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ASTRAL.46 KETTEI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Budo Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shin ichiro Ueki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rei comes to the ring accompanied by Red - Feed the Machine. Shin ichiro Ueki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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225 lbs
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248 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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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, Budo Rei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shin ichiro Ueki!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ueki wants to clinch.
Ueki blocks a low kick nicely.
Ueki avoids the head kick by Rei.
Rei lands with a good body shot.
That kick from Rei tenderised Ueki's leg. Ueki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ueki looks gassed!
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!
Rei scores with a leg kick.
Rei lands a big head kick that sends Ueki tumbling to the mat! Rei takes a step backwards and waves Ueki back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Shin ichiro Ueki has been cut.
Rei lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Ueki head around and knocks him out cold! Rei hops onto the ropes and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Budo Rei!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sun Tzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shigenori Iwasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iwasaki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Soul II Soul - Back to Life. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
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170 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sun Tzu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigenori Iwasaki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iwasaki bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tzu's head.
Tzu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iwasaki moves away.
Iwasaki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tzu doesn't seem bothered though.
Iwasaki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Iwasaki throws a shot to the body.
Iwasaki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Iwasaki bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Iwasaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tzu. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iwasaki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tzu backs up against the ropes.
Iwasaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tzu swings widly with a right hand
and Iwasaki counters with a head kick that drops Tzu to the mat! Tzu scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Tzu is rocked!
Iwasaki lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Tzu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tzu is breathing heavily.
Iwasaki lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Tzu up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Iwasaki from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Tzu's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shigenori Iwasaki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikuhisa Minowaman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cute Fluffy Bunny's entrance music is Fight to Survive. A fine choice. Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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209 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
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194 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuhisa Minowaman!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minowaman scores with a jab to the head.
Minowaman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Minowaman throws a strike but Cute Fluffy Bunny rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Minowaman working for submissions but it's allowed Cute Fluffy Bunny to get to half guard.
Minowaman is staying active underneath Cute Fluffy Bunny, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cute Fluffy Bunny takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cute Fluffy Bunny has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Minowaman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Minowaman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cute Fluffy Bunny content just to control the position here.
Minowaman tries to reverse the position but Cute Fluffy Bunny maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny controlling the position easily from mount.
Cute Fluffy Bunny's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cute Fluffy Bunny looking to control but Minowaman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cute Fluffy Bunny controlling from mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Minowaman moves out of range of the body kick from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Minowaman throws a lazy uppercut
and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cute Fluffy Bunny cracks Minowaman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Minowaman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Cute Fluffy Bunny finds it's way through Minowaman's defenses.
Minowaman has Cute Fluffy Bunny up against the ropes in a clinch.
Come on Cute Fluffy Bunny - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Minowaman blocks a body shot from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Minowaman'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.
Minowaman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minowaman throws a right hand that misses
and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters with a three punch combo that has Minowaman backing up. Minowaman nods at Cute Fluffy Bunny to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minowaman throws a poor cross that misses
and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters with a one-two to the body.
Minowaman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters with a two punch combo.
Minowaman looks gassed!
Minowaman throws a right hand that misses
and Cute Fluffy Bunny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cute Fluffy Bunny fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Minowaman.
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands with a nice body punch.
Minowaman misses with a left hand
and Cute Fluffy Bunny counters with a right hand to the body.
Minowaman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cute Fluffy Bunny scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Cute Fluffy Bunny ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands a leg kick that knocks Minowaman off balance momentarily.
Nice body punch from Cute Fluffy Bunny.
Cute Fluffy Bunny stuns Minowaman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cute Fluffy Bunny throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Minowaman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cute Fluffy Bunny tries to close the distance and clinch but Minowaman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Minowaman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands a two punch combo.
Minowaman is rocked!
Minowaman swats away the attempt to clinch by Cute Fluffy Bunny.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cute Fluffy Bunny scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cute Fluffy Bunny connects with a body shot.
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands a nice hook to Minowaman's body. Minowaman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cute Fluffy Bunny thuds a left hand into Minowaman's body.
