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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Junmar Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wong Fei Hung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fei Hung has chosen On the General's Orders as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junmar Hussein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wong Fei Hung!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fei Hung misses the jab.
Hussein shoots in but no luck this time.
Fei Hung throws a series of punches but Hussein moves out of range.
Fei Hung tries a head kick but it misses.
Hussein 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.
Hussein drops back looking for a leg! Fei Hung is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fei Hung manages to kick Hussein off! Hussein jumps back into Fei Hung's guard.
Hussein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hussein passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fei Hung is looking to reverse the position.
Fei Hung really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hussein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fei Hung is trying to get back to his feet.
Fei Hung looks gassed!
Hussein decides to stand back up. Hussein steps back and let's Fei Hung get back to his feet.
Fei Hung tries to keep at a distance but Hussein has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hussein wants a takedown.
Fei Hung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hussein has him pressed against the cage.
Hussein is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hussein misses with a body punch.
Fei Hung prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junmar Hussein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hussein breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fei Hung misses with a body kick.
Fei Hung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fei Hung shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hussein but Hussein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fei Hung misses with a head kick.
Fei Hung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hussein can pounce on him.
Fei Hung tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hussein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fei Hung looks to land a combination but Hussein avoids it well.
Fei Hung throws a sloppy head kick and Hussein moves out of range easily.
Fei Hung throws a right and a left that Hussein avoids nicely.
Hussein fails with the takedown
and Fei Hung counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussein trying to hold on to Fei Hung's head to control him but Fei Hung postures up.
Fei Hung is tying to control. Hussein wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fei Hung landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hussein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fei Hung looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hussein with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fei Hung is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Fei Hung missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Fei Hung is going to stand back up.
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.
Hussein wants to get back to his feet.
Fei Hung is looking to advance position but Hussein won't allow it.
Hussein tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hussein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fei Hung throws a head kick but Hussein moves out of range.
Hussein shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fei Hung pinned against the cage. Fei Hung gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fei Hung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hussein can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wong Fei Hung will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hussein scores with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Fei Hung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hussein shoots in for a takedown but Fei Hung shows good takedown defense.
Hussein moves into the clinch successfully.
Hussein manages to pull guard.
Fei Hung is fighting to break Hussein's control of his arms but Hussein is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hussein looking for a sweep. Not yet Hussein, not yet.
Hussein has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Fei Hung doesn't defend quickly enough and Hussein has managed to lock this one up! Can Fei Hung escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Hussein on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Junmar Hussein!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Pasquale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pasquale's entrance music is Fight Like A Brave. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leon Pasquale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasquale shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasquale scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Dave Silva has been cut.
Pasquale cracks Silva with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Pasquale!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donald Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donald Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jo Choi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Davis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Choi.
Choi shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davis showed some decent athleticism there.
Davis is looking for a kimura here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Davis lands a nice short elbow.
Choi slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Choi's head.
It looks like Jo Choi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis trying to control but Choi is working from the bottom.
Choi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Davis is looking to work some ground and pound but Choi has wrist control.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Choi keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Davis passes Choi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Choi tries to kick Davis off but Davis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Choi looks gassed!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt - Choi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Choi as Davis shoots in.
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.
Davis scores with a takedown into Choi's guard.
Davis looking to sit in guard and control but Choi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Davis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Choi wants to stand but Davis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Davis wants to improve his position but instead Choi has moved into half guard.
Davis missing with punches from the bottom.
Davis strikes from the bottom but Choi passes into mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Choi trying to control but Davis is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi get's back to his feet.
Davis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Choi gets caught flat footed, as Davis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davis thows a big elbow that misses.
Davis working some strikes from top position.
Davis throws and elbow that misses. Choi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Choi!
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Choi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Choi's waist but Choi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donald Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi fails with the takedown
so Davis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Choi keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis stopping the sweep attempt from Choi.
Davis thows a big elbow that misses.
Choi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Davis.
Choi keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Choi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Davis is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Choi keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis has gone for a leg lock! Choi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Davis's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donald Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jo Choi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Choi misses with a combination
and Davis counters with a takedown into side control.
Davis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Choi to see if he's OK.
Choi pushes Davis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Davis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Choi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Davis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Davis trying to control the position but Choi is working away.
Davis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Choi down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Choi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Choi keeps working.
Davis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Davis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Choi keeps working.
Davis scoring with punches and elbows.
Davis is putting a hurting on Choi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Choi is rocked!
Davis scores with punches from side control.
Choi is still in real trouble! Can Davis finish him?
Davis has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Davis lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
That has opened up Jo Choi's cut even more.
Davis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Davis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Choi?
Choi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The cut above Jo Choi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Davis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Davis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Choi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Davis is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Choi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Davis with good strikes from the mount here!
Davis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Davis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Choi hang on?
Davis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Choi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Davis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Choi can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis dominating with strikes here.
