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AJFC 91: PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caloy Iblasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rural Advantage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Advantage has chosen Drain the Blood as his entrance music. Rural Advantage will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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172 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Caloy Iblasin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rural Advantage!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Advantage tries to clinch
and Iblasin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Advantage's knee momentarily.
Advantage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Iblasin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Advantage to counter with a crisp jab.
Rural Advantage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Advantage looks to clinch
and Advantage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Advantage wants to clinch but Iblasin slips to the side
and Iblasin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Advantage tries to clinch up
and Iblasin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Advantage wants to stand up but Iblasin is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Iblasin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Advantage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Advantage wants to stand and escape but Iblasin is having none of it.
Iblasin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Iblasin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Advantage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iblasin thows a big elbow that misses.
Advantage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Iblasin 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.
Advantage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Iblasin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Advantage looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Advantage looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Advantage!
Iblasin is looking to reverse the position.
Iblasin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Advantage decides to stand back up. Advantage steps back and let's Iblasin get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iblasin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Advantage lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Advantage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Iblasin counters with a nice uppercut.
Iblasin scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice shot lands for Advantage.
Iblasin drives through with a takedown into guard.
Iblasin working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iblasin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Advantage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Advantage not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Advantage holds on and takes a little breather.
Advantage wants to stand and escape but Iblasin is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iblasin is looking to work some ground and pound but Advantage has wrist control.
Iblasin throws and elbow that misses. Advantage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Iblasin's guard. Nice move by Advantage!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Iblasin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Advantage stands up from Iblasin's guard - Advantage perhaps looking for a knockout.
Iblasin lands a head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Advantage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Iblasin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Advantage tries to clinch
and Advantage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Advantage lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Advantage looks to clinch
and Iblasin counters with a right hand to the body.
Iblasin scores with a nice right hand.
Advantage moves to clinch but Iblasin breaks away
and Iblasin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Iblasin.
Advantage looks to clinch
and Iblasin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Advantage lands with a cross.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Iblasin misses.
Advantage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Iblasin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iblasin connects with a single shot there.
Advantage misses with a shot to the body
and Iblasin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Advantage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Iblasin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Advantage wants to clinch
and Iblasin counters with a big head kick but Advantage shrugs it off.
Iblasin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Advantage wants to clinch
and Iblasin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Advantage throws a series of punches but Iblasin moves out of range.
Advantage moves to clinch but Iblasin breaks away
and Iblasin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Iblasin lands a nice short elbow.
Advantage is looking to escape.
Iblasin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Advantage with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iblasin looks to land a strike but Advantage avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Iblasin drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Advantage dives on top into guard.
Advantageis looking to pass into half guard but Iblasin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Iblasin is in guard.
Iblasin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Advantage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Iblasin throws and elbow that misses. Advantage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Iblasin's guard. Nice move by Advantage!
Advantage stops Iblasin from standing up.
Advantage trying to control the position from guard on top but Iblasin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iblasin has his feet on Advantage's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Iblasin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Iblasin throws a right hand that misses
and Advantage counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Advantage looks to clinch
and Iblasin counters with a stiff right hand.
Iblasin throws a sloppy head kick and Advantage moves out of range easily.
Advantage slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Advantage throws a good cross that connects.
Advantage takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Iblasin lands with a straight right. Advantage didn't see that one coming.
Advantage tries to clinch but Iblasin moves away
and Iblasin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Iblasin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Advantage misses with a left hand
and Iblasin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Advantage.
Iblasin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Iblasin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Iblasin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Advantage's waist but Advantage gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Iblasin off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caloy Iblasin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Advantage tries to clinch up
and Iblasin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Iblasin.
Advantage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Iblasin counters with a straight right hand.
Iblasin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Advantage defends it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Advantage looks to clinch
and Iblasin counters with a stiff right hand.
Iblasin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Advantage moves away.
Iblasin throws a lazy uppercut
and Advantage counters with a left and a right that stings Iblasin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caloy Iblasin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Advantage closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Iblasin counter with a right hand.
Advantage moves to clinch but Iblasin breaks away
and Iblasin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Advantage!
Advantage sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Iblasin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Advantage's head.
Iblasin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Iblasin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Advantage regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Iblasin.
Iblasin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Advantage is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iblasin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Advantage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Advantage wants to stand and escape but Iblasin is having none of it.
Advantage is trying to keep Iblasin in close.
Iblasin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Iblasin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Advantage is keeping the position for now.
Advantage pushes Iblasin off and gets back to his feet.
Advantage wants to clinch but Iblasin slips to the side
and Iblasin counters with a right hand to the body.
Iblasin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Advantage is breathing heavily.
Iblasin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iblasin swings for the body but Advantage moves out of range.
Advantage falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Iblasin to counter with a crisp jab.
Advantage moves to clinch but Iblasin breaks away
and Iblasin counters with a stiff right hand.
Advantage misses with a body shot.
Advantage falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Iblasin counter with a right hand.
Advantage wants to clinch but Iblasin slips to the side
and Iblasin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Advantage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Iblasin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iblasin throwing shots but Advantage is blocking nicely.
Advantage wants to get back to his feet.
Iblasin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Iblasin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Iblasin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Iblasin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Iblasin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Iblasin lands a nice short elbow.
Iblasin throwing shots but Advantage is blocking nicely.
Advantage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iblasin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Iblasin throwing shots but Advantage is blocking nicely.
Iblasin is working for a submission of some sort.
Advantage keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Iblasin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Advantage defending well though.
Advantage blocking the ground and pound attempt from Iblasin.
Advantage is looking to escape.
Iblasin with the ground and pound but Advantage uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Iblasin gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Advantage tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Iblasin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Iblasin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Iblasin connects with a crisp jab.
Rural Advantage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iblasin misses with a head kick.
Iblasin keeps the fight on the outside.
Advantage looks to clinch
and Iblasin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Advantage scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Advantage wants to clinch but Iblasin slips to the side
and Iblasin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Advantage has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Advantage moves to clinch but Iblasin breaks away
and Iblasin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Advantage is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Iblasin misses the target.
Advantage closes the distance but Iblasin moves to the side
and Iblasin counters with a nice body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Iblasin there.
