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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorn Anthriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson has chosen Dark Tranquility - The Final Resistance as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gustav Gustafsson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorn Anthriel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Gustafsson misses.
Anthriel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Anthriel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anthriel misses with a wild body shot.
Gustafsson throws a looping overhand right but Anthriel ducks down to avoid it.
Anthriel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Gustafsson misses.
Anthriel misses with a looping left.
Gustafsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been informed that Gustafsson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Good standup being displayed there by Gustafsson as he connects with a hook.
Anthriel scores with a hook to the body. Gustafsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gustafsson scores with a nice right hand.
Gustafsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anthriel thows a body shot but no joy.
Anthriel connects with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anthriel defending well as Gustafsson loads up on a big left hand.
Gustafsson throws a jab when Anthriel was well out of range.
Anthriel scores with a hook to the body. Gustafsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gustafsson seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Anthriel shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Gustafsson is backing up but Anthriel catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Gustafsson covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Anthriel Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorn Anthriel!
Jorn Anthriel is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Jorn Anthriel thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gijs Vermeulen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vermeulen has chosen Money, Money, Money as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micheal Bell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gijs Vermeulen!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeulen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bell misses with a head kick.
Vermeulen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Bell.
Vermeulen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vermeulen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vermeulen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bell misses with a head kick.
Vermeulen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen lands a nice looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vermeulen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vermeulen lands a body shot.
Vermeulen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bell is breathing heavily.
Vermeulen scores with a jab to the head.
Bell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vermeulen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bell needs to keep his hands up - Vermeulen had a free shot at his head there.
Vermeulen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vermeulen lands with a straight right. Bell didn't see that one coming.
Vermeulen scores with a body shot.
Bell walks into a stiff left hand from Vermeulen.
Vermeulen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vermeulen drops Bell with a big left hand! Bell is injured, injured bad! Vermeulen jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gijs Vermeulen!
Gijs Vermeulen is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Gijs Vermeulen, 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yatamatomo Hirozaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ford SS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ford SS will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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290 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yatamatomo Hirozaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ford SS!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirozaki throws a shot from downtown. SS moves away and avoids it.
Hirozaki lands a big right hand that sends SS crashing to the mat! Hirozaki stays standing though and waves SS back to his feet!
It looks like Ford SS has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hirozaki throws a body punch but SS moves out of range.
SS defending well as Hirozaki loads up on a big left hand.
Hirozaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hirozaki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but SS circles away quickly and effectively.
Hirozaki digs a good hook to SS's body.
Hirozaki connects with a looping right hand.
SS looks winded!
SS ducks into an uppercut from Hirozaki and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yatamatomo Hirozaki!
Yatamatomo Hirozaki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aiden August (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arc Turian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aiden August had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aiden August!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arc Turian!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
August throws a poor cross that misses
and Turian counters with a low kick, right behind August 's knee.
Turian scores with a spinning back kick!
August just misses with a punch to the body.
Turian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body kick from Turian.
August throws a hook but Turian blocks it.
August connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turian scores with a push kick.
Turian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. August manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
August throws a nice looking combination but Turian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turian has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but August moves away.
Turian scores with a kick to the midsection.
August shoots in for a takedown but Turian shows good takedown defense.
August lands with an uppercut that bounces Turian off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from August misses the target.
August throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turian fakes the leg kick and cracks August in the body.
Turian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Turian has closed the distance and engaged August in a clinch.
Turian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turian landing knees to the head.
Turian lands a body punch in the clinch.
August working hard to break the clinch.
August tries for a takedown but Turian manages to get underhooks.
Turian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has August in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Turian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
August looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
August has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Turian avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiden August. That's going to take a lot out of him.
August taking a breather.
Turian lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turian stops a takedown attempt from August.
August is breathing heavily.
Turian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from August.
August has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
August takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Turian.
Turian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Turian landing knees to the body.
Turian landing knees to the body.
Turian connects with a knee to the head.
August takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turian unloads a knee to the mid-section. August lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Turian.
Turian using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Turian landing knees to the body.
Turian lands a nice knee to the body.
Turian crunches a lovely knee into August's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Turian.
Turian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turian working August over with knees to the body.
Turian lands a left hand that snaps the head of August backwards.
Turian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turian gets underhooks to prevent August's takedown attempt.