Cute Fluffy Bunny throws a nice head kick!
Cute Fluffy Bunny gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cute Fluffy Bunny stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Minowaman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cute Fluffy Bunny wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Minowaman moves into the clinch.
Cute Fluffy Bunny is looking to control Minowaman's arms but Minowaman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cute Fluffy Bunny has his back to the ropes.
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands an elbow that stopped Minowaman in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Minowaman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cute Fluffy Bunny counter with a right hand.
Cute Fluffy Bunny dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cute Fluffy Bunny jabs Minowaman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cute Fluffy Bunny lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cute Fluffy Bunny goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Minowaman is still on wobbly legs! Can Cute Fluffy Bunny finish him?
Cute Fluffy Bunny lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cute Fluffy Bunny scores with a body shot.
Cute Fluffy Bunny uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Minowaman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cute Fluffy Bunny displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Minowaman is breathing heavily.
Minowaman get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Minowaman stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the ropes but Cute Fluffy Bunny runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Jr Cute Fluffy Bunny!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Ferro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes to the ring accompanied by My time is NOW!. Jerry Ferro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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149 lbs
17 - 14 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erwin Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Ferro!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferro tries for a takedown but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ferro tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferro fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ferro's waist but Ferro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rodriguez off to one side.
Rodriguez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rodriguez throwing strikes but missing.
Ferro looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferro, not yet.
Rodriguez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ferro is keeping the position for now.
Ferro looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rodriguez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodriguez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ferro is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rodriguez is aware though and is defending well.
Ferro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rodriguez defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ferro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rodriguez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ferro is tightening it up a little... Rodriguez has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Rodriguez reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Rodriguez taps out! nice BJJ there by Ferro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jerry Ferro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jovi Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain comes to the ring accompanied by Indestructible. Wolf comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Till i collapse kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jovi Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain misses with a left hand
and Wolf counters with a nice uppercut.
Pain misses with a right hand
and Wolf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wolf lands with a slapping head kick.
Wolf goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jovi Wolf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pain walks into a stiff left hand from Wolf.
Wolf is looking to slow Pain down with leg kicks.
Wolf scores with a head kick.
Pain takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wolf goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf throws a head kick that half lands.
Wolf chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wolf thumps Pain with a low kick.
Wolf lands with a kick to the temple. Pain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wolf lands a glancing blow to the side of Pain's head.
Wolf lands a leg kick that knocks Pain off balance momentarily.
Pain throws a right hand that misses
and Wolf makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wolf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain swings widly with a right hand
and Wolf counters with a thumping low kick.
Wolf cracks Pain with an open hand slap.
Pain steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wolf. That one must have hurt.
Wolf lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pain is breathing heavily.
Wolf throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wolf lands with a shot to the body.
Pain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wolf.
Wolf lands a nice looking body shot.
Wolf throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pain's 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!
Wolf connects with a leg kick. Pain looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wolf cracks the inside of Pain's front leg.
Wolf scores with a push kick.
Wolf connects with a body shot.
Wolf scores with a head kick. Pain tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wolf thumps Pain with a low kick.
Wolf scores with a spinning back kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
An inside leg kick lands from Wolf.
Wolf lands a high kick!
Wolf throws a head kick that Pain semi-blocks.
Wolf connects with a single shot there.
Wolf throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wolf has Pain up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wolf lands a nice knee to the body.
Wolf landing knees to the head.
Wolf scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Wolf.
Wolf scores with a hook to the body.
Wolf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wolf lands a body punch.
Wolf scores with a knee to the head.
Pain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wolf scores with a knee to the head.
Wolf landing knees to the body.
Wolf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Wolf lands a knee to the head.
Wolf lands a hook that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Wolf is working Pain over against the ropes.
A short right from Wolf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf with a knee to the head.
Wolf has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wolf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pain is rocked!
Wolf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pain's face.
Oh Pain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wolf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wolf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wolf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wolf obliges.
Pain seems to have got his legs back now.
Wolf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wolf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wolf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wolf landing knees to the head.
