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EMPIRE XIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samiroheat Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takabiha Sorakuya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sorakuya has chosen Wormphlegm - Epejumalat monet tesse muinen palveltin caucan ja lesse as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samiroheat Kahric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takabiha Sorakuya!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahric slaps away a takedown attempt from Sorakuya, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kahric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sorakuya.
Sorakuya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahric avoids the body shot from Sorakuya.
Kahric on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slow jab from Sorakuya misses its intended target.
Kahric moves in looking to clinch but Sorakuya pushes him off.
Sorakuya 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.
Sorakuya throws and elbow that misses. Kahric uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sorakuya's guard. Nice move by Kahric!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kahric accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sorakuya can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sorakuya has a closed guard, preventing Kahric from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kahric jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kahric wants to get up but he can't break Sorakuya's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kahric 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.
Kahric postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kahric is looking to work some ground and pound but Sorakuya has wrist control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sorakuya tries to close the distance and clinch but Kahric swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fighters circling - Sorakuya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Sorakuya.
Sorakuya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kahric on the side of the head.
It looks like Samiroheat Kahric has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Sorakuya.
Good exchange - Sorakuya coming out on top.
Kahric is breathing heavily.
Sorakuya fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sorakuya misses with the combination.
Sorakuya bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Kahric! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Kahric is rocked!
Samiroheat Kahric's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorakuya scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sorakuya throws a big right hand that misses.
Sorakuya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sorakuya landing some decent shots from guard.
Sorakuya pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kahric is keeping the position for now.
Kahric throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sorakuya's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorakuya is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sorakuya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sorakuya works over Kahric with some ground and pound from guard.
Sorakuya scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kahric utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sorakuya must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sorakuya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kahric thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sorakuya slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sorakuya lands a nice forearm strike.
Sorakuya working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kahric taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sorakuya working the head and body with strikes.
Sorakuya tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sorakuya works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sorakuya lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sorakuya lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sorakuya lands an elbow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kahric takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sorakuya trying to control the position but Kahric is working away.
Sorakuya in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sorakuya works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sorakuya works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sorakuya working the ground and pound from side control.
Sorakuya grinds an elbow into Kahric's temple.
Sorakuya working the ground and pound.
Sorakuya working the body and head with strikes.
Sorakuya scoring with punches from side control.
Kahric taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sorakuya working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorakuya landing strikes.
Sorakuya scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sorakuya wants to take a breather but Kahric manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Sorakuya.
Sorakuya throws a big right hand that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sorakuya with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kahric tries to strike from the bottom.
Sorakuya really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kahric. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kahric throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Sorakuya landing some decent shots from guard.
Kahric has momentary wrist control but Sorakuya slips an elbow through the middle.
Kahric can't keep his opponent in guard - Sorakuya advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sorakuya connects with a nice short shot to Kahric's temple.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sorakuya 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.
Kahric gets back to full guard.
Sorakuya keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kahric's head.
Kahric is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sorakuya advances to half guard.
Sorakuya takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sorakuya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kahric keeps working.
Sorakuya working the head and body with strikes.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kahric looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sorakuya throwing shots but Kahric is blocking nicely.
Kahric pushes Sorakuya off looking to stand but Sorakuya dives back in and keeps control.
Kahric looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kahric tries to get to full guard but Sorakuya has control of the leg.
Sorakuya is nestled in close to Kahric, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sorakuya 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sorakuya lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takabiha Sorakuya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samiroheat Kahric's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kahric wants to clinch.
Sorakuya clinches with his opponent.
Kahric prevents the takedown attempt.
Sorakuya is working for takedown but Kahric is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kahric manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kahric looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sorakuya misses with the combination.
Sorakuya is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Kahric, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kahric throws a head kick but Sorakuya moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horrible takedown by Sorakuya or perhaps it was just good defense by Kahric which made him look bad.
Samiroheat Kahric has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takabiha Sorakuya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahric takes the fight into the clinch.
