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AJFC 35: Lovalente vs Hammock PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bushido Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Du Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Home. Bushido Brown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bushido Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Du Dong!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a straight right.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dong moves away.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Dong.
Brown scores with a jab. Dong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Dong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brown.
Bushido Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown throws the left hand but Dong avoids the punch easily.
Brown looks to land a right hand but Dong moved out of range.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Dong slips the punch.
Brown scores with a decent looking hook.
Brown jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Brown.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Dong counters with a series of strikes. Brown will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dong lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into rage.
Brown with a nice cross.
Dong is rocked!
Brown takes a swing at Dong's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Dong.
Dong shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dong pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dong goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Brown turns into him and now he's in Dong's guard.
Dong keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Dong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dong escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown trying to control but Dong is working from the bottom.
Dong is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dong regains half guard.
Brown trying to control the pace.
Brown wants to pass to mount but Dong is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dong looks gassed!
Dong looking for submissions off his back.
Brown throwing shots but Dong is blocking nicely.
Dong is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown is controlling the pace.
Brown tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown lands a big uppercut and Dong crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dong looks OK. Brown waves Dong back to his feet!
Dong is still on wobbly legs! Can Brown finish him?
Brown looks to land a left hand but Dong moved out of range nicely.
Dong seems to have recovered his senses.
BOOM! Brown lands a beautiful left hook that drops Dong. Dong tries to recover but Brown is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Dong lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bushido Brown!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chung Leoara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chung Leoara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sub Zero!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leoara.
Zero decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Leoara on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Leoara tries to get out of the position.
Leoara is trying to stand up here but Zero is controlling him well.
Zero seems to be looking for submissions.
Zero seems to be working for a kimura but Leoara defends the submission attempt.
Zero seems to be looking for submissions.
Zero is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Leoara looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Leoara has managed to free his arm - good work.
Leoara manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Leoara doesn't manage to clinch there - Zero circles away.
Leoara tries for a takedown but Zero circles away easily
so Zero counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Leoara pushes Zero off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Leoara tries for a takedown but Zero circles away easily
and Zero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chung Leoara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zero is trying to work for a kimura but Leoara is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leoara looks like he's trying to stand up.
Zero is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Zero prevents Leoara from standing back up.
Zero seems to be working for a kimura but Leoara defends the submission attempt.
Zero looks gassed!
Zero prevents Leoara from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zero trying to mount his opponent but Leoara defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Leoara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zero on the ground.
Zero looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zero is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Leoara tries to kick Zero off but Zero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zero is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Leoara is looking to escape.
Leoara kicks off Zero and gets to his feet.
Zero tries to keep at a distance but Leoara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Leoara prevents a takedown attempt there.
Leoara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Leoara with a poor takedown
and Zero counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Leoara's guard now.
Zero thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zero looking to pass the guard.
Leoara is looking to stand up but Zero isn't so interested in that idea.
Zero wants to pass the guard but Leoara is keeping the position.
Zero drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Leoara manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Zero has Leoara in his guard.
Zero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leoara is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Zero is breathing heavily.
Zero is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Leoara has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Leoara is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Zero wants to finish this one by submission but Leoara is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Zero.
Leoara defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Zero.
Zero is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Leoara to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Leoara shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leoara trying desperately to get to his feet.
Zero is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Leoara has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Leoara!
Zero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leoara is one step ahead there.
Leoara looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zero is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leoara wants to get back to his feet but Zero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zero pushing down on Leoara's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Leoara is looking to escape.
Zero is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leoara defends it well.
Zero is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Zero wants to work for an arm triangle but Leoara is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zero looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Leoara sees it coming and defends easily.
Leoara is looking to escape.
Leoara makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Chung Leoara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leoara looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sub Zero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Zero misses with a takedown attempt
and Leoara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Zero won't be happy with that.
Leoara stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Leoara is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zero shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leoara counters with a single leg into guard. Zero didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leoara stays in close to Zero's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zero looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leoara is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zero is looking to sinch up a triangle. Leoara throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Zero's body to avoid the submission. Zero has instead reached around Leoara's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Zero arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sub Zero!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igot Jits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ginchin Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has chosen Clint Eastwood as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igot Jits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ginchin Machida!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jits swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Machida looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jits shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Machida manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jits throws a big right hand that misses.
Machida preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Machida is looking to stand up but Jits isn't so interested in that idea.
