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SMMA 73 - PPV - Judokan II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barack Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuula Kallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Barack Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kuula Kallo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Bush. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bush.
Kallo has managed to clinch.
Kallo jumps guard and drags Bush to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kallo is working an open guard so Bush takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bush doesn't manage to clinch there - Kallo circles away.
Bush looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kallo closes the distance and pushes Bush back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Bush.
Bush looking to stall.
Bush misses with a punch on the inside.
Bush is trying to maintain a safe position but Kallo gets an underhook and turns Bush into the cage.
Bush wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kallo has him pressed against the cage.
Bush using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kallo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kallo has Bush pressed against the cage, preventing Bush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kallo is working for takedown but Bush is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kallo gets control of Bush's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kallo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bush is looking to work some ground and pound but Kallo has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush tries to free his leg and advance position but Kallo is retaining full guard.
Bush won't allow Kallo to get back to his feet.
Bush wants to stand but Kallo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kallo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kallo trying to keep a closed guard but Bush is proving a slippery customer.
Bush wants to stand but Kallo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bush works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush moves nicely into side control.
Bush stands up and beckons Kallo to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallo misses with a body shot
and Bush counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kallo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bush.
Bush frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bush landing strikes from the mount.
Bush lands a nice shot to the head.
Bush pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bush jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kallo manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bush looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kallo is avoiding damage well.
Bush is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kallo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush stands up.
Bush swats away the attempt to clinch by Kallo.
Bush shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kallo sprawls well. Kallo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bush gets slowly back to his feet.
Bush has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barack Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallo wants to clinch up but Bush keeps it at a distance.
Bush tries to clinch there but Kallo circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kallo wants to clinch up but Bush keeps it at a distance.
Bush connects with a nice looking jab.
Bush throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bush scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bush avoids the head kick by Kallo.
Bush fails with the takedown.
Bush tries to clinch up.
Kallo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bush.
Bush gets tackled into the cage by Kallo. Kallo maintains the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bush lands a shoulder strike.
Bush throws an elbow that misses.
Bush trying to control the position but instead, Kallo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bush into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bush tries a knee to the head but Kallo blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Bush dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kallo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bush circles away quickly and effectively.
Kallo has Bush up against the cage in a clinch.
Kallo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bush in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kallo pulls guard successfully.
Bush trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kallo's guard.
Bush works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kallo wants to get back to full guard.
Kallo wants to get back to his feet.
Kallo is pressing down on Bush's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bush passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kallo tries to improve position but can't.
Bush trying to control the action but Kallo is working from the bottom.
Bush decides to stand back up.
Kallo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kallo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bush shoots in and drives through. Kallo sprawls well.
Kuula Kallo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kallo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kallo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bush.
Kallo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
Bush shoots in and drives through. Kallo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barack Bush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kallo tries to clinch but Bush is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kallo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
Kallo lands a jab.
Bush circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kallo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kallo as Bush tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kallo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush trying to stall but Kallo improves his position.
Kallo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Kallo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bush wants to clinch.
Kallo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bush tries to clinch but Kallo is having none of it.
Bush wants to clinch.
Kallo has closed the distance and engaged Bush in a clinch.
Kallo lands an elbow inside.
Bush is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kallo.
Kallo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bush goes for a takedown attempt but Kallo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bush wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kallo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kallo slaps away a takedown attempt from Bush, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bush tries to clinch up
and Kallo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kallo.
Bush has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kallo uses from the top position.
Bush 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.
Bush keeping moving, preventing Kallo from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kallo wants to stand but Bush is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kuula Kallo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
No luck for Kallo with that takedown attempt.
Bush scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bush tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kallo swivels and escapes.
Bush tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kallo moves into the clinch.
Kallo is trying to pull guard but Bush has him pressed against the cage.
Bush is trying to force a seperation but Kallo has the dominant position.
Kallo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kallo tries to pull guard but Bush won't allow it.
Barack Bush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuula Kallo.
A short left from Bush.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from Bush.
Bush lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bush manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kallo.
Bush drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kallo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kuula Kallo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bush taking a breather.
Bush is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kallo has Bush pressed against the cage, preventing Bush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kallo connects with a knee to the head.
Kallo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bush.
Kallo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kallo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kallo moves into the clinch.
Kallo connects with a knee to the head.
Bush is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kallo.
Bush blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kallo crunches a lovely knee into Bush's ribcage.
Bush jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kallo walks away with a smile on his face. Bush gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bush wants to clinch up but Kallo keeps it at a distance.
