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Pride 34: Presser PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wa Sa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Antorio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sa comes into the arena with Fat Lip blaring out of the sound system. Antorio has chosen I Stand Alone as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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203 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wa Sa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anton Antorio!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sa tries a head kick but it misses.
Sa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Antorio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Antorio.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Antorio cracks Sa with a solid left hand.
Sa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Antorio trying to control the position from guard on top but Sa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Antorio passes into half guard.
Sa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Antorio.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Antorio lands with a punch from half guard.
Sa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Antorio on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sa is looking for a sweep. Antorio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Antorio scores with a couple of nice shots.
Antorio slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Antorio working over Sa with some ground and pound. Sa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sa wants to get back to full guard but Antorio has mounted him!
Antorio landing strikes from the mount and Sa is in trouble!
Antorio looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Sa covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Antorio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Aoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinji Aoshi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 8 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinji Aoshi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoshi is looking to land body kicks.
Gracie dives in and grabs Aoshi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aoshi pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Aoshi throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie shoots in looking for a takedown. Aoshi tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Aoshi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoshi thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
Aoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Aoshi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aoshi circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoshi throws a head kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown. Aoshi fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Aoshi keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Aoshi wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie stands and throws Aoshi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Aoshi wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie decides to stand up, so the ref orders Aoshi to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoshi digs a good body shot into Gracie's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoshi throws a body kick the misses
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aoshi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aoshi is looking to escape.
Gracie passes to full mount!
Gracie fails to advance to Aoshi's back.
Aoshi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aoshi is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Aoshi is having none of it.
Aoshi has given up his back here. Will Gracie look for the submission or keep pounding away?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoshi preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gracie.
Aoshi is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Gracie off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Aoshi controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Gracie is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aoshi is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gracie is cranking Aoshi's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Aoshi! He's tightened the choke and Aoshi is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Helio Gracie!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Splinter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Schwarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Schwarz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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30
260 lbs
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274 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Master Splinter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hans Schwarz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarz slips a jab from Splinter.
Splinter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Splinter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Schwarz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Splinter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Schwarz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Splinter can pounce on him.
Schwarz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Splinter wants to land a leg kick but Schwarz is out of range.
Splinter digs a good hook to Schwarz's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Splinter connects with a solid leg kick.
Schwarz looks gassed!
Splinter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Schwarz's calf.
Splinter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Splinter thows a body kick. Schwarz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schwarz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Splinter lands a leg kick that knocks Schwarz off balance momentarily.
Splinter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Splinter.
Splinter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schwarz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Schwarz 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schwarz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Hans Schwarz has been cut.
Splinter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Splinter scores with a kick to the body.
Splinter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schwarz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Splinter lands a leg kick that knocks Schwarz off balance momentarily.
Splinter connects with a stiff jab that staggers Schwarz - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Master Splinter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boom Boom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Brannigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boom comes to the ring accompanied by Punks Jump Up to Get Beat Down. Sean Brannigan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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172 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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185 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boom Boom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Brannigan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brannigan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brannigan. That's going to slow Boom down.
Boom shoots for a double leg takedown but Brannigan sprawls well. He's pushed Boom's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brannigan 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.
Brannigan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boom momentarily.
Boom throws a head kick but Brannigan moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Brannigan.
It looks like Boom Boom has been cut.
Brannigan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom shoots in but Brannigan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brannigan throws out a powerful jab.
Boom misses with a wild body shot.
Brannigan misses with a head kick.
Brannigan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boom throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Boom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Brannigan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brannigan with a nice cross.
Boom moves into the clinch.
Brannigan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boom has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brannigan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boom Boom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brannigan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brannigan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boom is breathing heavily.
Brannigan throws an elbow that misses.
Brannigan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circle momentarily. Brannigan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boom is rocked!
Boom bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Brannigan comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Boom falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Boom was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Brannigan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dionicio Pizarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Siciliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pizarro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Globus - Europa (Instrumental Version) . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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200 lbs
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192 lbs
15 - 14 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionicio Pizarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Siciliano!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pizarro looks to land a combination but Siciliano avoids it well.
Siciliano moves into the clinch.
Siciliano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siciliano tries to clinch but Pizarro moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Siciliano.
Siciliano closes the distance but Pizarro moves to the side
and Pizarro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Siciliano throws a head kick but Pizarro moves out of range.
