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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robert Frankera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jongwoo Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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, Robert Frankera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jongwoo Park!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Frankera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Park politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Park prefers to stall for the moment though.
Frankera manages to work his way to half guard, despite Park's best efforts.
Frankera knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Park on the ground.
Park seems to be working for a kimura but Frankera defends the submission attempt.
Park seems to be working for a kimura but Frankera defends the submission attempt.
Frankera wants to improve his position but Park is controlling well.
Well, if Park is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Frankera has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Park is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankera is looking for a sweep. Park is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Park is keen to just control but Frankera is a slippery customer.
Well, if Park is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Frankera is not content to let Park control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Frankera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Park shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Frankera defends it nicely.
Frankera really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Park closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Park is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Park looks gassed!
Frankera is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankera is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Park looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Frankera flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Park is looking to take a break and control but Frankera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frankera is looking to improve his position.
Park trying to control from half guard but Frankera is working away.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Park avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankera tries to clinch up but Park circles away and keeps his distance.
Park looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Frankera!
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.
Frankera is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Park sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Frankera bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Frankera is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Park not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Frankera with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frankera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Frankera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Frankera tries to free his leg and advance position but Park is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park is trying to control the position but Frankera postures up.
Park has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Park looking for a guillotine here but Frankera defends easily.
Frankera stopping the sweep attempt from Park.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Frankera throws a leg kick but Park checks it.
Park circles away from the clinch attempt.
Park throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frankera's waist but Frankera gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Park off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jongwoo Park dominated that round.
That's time! Frankera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Frankera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Park paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Park closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Park wants to control but Frankera is keeping him busy.
Frankera is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Frankera's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Frankera is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Park is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Park is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Frankera has escaped the position, nice work there.
Park is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Frankera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankera gets a clinch.
Park tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Frankera just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Frankera has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Park is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Frankera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Park misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Park fails with a takedown attempt.
Robert Frankera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jongwoo Park.
Frankera tries for a takedown but Park circles away easily
and Park counters with a nice double leg into side control. Frankera won't be happy with that.
Frankera is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Park off and has taken his back!
Frankera struggling to keep hold of the position.
Park rolls, trying to escape but Frankera keeps control of the position.
Frankera struggling to keep hold of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankera struggling to land strikes to the head as Park covers up.
I would not like to be Park right now.
Frankera trying to control.
Park rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Park actively working from the bottom here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Park leaves Frankera with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frankera throws a body kick that misses.
Frankera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Park swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park shoots in but no luck this time.
Frankera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Park avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Frankera moves in looking to clinch but Park pushes him off.
Frankera tries to clinch up.
Frankera throws a body punch but Park moves out of range.
Park fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Park with that takedown attempt.
Frankera wants to clinch up but Park keeps it at a distance.
Frankera shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Park's guard.
Frankera trying to control the position from guard on top but Park is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Park is looking for a triangle but Frankera pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Park working for a triangle but Frankera defends it easily.
Frankera is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Frankera wants to control from the top but Park keeps moving.
Frankera works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jongwoo Park has got the better of the ground game so far.
Park looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Frankera wants to control but Park is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jongwoo Park will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Frankera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Park counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Park pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frankera is keeping the position for now.
Frankera working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Frankera can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Park controls the pace.
Park wants to control from the top but Frankera keeps moving.
Park is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Park takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Frankera trying to keep a closed guard but Park is proving a slippery customer.
Park looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankera looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Frankera avoids a kick to the body.
Park throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Park with that takedown attempt.
Frankera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Park sprawls well. Park wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Frankera gets slowly back to his feet.
Park looks for the body kick but Frankera saw that one coming.
Park is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Frankera's half guard.
Frankera tries to roll over but Park keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frankera trying to control from the bottom.
Frankera keeping hold of Park's head, controlling as best he can.
Frankera trying to hold on to Park's head to control him but Park postures up.
Park is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Park is thwarting Frankera's attempts to control the position.
Frankera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Park takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Frankera tries to clinch but Park is having none of it.
Frankera misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Park as Frankera shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Frankera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Park looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frankera is fending him off so far but Park persists. Nope, Frankera circles away and we're back to standing.
