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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Fogerty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darren Fogerty!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fogerty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fogerty shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fogerty was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Oliveira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fogerty raining down shots from the mount!
Fogerty thowing shots but they're missing.
Fogerty punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fogerty landing strikes from the mount and Oliveira is in trouble!
Fogerty is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Oliveira can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oliveira tries to hold on but Fogerty postures up.
Oliveira is looking to improve his position but Fogerty isn't that keen on the idea.
Oliveira tries to lock up and control but Fogerty gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fogerty dominating with strikes here.
Oliveira is working to get back to half guard.
Fogerty landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fogerty raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira tries to hold on but Fogerty postures up.
Fogerty drops a big elbow. That's hurt Oliveira! More shots from Fogerty and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren Fogerty!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koji Hisaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koji Hisaki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Aoki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Koji Hisaki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hisaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aoki counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Koji Hisaki has been cut.
Hisaki gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aoki to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aoki slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aoki connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hisaki some visible discomfort.
Hisaki is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Aoki stalls from top position.
Aoki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hisaki struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hisaki gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Aoki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Aoki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hisaki is looking to escape.
Aoki lands a nice shot to the head.
Aoki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aoki is working for a guillotine from mount but Hisaki frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki controlling the pace for now.
Aoki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hisaki can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aoki landing strikes from the mount and Hisaki is in trouble!
Hisaki tries to reverse the position but Aoki maintains control.
Aoki cracks Hisaki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aoki lands a big shot there that rocks Hisaki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That has opened up Koji Hisaki's cut even more.
Aoki is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Hisaki is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Hisaki flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Aoki anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Hisaki and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Aoki slips an arm under Hisaki chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Aoki has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Aoki is squeezing on Hisaki like an anaconda would it's prey. Hisaki fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tatsuya Aoki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keith Ronald Kernspecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Parchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Ronald Kernspecht has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keith Ronald Kernspecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie Parchi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kernspecht tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Parchi counters with a nice uppercut.
Kernspecht throws a right hand that Parchi ducks under and follows up with a left that Parchi also avoids with ease.
Parchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Kernspecht, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Kernspecht as Parchi shoots in.
Kernspecht looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kernspecht shoots and misses
and Parchi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kernspecht!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Parchi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kernspecht looks a forlorn figure.
Kernspecht tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Parchi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Parchi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kernspecht really wants to buck Parchi off and get back to his feet.
Parchi controlling his opponent.
Kernspecht is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kernspecht is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kernspecht is working hard here to advance position.
Parchi with the ground and pound from mount.
Parchi landing strikes from the mount.
Parchi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Parchi breaks from Kernspecht's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Parchi landing punches.
Parchi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kernspecht is bucking up trying to escape but Parchi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kernspecht tries to buck Parchi off but he can't manage it.
Parchi is landing with some decent strikes but Kernspecht is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kernspecht tries to reverse the position but Parchi maintains control.
Parchi working the ground and pound effectively.
Parchi lands a big elbow.
Kernspecht is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parchi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kernspecht is looking to escape.
Kernspecht is looking to get to half guard.
Parchi with a couple of short strikes.
Kernspecht somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Kernspecht misses with a leg kick.
Kernspecht lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parchi circles away quickly and effectively.
Parchi fails with the takedown
and Kernspecht counters by clinching up.
Kernspecht's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keith Ronald Kernspecht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parchi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Parchi prevents Kernspecht from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parchi wants to pass the guard but Kernspecht is keeping the position.
Parchi is working Kernspecht over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kernspecht wants to stand but Parchi is controlling the position.
Kernspecht working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parchi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parchi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Parchi landing some decent shots from guard.
Kernspecht trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Parchi trying to control but Kernspecht is working from the bottom.
Kernspecht manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Parchi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kernspecht counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Parchi is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Keith Ronald Kernspecht has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archie Parchi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kernspecht clinches with his opponent.
Kernspecht breaks from the clinch.
Parchi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kernspecht counters with a single leg into guard. Parchi didn't expect that.
Kernspecht wanted to stand there but Parchi had control of the position.
Kernspecht drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Parchi dives on top into guard.
Kernspecht wants to stand up but Parchi is controlling him.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kernspecht lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Parchi!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kernspecht stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Archie Parchi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kernspecht tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Parchi counters with a shoot takedown. Kernspecht fights it but they end up in guard.
Kernspecht has his foot on Parchi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Parchi works his way back into a safe position though.