Pizarro shoots in for a double leg but Siciliano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Siciliano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Siciliano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pizarro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Siciliano fails with a takedown attempt.
Siciliano moves to clinch but Pizarro breaks away
and Pizarro counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pizarro lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siciliano closes the distance but Pizarro moves to the side
and Pizarro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Siciliano shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Siciliano showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Siciliano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siciliano misses with a head shot. Pizarro uses the momentum to regain guard.
Siciliano throws a strike but Pizarro rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Siciliano wants to sweep but no luck.
Pizarro trying to control but Siciliano is working from the bottom.
Pizarro drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pizarro jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Siciliano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pizarro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Siciliano is keeping the position for now.
Pizarro drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Siciliano manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pizarro has Siciliano in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano is looking to advance position but Pizarro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Siciliano is trying to escape the mount.
Siciliano looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pizarro has the hooks in. Siciliano is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Siciliano showing good submission defense here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pizarro gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Pizarro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Siciliano is just riding it out for now. Pizarro eventually gives up the hold.
Siciliano desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pizarro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Siciliano wants to control but Pizarro passes into side.
Pizarro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pizarro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Siciliano has escaped the position, nice work there.
Siciliano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Siciliano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Siciliano.
Siciliano has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pizarro has passed into side control.
Siciliano is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Siciliano manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dionicio Pizarro will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pizarro moves into range and clinches up with Siciliano.
Pizarro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pizarro blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Siciliano.
Siciliano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Pizarro fails to land.
Pizarro pushes Siciliano back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Siciliano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pizarro's efforts to push away.
Pizarro wants to get back to striking at distance but Siciliano won't allow it.
Pizarro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Siciliano tries a body shot but Pizarro blocks it.
Pizarro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Siciliano gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Pizarro regains guard.
Pizarro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siciliano is looking to control Pizarro's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Siciliano avoid being mounted?
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pizarro connects with a nice short shot to Siciliano's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Siciliano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Siciliano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Siciliano keeping full guard, as Pizarro tries to pass.
Pizarro connects with a couple of short punches.
Siciliano manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Siciliano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Siciliano working for a submission but Pizarro is keeping him at bay.
Siciliano with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siciliano throwing strikes here but Pizarro is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Siciliano is landing with some decent strikes but Pizarro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Siciliano throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Siciliano is landing with some decent strikes but Pizarro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pizarro is looking to get to half guard.
Pizarro sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Siciliano misses with a head shot. Pizarro uses the momentum to regain guard.
Siciliano scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Siciliano drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pizarro dives on top into guard.
Pizarro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Siciliano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pizarro is one step ahead there.
Fred Siciliano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Siciliano keeping full guard, as Pizarro tries to pass.
Pizarro preventing the sweep.
Siciliano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pizarro preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro trying to control but Siciliano is working from the bottom.
Siciliano has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pizarro has passed into side control.
Siciliano is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pizarro's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Siciliano is trying to control but can't.
Pizarro wants to free his trapped foot but Siciliano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pizarro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Siciliano is pressing down on Pizarro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pizarro throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Siciliano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Siciliano manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Siciliano goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pizarro is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Siciliano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Pizarro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Siciliano darts in trying to clinch
and Pizarro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Siciliano thinking.
Pizarro jabs Siciliano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pizarro closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Siciliano has Pizarro up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pizarro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Pizarro.
A short right from Pizarro on the inside.
Pizarro has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Siciliano is trying to keep an underhook but Pizarro manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siciliano is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pizarro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pizarro passes the guard and advances to mount!
Siciliano keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Siciliano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pizarro looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Siciliano bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pizarro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Siciliano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Siciliano drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pizarro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Siciliano has Pizarro in his guard.
Siciliano lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pizarro!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pizarro is desperately trying to improve his position but Siciliano has a good base and remains in mount.
Siciliano dominating with strikes here.
Pizarro is in a horrible position here. Siciliano smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siciliano has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pizarro's face.
Siciliano throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Siciliano with the ground and pound from mount.
Siciliano pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Pizarro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Siciliano throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siciliano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Siciliano punishing his opponent with strikes.
Siciliano lands a heavy elbow.
Pizarro is rocked!
Pizarro flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Oh Pizarro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Siciliano drops a big elbow. That's hurt Pizarro! More shots from Siciliano and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Siciliano!
A very excited looking Fred Siciliano 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Eder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsuke Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eder comes to the ring accompanied by You're the best around. 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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179 lbs
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174 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
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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
13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Eder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Eder. Nakamura does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamura moves in looking to clinch but Eder pushes him off.