Frankera tries a head kick but it misses.
Jongwoo Park seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frankera leaves Park with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Frankera tries to clinch but Park moves out of range.
Park misses with the combination.
Frankera shoots for a takedown but Park saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frankera shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Park napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Park sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Frankera is looking to take a break and control but Park is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Park wants to get back to full guard.
Frankera wants to free his trapped foot but Park is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Park wants to control but Frankera is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Park closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frankera circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jongwoo Park comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Park 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Jongwoo Park!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Jongwoo Park!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Jongwoo Park!
Jongwoo Park wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Nastula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Padr Gary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pawel Nastula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Padr Gary!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gary keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nastula shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gary as he jumps to the side.
Nastula circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gary is looking to clinch.
Gary lands with a kick to the ribs.
Gary fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gary tries to clinch but Nastula is having none of it.
Nastula is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nastula fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gary avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pawel Nastula. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gary rushes Nastula and presses him up against the ropes.
Gary unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gary manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gary looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gary lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gary wants to clinch up but Nastula keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gary stuffs the takedown.
Gary lands a big head kick that sends Nastula to the canvas! Gary follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Padr Gary!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maia Bee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kida Masaomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masaomi has chosen Complication - ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D as his entrance music. Maia Bee had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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165 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maia Bee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kida Masaomi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Bee.
Bee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Masaomi.
Bee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bee.
Bee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bee throws a wild body kick that Masaomi sees coming a mile off.
Bee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masaomi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bee.
Bee throws a leg kick which misses Masaomi's front leg but catches the back leg as Masaomi tries to avoid it.
Bee throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Masaomi will feel that in the morning.
Masaomi looks gassed!
Masaomi blocks the body kick.
Bee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bee tries a head kick but it misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bee throws the kick towards the body but Masaomi avoids it.
A head kick misses from Bee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Bee finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bee. Masaomi shrugs it off though.
Bee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bee throws a sloppy head kick and Masaomi moves out of range easily.
Maia Bee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maia Bee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masaomi checks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bee.
Masaomi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Kida Masaomi has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee looks to land a body kick but Masaomi moved away.
Bee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bee.
Bee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bee is looking to chop away at Masaomi's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee wants to land a leg kick but Masaomi is out of range.
Bee throws a push kick but Masaomi slaps the foot to one side.
Masaomi checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Masaomi blocks the leg kick.
Bee throws a push kick but Masaomi slaps the foot to one side.
Bee lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bee.
Bee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Masaomi avoids the head kick by Bee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maia Bee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kida Masaomi's cut.
That's time! Bee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Masaomi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Masaomi is working away from the top position though.
Bee is defending against the submission attempts here by Masaomi.
Bee wants to get back to his feet.
Masaomi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bee wants to get back to his feet.
Bee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bee tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaomi is looking for a kimura but Bee is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Masaomi to get the leverage.
Masaomi prevents Bee from standing back up.
Masaomi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Masaomi.
Masaomi is breathing heavily.
Bee trying to control here.
Bee is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Bee is trying to control but Masaomi manages to pass to mount!
Masaomi looking for a guillotine from mount but Bee is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee can't escape the position.
Bee is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Masaomi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bee tries to hold on but Masaomi pushes him away.
Masaomi working for a guillotine from mount but Bee is in no mood to give up.
Masaomi working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Bee looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Masaomi! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kida Masaomi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lerry Sancio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sancio might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Before I Forget. Lerry Sancio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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152 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lerry Sancio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joey The Lion!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sancio leaves The Lion with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Sancio misses.
The Lion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sancio.
Sancio throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sancio misses with a two punch combination.
Sancio throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Joey The Lion has been cut.
The Lion shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The Lion blocks a head kick by Sancio.
Sancio works over The Lion's head and body with a nice combination.
Sancio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between The Lion's hands.
Sancio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Lion tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sancio swivels and escapes.
Lerry Sancio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey The Lion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sancio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on The Lion if he has to take too many more of those.
The Lion looks gassed!