Kallo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bush is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bush tries to clinch up.
Bush tries to clinch but Kallo moves out of range.
Bush tries to clinch but Kallo is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Kallo. No joy for Bush on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Kallo as Bush shoots in.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kallo has closed the distance and engaged Bush in a clinch.
Bush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bush has a couple of punches blocked by Kallo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kallo with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kallo.
Kallo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kallo stalling.
Kallo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bush trying to land knees to the body.
Bush prevents a body shot from Kallo.
Kallo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bush smiles and moves away.
Kallo moves in looking to clinch but Bush pushes him off.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bush is looking to clinch.
Kallo tries to clinch up but Bush circles away and keeps his distance.
Barack Bush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kallo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kallo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but Kallo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bush closes the distance and clinches up with Kallo, looking for a takedown. Bush pushes Kallo against the cage but Kallo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kallo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bush lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kallo clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kallo misses with a knee strike.
Bush looking for a takedown.
Bush has Kallo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kallo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kallo fails to pull guard.
Kallo connects with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bush wants to stall.
Bush has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kallo after a bit of a struggle.
Kallo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kuula Kallo.
I think Kallo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuula Kallo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sawao Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sawao Kato has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sawao Kato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel James!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kato looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kato sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. James defending well though.
Kato seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but James does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
James flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kato seems to be working for a kimura but James defends the submission attempt.
Kato missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kato thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kato thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Kato slips a nice elbow through James's hands, connecting with James's forehead.
James wants to control but Kato is keeping busy.
James looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kato throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
James on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James is refusing to be controlled, as Kato sits in half guard.
James tries to roll over but Kato keeps him under control.
Kato lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato is working for a submission of some sort.
Kato passes to side control.
Kato throwing shots but missing, from side control.
James parries the strikes from Kato easily there. Kato is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable James to escape.
An elbow from Kato crashes against the mat.
James managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kato.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kato is trying to get an arm triangle but James is defending well.
Kato working the ground and pound.
James is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James pushes Kato away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kato gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kato lands a strong strike to the head of James. That's dazed him! Kato looking to finish here. James is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Kato lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sawao Kato!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Niwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
9 - 5 - 1 |
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Niwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niwa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jaa avoids it really well and circles away.
Jaa clinches up with Niwa and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Niwa's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Niwa is breathing heavily.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Niwa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Niwa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jaa.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Niwa in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa scores with a knee to the head.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Niwa blocks it with crossed arms.
Niwa breaks from the clinch.
Jaa misses with a body kick.
Niwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Niwa misses the target.
Niwa gets tackled into the cage by Jaa. Jaa maintains the clinch.
Niwa takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Niwa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Niwa is trying to break the clinch but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
Jaa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niwa's efforts to push away.
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niwa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Niwa blocks it with crossed arms.
Niwa wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Jaa lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Niwa's face.
Knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Niwa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Niwa is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Niwa blocks it.
Jaa is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niwa is defending well for now.
Niwa avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa tries to land knees in the clinch but Niwa avoids the damage to the body.
Niwa working hard to break the clinch.
Niwa has had enough of the clinch but Jaa keeps him there for the moment.
Jaa prevents Niwa from breaking the clinch.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Niwa is trying to push Jaa away but Jaa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niwa avoids it.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Niwa avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Niwa managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Niwa tries to break the clinch but Jaa is controlling the position.
Niwa tries to break free but Jaa pushes him back against the cage.
Jaa has Niwa pressed against the cage, preventing Niwa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but Niwa blocks with his arms.
Niwa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niwa's efforts to push away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niwa managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Niwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niwa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Jaa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jaa moves into range and clinches up with Niwa.
Jaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niwa's efforts to push away.
Niwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
Jaa slaps away a takedown attempt from Niwa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Niwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jaa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niwa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niwa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa ducks under a wild hook from Niwa.
Niwa cracks Jaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Niwa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Niwa is looking to take a break and control but Jaa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jaa tries to get to full guard but Niwa has control of the leg.
Niwa thows a huge punch but Jaa dodges it nicely.
Niwa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jaa's head.
Niwa looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jaa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Niwa seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaa is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is trying to get back to full guard.
Jaa is looking to control Niwa's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jaa avoid being mounted?
Niwa is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jaa sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Niwa lands a nice short elbow.
Niwa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jaa is refusing to be controlled, as Niwa sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Niwa tries to free his leg and advance position but Jaa is retaining full guard.
Jaa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Niwa defends well.
Jaa wants to get back to his feet but Niwa passes into half guard.