Eder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nakamura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nakamura gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nakamura is trying to drag Eder to the mat but Eder just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Nakamura prevents Eder from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nakamura.
Nakamura doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eder is trying to break free.
Nakamura with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nakamura lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Nakamura softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Eder tries to land knees in the clinch but Nakamura avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nakamura has a couple of punches blocked by Eder.
Nakamura tries to work over Eder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakamura prevents Eder from breaking the clinch.
Eder dodges an elbow strike from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with some punches.
Eder has had enough of the clinch but Nakamura keeps him there for the moment.
Eder lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Eder stops Nakamura from getting back to his feet.
Nakamura is looking for a sweep. Eder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nakamura is looking to control Eder's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nakamura avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakamura closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Eder's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control but Eder is working from the bottom.
Nakamura throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eder is trying to keep Nakamura in close.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Eder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakamura looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura trying to control the position from guard on top but Eder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nakamura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eder is keeping the position for now.
Eder is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nakamura sitting in guard here, content to control.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shunsuke Nakamura hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Eder clobbers Nakamura with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eder tries a head kick but it misses.
Eder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Eder throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eder looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamura is just out of range.
Nakamura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Eder throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Nakamura's head.
Eder blocks a head kick by Nakamura.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura blocks a head kick by Eder.
Kyle Eder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eder takes a swing at Nakamura's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shunsuke Nakamura will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nakamura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Eder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Eder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakamura slips under a jab from Eder.
Nakamura closes the distance and pushes Eder back into the ropes.
Nakamura scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Eder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kyle Eder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakamura misses with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Nakamura as he connects with a hook.
Eder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eder throws a hook to the side of Nakamura's head but Nakamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nakamura swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Eder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nakamura lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eder.
Nakamura takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Shunsuke Nakamura has been cut.
Nakamura tries to clinch up but Eder circles away and keeps his distance.
Eder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Eder throws a looping overhand right but Nakamura ducks down to avoid it.
Donk. Eder catches Nakamura right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Nakamura 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shunsuke Nakamura is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eder.
Kyle Eder is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamura throws a combination that misses
and Eder counters with a nice leg kick.
Nakamura looks to throw the jab but Eder is out of range.
Nakamura blocks the body kick.
Eder fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nakamura connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Eder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eder looks to land a left hand but Nakamura moved out of range nicely.
Nakamura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nakamura wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eder throws the left hand but Nakamura avoids the punch easily.
Eder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eder with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Eder missing with a left hand there. Nakamura was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Eder.
Eder cracks a nice hook into Nakamura's ribs.
Eder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nakamura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura avoids the head kick by Eder.
Eder thuds his right hand into Nakamura's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nakamura checks a leg kick.
Eder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nakamura tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eder was well out of range. Poor timing from Nakamura.
Nakamura scores with a decent looking hook.
Nakamura connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good shot there by Nakamura.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Eder - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nakamura. Eder does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Eder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shunsuke Nakamura's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Eder's corner calls for a 1-2. Eder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nakamura tries to clinch up but Eder circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakamura throws the left hand but Eder avoids the punch easily.
Nakamura uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Eder has time to react.
Eder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nakamura moves away.
Eder throws a hook to the side of Nakamura's head but Nakamura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nakamura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakamura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakamura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Eder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nakamura.
Eder thows a body shot but no joy.
Eder tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Eder misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Eder.
Eder misses with a body punch
and Nakamura counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheers as Nakamura lands an impressive looking overhand right. Eder doesn't seem phased though.
Nakamura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nakamura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eder moves away.
Eder misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eder throws out the jab.
Eder slips a jab and a cross from Nakamura.
Nakamura misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Eder.
A big right from Eder misses.
Nakamura lands with a good body shot.
Eder throws an off balance right hand
and Eder takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Eder.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eder lands a leg kick that knocks Nakamura off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eder throws a head kick but Nakamura moves out of range.
Eder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakamura.
Eder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eder connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Nakamura.
A jab lands there for Eder.
Eder throws a shot from downtown. Nakamura moves away and avoids it.
Nakamura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Nakamura misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eder looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamura is just out of range.
Nakamura blocks a head kick by Eder.
Nakamura takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good standup being displayed there by Eder as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eder scores with a hook.
Nakamura darts in and clinches Eder up against the ropes.