Sancio connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sancio lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sancio circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! The Lion drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Sancio follows The Lion to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lerry Sancio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tetsu Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otaku Senzuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Senzuri's choice of entrance music: Infinite Mass-Enter the Dragon. Otaku Senzuri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsu Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Otaku Senzuri!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki wants to clinch up but Senzuri keeps it at a distance.
Suzuki shoots in but no luck this time.
Suzuki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suzuki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Senzuri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Suzuki shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tetsu Suzuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Senzuri was covering up waiting for the punch and Suzuki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Senzuri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Senzuri bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suzuki's guard.
Senzuri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suzuki is keeping the position for now.
Suzuki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Senzuri on the ground.
Suzuki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Suzuki tries to get out of the position.
Suzuki keeping moving, preventing Senzuri from controlling successfully.
Senzuri drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Senzuri jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senzuri tries to free his leg and advance position but Suzuki is retaining full guard.
Suzuki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Suzuki can't keep his opponent in guard - Senzuri advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Suzuki pushes Senzuri off looking to stand but Senzuri dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Senzuri misses.
Suzuki gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Suzuki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senzuri tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Suzuki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Senzuri gets full guard.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Senzuri is on top in guard.
Senzuri is stalling in the full guard.
Suzuki thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senzuri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suzuki trying to control the position here.
Senzuri wants to control from the top but Suzuki keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Suzuki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Senzuri misses the shot to the body.
Suzuki wants to clinch up but Senzuri keeps it at a distance.
Suzuki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Suzuki avoids the body shot from Senzuri.
Suzuki fails with the takedown.
Suzuki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Senzuri throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Suzuki was covering up waiting for the punch and Senzuri finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Senzuri stays in close to Suzuki's body and controls the position.
Suzuki has momentary wrist control but Senzuri slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otaku Senzuri 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.
Senzuri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Senzuri swings for the body but Suzuki moves out of range.
Suzuki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Senzuri counters with a single leg into guard. Suzuki didn't expect that.
Senzuri forces his way into half guard.
Senzuri is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Suzuki actively working from the bottom here.
Senzuri is working for a kimura but Suzuki is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Senzuri is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Suzuki is just riding it out for now. Senzuri eventually gives up the hold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senzuri is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Senzuri is trying to control. Suzuki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Senzuri is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Senzuri wants to control the pace but Suzuki is squirming around nicely.
Suzuki is trying to escape the mount but Senzuri keeps good control and instead manages to take Suzuki's back.
Suzuki tries to roll but Senzuri sticks to his back.
Suzuki trying to control the action but Senzuri just sinks the hooks in.
Senzuri looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Senzuri's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Senzuri might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Suzuki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Senzuri is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Senzuri is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Senzuri trying to control momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Senzuri patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Suzuki trying to control the position but Senzuri manages to sink in the hooks.
Senzuri is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Suzuki knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Suzuki for a finish.
Senzuri has got one arm under Suzuki's chin. This could be trouble... Suzuki trying to control the other hand but Senzuri gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Suzuki has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Otaku Senzuri!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Vucinic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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Brawler
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Vucinic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vucinic thuds his right hand into Reaper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vucinic lands a with a good body shot.
Vucinic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Vucinic misses.
Reaper shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vucinic is looking to stand up but Reaper isn't so interested in that idea.
Reaper looking to pass the guard.
Vucinic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Reaper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reaper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reaper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Reaper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reaper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Reaper passes Vucinic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reaper moves nicely into side control.
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.
Vucinic wants to get back to his feet but Reaper drags him back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper advances to mount.
Reaper breaks from Vucinic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Vucinic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Reaper on the ground.
Reaper lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vucinic hang on?
Vucinic's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Reaper working Vucinic over with strikes here.
Vucinic is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Vucinic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vucinic tries to get out of the position.
Vucinic is breathing heavily.
Reaper landing punches.
Reaper quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Reaper but it's paid off an Vucinic is forced to tap! Nice work by Reaper.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Reaper!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Yrttiseppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yrttiseppa's entrance music is Finnish tango - Kohtalon tango. A fine choice. Barnett is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alaj volim kad je pomalena. Jaakko Yrttiseppa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Yrttiseppa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Jaakko Yrttiseppa has been cut.