Sorakuya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kahrics head.
Sorakuya tries to pull guard but Kahric holds him up against the ropes and eventually Sorakuya drops back down to his feet.
Kahric breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kahric tries to clinch up.
Kahric closes the distance and clinches up with Sorakuya, looking for a takedown. Kahric pushes Sorakuya against the ropes but Sorakuya circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sorakuya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kahric counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sorakuya!
Kahric throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kahric with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorakuya tries to lock up and control but Kahric gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sorakuya really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sorakuya wants to hold on but Kahric pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorakuya has given up his back here.
Sorakuya turns into Kahric and is now in his guard.
Kahric avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kahric leaves Sorakuya with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kahric avoids the body shot from Sorakuya.
A left and a right from Kahric both land. Nice combination.
Sorakuya misses with a body shot.
Kahric tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sorakuya swivels and escapes.
Takabiha Sorakuya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorakuya looks to land a combination but Kahric avoids it well.
Kahric misses with a takedown attempt - Sorakuya sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sorakuya misses with a body shot.
Sorakuya swats away the attempt to clinch by Kahric.
A punch lands to the side of Kahric 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sorakuya throws a head kick but Kahric moves out of range.
Kahric throws a head kick but Sorakuya moves out of range.
Kahric misses with a head kick.
Sorakuya lands the left hand.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sorakuya doesn't manage to clinch there - Kahric circles away.
Sorakuya jabs at Kahric's body.
Kahric takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sorakuya just misses with a punch to the body.
Sorakuya lands a right hook to the body.
Sorakuya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kahric.
Sorakuya throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kahric was covering up waiting for the punch and Sorakuya finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kahric has his foot on Sorakuya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sorakuya works his way back into a safe position though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sorakuya postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sorakuya landing some decent shots from guard.
Sorakuya missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sorakuya lands a couple of digs.
Takabiha Sorakuya has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kahric looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sorakuya throwing strikes but missing.
Kahric is looking for a triangle but Sorakuya pushes his legs off easily.
Sorakuya lands a couple of digs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kahric escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sorakuya gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kahric is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sorakuya throwing strikes from guard but Kahric blocks nicely.
Sorakuya loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kahric takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sorakuya drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kahric might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sorakuya is working Kahric over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sorakuya landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sorakuya advances to full mount.
BOOM! Sorakuya connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kahric regains half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sorakuya connects with a nice short shot to Kahric's temple.
Takabiha Sorakuya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kahric is not content to let Sorakuya control the position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sorakuya sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kahric looking for submissions off his back.
Sorakuya lands with a punch from half guard.
Sorakuya thows a huge punch but Kahric dodges it nicely.
Sorakuya throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sorakuya is nestled in close to Kahric, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Samiroheat Kahric has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sorakuya is nestled in close to Kahric, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takabiha Sorakuya.
I think Sorakuya 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Takabiha Sorakuya!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Takabiha Sorakuya!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Takabiha Sorakuya!
Takabiha Sorakuya wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BJ Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, King Jones!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benn defending well though.
Jones throwing shots but Benn is blocking nicely.
Benn wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Benn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Benn is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Benn is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Benn!
Benn wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Benn is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones landing shots from mount.
It looks like BJ Benn has been cut.
Benn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Benn can't escape the position.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones throws some wild stikes that Benn manages to avoid easily.
Benn tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.
Benn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is in the full mount, landing strikes.
BJ Benn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Benn holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jeez, BJ Benn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at BJ Benn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). King Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hirihito Yoshita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyun Sudo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoshita's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hole in the wall. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hirihito Yoshita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Sudo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshita shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sudo is trying to defend but Yoshita finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sudo tries to get to full guard but Yoshita has control of the leg.
Sudo tries to kick Yoshita off but Yoshita keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yoshita with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sudo actively working from the bottom here.
Yoshita trying to control from half guard but Sudo is working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sudo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yoshita pulls his head out easily.