Wolf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pain is trying to break free.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pain takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Wolf - that landed with a thud.
Wolf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pain takes a shot to the head.
Wolf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wolf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wolf just leaning against Pain, taking a breather.
Wolf is trying to maintain a safe position but Pain gets an underhook and turns Wolf into the ropes.
Pain wants to break free but Wolf has control.
Knees to the body from Wolf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain is trying to push Wolf away but Wolf has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Wolf.
Wolf lands a left hand.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Wolf has the dominant position.
Wolf is leaning against Pain and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wolf stalls.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Wolf lands a body shot.
Pain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wolf working Pain over with knees to the body.
Wolf slowing the pace effectively.
Wolf landing knees to the body.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Wolf has double underhooks.
Wolf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pain misses with the head strike.
Wolf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wolf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pain takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wolf scores with a knee to the head.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wolf has him pressed against the ropes.
Wolf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wolf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Wolf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jovi Wolf dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wolf throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pain on the side of the head.
Wolf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolf connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wolf throws a sloppy head kick and Pain moves out of range easily.
Pain misses with a right hand
and Wolf counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pain misses the jab.
Wolf cracks Pain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Wolf.
Wolf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pain if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolf catches Pain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wolf throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A good leg kick by Wolf.
Wolf closes the distance and pushes Pain back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wolf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pain's face.
Wolf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wolf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Wolf.
Wolf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wolf lands a knee to the body.
Pain misses with the head strike.
Pain is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wolf's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pain takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wolf.
Wolf landing knees to the head.
Wolf working Pain over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wolf.
Wolf connects with a knee to the head.
Wolf crunches a lovely knee into Pain's ribcage.
Pain has a couple of punches blocked by Wolf.
Wolf lands a knee to the head.
Wolf lands a nice knee to the body.
Pain is looking to control Wolf's arms but Wolf gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pain has his back to the ropes.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Wolf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pain throws an elbow that misses.
Wolf lands a knee to the head.
Wolf taking a breather.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wolf obliges.
Wolf lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Wolf.
Wolf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pain's face.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wolf - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Wolf keeps him there for the moment.
Wolf prevents a body shot from Pain.
Wolf pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Wolf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wolf comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wolf obliges.
Pain wants to break free but Wolf has control.
Wolf lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Wolf connects with a knee to the head.
Pain is trying to break free.
Wolf lands with a light punch inside.
Wolf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wolf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wolf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pain wants to break free but Wolf has control.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wolf - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Wolf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pain's face.
Wolf crunches a lovely knee into Pain's ribcage.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Wolf has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wolf.
Wolf scores with a knee to the head.
Jovi Wolf seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pain can't break the clinch.
Wolf connects with a knee to the head.
Pain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wolf'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.
Pain wants to break free but Wolf has control.
Wolf lands a knee to the head.
Wolf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Wolf crunches a lovely knee into Pain's ribcage.
Wolf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Wolf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wolf is working Pain over against the ropes.
Wolf is working Pain over against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pain wants to break free but Wolf has control.
Pain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wolf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pain's face.
Wolf with a knee to the head.
Pain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Wolf.
Wolf has Pain pressed against the ropes, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hook to the body lands for Wolf.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wolf.
Wolf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pain fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wolf lands with a right to the head.
Pain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wolf with a knee to the head.
Wolf lands a nice uppercut.
Wolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Wolf scores with a hook to the body.
Pain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wolf keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wolf lands a nice knee to the body.
Wolf connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pain is trying to break free.
Wolf working Pain over with knees to the body.
Wolf leaning against his opponent.
Pain takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jovi Wolf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Pain swinging wildly here.
Wolf fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pain.
Pain misses with a hook
and Wolf counters with a good, hard body kick but Pain shrugs it off.
Wolf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wolf scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pain crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Wolf - the referee stops the clock and Pain gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Wolf. Pain manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wolf connects with a body shot.
Wolf scores with a jab. Pain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wolf with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jovi Wolf seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolf lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wolf. That's going to slow Pain down.
Pain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wolf works Pain's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf connects with a nice looking jab.