Advantage is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Advantage misses with a double jab
and Iblasin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Iblasin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Advantage sprawls well. Advantage wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Iblasin gets slowly back to his feet.
Iblasin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Advantage!
Iblasin staying out of range there.
Caloy Iblasin is winning the standup battle so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Iblasin misses
and Advantage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Advantage tries to clinch
so Iblasin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Iblasin throwing strikes from guard but Advantage blocks nicely.
Advantage wants to sweep here but Iblasin controlling him for the moment.
Advantage keeping full guard, as Iblasin tries to pass.
Advantage preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Advantage 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 eight minutes gone in the round.
Iblasin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Advantage.
Iblasin lands a knee to the body.
Advantage has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Iblasin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Iblasin.
Iblasin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caloy Iblasin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Advantage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Iblasin swats away the attempt to clinch by Advantage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Advantage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A shot to the body from Advantage misses
and Iblasin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Advantage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Iblasin.
Advantage digs a good body shot into Iblasin's ribs.
Iblasin misses with a lunging right hand
and Advantage counters with a left to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Advantage wants to clinch
and Iblasin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Advantage is looking to clinch.
Advantage darts in trying to clinch
and Iblasin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Advantage tries to clinch
and Iblasin counters with a straight right hand.
Advantage misses with a combination
and Iblasin counters with a head kick.
Rural Advantage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Advantage tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caloy Iblasin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Iblasin 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Caloy Iblasin!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Caloy Iblasin!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Caloy Iblasin!
Caloy Iblasin wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Randy Marsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marsh comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit- Nookie. Sakuraba has chosen Wax Tailor feat. The Others "Walk The Line" as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Randy Marsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakuraba misses with a leg kick.
A low kick from Sakuraba misses
and Marsh counters with a big head kick but Sakuraba shrugs it off.
Marsh throws a wild body kick that Sakuraba sees coming a mile off.
Sakuraba is looking to chop away at Marsh's legs.
Sakuraba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Sakuraba misses
and Marsh counters with a left and a right that hurts Sakuraba! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Marsh jumps into full mount!
Sakuraba is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sakuraba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Marsh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakuraba on the ground.
Sakuraba trying to control but Marsh is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Marsh is keeping the position.
Marsh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Marsh tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sakuraba trying to control but Marsh is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kazuushi Sakuraba has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Marsh enables Sakuraba to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Marsh manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sakuraba cracks Marsh with a solid left hand.
Sakuraba not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sakuraba trying to control but Marsh is working from the bottom.
Marsh wants to get back to his feet but Sakuraba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sakuraba pushing down on Marsh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba trying to control the action but Marsh is working from the bottom.
Marsh looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but Marsh defending well.
Sakuraba seems to be looking for submissions.
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.
Sakuraba is looking for a kimura but Marsh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sakuraba to get the leverage.
Marsh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but Marsh defending well.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marsh keeps working.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakuraba wants to pass the guard but Marsh is defending well.
Sakuraba prevents Marsh from standing back up.
Marsh avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sakuraba.
Marsh kicks off Sakuraba and gets to his feet.
That's six 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.
Sakuraba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sakuraba tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Marsh is able to avoid easily.
Marsh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuraba wants to clinch up but Marsh keeps it at a distance.
Marsh throws a sloppy head kick
and Sakuraba counters with a leg kick.
Marsh throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Marsh is breathing heavily.
Marsh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakuraba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marsh moves out of range as Sakuraba throws a body kick.
Sakuraba looking to score a takedown here. Marsh is defending well but Sakuraba drives through and ends up in Marsh's guard.
Sakuraba controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Marsh is retaining full guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba postures up in Marsh's guard and throws a big left but Marsh blocks it.
Sakuraba postures up in Marsh's guard and throws a big left but Marsh blocks it.
Sakuraba prevents Marsh from getting back to his feet.
Sakuraba throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakuraba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sakuraba throwing strikes but missing.
Sakuraba sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's eight 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.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kazuushi Sakuraba was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sakuraba misses with a body kick.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakuraba fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marsh throws a lazy head kick
and Sakuraba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch but Marsh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marsh throws a lazy head kick
and Sakuraba counters with a nice low kick that buckles Marsh's knee momentarily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba misses with a kick to the body.
Marsh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sakuraba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marsh throws a sloppy head kick
and Sakuraba counters by clinching up.
Sakuraba breaks from the clinch.
Sakuraba tries a head kick but it misses.
Sakuraba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakuraba tries to clinch up but Marsh circles away and keeps his distance.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses
and Sakuraba counters with a takedown into side control.
Sakuraba trying to control the position but Marsh is working away.
Sakuraba lands some shots froms side control.
Marsh takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kazuushi Sakuraba will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakuraba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sakuraba - that will leave a mark!
A clash of legs there as Marsh blocks the low kick.
Sakuraba misses with a low kick.
Sakuraba moves into the clinch.
Sakuraba has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Marsh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Marsh breaks from the clinch.
Marsh throws a lazy head kick
and Sakuraba counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sakuraba.
Marsh wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sakuraba breaks the clinch.
Marsh throws a head kick but Sakuraba moves out of range.
Marsh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuraba looks for the body kick but Marsh saw that one coming.
Sakuraba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marsh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marsh misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Sakuraba as he checks the leg kick.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses.
Sakuraba misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Marsh.
Marsh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuraba throws a sloppy head kick
and Marsh counters with a two punch combo.
Sakuraba lands a nice looking body kick.
Sakuraba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sakuraba thows a body kick. Marsh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sakuraba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sakuraba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sakuraba throws a right and a left that both miss.
Randy Marsh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sakuraba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marsh manages to avoid it.
Sakuraba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sakuraba closes the distance and clinches.
Sakuraba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsh throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown but Marsh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Randy Marsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuushi Sakuraba.
Sakuraba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marsh.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Randy Marsh is winning the standup battle so far.
Marsh throws a sloppy head kick
and Sakuraba counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakuraba gets a takedown into half guard.
Sakuraba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sakuraba is pressing down on Marsh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marsh is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sakuraba looking to control and managing it successfully.
Marsh is squirming around, avoiding Sakuraba's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sakuraba might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Marsh kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kazuushi Sakuraba has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marsh throws a lazy head kick
and Sakuraba counters with a thumping low kick.