Kernspecht is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kernspecht looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kernspecht is looking to stand up but Parchi isn't so interested in that idea.
Parchi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kernspecht wants to sweep but no luck.
Parchi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parchi prevents Kernspecht from getting back to his feet.
Kernspecht looking for a sweep. Not yet Kernspecht, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parchi wants to control from the top but Kernspecht keeps moving.
Parchi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Parchi prevents Kernspecht from getting back to his feet.
Parchi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Parchi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kernspecht is looking to stand up but Parchi isn't so interested in that idea.
Parchi trying to control the position from guard on top but Kernspecht is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kernspecht is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kernspecht breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kernspecht throws a sloppy head kick and Parchi moves out of range easily.
Parchi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kernspecht counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kernspecht wants to stand up but Parchi is controlling the position.
Kernspecht is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Parchi defends it well.
Kernspecht is working for a kimura but Parchi is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Parchi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Archie Parchi has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kernspecht gets to his feet. Parchi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kernspecht displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kernspecht is looking to clinch.
Parchi with a poor takedown
and Kernspecht counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parchi shoots in and gets a takedown into Kernspecht's guard.
Parchi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kernspecht manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Parchi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kernspecht stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parchi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kernspecht's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parchi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kernspecht's head.
Parchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kernspecht keeps working.
Kernspecht wants to control but Parchi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kernspecht is pressing down on Parchi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kernspecht wants to get back to his feet but Parchi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parchi's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kernspecht has his feet on Parchi's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kernspecht misses with a few strikes there.
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 Keith Ronald Kernspecht will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kernspecht throws a series of strikes that have Parchi backpedaling.
Kernspecht shoots and misses
and Parchi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kernspecht's guard now.
Parchi slips nicely into half guard.
Parchi passes to side control.
Kernspecht taking a bit of punishment here - Parchi scoring with strikes.
Kernspecht manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kernspecht wants to control but Parchi is keeping busy.
Parchi passes to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Parchi working the head and body with strikes.
Parchi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kernspecht some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kernspecht tries to escape but Parchi is in control.
Parchi is looking to take a break and control but Kernspecht is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kernspecht manages to work his way to half guard, despite Parchi's best efforts.
Kernspecht is refusing to be controlled, as Parchi sits in half guard.
Kernspecht kicks off Parchi and gets to his feet.
Kernspecht closes the distance looking to clinch
and Parchi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kernspecht is trying to stand up here but Parchi is controlling him well.
Kernspecht makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kernspecht.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parchi is pushing down on Kernspecht's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kernspecht is fighting to maintain full guard but Parchi has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kernspecht manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kernspecht is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Parchi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kernspecht is keeping the position for now.
Kernspecht pushes Parchi off and gets back to his feet.
Kernspecht misses with a two punch combination.
Kernspecht plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parchi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kernspecht to the mat! Kernspecht manages to get full guard.
Kernspecht looking to hit a scissor sweep but Parchi is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parchi with a nice head shot there.
Parchi lands a couple of digs.
Parchi trying to control but Kernspecht is working from the bottom.
Parchi won't allow Kernspecht to get back to his feet.
Parchi stands and steps away. Kernspecht gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kernspecht swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kernspecht misses with a few strikes there.
Kernspecht misses with a few strikes there.
Parchi walks into a jab.
Kernspecht misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kernspecht misses with a combination
and Parchi counters with a takedown into side control.
Parchi prevents Kernspecht from escaping the position.
Kernspecht trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Parchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kernspecht keeps working.
Parchi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kernspecht to his feet.
Kernspecht throws a series of punches but Parchi avoids them all with ease.
Kernspecht looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Parchi is defended easily by Kernspecht.
Kernspecht misses with a double jab
so Parchi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Parchi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parchi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Parchi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyo Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Rakusaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rakusaba's choice of entrance music: David Bowie - Suffragette City. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyo Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazushi Rakusaba!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajiri swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Rakusaba counter with a right hand.
Rakusaba shoots for a double leg takedown but Kawajiri sprawls well. He's pushed Rakusaba's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kawajiri throws a one two combo.
It looks like Kazushi Rakusaba has been cut.
Rakusaba tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kawajiri counters with a left and a right that stings Rakusaba.
Some wild striking there from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri misses with a series of wild punches.
Kawajiri gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kawajiri is controlling Rakusaba's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakusaba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rakusaba being controlled here momentarily.