Turian scores with a knee to the head.
Turian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Turian.
A left hand lands to the body for Turian.
A body shot lands from Turian.
August tries to break free but Turian pushes him back against the cage.
Turian with a knee to the head.
Turian lands a knee to the body.
Turian is pressed up against the cage. August has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Turian down to the mat. Turian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
August is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Turian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
August throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turian's hands are dropping dangerously low here and August connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turian scrambles back to his feet.
Turian misses with a straight left.
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!
August looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turian.
August tries for a takedown but Turian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Turian clinches with his opponent.
Turian prevents a takedown attempt there.
Turian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turian unloads a knee to the mid-section. August lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of stalling here from Turian.
Turian scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Turian as the two fighters clinch.
August swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arc Turian dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Turian slips a straight right by August.
August is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
August lands a nice looking body shot.
August misses with a jab, cross combination.
August misses with a straight left.
Turian cracks August with a good jab.
August lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turian circles away quickly and effectively.
August connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
August keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
August is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Turian displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from August.
August fails with a takedown attempt.
August throws a big shot that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! August crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Turian - the referee stops the clock and August gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Turian. August manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
August cracks Turian with an open hand slap.
Aiden August seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turian keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from August.
August connects with a right hand. Turian shakes it off.
Aiden August is winning the standup battle so far.
Turian clinches with his opponent.
August takes a knee right on the jaw!
Arc Turian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from August fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turian scores a nice knee to the body.
Turian connects with a knee to the head.
August swings away with an uppercut that misses.
August pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
August uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turian has time to react.
Turian scoring well with a low kick there.
Horrible takedown by August or perhaps it was just good defense by Turian which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiden August. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turian slips a jab from August.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turian lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
August throws a sloppy body shot
and Turian counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Turian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Turian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Turian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with August, pushing him back against the cage.
August tries for a takedown but Turian manages to get underhooks.
August looking to stall.
August lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turian backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Turian.
Turian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
August drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Turian gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
August will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Turian scores with a knee to the head.
August goes for a takedown in the clinch but Turian prevents it.
Turian working August over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turian takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Turian lands a good knee to the midsection. August won't want to take too many of those.
Turian lands a knee to the head.
Turian landing knees to the head.
Turian landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Turian leaning his opponent against the cage.
Turian landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turian.
August working some nice short punches in the clinch.
August misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turian scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turian connects with a nasty looking knee right to August's face.
Turian with a knee to the head.
August is trying to break free.
Turian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Turian landing knees to the body.
Turian connects with a knee to the head.
Turian lands with a light punch inside.
August tries to break the clinch but Turian is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turian with a knee to the head.
Turian lands a nice knee to the body.
Turian pushes August back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
August is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arc Turian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Turian feints and then cracks August's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow August down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turian. That's going to slow August down.
Turian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Turian lands with a right to the head.
August tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turian landing knees to the head.
Turian lands a knee to the body.
Turian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
August has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turian is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
August wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turian working August over with knees to the body.
August is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
August is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aiden August. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turian crunches a lovely knee into August's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turian pushes August back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Turian lands a knee to the head.
Turian trying to stall but August improves his position.
Turian taking a breather.
Turian prevents August from breaking the clinch.
August looking to slow down the pace here.
August tries for a takedown but Turian manages to get underhooks.
Turian's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Turian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turian receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arc Turian.
August throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
August lands an overhand right.
August misses with a straight right.
Turian goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
August clobbers Turian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
August lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
August lands a nice shot that snaps Turian's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
August misses with a takedown attempt - Turian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
August thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turian fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and August has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Turian clinches up against the cage.
Turian lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Turian is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from August.
Turian utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
August tries for a takedown but Turian manages to get underhooks.
Turian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
August takes a knee right on the jaw!
August has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Turian avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Turian leaning his opponent against the cage.
Turian unloads a knee to the mid-section. August lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turian taking a breather.
Turian is working August over against the cage.
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!
August is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turian lands a knee to the body.
August lands with a short shot to the head.
Knees to the body from Turian.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turian.
Turian with a knee to the head.
Turian digs a right hand underneath August's ribcage. August let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Turian scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Turian.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
August wants to break free but Turian has control.