Marsh blocks a head kick by Sakuraba.
Sakuraba moves out of range as Marsh throws a body kick.
Marsh throws a lazy head kick
and Sakuraba counters with an inside leg kick.
Marsh throws a lazy head kick
and Sakuraba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sakuraba throws a push kick but Marsh slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick by Marsh misses
and Sakuraba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Marsh won't be happy with that.
Sakuraba working the ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Sakuraba politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sakuraba prefers to stall for the moment though.
Sakuraba in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sakuraba staying calm.
Sakuraba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marsh keeps working.
Kazuushi Sakuraba has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba has hold of Marsh's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Marsh tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Sakuraba cranks the arm and Marsh screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Marsh, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kazuushi Sakuraba!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cro Cop comes to the cage accompanied by My Immortal . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Cro Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hector Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hoffman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cro Cop has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hoffman but great work by Cro Cop.
Cro Cop thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cro Cop tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hoffman gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cro Cop fails to move to back control.
Cro Cop jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hoffman is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hoffman and Cro Cop has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman isn't going anywhere.
Cro Cop tries to move to full mount but Hoffman actually manages to regain half guard.
Hoffman moves into full guard.
Hoffman 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.
Hoffman is looking for a triangle but Cro Cop pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cro Cop defends well.
Hoffman pushes a forearm under Cro Cop's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Cro Cop is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hector Hoffman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Roosevelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Takagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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270 lbs
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Roosevelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Isamu Takagi!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Roosevelt lands but Takagi takes it in his stride.
Roosevelt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Takagi avoids the head kick by Roosevelt.
Roosevelt tries to clinch but Takagi is having none of it.
Roosevelt throws a head kick that misses
and Takagi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab from Takagi.
Roosevelt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Takagi misses the jab.
Takagi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roosevelt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Roosevelt tried to score with a low kick but Takagi checks it.
Roosevelt throws a leg kick
and Takagi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Roosevelt won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roosevelt tries to bench press Takagi off him but Takagi keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Roosevelt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takagi trying to control the action but Roosevelt is working from the bottom.
Roosevelt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Takagi stands up and beckons Roosevelt to his feet.
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.
A low kick from Roosevelt misses
and Takagi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roosevelt thinking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Roosevelt.
A low kick from Roosevelt misses
and Takagi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roosevelt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takagi.
Roosevelt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takagi.
Roosevelt looks for a takedown but Takagi sprawls well.
Roosevelt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takagi.
Roosevelt throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Takagi counter with a right hand.
Crunch! Roosevelt slams his shin into Takagi's torso.
Roosevelt scores with a leg kick.
Roosevelt fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Roosevelt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt lands with a slapping head kick.
Roosevelt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roosevelt thumps Takagi with a low kick.
Roosevelt cracks the inside of Takagi's front leg.
Roosevelt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Roosevelt.
Roosevelt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takagi looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roosevelt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takagi as he avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Roosevelt. That's going to slow Takagi down.
Takagi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roosevelt.
Takagi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Takagi.
Takagi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Roosevelt. Roosevelt obviously looking to wear him down.
Roosevelt connects with a solid leg kick.
Roosevelt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takagi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roosevelt.
Roosevelt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roosevelt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takagi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Roosevelt misses with a straight left.
Roosevelt drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Roosevelt is trying to get an arm triangle but Takagi is defending well.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt wants to control but Takagi is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roosevelt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Roosevelt sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Takagi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Roosevelt is trying to ground and pound but Takagi uses the momentary lack of control by Roosevelt to regain half guard.
That's six 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.
Takagi is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Takagi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Roosevelt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roosevelt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Takagi is just riding it out for now. Roosevelt eventually gives up the hold.
Takagi is looking to improve his position.
Roosevelt is trying to control. Takagi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Takagi's head.
Takagi is trying to stand.
Roosevelt not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Roosevelt trying to mount his opponent but Takagi defends it.
Takagi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Takagi.
Roosevelt passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Takagi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Takagi defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's eight 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.
Roosevelt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takagi keeps working.
Roosevelt goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Takagi has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Roosevelt but great work by Takagi.
Roosevelt tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roosevelt regains half guard.
Takagi postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Roosevelt to stand up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Takagi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Takagi 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.
Roosevelt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Roosevelt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Takagi.
Roosevelt throws a solid leg kick but Takagi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roosevelt.
Roosevelt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takagi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takagi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roosevelt on the side of the head.
Roosevelt throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Takagi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Roosevelt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Takagi connects with a right hand. Roosevelt shakes it off.
Roosevelt thumps Takagi with a low kick.
Takagi just misses with a punch to the body.
Takagi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takagi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Frank Roosevelt is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Roosevelt.
Frank Roosevelt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roosevelt connects with a leg kick. Takagi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roosevelt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takagi as he jumps to the side.
Roosevelt looks for the body kick but Takagi saw that one coming.
Roosevelt connects with a solid leg kick.
Roosevelt throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosevelt throws a leg kick but Takagi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Roosevelt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takagi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roosevelt tries a head kick but it misses.
Takagi with a hook.
Roosevelt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Takagi.
Takagi moves out of range of the body kick.
Roosevelt scores with a push kick.
Takagi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt cracks the inside of Takagi's front leg.
A low kick from Roosevelt is predictable there
and Takagi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt connects with an inside leg kick.
Roosevelt misses with a leg kick
and Takagi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roosevelt thinking.
Roosevelt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Roosevelt tenderised Takagi's leg. Takagi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takagi is breathing heavily.
Roosevelt defending well as Takagi loads up on a big left hand.
Takagi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roosevelt throws a low kick, looking for Takagi's leg but Takagi calmly moves out of range.
Takagi stuffs the takedown attempt from Roosevelt. Roosevelt gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Roosevelt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roosevelt misses with a head kick.
Roosevelt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takagi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takagi fails to land with a series of punches.
Roosevelt misses with a body shot.
Takagi is looking to chop away at Roosevelt's legs.
Roosevelt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Takagi misses with a straight right.
Takagi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Roosevelt tried to score with a low kick but Takagi checks it.
Roosevelt throws a solid leg kick but Takagi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roosevelt.
Roosevelt scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Takagi. Those never looked like landing.