Sudo wants to improve his position but Yoshita is controlling well.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sudo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sudo throws a series of punches but Yoshita moves out of range.
Yoshita closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sudo is trying to get back to full guard.
Yoshita wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sudo keeps working.
Sudo wants to control but Yoshita is keeping busy.
Sudo actively working from the bottom here.
Yoshita uses his free foot to push down on Sudo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sudo.
Yoshita tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sudo tries to hold on but Yoshita postures up.
Yoshita knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sudo on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshita looking to control but Sudo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sudo tries to lock up and control but Yoshita gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yoshita takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yoshita trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sudo tries to hold on but Yoshita pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshita wants to control but Sudo has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hirihito Yoshita just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sudo lands a body shot.
Sudo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sudo working over Yoshita with some ground and pound. Yoshita looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sudo drops an elbow to the side of Yoshita's head.
Sudo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Yoshita!
Sudo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Yoshita has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Yoshita is breathing heavily.
Sudo scoring with strikes but Yoshita is staying in there.
Yoshita is bucking up trying to escape but Sudo cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshita bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Yoshita wants to control from the top but Sudo keeps moving.
Yoshita got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sudo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yoshita has managed to get both his arms back between Sudo's legs - danger averted.
Sudo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yoshita gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sudo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sudo keeping moving, preventing Yoshita from controlling successfully.
Yoshita has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sudo wants to sweep but no luck.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sudo trying to control the position.
Sudo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yoshita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yoshita showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yoshita trying to control but Sudo is working from the bottom.
Sudo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yoshita gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sudo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yoshita doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yoshita manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Yoshita stopping the sweep attempt from Sudo.
Yoshita sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sudo trying to control the position.
Sudo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yoshita doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yoshita manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sudo working a defensive guard here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sudo wants to sweep here but Yoshita controlling him for the moment.
Sudo has his foot on Yoshita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yoshita works his way back into a safe position though.
Yoshita trying to control but Sudo is working from the bottom.
Yoshita stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sudo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sudo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yoshita stays in close to Sudo's body and controls the position.
Sudo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yoshita defends it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yoshita got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sudo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yoshita has managed to get both his arms back between Sudo's legs - danger averted.
Sudo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yoshita is aware though and is defending well.
Sudo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sudo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yoshita defends it easily.
Yoshita pushes down on Sudo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sudo wants to control but Yoshita is keeping busy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Sudo won't allow Yoshita to pass to mount.
Sudo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yoshita is working away from the top position though.
Yoshita wants to take a breather but Sudo is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sudo is looking to control Yoshita's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sudo avoid being mounted?
Yoshita is trying to control the action in half guard but Sudo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sudo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sudo throws a series of punches but Yoshita avoids them all with ease.
Yoshita with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sudo counters with a low kick, right behind Yoshita 's knee.
Sudo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sudo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sudo lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyun Sudo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sudo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sudo.
Yoshita shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sudo looks to land a combination. Yoshita sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sudo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yoshita looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Yoshita is rocked!
Yoshita is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sudo connects with a decent elbow.
Oh Yoshita is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoshita tries to bench press Sudo off him but Sudo keeps the position.
Sudo has hold of Yoshita's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Yoshita seems comfortable defending it but Sudo has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Yoshita is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Yoshita is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Sudo couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hyun Sudo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Bobbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroto Inoue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Bobbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroto Inoue!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Inoue slips a jab and a cross from Bobbert.
Bobbert misses with a looping right.
Inoue fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bobbert misses with a series of wild punches.
Bobbert looks to land a combination but Inoue avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Bobbert - just one landing.
Inoue changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bobbert tries to avoid it but Inoue manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bobbert to the ground. Bobbert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Inoue falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bobbert counters with a left and a right that stings Inoue.
Bobbert cracks a nice hook into Inoue's ribs.
Inoue tries to clinch up.
Bobbert lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bobbert throws a series of punches but Inoue avoids them all with ease.
Bobbert throws a series of punches but Inoue avoids them all with ease.