Nakamura throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Eders head.
Nakamura is looking to take this one to the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura is trying to stall.
Eder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nakamura wants to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kyle Eder.
I think Eder 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Eder!
Kyle Eder took some time post fight to say the following; 'Are you all starting to believe in Kyle Eder yet? I hope Papoh is alright.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michele Mancinelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mancinelli has chosen Lookin' Out My Backdoor as his entrance music. 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
184 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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184 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michele Mancinelli!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter has a takedown stuffed.
Hunter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch combination from Mancinelli misses.
A leg kick checked by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli checks a leg kick.
Hunter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
Mancinelli fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mancinelli.
Hunter misses with a lunging right hand
and Mancinelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mancinelli misses the shot to the body.
Hunter looks to land a left hand but Mancinelli moved out of range nicely.
Hunter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mancinelli moves out of range of the body kick from Hunter.
Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Mancinelli tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hunter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mancinelli wants to clinch up but Hunter keeps it at a distance.
Hunter tries to land a body kick
and Mancinelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mancinelli, right into the meat.
Mancinelli tries to clinch up but Hunter circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mancinelli can pounce on him.
Hunter misses with a hook. Mancinelli ducked under it nicely.
Mancinelli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hunter slips under a jab from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mancinelli scores with a leg kick.
Hunter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli swinging wildly here.
Hunter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mancinelli.
A bone on bone clash there as Mancinelli blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mancinelli takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hunter shoots in but Mancinelli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Hunter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mancinelli checks a leg kick.
Mancinelli lands with a hook. Hunter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunter swinging wildly here.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses
and Mancinelli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mancinelli throws a hook but Hunter blocks it.
Hunter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mancinelli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hunter on the side of the head.
Mancinelli closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Mancinelli lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mancinelli throws a strike aimed at the side of Hunter's head but Hunter avoids it well.
Mancinelli landing a few strikes.
Hunter regains half guard.
Mancinelli wants to pass the guard but Hunter is defending well.
Hunter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hunter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mancinelli.
Hunter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mancinelli scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hunter tries to roll over but Mancinelli keeps him under control.
Hunter has hold of Mancinelli's hands but Mancinelli slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli trying to control from half guard but Hunter is working away.
Hunter wants to control but Mancinelli is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mancinelli working Hunter over with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter trying to control but Mancinelli postures up.
Mancinelli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Mancinelli wants to free his trapped foot but Hunter is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mancinelli is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Mancinelli has hold of Hunter's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hunter manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancinelli scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hunter?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Mancinelli scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Mancinelli landing a few strikes.
Mancinelli lands a decent elbow from side control.
Mancinelli goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hunter has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mancinelli but great work by Hunter.
Mancinelli tries to bench press Hunter off him but Hunter keeps the position.
Hunter trying to control the action but Mancinelli is working from the bottom.
Mancinelli tries to buck Hunter off but Hunter is having none of it.
Hunter is chipping away with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mancinelli tries to bench press Hunter off him but Hunter keeps the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hunter is looking to take a break and control but Mancinelli is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hunter is really struggling to control Mancinelli but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli regains half guard.
Hunter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hunter lands a nice short elbow.
Mancinelli looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mancinelli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mancinelli avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hunter.
Mancinelli regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mancinelli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mancinelli had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hunter defends it easily.
Mancinelli is breathing heavily.
Hunter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mancinelli has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hunter has managed to get both his arms back between Mancinelli's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hunter manages to get himself to full guard.
Mancinelli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hunter is keeping the position for now.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mancinelli wants to pass the guard but Hunter is keeping the position.
Hunter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mancinelli defends well.
Mancinelli looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mancinelli gets back to half guard.
Mancinelli moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hunter stopping the sweep attempt from Mancinelli.
Mancinelli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mancinelli wants to advance to full mount but Hunter doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Mancinelli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Mancinelli from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mancinelli's guard.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Mancinelli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mancinelli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hunter trying to control but Mancinelli is working from the bottom.
Mancinelli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hunter's guard.
Mancinelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunter can't keep his opponent in guard - Mancinelli advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hunter trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michele Mancinelli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mancinelli throws a front kick that sends Hunter stumbling back into the ropes.
Mancinelli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mancinelli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Michele Mancinelli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunter with a nice cross.
Mancinelli connects with a leg kick. Hunter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sloppy strikes from Hunter. Those never looked like landing.
