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GFL 10 - Pot vs Hornblower PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Hartmann (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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143 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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felix Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hartmann looks for a takedown but Aldo sprawls well.
Hartmann is looking to score with low kicks.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Hartmann is avoiding it.
Hartmann gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aldo doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Hartmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Aldo misses with a head kick.
Aldo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hartmann counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hartmann slips a jab and a cross from Aldo.
Aldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hartmann keeps the fight on the outside.
Hartmann thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aldo if he has to take too many more of those.
Aldo wants to slow Hartmann down by chopping away at his legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hartmann, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartmann throws a nice inside leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hartmann.
Hartmann stands up and beckons Aldo to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hartmann fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hartmann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hartmann throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Hartmann finds it's way through Aldo's defenses.
Hartmann looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Aldo!
Hartmann is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Aldo.
Hartmann shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Aldo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldo bucks up and tries to throw Hartmann off but instead Hartmann has got his back!
Aldo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hartmann decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Hartmann counters with a low kick, right behind Aldo 's knee.
Good leg kick by Hartmann there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hartmann scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aldo looks for the body kick but Hartmann saw that one coming.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Hartmann moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aldo is looking to clinch but Hartmann is avoiding it.
A left lands for Aldo.
Hartmann shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aldo wants it to stay on the feet.
Jose Aldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Hartmann.
Hartmann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aldo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aldo shoots in for a double leg but Hartmann sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Hartmann checks it.
Hartmann throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Aldo on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aldo wants to clinch up but Hartmann keeps it at a distance.
Hartmann avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartmann blocks the body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aldo misses the shot to the body.
Aldo throws a right hand that Hartmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Hartmann also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Aldo. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Hartmann 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.
Aldo rushes Hartmann and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Aldo.
Aldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aldo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hartmann sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Aldo somewhat.
Felix Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Hartmann.
Aldo tries to clinch up but Hartmann circles away and keeps his distance.
Hartmann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hartmann is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
Aldo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldo tries to clinch there but Hartmann circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann gets a clinch.
Aldo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Aldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartmann controls his hands.
Aldo wants the takedown. Hartmann is fighting it off but Aldo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hartmann's guard against the cage.
Hartmann pushes Aldo off and scrambles back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Aldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Felix Hartmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hartmann shoots in but no luck this time.
Hartmann throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Aldo.
Jose Aldo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartmann throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aldo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hartmann throws a series of strikes that have Aldo backpedaling.
Aldo misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hartmann.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a leg kick.
Aldo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hartmann. Hartmann obviously looking to wear him down.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hartmann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from Hartmann.
Hartmann misses with a double jab.
Hartmann throws a head kick that Aldo semi-blocks.
An inside leg kick lands from Hartmann.
Hartmann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aldo's sensitive parts.
Hartmann dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aldo. That did some damage!
Aldo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hartmann can pounce on him.
Aldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartmann tries to bum rush Aldo with a series of wild strikes but Aldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldo lands a nice hook to Hartmann's body. Hartmann takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hartmann is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a jab. Hartmann acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Aldo misses with the combination.
Aldo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hartmann back to the cage. Aldo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aldo. Hartmann does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Aldo as he checks the leg kick.
Aldo tries to close the distance and clinch but Hartmann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hartmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Aldo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hartmann if he has to take too many more of those.
Aldo lands a nice looking body kick.
Hartmann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aldo counters with a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo throws a series of strikes that have Hartmann backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo throws a low kick but Hartmann moves out of range easily.
Aldo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hartmann gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hartmann goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aldo prevents it.
Aldo looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aldo prevents Hartmann from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hartmann.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann is looking to slow Aldo down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hartmann scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Aldo clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aldo.
Aldo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hartmann is defending well.
Hartmann blocks an elbow strike.
Aldo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hartmann backwards.
Hartmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann gets the takedown into side control.
Aldo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hartmann decides to stand back up.
Aldo is looking to wear down Hartmann with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hartmann as Aldo shoots in.
