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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Gomes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evil Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomes comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Evil Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryu rushes Gomes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ryu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomes is defending well for now.
Gomes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ryu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gomes.
Gomes breaks the clinch.
Ryu closes the distance and pushes Gomes back into the cage.
Gomes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gomes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gomes avoids the head kick by Ryu.
A combination from Gomes does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ryu clinches up against the cage.
Ryu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gomes.
Gomes has Ryu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ryu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes misses with the head strike.
Gomes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ryu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ryu closes the distance and pushes Gomes back into the cage.
Ryu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomes is defending well for now.
Ryu breaks from the clinch.
Gomes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown but Ryu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Ryu as Gomes shoots in.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gomes is defended easily by Ryu.
Ryu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryu lands a high kick!
Gomes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ryu has managed to clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gomes throws an elbow but misses.
Gomes tries to break free but Ryu pushes him back against the cage.
Gomes is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes jumps into guard, dragging Ryu to the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gomes controls Ryu momentarily but Ryu frees himself.
Ryu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ryu stands and steps away. Gomes gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ryu connects with a high kick.
Gomes throws a sloppy head kick and Ryu moves out of range easily.
Ryu clinches.
Ryu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu missing with knees to the body.
Ryu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomes shoots in but Ryu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ryu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ryu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gomes, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomes blocks an elbow strike from Ryu.
Gomes jumps guard but Ryu stands there with Gomes around his waist. Gomes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryu with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gomes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ryu just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Ryu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gomes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ryu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gomes somewhat.
Bruno Gomes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryu gets a clinch.
Gomes is trying to break the clinch but Ryu has him pressed against the cage.
Ryu tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomes avoids the damage to the body.
Ryu manages to break the clinch.
Gomes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ryu as he jumps to the side.
Ryu tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ryu.
Ryu closes the distance and clinches.
Gomes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryu missing with knees to the body.
Ryu misses with a knee strike.
Gomes pulls guard successfully.
Gomes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ryu is one step ahead there.
Gomes looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomes working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Bruno Gomes wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gomes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryu slaps away a takedown attempt from Gomes, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ryu throws a head kick that Gomes semi-blocks.
Evil Ryu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu darts in and clinches Gomes up against the cage.
Gomes is trying to pull guard but Ryu has him pressed against the cage.
Gomes stalling in the clinch but Ryu improves position.
Gomes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ryu misses with a knee to the head.
Gomes jumps guard but Ryu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ryu looking to throw knees to the head but Gomes is blocking nicely.
Gomes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomes looking to stall.
Gomes has Ryu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ryu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ryu tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomes avoids the damage to the body.
Ryu breaks from the clinch.
Ryu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gomes avoiding damage as Ryu throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomes drags the fight down to the ground.
Ryu wants to stand but Gomes has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Ryu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ryu throws a head kick that half lands.
Gomes throws a jab when Ryu was well out of range.
Ryu has closed the distance and engaged Gomes in a clinch.
Gomes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ryu stops a takedown attempt from Gomes.
Ryu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryu clinches.
Evil Ryu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ryu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gomes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gomes fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomes looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Gomes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryu trying to land knees to the body.
Ryu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evil Ryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gomes's head.
Gomes shoots in but Ryu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gomes throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ryu's waist but Ryu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gomes off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryu closes the distance and clinches.
Gomes tries to break free but Ryu pushes him back against the cage.
Gomes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryu pushes Gomes up against the cage in a clinch.
Gomes is trying to pull guard but Ryu has him pressed against the cage.
Gomes has Ryu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ryu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gomes managing to block the knees to the body from Ryu.
Ryu tries to land knees in the clinch but Gomes avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gomes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ryu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gomes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gomes jumps guard and drags Ryu to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Ryu stands up from Gomes's guard - Ryu perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ryu throws a nice head kick!
Ryu closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gomes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ryu's brow.
Gomes managing to block the knees to the body from Ryu.
Ryu tries to land a knee to the head but Gomes blocks with his arms.