Barnett throws the left hand but Yrttiseppa avoids the punch easily.
Barnett tries to clinch up but Yrttiseppa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barnett misses with the combination.
Yrttiseppa avoids the head kick by Barnett.
Barnett misses with a low kick as Yrttiseppa jumps back.
Yrttiseppa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Barnett as he jumps to the side.
Yrttiseppa has a takedown stuffed.
Nice body kick there by Barnett.
Yrttiseppa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yrttiseppa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barnett has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yrttiseppa prevents Barnett from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett dodges the ground and pound from Yrttiseppa.
Barnett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yrttiseppa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
You can see the frustration on Barnett's face as Yrttiseppa controls the position.
Barnett is trying to buck Yrttiseppa off.
Barnett defending against the ground and pound.
Yrttiseppa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnett keeps working.
Barnett manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Yrttiseppa prevents Barnett from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yrttiseppa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Barnett does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yrttiseppa throws a strike but Barnett avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yrttiseppa looking to pass the guard.
Yrttiseppa is working hard here to advance position.
Yrttiseppa forces his way into half guard.
Yrttiseppa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnett keeps working.
Yrttiseppa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barnett keeps working.
Barnett slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yrttiseppa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yrttiseppa wants to control from the top but Barnett keeps moving.
Barnett is looking to stand up but Yrttiseppa isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barnett can't keep his opponent in guard - Yrttiseppa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Yrttiseppa misses with a head shot. Barnett uses the momentum to regain guard.
Yrttiseppa slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Barnett defending against the ground and pound.
Yrttiseppa creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Barnett sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Barnett dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Yrttiseppa's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yrttiseppa tries for a takedown but Barnett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barnett gets a clinch.
Barnett blocking some punches.
Yrttiseppa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yrttiseppa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barnett avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Yrttiseppa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yrttiseppa backwards.
Barnett lands a hook that snaps the head of Yrttiseppa backwards.
Barnett lands a good knee to the midsection. Yrttiseppa won't want to take too many of those.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Barnett.
A left hand lands to the body for Barnett.
Barnett lands with a left to the head.
A knee to the head by Barnett.
Barnett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yrttiseppa or not.
Barnett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnett tries to stall but Yrttiseppa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Barnett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but Yrttiseppa blocks with his arms.
Barnett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yrttiseppas head.
Barnett working Yrttiseppa over with knees to the body.
Barnett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A shot in the inside from Barnett.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yrttiseppa's face.
Mirko Barnett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barnett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barnett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yrttiseppa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barnett.
Barnett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnett presses Yrttiseppa against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yrttiseppa's face.
Barnett works on Yrttiseppa's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Barnett crunches a lovely knee into Yrttiseppa's ribcage.
Barnett lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barnett trying to control the position but instead, Yrttiseppa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Barnett into the ropes.
Barnett gets through Yrttiseppa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barnett lands a nice knee to the body.
Barnett is working Yrttiseppa over against the ropes.
Barnett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barnett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barnett scores with a knee to the head.
Barnett lands a knee to the head.
Barnett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Barnett lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Barnett.
Barnett lands a good knee to the midsection. Yrttiseppa won't want to take too many of those.
Barnett slows down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Barnett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett digs a right hand underneath Yrttiseppa's ribcage. Yrttiseppa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Barnett.
Barnett looking to throw knees to the head but Yrttiseppa is blocking nicely.
Barnett works on Yrttiseppa's body with a couple of short punches.
Barnett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnett presses Yrttiseppa against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Barnett.
Barnett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yrttiseppa blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Barnett.
A hook to the body from Barnett.
Yrttiseppa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barnett presses Yrttiseppa against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Barnett pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Yrttiseppa turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Yrttiseppa misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barnett tries to escape but Yrttiseppa is in control.
Yrttiseppa throws an elbow but Barnett slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is trying to control Yrttiseppa's posture but Yrttiseppa avoids it.
Yrttiseppa working the ground and pound but Barnett is defending the strikes.
Barnett is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Barnett wants to control but Yrttiseppa postures up.
Barnett avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yrttiseppa.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick from Barnett lands but Yrttiseppa takes it in his stride.