Hartmann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
and Hartmann counters with a series of strikes. Aldo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aldo tries to clinch but Hartmann moves out of range.
Hartmann changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aldo tries to avoid it but Hartmann manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aldo to the ground. Aldo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Aldo or perhaps it was just good defense by Hartmann which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hartmann.
Aldo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hartmann circles away.
Hartmann throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aldo's head.
Aldo looks to land a left hand but Hartmann moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hartmann fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hartmann lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aldo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hartmann circles away.
Aldo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Aldo has his takedown stuffed
and Hartmann counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hartmann.
Aldo slips a jab and a cross from Hartmann.
Hartmann tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Aldo.
Hartmann scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Aldo avoids the head kick by Hartmann.
Hartmann staying out of range there.
Aldo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hartmann shoots in looking for a takedown but Aldo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hartmann's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hartmann gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Aldo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hartmann is keeping busy.
Aldo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hartmann keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Aldo's efforts to push away.
Aldo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hartmann lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldo circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Aldo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hartmann, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo shoots in but Hartmann avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hartmann has closed the distance and engaged Aldo in a clinch.
Hartmann manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aldo.
Aldo throws a leg kick but Hartmann sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Aldo is looking to clinch.
Hartmann scores with a jab. Aldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hartmann manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Aldo on his heels. He'll look to pass Aldo's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo wants to hit a switch here but Hartmann passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Aldo there!
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.
Hartmann gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Hartmann comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hartmann has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Hartmann!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Joyner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreas Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Russell Joyner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Russell Joyner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andreas Hug!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hug fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hug misses with a jab to the body
and Joyner counters with a straight right hand.
Joyner moves out of range as Hug strikes.
Hug misses the shot to the body.
Hug will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joyner looks to land a combination but Hug avoids it well.
Hug slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Joyner loads up on a big right hand but Hug slips the punch.
Joyner looks to throw the jab but Hug is out of range.
Joyner throws a looping overhand right but Hug ducks down to avoid it.
Joyner moves away from the strike by Hug.
Hug instigates a clinch.
Joyner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hug pulls his leg out and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Hug or perhaps it was just good defense by Joyner which made him look bad.
Andreas Hug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Joyner or perhaps it was just good defense by Hug which made him look bad.
Hug connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hug rushes Joyner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hug gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joyner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russell Joyner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hug lands a nice knee to the body.
Hug avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hug obliges.
Hug lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hug avoiding damage.
Hug manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hug avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hug bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Joyner's guard.
Hug won't allow Joyner to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joyner preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hug throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug trying to control but Joyner is working from the bottom.
Hug working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joyner keeping full guard, as Hug tries to pass.
Joyner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hug.
Joyner is looking to stand up but Hug isn't so interested in that idea.
Joyner keeping full guard, as Hug tries to pass.
Hug sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hug trying to control the position from guard on top but Joyner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andreas Hug has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hug shoots in but no luck this time.
Joyner misses with a combination
and Hug counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Joyner misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Hug misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hug throws a right hand that misses
and Joyner counters with a right hand to the body.
Hug looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joyner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hug finds it's way round the side to connect with Joyner's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andreas Hug dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joyner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hug.
Hug paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hug throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hug bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joyner's head.
Hug swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joyner throws the left hand but Hug avoids the punch easily.
Hug showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joyner.
Joyner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Joyner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hug.
Hug keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joyner.
Andreas Hug seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hug misses with an uppercut.
Joyner avoids the head kick by Hug.
Joyner misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyner throws a jab when Hug was well out of range.
Hug looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Joyner throws a series of punches but Hug avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Hug throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joyner cracks Hug with a good jab.
It looks like Andreas Hug has been cut.
Russell Joyner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Joyner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hug fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hug is breathing heavily.
Hug throws a combination. Joyner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hug throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joyner.
Joyner misses with a looping left.
Joyner throws a body punch but Hug moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hug fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joyner manages to avoid it.
Hug falls off balance throwing a combination
and Joyner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Hug. Those never looked like landing.