Kawajiri keeping moving, preventing Rakusaba from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Kyo Kawajiri wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rakusaba is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kawajiri's half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri wants to improve his position but Rakusaba is controlling well.
Kawajiri is trying to maintain the position but Rakusaba is very close to passing his half guard.
Kawajiri is trying to stand back up but Rakusaba is controlling him
Rakusaba works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Rakusaba.
Kawajiri tries to hold on but Rakusaba pushes him away.
Rakusaba controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba avoids the attempt from Kawajiri to control.
Kawajiri is looking to improve his position but Rakusaba isn't that keen on the idea.
Rakusaba wants to control the pace but Kawajiri is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kazushi Rakusaba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kazushi Rakusaba's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rakusaba will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kyo Kawajiri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rakusaba closes the distance and clinches.
Rakusaba has Kawajiri pressed against the cage, preventing Kawajiri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rakusaba keeps control of Kawajiri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kawajiri wants to get back to striking at distance but Rakusaba won't allow it.
Kawajiri prevents the takedown attempt.
Kawajiri has had enough of the clinch but Rakusaba keeps him there for the moment.
Kawajiri is pressed up against the cage. Rakusaba has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kawajiri down to the mat. Kawajiri avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kyo Kawajiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Rakusaba.
Kawajiri looks to land a combination but Rakusaba avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kawajiri misses with a two punch combination.
Rakusaba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kawajiri swivels and escapes.
Rakusaba scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rakusaba lands some shots froms side control.
Rakusaba working away.
Kawajiri tries to bench press Rakusaba off him but Rakusaba keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rakusaba gets to mount! Kawajiri was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kawajiri wants to hold on but Rakusaba pushes him away.
Kawajiri tries to reverse the position but Rakusaba maintains control.
Rakusaba takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kawajiri tries to hold on but Rakusaba pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri can't escape the position.
Kawajiri is working hard here to advance position.
Kawajiri is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
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.
Kawajiri is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rakusaba controlling the pace for now.
Kawajiri working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rakusaba looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kazushi Rakusaba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kazushi Rakusaba's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kawajiri tries to break free but Rakusaba pushes him back against the cage.
Kawajiri wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rakusaba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kawajiri pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rakusaba shoots for a takedown but Kawajiri saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakusaba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kyo Kawajiri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazushi Rakusaba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawajiri tried to score with a low kick but Rakusaba checks it.
Rakusaba looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
An inside leg kick from Kawajiri misses.
Rakusaba shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kawajiri napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kawajiri wants to control but Rakusaba postures up.
Rakusaba misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kawajiri is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakusaba cracks Kawajiri with a big right hand but Kawajiri just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kawajiri is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Kawajiri's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rakusaba controls the position from side control.
Rakusaba tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kawajiri's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri is trying to work for a sweep but Rakusaba has mounted him!
Rakusaba with the ground and pound from mount.
Kawajiri wants to control but Rakusaba is having none of it.
Rakusaba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Rakusaba controlling his opponent.
Kawajiri is looking to get to half guard.
Kyo Kawajiri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kazushi Rakusaba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rakusaba looking to control but Kawajiri is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kazushi Rakusaba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rakusaba winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kazushi Rakusaba!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Sapursky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lindberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sapursky's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Imperial March. Lindberg is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Linkin park What Ive done. Matt Lindberg is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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190 lbs
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199 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ilya Sapursky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Lindberg!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindberg works Sapursky's body with a nice hook.
Lindberg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sapursky's head.
Sapursky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lindberg punishes Sapursky's body with a nice straight punch.
Sapursky takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sapursky tries to clinch but Lindberg moves away
letting Lindberg counter with a right hand.
Lindberg throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sapursky's head.
Sapursky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sapursky gets a takedown into half guard.
Lindberg is looking to escape.
Sapursky seems to be working for a kimura but Lindberg defends the submission attempt.
Sapursky is just content to waste time from the top position. Lindberg takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sapursky wants to control from the top but Lindberg keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sapursky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sapursky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lindberg is keeping the position for now.
Sapursky trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindberg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindberg working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sapursky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sapursky keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lindberg's head.
Lindberg is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sapursky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sapursky tries for a takedown but Lindberg manages to get underhooks.
Lindberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lindberg is trying to stall.
Sapursky looking to stall.
Lindberg lands an elbow just above Sapursky 's eye.
Lindberg blocking some punches.