Ryu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gomes moves in looking to clinch but Ryu pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu forces Gomes back against the cage and clinches.
Ryu breaks the clinch.
Ryu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gomes, pushing him back against the cage.
Gomes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ryu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryu clinches up with Gomes and pushes him back against the cage.
Gomes is trying to pull guard but Ryu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ryu misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gomes.
Bruno Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evil Ryu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gomes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Evil Ryu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ryu 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evil Ryu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chiang Kai Shek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidov has chosen Eto Kaukaz as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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262 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chiang Kai Shek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamed Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kai Shek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khalidov's head backwards.
Kai Shek jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khalidov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kai Shek lands a head shot.
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kai Shek as he avoids it easily.
Khalidov scores with a head kick.
Khalidov tries to clinch but Kai Shek moves out of range.
Khalidov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kai Shek tries to avoid it but Khalidov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kai Shek to the ground. Kai Shek escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chiang Kai Shek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mamed Khalidov.
Kai Shek lands a nice shot that snaps Khalidov's head back.
Khalidov throws a sloppy head kick and Kai Shek moves out of range easily.
Khalidov moves in looking to clinch but Kai Shek pushes him off.
Kai Shek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kai Shek cracks Khalidov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kai Shek dives in and scores a takedown into Khalidov's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kai Shek decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khalidov, up you get!
Khalidov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kai Shek.
Kai Shek cracks Khalidov with an open hand slap.
Kai Shek is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Khalidov's half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov tries to kick Kai Shek off but Kai Shek keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Khalidov looks gassed!
Kai Shek postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Khalidov to stand up.
Khalidov misses with a double jab.
Kai Shek smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kai Shek catches Khalidov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kai Shek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kai Shek lands an overhand right.
Kai Shek scores with a punch to the head.
Kai Shek throws a series of strikes that have Khalidov backpedaling.
Kai Shek pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Khalidov back to the cage. Kai Shek follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai Shek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khalidov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kai Shek scores with a nice head shot.
Kai Shek bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khalidov's head backwards.
Kai Shek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kai Shek moves into the clinch.
Kai Shek is looking to break free of the clinch but Khalidov has double underhooks.
Khalidov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai Shek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khalidov is trying to force a seperation but Kai Shek has the dominant position.
Khalidov has Kai Shek pressed against the cage, preventing Kai Shek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kai Shek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Kai Shek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Khalidov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kai Shek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kai Shek throws a one two combo.
Kai Shek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kai Shek lands a jab to Khalidov's midsection.
Kai Shek moves into range and connects with a jab.
Khalidov tries to clinch up but Kai Shek circles away and keeps his distance.
Kai Shek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kai Shek.
Kai Shek scores with a one two! Khalidov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kai Shek instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov tries to land a knee to the head but Kai Shek blocks with his arms.
Kai Shek is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kai Shek lands a right hand.
Khalidov is rocked!
Kai Shek creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Khalidov with a big uppercut! Khalidov tries to clinch up but Kai Shek pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Khalidov to the mat! Khalidov covers up and Kai Shek unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chiang Kai Shek!
Chiang Kai Shek very nearly forgot to thank Global Empire MMA Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the cage accompanied by Fistful Of Steel - Rage Against The Machine. Aaron Fredriksson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Shepard!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredriksson looks to land a right hand but Shepard moved out of range.
Shepard pushes Fredriksson up against the cage in a clinch.
Shepard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aaron Fredriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shepard forces Fredriksson back against the cage and clinches.
Fredriksson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Shepard has him pressed against the cage.
Shepard manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fredriksson.
Shepard has Fredriksson up against the cage in a clinch.
Shepard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shepard thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fredriksson if he has to take too many more of those.
Shepard throws a front kick that sends Fredriksson stumbling back into the cage.
Fredriksson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shepard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling a little - Shepard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fredriksson fails with a takedown attempt.
Shepard shoots for a double leg takedown but Fredriksson sprawls well. He's pushed Shepard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fredriksson misses its intended target.
Shepard throws a shot to the body.