Roosevelt throws a front kick that sends Takagi stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Roosevelt!
Roosevelt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roosevelt thumps Takagi with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roosevelt throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Roosevelt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takagi can do to turn this around?
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Roosevelt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Takagi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Takagi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Roosevelt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Takagi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Roosevelt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Roosevelt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Roosevelt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt lands a high kick!
Roosevelt feints and then cracks Takagi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takagi down.
Isamu Takagi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roosevelt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takagi as he avoids it easily.
A low kick from Roosevelt is predictable there
and Takagi counters with a left to the body.
Roosevelt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Takagi takes a step back to recover.
Roosevelt shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Takagi defends it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Roosevelt.
Roosevelt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Roosevelt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Takagi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Roosevelt lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roosevelt cracks Takagi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Roosevelt tries to control but Takagi wriggling away.
Roosevelt sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Roosevelt thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Roosevelt throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Takagi because Roosevelt loaded up on that one.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt punching from mount but Takagi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Roosevelt working Takagi over with strikes here.
Roosevelt 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.
Takagi is squirming around, avoiding Roosevelt's attempts to control the action.
Roosevelt working the ground and pound effectively.
Frank Roosevelt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roosevelt dominating with strikes here.
Roosevelt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roosevelt throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Roosevelt is landing with some decent strikes but Takagi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Roosevelt has hold of Takagi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Takagi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Takagi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Roosevelt.
Takagi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roosevelt lands a big shot there that rocks Takagi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Roosevelt looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Roosevelt with a couple of short strikes.
Frank Roosevelt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt looking to control and managing it successfully.
Isamu Takagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roosevelt has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Roosevelt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roosevelt 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Frank Roosevelt!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Frank Roosevelt!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Frank Roosevelt!
Frank Roosevelt wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yakin Sanjimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuya Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimura has chosen Inner Light by Shocking Lemon as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Yakin Sanjimoto has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yakin Sanjimoto seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yakin Sanjimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tatsuya Kimura!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura tries a low kick but Sanjimoto avoids it.
Kimura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanjimoto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanjimoto misses with a body punch
and Kimura counters with a nice uppercut.
Sanjimoto throws a looping overhand right but Kimura ducks down to avoid it.
Kimura looks to land a body kick but Sanjimoto moved away.
Tatsuya Kimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kimura!
Sanjimoto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kimura.
Sanjimoto misses with a body shot.
Kimura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kimura swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanjimoto misses with a two punch combination.
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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanjimoto checks a leg kick.
Kimura tries to clinch
letting Sanjimoto counter with a right hand.
Kimura misses with a hook.
Kimura fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanjimoto throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kimura counters with a nice body kick.
Kimura wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto misses with a wild combination.
Sanjimoto lands a nice hook to Kimura's body. Kimura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Sanjimoto does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanjimoto misses with a lunging right hand
and Kimura counters with a nice body kick.
Kimura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sanjimoto's sensitive parts.
Kimura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sanjimoto checks a low kick from Kimura.
Sanjimoto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kimura connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanjimoto scrambles back to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a low kick.
Sanjimoto swinging wildly here.
Kimura tries to clinch but Sanjimoto is having none of it.
Kimura looks to throw a body kick
letting Sanjimoto counter with a right hand.
Kimura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kimura throws a low kick but Sanjimoto moves out of range easily.
Kimura misses with a jab to the body
and Sanjimoto counters with a nice uppercut.
Kimura misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sanjimoto moves out of range as Kimura throws a body kick.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanjimoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kimura bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kimura counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kimura. Sanjimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanjimoto throws a jab but it's blocked by Kimura.
A low kick from Kimura misses
enabling Sanjimoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Kimura fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanjimoto manages to avoid it.
That's eight 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.
Sanjimoto with a nice cross.
Sanjimoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kimura throws a wild body kick that Sanjimoto sees coming a mile off.
Kimura connects with a solid leg kick.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanjimoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanjimoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws a low kick, looking for Sanjimoto's leg but Sanjimoto calmly moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto throws an overhand right that lands on Kimura's shoulder, as Kimura tries to avoid the shot.
Kimura throws a leg kick which misses Sanjimoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanjimoto tries to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kimura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanjimoto is able to avoid easily.
Kimura throws a low kick but Sanjimoto avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tatsuya Kimura dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanjimoto misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kimura.
Kimura defending well as Sanjimoto loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Kimura finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Sanjimoto blocks the low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sanjimoto blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimura connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kimura does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanjimoto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanjimoto throws a right hand that Kimura ducks under and follows up with a left that Kimura also avoids with ease.
Kimura showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanjimoto.
Kimura takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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.
Sanjimoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kimura counters with an outside leg kick.
Kimura throws a leg kick but Sanjimoto moved away.
Kimura cracks Sanjimoto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kimura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kimura. Sanjimoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanjimoto misses with the combination.
Yakin Sanjimoto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kimura.
Kimura wants to clinch up but Sanjimoto keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kimura misses with a body kick.
Kimura throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sanjimoto.
Sanjimoto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kimura tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanjimoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanjimoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Kimura.
Kimura feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sanjimoto's calf.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sanjimoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kimura misses with a leg kick
and Sanjimoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanjimoto misses with a hook. Kimura ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kimura.
That's six 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.
Kimura misses with a wild body shot.
Sanjimoto moves out of range of the leg kick from Kimura.
Kimura throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sanjimoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kimura looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanjimoto is just out of range.
Kimura is looking to slow Sanjimoto down with leg kicks.
Sanjimoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kimura.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kimura misses with a leg kick
and Sanjimoto counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kimura.
Kimura pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kimura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanjimoto lands a nice hook to Kimura's body. Kimura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's eight 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.
Kimura tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sanjimoto is able to avoid easily.
Sanjimoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Kimura.
Sanjimoto dips to his left and cracks Kimura with an uppercut!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kimura lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sanjimoto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sanjimoto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kimura throws a sloppy body shot
and Kimura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kimura misses the shot to the body.
Kimura throws a push kick but Sanjimoto slaps the foot to one side.
Sanjimoto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Kimura there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kimura jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tatsuya Kimura.
Well Kimura 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Tatsuya Kimura!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Tatsuya Kimura!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tatsuya Kimura!
