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QFC Tournament 975 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tank Wank (ranked 4815 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourn King (ranked 5053 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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205 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tank Wank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tourn King!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wank as he avoids it easily.
Wank throws a big counter combination but King scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Wank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wank moves into range and clinches up with King.
King wants a takedown but no success here.
Wank wants the takedown. King is fighting it off but Wank persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in King's guard against the cage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
King is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wank is aware though and is defending well.
King looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wank content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because King has locked up a guillotine! King's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Wank is holding on here and King must be using up a lot of energy. Wank has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! King gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tourn King!
During a confident post fight interview, Tourn King thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Naude (ranked 4823 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ares Olympus (ranked 5057 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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292 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Naude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ares Olympus!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olympus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naude.
Olympus scores with a jab to the body.
Ares Olympus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olympus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Naude will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Olympus appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Olympus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Naude misses with a hook
and Olympus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Naude needs to keep his hands up - Olympus had a free shot at his head there.
A punch lands to the side of Naude 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Olympus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Olympus avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olympus lands a jab to the nose.
Naude clinches with his opponent.
Olympus managing to block the knees to the body from Naude.
Naude breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olympus misses with a double jab.
Olympus connects with a crisp jab.
Naude closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Naude keeps control of Olympus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Naude decides to pull guard.
Olympus wants to control from the top but Naude keeps moving.
Olympus being controlled here momentarily.
Naude continues to stall.
Naude manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olympus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Naude moves into range and clinches up with Olympus.
Naude leaning his opponent against the cage.
Naude has Olympus pressed against the cage, preventing Olympus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Olympus tries to circle away but Naude has him pinned against the cage.
Olympus tries to break free but Naude pushes him back against the cage.
Naude missing with knees to the body.
Naude manages to break the clinch.
Ares Olympus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Olympus lands a nice shot to the body.
Naude walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Naude gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Olympus.
Olympus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Olympus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olympus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Naude stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Olympus cracks Naude with a right hand to the side of the head.
Olympus throws out a powerful jab.
Olympus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Olympus misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Olympus.
Naude takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Naude has Olympus up against the cage in a clinch.
Naude leaning against his opponent.
Naude keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Olympus's efforts to push away.
Naude manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olympus throws a nice looking combination but Naude bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Olympus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Naude moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Olympus misses with a few strikes there.
Naude takes the fight into the clinch.
Naude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Olympus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Naude manages to break the clinch.
Naude closes this distance looking for a takedown but Olympus circles away.
Olympus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Naude is breathing heavily.
Olympus goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Naude takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Naude clinches up with Olympus and pushes him back against the cage.
Naude pulls guard successfully.
Naude pushes Olympus off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ares Olympus dominated that round.
That's time! Naude's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Olympus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Olympus. That snapped Naude's head back.
Naude darts in and clinches Olympus up against the cage.
Olympus tries to break the clinch but Naude is controlling the position.
Olympus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Naude jumps guard and drags Olympus to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Olympus is looking to stand up but Naude won't let him.
Naude has control of Olympus's left arm, preventing Olympus from doing any damage.
Olympus is looking to stand up but Naude won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naude tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naude keeping full guard, as Olympus tries to pass.
Olympus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olympus wants to control from the top but Naude keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Olympus dips to his left and cracks Naude with an uppercut!
Olympus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Naude throws a right and a left that Olympus avoids nicely.
Olympus tests Naude's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Naude tries to score a power double leg takedown but Olympus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Naude somewhat.
Nice shot by Olympus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naude will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Naude closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Olympus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Olympus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Naude keeps control of Olympus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Naude drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Olympus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Naude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naude manages to break the clinch.
Olympus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Olympus lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Naude backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Olympus gets tackled into the cage by Naude. Naude maintains the clinch.
Naude breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naude shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Olympus defends it nicely.
Olympus thuds a left hand into Naude's body.
Olympus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Naude looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Olympus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Naude under the eye.
Ares Olympus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Olympus scores with a sloppy right hand. Naude should have avoided that one.
Naude takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Naude gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Naude is rocked!
Olympus lands a big right hand that sends Naude crashing to the mat! Olympus stays standing though and waves Naude back to his feet!
Oh Naude is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Naude fails with the takedown
and Olympus counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ares Olympus!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinnen Williams (ranked 5127 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Crusher (ranked 5126 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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265 lbs
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinnen Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, The Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Crusher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A combination from Crusher does no damage.
A shot to the liver by Crusher. Beautiful body shot.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Crusher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Crusher tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crusher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crusher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher with a hook.
Crusher lands a right hook to the body.
Crusher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Crusher feints a jab promting Williams to slip. Crusher then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Williams slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crusher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crusher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams avoids the body shot from Crusher.