Fredriksson misses with a body shot
and Shepard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shepard.
Shepard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fredriksson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shepard but Shepard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Fredriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shepard closes the distance and clinches.
Shepard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shepard pushes Fredriksson up against the cage in a clinch.
Shepard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shepard manages to break the clinch.
Shepard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fredriksson on his heels. He'll look to pass Fredriksson's guard now, I'm sure.
Shepard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fredriksson is keeping the position for now.
Shepard trying to control but Fredriksson is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredriksson trying to keep a closed guard but Shepard is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fredriksson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shepard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shepard trying to control the position from guard on top but Fredriksson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Shepard wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Fredriksson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shepard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Shepard does it's job there.
Shepard throws a leg kick which misses Fredriksson's front leg but catches the back leg as Fredriksson tries to avoid it.
Shepard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson misses with a looping right.
Fredriksson shoots in and drives through. Shepard sprawls well.
Fredriksson misses the jab.
Shepard clinches.
Shepard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fredriksson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Shepard tries a head kick but it misses.
Shepard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shepard clinches up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredriksson.
Shepard breaks the clinch.
Fredriksson shoots in for a takedown but Shepard shows good takedown defense.
Fredriksson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fredriksson is breathing heavily.
Shepard stuffs the takedown attempt from Fredriksson. Fredriksson gets slowly back to his feet.
Shepard looks for a takedown but Fredriksson sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard closes the distance and pushes Fredriksson back into the cage.
Shepard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shepard gets control of Fredriksson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Shepard will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Shepard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fredriksson is one step ahead there.
Shepard has his feet on Fredriksson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shepard enables Fredriksson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shepard manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shepard keeping full guard, as Fredriksson tries to pass.
Fredriksson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Shepard dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shepard scores with a head kick.
Fredriksson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shepard but Shepard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shepard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Shepard lunges at Fredriksson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fredriksson's hand.
Fredriksson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shepard sprawls well. Shepard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fredriksson gets slowly back to his feet.
Shepard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shepard breaks from the clinch.
Fredriksson throws a jab but it's blocked by Shepard.
Shepard instigates a clinch.
Shepard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fredriksson's efforts to push away.
Fredriksson struggles to land a body shot inside as Shepard controls his hands.
Fredriksson misses with some punches.
Fredriksson has a couple of punches blocked by Shepard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard breaks from the clinch.
Shepard clinches up against the cage.
Shepard breaks the clinch.
Shepard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shepard clinches with his opponent.
Fredriksson is looking to break free of the clinch but Shepard has double underhooks.
Fredriksson is looking to control Shepard's arms but Shepard gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fredriksson has his back to the cage.
Shepard breaks from the clinch.
Shepard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shepard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fredriksson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fredriksson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Fredriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shepard instigates a clinch.
Shepard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shepard wants to clinch up but Fredriksson keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard slaps away a takedown attempt from Fredriksson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shepard throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fredriksson shoots in for a takedown but Shepard shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shepard rushes Fredriksson and presses him up against the cage.
Shepard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shepard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fredriksson, pushing him back against the cage.
Shepard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shepard moves into the clinch.
Shepard letting Fredriksson take a breather here.
Shepard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shepard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shepard clinches.
Fredriksson misses with a punch on the inside.
Shepard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shepard moves into range and clinches up with Fredriksson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredriksson looks to throw the jab but Shepard is out of range.
Shepard connects with a nice looking jab.
Shepard slaps away a takedown attempt from Fredriksson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shepard lands a high kick!
Shepard stuffs the takedown.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fredriksson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shepard - the referee stops the clock and Fredriksson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shepard. Fredriksson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fredriksson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fredriksson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shepard.
Fredriksson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fredriksson misses the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Shepard.
Shepard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Shepard throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard connects with a crisp jab.
Shepard clinches with his opponent.
Shepard breaks from the clinch.
Fredriksson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shepard rushes Fredriksson and presses him up against the cage.
Fredriksson misses with a punch to the body.
Shepard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fredriksson prevents it.
Shepard manages to break the clinch.