Joyner misses with an uppercut.
Hug pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joyner walks into a straight right hand from Hug.
Hug uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joyner.
Hug slips a jab and a cross from Joyner.
Hug walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hug takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joyner tests Hug's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joyner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hug under the eye.
Hug is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyner misses with a straight right.
Hug uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joyner.
Nice defenses there by Joyner.
Joyner looks to land a combination but Hug avoids it well.
Joyner jabs Hug to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hug misses with a looping left.
Hug swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hug falls off balance throwing a combination
and Joyner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hug is still on wobbly legs! Can Joyner finish him?
Joyner misses the jab.
Hug seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joyner looks to land a left hand but Hug moved out of range nicely.
Joyner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hug swings for the body but Joyner moves out of range.
Joyner missing with a left hand there. Hug was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hug misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Joyner does no damage.
Joyner shoots in but Hug avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hug scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joyner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hug swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hug throws a sloppy head kick and Joyner moves out of range easily.
Joyner catches Hug with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Russell Joyner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Hug's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A big right from Joyner misses.
Hug throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Joyner counters with a stiff right hand.
Joyner moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Hug goes down! Can Joyner finish him!?
That has opened up Andreas Hug's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joyner trying to control but Hug is working from the bottom.
Joyner pushes down on Hug's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hug is looking to escape.
Hug avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joyner.
Hug looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joyner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hug takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joyner landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hug is trying to stand up here but Joyner is controlling him well.
Hug is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joyner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Joyner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hug has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joyner tries to pass to full mount but Hug defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joyner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hug has managed to free his arm - good work.
Joyner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Joyner is trying to control the action in half guard but Hug is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Joyner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hug avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joyner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hug blocking the ground and pound attempt from Joyner.
Joyner wants to take a breather but Hug is having none of it.
Joyner is stalling here. Hug is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Joyner seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hug has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Joyner wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Joyner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hug.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joyner dodges the ground and pound from Hug.
Joyner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hug asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hug working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Joyner is trying to buck Hug off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hug is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Joyner has escaped the position, nice work there.
Joyner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hug has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Joyner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Joyner 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 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Joyner!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Russell Joyner made sure he mentioned BioLuvoil, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tobirama Katsushiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Sawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Sawa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tobirama Katsushiro's chin.
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170 lbs
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153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tobirama Katsushiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jake Sawa!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsushiro gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Katsushiro wants to stand but Sawa is controlling the position.
Sawa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Katsushiro's guard.
Sawa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Katsushiro!
Sawa is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Katsushiro is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Sawa!
A very excited looking Jake Sawa made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz has chosen T-moor Rodriguez - Out in space as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Dominick Cruz acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Leroy Sloan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominick Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sloan keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Sloan keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Sloan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
Sloan trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz stands and steps away. Sloan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cruz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cruz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cruz throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sloan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cruz is in Sloan's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Sloan is keeping the position.
Cruz advances position into side control!
Cruz tries for a kimura but Sloan is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloan wants to control but Cruz postures up.
Sloan is not content to let Cruz control the position.
Sloan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cruz is controlling him well.
Sloan wants to control but Cruz postures up.
Cruz wants to control but Sloan is keeping him busy.
Sloan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sloan is trying to control Cruz's posture but Cruz avoids it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sloan is trying to buck Cruz off.
Sloan is breathing heavily.
Cruz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Sloan sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cruz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sloan leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leroy Sloan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominick Cruz.
Cruz fails with the takedown.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cruz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sloan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sloan tries for a takedown but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloan wants to clinch but Cruz slips to the side
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown. Sloan fights it but they end up in guard.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Sloan is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sloan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz stops Sloan from standing up.
Cruz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dominick Cruz was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Cruz shoots for a takedown but Sloan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Cruz swats away the attempt to clinch by Sloan.
Sloan closes the distance looking to clinch
so Cruz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Sloan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sloan manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into Sloan's guard.
Cruz stops Sloan from standing up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cruz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Sloan is keeping the position.
Sloan trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cruz trying to control but Sloan is working from the bottom.