Mancinelli chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mancinelli misses with a low kick as Hunter jumps back.
Hunter cracks Mancinelli with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Mancinelli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hunter.
Mancinelli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mancinelli throws a series of punches but Hunter avoids them all with ease.
Hunter is looking to score with low kicks.
Hunter misses with the body kick
and Mancinelli counters with an outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Mancinelli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancinelli showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter.
Mancinelli clinches.
Mancinelli tries for a takedown but Hunter manages to get underhooks.
Mancinelli jumps guard but Hunter turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Hunter looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mancinelli is trying to break free.
Hunter throws an elbow that misses.
Hunter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mancinellis head.
A short uppercut from Mancinelli.
Hunter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hunter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Hunter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mancinelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunter lands a hook that snaps the head of Mancinelli backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancinelli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mancinelli lands an elbow that stopped Hunter in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Vincent Hunter has been cut.
Mancinelli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Mancinelli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter missing with knees to the body.
Hunter has Mancinelli pressed against the ropes.
Mancinelli jumps guard but Hunter stands there with Mancinelli around his waist. Mancinelli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vincent Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michele Mancinelli.
Hunter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mancinelli landing knees to the body.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
Hunter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mancinellis head.
Mancinelli takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
Mancinelli landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hunter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mancinelli avoids the elbow strike from Hunter, against the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short right from Mancinelli on the inside.
Mancinelli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mancinelli manages to break the clinch.
Hunter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mancinelli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hunter is able to avoid easily.
Hunter throws a push kick but Mancinelli slaps the foot to one side.
Hunter connects with a high kick.
Mancinelli lands the left hand.
Hunter tries to work over Mancinelli's front leg with a kick but Mancinelli checks it.
Hunter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hunter scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunter ducks under a wild hook from Mancinelli.
Good leg kick by Mancinelli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mancinelli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looks to land a body kick but Mancinelli moved away.
Mancinelli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hunter.
Hunter throws a jab when Mancinelli was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mancinelli as he avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Mancinelli.
Mancinelli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mancinelli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Michele Mancinelli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vincent Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mancinelli lands with a slapping head kick.
Hunter throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancinelli fails to land with a series of punches.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mancinelli.
Vincent Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mancinelli wants to control but Hunter is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michele Mancinelli.
I've got Mancinelli winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michele Mancinelli!
Michele Mancinelli took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sasa Gusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gusi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ekipa- BGD Syndicate. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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197 lbs
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sasa Gusi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuri Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gusi checks a leg kick nicely.
Gusi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Gusi.
A swing and a miss from Ivanov.
Gusi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gusi tries to close the distance and clinch but Ivanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gusi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gusi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gusi shoots for a takedown but Ivanov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ivanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gusi.
Gusi jabs Ivanov right on the nose. Ivanov blinks but takes it well.
Ivanov misses with a looping right.
Gusi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ivanov has time to react.
Ivanov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ivanov tries to work over Gusi's front leg with a kick but Gusi checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusi checks a leg kick.
Ivanov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gusi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ivanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ivanov tries to score with a low kick but Gusi moves his leg out of the way.
Gusi tries for a takedown but Ivanov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ivanov throws a low kick but Gusi avoids it.
Gusi shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasa Gusi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gusi avoids the head kick by Ivanov.
Gusi moves out of range of the strikes.
Gusi looks for a takedown but Ivanov sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Gusi or perhaps it was just good defense by Ivanov which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gusi is looking to clinch.
Gusi moves out of range as Ivanov throws a body kick.
Gusi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ivanov.
Ivanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gusi was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivanov.
Ivanov misses with a wild body shot.
Ivanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Ivanov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yuri Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gusi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivanov.
The fighters circling - Ivanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ivanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ivanov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ivanov throws a hook but Gusi avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Ivanov misses.
Gusi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gusi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanov manages to avoid it.
Gusi rushes Ivanov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ivanov lands with a left to the head.
Ivanov stops a takedown attempt from Gusi.
Gusi tries to stall but Ivanov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ivanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ivanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gusi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gusi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gusi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Gusi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gusi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gusi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ivanov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gusi has Ivanov pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ivanov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov is working Gusi over against the ropes.
Gusi jumps guard but Ivanov stands there with Gusi around his waist. Gusi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ivanov scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Ivanov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ivanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yuri Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Sasa Gusi has been cut.
A punch lands to the side of Ivanov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ivanov misses the body punch
and Ivanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gusi connects with the punch.