Jaa is breathing heavily.
Niwa stands up from half guard.
Niwa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jaa pinned against the cage. Jaa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Niwa tries to keep at a distance but Jaa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Niwa blocks it with crossed arms.
Niwa tries to circle away but Jaa has him pinned against the cage.
Niwa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Niwa blocks it.
Jaa working Niwa over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa prevents Niwa from breaking the clinch.
Niwa has had enough of the clinch but Jaa keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Niwa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jaa darts in trying to clinch
and Niwa counters with a straight right hand.
Jaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jaa tries to clinch but Niwa is having none of it.
Niwa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jaa.
Jaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaa wants to clinch.
Niwa connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niwa cracks Jaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Niwa looks to score with a jab to the body but Jaa is just out of range.
Niwa moves out of range of the strikes.
Niwa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jaa as he jumps to the side.
Jaa wants to clinch up but Niwa keeps it at a distance.
Jaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Niwa pushes him off.
Niwa misses with a straight right.
Jaa tries to clinch up
and Jaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a low kick but Niwa moves out of range easily.
Jaa misses with a kick to the body.
Niwa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Niwa feints and as Jaa raises his hands in defense, Niwa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jaa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Niwa.
Jaa has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Niwa doesn't defend quickly enough and Jaa has managed to lock this one up! Can Niwa escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Jaa on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tony Jaa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Hulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by Sail by AWOLNATION. Hulk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hulkamania!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Hulk!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hulk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Griffin stops Hulk from passing to mount.
Griffin tries to buck Hulk off but Hulk is having none of it.
Griffin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hulk has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Griffin is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin is working hard here to advance position.
Hulk controlling his opponent.
Griffin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Griffin is squirming around, avoiding Hulk's attempts to control the action.
Griffin is trying to escape the mount.
Hulk jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Griffin manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hulk tries to advance to mount but Griffin denies him.
Griffin is looking to regain half guard here but Hulk keeps moving and retains side control.
Griffin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hulk's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Griffin gets full guard.
Griffin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hulk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Griffin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hulk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hulk connects with a couple of short punches.
Hulk looking to pass the guard.
Griffin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Griffin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hulk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Griffin is tightening it up a little... Hulk has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hulk reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hulk taps out! Nice BJJ there by Griffin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Chris Griffin!
Chris Griffin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Matsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nao Sakumichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takashi Matsui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nao Sakumichi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matsui shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sakumichi as he avoids it easily.
Sakumichi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Matsui sprawls well initially but Sakumichi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sakumichi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sakumichi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Sakumichi.
Sakumichi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakumichi wants to take a breather but Matsui is having none of it.
Sakumichi wants to pass to mount but Matsui is defending the position.
Sakumichi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakumichi thows a huge punch but Matsui dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsui blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakumichi.
Sakumichi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Matsui blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sakumichi.
Matsui tries to get to full guard but Sakumichi has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakumichi wants to take a breather but Matsui is having none of it.
Sakumichi works his way into full mount!
Sakumichi throws some wild stikes that Matsui manages to avoid easily.
A nice elbow there by Sakumichi.
Sakumichi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Matsui looks a forlorn figure.
Sakumichi with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakumichi prevents Matsui from getting the reversal.
Sakumichi working the ground and pound effectively.
Sakumichi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Matsui is rocked!
Sakumichi loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Matsui scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Sakumichi land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Sakumichi stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nao Sakumichi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Langham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenta Kobayashi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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169 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Langham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langham lands a big head kick that sends Kobayashi tumbling to the mat! Langham takes a step backwards and waves Kobayashi back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kobayashi is rocked!
It looks like Kenta Kobayashi has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Langham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kobayashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Langham finish him?
Langham clinches.
Langham stalling against the cage.
Kobayashi is trying to drag Langham to the mat but Langham just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kobayashi is trying to pull guard but Langham has him pressed against the cage.
Langham is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chris Langham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenta Kobayashi.
Langham jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Langham is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Langham throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kobayashi seems to have recovered his senses.
Kobayashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Langham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kobayashi looking to sit in guard and control but Langham gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kobayashi wants to stand up but Langham is controlling him.
Langham in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kobayashi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kobayashi should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Langham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Langham drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Langham jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Langham stops Kobayashi from standing up.
Langham trying to control the position from guard on top but Kobayashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kobayashi wants to stand but Langham is controlling the position.
Kobayashi pushes Langham off and gets back to his feet.