Turian unloads a knee to the mid-section. August lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aiden August has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
August misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turian stops a takedown attempt from August.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arc Turian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Turian 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arc Turian!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Matias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major Major (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Matias might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Himno nacional argentino. Major has chosen Iron Man as his entrance music. Lionel Matias had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lionel Matias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Major Major!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matias closes the distance and clinches.
Matias is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Matias trying to land knees to the body.
Matias definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Major misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matias looking to slow down the pace here.
Matias is working for takedown but Major is calmly controlling the position for now.
Major misses with a punch to the body.
Matias throws an elbow that misses.
Matias tries for a takedown but Major manages to get underhooks.
Matias is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Major pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lionel Matias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matias tries for a takedown but Major manages to get underhooks.
Major gets underhooks to prevent Matias's takedown attempt.
Matias throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matias tries to pull guard but Major won't allow it.
Matias manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Major successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Matias wants to get up but he can't break Major's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Matias throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Major is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Matias is controlling him.
Matias won't allow Major to sweep him here.
Major is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Major wants to get back to his feet but Matias is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Major looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matias won't allow Major to sweep him here.
Matias advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Major is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Major's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Major is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Matias seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Matias is working for a submission of some sort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matias wants to pass the guard but Major is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Major can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matias is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Major!
Major is working to get back to half guard.
Matias has hold of Major's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Major manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Matias blocks Major's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Major is desperately trying to improve his position but Matias has a good base and remains in mount.
Matias can't control as he wanted to and Major manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Major is looking to escape.
Matias prevents Major from improving his position.
Matias is keen to just control but Major is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matias throwing shots but Major is blocking nicely.
Major keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Major is trying to stand back up but Matias is controlling him
Matias wants to lay and pray for a moment but Major keeps working.
Matias moves nicely into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matias tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Matias tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Major wants to get back to his feet but Matias drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lionel Matias 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.
Major connects with a looping right hand.
Major tries to clinch but Matias is having none of it.
Major fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matias is out of range.
Matias shoots in but no luck this time.
Major Major seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matias darts in and clinches Major up against the cage.
Major keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matias's efforts to push away.
Major avoids the elbow strike from Matias, against the cage.
Matias managing to block the knees to the body from Major.
Matias wants a takedown.
Matias wants the takedown. Major is fighting it off but Matias persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Major's guard against the cage.
Matias is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Major wants to stand up but Matias is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matias connects with a couple of short punches.
Matias is looking to work some ground and pound but Major has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Major is on top in guard.
Major throws a big elbow that misses.
Matias working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Major doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Major manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Major is in close to Matias's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Major tries to stand but Matias is controlling from the bottom.
Matias 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.
Major throws a big right hand that misses.
Major landing some decent shots from guard.
Lionel Matias overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Major distracts Matias with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matias wants to sweep but no luck.
Major missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Major working his ground and pound in the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matias looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matias has a closed guard, preventing Major from standing up.
Major keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Matias's head.
Major keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Matias's head.
Major wants to stand but Matias is controlling his posture from full guard.
Major is in close to Matias's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Matias is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Major defends well.
Matias looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Major's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Major got a little sloppy there for a moment and Matias has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Major has managed to get both his arms back between Matias's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matias is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Major defends well.
Major lands a couple of digs.
Major thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Major lands a couple of elbows.
Major is looking to stand up but Matias won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Major scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Matias working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Major doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Major manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Major must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Major postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Major would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Major trying to control but Matias is working from the bottom.
Matias looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Matias bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Major's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Major wants to stand and escape but Matias is having none of it.
Major trying to keep a closed guard but Matias is proving a slippery customer.
Matias trying to control the position from guard on top but Major is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Major Major will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Major tries to clinch but Matias moves away
and Matias counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Major's guard now.
Major has a closed guard, preventing Matias from standing up.
Matias loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matias wants to control from the top but Major keeps moving.
Matias looking to pass the guard.
Major wants to stand but Matias is controlling the position.
Matias is looking to pass into half guard but Major pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Major is in guard.
Major cracks Matias with a solid left hand.
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!
Matias throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Matias avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matias had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Major defends it easily.
Major with a nice head shot there.
Major working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Matias wants to sweep but no luck.
Major controlling from the top position.