Jits drops back looking for a leg! Machida is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Machida manages to kick Jits off! Jits jumps back into Machida's guard.
Machida keeping full guard, as Jits tries to pass.
Machida is looking to stand up but Jits isn't so interested in that idea.
Jits postures up in Machida's guard and throws a big left but Machida blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Machida fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machida tries to land a front kick but Jits steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jits shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Machida is trying to defend but Jits finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jits is nestled in close to Machida, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jits stops Machida from getting back to his feet.
Jits thows a huge punch but Machida dodges it nicely.
Machida is trying to stand back up but Jits is controlling him
Machida taking some punishment here, with Jits in his half guard.
Jits is controlling the pace.
Jits stops Machida from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jits thows a huge punch but Machida dodges it nicely.
Jits working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jits seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jits working over Machida with some ground and pound. Machida looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Jits is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jits not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Machida is looking to escape.
Machida looks gassed!
Jits drops an elbow to the side of Machida's head.
Jits is trying to control the action in half guard but Machida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Machida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jits.
Jits working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jits looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jits has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jits prevents Machida from standing back up.
Jits content to control rather than advance.
Jits is keen to just control but Machida is a slippery customer.
Jits throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jits not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jits with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Machida wants to get back to his feet.
Jits drops an elbow to the side of Machida's head.
Machida is not content to let Jits control the position.
Machida is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jits is looking for a kimura but Machida is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jits to get the leverage.
Jits seems to be working for a kimura but Machida defends the submission attempt.
Jits throwing shots but Machida is blocking nicely.
Machida tries to kick Jits off but Jits keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jits is trying to control the action in half guard but Machida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Machida getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jits tries for a takedown but Machida circles away easily
and Machida counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Machida doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jits counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Machida!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igot Jits dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jits with a lazy takedown attempt
and Machida counters with a thumping low kick.
Machida moves in looking to clinch but Jits pushes him off.
Machida tries to clinch up but Jits circles away and keeps his distance.
Machida throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jits takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Machida drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jits is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jits wants to take a breather but Machida is having none of it.
Machida tries to kick Jits off but Jits keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Machida is refusing to be controlled, as Jits sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jits wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machida keeps working.
Well, if Jits is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jits is keen to just control but Machida is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Machida misses with a takedown
and Jits counters with a shoot takedown. Machida fights it but they end up in guard.
Jits 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.
Machida is looking to stand up but Jits isn't so interested in that idea.
Jits is stalling in the full guard.
Jits throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jits trying to control the position from guard on top but Machida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jits with a nice head shot there.
Jits in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Machida wants to stand and escape but Jits is having none of it.
Jits pushes down on Machida's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Machida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Machida is trying to stand back up but Jits is controlling him
Jits looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Machida with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Machida taking some punishment here, with Jits in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jits trying to control from half guard but Machida is working away.
Igot Jits overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jits scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Machida is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jits drops an elbow to the side of Machida's head.
Jits stops Machida from getting back to his feet.
Jits thows a huge punch but Machida dodges it nicely.
Jits takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jits sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Machida defending well though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Machida tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jits counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jits landing with the ground and pound.
Machida is wriggling around but Jits manages to pass to half guard.
Jits looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jits winds up and cracks Machida with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jits perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Machida pushes Jits off looking to stand but Jits dives back in and keeps control.
Jits slips a nice elbow through Machida's hands, connecting with Machida's forehead.
Jits wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machida keeps working.
Jits is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jits looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Machida with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jits in particular looking to stall.
Jits scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Machida wants to get back to his feet.
Jits lands with a punch from half guard.
Jits is nestled in close to Machida, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Machida is staying active underneath Jits, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Machida wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igot Jits dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Machida gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jits to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jits loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jits postures up in Machida's guard and throws a big left but Machida blocks it.
Machida wants to stand up but Jits is controlling him.
Jits 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.
Jits looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machida is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jits is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jits lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jits with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Machida misses with a takedown
and Jits counters with a takedown into side control.
Jits works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Machida is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jits connects with a decent elbow.
Jits is putting a hurting on Machida here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jits landing strikes.
Jits wants to lay and pray for a moment but Machida keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Jits.
Jits lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Jits seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
An elbow from Jits crashes against the mat.
Machida pushes Jits away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jits gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jits grinds an elbow into Machida's temple.
