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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eul Easton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Tono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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152 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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, Eul Easton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeshi Tono!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easton lands a slapping body shot.
Tono drops his hands momentarily and Easton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Easton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tono.
Easton looks to land a combination but Tono avoids it well.
Easton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tono.
Easton lands with a nice combination. Tono backs away looking to recover.
Easton throws a series of punches but Tono moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Easton. Tono does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tono with the counter takedown but Easton avoids it easily.
Easton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tono drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Easton defends it well.
Tono loads up on a big right hand but Easton slips the punch.
Tono has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Easton misses the shot to the body.
Easton swinging wildly here.
Tono uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Easton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Easton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tono counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tono throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Easton is trying to get back to half guard.
Easton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tono on the ground.
Tono is working to tighten his grip on Easton's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Easton has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Tono is really squeezing tight and eventually Easton passes out! Tono breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Takeshi Tono!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Takeshi Tono waved his t-shirt featuring Vendetta Supplements 160Q's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rusev Hungary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Mallard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rusev Hungary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shaun Mallard!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hungary shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mallard sprawls well. Mallard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hungary gets slowly back to his feet.
Hungary forces Mallard back against the cage and clinches.
Mallard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hungary is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mallard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mallard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hungary after a bit of a struggle.
Rusev Hungary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Mallard.
Mallard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hungary is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hungary stops a takedown attempt from Mallard.
Hungary prevents the takedown attempt.
Mallard has Hungary pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hungary manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mallard has Hungary pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hungary manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hungary pushes off an throws an elbow but Mallard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Mallard turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mallard manages to end up in side control.
Hungary is trying to improve his position.
Mallard looks up at the clock and then as Hungary takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Mallard smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mallard working the ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Hungary's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mallard in side control, throwing shots but Hungary defends.
Mallard in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mallard fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mallard lands an elbow.
Hungary is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mallard has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mallard 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.
Mallard misses with the ground and pound.
Hungary taking punishment in the form of punches.
Hungary is rocked!
Hungary tries to bench press Mallard off him but Mallard keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hungary on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Oh Hungary is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mallard landing a few strikes.
Mallard cracks Hungary with a big right hand but Hungary just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hungary is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hungary tries to bench press Mallard off him but Mallard keeps the position.
Hungary wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mallard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hungary to see if he's OK.
Hungary taking a bit of punishment here - Mallard scoring with strikes.
Hungary is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mallard has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mallard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hungary down.
Mallard lands a strong strike to the head of Hungary. That's dazed him! Mallard looking to finish here. Hungary is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Mallard lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shaun Mallard!
During a confident post fight interview, Shaun Mallard thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Uchida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takachi Sakushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uchida comes to the cage accompanied by Darkside . On his way into the cage it seems that Tetsuo Uchida has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tetsuo Uchida seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tetsuo Uchida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takachi Sakushi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakushi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Uchida looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sakushi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Uchida is just riding it out for now. Sakushi eventually gives up the hold.
Sakushi is working for a kimura but Uchida is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sakushi lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sakushi has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Uchida defend it? Sakushi steps over the head and cranks it - Uchida is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sakushi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Takachi Sakushi!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasili Komaroff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killer Kanji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Komaroff's entrance music is Here's To Us. A fine choice. Vasili Komaroff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vasili Komaroff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Killer Kanji!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komaroff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Komaroff uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kanji has time to react.
Komaroff closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Komaroff trying to control the pace.
Komaroff takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kanji is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Komaroff works his way into side control.
Komaroff connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kanji some visible discomfort.
Kanji trying to remain calm as Komaroff controls from the top position.
Komaroff working away.
Komaroff advances nicely into full mount.
Kanji really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Komaroff. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Komaroff lands with some strikes.
Komaroff fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Komaroff 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.
Komaroff postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Kanji badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Komaroff around the waist but Komaroff pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Komaroff is the winner by TKO! Komaroff jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasili Komaroff!
A victorious Vasili Komaroff thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Buster Himen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeusef Vidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buster Himen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yeusef Vidal!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Himen clinches with his opponent.
Vidal is trying to break the clinch but Himen is controlling him.
Himen breaks the clinch.
Himen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vidal manages to avoid it.
Himen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vidal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Himen.
Vidal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Himen tries to counter with a takedown but Vidal is quick to defend against it.
Vidal fakes the leg kick and cracks Himen in the body.
Himen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vidal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Himen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vidal circles away.
Himen loads up on a big right hand but Vidal slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Himen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vidal.
Buster Himen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Himen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vidal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Himen shoots in for a takedown but Vidal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vidal throws a big counter head kick but Himen avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vidal looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Himen looks for a takedown but Vidal sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Himen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Himen moves into the clinch successfully.
Vidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vidal working hard to break the clinch.
Vidal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vidal's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vidal tries to circle away but Himen has him pinned against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Himen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vidal prevents the takedown attempt.
Himen avoiding damage.
Himen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vidal throws a nice head kick!
