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QFC Tournament 183 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Winston Gelera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haris Bajric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Winston Gelera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haris Bajric!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gelera misses with a double jab
and Bajric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gelera throws a series of punches but Bajric avoids them all with ease.
Gelera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gelera misses with a double jab
and Bajric counters with a one-two to the body.
Gelera misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Gelera does no damage.
Gelera misses with a double jab
and Bajric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gelera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gelera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bajric connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bajric cracks Gelera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gelera misses with a double jab
and Bajric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gelera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gelera fails to land with a series of punches.
Gelera throws a combination that misses
letting Bajric counter with a right hand.
A left and a right from Gelera both land. Nice combination.
Gelera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bajric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gelera throws a right hand that Bajric ducks under and follows up with a left that Bajric also avoids with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gelera!
Bajric throws a lazy right hand but Gelera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Gelera does no damage.
Bajric throws the left hand but Gelera avoids the punch easily.
Bajric looks to score with a jab to the body but Gelera is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gelera. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Gelera.
Gelera fails to land with a series of punches.
Gelera is breathing heavily.
Gelera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bajric counters with a stiff right hand.
Gelera misses with a double jab
and Bajric counters with a right hand to the body.
Gelera misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Bajric does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gelera throws a right and a left that Bajric avoids nicely.
Gelera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bajric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gelera throws a combination that misses
and Bajric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bajric to counter with a crisp jab.
Gelera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bajric makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bajric comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bajric.
Gelera on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gelera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bajric is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gelera had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gelera misses with a combination
letting Bajric counter with a right hand.
A big left from Bajric misses.
Gelera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bajric counter with a right hand.
Gelera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gelera slips under a jab from Bajric.
Gelera slips a straight right by Bajric.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Bajric.
Bajric throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gelera misses with a double jab
letting Bajric counter with a right hand.
Bajric missing with a left hand there. Gelera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gelera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bajric counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gelera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gelera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bajric scores with a jab to the body.
Bajric lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gelera throws a combination that misses
and Bajric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bajric connects with the punch.
Gelera misses with a double jab
and Bajric counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haris Bajric dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bajric throws a big shot that misses.
Bajric avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gelera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bajric.
Gelera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gelera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bajric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gelera looks to land a combination but Bajric avoids it well.
Bajric missing with a left hand there. Gelera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gelera misses with a double jab.
Haris Bajric seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No joy there for Gelera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gelera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gelera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gelera misses with a double jab
and Gelera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gelera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gelera throws a combination that misses
and Bajric counters with a series of strikes. Gelera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gelera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bajric to counter with a crisp jab.
Gelera misses with a two punch combination.
Gelera misses with a double jab
and Bajric counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gelera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bajric counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gelera thinking.
Gelera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gelera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bajric counters with a right hand to the body.
Bajric throws a series of punches but Gelera moves out of range.
Gelera throws a nice looking combination but Bajric bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gelera throws a combination that misses
and Bajric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gelera throws a combination that misses
letting Bajric counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajric lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gelera at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bajric throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gelera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bajric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gelera shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gelera misses with a double jab
letting Bajric counter with a right hand.
Gelera slips a straight right by Bajric.
Gelera misses with a combination
and Bajric counters with a one-two to the body.
Gelera on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gelera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bajric counters with a nice uppercut.
Bajric cracks Gelera with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Bajric misses its intended target.
Bajric has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelera throws a combination that misses
and Bajric connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bajric jabs Gelera right on the nose. Gelera blinks but takes it well.
Gelera ducks under a wild hook from Bajric.
A punch combination from Gelera misses.
Some wild striking there from Gelera.
Bajric connects with a single shot there.
Gelera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bajric counters with a series of strikes. Gelera will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bajric scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bajric cracks Gelera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gelera ducks under a wild hook from Bajric.
Winston Gelera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gelera throws a combination that misses
and Bajric counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gelera thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajric lands an overhand right.
Bajric throws a hook to the side of Gelera's head but Gelera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice cross by Bajric.
A punch combination from Gelera misses.
Bajric throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gelera drops his hands momentarily and Bajric takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gelera misses with a wild combination.
Gelera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bajric counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bajric.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bajric goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Winston Gelera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gelera moves out of range of the strikes.
Bajric scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haris Bajric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Gelera fails to land with a series of punches.
Gelera looks to land a combination but Bajric avoids it well.
No joy there for Gelera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gelera misses with a combination
and Bajric counters with a nice uppercut.
Bajric just misses with a punch to the body.