Fredriksson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fredriksson walks into a jab.
Shepard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice body kick there by Shepard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fredriksson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shepard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shepard.
Shepard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredriksson stuffs the takedown attempt from Shepard. Shepard gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Shepard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Shepard. No joy for Fredriksson on that attempt.
Shepard closes the distance and clinches.
Shepard breaks the clinch.
Shepard scores with a jab.
Shepard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shepard misses with a body shot.
Fredriksson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shepard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fredriksson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shepard scores with a decent looking hook.
Fredriksson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shepard avoids it really well and circles away.
Shepard has closed the distance and engaged Fredriksson in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fredriksson blocks a head kick by Shepard.
Shepard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
John Shepard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fredriksson closes the distance and clinches up with Shepard, looking for a takedown. Fredriksson pushes Shepard against the cage but Shepard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Fredriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fredriksson shoots in but Shepard avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Shepard.
Nice sprawl there from Fredriksson as Shepard shoots in.
Shepard clinches.
Shepard manages to break the clinch.
Fredriksson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shepard swivels and escapes.
Shepard pushes Fredriksson up against the cage in a clinch.
Shepard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shepard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fredriksson shoots and misses
and Shepard counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard lands with a nice combination. Fredriksson backs away looking to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredriksson gets tackled into the cage by Shepard. Shepard maintains the clinch.
Fredriksson can't break the clinch.
Shepard manages to break the clinch.
Shepard closes the distance and pushes Fredriksson back into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shepard as Fredriksson tries to tie him up.
Shepard breaks from the clinch.
Shepard gets a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shepard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shepard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fredriksson throws a hook but Shepard avoids it easily.
Fredriksson slaps away a takedown attempt from Shepard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shepard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fredriksson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shepard duly obliges.
Shepard clinches with his opponent.
Fredriksson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fredriksson.
Shepard breaks from the clinch.
Fredriksson drops his hands momentarily and Shepard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fredriksson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shepard clinches with his opponent.
Shepard breaks the clinch.
Fredriksson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shepard lands with a slapping head kick.
Fredriksson misses with a two punch combination.
Shepard clinches up with Fredriksson and pushes him back against the cage.
John Shepard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shepard manages to break the clinch.
Fredriksson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fredriksson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fredriksson wants it to stay on the feet.
Fredriksson shoots in looking for a takedown. Shepard tries to sprawl out of it but Fredriksson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shepard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shepard with a hook.
Shepard connects with a high kick.
Fredriksson is rocked!
Shepard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oh Fredriksson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shepard scores with a spinning back kick!
Fredriksson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fredriksson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Shepard. That one must have hurt.
Shepard stuffs the takedown attempt from Fredriksson. Fredriksson gets slowly back to his feet.
Shepard clinches with his opponent.
Aaron Fredriksson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shepard crunches a lovely knee into Fredriksson's ribcage.
Fredriksson seems to have got his legs back now.
Shepard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Shepard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shepard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Shepard!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akechi Samanosuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiromitsu Tanaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akechi Samanosuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiromitsu Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samanosuke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tanaka.
Samanosuke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samanosuke misses with a low kick as Tanaka jumps back.
Tanaka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Samanosuke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanaka scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tanaka looking to finish Samanosuke with some ground and pound. This is bad for Samanosuke!
Samanosuke is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tanaka putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanaka fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Samanosuke is desperately trying to improve his position but Tanaka has a good base and remains in mount.
Tanaka dominating with strikes here.
Tanaka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Samanosuke is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanaka drops a big elbow. That's hurt Samanosuke! More shots from Tanaka and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hiromitsu Tanaka!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hiromitsu Tanaka thanked [WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Danielsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danielsson comes to the cage accompanied by Rage Against The Machine - Freedom. Millar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Never Say Die. Michael Millar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lars Danielsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Millar!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danielsson misses with an uppercut.
Danielsson misses with a body shot
and Millar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Millar won't allow Danielsson to sweep him here.
Danielsson is working hard here to advance position.
Millar tries to stand but Danielsson is controlling from the bottom.