Jits tries to score with some ground and pound. Machida controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ginchin Machida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Igot Jits is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jits with a lazy takedown attempt
and Machida counters with a right hand to the body.
Machida darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jits regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida slips nicely into half guard.
Machida wants to pass the guard but Jits is defending well.
Jits is positioning himself well to prevent Machida advancing to mount.
Machida trying to mount his opponent but Jits defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jits manages to get to full guard.
Machida is looking to advance position but Jits has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jits controlling the position easily from mount.
Jits lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Jits connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jits landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jits cracks Machida with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machida is bucking up trying to escape but Jits cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Machida is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Machida is bucking up trying to escape but Jits cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jits controlling from mount.
Machida wants to get back to his feet.
Jits controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Igot Jits showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jits, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igot Jits!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gar Diu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanbei Shimada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diu's entrance music is Song of Manliness. A fine choice. Shimada has chosen Party and Bullshit as his entrance music. Kanbei Shimada has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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189 lbs
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183 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Gar Diu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanbei Shimada!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diu throws a front kick aimed at Shimada's knee but Shimada avoids it well.
Shimada defending well as Diu loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shimada has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shimada and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nice body kick from Diu.
Diu cracks Shimada with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Shimada throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shimada comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kanbei Shimada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shimada connects with a crisp jab.
Shimada closes the distance and clinches up with Diu, looking for a takedown. Shimada pushes Diu against the cage but Diu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shimada shoots in looking for a takedown. Diu tries to sprawl out of it but Shimada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Shimada shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Diu is trying to defend but Shimada finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Diu is staying active underneath Shimada, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Diu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shimada scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shimada winds up and cracks Diu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Diu is trying to get back to full guard.
Shimada has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada thows a huge punch but Diu dodges it nicely.
Shimada is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Diu sees it coming and defends easily.
Shimada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Diu's head.
Diu wants to control but Shimada is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shimada throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shimada winds up and cracks Diu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shimada is pressing down on Diu's thigh, looking to free his foot. Diu is holding on for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diu motions for Shimada to come forward. Diu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shimada, right into the meat.
Shimada throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shimada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimada bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shimada is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Diu knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shimada throws a strike aimed at the side of Diu's head but Diu avoids it well.
Shimada wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Diu, who protects the arm well.
Shimada working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shimada looks gassed!
Shimada in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu tries to bench press Shimada off him but Shimada keeps the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Shimada has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Diu is trying to get back to half guard.
Shimada trying to control the action but Diu is working from the bottom.
Diu tries to escape but Shimada is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shimada lands some shots froms side control.
Shimada in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
An elbow from Shimada crashes against the mat.
Shimada tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shimada has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimada connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Diu some visible discomfort.
Shimada wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diu keeps working.
Shimada is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Diu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shimada working the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diu taking a bit of punishment here - Shimada scoring with strikes.
Shimada lands some shots froms side control.
Diu parries the strikes from Shimada easily there. Shimada is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Diu to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanbei Shimada 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.
Shimada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shimada scores with a punch to the head.
Diu misses the shot to the body.
Diu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shimada.
Shimada shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Diu's guard.
Shimada throwing strikes but missing.
Diu wants to sweep but no luck.
Shimada looking to pass the guard.
Shimada throws a big right hand that misses.
Shimada throws and elbow that misses. Diu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shimada's guard. Nice move by Diu!
Diu wants to stand but Shimada is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diu preventing the sweep.
Shimada trying to control the position.
Diu has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shimada is proving hard to escape from.
Shimada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shimada looking for a sweep. Not yet Shimada, not yet.
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.
Diu decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shimada, up you get!
Diu slaps away a takedown attempt from Shimada, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shimada is breathing heavily.
Diu misses with a low kick.
Shimada steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diu. That one must have hurt.
Diu slaps away a takedown attempt from Shimada, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A low kick from Shimada misses
and Diu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shimada thinking.
Diu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diu misses with a leg kick
and Shimada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Diu shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Shimada feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shimada won't allow Diu to get back to his feet.
Shimada throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diu controls Shimada momentarily but Shimada frees himself.
Diu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shimada lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shimada postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kanbei Shimada has got the better of the ground game so far.
Diu is trying to control the position but Shimada postures up.
Shimada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shimada cracks Diu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shimada closes the distance and clinches up with Diu, looking for a takedown. Shimada pushes Diu against the cage but Diu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gar Diu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanbei Shimada.
Diu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Diu lands with a cross.