Himen tries to clinch there but Vidal circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Himen.
Vidal lands a head kick. Himen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Yeusef Vidal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Himen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Himen breaks the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Himen.
Himen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vidal swinging wildly here.
Vidal connects with a solid leg kick.
Himen looks to land a left hand but Vidal moved out of range nicely.
Vidal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Himen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vidal.
Himen throws a nice looking combination but Vidal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Himen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vidal tries a head kick but it misses.
Himen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vidal.
Himen throws a nice looking combination but Vidal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Himen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vidal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Himen.
Himen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vidal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Vidal does it's job there.
Himen shoots for a takedown but Vidal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Himen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vidal.
Himen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vidal counters with a head kick. That will keep Himen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A combination from Vidal does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Himen has closed the distance and engaged Vidal in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Himen gets control of Vidal's arms and successfully pulls guard. Himen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Himen pushes Vidal off and scrambles back to his feet.
Himen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vidal shapes to counter with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Vidal misses the target.
Vidal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Himen.
Vidal is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Himen tries a head kick but it misses.
Vidal goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vidal throws a body kick that misses.
Himen looks to land a combination but Vidal avoids it well.
Vidal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Himen blocks a head kick by Vidal.
The fight stays on the outside here - Himen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Himen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vidal shapes to counter with a head kick.
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 Buster Himen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vidal lands with a cross.
Vidal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Himen.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Himen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vidal - the referee stops the clock and Himen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vidal. Himen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vidal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Himen forces Vidal back against the cage and clinches.
Himen scores with a shot to the side of Vidal's head.
Himen keeps control of Vidal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vidal tries to circle away but Himen has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Vidal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Himen avoiding damage.
Himen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Himen clinches.
Himen decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Himen wants to stand but Vidal is controlling the position.
Himen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Vidal manages to get himself to full guard.
Vidal looking for a sweep. Not yet Vidal, not yet.
Himen gets to his feet - Vidal follows without any prompting.
Himen looks to land a combination but Vidal avoids it well.
Vidal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Himen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vidal counters with a thumping low kick.
Himen moves in looking to clinch but Vidal pushes him off.
Vidal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Himen instigates a clinch.
Vidal is trying to break free.
Vidal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vidal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Himen scores with a shot to the side of Vidal's head.
Vidal wants to get back to striking at distance but Himen won't allow it.
Himen breaks the clinch.
Himen misses with a two punch combination.
Vidal only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Vidal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vidal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Himen slips a jab and a cross from Vidal.
Vidal avoids the body shot from Himen.
Himen punishes Vidal's body with a nice straight punch.
Vidal ducks right into an uppercut from Himen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Himen throws a nice looking combination but Vidal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vidal shapes to counter with a head kick.
Himen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vidal is breathing heavily.
Vidal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Himen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Buster Himen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Himen throws a right and a left that Vidal avoids nicely.
Vidal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Himen's head.
Vidal moves out of range as Himen throws a body kick.
Himen avoids the head kick by Vidal.
Himen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Himen loads up on a big right hand but Vidal slips the punch.
Himen backing away here, and Vidal unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Himen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vidal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Himen. Those never looked like landing.
Vidal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Himen.
Himen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vidal can do to turn this around?
Himen misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vidal thows a body kick. Himen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vidal connects with a high kick.
Vidal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Himen.
Vidal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Himen circles away quickly and effectively.
Vidal swats away the attempt to clinch by Himen.
Himen ducks right into an uppercut from Vidal.
Vidal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Himen misses with a two punch combination.
Himen looks to throw the jab but Vidal is out of range.
Vidal slips a jab and a cross from Himen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Himen dominated that second round.
That's time! Himen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Himen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vidal is looking to break free of the clinch but Himen has double underhooks.
Vidal is trying to push Himen away but Himen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Himen prevents Vidal from breaking the clinch.
I was talking to Himen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Himen breaks the clinch.
Himen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vidal throws a head kick that misses.
Himen throws a lazy body kick
and Vidal counters with a leg kick.
Vidal moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Himen closes the distance and pushes Vidal back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vidal wants to break free but Himen has control.
Himen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Himen closes the distance and clinches.
Himen manages to break the clinch.
Himen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Himen lands a nice uppercut.
Himen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vidal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yeusef Vidal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vidal misses with a head kick.
Himen misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Vidal.
Himen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vidal throws a big counter head kick but Himen avoids it with no problem.
Vidal thumps Himen with a low kick.
Vidal explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Himen misses with a hook
and Vidal counters with a solid body kick.
Himen throws a right and a left that Vidal avoids nicely.
Vidal replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Himen blocks it well.
Himen throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Himen. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Vidal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vidal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Himen throws a right hand that Vidal ducks under and follows up with a left that Vidal also avoids with ease.
Vidal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Himen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vidal throws a head kick that misses.
Vidal misses with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Himen scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Yeusef Vidal has been cut.
Vidal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Himen scores with a four punch combination!
