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SFC 40: Holiday Special PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Mao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bashir Saladin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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160 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Mao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bashir Saladin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mao fails with the takedown.
Saladin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saladin. Mao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bashir Saladin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saladin. Mao shrugs it off though.
Mao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saladin.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Saladin - the referee stops the clock and Mao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Saladin. Mao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mao is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mao defending well as Saladin loads up on a big left hand.
Saladin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Saladin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mao is being controlled here.
Saladin has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Saladin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saladin thowing shots but they're missing.
Saladin controlling from mount.
Saladin lands a big shot there that rocks Mao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
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.
Saladin lands a big shot there that rocks Mao but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saladin content just to control the position here.
Mao is bucking up trying to escape but Saladin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Saladin controlling from the full mount.
Saladin wants to finish this one by submission but Mao is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Saladin.
Saladin controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saladin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Despite being in the dominant position, Bashir Saladin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saladin avoids it really well and circles away.
Saladin lands with a hook. Mao tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Saladin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Saladin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Saladin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saladin thumps Mao with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Saladin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saladin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saladin feints and then cracks Mao's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mao down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saladin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mao's calf.
No joy there for Saladin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Saladin. That snapped Mao's head back.
Saladin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mao sprawling to the canvas! Mao rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Saladin finish him?!
Mao is rocked!
It looks like Marcus Mao has been cut.
Saladin closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Mao out cold! Mao corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bashir Saladin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Assassin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troll Skog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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188 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brazilian Assassin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Troll Skog!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skog wants to clinch up but Assassin keeps it at a distance.
Assassin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skog.
Assassin throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Skog.
Assassin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skog.
Skog has taken the fight to the clinch.
Assassin has had enough of the clinch but Skog keeps him there for the moment.
A short uppercut from Skog.
Skog looking to throw knees to the head but Assassin is blocking nicely.
Assassin is trying to force a seperation but Skog has the dominant position.
Assassin breaks from the clinch.
Skog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assassin circles away quickly and effectively.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assassin.
Assassin throws a solid leg kick but Skog takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Assassin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assassin throws a low kick but Skog avoids it.
Assassin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Skog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assassin.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Skog cracks Assassin with a good jab.
Skog fails to land with a series of punches.
Skog throws out a loose jab but Assassin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skog looks gassed!
Assassin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Assassin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Skog sprawling to the canvas! Skog rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Assassin finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assassin lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Skog is looking to close the distance but Assassin sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Skog crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Skog is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Brazilian Assassin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mek Ju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeider Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zeider Pires told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mek Ju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zeider Pires!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pires misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ju gets the takedown into side control.
Ju tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ju wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pires, who protects the arm well.
Ju is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pires knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ju is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pires knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pires manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ju is refusing to be controlled, as Pires sits in half guard.
Pires is stalling here. Ju is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Pires seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Ju has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pires manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pires is trying to control but can't.
Ju has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Pires defend it? Ju steps over the head and cranks it - Pires is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ju!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mek Ju!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Austin Petiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silvers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin Petiwa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Silvers's chin.
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Austin Petiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Silvers!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petiwa connects with a nice cross there... Silvers is looking wobbly and Petiwa recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Silvers to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Petiwa jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Austin Petiwa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jun Kimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jun Kimura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kimura as he jumps to the side.
Kimura fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jones sprawls well initially but Kimura persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kimura will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kimura scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kimura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jones has eaten all the pies!
Kimura looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kimura lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones is looking to control Kimura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Kimura sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones defending well though.
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. Kimura connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kimura with the ground and pound but Jones uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Kimura slips an elbow through the middle.
Jones is rocked!
Kimura works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Kimura finish him?
Kimura uses his free foot to push down on Jones's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jones.
Jones tries to improve his position but Kimura has taken his back! Kimura has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Jones tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Kimura pushes Jones away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jun Kimura!
Jun Kimura is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yumi Goro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigoriy Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yumi Goro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grigoriy Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin tries to clinch there but Goro circles away.
Goro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rasputin drives through and clinches with Goro against the cage.
Goro blocks an uppercut.
Rasputin misses with an elbow over the top.
Rasputin gets control of Goro's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rasputin will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rasputin 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasputin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goro's guard.