Wolf pushes Pain away with a front kick.
Wolf sizes up Pain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wolf closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Wolf scores with a hook to the body.
A knee to the head by Wolf.
Pain will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wolf lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Wolf scores with a nice short uppercut.
A knee to the head by Wolf.
Wolf lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Wolf'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.
Pain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wolf landing knees to the body.
Wolf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wolf crunches a lovely knee into Pain's ribcage.
Wolf connects with a knee to the head.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolf won't allow it.
Max Pain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wolf displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pain up against the ropes.
Wolf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wolf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pain is trying to push Wolf away but Wolf has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Wolf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pain's face.
Wolf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Wolf.
Wolf gets through Pain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolf lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pain can't break the clinch.
Wolf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wolf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wolf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pain throws a knee to the head but misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wolf.
Wolf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Wolf.
Wolf lands a hook that snaps the head of Pain backwards.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Wolf is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wolf.
Wolf keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wolf has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf lands an elbow inside that Pain shrugs off.
Wolf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wolf with a knee to the head.
Wolf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wolf lands an elbow just above Pain 's eye.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Wolf keeps him there for the moment.
Pain has a couple of punches blocked by Wolf.
Pain takes an elbow to the temple.
Wolf lands a good knee to the midsection. Pain won't want to take too many of those.
Pain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for Wolf.
Wolf lands a knee to the head.
Wolf putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pain in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wolf obliges.
Wolf lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Wolf scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wolf pushes Pain back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Wolf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wolf lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wolf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pain swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pain tries to break free but Wolf pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Wolf is controlling him.
Wolf unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain tries to break free but Wolf pushes him back against the ropes.
Wolf lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Wolf.
A knee to the head by Wolf.
Wolf stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pain is trying to push Wolf away but Wolf has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A body shot lands from Wolf.
Wolf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pain's face.
Wolf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pain's face.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
Wolf blocking some punches.
Wolf manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wolf with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wolf blocking some punches.
Pain swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolf connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pain's face.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wolf gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wolf landing knees to the head.
Pain swings wildly with an uppercut but Wolf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolf scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jovi Wolf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wolf has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jovi Wolf!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hatsu Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Swift (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swift has chosen This Fire Burns by Killswitch Engage as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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28
175 lbs
11 - 12 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hatsu Ishikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Swift!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishikawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swift thows a leg kick but Ishikawa checks it
and Ishikawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Swift lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ishikawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Swift swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Swift throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Swift gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ishikawa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
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.
Ishikawa trying to control but Swift is working from the bottom.
Ishikawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swift is keeping the position for now.
Ishikawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Swift is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swift preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swift preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ishikawa looking to sit in guard and control but Swift gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ishikawa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Swift gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Swift trying to control but Ishikawa is working from the bottom.
Ishikawa working a defensive guard here.
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.
Ishikawa is really struggling to control Swift but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Swift trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ishikawa working for a triangle but Swift defends it easily.
Swift must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ishikawa wants to sweep here but Swift controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Swift forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa looking for submissions off his back.
Ishikawa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ishikawa is looking for a triangle here but Swift uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ishikawa being controlled for a moment.
Ishikawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Swift has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Ishikawa is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ishikawa regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatsu Ishikawa dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch combination from Swift misses.
Ishikawa tries to clinch up but Swift circles away and keeps his distance.
Swift throws a sloppy body shot
and Ishikawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ishikawa fails to land with a series of punches.
Swift fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Swift throws a series of punches but Ishikawa avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishikawa lands with an uppercut that bounces Swift off the ropes and back into rage.
Swift ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ishikawa moves away.
Ishikawa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Swift counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Swift throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ishikawa scores with a nice right hand.
Ishikawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swift with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ishikawa moves into the clinch.
Ishikawa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Swift has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ishikawa is struggling to control the position.
Ishikawa trying to control the position but instead, Swift has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ishikawa into the ropes.
A short left from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Swifts head.
Swift's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Swift manages to break the clinch.