Tatsuya Kimura wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Linderman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nogueira might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Artigo 157. Antonio Nogueira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jones Linderman's chin.
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265 lbs
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227 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jones Linderman!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Linderman.
Linderman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Linderman looks for the body kick but Nogueira saw that one coming.
Linderman drives through and clinches with Nogueira against the cage.
A knee to the head by Linderman.
It looks like Antonio Nogueira has been cut.
Linderman tries to land a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks with his arms.
Linderman tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogueira avoids the damage to the body.
Linderman misses with a knee strike.
Linderman stops a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Nogueira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nogueira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Linderman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Linderman throws an overhand right that lands on Nogueira's shoulder, as Nogueira tries to avoid the shot.
Linderman lands a high kick!
Nogueira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Linderman counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linderman throws a head kick but Nogueira moves out of range.
Linderman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nogueira. That did some damage!
Linderman misses with a low kick.
Nogueira has his takedown stuffed
and Linderman counters with an inside leg kick.
Linderman rushes Nogueira and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nogueira is trying to drag Linderman to the mat but Linderman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nogueira can't get the takedown.
Linderman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Linderman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Linderman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linderman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Linderman missing with knees to the body.
Linderman lands a good knee to the midsection. Nogueira won't want to take too many of those.
Nogueira is breathing heavily.
Linderman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linderman with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Linderman.
Linderman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Linderman obliges.
Linderman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Linderman working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Linderman landing knees to the body.
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
Linderman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Linderman with a knee to the head.
Linderman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Linderman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nogueira takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linderman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nogueira is defending well for now.
Linderman trying to land knees to the body.
Linderman prevents the takedown attempt.
Linderman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Linderman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nogueira lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Linderman connects with a knee to the head.
Linderman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
Linderman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
Knees in the clinch landing for Linderman.
Linderman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Linderman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nogueira blocks the elbow strike.
Linderman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Linderman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogueira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Linderman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Linderman lands a knee to the body.
Linderman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Linderman.
Linderman crunches a lovely knee into Nogueira's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Linderman obliges.
Linderman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Linderman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nogueira drops down looking for an ankle pick but Linderman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nogueira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Linderman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Linderman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linderman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Linderman throws a sloppy head kick and Nogueira moves out of range easily.
Linderman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nogueira shoots and misses
and Linderman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Linderman has closed the distance and engaged Nogueira in a clinch.
Linderman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Linderman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nogueira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Linderman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Linderman lands a good knee to the midsection. Nogueira won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linderman lands a good knee to the midsection. Nogueira won't want to take too many of those.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Linderman tries to land a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks with his arms.
Linderman looking to throw knees to the head but Nogueira is blocking nicely.
Linderman trying to land knees to the body.
Nogueira can't get the takedown.
Linderman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nogueira has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Linderman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Linderman connects with a knee to the head.
Linderman landing knees to the head.
Linderman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Linderman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nogueira avoiding damage as Linderman throws knees to the body.
Linderman working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Linderman working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Nogueira tries to score a body lock takedown but Linderman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Linderman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nogueira managing to block the knees to the body from Linderman.
Nogueira takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Linderman is pressed up against the cage. Nogueira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Linderman down to the mat. Linderman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Linderman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nogueira misses with a takedown
and Linderman counters with a solid body kick.
Linderman misses with a looping left.
Linderman throws a chopping leg kick but Nogueira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Linderman scoring well with a low kick there.
Linderman fakes the leg kick and cracks Nogueira in the body.
Nogueira with a poor takedown
and Linderman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Linderman scores with a push kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Linderman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but Linderman circles away easily
and Linderman counters with a leg kick.
Linderman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Linderman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Linderman tries to land a front kick but Nogueira steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Linderman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nogueira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Linderman has closed the distance and engaged Nogueira in a clinch.
Linderman connects with a knee to the head.
Linderman stops a takedown attempt from Nogueira.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Linderman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Linderman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Linderman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Linderman obliges.
Linderman working Nogueira over with knees to the body.
Nogueira blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Linderman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Linderman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Linderman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Linderman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Linderman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linderman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Linderman landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linderman lands a good knee to the midsection. Nogueira won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Linderman.
Nogueira is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Linderman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Linderman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jones Linderman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Nogueira's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Linderman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nogueira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Linderman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That kick from Linderman tenderised Nogueira's leg. Nogueira is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Linderman is looking to clinch but Nogueira is avoiding it.
Nogueira misses with a takedown
and Linderman counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Linderman.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nogueira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Linderman counters with a head kick. That will keep Nogueira thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linderman lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linderman scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Linderman.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linderman.
Linderman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Nogueira avoids the head kick by Linderman.
Linderman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linderman.
Antonio Nogueira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Linderman tenderised Nogueira's leg. Nogueira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Linderman missing with a left hand there. Nogueira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nogueira will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Linderman tries to clinch but Nogueira is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linderman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linderman delivers a nice body kick.
Linderman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linderman throws a body kick that misses.
Jones Linderman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linderman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nogueira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Linderman throws a half hearted mid kick.
Linderman pushes Nogueira away with a front kick.
Linderman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nogueira has his takedown stuffed
and Linderman counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira avoids a kick to the body.
Nogueira misses with a takedown attempt
and Linderman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Linderman.
Linderman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Linderman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nogueira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Linderman lands a knee to the head.
Linderman scores with a knee to the head.
Linderman crunches a lovely knee into Nogueira's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Linderman obliges.
Linderman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Linderman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Linderman scores with a knee to the head.
Jones Linderman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Linderman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Linderman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nogueira.
A knee to the head by Linderman.
Knees to the body from Linderman.
Linderman connects with a knee to the head.
Linderman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linderman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Linderman misses with a knee strike.
Linderman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Nogueira goes for a takedown in the clinch but Linderman prevents it.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nogueira. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Linderman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Linderman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nogueira blocks it with crossed arms.
Nogueira wants a takedown but no success here.
Linderman tries a knee to the head but Nogueira blocks it.
Linderman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nogueira has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Linderman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Linderman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Linderman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees to the body from Linderman.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Linderman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Linderman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Linderman misses with a knee strike.
Linderman prevents the takedown attempt.
Nogueira tries for a takedown. No joy.