Inoue looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andrew Bobbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroto Inoue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inoue scores with a takedown into Bobbert's guard.
Inoue working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inoue trying to control but Bobbert is working from the bottom.
Inoue throws a strike but Bobbert rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bobbert wants to stand but Inoue is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bobbert wants to stand and escape but instead Inoue has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Inoue prevents Bobbert from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Inoue postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bobbert working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Inoue.
Inoue looking to pass the guard.
Inoue postures up in Bobbert's guard and throws a big left but Bobbert blocks it.
Inoue trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobbert is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bobbert looks to land a combination but Inoue avoids it well.
Inoue misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice cross by Bobbert.
Bobbert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue moves forwards but Bobbert connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bobbert lands with a nice combination. Inoue backs away looking to recover.
Bobbert swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Inoue.
Bobbert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bobbert throws a big shot that misses.
Bobbert displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Inoue.
Inoue is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bobbert.
Inoue fails with a takedown attempt.
Bobbert connects with a body shot.
Inoue looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bobbert looks to land a combination but Inoue avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobbert swinging wildly here.
Inoue gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bobbert.
Inoue fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bobbert with a nice cross.
Bobbert lands a jab to Inoue's midsection.
Inoue closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Inoue tries to score with some ground and pound. Bobbert controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bobbert knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Inoue on the ground.
Inoue wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bobbert keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Inoue.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Inoue is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bobbert knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Inoue wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bobbert keeps working.
Inoue wants to control for a moment but Bobbert uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's six 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.
Inoue content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Inoue fails with a takedown attempt.
Inoue looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bobbert!
Bobbert is squirming around, avoiding Inoue's attempts to control the action.
Bobbert squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bobbert holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Inoue tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Inoue throws some wild stikes that Bobbert manages to avoid easily.
Inoue postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bobbert looks a forlorn figure.
Inoue goes for an armbar but Bobbert turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bobbert.
Bobbert wants to stand but Inoue is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Inoue is trying to keep Bobbert in close.
Bobbert gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bobbert throws a series of punches but Inoue moves out of range.
Bobbert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Inoue.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bobbert as Inoue shoots in.
Inoue doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bobbert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Inoue tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bobbert swivels and escapes.
Andrew Bobbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bobbert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bobbert swinging wildly here.
Inoue looks to clinch
and Bobbert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bobbert is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Inoue fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bobbert avoids it really well and circles away.
Bobbert displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Inoue.
A slow jab from Bobbert misses its intended target.
Inoue throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bobbert was covering up waiting for the punch and Inoue finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Bobbert dominated that 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bobbert lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bobbert.
Andrew Bobbert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bobbert swings for the body but Inoue moves out of range.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bobbert but Bobbert pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bobbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Inoue tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bobbert sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Inoue somewhat.
Inoue takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Inoue looks for a takedown but Bobbert sprawls well.
Andrew Bobbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroto Inoue.
Inoue is breathing heavily.
Inoue with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bobbert to score with a decent uppercut.
Inoue shoots in for a double leg but Bobbert sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobbert throws a right hand that Inoue ducks under and follows up with a left that Inoue also avoids with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Bobbert scores with a four punch combination!
Bobbert misses with a wild combination.
Bobbert misses with a wild combination.
Inoue fails to land the takedown.
Bobbert scores with a decent looking hook.
Inoue shoots in looking for a takedown. Bobbert tries to sprawl out of it but Inoue keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bobbert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bobbert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Inoue.
Inoue takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Inoue shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bobbert but Bobbert pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobbert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Inoue counters with a straight right hand.
Inoue walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bobbert misses with the combination.
Bobbert misses the jab.
Inoue closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bobbert circles away.
Bobbert lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A punch combination from Bobbert misses.
Inoue shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bobbert pinned against the cage. Bobbert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bobbert lands with an overhand left.
Bobbert lands the left hand.
