on the button with a cross.
Michinoku cracks Sudo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Michinoku throws the left hand but Sudo avoids the punch easily.
Ghenki Sudo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sudo gets the takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
TAKA Michinoku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Michinoku, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TAKA Michinoku!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JL Salac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jigaro Kano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kano has chosen the zepher song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, JL Salac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jigaro Kano!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salac closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kano to the mat! Kano manages to get full guard.
Kano wriggles free and stands up.
Kano closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kano wants to control but Salac is keeping him busy.
Salac is trying to get back to his feet.
Kano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Salac is looking for a sweep.
Kano tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kano is trying to get an arm triangle but Salac is defending well.
Salac tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kano tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Salac is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kano looks gassed!
Kano working away.
Salac is looking for a sweep.
Kano tries to move to mount but Salac blocks the move with his legs.
Kano is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Salac is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Salac manages to get back to half guard.
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.
Salac tries to roll over but Kano keeps him under control.
Salac wants to control but Kano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kano is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Salac is just riding it out for now. Kano eventually gives up the hold.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Salac scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salac decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Salac decides to stand and escape the position.
A head kick misses from Salac.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salac throws a head kick but Kano moves out of range.
Salac misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Salac.
Kano is looking to clinch.
Kano with a poor takedown
and Salac moves into the clinch.
Salac is trying to maintain a safe position but Kano gets an underhook and turns Salac into the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Salac is pressed up against the ropes. Kano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Salac down to the mat. Salac avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
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.
Salac drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Salac is stalling in the full guard.
Kano wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Salac is now in half guard.
Kano wants to control but Salac is keeping busy.
Kano is looking to improve his position.
Salac is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kano sees it coming and defends easily.
Kano wants to get back to his feet.
Kano tries to get to full guard but Salac has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JL Salac dominated that round.
That's time! Salac's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Salac decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Salac decides to stand and escape the position.
Salac fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kano sprawls well initially but Salac persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Salac lands with a punch from half guard.
Kano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kano.
Kano controlling Salac's posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kano controls Salac momentarily but Salac frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kano pushes Salac off and gets back to his feet.
Salac shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kano napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kano struggling a bit here.
Salac wants to control but Kano is keeping him busy.
Salac working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kano managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Salac.
Salac wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kano keeps working.
Kano manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kano gets full guard.
Salac won't allow Kano to sweep him here.
Kano is trying to control the position but Salac postures up.
Kano 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.
Salac looking to pass the guard.
Kano manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kano lands a big shot there that rocks Salac but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Salac is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Salac tries to hold on but Kano postures up.
Salac is looking to get to half guard.
Kano wants to finish this one by submission but Salac is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kano.
Salac tries to lock up and control but Kano gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Salac manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Kano is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kano is trying to control the action in half guard but Salac is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kano is thwarting Salac's attempts to control the position.
Salac looking for submissions off his back.
Salac wants to control but Kano is keeping busy.
Salac throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JL Salac 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!
Kano tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Salac counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kano is trying to maintain the position but Salac is very close to passing his half guard.
JL Salac overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salac working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Salac is thwarting Kano's attempts to control the position.
Salac is pressing down on Kano's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kano is holding on for now.
Kano is trying to control but can't.
Kano wants to control but Salac passes into side.
Kano tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Salac wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kano struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Salac shoots in and bounces Kano off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Salac drops back looking for a leg! Kano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kano manages to kick Salac off! Salac jumps back into Kano's guard.
Salac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kano lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Salac!
Kano controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kano trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kano working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Salac bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Salac is pushing down on Kano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kano is fighting to maintain full guard but Salac has managed to sneak the leg through.
Salac working over Kano with some ground and pound. Kano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salac is trying to control the action in half guard but Kano is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kano trying to control here.
Kano wants to get back to full guard.
Salac is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kano defends it well.
Kano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Salac landing with the ground and pound.
Salac postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kano has momentary wrist control but Salac slips an elbow through the middle.
Salac trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Salac counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kano won't be happy with that.
Jigaro Kano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kano can't do much from the bottom here.
Kano tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Salac easily slips into full mount!