Sapursky wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilya Sapursky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindberg tries to stall but Sapursky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapursky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lindberg gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sapursky is breathing heavily.
Sapursky tries for a takedown but Lindberg manages to get underhooks.
Lindberg lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lindberg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sapursky's brow.
Lindberg connects with a knee to the head.
Sapursky takes an elbow to the temple.
Lindberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sapursky's face.
Lindberg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lindberg lands an elbow inside.
Sapursky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lindberg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindberg lands a knee to the head.
Lindberg lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lindberg landing knees to the head.
Lindberg scores with a knee to the head.
Lindberg working Sapursky over with knees to the body.
Lindberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Lindberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sapursky lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lindberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sapursky's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sapursky's face.
Lindberg gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lindberg.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lindberg obliges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but Sapursky blocks it.
Sapursky ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sapursky no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sapursky 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.
Lindberg throws a big right hand that misses.
Sapursky is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sapursky looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindberg tries to free his leg and advance position but Sapursky is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Lindberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sapursky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lindberg defends it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sapursky.
Lindberg lands with a kick to the temple. Sapursky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lindberg lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lindberg goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sapursky is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lindberg's half guard.
Sapursky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg is looking to escape.
Lindberg tries to roll over but Sapursky keeps him under control.
Sapursky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lindberg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sapursky is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sapursky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lindberg wants to improve his position but Sapursky is controlling well.
Sapursky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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.
Lindberg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sapursky not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sapursky trying to control the action but Lindberg is working from the bottom.
Lindberg regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sapursky.
Lindberg wants to sweep here but Sapursky controlling him for the moment.
Sapursky slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sapursky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sapursky throwing strikes from guard but Lindberg blocks nicely.
Lindberg wants to stand up but Sapursky is controlling him.
Lindberg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sapursky postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lindberg is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sapursky, into his guard.
Lindberg wants to stand but Sapursky is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four 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.
Sapursky looking for a sweep. Not yet Sapursky, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sapursky will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sapursky is trying to control the position but Lindberg postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Lindberg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sapursky shoots in for a takedown but Lindberg shows good takedown defense.
A head kick from Lindberg lands but Sapursky takes it in his stride.
Lindberg cracks Sapursky with a good jab.
Sapursky misses with a takedown attempt - Lindberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lindberg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sapursky.
Sapursky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lindberg sprawls well. Lindberg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sapursky gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilya Sapursky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lindberg scores with a hook to the body. Sapursky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sapursky. Sapursky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lindberg lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lindberg cracks Sapursky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sapursky shoots in looking for a takedown but Lindberg manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sapursky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sapursky on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lindberg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sapursky has time to react.
Nice uppercut there from Lindberg.
Lindberg connects with a body shot.
Sapursky tries to clinch but Lindberg moves out of range.
Lindberg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sapursky's hands.
Matt Lindberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lindberg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sapursky in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sapursky looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lindberg scores with a head kick.
Ilya Sapursky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lindberg punishes Sapursky's body with a nice straight punch.
Lindberg throws a leg kick which misses Sapursky's front leg but catches the back leg as Sapursky tries to avoid it.
Lindberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sapursky doesn't seem bothered though.
Sapursky shoots for a takedown but Lindberg saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sapursky scores with a takedown into Lindberg's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindberg is pulling down on Sapursky's head. It's preventing any offense from Sapursky, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lindberg scores with a hook.
Sapursky shoots in for a double leg but Lindberg sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lindberg tests Sapursky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sapursky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lindberg sprawls well. Lindberg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sapursky gets slowly back to his feet.
Lindberg plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Matt Lindberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sapursky dives in and grabs Lindberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lindberg pushes down on Sapursky's head and hops out.
Sapursky misses with a right hand
and Lindberg counters with a body kick that stops Sapursky in his tracks momentarily.
Lindberg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lindberg plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lindberg fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lindberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lindberg lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lindberg.
Lindberg lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ilya Sapursky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Lindberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lindberg lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Lindberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lindberg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Lindberg!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pirzmak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Derman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Mark Derman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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220 lbs
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236 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mariusz Pirzmak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Derman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirzmak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Derman misses with a takedown attempt
and Pirzmak moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pirzmak tightens his grip and picks Derman up, before dumping him to the ground. Derman manages to land in guard.
Pirzmak throws and elbow that misses. Derman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pirzmak's guard. Nice move by Derman!
Pirzmak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Derman.