Shimada misses with a wild combination.
Shimada throws a shot from downtown. Diu moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diu misses with a low kick.
Shimada misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shimada shoots in and bounces Diu off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Shimada throwing strikes from guard but Diu blocks nicely.
Shimada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shimada throws a big right hand that misses.
Diu wants to stand but Shimada is controlling the position.
Shimada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kanbei Shimada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shimada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Shimada. That snapped Diu's head back.
Shimada connects with a crisp jab.
Diu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diu swings for the body but Shimada moves out of range.
Shimada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diu manages to avoid it.
Diu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Diu.
Shimada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diu. That did some damage!
A combination from Shimada does no damage.
Shimada with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Shimada shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shimada controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Shimada has gone for a leg lock! Diu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shimada's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Shimada is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shimada has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shimada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diu wants to get up but he can't break Shimada's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Shimada trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Diu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shimada has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diu has managed to get both his arms back between Shimada's legs - danger averted.
Shimada looking for a guillotine here but Diu defends easily.
Diu wants to stand but Shimada has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Shimada looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimada has a closed guard, preventing Diu from standing up.
Diu stands and steps away. Shimada gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Shimada shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Diu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shimada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diu pushes Shimada off and gets back to his feet.
Diu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shimada finds it's way round the side to connect with Diu's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shimada shoots in looking for a takedown. Diu tries to sprawl out of it but Shimada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Diu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some bone on bone action there as Diu checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shimada misses the shot to the body.
Diu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gar Diu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shimada shoots and misses
and Diu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shimada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diu circles away.
Gar Diu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kanbei Shimada.
Diu connects with a right hand. Shimada shakes it off.
Diu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shimada fails with the takedown.
Diu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shimada was well out of range. Poor timing from Diu.
Diu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kanbei Shimada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shimada has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kanbei Shimada!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan dela Rosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dela Rosa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Amazing. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cro Cop's choice of entrance music: My Immortal . Juan dela Rosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Juan dela Rosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Cro Cop!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dela Rosa swinging wildly here.
dela Rosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cro Cop moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cro Cop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as dela Rosa sprawls well. dela Rosa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cro Cop gets slowly back to his feet.
dela Rosa rushes Cro Cop and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
dela Rosa jumps into guard, dragging Cro Cop to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dela Rosa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cro Cop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dela Rosa is keeping the position for now.
Cro Cop 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. dela Rosa is keeping the position for now.
dela Rosa trying to control the position.
Cro Cop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
dela Rosa wants to sweep here but Cro Cop controlling him for the moment.
dela Rosa keeping full guard, as Cro Cop tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
dela Rosa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
dela Rosa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cro Cop regains guard immediately.
dela Rosa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cro Cop is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of dela Rosa, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
dela Rosa is trying to keep Cro Cop in close.
dela Rosa looking for a sweep. Not yet dela Rosa, not yet.
Cro Cop advances to half guard.
Cro Cop passes to full mount!
Cro Cop wants to take his opponent's back but dela Rosa doesn't allow it.
dela Rosa is working to get back to half guard.
Cro Cop moves to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
dela Rosa is really stuck here.
Cro Cop working for a choke but dela Rosa is defending well.
dela Rosa just trying to survive but Cro Cop is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Cro Cop working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but dela Rosa is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Cro Cop has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! dela Rosa taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mirko Cro Cop!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedricio Warum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Pedricio Warum has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pedricio Warum seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedricio Warum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Willis!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Willis.
Willis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Willis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Warum.
A shot to de liver by Willis. Beautiful body shot.
Willis thuds a left hand into Warum's body.
Patrick Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis slaps away a takedown attempt from Warum, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Willis throws out a powerful jab.
Warum tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Willis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Warum shoots for a takedown but Willis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Warum ducks right into an uppercut from Willis.
Willis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Willis lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis thumps Warum with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Willis, as that shot connected.
Willis lands a jab to the nose.
Willis scores with a nice body kick.
Warum is breathing heavily.
Warum needs to keep his hands up - Willis had a free shot at his head there.
Willis scores with a nice body kick.
Willis lands a really nice looking cross but Warum seems unphased.
Willis with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warum takes one to the side of the head.
Willis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Willis lands in his opponent's guard.
Willis stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Warum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Willis connects with a looping right hand.
Willis lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Willis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Willis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis stands up.
Willis connects with a crisp jab.