Davis 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.
Choi is bucking up trying to escape but Davis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jo Choi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jo Choi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Donald Davis!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Aria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton has chosen Voices as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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, Shawn Aria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton throws a head kick but Aria moves out of range.
Orton is looking to clinch.
Aria throws and low kick but Orton moves out of range easily.
Aria avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aria shoots in but Orton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Aria tries to clinch up.
Orton checks the leg kick.
Orton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aria, pushing him back against the cage.
Orton breaks the clinch.
Orton has Aria up against the cage in a clinch.
Aria tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orton smiles and moves away.
Aria shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Aria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton lands with a slapping head kick.
Orton wants to clinch but Aria slips to the side
and Aria counters with a thumping low kick.
Orton tries to clinch but Aria moves away
and Aria counters with a takedown into side control.
Aria is breathing heavily.
Aria thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Orton is trying to control Aria's posture but Aria avoids it.
Orton tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton is trying to control Aria's posture but Aria avoids it.
Orton tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Orton is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Aria really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orton is looking to slow Aria down with leg kicks.
Orton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aria's calf.
Aria 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.
Aria preventing the sweep.
Orton is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Aria passes Orton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Aria decides to stand and escape the position.
Aria tries to clinch there but Orton circles away.
Orton closes the distance but Aria moves to the side
and Aria counters with a shoot takedown. Orton fights it but they end up in guard.
Orton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aria passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Aria tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Aria stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aria has closed the distance and engaged Orton in a clinch.
Orton tightens his grip and picks Aria up, before dumping him to the ground. Aria manages to land in guard.
Aria controls Orton momentarily but Orton frees himself.
Orton is looking to work some ground and pound but Aria has wrist control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Aria manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Orton manages to get himself to full guard.
Orton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aria. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aria drops back, looking for a kneebar! Orton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Orton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Orton!
Aria throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Aria gets back to half guard.
Orton is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aria manages to get to full guard.
Orton working some strikes from top position.
Orton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aria is proving hard to escape from.
Aria looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Orton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Aria wants to sweep here but Orton controlling him for the moment.
Orton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Orton stands and steps away. Aria gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Good leg kick by Orton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Randy Orton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aria misses with an attempted mid kick.
Orton tries to clinch but Aria is having none of it.
Aria circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aria counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton is trying to stand back up but Aria is controlling him
Orton is refusing to be controlled, as Aria sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orton wants to get back to his feet.
Orton wants to get back to full guard.
Aria wants to work for an arm triangle but Orton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Orton has one foot on Aria's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Orton wants to clinch but Aria slips to the side
and Aria counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Aria prevents Orton from breaking the clinch.
Orton can't break the clinch.
Orton is pressed up against the cage. Aria has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Orton down to the mat. Orton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orton.
Aria tries to clinch but Orton moves out of range.
Aria looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orton is fending him off so far but Aria persists. Nope, Orton circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton tries to clinch
and Aria moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton with a knee to the head.
Orton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Orton breaks the clinch.
Orton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Aria dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Orton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orton tries to clinch there but Aria circles away.
Orton misses with a double jab.
Orton scores with a head kick.
It looks like Shawn Aria has been cut.
Orton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Orton throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Orton tries to clinch
and Aria counters by moving into the clinch.
Orton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Orton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orton cracks a nice hook into Aria's ribs.
A nice combination there by Orton.
Orton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Orton clinches up with Aria and pushes him back against the cage.
Orton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Orton darts in and clinches Aria up against the cage.
Orton throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orton manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Aria or perhaps it was just good defense by Orton which made him look bad.
Orton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aria swats away the attempt to clinch by Orton.
Orton has Aria up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aria's face.
Aria tries to pull guard but Orton won't allow it.
Aria fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Aria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aria missing with knees to the body.
Orton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aria on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orton. Orton obviously looking to wear him down.
Aria swats away the attempt to clinch by Orton.
Orton wants to clinch.
Orton clinches up with Aria and pushes him back against the cage.
Aria fails to pull guard.
Aria tries to pull guard but Orton holds him up against the cage and eventually Aria drops back down to his feet.
A short left from Orton.
Orton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orton connects with a high kick.
Orton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Orton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aria tries to clinch up but Orton circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Orton.
Orton landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Orton.
Aria fails to pull guard.
Orton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aria lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Orton breaks the clinch.
Orton throws a series of strikes that have Aria backpedaling.
A punch combination from Orton misses.
Orton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aria takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Orton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Orton misses with a two punch combination.
Orton cracks the inside of Aria's front leg.
Orton rushes Aria and presses him up against the cage.
Orton lands a nice knee to the body.
Orton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Aria prevents Orton from breaking the clinch.
Aria tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orton smiles and moves away.
Orton clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton manages to break the clinch.