Ishikawa avoids the body shot from Swift.
Swift misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Swift as Ishikawa shoots in.
Ishikawa is looking to clinch.
Ishikawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Swift just misses with a punch to the body.
Ishikawa darts in trying to clinch
and Swift counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ishikawa thinking.
Swift throws a wild body kick that Ishikawa sees coming a mile off.
Ishikawa moves out of range of the body kick from Swift.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift lands with a nice body punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ishikawa, as that shot connected.
Ishikawa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Swift lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ishikawa at a distance.
Swift misses with a wild body shot.
Ishikawa misses with a looping left.
Nathan Swift is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swift misses with a jab, cross combination.
Swift is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ishikawa rather than just go for the knockout.
Swift rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ishikawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ishikawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swift throws a one two combo.
Ishikawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swift steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa dodges the punch combination from Swift.
Ishikawa dodges the punch combination from Swift.
Ishikawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Swift. Those never looked like landing.
Ishikawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Swift looks to land a combination. Ishikawa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Swift thuds a left hand into Ishikawa's body.
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 Hatsu Ishikawa will probably get the nod.
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!
Swift scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ishikawa misses with a body kick.
Swift swings for the body but Ishikawa moves out of range.
Swift fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Swift. That snapped Ishikawa's head back.
Swift misses with a double jab
and Ishikawa counters by clinching up.
Ishikawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Swift is trying to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling him.
Ishikawa prevents Swift from breaking the clinch.
Swift doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ishikawa gets through Swift's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Swift wants to break the clinch but can't.
Swift is trying to force a seperation but Ishikawa has the dominant position.
Swift wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ishikawa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Swift backwards.
Ishikawa lands a shoulder strike.
Ishikawa cracks Swift with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishikawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Swift backwards.
Swift is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ishikawa.
Ishikawa lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ishikawa.
Swift wants to get back to striking at distance but Ishikawa won't allow it.
Swift wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ishikawa has him pressed against the ropes.
Ishikawa has Swift pressed against the ropes.
Good body shot from Ishikawa.
Swift tries to break the clinch but Ishikawa is controlling the position.
Swift takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Swift tries to circle away but Ishikawa has him pinned against the ropes.
Ishikawa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Ishikawa.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Ishikawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ishikawa trying to stall but Swift improves his position.
Ishikawa lands with a right to the head.
Swift is looking to break free of the clinch but Ishikawa has double underhooks.
Ishikawa lands a nice uppercut.
Ishikawa lands with a short shot to the head.
Swift can't break the clinch.
Swift is trying to force a seperation but Ishikawa has the dominant position.
Good body shot from Ishikawa.
Ishikawa has Swift pressed against the ropes, preventing Swift from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ishikawa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Swift up against the ropes.
Ishikawa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa lands a hook that snaps the head of Swift backwards.
Ishikawa pushes Swift back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ishikawa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Swifts head.
Ishikawa lands with a right to the head.
Ishikawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ishikawa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Swift takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ishikawa tries to clinch up but Swift circles away and keeps his distance.
Ishikawa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Swift's head backwards.
Ishikawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Swift circles away.
Ishikawa misses with a double jab.
A jab from Ishikawa misses.
Ishikawa throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swift works over Ishikawa's head and body with a nice combination.
Ishikawa misses with a low kick as Swift jumps back.
A low kick from Swift is predictable there
and Ishikawa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ishikawa passes to side control.
Ishikawa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ishikawa trying to control the position but Swift is working away.
Ishikawa is working Swift over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ishikawa postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hatsu Ishikawa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Swift avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ishikawa.
Ishikawa tries to advance to mount but Swift denies him.
Ishikawa is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Swift knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nathan Swift has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Swift is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hatsu Ishikawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ishikawa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hatsu Ishikawa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okaohose Monuwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shunsuke Nakamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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174 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Very quick |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okaohose Monuwe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura closes the distance looking to clinch
and Monuwe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Monuwe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Monuwe counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura tries to clinch up
and Nakamura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monuwe tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nakamura sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Monuwe somewhat.