Pirzmak pulls Derman in close to prevent any damage.
Derman postures up in Pirzmak's guard and throws a big left but Pirzmak blocks it.
Derman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pirzmak is keeping the position for now.
Pirzmak 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.
Pirzmak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Derman is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Derman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Derman throwing strikes but missing.
Pirzmak is controlling Derman's posture.
Pirzmak lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Derman!
Derman is in all sorts of trouble here.
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.
Pirzmak landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pirzmak lands a big elbow.
Pirzmak working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pirzmak tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pirzmak is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pirzmak sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pirzmak with shots to the head and body - Derman looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pirzmak in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pirzmak punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pirzmak working the ground and pound effectively.
Pirzmak lands with some strikes.
Pirzmak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Derman is looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pirzmak cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Derman looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pirzmak working the ground and pound effectively.
Pirzmak landing strikes from the mount and Derman is in trouble!
Pirzmak lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Derman hang on?
Derman in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pirzmak lands with some strikes.
Pirzmak with shots to the head and body - Derman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Derman is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pirzmak unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Derman wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Pirzmak celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mariusz Pirzmak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirra Hinoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leto II Atreides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirra Hinoda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leto II Atreides!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinoda throws a lazy uppercut
and Atreides counters with a stiff right hand.
Hinoda fails with the takedown
and Atreides counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atreides lands with a kick to the temple. Hinoda shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Horrible takedown by Hinoda or perhaps it was just good defense by Atreides which made him look bad.
Hinoda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Atreides - that will leave a mark!
Atreides swings widly with a right hand
and Hinoda counters with a shoot takedown. Atreides fights it but they end up in guard.
Hinoda trying to control the position from guard on top but Atreides is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atreides is pulling down on Hinoda's head to control his posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Leto II Atreides.
Atreides sizes up Hinoda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Atreides bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Atreides scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hinoda. Atreides does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hinoda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Atreides counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirra Hinoda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atreides throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hinoda on the side of the head.
Hinoda throws a combination that misses
and Atreides counters with a nice body shot.
Atreides throws a head kick that Hinoda semi-blocks.
Atreides connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hinoda momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atreides lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atreides tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hinoda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atreides tries to clinch but Hinoda is having none of it.
Atreides scores with a kick to the body.
Hinoda is breathing heavily.
Hinoda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Atreides connects with a right hand. Hinoda shakes it off.
Atreides is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hinoda had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Atreides cracks Hinoda with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hinoda is rocked!
Atreides lands a slapping body shot.
Atreides feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hinoda sprawling to the canvas! Hinoda rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Atreides finish him?!
Oh Hinoda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Leto II Atreides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atreides drops Hinoda with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Hinoda looks back up at him and smiles so Atreides waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Atreides lands with a right and another and another! Hinoda is in big trouble! Atreides lands again and this time it's lights out for Hinoda! A quality knockout there for Atreides.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leto II Atreides!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Montillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borat Sagdiyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borat Sagdiyev has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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271 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Montillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Borat Sagdiyev!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagdiyev misses with a body shot
and Sagdiyev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montillo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sagdiyev looks to score with a jab to the body but Montillo is just out of range.
Montillo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Borat Sagdiyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montillo misses with an uppercut. Sagdiyev saw that one coming.
Montillo scores a takedown into full mount!
Montillo landing shots from mount.
Sagdiyev is trying to escape the mount.
Montillo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sagdiyev manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Sagdiyev taking punishment in the form of punches.
Montillo is trying to get an arm triangle but Sagdiyev is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The strikes coming from Montillo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sagdiyev is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Montillo is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montillo has hold of Sagdiyev's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Sagdiyev tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Montillo cranks the arm and Sagdiyev screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Sagdiyev, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jean Montillo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Your Mom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mom comes to the cage accompanied by Ameno by ERA. Gracie has chosen "The Hunter" by Persuader as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Your Mom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mom.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Mom counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Mom throws a hook but Gracie avoids it easily.
Mom misses with a hook
enabling Gracie to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mom did well to prevent Gracie getting side control.
Mom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mom wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control but Mom is keeping him busy.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mom knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mom on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gracie is keen to just control but Mom is a slippery customer.
Mom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Mom has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Mom manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie postures up in Mom's guard and throws a big left but Mom blocks it.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie with a nice head shot there.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mom looking to control.
Mom keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie stands up over Mom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gracie trying to control but Mom is working from the bottom.