Linderman prevents the takedown attempt.
Linderman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Linderman connects with a knee to the head.
Linderman connects with a knee to the head.
Linderman missing with knees to the body.
Nogueira can't get the takedown.
Knees to the body from Linderman.
Linderman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Linderman tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogueira avoids the damage to the body.
That's six 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.
Nogueira blocks an elbow strike.
Linderman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nogueira tries for a takedown but Linderman manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Linderman.
Linderman tries to land knees in the clinch but Nogueira avoids the damage to the body.
Nogueira on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nogueira lands a takedown into guard.
Nogueira looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linderman manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Linderman breaks from Nogueira's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Linderman lands a big shot there that rocks Nogueira but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Linderman with good strikes from the mount here!
Linderman punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nogueira sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nogueira tries to roll over but Linderman keeps him under control.
Linderman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Antonio Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Linderman working over Nogueira with some ground and pound. Nogueira looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira gets full guard.
Linderman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nogueira tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Linderman landing some decent shots from guard.
Linderman stands up over Nogueira, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to sweep here but Linderman controlling him for the moment.
Linderman throwing strikes from guard but Nogueira blocks nicely.
Nogueira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nogueira working for a triangle but Linderman defends it easily.
Nogueira has momentary wrist control but Linderman slips an elbow through the middle.
Linderman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Linderman trying to control but Nogueira is working from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Linderman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nogueira is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nogueira 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.
Linderman landing with the ground and pound.
Linderman distracts Nogueira with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Linderman with a nice head shot there.
Nogueira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jones Linderman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Linderman 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Jones Linderman!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Jones Linderman!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jones Linderman!
Jones Linderman wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Destroyer Of Worlds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Worlds comes to the cage accompanied by Gunning for the top: Hope you brought your chin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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255 lbs
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235 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Destroyer Of Worlds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Warren Wesley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Worlds lands with a shot to the body.
Of Worlds misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Wesley counter with a right hand.
Of Worlds with a hook.
Wesley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Of Worlds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wesley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Of Worlds's half 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.
Of Worlds trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Wesley manages to pass to mount!
Wesley controlling from the full mount.
Of Worlds tries to reverse the position but Wesley maintains control.
Of Worlds on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Of Worlds tries to get out of the position.
Wesley working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Worlds is looking to improve his position but Wesley isn't that keen on the idea.
Of Worlds has given up his back. Will we see Wesley going for some submissions?
Of Worlds might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Of Worlds is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Of Worlds looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Of Worlds prevents Wesley from getting a body triangle.
Of Worlds manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wesley's guard. Nice work there by Of Worlds.
Of Worlds working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Of Worlds in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Of Worlds loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Of Worlds with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Of Worlds wants to control from the top but Wesley keeps moving.
Of Worlds throws a strike but Wesley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Of Worlds has Wesley pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Worlds wants to get back to his feet but Wesley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Of Worlds wants to sweep here but Wesley controlling him for the moment.
Wesley looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Of Worlds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Destroyer Of Worlds.
Wesley lands a jab-cross combination.
Wesley slips under a jab.
Of Worlds throws a series of punches but Wesley moves out of range.
Of Worlds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wesley.
Destroyer Of Worlds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Worlds connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Of Worlds thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wesley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Of Worlds.
Of Worlds looks to score with a jab to the body but Wesley is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Wesley.
Of Worlds misses with a low kick.
Of Worlds shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wesley as he jumps to the side.
Of Worlds misses with a left hand
and Wesley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Of Worlds thinking.
Of Worlds throws a poor cross that misses
and Wesley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wesley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Of Worlds.
Of Worlds shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wesley defends it nicely.
Wesley tries to close the distance and clinch but Of Worlds swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wesley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Of Worlds swings for the body but Wesley moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wesley. Of Worlds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wesley with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Wesley sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Of Worlds tries to lock up and control but Wesley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wesley trying to control but Of Worlds is having none of it.
Of Worlds avoids a series of strikes thrown by Wesley.
Of Worlds can't escape the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wesley tries to control but Of Worlds wriggling away.
Of Worlds wants to control but Wesley is having none of it.
Wesley controlling from the full mount.
Of Worlds is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Of Worlds is trying desperately to improve position.
Wesley tries to control but Of Worlds wriggling away.
Of Worlds is desperately trying to improve his position but Wesley has a good base and remains in mount.
Wesley seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Of Worlds is holding on tight.
Wesley wants to control the pace but Of Worlds is squirming around nicely.
Of Worlds tries to lock up and control but Wesley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Of Worlds tries to reverse the position but Wesley maintains control.
Of Worlds tries to hold on but Wesley postures up.
Of Worlds keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Of Worlds is working hard here to advance position.
Wesley trying to control but Of Worlds is having none of it.
Wesley controlling his opponent.
Of Worlds working to try and regain half guard.
That's eight 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.
Wesley thowing shots but they're missing.
Of Worlds is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Of Worlds is looking to improve his position but Wesley isn't that keen on the idea.
Of Worlds wants to control but Wesley is having none of it.
Wesley controlling his opponent.
Of Worlds keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wesley looking to control but Of Worlds is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Of Worlds tries to hold on but Wesley postures up.
Wesley thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Of Worlds is desperately trying to improve his position but Wesley has a good base and remains in mount.
Wesley tries to control but Of Worlds wriggling away.
Of Worlds is trying to reverse the position but instead Wesley has taken his back - oops!
Wesley keeps control of the position as Of Worlds tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
Wesley is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Warren Wesley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Of Worlds misses with an uppercut
and Wesley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wesley thows a body shot but no joy.
Wesley closes the distance but Of Worlds moves to the side
and Of Worlds counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wesley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Of Worlds is working away from the top position though.
Of Worlds wants to control but Wesley is keeping him busy.
Of Worlds lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Warren Wesley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wesley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Of Worlds.
Of Worlds misses with a head shot. Wesley uses the momentum to regain guard.
Of Worlds is looking to work some ground and pound but Wesley has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley has his hands on Of Worlds's head, controlling the position.
Wesley working a defensive guard but Of Worlds manages to pass into side control anyway.
Of Worlds controlling the position from side mount.