Millar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Millar won't allow Danielsson to sweep him here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Millar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Danielsson is proving hard to escape from.
Millar wants to control from the top but Danielsson keeps moving.
Millar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danielsson trying to control the position.
Millar is stalling in the full guard.
Danielsson keeping moving, preventing Millar from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Millar was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Millar shoots in but no luck this time.
Danielsson throws a jab when Millar was well out of range.
Horrible takedown by Millar or perhaps it was just good defense by Danielsson which made him look bad.
Danielsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Millar is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson avoids the attempt from Millar to control.
Danielsson landing shots from mount.
Millar taking shots to the head.
Danielsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Millar is desperately trying to improve his position but Danielsson has a good base and remains in mount.
Millar in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Danielsson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Danielsson lands with some strikes.
Millar looks gassed!
Millar is trying to escape the mount.
Millar wants to control but Danielsson is having none of it.
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!
BOOM! Danielsson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Millar taking shots to the head.
Danielsson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Danielsson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Millar can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Millar is bucking up trying to escape but Danielsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Millar tries to hold on but Danielsson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danielsson breaks from Millar's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Danielsson lands a big elbow.
Millar taking shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danielsson lands a big elbow.
Danielsson lands with some strikes.
Danielsson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Millar is rocked!
Danielsson prevents Millar from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Danielsson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Millar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danielsson.
Millar looks for a takedown but Danielsson sprawls well.
Danielsson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Millar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Danielsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Millar.
Danielsson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Danielsson wants to pass the guard but Millar is defending well.
Danielsson throwing shots but Millar is blocking nicely.
Danielsson trying to pass the guard but Millar defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielsson is keen to just control but Millar is a slippery customer.
Millar is breathing heavily.
Danielsson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Danielsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Millar's head.
Danielsson is pressing down on Millar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Millar is holding on for now.
Danielsson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Millar has hold of Danielsson's hands but Danielsson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Danielsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Danielsson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Danielsson trying to mount his opponent but Millar defends it.
Lars Danielsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Millar gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson prevents Millar from getting back to his feet.
Danielsson throwing strikes from guard but Millar blocks nicely.
Danielsson pushes down on Millar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Millar is refusing to be controlled, as Danielsson sits in half guard.
Millar is looking to improve his position.
Danielsson trying to pass the guard but Millar defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danielsson trying to control the action but Millar is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson is pressing down on Millar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Millar is holding on for now.
Millar wants to get back to his feet.
Millar won't allow Danielsson to pass to mount.
Millar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Danielsson.
Danielsson uses his free foot to push down on Millar's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Millar.
Danielsson with good strikes from the mount here!
Danielsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Millar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson landing strikes from the mount.
Millar is bucking up trying to escape but Danielsson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Danielsson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Danielsson looking to finish Millar with some ground and pound. This is bad for Millar!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danielsson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Danielsson tries to control but Millar wriggling away.
Danielsson with shots to the head and body - Millar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Danielsson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Millar?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danielsson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Millar hang on?
Danielsson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Millar's face.
Danielsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Danielsson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Millar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Danielsson's waist but Danielsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Millar off to one side.
Danielsson misses with a hook.
Millar shoots in and gets a takedown into Danielsson's guard.
Danielsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Danielsson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Millar wants to get back to full guard.
Millar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Millar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Danielsson.
Millar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millar is trying to maintain the position but Danielsson is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Millar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Danielsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Millar wants to sweep but no luck.
Danielsson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Danielsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Millar is retaining full guard.
Danielsson throwing strikes but missing.
Danielsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Millar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Danielsson slips nicely into half guard.
Danielsson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lars Danielsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson content just to control the position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danielsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Lars Danielsson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Danielsson misses with a right hand
and Millar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Millar.
Millar trying to control the position from guard on top but Danielsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Danielsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Danielsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danielsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danielsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Millar can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Millar is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lars Danielsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danielsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars Danielsson!