Chris Langham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle, before Langham throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Kobayashi's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Langham lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Chris Langham!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Karl Istaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rila Kuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuma has chosen Teach me how to Daugie as his entrance music. Karl Istaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
153 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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148 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Istaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rila Kuma!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Istaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Istaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Istaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuma shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Istaz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kuma looking to pass the guard.
Istaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kuma is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Istaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Istaz has his foot on Kuma's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuma works his way back into a safe position though.
Istaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma controlling from the top position.
Kuma trying to control the position from guard on top but Istaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuma drops back looking for a leg! Istaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Istaz manages to kick Kuma off! Kuma jumps back into Istaz's guard.
Kuma is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Istaz trying to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rila Kuma was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Istaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Istaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuma counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Istaz's guard now.
Kuma advances to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Istaz is trying to maintain the position but Kuma is very close to passing his half guard.
Kuma thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Istaz's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Istaz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuma.
Kuma wants to take a breather but Istaz is having none of it.
Kuma passes to full mount!
Istaz is in a horrible position here. Kuma smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Istaz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kuma get's back to his feet.
Kuma tests Istaz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Istaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuma moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy body kick from Istaz
and Kuma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kuma scores with a jab to the body.
Kuma dives in and grabs Istaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Istaz pushes down on Kuma's head and hops out.
Karl Istaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Istaz misses the target.
Istaz throws a combination that misses
and Kuma counters with a two punch combo.
Kuma throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Istaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Istaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuma was well out of range. Poor timing from Istaz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Istaz throws a right and a left that Kuma avoids nicely.
Istaz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kuma to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Istaz looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kuma has picked Istaz up and slammed him! Istaz can't keep hold of the triangle and Kuma manages to pass to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rila Kuma dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Istaz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kuma scores with a takedown into Istaz's guard.
Istaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kuma gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kuma throws a strike but Istaz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kuma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rila Kuma has got the better of the ground game so far.
Istaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Istaz looking to sit in guard and control but Kuma gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Istaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kuma advances position into side control!
Kuma grinds an elbow into Istaz's temple.
Kuma lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Istaz down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuma has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kuma controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Istaz wants to hold on but Kuma pushes him away.
Kuma gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Istaz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuma connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Istaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Istaz throws a leg kick
and Kuma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Istaz misses with a jab to the body
and Kuma counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Istaz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kuma counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Istaz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kuma scoring with punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here as Kuma stalls from top position.
Check out the look on Kuma's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Istaz gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Istaz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kuma trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kuma landing strikes from the mount and Istaz is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuma working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kuma content just to control the position here.
Kuma putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kuma has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Istaz's face.
Istaz tries to reverse the position but Kuma maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuma looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kuma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuma in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rila Kuma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kuma shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Istaz as he avoids it easily.
Kuma blocks a head kick by Istaz.
An inside leg kick from Istaz misses.
Kuma clobbers Istaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Istaz lands a front kick.
Kuma bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Istaz's head backwards.
Istaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kuma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kuma checks a leg kick.
Kuma ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rila Kuma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Istaz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kuma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Istaz thumps Kuma with a low kick.
Kuma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Istaz throws a combination that misses
and Kuma counters with a straight right hand.
Kuma scores with a jab. Istaz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kuma lands a jab to Istaz's midsection.
Kuma scores with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kuma.
A jab from Kuma finds it's way through Istaz's defenses.
Istaz misses with a kick to the body.
Istaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kuma scores with a shot to the body.
Istaz tries to sprawl but Kuma drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Istaz wants to control but Kuma is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Istaz wants to control but Kuma passes into side.
Rila Kuma is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Istaz is looking to regain half guard here but Kuma keeps moving and retains side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuma wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Istaz, who protects the arm well.
Kuma trying to control the action but Istaz is working from the bottom.
Istaz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma controls the position from side control.
Istaz wants to control but Kuma postures up.
Istaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kuma working the ground and pound but Istaz is defending the strikes.
Kuma stands up.
Istaz throws a series of punches but Kuma moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Istaz misses with a hook.
Karl Istaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Istaz throws the kick towards the body but Kuma avoids it.
Istaz throws a sloppy head kick
and Kuma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuma connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kuma thuds his shin into the meat of Istaz's side.
Istaz misses with a low kick.
Kuma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karl Istaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Istaz lands with a kick to the temple. Kuma shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Karl Istaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuma dives in and scores a takedown into Istaz's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuma stands and steps away. Istaz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Istaz throws a front kick aimed at Kuma's knee but Kuma avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rila Kuma comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rila Kuma!