Of Worlds throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
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.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Of Worlds in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Wesley is working to avoid the ground and pound but Of Worlds connects with a decent elbow.
Wesley regains half guard.
Of Worlds not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wesley is trying to get back to full guard.
Wesley is trying to maintain the position but Of Worlds is very close to passing his half guard.
Wesley is not content to let Of Worlds control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley trying to hold on to Of Worlds's head to control him but Of Worlds postures up.
Of Worlds missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Of Worlds sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wesley defending well though.
Wesley preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Of Worlds throws a strike but Wesley avoids it easily and moves to 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.
Of Worlds throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wesley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wesley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Of Worlds's guard.
Of Worlds has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Of Worlds 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.
Of Worlds keeping moving, preventing Wesley from controlling successfully.
Of Worlds manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wesley manages to get himself to full guard.
Of Worlds is looking to work some ground and pound but Wesley has wrist control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Wesley has his hands on Of Worlds's head, controlling the position.
Let's hope that Wesley has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Of Worlds passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wesley can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Of Worlds working the ground and pound.
Wesley wants to control but Of Worlds postures up.
The ground and pound from Of Worlds seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Of Worlds in side control, throwing shots but Wesley defends.
Of Worlds scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Wesley to see if he's OK.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Of Worlds tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Of Worlds throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wesley is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Of Worlds off and has taken his back!
Of Worlds trying to control the position but Wesley manages to sink in the hooks.
Wesley tries to get the hooks in deep but Of Worlds pushed the leg off.
Of Worlds manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wesley's guard. Nice work there by Of Worlds.
Of Worlds has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Of Worlds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wesley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Of Worlds trying to control but Wesley is working from the bottom.
That's eight 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.
Of Worlds postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Of Worlds looking to sit in guard and control but Wesley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Of Worlds managing to control the position.
Of Worlds is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wesley trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Worlds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Of Worlds wants to sweep but no luck.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Of Worlds is pulling down on Wesley's head. It's preventing any offense from Wesley, at least for the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Destroyer Of Worlds.
A big left from Of Worlds misses.
Of Worlds misses with a hook
and Wesley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Of Worlds's guard.
Of Worlds knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wesley on the ground.
Wesley trying to control but Of Worlds is working from the bottom.
Of Worlds trying to control the position.
Wesley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wesley wants to control from the top but Of Worlds keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wesley being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Destroyer Of Worlds dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Of Worlds thuds a left hand into Wesley's body.
Wesley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Of Worlds rather than just go for the knockout.
Of Worlds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wesley was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Worlds.
Of Worlds misses with a body shot
and Wesley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Of Worlds is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wesley's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Of Worlds misses with a straight right.
Of Worlds takes a swing at Wesley's ribcage but misses.
Wesley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Of Worlds.
Wesley digs a good body shot into Of Worlds's ribs.
Wesley misses with a straight left.
Wesley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Of Worlds connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wesley momentarily.
Of Worlds throws a big shot that misses.
Wesley fails with the takedown
and Of Worlds counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Worlds wants to control from the top but Wesley keeps moving.
Of Worlds won't allow Wesley to sweep him here.
Of Worlds works over Wesley with some ground and pound from guard.
Wesley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Of Worlds.
Of Worlds scoring with some ground and pound.
Wesley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wesley is trying to hold Of Worlds in close to prevent damage but Of Worlds has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Worlds is keen to just control but Wesley is a slippery customer.
Wesley wants to control but Of Worlds is keeping busy.
Of Worlds tries to pass the half guard into mount. Wesley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wesley makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wesley.
Wesley working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Worlds stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wesley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Of Worlds looking to sit in guard and control but Wesley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Of Worlds pulls Wesley in close to prevent any damage.
Wesley stops Of Worlds from standing up.
Of Worlds has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wesley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Of Worlds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wesley is pushing down on Of Worlds's leg trying to pass to half guard. Of Worlds is fighting to maintain full guard but Wesley has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wesley wants to control but Of Worlds is keeping him busy.
Wesley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Of Worlds has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wesley is working away from the top position though.
Wesley prevents Of Worlds from improving his position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Of Worlds regains full guard. Nicely done.
Of Worlds keeping moving, preventing Wesley from controlling successfully.
Of Worlds looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wesley postures up.
Of Worlds trying to control the position here.
Of Worlds wants to sweep but no luck.
Of Worlds has Wesley pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Destroyer Of Worlds.
Of Worlds swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wesley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Of Worlds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Of Worlds misses with a jab to the body
and Wesley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Of Worlds. Wesley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesley leaves Of Worlds with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Of Worlds misses with a body shot
and Wesley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Of Worlds's guard.
Of Worlds keeping full guard, as Wesley tries to pass.
Of Worlds tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Of Worlds looking to control.
Wesley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Of Worlds swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wesley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Of Worlds is pulling down on Wesley's head to control his posture.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Destroyer Of Worlds.
Of Worlds throws a leg kick but Wesley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Of Worlds misses with a right hand
and Wesley counters with a right hand to the body.
A big right from Of Worlds misses.
Wesley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Of Worlds scores a takedown into full mount!
Wesley is trying to escape the mount.
Wesley bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Of Worlds pulls Wesley in to control the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Wesley trying to control the position from guard on top but Of Worlds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Of Worlds looking to control.
Wesley looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Destroyer Of Worlds just wasn't active enough.
Of Worlds manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wesley on his heels. He'll look to pass Wesley's guard now, I'm sure.
Wesley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Of Worlds's guard.
Of Worlds has Wesley pulled in close to control his posture.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Wesley stopping the sweep attempt from Of Worlds.
Wesley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Of Worlds wants to stand and escape but Wesley is having none of it.
Wesley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Of Worlds is keeping the position for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wesley stopping the sweep attempt from Of Worlds.
Wesley advances to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Destroyer Of Worlds.
I think Of Worlds has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Warren Wesley!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Warren Wesley!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight as a draw!
Warren Wesley wins by majority decision!
Warren Wesley is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Miyamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vak Yoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gang Starr - You Know My Steez . On his way into the cage it seems that Takeshi Miyamoto has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Takeshi Miyamoto seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Miyamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vak Yoo!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Yoo.
Miyamoto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Miyamoto 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.