Bobbert tries to bum rush Inoue with a series of wild strikes but Inoue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inoue shoots for a takedown but Bobbert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Inoue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bobbert.
Danga de danga de dang - Bobbert scores with a four punch combination!
Inoue shoots in for a takedown but Bobbert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Andrew Bobbert is winning the standup battle so far.
Inoue takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Inoue misses with a takedown attempt - Bobbert sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bobbert throws a right hand that Inoue ducks under and follows up with a left that Inoue also avoids with ease.
Bobbert scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Inoue shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bobbert as he jumps to the side.
Bobbert swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Inoue throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bobbert's waist but Bobbert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Inoue off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inoue showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bobbert.
Inoue should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bobbert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Inoue moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Inoue misses with a combination
letting Bobbert counter with a right hand.
Bobbert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inoue manages to avoid it.
Inoue changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bobbert tries to avoid it but Inoue manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bobbert to the ground. Bobbert escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bobbert throws a series of punches but Inoue avoids them all with ease.
Bobbert cracks Inoue with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Inoue fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Inoue.
Bobbert will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bobbert misses with the combination.
Bobbert throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Inoue looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Inoue not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Inoue has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Inoue is working for a kimura but Bobbert is defending it quite comfortably.
Bobbert is trying to stand up here but Inoue is controlling him well.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bobbert keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Inoue is trying to control the action in half guard but Bobbert is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Inoue thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bobbert's head.
Inoue wants to take a breather but Bobbert is having none of it.
Inoue not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Inoue tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bobbert swivels and escapes.
Inoue wants to clinch but Bobbert slips to the side
and Bobbert counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bobbert takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bobbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bobbert throws a jab when Inoue was well out of range.
Inoue misses with a hook. Bobbert ducked under it nicely.
Inoue shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bobbert's guard.
Inoue thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Inoue passes Bobbert's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Inoue not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Inoue is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Inoue sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bobbert defending well though.
Hiroto Inoue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Inoue lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Inoue thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bobbert's head.
Inoue missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bobbert is refusing to be controlled, as Inoue sits in half guard.
Bobbert avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Inoue.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Inoue jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bobbert tries to bum rush Inoue with a series of wild strikes but Inoue uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Inoue staying out of range there.
Inoue decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Inoue is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Bobbert!
Inoue has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bobbert's face.
Inoue tries to control but Bobbert wriggling away.
Inoue pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hiroto Inoue has got the better of the ground game so far.
Inoue working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Inoue thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Inoue cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Bobbert showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bobbert has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Andrew Bobbert!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Andrew Bobbert!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Andrew Bobbert!
Andrew Bobbert wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Lee Rappaport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincon Pingshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pingshaw is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Heart of a Champion. Lincon Pingshaw will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Lee Rappaport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lincon Pingshaw!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rappaport lands with a nice body punch.
Rappaport takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pingshaw shoots in for a takedown but Rappaport shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rappaport dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pingshaw shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rappaport but Rappaport pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rappaport moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rappaport punishes Pingshaw's body with a nice straight punch.
Rappaport defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pingshaw.
Johnny Lee Rappaport has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lincon Pingshaw.
Rappaport scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lincon Pingshaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Rappaport finds it's way through Pingshaw's defenses.
Pingshaw is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rappaport scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pingshaw is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rappaport is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pingshaw.
Pingshaw looks gassed!
Rappaport's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Rappaport duly obliges.
Pingshaw is rocked!
BOOM! Rappaport lands a beautiful left hook that drops Pingshaw. Pingshaw tries to recover but Rappaport is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Pingshaw lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Lee Rappaport!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunther Heilman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toney comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tenacious D - Master Exploder kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bernard Toney is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gunther Heilman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bernard Toney!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toney works the jab nicely.
It looks like Gunther Heilman has been cut.
Toney loads up on a big right hand but Heilman slips the punch.
Heilman slips a jab and a cross from Toney.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Heilman misses with a looping left.
Heilman throws a series of punches but Toney moves out of range.