An out of breath and clearly excited Rila Kuma thanked 1337 ANZAC for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thaksin Yodsuwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izaac Kari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thaksin Yodsuwan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Izaac Kari!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kari misses with a two punch combination.
Kari fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yodsuwan. That's going to slow Kari down.
Yodsuwan lands with an uppercut that bounces Kari off the cage and back into range.
Kari throws the kick towards the body but Yodsuwan avoids it.
Nice body punch from Kari.
Yodsuwan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kari misses with a two punch combination.
Yodsuwan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yodsuwan is looking to slow Kari down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yodsuwan motions for Kari to come forward. Yodsuwan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yodsuwan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yodsuwan throws a series of strikes that have Kari backpedaling.
Kari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kari thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodsuwan tries to work over Kari's front leg with a kick but Kari checks it.
Yodsuwan throws a head kick but Kari moves out of range.
Yodsuwan misses with a head kick.
Kari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yodsuwan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yodsuwan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kari misses with a looping right.
Yodsuwan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kari has managed to clinch.
Kari misses with a body punch.
Kari pushes Yodsuwan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kari has a couple of punches blocked by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan lands a knee to the body.
Yodsuwan lands a nice knee to the body.
Kari blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yodsuwan tries to stall but Kari uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Kari.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yodsuwan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kari blocks an uppercut.
Yodsuwan has a couple of punches blocked by Kari.
Kari prevents a body shot from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan has Kari pressed against the cage.
Yodsuwan looking to throw knees to the head but Kari is blocking nicely.
Yodsuwan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kari is keeping busy.
Yodsuwan tries a knee to the head but Kari blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kari.
Yodsuwan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kari is keeping busy.
Kari struggles to land a body shot inside as Yodsuwan controls his hands.
Kari digs a right hand into Yodsuwan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yodsuwan's gas tank.
Yodsuwan lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kari.
Yodsuwan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kari struggles to land a body shot inside as Yodsuwan controls his hands.
Yodsuwan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kari's face.
Yodsuwan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yodsuwan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kari as Yodsuwan tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kari is working Yodsuwan over against the cage.
Kari struggles to land a body shot inside as Yodsuwan controls his hands.
Kari is leaning against Yodsuwan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yodsuwan misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kari swings wildly with an uppercut but Yodsuwan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kari as Yodsuwan tries to tie him up.
Kari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yodsuwan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yodsuwan is looking to control Kari's arms but Kari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yodsuwan has his back to the cage.
Kari misses with the head strike.
A short right from Kari on the inside.
Kari working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Thaksin Yodsuwan will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kari fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yodsuwan, pushing him back against the cage.
Kari stalls.
Kari has a couple of punches blocked by Yodsuwan.
Yodsuwan blocking some punches.
Kari being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kari.
Kari misses with a body punch.
Yodsuwan lands an uppercut.
Yodsuwan tries a body shot but Kari blocks it.
Yodsuwan lands with a light punch inside.
Kari is rocked!
Yodsuwan blocks an uppercut.
Kari is still on wobbly legs! Can Yodsuwan finish him?
Yodsuwan working the clinch nicely. Kari is working for position but Yodsuwan cracks him with a big knee to the head! Kari crumples up against the cage and Yodsuwan lands two more shots before the ref can save Kari! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Thaksin Yodsuwan!
Thaksin Yodsuwan retains his featherweight title!
Thaksin Yodsuwan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piero Vischi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen In The Morning as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Vischi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Piero Vischi has been cut.
Vischi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Vischi.
Piero Vischi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vischi lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Vischi takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vischi moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Vischi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Vischi moves out of range easily.
Vischi avoids the body shot from Smith.
Vischi throws a head kick that misses
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Vischi's belly button to the back.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Vischi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vischi. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith tries to clinch there but Vischi circles away.
Vischi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vischi dodges the punch combination from Smith.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Vischi's defenses.
Vischi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vischi closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Vischi controls the action.
Vischi manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vischi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vischi tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith checks the leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Vischi. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Vischi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Smith darts in and clinches Vischi up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Vischi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vischi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vischi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vischi blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vischi.
Vischi misses with a body punch.
Vischi lands a shoulder strike.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Vischi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith is rocked!
Vischi is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Vischi finish him?
Vischi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vischi working the clinch nicely. Smith is working for position but Vischi cracks him with a big knee to the head! Smith crumples up against the cage and Vischi lands two more shots before the ref can save Smith! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Piero Vischi!
Piero Vischi retains his light heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Piero Vischi made sure he mentioned [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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