Monuwe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nakamura avoids it really well and circles away.
Nakamura tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Monuwe counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Nakamura keeping full guard, as Monuwe tries to pass.
Nakamura is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nakamura is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nakamura seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Monuwe tries to free his leg and advance position but Nakamura is retaining full guard.
Monuwe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nakamura dives on top into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Monuwe working for a triangle but Nakamura defends it easily.
Nakamura trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monuwe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Monuwe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Monuwe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nakamura wants to stand but Monuwe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Monuwe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monuwe is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Nakamura has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Nakamura!
Nakamura trying to control but Monuwe is working from the bottom.
Monuwe is looking for a triangle but Nakamura pushes his legs off easily.
Monuwe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Monuwe has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Nakamura is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Monuwe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okaohose Monuwe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Monuwe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nakamura swivels and escapes.
Nakamura wants to clinch.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Monuwe is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura tries to close the distance and clinch but Monuwe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nakamura tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Monuwe counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monuwe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nakamura looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nakamura looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nakamura!
Nakamura wants to control but Monuwe is keeping him busy.
Monuwe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nakamura's best efforts.
Monuwe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nakamura is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nakamura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monuwe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Monuwe has an active guard here but Nakamura has managed to pass into half guard.
Monuwe wants to get back to full guard.
Nakamura trying to control from half guard but Monuwe is working away.
Monuwe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Monuwe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Monuwe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nakamura pulls his head out easily.
Nakamura tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nakamura not doing much here.
Monuwe actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Monuwe is looking to improve his position.
Monuwe is working hard here to advance position.
Nakamura is keen to just control but Monuwe is a slippery customer.
Nakamura prevents Monuwe from improving his position.
Okaohose Monuwe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamura tries to stand but can't do so whilst Monuwe controls his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Okaohose Monuwe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nakamura tries to clinch up
and Monuwe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nakamura!
Monuwe wants to take his opponent's back but Nakamura doesn't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nakamura can do anything to dispel that myth.
Monuwe is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nakamura has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Monuwe working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monuwe swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nakamura is now in Monuwe's guard. A big mistake from Monuwe there, giving up the dominant position!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is sitting in close to Monuwe's body. Monuwe has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Nakamura is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Nakamura is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Monuwe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Okaohose Monuwe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Le Bricoleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaewkwan Plumuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Bricoleur kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bob Le Bricoleur. Bob Le Bricoleur could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kaewkwan Plumuk's chin.
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153 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
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27
155 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bob Le Bricoleur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kaewkwan Plumuk!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plumuk misses with a wild combination.
Le Bricoleur pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Plumuk back to the ropes. Le Bricoleur follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Le Bricoleur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Plumuk.
Plumuk dodges the punch combination from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur thows a body shot but no joy.
Bob Le Bricoleur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Bricoleur fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Plumuk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Plumuk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab to the body
and Plumuk counters with a nice leg kick.
Plumuk throws a right and a left that Le Bricoleur avoids nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Plumuk scores with a four punch combination!
Plumuk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Plumuk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Plumuk throws a right and a left that Le Bricoleur avoids nicely.
Plumuk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Plumuk.
Le Bricoleur really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Le Bricoleur throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Bricoleur swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Plumuk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Le Bricoleur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plumuk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Plumuk throws a solid leg kick but Le Bricoleur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Plumuk.
Le Bricoleur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plumuk.
Plumuk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Le Bricoleur misses with a double jab.
Le Bricoleur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Le Bricoleur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Plumuk.
Plumuk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Le Bricoleur counter with a right hand.
Le Bricoleur has taken the fight to the clinch.
Le Bricoleur fails to pull guard.
Plumuk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Le Bricoleur lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Le Bricoleur is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Le Bricoleur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur lands with a short shot to the head.
Le Bricoleur fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Le Bricoleur lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur lands a shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Plumuk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Plumuk is trying to break the clinch but Le Bricoleur has him pressed against the ropes.