Willis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Willis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Willis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Willis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Willis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Willis's corner calls for a 1-2. Willis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Willis lands a glancing blow to the side of Warum's head.
Warum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Willis finds it's way round the side to connect with Warum's head.
Willis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Willis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Willis jabs Warum right on the nose. Warum blinks but takes it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Willis.
Willis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Warum's sensitive parts.
Willis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Willis takes the fight into the clinch.
Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willis is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Warum had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice body punch from Willis.
Willis works over Warum's head and body with a nice combination.
Willis moves into the clinch.
Willis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis is trying to control. Warum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Willis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Willis wants to control but Warum is keeping him busy.
Warum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Willis.
Willis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Willis wants to get back to his feet.
Warum won't allow Willis to pass to mount.
Willis decides to stand up.
Willis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Willis connects with a solid leg kick.
Willis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Willis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Willis.
Willis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Willis lands a glancing blow to the side of Warum's head.
Willis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Willis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Warum takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Willis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Willis lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Warum.
Willis with a jab.
Willis lands a two punch combo.
Willis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crunch! Willis slams his shin into Warum's torso.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willis fakes the leg kick and cracks Warum in the body.
Willis connects with a right hand. Warum shakes it off.
Willis delivers a nice body kick.
Warum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Willis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Warum on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Willis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A left lands for Willis.
Warum on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Willis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Willis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Warum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Willis to score with a decent uppercut.
Willis lands a slapping body shot.
Willis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Willis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Warum napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Willis wants to stand but Warum is controlling his arm.
Warum wants to control but Willis postures up.
Warum takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Willis tries to stand but Warum is controlling his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Willis stands up.
Warum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Willis can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Warum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Willis cracks Warum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Willis moves into the clinch successfully.
Willis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Willis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Warum's head.
Willis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Willis passes to side control.
Willis lands a few punches from side control.
Willis decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Warum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Willis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Willis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Willis breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Willis.
Willis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Willis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Warum on the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Willis.
Willis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Warum's hands.
Willis works the jab nicely.
Willis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Warum gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Willis rushes Warum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Willis lands in his opponent's guard.
Willis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Warum is proving hard to escape from.
Willis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Willis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Warum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Willis wanted to stand there but Warum had control of the position.
Willis looking to pass the guard.
Willis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Warum is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Willis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Warum napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Willis tries to score with some ground and pound. Warum controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Willis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Patrick Willis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Willis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Willis.
Willis blocks the strikes from Warum.
Warum tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Willis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis wants to stand but Warum is controlling his arm.
Warum wants to control but Willis postures up.
Willis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Warum is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Willis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Warum shoots in for a takedown but Willis shows good takedown defense.
Willis cracks Warum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Willis throws a series of strikes that have Warum backpedaling.
Willis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Willis stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Willis clobbers Warum with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Willis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Warum is looking to clinch but Willis is avoiding it.
Willis throws a front kick that sends Warum stumbling back into the cage.
Warum gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Willis.
Good standup being displayed there by Willis as he connects with a hook.
Willis leaves Warum with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Warum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Willis. Willis obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Willis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Willis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Willis with the ground and pound from mount.
Willis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Warum. 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.
Willis tries to control but Warum wriggling away.
Patrick Willis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Willis with good strikes from the mount here!
Willis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Warum is looking to escape.
Warum tries to hold on but Willis postures up.
Willis tries to control but Warum wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Willis looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Willis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Despite being in the dominant position, Patrick Willis just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Warum tries to move into range but Willis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Willis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warum is looking to clinch.
Willis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warum. That did some damage!
Warum tries to move into range but Willis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Willis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Willis duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws out a powerful jab.
Warum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Willis clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Willis.
Willis breaks the clinch.
Willis lands with a hook. Warum tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Willis cracks Warum with a good jab.
Willis jabs at Warum's body.
Jab, jab by Willis - just one landing.
Willis gets a clinch.
Willis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Willis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Willis throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Warum.
Willis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Warum's head backwards.
A right-left combo lands from Willis.
Willis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Warum gets caught flat footed, as Willis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Patrick Willis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis gets to his feet - Warum follows without any prompting.
Warum moves forwards but Willis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice cross by Willis.
Willis cracks the inside of Warum's front leg.
Willis cracks Warum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Willis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Warum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Willis with a nice cross.
A lazy left from Willis finds it's target.
Willis gets a clinch.