Miyamoto misses with an uppercut. Yoo saw that one coming.
Miyamoto fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yoo avoids it really well and circles away.
Miyamoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miyamoto.
Yoo throws a right and a left that Miyamoto avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoo throws a shot from downtown. Miyamoto moves away and avoids it.
Miyamoto misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot lands for Miyamoto.
Yoo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Miyamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miyamoto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yoo counters with a nice body kick.
Yoo throws a solid leg kick but Miyamoto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Yoo.
Nice takedown defense from Yoo. No joy for Miyamoto on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Miyamoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Miyamoto back to the cage. Yoo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Miyamoto is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Miyamoto checks it well.
Miyamoto rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yoo counters with a head kick that drops Miyamoto to the mat! Miyamoto scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Yoo misses with a head kick.
Yoo misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Miyamoto misses its intended target.
Miyamoto slips a jab and a cross from Yoo.
Miyamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoo manages to avoid it.
Miyamoto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miyamoto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yoo. That one must have hurt.
Yoo lands a left and a right that send Miyamoto crashing to the mat, dazed. Yoo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Miyamoto is rocked!
Yoo scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Miyamoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoo cracks Miyamoto with a left hook right on the temple and Miyamoto goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Yoo lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Miyamoto is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vak Yoo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hyun Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is To the Top. Tiyapairat is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ram Muay. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Kim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiyapairat pushes Kim up against the cage in a clinch.
Tiyapairat throws a head punch that misses.
Kim being controlled against the cage.
Tiyapairat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kim is defending well for now.
Kim fails to pull guard.
Tiyapairat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kim tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tiyapairat walks away with a smile on his face. Kim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyun Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tiyapairat moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kim misses with a wild body shot.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tiyapairat uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kim.
Kim shoots in but Tiyapairat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiyapairat digs a good hook to Kim's body.
Tiyapairat tries to clinch but Kim is having none of it.
Tiyapairat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiyapairat throws a leg kick which misses Kim's front leg but catches the back leg as Kim tries to avoid it.
Tiyapairat takes the fight into the clinch.
Tiyapairat missing with knees to the body.
Kim pulls Tiyapairat into guard.
Kim looking for a guillotine here but Tiyapairat defends easily.
Kim has a closed guard, preventing Tiyapairat from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tiyapairat can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kim is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tiyapairat is aware though and is defending well.
Kim looking to control.
Kim wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Tiyapairat is now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim looking for submissions off his back.
Kim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kim actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tiyapairat pulls his head out easily.
Kim trying to control but Tiyapairat postures up.
Kim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tiyapairat pulls his head out easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tiyapairat pulls his head out easily.
Tiyapairat postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kim to stand up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tiyapairat!
Tiyapairat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tiyapairat throws a low kick but Kim moves out of range easily.
Kim wants to slow Tiyapairat down by chopping away at his legs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kim scores with a body shot.
Kim throws a hook but Tiyapairat blocks it.
Kim has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tiyapairat misses with a combination
and Kim counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim is trying to control the action in half guard but Tiyapairat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kim trying to mount his opponent but Tiyapairat defends it.
Tiyapairat has hold of Kim's hands but Kim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kim thows a huge punch but Tiyapairat dodges it nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tiyapairat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kim.
Kim missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kim wants to take a breather but Tiyapairat is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tiyapairat can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kim looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kim trying to control the action but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
Tiyapairat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kim is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kim connects with a nice short shot to Tiyapairat's temple.
Tiyapairat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kim.
Kim throwing shots but Tiyapairat is blocking nicely.
Tiyapairat is not content to let Kim control the position.
Kim is just content to waste time from the top position. Tiyapairat takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kim trying to control but Tiyapairat is working from the bottom.
Tiyapairat is looking to stand up but Kim isn't so interested in that idea.
Kim postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kim looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyun Kim dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tiyapairat has closed the distance and engaged Kim in a clinch.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kim tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tiyapairat just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kim tries to pull guard but Tiyapairat won't allow it.
Tiyapairat has Kim pressed against the cage.
Kim fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyun Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tiyapairat wanted to stand there but Kim had control of the position.
Kim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tiyapairat defends well.
Kim is looking for a triangle but Tiyapairat pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tiyapairat defends well.
Kim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim controls Tiyapairat momentarily but Tiyapairat frees himself.
Tiyapairat must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tiyapairat is looking to stand up but Kim won't let him.
Kim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tiyapairat defends it easily.
Kim controls Tiyapairat momentarily but Tiyapairat frees himself.
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.
Kim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kim is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tiyapairat defends well.
Kim looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tiyapairat passes into side control.
Hyun Kim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kim struggling a bit here.
Kim tries to bench press Tiyapairat off him but Tiyapairat keeps the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kim is trying to control Tiyapairat's posture but Tiyapairat avoids it.
Kim tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Tiyapairat easily slips into full mount!
Tiyapairat is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kim wants to control but Tiyapairat is having none of it.
Kim sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kim regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's eight 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.
Kim looking for a triangle here. Tiyapairat is fighting it but it looks tight! Kim pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tiyapairat is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hyun Kim!
Hyun Kim retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spanish Bread (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forza Gr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bread's entrance music is Aubrey. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spanish Bread!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Forza Gr!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gr wants to land a leg kick but Bread is out of range.
Gr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bread counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gr is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bread trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bread in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bread with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bread trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bread works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bread is thwarting Gr's attempts to control the position.
Gr regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bread.
Bread passes Gr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bread is looking to advance position but Gr won't allow it.
Bread throws a strike but Gr avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bread tries to free his leg and advance position but Gr is retaining full guard.
Bread throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bread stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bread will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bread throwing strikes from guard but Gr blocks nicely.
Bread postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gr controls Bread momentarily but Bread frees himself.
Bread is looking to work some ground and pound but Gr has wrist control.
Bread postures up in Gr's guard and throws a big left but Gr blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bread trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gr manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Bread throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bread keeping moving, preventing Gr from controlling successfully.
Gr drops back looking for a leg! Bread is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bread manages to kick Gr off! Gr jumps back into Bread's guard.
Bread looking for a triangle here. Gr is fighting it but it looks tight! Bread pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gr is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Spanish Bread!
Spanish Bread retains his middleweight title!
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