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.
Gracie with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Mom is retaining full guard.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Mom is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Mom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Mom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Mom's belly button to the back.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie throws a jab when Mom was well out of range.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mom is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Mom circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mom.
It looks like Carlos Gracie has been cut.
Mom misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mom connects with a nice looking jab.
Gracie misses with a hook
and Mom counters with a two punch combo.
Your Mom is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mom throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Mom throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mom swings widly with a right hand
and Gracie counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Mom finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Mom throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mom throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mom takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
Your Mom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie throws a sloppy body shot
and Mom counters with a two punch combo.
That has opened up Carlos Gracie's cut even more.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Mom throws a poor cross that misses
and Mom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mom misses with a hook to the body
and Gracie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mom is trying to break free.
Mom is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Mom into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gracie just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie stalls.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Gracie.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mom's efforts to push away.
Gracie scores with a shot to the side of Mom's head.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.
Mom is looking to break free of the clinch but Gracie has double underhooks.
Gracie is stalling here.
Gracie has Mom pressed against the cage, preventing Mom from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gracie is stalling here.
Gracie gets through Mom's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mom can't break the clinch.
Gracie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mom or not.
Gracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracie keeps control of Mom as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mom is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gracie cracks Mom with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gracie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mom's efforts to push away.
Gracie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mom pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moms head.
Gracie is trying to trip Mom. He has hold of a leg but Mom is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gracie persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Your Mom dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie avoids the body shot from Mom.
Mom misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Gracie wants a takedown but no success here.
Gracie has hold of one of Mom's legs. Mom is fighting the takedown attempt but Gracie gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Mom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mom is keeping the position for now.
Mom has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Mom has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mom keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Mom is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Mom is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Mom bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie working for a triangle but Mom defends it easily.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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.
Mom preventing the sweep.
Mom wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Mom preventing the sweep.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Mom tries to pass.
Gracie has his foot on Mom's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mom works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mom puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Mom wants to take a breather but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mom slips nicely into half guard.
Mom passes to full mount!
Mom content just to control the position here.
Mom wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Carlos Gracie just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Carlos Gracie's cut.
That's time! Mom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Mom counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mom. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Mom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Your Mom is winning the standup battle so far.
Gracie tries to move into range but Mom moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mom swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mom counters with a left to the body.
Mom looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mom throws a lazy uppercut
and Gracie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a jab to the head.
Mom lands a slapping body shot.
Gracie is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mom looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Mom staying out of range there.
Mom throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mom misses with a body punch
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mom won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mom is looking for a sweep.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Mom is defending well.
Mom is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mom keeps working.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Mom dodges it nicely.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie passes into side control, despite Mom's attempt to control the position.
Gracie working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gracie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mom wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mom keeps working.
Gracie tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mom tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mom tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
Gracie with the ground and pound but Mom regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Mom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mom avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Your Mom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carlos Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mom's guard.
Mom preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mom wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Mom dodges it nicely.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mom is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie is thwarting Mom's attempts to control the position.
Mom is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Carlos Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mom knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gracie is thwarting Mom's attempts to control the position.
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.
Mom keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mom has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mom is refusing to be controlled, as Gracie sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mom keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Mom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gracie trying to control but Mom is working from the bottom.
Gracie looking to sit in guard and control but Mom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mom is aware though and is defending well.
Mom is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mom has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Mom is now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:47
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Snatches O Coolahand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naomasa Yi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naomasa Yi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Snatches O Coolahand!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naomasa Yi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Coolahand lands a nice shot to the body.
Yi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and O Coolahand counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by O Coolahand there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Coolahand lands a jab to the nose.
O Coolahand connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yi misses with an uppercut
and O Coolahand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Coolahand smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yi misses with a takedown
and O Coolahand connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yi looks gassed!
Nice shot by O Coolahand.
Yi wants to clinch but O Coolahand slips to the side
and O Coolahand counters with a straight right hand.
Good shot there by O Coolahand.
O Coolahand scores with a jab to the head.
Yi is rocked!
O Coolahand drops Yi with a beautiful combination! Yi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - O Coolahand is looking for the KO!
Yi is still on wobbly legs! Can O Coolahand finish him?
O Coolahand steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Yi is out on his feet! O Coolahand sets himself and nearly takes Yi's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Snatches O Coolahand!
Snatches O Coolahand retains his featherweight title!
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