Willis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Warum looks to land a right hand but Willis moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willis works Warum's body with a nice hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Willis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Willis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 24:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Willis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Poddubny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ashton bulges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). bulges comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Guns gon blow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
265 lbs
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250 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Poddubny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, ashton bulges!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poddubny swats away the attempt to clinch by bulges.
bulges throws an overhand right that lands on Poddubny's shoulder, as Poddubny tries to avoid the shot.
Poddubny stuffs the takedown attempt from bulges. bulges gets slowly back to his feet.
bulges misses with a double jab.
bulges tries to clinch but Poddubny moves out of range.
Poddubny tries for a takedown but bulges circles away easily
and bulges counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
bulges looks gassed!
Poddubny is adopting a defensive guard.
bulges throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
bulges loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
bulges postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Poddubny pushes bulges off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
bulges with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poddubny counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in bulges's guard now.
Poddubny not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Poddubny passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Poddubny perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
bulges is in trouble now - Poddubny has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
bulges is desperately trying to improve his position but Poddubny has a good base and remains in mount.
Poddubny sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
bulges flails away from the bottom, looking to strike but he's give an arm to his opponent... uh oh. Poddubny wraps up the arm in an instant and pivots for an armbar! Tap or snap time - bulges decides to tap! Lovely submission by Poddubny!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Poddubny!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deuce Dillenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Brasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Deuce Dillenger has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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221 lbs
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217 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Deuce Dillenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Donnie Brasco!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasco dodges the punch combination from Dillenger.
A punch lands to the side of Dillenger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brasco decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Brasco trying to advance position but Dillenger counters by regaining guard.
Dillenger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dillenger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dillenger working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brasco throws a big right hand that misses.
Brasco stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dillenger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brasco advances position into side control!
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.
Dillenger tries to buck Brasco off but Brasco is having none of it.
Brasco moves into full mount!
Dillenger manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Dillenger won't allow Brasco to pass to mount.
Brasco trying to advance position but Dillenger counters by regaining guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brasco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Brasco tries to free his leg and advance position but Dillenger is retaining full guard.
Brasco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dillenger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dillenger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice jab there from Dillenger.
It looks like Donnie Brasco has been cut.
Brasco moves away from the strike by Dillenger.
Brasco closes the distance and clinches up with Dillenger, looking for a takedown. Brasco pushes Dillenger against the cage but Dillenger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dillenger blocks a head kick by Brasco.
Deuce Dillenger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillenger scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Deuce Dillenger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donnie Brasco's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice combination there by Brasco.
Brasco fails to land with a series of punches.
Brasco is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Dillenger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dillenger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brasco. That one must have hurt.
Dillenger throws a low kick, looking for Brasco's leg but Brasco calmly moves out of range.
Dillenger falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brasco counters with a series of strikes. Dillenger will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dillenger swinging wildly here.
Brasco lands with a nice combination. Dillenger backs away looking to recover.
Dillenger misses with a combination
and Brasco counters with a nice uppercut.
Dillenger misses with the combination.
Dillenger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Dillenger misses
and Brasco counters with a one-two to the body.
Brasco moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dillenger throws a sloppy head kick
and Brasco counters with a left to the body.
Dillenger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dillenger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brasco looks to land a combination. Dillenger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brasco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dillenger.
Brasco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillenger was well out of range. Poor timing from Brasco.
Brasco shoots in and bounces Dillenger off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dillenger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillenger can't keep his opponent in guard - Brasco advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Brasco wants to pass the guard but Dillenger is defending well.
Brasco has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillenger holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brasco tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Brasco sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dillenger is looking to improve his position but Brasco isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brasco lands a heavy elbow.
Dillenger avoids a series of strikes thrown by Brasco.
Poor strikes thrown by Brasco there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Brasco raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Brasco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donnie Brasco's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A right-left combo lands from Brasco.
Brasco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brasco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brasco feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dillenger's calf.
Brasco uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dillenger.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dillenger.
Brasco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dillenger was well out of range. Poor timing from Brasco.
A punch combination from Dillenger misses.
No joy there for Brasco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dillenger looks to land a combination but Brasco avoids it well.
Brasco throws a one two combo.
Brasco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dillenger.
Deuce Dillenger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brasco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillenger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillenger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brasco shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brasco showed some decent athleticism there.
Brasco throwing shots but Dillenger is blocking nicely.
Brasco is pressing down on Dillenger's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dillenger is holding on for now.