Major postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Matias 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.
Major wants to get up but he can't break Matias's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Major missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Major postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Major is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Matias is rocked!
Major arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Matias's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Major Major!
A very excited looking Major Major made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moritsune Musashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Victor Martinez has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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150 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Moritsune Musashi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Musashi misses with a head kick.
Martinez looking to score a takedown here. Musashi is defending well but Martinez drives through and ends up in Musashi's guard.
Martinez postures up.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Musashi is retaining full guard.
Martinez is working hard here to advance position.
Musashi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Martinez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Martinez trying to control but Musashi is working from the bottom.
Martinez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
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!
Martinez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Martinez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Musashi is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Musashi keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Martinez passes Musashi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Musashi wants to get back to full guard.
Martinez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Martinez is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Musashi defends it well.
Musashi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Musashi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Martinez defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Musashi keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Musashi is keeping the position for now.
Musashi has his feet on Martinez's thighs here. He's pushed Martinez off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Martinez screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Moritsune Musashi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Moritsune Musashi thanked Knox Energy for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ishikawa Goemon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tor Troeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Goemon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Beginning is the End. On his way into the cage it seems that Ishikawa Goemon has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ishikawa Goemon seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ishikawa Goemon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tor Troeng!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Troeng. Those never looked like landing.
A big right from Goemon misses.
Troeng defending well as Goemon loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Troeng.
A punch combination from Troeng misses.
Troeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Troeng both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Ishikawa Goemon has been cut.
Troeng misses with an uppercut. Goemon saw that one coming.
Goemon slips a jab and a cross from Troeng.
Troeng swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goemon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Goemon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troeng.
Troeng lands with a cross.
Goemon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goemon misses with a double jab.
A jab from Goemon does it's job there.
Goemon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice jab there from Goemon.
Troeng dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Troeng lands a nice shot to the body.
Troeng moves out of range of the strikes.
Troeng lands with a shot to the body.
Goemon lands a jab.
Troeng lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Troeng.
Troeng has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goemon throws a right hand that Troeng ducks under and follows up with a left that Troeng also avoids with ease.
Goemon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Goemon throws a series of punches but Troeng avoids them all with ease.
Troeng walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Goemon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Goemon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Goemon misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Troeng throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goemon looks to land a left hand but Troeng moved out of range nicely.
Goemon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goemon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Troeng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice combination there by Goemon.
Nice jab there from Troeng.
Troeng throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Goemon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Goemon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Troeng connects with a right hand. Goemon shakes it off.
Troeng looks to score with a jab to the body but Goemon is just out of range.
Goemon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Troeng misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goemon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troeng.
Troeng throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goemon throws a jab but it's blocked by Troeng.
Troeng throws a low kick, looking for Goemon's leg but Goemon calmly moves out of range.
Troeng tries to bum rush Goemon with a series of wild strikes but Goemon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Goemon throws a combination that misses
and Troeng counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Goemon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Troeng throws a series of punches but Goemon avoids them all with ease.
Goemon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Troeng dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ishikawa Goemon's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Goemon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goemon misses with a hook. Troeng ducked under it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Troeng!
A combination from Troeng does no damage.
Goemon misses with a combination
and Troeng counters with a straight right hand.
Goemon is rocked!
Troeng misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goemon cracks Troeng with an open hand slap.
Goemon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Troeng finds it's way round the side to connect with Goemon's head.
Troeng thuds a left hand into Goemon's body.
Tor Troeng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troeng rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Goemon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Troeng misses with the combination.
Troeng throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Troeng throws a hook to the side of Goemon's head but Goemon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Goemon!
Goemon throws a combination that misses
and Troeng counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Troeng is pressed up against the cage. Goemon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Troeng down to the mat. Troeng avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Goemon looks to score with a jab to the body but Troeng is just out of range.
Troeng smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Troeng.
Troeng throws a right and a left that Goemon avoids nicely.
Goemon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Troeng to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goemon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Troeng counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Goemon throws out a loose jab but Troeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Troeng. Those never looked like landing.
Goemon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Goemon looks to score with a jab to the body but Troeng is just out of range.
Troeng digs a good body shot into Goemon's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goemon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Goemon throws a lazy right hand but Troeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goemon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oh Goemon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Troeng getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Goemon lands with a shot to the body.