Rasputin pushing down on Goro's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rasputin wants to control but Goro is keeping him busy.
Goro tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Rasputin manages to move to mount!
Rasputin trying to control but Goro is having none of it.
Goro can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Goro is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rasputin with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rasputin wants to control but instead Goro manages to regain half guard.
Rasputin content to control rather than advance.
Goro tries to roll over but Rasputin keeps him under control.
That's two 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.
Rasputin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Grigoriy Rasputin.
Goro misses with a takedown attempt - Rasputin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rasputin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Goro's waist but Goro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rasputin off to one side.
Goro scores with a sloppy right hand. Rasputin should have avoided that one.
Rasputin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Goro lands a jab.
Goro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rasputin. Rasputin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Goro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Goro misses with a two punch combination.
Rasputin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rasputin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goro closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Goro is looking to take a break and control but Rasputin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Goro controlling the action here.
Rasputin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four 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.
Goro seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Goro with the ground and pound but Rasputin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Goro works over Rasputin with some ground and pound from guard.
Rasputin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Goro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rasputin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Goro throwing strikes but missing.
Rasputin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goro's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yumi Goro dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rasputin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Goro finds it's way round the side to connect with Rasputin's head.
Goro looks to land a combination but Rasputin avoids it well.
Goro clinches up with Rasputin and pushes him back against the cage.
Goro tries to circle away but Rasputin has him pinned against the cage.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but Goro blocks it.
Goro takes a knee to the side of the body.
Goro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Goro tries to break free but Rasputin pushes him back against the cage.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goro avoids it.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but Goro blocks it.
Rasputin tries to land knees in the clinch but Goro avoids the damage to the body.
Goro turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Goro manages to end up in side control.
Rasputin is not content to let Goro control the position.
Goro misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rasputin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Goro cracks Rasputin with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin sneaks back into half guard.
Goro thows a huge punch but Rasputin dodges it nicely.
Goro takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rasputin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Goro throwing strikes from guard but Rasputin blocks nicely.
Rasputin is pulling down on Goro's head. It's preventing any offense from Goro, at least for the moment.
Rasputin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Goro can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goro is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rasputin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rasputin has escaped and now he's on top!
Rasputin postures up.
Goro lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rasputin!
Rasputin can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goro goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Rasputin is on top in guard.
Rasputin advances position into side control!
Rasputin has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Goro!
Rasputin tries to control but Goro wriggling away.
Goro is desperately trying to improve his position but Rasputin has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goro tries to lock up and control but Rasputin gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Rasputin controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Rasputin extends the arm and Goro is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Grigoriy Rasputin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoki Fujii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurent Tsadyleba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naoki Fujii could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Laurent Tsadyleba's chin.
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170 lbs
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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
17 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Naoki Fujii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Tsadyleba!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsadyleba tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fujii swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tsadyleba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fujii gets a takedown into half guard.
Fujii thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tsadyleba's head.
Fujii slips a nice elbow through Tsadyleba's hands, connecting with Tsadyleba's forehead.
Tsadyleba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fujii.
Fujii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fujii is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tsadyleba is looking for a sweep. Fujii is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tsadyleba is trying to maintain the position but Fujii is very close to passing his half guard.
Tsadyleba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fujii.
Tsadyleba taking some punishment here, with Fujii in his half guard.
Fujii controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujii stops Tsadyleba from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tsadyleba makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Fujii shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tsadyleba is trying to defend but Fujii finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tsadyleba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fujii trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tsadyleba working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fujii.
Tsadyleba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fujii trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsadyleba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fujii's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fujii postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsadyleba looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Fujii is defending well. Tsadyleba quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Fujii has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Tsadyleba celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Laurent Tsadyleba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiro Miyagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Ronald Kernspecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiro Miyagi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Keith Ronald Kernspecht!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyagi misses with a wild body shot.
Miyagi thows a body shot but no joy.
Kernspecht misses with a few strikes there.
Kernspecht drops Miyagi with a beautiful combination! Miyagi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kernspecht is looking for the KO!
Miyagi is rocked!
It looks like Hiro Miyagi has been cut.
Miyagi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oh Miyagi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Miyagi misses with a wild body shot.
Miyagi seems to have got his legs back now.
Miyagi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kernspecht lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Miyagi crumples to the floor! Kernspecht milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Keith Ronald Kernspecht!