Kano flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
JL Salac is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salac controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
JL Salac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salac has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JL Salac!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshiki Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aruneru Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiroshiki Lee had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshiki Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aruneru Hero!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Hero shoots in.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Hero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee digs a right hand underneath Hero's ribcage. Hero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hero just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Hero misses with a knee strike.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hero is pressed up against the ropes. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hero down to the mat. Hero avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hiroshiki Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hero moves into the clinch successfully.
Hero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hero uses from the top position.
Hero wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hero accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lee is looking for a triangle but Hero pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Hero wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Hero looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hero stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hero wants to clinch.
Lee rushes Hero and presses him up against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Hero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lee's brow.
Lee jumps guard but Hero stands there with Lee around his waist. Lee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Hero throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hero looks gassed!
Hero misses with a hook from the clinch.
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.
Lee tries to pull guard but Hero won't allow it.
Lee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hero fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hero closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lee did well to prevent Hero getting side control.
Hero is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hero is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hero has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hero is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lee could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hero is landing with some decent strikes but Lee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hero looking to finish with strikes here!
Hero blocks Lee's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lee wants to control but Hero is having none of it.
Hero lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is squirming around, avoiding Hero's attempts to control the action.
Hero cracks Lee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lee is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lee is working hard here to advance position.
Hero with the ground and pound from mount.
Lee wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Hero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hero fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Hero avoids the attempt from Lee to control.
Hero can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lee is looking to escape.
Hero putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hero landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aruneru Hero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hero tries for a takedown but Lee circles away easily
and Lee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hero swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hero is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hero wants to stand up but Lee is controlling him.
Hero looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hero is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hero is on top in guard.
Hero looking to pass the guard.
Hero slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hero works over Lee with some ground and pound from guard.
Hero stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Hero lands a couple of elbows.
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.
Hero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hero controlling from the top position.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hero stops Lee from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hiroshiki Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hero shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Hiroshiki Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aruneru Hero.
No joy there for Hero, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Hero. Hero gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters by moving into the clinch.
Hero tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Hero has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Hero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee wants a takedown.
Hero gets underhooks to prevent Lee's takedown attempt.
Hero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Hero scores with a knee to the head.
Hero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee avoids the elbow strike from Hero, against the ropes.
Hero throws a head punch that misses.
Hero landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Hero looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Hero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Hero has double underhooks.
Lee wants to break free but Hero has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
Hero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hero misses with a knee to the head.
Hero landing knees to the head.
Hero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Hero.
Hero lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those.
Lee is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lee throws an elbow but misses.
Hero misses with a knee strike.
Hero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Hero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee has Hero pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Hero manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lee avoiding damage as Hero throws knees to the body.
Hero misses with an elbow over the top.
Lee is stalling here.
Hero connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshiki Lee dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee is looking to clinch but Hero is avoiding it.
Hero doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Hero sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hero misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hero shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hero is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee is trying to break free.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hero landing knees to the head.
A short body shot lands from Hero as the two fighters clinch.
Hero lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hero misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hero lands a knee to the head.
Hero throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Hero misses with a knee to the head.
Hero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hero trying to land knees to the body.
Hero tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Hero misses with a knee to the head.
Hero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Hero.
Lee trying to control the position but instead, Hero has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lee into the ropes.
Hero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Hero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lee's face.
Hero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hero tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hero is keeping busy.
Hero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hero tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
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.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hero with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Hero with a poor takedown
and Lee counters with a single leg into guard. Hero didn't expect that.
Hiroshiki Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aruneru Hero.
Hero manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lee manages to get himself to full guard.
Hero passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hero cracks Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lee sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lee is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero stops Lee from getting back to his feet.
Hero throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Hero is taking a breather. Lee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hero is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee is just riding it out for now. Hero eventually gives up the hold.
Hero is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hero instigates a clinch.
Hero lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Hero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee fails to pull guard.
Hero stops a takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee tries for a takedown but Hero manages to get underhooks.
Hero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hero did well to prevent Lee getting side control.
Lee is trying to control. Hero wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hero misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lee is looking to take a break and control but Hero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hero flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lee moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Hero.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroshiki Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshiki Lee!
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