Gelera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gelera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gelera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gelera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bajric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bajric scores with a jab to the head.
Gelera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bajric counters with a three punch combo that has Gelera backing up. Gelera nods at Bajric to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajric looks to land a left hand but Gelera moved out of range nicely.
Bajric bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gelera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bajric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bajric jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gelera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bajric counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gelera misses with a combination
and Bajric counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gelera misses with a combination
enabling Bajric to counter with a crisp jab.
Gelera misses with a two punch combination.
Bajric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelera misses with a two punch combination.
Gelera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Bajric to counter with a crisp jab.
Gelera throws a right hand that Bajric ducks under and follows up with a left that Bajric also avoids with ease.
Bajric looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bajric throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bajric lands a lovely overhand right.
Gelera misses with a combination
and Bajric counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bajric misses with an uppercut.
Gelera misses with a double jab
and Bajric counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gelera closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelera throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bajric counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gelera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bajric cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Bajric misses its intended target.
Bajric misses with a body shot.
Bajric dodges the punch combination from Gelera.
Bajric throws a series of punches but Gelera moves out of range.
Gelera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bajric.
A punch combination from Gelera misses.
A right-left combo lands from Bajric.
Bajric scores with a body shot.
Bajric slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Haris Bajric is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajric showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gelera.
Gelera misses with a double jab
and Bajric makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gelera misses with a combination
and Bajric counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bajric scores with a jab to the body.
Gelera misses with a combination
and Bajric counters with a stiff right hand.
Bajric fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gelera on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gelera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bajric circles away quickly and effectively.
Bajric works the jab nicely.
Winston Gelera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bajric dips to his left and cracks Gelera with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Haris Bajric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bajric 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Haris Bajric!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Haris Bajric!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Haris Bajric!
Haris Bajric wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bret Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Donovan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watanabe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Donovan counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The referee asks Donovan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Donovan prefers to stall for the moment though.
Donovan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Donovan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Watanabe to see if he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donovan working the ground and pound.
Donovan happy to just control the position for now.
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!
Donovan working the ground and pound.
Watanabe is letting Donovan control him for a moment.
Donovan is working Watanabe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Watanabe is trying to improve his position.
Watanabe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A lull in the action here.
Watanabe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Donovan cracks Watanabe with a big right hand but Watanabe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Donovan working the head with strikes.
Donovan advances to mount.
Donovan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Donovan landing punches.
Donovan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Watanabe is desperately trying to improve his position but Donovan has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donovan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan landing strikes from the mount.
Donovan with shots to the head and body - Watanabe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Donovan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Donovan controlling the pace for now.
Donovan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watanabe is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Donovan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Donovan controlling from mount.
Watanabe is bucking up trying to escape but Donovan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Watanabe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Donovan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Donovan unloading with bombs!
Donovan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Donovan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Donovan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan working Watanabe over with strikes here.
Watanabe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watanabe tries to get out of the position.
Donovan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Donovan cracks Watanabe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Donovan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Donovan controlling his opponent.
Donovan lands a nice shot to the head.
Donovan controlling the position easily from mount.
Watanabe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Donovan controlling the pace for now.
Watanabe is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan working the ground and pound effectively.
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!
Donovan cracks Watanabe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Donovan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Watanabe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Donovan raining down hammerfists from mount.
Donovan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Donovan scoring with strikes but Watanabe is staying in there.
Donovan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Watanabe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Donovan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Donovan controlling from mount.
Watanabe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donovan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Donovan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Donovan dominated that round.
That's time! Watanabe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Watanabe misses with a double jab
and Donovan counters with a nice uppercut.
Watanabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Donovan counters with a stiff right hand.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Donovan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Donovan is pushing down on Watanabe's leg trying to pass to half guard. Watanabe is fighting to maintain full guard but Donovan has managed to sneak the leg through.
Watanabe on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Donovan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Donovan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Donovan manages to mount him!
Donovan lands a nice shot to the head.
Watanabe takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
You get the feeling that Watanabe really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The referee warns Watanabe that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Donovan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Watanabe?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donovan cracks Watanabe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donovan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Donovan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Donovan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Watanabe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Donovan on the ground.
Donovan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Donovan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Donovan is landing with some decent strikes but Watanabe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Donovan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donovan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Donovan content just to control the position here.
Watanabe swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Donovan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Donovan with shots to the head and body - Watanabe looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donovan breaks from Watanabe's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Donovan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Donovan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Donovan working Watanabe over with strikes here.
Donovan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Donovan working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Donovan.
Watanabe is rocked!