Le Bricoleur digs a right hand underneath Plumuk's ribcage. Plumuk let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Le Bricoleur jumps guard but Plumuk stands there with Le Bricoleur around his waist. Le Bricoleur gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Le Bricoleur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plumuk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Plumuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Le Bricoleur breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Plumuk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le Bricoleur.
Plumuk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Le Bricoleur to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Bricoleur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plumuk misses with a shot to the body
and Le Bricoleur counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Bricoleur lands a right hook to the body.
Le Bricoleur looks to score with a jab to the body but Plumuk is just out of range.
Le Bricoleur misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Bricoleur misses the body punch
and Plumuk counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plumuk moves away.
A low kick from Plumuk is predictable there
and Le Bricoleur counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Plumuk on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Plumuk looks gassed!
Plumuk misses with a few strikes there.
Le Bricoleur works the jab nicely.
Plumuk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Bricoleur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Le Bricoleur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Plumuk at a distance.
Le Bricoleur shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Plumuk defends it nicely.
Plumuk misses with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Plumuk. That's going to slow Le Bricoleur down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le Bricoleur closes the distance and clinches.
Le Bricoleur decides to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Le Bricoleur is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bob Le Bricoleur will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Le Bricoleur!
No joy there for Le Bricoleur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Bricoleur scores with a hook.
Le Bricoleur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Plumuk counters with an inside leg kick.
Le Bricoleur is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Plumuk throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Le Bricoleur shoots in and drives through. Plumuk sprawls well.
Nice body punch from Le Bricoleur.
Le Bricoleur with a jab.
Le Bricoleur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Le Bricoleur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plumuk moves away.
Le Bricoleur stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Le Bricoleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Plumuk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le Bricoleur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Plumuk throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Le Bricoleur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Plumuk is breathing heavily.
Plumuk tries to keep at a distance but Le Bricoleur has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Le Bricoleur prevents Plumuk from breaking the clinch.
Le Bricoleur is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Le Bricoleur jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Plumuk walks away with a smile on his face. Le Bricoleur gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Le Bricoleur. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Le Bricoleur. Plumuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Bricoleur lands a jab to Plumuk's midsection.
Plumuk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Le Bricoleur is out of range.
Le Bricoleur moves into the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Le Bricoleur as the two fighters clinch.
Le Bricoleur stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Plumuk has had enough of the clinch but Le Bricoleur keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Bricoleur lands a nice shot to the body.
Le Bricoleur scores with a hook to the body.
Le Bricoleur pulls Plumuk into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Le Bricoleur trying to keep a closed guard but Plumuk is proving a slippery customer.
Le Bricoleur wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bob Le Bricoleur.
Plumuk misses with a right hand
enabling Le Bricoleur to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Bricoleur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bob Le Bricoleur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Bricoleur lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Plumuk is looking to chop away at Le Bricoleur's legs.
A low kick from Plumuk is predictable there
and Le Bricoleur counters with a three punch combo that has Plumuk backing up. Plumuk nods at Le Bricoleur to acknowledge the strikes.
Le Bricoleur throws a one two combo.
Plumuk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Le Bricoleur lands a body shot.
Le Bricoleur lands with a nice combination. Plumuk backs away looking to recover.
Plumuk is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Bricoleur connects with a right that clearly hurt Plumuk. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Le Bricoleur proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Plumuk collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Le Bricoleur!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hado Ken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Vischi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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225 lbs
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215 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hado Ken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Vischi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ken showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vischi.
Vischi throws a right hand that Ken ducks under and follows up with a left that Ken also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Vischi.
Ken misses with an uppercut
and Vischi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ken misses with a hook
and Vischi counters with a good low kick that Ken was not able to check.
Ken fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ken throws a poor cross that misses
and Vischi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ken is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ken throws a jab when Vischi was well out of range.
Ken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vischi.
Vischi tries to bum rush Ken with a series of wild strikes but Ken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ken is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vischi.
Vischi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ken.
Vischi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ken swings widly with a right hand
and Vischi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ken's knee momentarily.
Ken is breathing heavily.
Vischi swinging wildly here.