Gusi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ivanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Gusi's head.
Gusi has a takedown stuffed.
Gusi's corner calls for a 1-2. Gusi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ivanov avoids the body shot from Gusi.
Ivanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ivanov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ivanov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gusi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gusi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gusi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gusi is trying to control. Ivanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gusi throwing shots but Ivanov is blocking nicely.
Gusi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ivanov sees it coming and defends easily.
Gusi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ivanov keeping hold of Gusi's head, controlling as best he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov is refusing to be controlled, as Gusi sits in half guard.
Gusi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ivanov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ivanov.
Ivanov is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gusi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov keeping moving, preventing Gusi from controlling successfully.
Gusi throwing strikes from guard but Ivanov blocks nicely.
Ivanov wants to sweep here but Gusi controlling him for the moment.
Gusi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ivanov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gusi 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.
Gusi wants to pass the guard but Ivanov is keeping the position.
Ivanov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gusi looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gusi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gusi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gusi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gusi throws a big right hand that misses.
Ivanov working a defensive guard here.
Gusi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ivanov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gusi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasa Gusi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sasa Gusi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gusi misses with a hook.
Gusi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gusi.
Gusi fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gusi moves away.
Ivanov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ivanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gusi.
Ivanov scoring well with a low kick there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gusi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gusi checks it well.
Ivanov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gusi checks a low kick from Ivanov.
Gusi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
Ivanov tries to work over Gusi's front leg with a kick but Gusi checks it.
Ivanov throws a sloppy head kick and Gusi moves out of range easily.
Ivanov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gusi if he has to take too many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
A big right from Ivanov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ivanov misses with a low kick.
Ivanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab from Ivanov finds it's way through Gusi's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Ivanov finds it's target.
Ivanov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gusi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ivanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gusi.
Ivanov lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
Ivanov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ivanov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sasa Gusi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov swings for the body but Gusi moves out of range.
Ivanov throws a chopping leg kick but Gusi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Ivanov misses.
Yuri Ivanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gusi takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
Ivanov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ivanov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gusi thows a body shot but no joy.
Ivanov throws a head kick but Gusi moves out of range.
Ivanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Gusi.
Gusi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ivanov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusi stopping the sweep attempt from Ivanov.
Ivanov trying to control the position.
Gusi trying to control but Ivanov is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gusi postures up in Ivanov's guard and throws a big left but Ivanov blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Ivanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ivanov 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 Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Ivanov!
Yuri Ivanov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Borgstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borgstein's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Megadeth - Headcrusher. White is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Atreyu- You were the king, now your unconcsious. This should be a great matchup!
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25
247 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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31
265 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Borgstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John White!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgstein throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Borgstein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Borgstein manages to avoid it.
Borgstein just misses with a punch to the body.
White scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Borgstein throws a one two combo.
White lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borgstein scores with the left hand. White knows he should have avoided that one.
Nate Borgstein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White lands a nice looking body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Borgstein there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as White checks a leg kick.
White tries to keep at a distance but Borgstein has taken the fight into the clinch.
Borgstein blocks a body shot from White.
White has Borgstein pressed against the ropes, preventing Borgstein from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
White misses with a hook to the ribs.
White misses with a body punch.
White digs a right hand underneath Borgstein's ribcage. Borgstein let out a lung full of air as it connected.
White lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White blocks an uppercut.
Borgstein is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but White is keeping busy.
White tries a body shot but Borgstein blocks it.
White misses with a punch to the body.
White pushes Borgstein back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
White struggles to land a body shot inside as Borgstein controls his hands.
White is working Borgstein over against the ropes.
Borgstein prevents a body shot from White.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Borgstein tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White scores with an uppercut up the middle.
White keeps control of Borgstein as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from White as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from White.
Borgstein is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Borgstein loses concentration momentarily and White pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Borgstein crashes face first to the mat, out cold! White finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John White!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sawao Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedorov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8kANB2XBYU&feature=related. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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24
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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sawao Kato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleksandr Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedorov shoots in and drives through. Kato sprawls well.
Kato jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fedorov cracks Kato with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Sawao Kato has been cut.
Fedorov forces Kato back against the ropes and clinches.
Kato lands a nice uppercut.
Fedorov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fedorov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kato manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fedorov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fedorov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kato. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedorov has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Kato to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Fedorov is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Kato pulls down on the head and he's put Fedorov to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sawao Kato!
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