Troeng misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tor Troeng is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Troeng misses with a looping right.
Goemon seems to have got his legs back now.
Troeng throws a poor cross that misses
and Troeng takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Troeng thuds a left hand into Goemon's body.
Troeng smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Goemon throws a shot from downtown. Troeng moves away and avoids it.
Goemon throws a jab when Troeng was well out of range.
Troeng throws a head kick but Goemon moves out of range.
Troeng throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Troeng misses with a two punch combination.
Troeng lunges at Goemon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Goemon's hand.
Goemon misses with a hook
and Troeng counters with a three punch combo that has Goemon backing up. Goemon nods at Troeng to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goemon thows a body shot but no joy.
Tor Troeng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Troeng.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tor Troeng showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ishikawa Goemon's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goemon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Troeng lands a nice shot that snaps Goemon's head back.
Goemon moves out of range of the strikes.
Goemon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Goemon misses with an uppercut.
Goemon blocks a leg kick.
Goemon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Goemon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Troeng counters with a left right combination that sends Goemon crashing to the mat - Troeng wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Goemon out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tor Troeng!
Tor Troeng is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Tor Troeng, 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.
Ishikawa Goemon spoke after the fight, saying 'WoW, I really couldnt have predicted this. Guess I'll have to head back to the gym and work on my gameplan.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshido Nakamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihiro Tatsui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshido Nakamara had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshido Nakamara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akihiro Tatsui!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamara scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tatsui tries to get to full guard but Nakamara has control of the leg.
Tatsui is refusing to be controlled, as Nakamara sits in half guard.
Nakamara content to control rather than advance.
Nakamara is pressing down on Tatsui's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tatsui is holding on for now.
Tatsui tries to roll over but Nakamara keeps him under control.
Tatsui is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nakamara scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatsui is trying to control but can't.
Tatsui is staying active underneath Nakamara, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nakamara thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamara is pressing down on Tatsui's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tatsui is holding on for now.
Nakamara is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tatsui gets full guard.
Nakamara throwing strikes but missing.
Nakamara wants to control from the top but Tatsui keeps moving.
Nakamara sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tatsui's guard.
Nakamara wants to get back to his feet.
Nakamara stalling away here and it's allowed Tatsui to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsui not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tatsui keeping moving, preventing Nakamara from controlling successfully.
Tatsui looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nakamara wants to stand but Tatsui is controlling his posture from full guard.
Nakamara wants to control from the top but Tatsui keeps moving.
Tatsui looking for a sweep. Not yet Tatsui, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshido Nakamara has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nakamara shoots in for a double leg but Tatsui sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nakamara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tatsui counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tatsui told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Nakamara pushes Tatsui off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nakamara slaps away a takedown attempt from Tatsui, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tatsui keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshido Nakamara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tatsui throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nakamara's waist but Nakamara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tatsui off to one side.
Nakamara will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nakamara looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tatsui misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakamara with a poor takedown
and Tatsui counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsui tries to score a body lock takedown but Nakamara shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nakamara has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tatsui avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nakamara has hold of one of Tatsui's legs. Tatsui is fighting the takedown attempt but Nakamara gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Nakamara is breathing heavily.
Nakamara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tatsui looking to control.
Nakamara avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tatsui bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nakamara's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamara is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tatsui is aware though and is defending well.
Tatsui trying to control but Nakamara is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshido Nakamara dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tatsui throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamara lands a two punch combo.
Nakamara stalks Tatsui and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tatsui's face. Tatsui staggers backwards, shaken.
Tatsui tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nakamara defends well and Tatsui ends up having to push Nakamara into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nakamara drags the fight down to the ground.
Yoshido Nakamara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamara keeping full guard, as Tatsui tries to pass.
Tatsui is pushing down on Nakamara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nakamara is fighting to maintain full guard but Tatsui has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tatsui is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tatsui tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nakamara knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsui is looking to stall here but Nakamara recovers full guard.
Tatsui passes Nakamara's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tatsui tries to pass to full mount but Nakamara defends it.
Tatsui has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nakamara defend it? Tatsui steps over the head and cranks it - Nakamara is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Tatsui!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Akihiro Tatsui!
Akihiro Tatsui tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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