Yrttiseppa loads up on a big right hand but Barnett slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barnett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yrttiseppa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barnett.
Barnett tries to clinch there but Yrttiseppa circles away.
Barnett throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Barnett swings for the body but Yrttiseppa moves out of range.
Barnett lands a nice hook to Yrttiseppa's body. Yrttiseppa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yrttiseppa swings for the body but Barnett moves out of range.
Mirko Barnett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mirko Barnett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barnett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yrttiseppa's head.
Barnett lands with a slapping head kick.
Barnett scores with a one two! Yrttiseppa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jaakko Yrttiseppa's cut is getting worse.
Barnett thuds his shin into the meat of Yrttiseppa's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Barnett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jaakko Yrttiseppa's cut.
That's time! 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.
Yrttiseppa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yrttiseppa thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Barnett.
Barnett lands a big head kick that sends Yrttiseppa tumbling to the mat! Barnett takes a step backwards and waves Yrttiseppa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Yrttiseppa moves out of range easily.
Barnett throws a sloppy head kick and Yrttiseppa moves out of range easily.
A jab from Barnett misses.
Yrttiseppa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnett.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barnett delivers a nice body kick.
Barnett is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barnett lands a head shot.
Barnett throws a head kick but Yrttiseppa moves out of range.
Barnett throws a nice head kick!
Jaakko Yrttiseppa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett digs a good hook to Yrttiseppa's body.
Barnett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Barnett throws a jab when Yrttiseppa was well out of range.
Yrttiseppa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnett cracks Yrttiseppa with an open hand slap.
A good leg kick by Barnett.
A big left from Barnett misses.
Barnett scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnett takes the fight into the clinch.
Barnett lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Barnett.
Yrttiseppa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Barnett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yrttiseppa's face.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett digs a right hand underneath Yrttiseppa's ribcage. Yrttiseppa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Barnett.
Barnett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yrttiseppa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barnett lands a body shot.
Barnett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Barnett.
Barnett lands a shot to the body.
Barnett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yrttiseppa backwards.
Barnett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Yrttiseppa is keeping busy.
Barnett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnett lands a nice knee to the body.
Barnett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Barnett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yrttiseppa drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnett lands a left hand.
Barnett connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrttiseppa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yrttiseppa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barnett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barnett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnett trying to stall but Yrttiseppa improves his position.
Barnett misses with a knee strike.
Yrttiseppa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnett prevents the takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Barnett as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A body shot lands from Barnett.
Barnett looking to stall.
Barnett stops a takedown attempt from Yrttiseppa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Yrttiseppa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett working Yrttiseppa over with knees to the body.
Jaakko Yrttiseppa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Barnett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnett misses with a knee to the head.
Barnett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yrttiseppa.
Barnett has a couple of punches blocked by Yrttiseppa.
Barnett stops a takedown attempt from Yrttiseppa.
A short right from Barnett on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barnett lands a knee to the head.
Barnett lands with a left to the head.
Barnett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yrttiseppa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barnett pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yrttiseppa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnett counters with a low kick, right behind Yrttiseppa 's knee.
Nice jab there from Barnett.
Barnett wants to clinch.
Yrttiseppa misses the shot to the body.
Mirko Barnett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barnett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yrttiseppa.
Barnett is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnett gets caught flat footed, as Yrttiseppa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Yrttiseppa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Yrttiseppa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Barnett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barnett 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Mirko Barnett!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mirko Barnett!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Mirko Barnett!
Mirko Barnett wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggy Plumper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Biggy Plumper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gabriel Flores!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plumper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Plumper shoots in looking for a takedown. Flores tries to sprawl out of it but Plumper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Flores manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flores moves out of range as Plumper throws a body kick.
Plumper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flores as he avoids it easily.
Plumper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flores as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Biggy Plumper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flores getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Biggy Plumper has been cut.
A combination from Flores does no damage.
Plumper dives in and grabs Flores's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flores pushes down on Plumper's head and hops out.
Flores throws a low kick, looking for Plumper's leg but Plumper calmly moves out of range.
Biggy Plumper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flores punishes Plumper's body with a nice straight punch.