Sloan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cruz is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sloan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cruz counters with a shoot takedown. Sloan fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz trying to control but Sloan is working from the bottom.
Cruz drops back looking for a leg! Sloan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sloan manages to kick Cruz off! Cruz jumps back into Sloan's guard.
Cruz stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sloan darts in trying to clinch
and Cruz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cruz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz is pushing down on Sloan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sloan is fighting to maintain full guard but Cruz has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sloan wants to stand back up but Cruz manages to pass into side control.
Sloan tries to escape but Cruz is in control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sloan, who protects the arm well.
Cruz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sloan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cruz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cruz lands some shots froms side control.
Cruz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sloan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cruz working away.
Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cruz is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sloan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cruz gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sloan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cruz lets go of the hold and Sloan can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dominick Cruz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Zdyrko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurosaki Ichigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zdyrko comes to the cage accompanied by Paris. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xavier Zdyrko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kurosaki Ichigo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichigo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zdyrko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zdyrko looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Ichigo throws a series of punches but Zdyrko moves out of range.
Zdyrko misses with a double jab
and Ichigo counters with a one-two to the body.
Zdyrko gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Zdyrko tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Ichigo is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Zdyrko buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Zdyrko!! Zdyrko is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Ichigo throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurosaki Ichigo!
A pretty intense looking Kurosaki Ichigo took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cice Salace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oda Hattori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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25
183 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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26
182 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cice Salace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oda Hattori!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Hattori.
Hattori throws a head kick that misses.
Hattori misses with a head kick.
Salace shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hattori manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Salace works over Hattori with some ground and pound from guard.
Salace connects with a couple of short punches.
Salace makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salace is in close to Hattori's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Salace stops Hattori from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salace drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hattori manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Salace has Hattori in his guard.
Hattori must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hattori preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salace is working hard here to advance position.
Salace has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hattori can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Salace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hattori has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Salace to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hattori is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Salace pulls down on the head and he's put Hattori to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Cice Salace!
Cice Salace decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dark Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misaaki Satake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Dark Coleman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dark Coleman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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183 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dark Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Misaaki Satake!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coleman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Coleman is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Satake has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Coleman is looking to defend but Satake has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Coleman! Satake pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Coleman taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Misaaki Satake!
Misaaki Satake took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Pot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathanial Hornblower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pot comes to the cage accompanied by HighWay Star!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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157 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corey Pot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathanial Hornblower!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hornblower moves away from the strike by Pot.
Hornblower tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pot swivels and escapes.
Pot ducks under a wild hook from Hornblower.
Hornblower dives in and scores a takedown into Pot's guard.
Hornblower loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hornblower wants to control from the top but Pot keeps moving.
Hornblower throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hornblower wants to control from the top but Pot keeps moving.
Hornblower in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornblower trying to control but Pot is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nathanial Hornblower.
Hornblower thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pot if he has to take too many more of those.
Hornblower closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hornblower lands in his opponent's guard.
Pot on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pot tries to get out of the position.
Hornblower in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hornblower trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hornblower in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hornblower with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hornblower drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hornblower jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hornblower trying to control the position from guard on top but Pot is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!
Hornblower in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pot keeping moving, preventing Hornblower from controlling successfully.
Pot bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hornblower's guard.
Hornblower has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hornblower is striking off his back. Pot thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Hornblower works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pot has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Hornblower to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Pot is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Hornblower pulls down on the head and he's put Pot to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nathanial Hornblower!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nathanial Hornblower waved his t-shirt featuring [JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allistair Collosus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hara kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Armin van Buuren - Sail. Collosus has chosen Dean Malenko - Bad Ass Theme Song as his entrance music. Allistair Collosus has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Josh Hara's chin.
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205 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Hara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Allistair Collosus!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hara shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Collosus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hara thows a huge punch but Collosus dodges it nicely.
Collosus is trying to stand back up but Hara is controlling him
Hara is trying to work for a kimura but Collosus is defending well.