Lars Danielsson looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Train by Day Joe Rogan Podcast by Night! ALL DAY!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Alldren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waka Lomuh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Alldren might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to OK State Fight Song. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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221 lbs
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20
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Alldren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Waka Lomuh!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lomuh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alldren.
Lomuh misses with a takedown
and Alldren counters with a one-two to the body.
Lomuh shoots and misses
and Alldren counters with a takedown into side control.
Alldren will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lomuh is trying to get back to half guard.
Lomuh regains half guard.
Alldren with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lomuh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Alldren scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lomuh looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Alldren pushes past his half guard into mount!
Lomuh regains half guard.
Alldren scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alldren lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alldren content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lomuh tries to get to full guard but Alldren has control of the leg.
Alldren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Alldren is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lomuh is looking to improve his position.
Lomuh has hold of Alldren's hands but Alldren slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alldren controlling the action here.
Alldren landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alldren is controlling the pace.
Alldren landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Alldren there.
Alldren scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lomuh has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Alldren escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Alldren!
Lomuh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lomuh tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Alldren has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Alldren with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alldren with a couple of short strikes.
Lomuh is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Oooh a big shot lands for Alldren! Lomuh is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nate Alldren!
A less than humble Nate Alldren misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takeya Akazumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karlos O Fenomeno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlos O Fenomeno is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeya Akazumi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karlos O Fenomeno!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akazumi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Fenomeno looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Akazumi is staying tight to O Fenomeno's torso, preventing him from escaping.
O Fenomeno is looking for a sweep.
Akazumi is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. O Fenomeno knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Fenomeno looks to move to half guard but instead Akazumi has passed into mount! Damn!
O Fenomeno tries to hold on but Akazumi postures up.
Akazumi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Fenomeno is in all sorts of trouble here.
Akazumi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
O Fenomeno wants to control but Akazumi is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akazumi is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. O Fenomeno is in real trouble.
I really don't envy O Fenomeno right now.
O Fenomeno trying to control but not successfully.
Akazumi punishes O Fenomeno with strikes from the back mount.
You can see the frustration on O Fenomeno's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Akazumi working for a choke but O Fenomeno is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Akazumi. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Akazumi is hanging on to O Fenomeno's back as he tries to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akazumi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Akazumi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Akazumi scores with strikes from the back.
Akazumi has his arm under O Fenomeno's chin here. Game over son! Akazumi squeezes tightly and O Fenomeno is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Takeya Akazumi!
Our winner, Takeya Akazumi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sang Min Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moa Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sang Min Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moa Soto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim lands a nice looking body kick.
Kim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kim sizes up Soto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kim feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Soto's calf.
Kim lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Soto tries to clinch but Kim moves out of range.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soto tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Soto moves away.
Kim looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kim lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Soto.
Kim scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kim lands a body shot.
Sang Min Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim cracks Soto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Soto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kim fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Soto checks it well.
Kim lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soto thows a leg kick but Kim checks it
and Kim makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soto just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soto tries to clinch
and Kim counters with an inside leg kick.
Kim lands with a nice body punch.
Soto 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soto blocks the body kick.
Kim throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Soto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Kim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moa Soto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kim goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Soto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kim.
Soto tries to clinch up but Kim circles away and keeps his distance.
Soto misses with a head kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kim!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Soto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soto is looking to clinch.
That kick from Kim tenderised Soto's leg. Soto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kim catches Soto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kim connects with a right hand. Soto shakes it off.
Kim just misses with a punch to the body.
Soto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kim misses with a body shot.
Kim fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kim. That's going to slow Soto down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim scores with a sloppy right hand. Soto should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soto takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kim.
Kim is looking to land body kicks.
Kim connects with a looping right hand.
Soto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kim. Soto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Soto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Kim.
Kim moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Soto throws a head kick but Kim moves out of range.
Soto looks gassed!
Kim scores with a jab to the body.
Kim swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Soto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sang Min Kim dominated that round.
That's time! Kim's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Soto takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kim moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Soto is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Kim throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Soto's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Kim lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Sang Min Kim!
Sang Min Kim got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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