Vischi throws a nice looking combination but Ken bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Vischi does no damage.
Vischi misses with the combination.
Ken blocks a head kick by Vischi.
Ken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ken throws a poor cross that misses
and Vischi counters with a left and a right that stings Ken.
Ken is rocked!
Ken loses concentration momentarily and Vischi pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Ken crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Vischi finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Piero Vischi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyron Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arne Weisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Weisse has chosen Duck sauce - Barbara Streisand as his entrance music. Kyron Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyron Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Arne Weisse!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weisse bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Weisse sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Weisse is looking for a sweep. Gracie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Weisse's head.
Gracie missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Weisse is defending the position.
Weisse has hold of Gracie's hands but Gracie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gracie thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gracie with the ground and pound but Weisse uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Weisse has wrist control.
Weisse keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gracie trying to control but Weisse is working from the bottom.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Weisse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie 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.
Weisse working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gracie.
Weisse has his foot on Gracie's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gracie works his way back into a safe position though.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Weisse blocks nicely.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Weisse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Weisse working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gracie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gracie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Weisse working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie trying to control but Weisse is working from the bottom.
Gracie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Weisse works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gracie thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Weisse has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Weisse gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Weisse punching from mount but Gracie doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie reaches up to try and control the position but Weisse seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gracie rolls and tries to escape and now Weisse has his back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Weisse.
Gracie defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Weisse's arms.
Weisse is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gracie is defending well though. Weisse let's go of the attempt for now.
Gracie looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Weisse is trying to control but Gracie is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weisse punching from mount but Gracie doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Weisse avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Weisse tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie wants to control but Weisse is having none of it.
Weisse trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arne Weisse will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Weisse is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gracie.
Weisse throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the ropes.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Weisse's guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Weisse is keeping the position.
Weisse tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gracie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Weisse's brow.
Gracie chips away with some ground and pound.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Weisse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Weisse controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
Gracie trying to control but Weisse is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weisse trying to keep a closed guard but Gracie is proving a slippery customer.
Gracie working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Weisse's head.
Weisse had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Weisse keeps moving.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie advances to half guard.
Gracie drops an elbow to the side of Weisse's head.
Gracie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weisse is trying to get back to full guard.
Weisse looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Weisse defending well though.
Weisse keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Weisse has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Gracie working Weisse over with strikes.
Kyron Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Weisse's hands, connecting with Weisse's forehead.
Gracie prevents Weisse from improving his position.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
Weisse tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Gracie works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weisse is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Weisse is defending well.
Weisse tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gracie cracks Weisse with a big elbow.
Gracie tries to score with some ground and pound. Weisse controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gracie misses with the ground and pound.
Gracie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyron Gracie dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Weisse as he avoids it easily.
Weisse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Weisse counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Weisse tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arne Weisse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weisse tries a head kick but it misses.
Weisse dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Weisse counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyron Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weisse tries a head kick but it misses.
Weisse swinging wildly here.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Weisse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weisse feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gracie's calf.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Weisse counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Good leg kick by Weisse there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Weisse lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Weisse circles away easily
and Weisse counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Weisse.
Weisse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Weisse tests Gracie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Weisse cracks Gracie with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Weisse scores with a nice right hand.
Weisse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Weisse lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Weisse throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Weisse dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Weisse is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gracie.
Weisse throws a head kick that Gracie semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A solid body kick from Weisse.
Gracie takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kyron Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weisse throws a chopping leg kick but Gracie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Weisse counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Weisse lands a head kick. Gracie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Weisse fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gracie.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Weisse counters with a body kick that stops Gracie in his tracks momentarily.
Gracie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Weisse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Weisse circles away easily
and Weisse counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Weisse.
Weisse connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Weisse tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Weisse. Weisse obviously looking to wear him down.
Weisse throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gracie misses with a combination
and Weisse counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Weisse lands but Gracie takes it in his stride.
Gracie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Weisse connects with a high kick.
Weisse scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weisse misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weisse sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Weisse's guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arne Weisse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Weisse 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kyron Gracie!
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