Plumper is breathing heavily.
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!
Plumper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Flores just misses with a punch to the body.
Flores tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flores swinging wildly here.
Flores misses with a few strikes there.
Flores throws a half hearted mid kick.
Flores closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores is putting a hurting on Plumper here, landing some big shots from side control.
Flores trying to control the position but Plumper is working away.
Plumper takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Flores cracks Plumper with a big right hand but Plumper just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Flores working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Flores lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Flores is putting a hurting on Plumper here, landing some big shots from side control.
Plumper manages to get back to half guard.
Flores is trying to control the action in half guard but Plumper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Plumper is defending against the submission attempts here by Flores.
Plumper throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Plumper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores prevents Plumper from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Flores looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Flores takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Flores is looking to take a break and control but Plumper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Plumper is looking to improve his position.
Flores lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Plumper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Flores slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flores throws a strike aimed at the side of Plumper's head but Plumper avoids it well.
Plumper is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plumper tries to buck Flores off but Flores is having none of it.
Plumper is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Flores off and has taken his back!
Plumper throwing sloppy strikes.
Flores holding both Plumper 's hands and preventing any damage.
Plumper is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Flores up.
Plumper is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Plumper gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Plumper gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Plumper apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Flores keeps the fight on the outside.
Plumper misses with a takedown
and Flores counters with an outside leg kick.
Plumper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Flores counters with a nice leg kick.
Flores misses with a head kick.
Plumper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Flores counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flores keeps Plumper at a distance using the push kick.
Flores decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Flores lands with a punch from half guard.
Plumper has hold of Flores's hands but Flores slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Flores is controlling the pace.
Flores's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Flores working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Plumper is not content to let Flores control the position.
Flores takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Flores dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Biggy Plumper's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Plumper has his takedown stuffed
and Flores cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Flores knocks Plumper out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gabriel Flores!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takumi Gunma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michio Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki has chosen Dragonball Z Theme as his entrance music. Michio Suzuki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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159 lbs
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154 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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takumi Gunma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michio Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gunma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suzuki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunma.
Suzuki tries to clinch but Gunma is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gunma.
Gunma changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Suzuki looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Suzuki is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gunma off and has taken his back!
Suzuki is looking for the choke from the back position but Gunma is controlling his hands well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gunma manages to reverse the position and now he's in Suzuki's guard. Nice work there by Gunma.
Gunma stopping the sweep attempt from Suzuki.
Suzuki keeping full guard, as Gunma tries to pass.
Suzuki keeping moving, preventing Gunma from controlling successfully.
Gunma in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suzuki has his feet on Gunma's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gunma shoots in and bounces Suzuki off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunma works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gunma wants to pass the guard but Suzuki is defending well.
Suzuki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gunma is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Suzuki is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Suzuki has escaped and now he's on top!
Suzuki landing some decent shots from guard.
Suzuki forces his way into half guard.
Gunma is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Suzuki pulls his head out easily.
Gunma is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Suzuki tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gunma.
Gunma is looking for a sweep. Suzuki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suzuki wants to pass the guard but Gunma is defending well.
Gunma is looking to improve his position.
Gunma is refusing to be controlled, as Suzuki sits in half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Suzuki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suzuki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suzuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Suzuki has a couple of punches blocked by Gunma.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Suzuki.
Suzuki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gunma wants a takedown.
Gunma goes for a takedown in the clinch but Suzuki prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takumi Gunma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suzuki has a couple of punches blocked by Gunma.
Suzuki stalling in the clinch but Gunma improves position.
Suzuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Gunma pulls guard successfully.
Gunma is looking for a triangle but Suzuki pushes his legs off easily.
Suzuki wants to stand but Gunma has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Suzuki looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunma escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Suzuki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Suzuki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gunma looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Suzuki puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Suzuki slips a nice elbow through Gunma's hands, connecting with Gunma's forehead.
Suzuki works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Suzuki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Suzuki dominating with strikes here.
Suzuki lands a heavy elbow.
Gunma really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Suzuki tries to control but Gunma wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michio Suzuki dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Suzuki wants to clinch up but Gunma keeps it at a distance.