Keith Ronald Kernspecht is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Matsumoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Ransom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryuu Matsumoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Ransom!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ransom closes the distance and clinches up with Matsumoto, looking for a takedown. Ransom pushes Matsumoto against the cage but Matsumoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Matsumoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ransom manages to avoid it.
Matsumoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ransom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Matsumoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Ransom has wrist control.
Matsumoto working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Matsumoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Matsumoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Ransom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matsumoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Matsumoto preventing the sweep.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ransom doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ransom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matsumoto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsumoto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ransom looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Matsumoto 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.
Matsumoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Matsumoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Matsumoto lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Matsumoto postures up in Ransom's guard and throws a big left but Ransom blocks it.
Ransom really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Matsumoto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matsumoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Ransom has wrist control.
Matsumoto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Matsumoto postures up.
Matsumoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Ransom has wrist control.
Ransom working for a triangle but Matsumoto defends it easily.
Matsumoto is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Matsumoto throwing strikes from guard but Ransom blocks nicely.
Ransom wants to stand up but Matsumoto is controlling him.
Ransom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ransom controls Matsumoto momentarily but Matsumoto frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Matsumoto won't allow Ransom to sweep him here.
Matsumoto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Matsumoto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Matsumoto works over Ransom with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto looking to pass the guard.
Matsumoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Matsumoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Matsumoto chips away with some ground and pound.
Matsumoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ransom can't keep his opponent in guard - Matsumoto advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Matsumoto is breathing heavily.
Ransom is looking for a sweep. Matsumoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matsumoto is trying to work for a kimura but Ransom is defending well.
Matsumoto 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.
Ransom is looking for a sweep. Matsumoto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ransom wants to control but Matsumoto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto prevents Ransom from improving his position.
Matsumoto wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ransom keeps working.
Matsumoto looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ransom with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Matsumoto thows a huge punch but Ransom dodges it nicely.
Matsumoto throwing shots but Ransom is blocking nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Matsumoto blocks a leg kick.
Ransom wants to clinch.
Matsumoto swats away the attempt to clinch by Ransom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Matsumoto dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ransom throws a head kick that misses.
Matsumoto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Matsumoto is in close to Ransom's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Matsumoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ransom is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Matsumoto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Matsumoto trying to control the position but Ransom is working away.
Ransom taking a bit of punishment here - Matsumoto scoring with strikes.
Matsumoto fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsumoto is trying to get an arm triangle but Ransom is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Ransom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ransom is working to avoid the ground and pound but Matsumoto connects with a decent elbow.
Matsumoto tries to move to mount but Ransom blocks the move with his legs.
Ransom wants to control but Matsumoto postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ransom can do anything to dispel that myth.
Matsumoto landing a few strikes.
Matsumoto throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matsumoto looks up at the clock and then as Ransom takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Matsumoto smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ransom on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Ransom is rocked!
Check out the look on Matsumoto's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ransom is still in real trouble! Can Matsumoto finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto cracks Ransom with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Matsumoto working the ground and pound.
Matsumoto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ransom wants to control but Matsumoto postures up.
Ransom is pushing Matsumoto's head away, looking to escape. Matsumoto manages to hold on to the position though.
Ransom seems to have recovered his senses.
Matsumoto throws a strike aimed at the side of Ransom's head but Ransom avoids it well.
Matsumoto postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ransom is trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Matsumoto seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Matsumoto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ransom tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Matsumoto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ransom with a poor takedown
and Matsumoto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ransom won't be happy with that.
Ransom is looking for a sweep.
Matsumoto lands an elbow.
Ransom managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto tries for a kimura but Ransom is defending well.
Ransom managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Matsumoto.
Matsumoto throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Matsumoto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ransom is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsumoto is looking to take a break and control but Ransom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ransom wants to clinch up but Matsumoto keeps it at a distance.
Ransom with a poor takedown
and Matsumoto counters with a single leg into guard. Ransom didn't expect that.
Matsumoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matsumoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ransom not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Matsumoto throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ransom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Matsumoto drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Matsumoto seems to have locked his on tight now - Ransom screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Matsumoto, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ryuu Matsumoto!
Ryuu Matsumoto retains his featherweight title!
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