BOOM! Donovan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oh Watanabe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Donovan cracks Watanabe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Donovan scoring with strikes but Watanabe is staying in there.
BOOM! Donovan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Donovan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Donovan scoring with strikes but Watanabe is staying in there.
Donovan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Donovan working Watanabe over with strikes here.
Donovan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Watanabe hang on?
Donovan landing shots from mount.
Donovan controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donovan lands a nice shot to the head.
Donovan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Watanabe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Donovan lands a nice shot to the head.
Donovan with the ground and pound from mount.
Donovan raining down hammerfists from mount.
Donovan content just to control the position here.
Donovan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Donovan with shots to the head and body - Watanabe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Donovan with a couple of short strikes.
Watanabe seems to have got his legs back now.
Donovan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Donovan is landing with some decent strikes but Watanabe is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Donovan landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donovan cracks Watanabe with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donovan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Donovan with shots to the head and body - Watanabe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Donovan with good strikes from the mount here!
Donovan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Watanabe hang on?
Donovan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Donovan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Donovan raining down shots from the mount!
Donovan scoring with strikes but Watanabe is staying in there.
Donovan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Watanabe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Donovan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanabe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Donovan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Donovan lands with a straight right. Watanabe didn't see that one coming.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Donovan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watanabe throws a combination that misses
and Donovan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Donovan counters with a left and a right that stings Watanabe.
Takeshi Watanabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watanabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Donovan scores with a counter punch that sends Watanabe to the canvas! Donovan smells blood - he's punishing Watanabe with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Watanabe has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bret Donovan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Nakano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiko Sun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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20
135 lbs
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18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Nakano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiko Sun!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano misses with a two punch combination.
Nakano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nakano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sun counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sun.
Nakano pulls Sun in close to his closed guard and prevents Sun from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sun trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sun moves into the clinch.
Sun stalling the fight.
Sun has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nakano uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano is looking to work some ground and pound but Sun has wrist control.
Nakano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nakano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nakano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sun walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nakano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sun closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sun is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Nakano still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Nakano has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Sun is looking for a sweep.
Nakano 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano decides to stand back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sun closes the distance and pushes Nakano back into the cage.
Sun jumps into guard, dragging Nakano to the mat.
Sun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nakano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nakano stands up from Sun's guard - Nakano perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nakano closes the distance and pushes Sun back into the cage.
Nakano wants to break free but Sun has control.
Sun is trying to force a seperation but Nakano has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun is trying to break the clinch but Nakano is controlling him.
Sun is trying to push Nakano away but Nakano has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Nakano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nakano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sun closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nakano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakano gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakano is looking to improve his position.
Sun wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakano keeps working.
Nakano makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kenji Nakano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakano misses with a takedown attempt - Sun sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nakano is breathing heavily.
Nakano fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tiko Sun will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sun circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sun scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nakano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sun to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sun trying to control but Nakano is working from the bottom.
Nakano has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sun off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sun bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakano tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano regains half guard.
Sun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nakano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sun is thwarting Nakano's attempts to control the position.
Sun tries to stand but can't do so whilst Nakano controls his leg.
Sun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano wants to control but Sun is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nakano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sun back to the cage. Nakano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nakano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sun to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nakano scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sun should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sun fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nakano sprawls well initially but Sun persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sun trying to control the action but Nakano is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun throws a strike but Nakano avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakano pulls Sun in to control the position.
Sun trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiko Sun has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Nakano throws a leg kick but Sun sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nakano misses with a double jab.
Sun looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nakano throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sun stands up and waves to Nakano to follow him.
Nakano fails with a takedown attempt.
Sun shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sun was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
Sun tries to stand but Nakano controls the position and pulls Sun into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sun is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiko Sun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Nakano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sun drives through with a takedown into Nakano's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sun pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakano is keeping the position for now.
Sun trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakano has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Sun off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sun swings for the body but Nakano moves out of range.
Sun drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nakano is not content to let Sun control the position.
Nakano throws Sun to one side and escapes!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sun scores with a kick to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nakano enables Sun to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nakano manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakano wants to stand up but Sun is controlling him.
Nakano keeping moving, preventing Sun from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakano has a closed guard, preventing Sun from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tiko Sun was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nakano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sun avoids it really well and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nakano!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun shoots in and bounces Nakano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nakano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kenji Nakano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sun trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tiko Sun was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nakano misses with a double jab
and Sun decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nakano's guard.
Sun wants to control from the top but Nakano keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tiko Sun has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiko Sun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sun 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Tiko Sun!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Tiko Sun!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Tiko Sun!