Hara is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Collosus is just riding it out for now. Hara eventually gives up the hold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hara lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hara is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hara throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Collosus to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hara throwing strikes from guard but Collosus blocks nicely.
Hara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Collosus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hara won't allow Collosus to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hara throws a big elbow that misses.
Collosus pushes Hara off and scrambles back to his feet.
Hara shoots in and bounces Collosus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Collosus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hara 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.
Collosus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hara throws a big right hand that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Collosus is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hara is looking to work some ground and pound but Collosus has wrist control.
Hara throws a big right hand that misses.
Hara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hara throws an elbow that misses. Collosus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hara's guard. Nice move by Collosus!
Collosus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hara is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Collosus's guard.
Collosus pushes Hara off and gets back to his feet.
Collosus lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Collosus.
It looks like Josh Hara has been cut.
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!
Nice defenses there by Hara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collosus cracks Hara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Collosus enables Hara to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Collosus manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hara is breathing heavily.
Hara distracts Collosus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hara in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hara throws an elbow that misses. Collosus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hara's guard. Nice move by Collosus!
Collosus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hara is keeping the position for now.
Collosus decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hara, up you get!
Allistair Collosus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hara tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Collosus swivels and escapes.
Hara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Collosus.
Collosus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hara circles away quickly and effectively.
Collosus cracks Hara with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Allistair Collosus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Hara's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Collosus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hara drives through with a takedown into guard.
Collosus is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Hara has Collosus pressed against the cage, preventing Collosus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hara pulls guard effortlessly.
Collosus won't allow Hara to sweep him here.
Collosus connects with a couple of short punches.
Collosus throwing strikes from guard but Hara blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hara is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Collosus rolls with it to try and escape but Hara cranks on the arm and Collosus is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Hara!
Josh Hara managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bushido Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akira Maeda could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacob Stone's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Stone!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maeda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maeda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maeda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stone.
Stone throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maeda on the side of the head.
Stone connects with a body shot.
Stone throws a body kick the misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Maeda dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Stone instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Maeda.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Stone.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stone obliges.
Stone stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Stone misses with a punch to the body.
Stone is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Stone receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Maeda avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Stone works on Maeda's body with a couple of short punches.
Stone letting Maeda take a breather here.
Stone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maeda misses with a body punch.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Maeda blocks with his arms.
Maeda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone just leaning against Maeda, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Stone's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jacob Stone.
Maeda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stone.
Maeda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Stone.
A left lands for Maeda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stone. Maeda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maeda looks to land a body kick but Stone moved away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maeda. That's going to slow Stone down.
Stone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick by Stone misses
and Maeda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stone fails to land with a series of punches.
Maeda tries to score with a low kick but Stone moves his leg out of the way.
Stone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maeda throws a head kick but Stone moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda misses with a low kick.
Maeda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stone counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.
Maeda throws out a loose jab but Stone uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Maeda misses.
Stone misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stone scores with a jab to the body.
Maeda connects with a solid leg kick.
Stone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stone looks to score with a jab to the body but Maeda is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maeda misses the jab.
Stone tries to clinch up.
Maeda drops his hands momentarily and Stone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Stone dominated that round.
That's time! Maeda's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stone throws a leg kick that misses.
Stone connects with the punch.
Stone lands with a right hand.
Maeda connects with a leg kick. Stone looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maeda lands with a cross.
Maeda scores with a spinning back kick!
Maeda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maeda wants to land a leg kick but Stone is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maeda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stone misses with a combination
and Maeda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stone scores with a three punch combo!
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Maeda pushes him off.
Stone is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maeda rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda cracks the inside of Stone's front leg.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Stone throws a head kick but Maeda moves out of range.
Maeda with a jab.
Maeda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maeda tests Stone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stone is rocked!
Stone misses with a two punch combination.
Stone is still on wobbly legs! Can Maeda finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Maeda circles away.
Maeda darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Stone's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Maeda before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akira Maeda!
Akira Maeda made sure to mention his sponsor, Sharon Needles Nutrition (Donation givebacks PROMO in his post fight interview.
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