Himen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vidal tries to avoid it but Himen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vidal to the ground. Vidal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Himen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Himen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Himen misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Himen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Vidal.
Himen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vidal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Himen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vidal looks to land a body kick but Himen moved away.
Himen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Himen misses with a double jab.
Vidal lands an overhand right.
Himen misses with a double jab
and Vidal counters with a three punch combo that has Himen backing up. Himen nods at Vidal to acknowledge the strikes.
Vidal lands with a slapping head kick.
Vidal throws a sloppy head kick and Himen moves out of range easily.
Himen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vidal.
As Himen backs off Vidal throws a huge counter combo but Himen manages to avoid it all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Himen looks to land a body kick but Vidal moved away.
Vidal throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Himen.
Buster Himen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vidal lands with a kick to the temple. Himen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vidal gets caught napping as Himen dives in and scores a takedown. Vidal manages to retain guard.
Vidal working a defensive guard but Himen manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vidal looks to move to half guard but instead Himen has passed into mount! Damn!
Himen controlling from mount.
Yeusef Vidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Buster Himen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Himen, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buster Himen!
A very excited looking Buster Himen rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sonjay Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akito Toyotoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonjay Jenkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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, Sonjay Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akito Toyotoku!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toyotoku moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Toyotoku looks to land a body kick but Jenkins moved away.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches.
Jenkins has Toyotoku pressed against the cage, preventing Toyotoku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenkins darts in looking for a takedown but Toyotoku gets double underhooks and turns Jenkins into the cage.
Jenkins thumps Toyotoku with a low kick.
Toyotoku pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenkins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Toyotoku throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jenkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Toyotoku trying to control the position.
Jenkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toyotoku is keeping the position for now.
Toyotoku had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jenkins defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toyotoku is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jenkins defends well.
Jenkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Toyotoku on the ground.
Toyotoku working for a triangle but Jenkins defends it easily.
Jenkins is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jenkins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jenkins seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Toyotoku for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toyotoku is keeping the position for now.
Jenkins is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jenkins with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jenkins wants to pass the guard but Toyotoku is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toyotoku has his feet on Jenkins's thighs here. He's pushed Jenkins 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! Jenkins screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Akito Toyotoku!
A very excited looking Akito Toyotoku 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh G Rection (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammad Al Hussain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh G Rection has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hugh G Rection!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muhammad Al Hussain!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rection shoots in looking for a takedown but Al Hussain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rection's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Al Hussain swinging wildly here.
Muhammad Al Hussain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Hussain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rection counters with a left and a right that stings Al Hussain.
Al Hussain throws a series of punches but Rection moves out of range.
No luck for Rection with that takedown attempt.
Al Hussain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Hugh G Rection has been cut.
Al Hussain throws a combination that misses
and Rection counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rection has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Al Hussain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh G Rection. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rection has Al Hussain pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Al Hussain manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rection has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Al Hussain is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Al Hussain prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rection fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rection drops down looking for an ankle pick but Al Hussain pulls his leg out and moves away.
No joy there for Al Hussain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al Hussain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rection moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Hussain throws a series of punches but Rection moves out of range.
Al Hussain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rection circles away quickly and effectively.
Al Hussain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rection is defended easily by Al Hussain.
Al Hussain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rection.
Al Hussain has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rection shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Al Hussain throws a series of punches but Rection moves out of range.
A left lands for Al Hussain.
Al Hussain looks to land a combination but Rection avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Hussain throws a big shot that misses.
Al Hussain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Hussain misses with a few strikes there.
Rection was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rection closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rection fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rection showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Al Hussain.
No joy there for Al Hussain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al Hussain looks winded!
Rection looks for a takedown but Al Hussain sprawls well.
Al Hussain throws a nice looking combination but Rection bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rection is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Al Hussain's half guard.
Rection is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rection is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Al Hussain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rection.
Rection is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Al Hussain defends it well.
Rection is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rection is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Al Hussain doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rection.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rection throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rection is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Al Hussain defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Al Hussain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugh G Rection's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rection closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Al Hussain did well to prevent Rection getting side control.
Rection works his way into full mount!
Rection jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Al Hussain manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Rection postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rection has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Hussain is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Rection is working for a guillotine from mount but Al Hussain frees his head quite easily.
Rection looking to secure an arm triangle but Al Hussain defends it well.
Rection takes Al Hussain's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Al Hussain is in trouble.
Rection misses with an elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rection is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Al Hussain knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Al Hussain for a finish.
Al Hussain prevents Rection from getting a body triangle.
Al Hussain preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rection.
Rection is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Al Hussain knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Al Hussain for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rection working for the choke.
Rection is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Al Hussain is defending well though. Rection let's go of the attempt for now.
Rection misses with an elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rection has got one arm under Al Hussain's chin. This could be trouble... Al Hussain trying to control the other hand but Rection gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Al Hussain has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hugh G Rection!
A less than humble Hugh G Rection misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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