Tiko Sun wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rob Butti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gsaghcf Hsjhd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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24
141 lbs
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24
135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rob Butti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gsaghcf Hsjhd!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hsjhd has Butti up against the cage in a clinch.
Hsjhd manages to break the clinch.
Butti moves into the clinch.
Butti is trying to drag Hsjhd to the mat but Hsjhd just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Butti is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Butti prevents Hsjhd from breaking the clinch.
Butti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hsjhd lands a body punch in the clinch.
Butti working Hsjhd over with knees to the body.
Hsjhd is pressed up against the cage. Butti has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hsjhd down to the mat. Hsjhd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hsjhd tries to score a power double leg takedown but Butti sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hsjhd somewhat.
Hsjhd looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Butti is fending him off so far but Hsjhd persists. Nope, Butti circles away and we're back to standing.
Rob Butti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gsaghcf Hsjhd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butti blocks a head kick by Hsjhd.
Butti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Butti moves into the clinch successfully.
Butti tries to score a body lock takedown but Hsjhd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hsjhd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hsjhd tries to pull guard but Butti won't allow it.
Butti manages to break the clinch.
Butti shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hsjhd as he avoids it easily.
Hsjhd looks to land a combination but Butti avoids it well.
Butti throws a nice head kick!
Butti closes the distance and pushes Hsjhd back into the cage.
Butti tries for a takedown but Hsjhd manages to get underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Butti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butti is looking to clinch but Hsjhd is avoiding it.
Butti clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hsjhd tries to break the clinch but Butti is controlling the position.
Hsjhd wants to stall.
Butti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hsjhd pulls Butti into guard.
Hsjhd can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Butti controls the pace.
Butti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hsjhd trying to control the position.
Butti trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Hsjhd manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Butti wants to get back to his feet but Hsjhd passes into half guard.
Hsjhd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Butti defending well though.
Hsjhd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hsjhd is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Butti is not content to let Hsjhd control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butti is looking to improve his position.
Butti won't allow Hsjhd to pass to mount.
Hsjhd has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hsjhd punching from mount but Butti doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butti is squirming around, avoiding Hsjhd's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rob Butti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Butti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Butti is looking for a takedown.
Butti is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hsjhd is defending well.
Butti is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Butti manages to pull guard.
Hsjhd drops back, looking for a kneebar! Butti looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Butti looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Butti!
Hsjhd manages to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Butti in particular looking to stall.
Hsjhd wants to control but Butti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butti wants to take a breather but Hsjhd is having none of it.
Butti trying to pass the guard but Hsjhd defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butti perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Butti looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Butti is trying to control the action in half guard but Hsjhd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Rob Butti just wasn't active enough.
Butti stuffs the takedown.
Hsjhd fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Butti fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Butti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hsjhd takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Butti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hsjhd is trying to break free.
Hsjhd trying to stall but Butti improves his position.
Butti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hsjhd backwards.
Butti taking a breather.
Butti manages to break the clinch.
Hsjhd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hsjhd tries to clinch up but Butti circles away and keeps his distance.
Hsjhd fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Butti avoids it really well and circles away.
Butti gets tackled into the cage by Hsjhd. Hsjhd maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hsjhd avoiding damage as Butti throws knees to the body.
Hsjhd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hsjhd tries to score a body lock takedown but Butti shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hsjhd is breathing heavily.
Hsjhd ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hsjhd no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Butti slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hsjhd wants to stand and escape but Butti is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hsjhd being controlled here, momentarily.
Rob Butti has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Butti shoots for a takedown but Hsjhd saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butti shoots in looking for a takedown but Hsjhd manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Butti's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Butti avoids the head kick by Hsjhd.
Butti shoots in but Hsjhd avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hsjhd displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Butti.
Hsjhd moves to clinch but Butti breaks away
and Butti counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Butti is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Butti wants a takedown.
Hsjhd manages to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Butti looking to sit in guard and control but Hsjhd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hsjhd trying to control but Butti is working from the bottom.
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 Rob Butti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Butti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Good exchange - Hsjhd coming out on top.
Hsjhd tries to close the distance and clinch but Butti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butti tries for a takedown but Hsjhd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hsjhd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butti tries to clinch but Hsjhd moves out of range.
Hsjhd shoots in looking for a takedown. Butti tries to sprawl out of it but Hsjhd keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Butti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hsjhd.