Brasco with the ground and pound but Dillenger uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillenger is looking to stand back up but Brasco counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Dillenger.
Brasco thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Brasco wants to advance to full mount but Dillenger doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Brasco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brasco slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brasco throws an elbow but Dillenger slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brasco connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dillenger some visible discomfort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillenger dodges the ground and pound from Brasco.
An elbow from Brasco crashes against the mat.
Brasco tries to advance to mount but can't.
Brasco working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brasco throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Brasco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brasco has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donnie Brasco!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenpachi Zaraki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and van chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). chan has chosen Numb as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
200 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenpachi Zaraki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, van chan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaraki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has chan pinned against the cage. chan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kenpachi Zaraki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
chan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zaraki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenpachi Zaraki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zaraki is defended easily by chan.
chan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Zaraki is trying to defend but chan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
chan trying to mount his opponent but Zaraki defends it.
chan passes to full mount!
chan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Zaraki has managed to escape the submission attempt.
chan is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Zaraki is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). van chan!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Federico Lovalente (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammock has chosen The Office Rap as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Federico Lovalente!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Hammock!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hammock fails to pull guard.
Lovalente lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lovalente breaks the clinch.
Lovalente is looking to clinch but Hammock is avoiding it.
Hammock shoots in for a takedown but Lovalente shows good takedown defense.
Federico Lovalente seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lovalente misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lovalente throws a solid leg kick but Hammock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lovalente.
Hammock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lovalente to score with a decent uppercut.
Lovalente moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hammock keeps the fight on the outside.
Lovalente shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hammock is looking to improve his position.
Lovalente wants to work for an arm triangle but Hammock is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammock trying to control here.
Lovalente is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hammock is just riding it out for now. Lovalente eventually gives up the hold.
Hammock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lovalente is working away from the top position though.
Hammock is looking to improve his position.
Hammock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lovalente is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lovalente misses with a low kick.
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.
Hammock closes the distance and clinches up with Lovalente, looking for a takedown. Hammock pushes Lovalente against the cage but Lovalente circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Federico Lovalente has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Hammock.
Lovalente throws a nice looking combination but Hammock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hammock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lovalente!
Lovalente is squirming around, avoiding Hammock's attempts to control the action.
Lovalente really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hammock looking to control but Lovalente is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovalente prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Lovalente really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lovalente bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lovalente pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hammock is keeping the position for now.
Hammock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lovalente defends it easily.
Lovalente wants to control from the top but Hammock keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hammock manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lovalente is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hammock looking to control but Lovalente is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hammock lands with some strikes.
Hammock looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hammock wants to finish this one by submission but Lovalente is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hammock.
Hammock looks gassed!
Hammock avoids the attempt from Lovalente to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Federico Lovalente dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lovalente motions for Hammock to come forward. Lovalente throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lovalente tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Hammock or perhaps it was just good defense by Lovalente which made him look bad.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lovalente.
Lovalente tries for a kimura but Hammock is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Hammock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hammock is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lovalente off and has taken his back!
Lovalente tries to roll but Hammock sticks to his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammock tries to keep control of the position but Lovalente is staying busy.
Lovalente has hold of Hammock's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Hammock misses with punches from the back.
Hammock looking to hold on to the position here but Lovalente rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Lovalente is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lovalente keeping moving, preventing Hammock from controlling successfully.
Lovalente not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lovalente moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lovalente lands with a hook. Hammock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lovalente throws a wild body kick that Hammock sees coming a mile off.
Lovalente shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lovalente shoots in and drives through. Hammock sprawls well.
Hammock gets caught flat footed, as Lovalente shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hammock can't keep his opponent in guard - Lovalente advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lovalente wants to pass to mount but Hammock is defending the position.
Hammock tries to roll over but Lovalente keeps him under control.
Hammock wants to control but Lovalente is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hammock is refusing to be controlled, as Lovalente sits in half guard.
Lovalente is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hammock trying to control but Lovalente postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammock is looking for a sweep. Lovalente is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammock trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lovalente tries to land a front kick but Hammock steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lovalente fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hammock sprawls well initially but Lovalente persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hammock trying to hold on to Lovalente's head to control him but Lovalente postures up.
Hammock wants to get back to full guard.
Lovalente tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hammock knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hammock is staying active underneath Lovalente, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lovalente is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Hammock is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Federico Lovalente!
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