Suzuki cracks Gunma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gunma swats away the attempt to clinch by Suzuki.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gunma.
Suzuki is looking to reverse the position.
Gunma connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Suzuki some visible discomfort.
Suzuki stops Gunma from passing to mount.
Gunma tries to advance position but instead Suzuki slips a leg back in to half guard.
Gunma is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Suzuki sees it coming and defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki looking for submissions off his back.
Gunma looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suzuki with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Suzuki actively working from the bottom here.
Suzuki is not content to let Gunma control the position.
Suzuki is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Suzuki as Gunma shoots in.
Suzuki is looking to clinch but Gunma is avoiding it.
A jab lands there for Suzuki.
Gunma fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Suzuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gunma looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Suzuki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gunma manages to get himself to full guard.
Suzuki slips nicely into half guard.
Gunma is trying to maintain the position but Suzuki is very close to passing his half guard.
Suzuki trying to control from half guard but Gunma is working away.
Gunma is trying to get back to full guard.
Suzuki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gunma tries to get to full guard but Suzuki has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gunma manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Suzuki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suzuki wants to stand but Gunma has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Gunma is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suzuki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gunma swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gunma dives in and grabs Suzuki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Suzuki pushes down on Gunma's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takumi Gunma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Suzuki wants it to stay on the feet.
Suzuki lands with a straight right. Gunma didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gunma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suzuki.
Suzuki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suzuki lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Suzuki throws a right and a left that Gunma avoids nicely.
Michio Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Suzuki. No joy for Gunma on that attempt.
Suzuki cracks Gunma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gunma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Suzuki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunma swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suzuki stuffs the takedown.
Suzuki wants to clinch up but Gunma keeps it at a distance.
Suzuki is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suzuki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gunma fails to land the takedown.
Michio Suzuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Suzuki - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Takumi Gunma will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Suzuki!
Gunma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suzuki.
Suzuki is looking to clinch but Gunma is avoiding it.
Suzuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Suzuki connects with a body shot.
Suzuki cracks Gunma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Suzuki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Suzuki scores with a jab to the body.
Suzuki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Suzuki throws a right hand that Gunma ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunma also avoids with ease.
Suzuki misses with a body shot.
Suzuki takes a swing at Gunma's ribcage but misses.
Gunma slips a jab from Suzuki.
Gunma shoots in for a takedown but Suzuki shows good takedown defense.
A punch combination from Suzuki misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Suzuki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunma slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunma has a takedown stuffed.
Suzuki lands a nice shot to the body.
Suzuki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gunma, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gunma prevents a body shot from Suzuki.
Suzuki can't find room to land a body shot as Gunma controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Suzuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Suzuki stops a takedown attempt from Gunma.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takumi Gunma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Suzuki pushes Gunma back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gunma is trying to drag Suzuki to the mat but Suzuki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
A nice left hand lands by Suzuki.
Suzuki scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Suzuki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Suzuki gets underhooks to prevent Gunma's takedown attempt.
Suzuki misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Suzuki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Suzuki throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunma.
Gunma tries to pull guard but Suzuki won't allow it.
Suzuki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gunma wants a takedown.
Suzuki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suzuki lands a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Suzuki takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Suzuki scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki pushes Gunma back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Suzuki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunmas head.
Suzuki gets underhooks to prevent Gunma's takedown attempt.
Suzuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Suzuki - that landed with a thud.
Gunma fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Suzuki.
Suzuki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Suzuki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Suzuki tries to throw a body punch but Gunma avoids it by throwing Suzuki back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Suzuki.
Suzuki digs a right hand into Gunma's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gunma's gas tank.
Suzuki struggles to land a body shot inside as Gunma controls his hands.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunma is working for takedown but Suzuki is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Suzuki.
Suzuki misses with a body punch.
Suzuki pushes Gunma back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Suzuki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gunma tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Suzuki smiles and moves away.
Suzuki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Suzuki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suzuki leaves Gunma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Suzuki misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michio Suzuki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Suzuki 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Michio Suzuki!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Michio Suzuki!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Michio Suzuki!
Michio Suzuki wins by unanimous decision!
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