Heilman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Toney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Heilman.
Heilman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Heilman is rocked!
Heilman tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Heilman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heilman is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Toney doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Heilman crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Heilman's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bernard Toney!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Jahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PC Micu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micu has chosen metallica - enter sandman as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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144 lbs
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137 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Jahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, PC Micu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Jahn coming out on top.
Jahn lands a left and a right that sends Micu crashing to the canvas! Jahn dives into mount looking to finish!
Micu is rocked!
It looks like PC Micu has been cut.
Micu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Micu is still in real trouble! Can Jahn finish him?
Micu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jahn wants to stand up but Micu is controlling him.
Micu seems to have recovered his senses.
Micu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Micu advances to half guard.
Micu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jahn is trying to stand back up but Micu is controlling him
Micu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Micu working over Jahn with some ground and pound. Jahn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jahn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Micu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahn tries to kick Micu off but Micu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jahn trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Micu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Micu slips a nice elbow through Jahn's hands, connecting with Jahn's forehead.
Micu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Micu throwing shots but Jahn is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jahn lands a glancing blow to the side of Micu's head.
Micu dives in and grabs Jahn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jahn pushes down on Micu's head and hops out.
Jahn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Micu looks gassed!
Micu walks into a left hand.
Jahn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jahn lands with a right hand.
Micu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jahn lands a two punch combo.
Jahn scores with a three punch combo!
Jahn cracks Micu on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Micu falls backwards against the ropes. Jahn follows up with more strikes that drop Micu to his knees. Jahn keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Micu! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oliver Jahn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Crahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shawn Crahan!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter throws a head kick but Crahan moves out of range.
Hunter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crahan scores with a decent looking hook.
Hunter takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crahan throws a series of punches but Hunter moves out of range.
Good exchange - Crahan coming out on top.
Crahan blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Hunter wants to clinch.
Crahan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Crahan scores with a nice right hand.
Crahan thuds a left hand into Hunter's body.
Hunter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crahan stuns Hunter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crahan lands a nice hook to Hunter's body. Hunter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crahan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crahan dips to his left and cracks Hunter with an uppercut!
Vincent Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crahan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hunter doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunter is breathing heavily.
Hunter throws a leg kick but Crahan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crahan scores with a decent looking hook.
Hunter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crahan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunter is rocked!
Crahan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oh Hunter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Vincent Hunter has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crahan lands a nice looking body shot.
Crahan lands a left and a right that send Hunter crashing to the mat, dazed. Crahan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Crahan cracks the inside of Hunter's front leg.
Crahan lands with a big right hook that stumbles Hunter - he's out on his feet here! Crahan follows up with another monster hook that separates Hunter from consciousness! Hunter falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Crahan stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shawn Crahan!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Gabos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fortuna, Imperatrix Mundi by Carl Orff. Giorgio Gabos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giorgio Gabos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas Callahan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callahan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gabos's hands.
Callahan rushes Gabos with punches - Gabos moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Gabos goes down! Callahan follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Callahan!
Thomas Callahan is the new welterweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugeniusz Grzyb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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203 lbs
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eugeniusz Grzyb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ken Masters!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grzyb clinches.
Grzyb manages to break the clinch.
Masters takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grzyb takes a swing at Masters's ribcage but misses.
Grzyb displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Masters.
Grzyb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Masters misses with a double jab.
Masters shoots in for a takedown but Grzyb shows good takedown defense.
Eugeniusz Grzyb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Masters.
Masters dives in and grabs Grzyb's left leg, looking for a takedown. Grzyb pushes down on Masters's head and hops out.
Masters looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grzyb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masters takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Masters looks gassed!
Grzyb misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grzyb sends Masters crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Grzyb is motioning to the referee to let Masters up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Masters is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masters drops his hands momentarily and Grzyb needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Masters just on the top of the head. Masters drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Masters - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eugeniusz Grzyb!
Eugeniusz Grzyb is the new light heavyweight champion!
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