Hsjhd fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hsjhd is fending him off so far but Butti persists. Nope, Hsjhd circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Butti is defended easily by Hsjhd.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rob Butti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hsjhd wants to clinch.
Hsjhd lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Butti wants to clinch up but Hsjhd keeps it at a distance.
Butti shoots for a double leg takedown but Hsjhd sprawls well. He's pushed Butti's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hsjhd closes this distance looking for a takedown but Butti circles away.
Hsjhd misses with the combination.
Butti will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hsjhd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hsjhd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butti looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hsjhd is fending him off so far but Butti persists. Nope, Hsjhd circles away and we're back to standing.
Hsjhd has his takedown stuffed
and Butti counters with a thumping low kick.
Butti tries to clinch but Hsjhd moves out of range.
Hsjhd tries for a takedown but Butti sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rob Butti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butti rushes Hsjhd and presses him up against the cage.
Butti jumps guard.
Hsjhd is looking to advance position but Butti has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Butti controlling from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hsjhd blocking the ground and pound.
Butti avoids the attempt from Hsjhd to control.
Butti controlling the position easily from mount.
Butti sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butti content just to control the position here.
Rob Butti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hsjhd tries to hold on but Butti pushes him away.
Hsjhd wants to get back to his feet.
Hsjhd is working to get back to half guard.
Butti controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hsjhd tries to reverse the position but Butti maintains control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Butti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Butti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Rob Butti!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Rob Butti!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Rob Butti!
Rob Butti wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Lopes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and OmicronPerseiEight BenderIsGreat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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18
130 lbs
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24
145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Felipe Lopes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, OmicronPerseiEight BenderIsGreat!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming BenderIsGreat to the mat! BenderIsGreat manages to get full guard.
Lopes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lopes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. BenderIsGreat is keeping the position for now.
BenderIsGreat keeping moving, preventing Lopes from controlling successfully.
BenderIsGreat manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lopes manages to get himself to full guard.
BenderIsGreat throwing strikes from guard but Lopes blocks nicely.
BenderIsGreat slips nicely into half guard.
Lopes wants to improve his position but BenderIsGreat is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lopes is defending against the submission attempts here by BenderIsGreat.
Lopes wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopes is trying to stand up here but BenderIsGreat is controlling him well.
BenderIsGreat seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Lopes is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). OmicronPerseiEight BenderIsGreat!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joko Makihono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joko Makihono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, CJ Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Johnston scores with a four punch combination!
Makihono tries for a takedown but Johnston circles away easily
and Johnston counters with a one-two to the body.
Johnston fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Makihono avoids it really well and circles away.
Makihono throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnston was covering up waiting for the punch and Makihono finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Makihono lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Johnston looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnston, not yet.
Makihono lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Makihono lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makihono throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makihono trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Makihono stands and throws Johnston's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makihono is looking to take a break and control but Johnston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnston tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Makihono wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makihono tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Makihono has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Makihono working the head with strikes.
Johnston taking punishment in the form of punches.
Makihono moves into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnston tries to reverse the position but Makihono maintains control.
Johnston is bucking up trying to escape but Makihono cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makihono postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Johnston looks a forlorn figure.
Makihono breaks from Johnston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Makihono lands a big shot to the head and Johnston winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joko Makihono!
Joko Makihono was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Max Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pet Trilaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pet Trilaka!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trilaka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Miller!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
You can see the frustration on Miller's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Miller seems a little lost for a moment, as Trilaka dominates the positioning.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Trilaka is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Miller's shoulder. That is not cool.
Miller takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Miller on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Miller tries to get out of the position.
Trilaka taking a breather here.
Trilaka works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Trilaka happy to just control the position for now.
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!
Trilaka working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Trilaka.
Miller really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Trilaka tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Trilaka has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Miller takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Trilaka is trying to get an arm triangle but Miller is defending well.
Trilaka taking a breather here.
It looks like Trilaka might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trilaka grinds an elbow into Miller's temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller is trying to control Trilaka's posture but Trilaka avoids it.
Trilaka is working Miller over with some ground and pound from side control.
Miller is looking for a sweep.
Trilaka controlling the position from side mount.
Trilaka landing a few strikes.
Miller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Trilaka on the ground.
Trilaka moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trilaka has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Miller's face.
Trilaka prevents Miller from getting the reversal.
Trilaka lands a heavy elbow.
Miller is rocked!
Trilaka is landing with some decent strikes but Miller is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Miller is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trilaka postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Miller looks a forlorn figure.
Trilaka controlling from mount.
Trilaka lands a heavy elbow.
Trilaka fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Trilaka's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pet Trilaka!
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