Orton lands a jab to Aria's midsection.
Orton clinches with his opponent.
Aria wants a takedown but no success here.
Aria tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Orton smiles and moves away.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Orton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orton looking to throw knees to the head but Aria is blocking nicely.
Orton manages to break the clinch.
Aria forces Orton back against the cage and clinches.
Orton using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aria has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aria digs a right hand into Orton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orton's gas tank.
Orton looking to throw knees to the head but Aria is blocking nicely.
Aria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Orton is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Orton tries a knee to the head but Aria blocks it.
Aria is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Orton pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Orton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aria's face.
Orton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Orton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Orton manages to break the clinch.
Aria stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orton.
Orton tries to clinch up
and Aria holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Orton breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aria fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orton throws a series of punches but Aria avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orton tries to close the distance and clinch but Aria swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aria throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Orton's waist but Orton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aria off to one side.
Orton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aria takes the fight into the clinch.
Aria is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Orton gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shawn Aria's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aria changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orton tries to avoid it but Aria manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orton to the ground. Orton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Orton swinging wilding here.
Orton moves into the clinch.
Orton breaks from the clinch.
Orton moves into the clinch successfully.
Orton looking to stall.
Orton has had enough of the clinch but Aria keeps him there for the moment.
Orton manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Orton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orton throws a head kick that half lands.
Orton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aria closes this distance looking for a takedown but Orton circles away.
Orton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aria.
Aria fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Aria. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aria. That did some damage!
Aria closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Aria throwing shots but Orton is blocking nicely.
Aria is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Orton is just riding it out for now. Aria eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orton looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shawn Aria overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Aria slips nicely into half guard.
Orton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Aria trying to control from half guard but Orton is working away.
Orton tries to kick Aria off but Aria keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Orton kicks Aria off and gets back to his feet.
Orton throws a head kick but Aria moves out of range.
Orton clinches but Aria breaks the clinch
and Aria counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Orton is trying to stand up here but Aria is controlling him well.
Aria wants to pass the guard but Orton is defending well.
Aria is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Orton is trying to stand back up but Aria is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aria works his foot free and advances to mount.
Orton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Aria throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Orton has his hands clasped together but Aria breaks the hold and Orton is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Aria!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shawn Aria!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hop Sing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimi Laamanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimi Laamanen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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137 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hop Sing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kimi Laamanen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laamanen looks to land a combination but Sing avoids it well.
Laamanen loads up on a big right hand but Sing slips the punch.
Laamanen stalks Sing and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sing's face. Sing staggers backwards, shaken.
Sing moves out of range as Laamanen strikes.
Kimi Laamanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Laamanen.
Sing defending well as Laamanen loads up on a big left hand.
Laamanen throws a series of punches but Sing moves out of range.
Sing has a takedown stuffed.
Laamanen misses with a double jab.
Laamanen swinging wilding here.
Laamanen misses with a wild combination.
Laamanen with a poor takedown
and Sing counters with a takedown into side control.
Sing wants to control but Laamanen is keeping him busy.
Sing working away.
Laamanen gets back to half guard.
Laamanen is trying to maintain the position but Sing is very close to passing his half guard.
Laamanen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sing passes to side control.
Sing is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Laamanen looks calm but he's in trouble here. Sing gets his head over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Laamanen is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Sing lets go of the hold and Laamanen can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hop Sing!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eric Zimmerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Ryoko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Zimmerman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Ryoko!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zimmerman.
Ryoko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zimmerman's guard.
Ryoko postures up.
Zimmerman wants to sweep here but Ryoko controlling him for the moment.
Zimmerman looking for a guillotine here but Ryoko defends easily.
Ryoko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ryoko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zimmerman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ryoko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zimmerman is looking to sinch up a triangle. Ryoko throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Zimmerman's body to avoid the submission. Zimmerman has instead reached around Ryoko's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Zimmerman arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eric Zimmerman!
Eric Zimmerman is the new featherweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tuck Happiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dark tail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dark tail looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tuck Happiness!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, dark tail!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happiness closes the distance and clinches.
Happiness's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Happiness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
tail misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Happiness clinches with his opponent.
Happiness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
tail looks for a takedown but Happiness sprawls well.
tail fails to land the takedown.
Tuck Happiness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of dark tail.
tail throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Happiness's waist but Happiness gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing tail off to one side.
tail looks gassed!
Happiness has closed the distance and engaged tail in a clinch.
Happiness manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Happiness can't keep his opponent in guard - tail advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Happiness is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of tail's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take tail's back!
Happiness is trying to stick to tail's back but tail is turning into Happiness. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Happiness's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by tail.
Happiness working for a triangle but tail defends it easily.
tail is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Happiness has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. tail is looking to defend but Happiness has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for tail! Happiness pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, tail taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tuck Happiness!
Tuck Happiness is the new bantamweight champion!
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