Crusher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Crusher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
The Crusher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crusher shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Crusher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams looks to land a combination but Crusher avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Crusher manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crusher scores with a nice right hand.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams tries to bum rush Crusher with a series of wild strikes but Crusher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crusher digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crusher looks winded!
Crusher pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Williams back to the cage. Crusher follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Crusher lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover.
Williams pushes Crusher up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams pulls guard effortlessly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams seems keen to control Crusher's posture.
Crusher preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Williams lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crusher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams trying to control but Crusher is working from the bottom.
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
It looks like The Crusher has been cut.
Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Crusher keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Crusher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Crusher's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams pulls guard successfully.
Crusher won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.
Crusher looking to pass the guard.
Williams controlling Crusher's posture.
Williams could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Crusher wanted to stand there but Williams had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in 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. Williams connects with a nice short shot to Crusher's temple.
Williams drops an elbow to the side of Crusher's head.
Williams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crusher wants to get back to his feet.
Williams slips a nice elbow through Crusher's hands, connecting with Crusher's forehead.
Crusher is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to take a breather but Crusher is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Crusher is rocked!
Williams is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Crusher is still in real trouble! Can Williams finish him?
Williams is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Crusher is hurt! He's hurt bad - Williams fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Crusher from any more punishment! Congratulations to Williams! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinnen Williams!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Fightio (ranked 5087 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yohan Barros (ranked 5235 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, El Fightio !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yohan Barros!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fightio throws a series of punches but Barros avoids them all with ease.
Barros closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fightio did well to prevent Barros getting side control.
Fightio trying to control from the bottom.
Fightio is defending against the submission attempts here by Barros.
Barros tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fightio knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fightio trying to hold on to Barros's head to control him but Barros postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barros passes the guard and advances to mount!
Fightio throwing hammer fists to the chest of Barros. What's that going to do exactly?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barros fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fightio really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barros controlling from mount.
Fightio is looking to improve his position but Barros isn't that keen on the idea.
Barros in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Barros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Barros has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Barros pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros trying to control but Fightio is having none of it.
Barros jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Fightio is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Fightio and Barros has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Barros swings around for an armbar but Fightio sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Barros's guard.
Barros tries to strike from the bottom.
Fightio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Barros looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fightio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Barros holds on and takes a little breather.
Barros is trying to keep Fightio in close.
Barros lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Barros passes into half guard.
Fightio looking for submissions off his back.
Fightio looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fightio is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barros frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fightio wants to hold on but Barros pushes him away.
Fightio tries to reverse the position but Barros maintains control.
Barros unloading with bombs!
Barros with the ground and pound from mount.
It looks like El Fightio has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barros tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fightio is looking to improve his position but Barros isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yohan Barros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on El Fightio 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barros scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fightio makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Barros is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fightio 's half guard.
Barros prevents Fightio from improving his position.
Barros lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barros moves nicely into side control.
Barros in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barros is working Fightio over with some ground and pound from side control.
Barros advances nicely into full mount.
Barros lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barros goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Fightio is on top in guard.
Barros controls Fightio momentarily but Fightio frees himself.
Fightio has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fightio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barros works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Barros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Barros pushes Fightio off and gets back to his feet.
Barros closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Fightio did well to prevent Barros getting side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barros looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fightio manages to get to full guard.
Fightio is pulling down on Barros's head. It's preventing any offense from Barros, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fightio wants to sweep but no luck.
Barros advances position into side control!
Barros content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Barros has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Fightio bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barros manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fightio manages to get himself to full guard.
Barros lands a couple of elbows.
Barros slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fightio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fightio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barros thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fightio keeping moving, preventing Barros from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yohan Barros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on El Fightio 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Barros ducks under a wild hook from Fightio .
Barros looking to score a takedown here. Fightio is defending well but Barros drives through and ends up in Fightio 's guard.
Barros stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fightio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barros throws an elbow that misses. Fightio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barros's guard. Nice move by Fightio !
Barros looking for a guillotine here but Fightio defends easily.
Barros looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barros has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barros keeping moving, preventing Fightio from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fightio stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Barros has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barros pulls guard effortlessly.
Yohan Barros has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fightio won't allow Barros to sweep him here.
Fightio would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fightio preventing the sweep.
Barros takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barros is controlling Fightio 's posture.
Barros tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fightio wants to pass the guard but Barros is keeping the position.
Fightio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barros on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barros pulls Fightio in close to his closed guard and prevents Fightio from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fightio looking to sit in guard and control but Barros gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fightio throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Barros postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Fightio is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barros, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fightio trying to control the position from guard on top but Barros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barros working a defensive guard here.
Barros working for a triangle but Fightio defends it easily.
Yohan Barros is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barros is pulling down on Fightio 's head. It's preventing any offense from Fightio , at least for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fightio trying to stand up but can't free himself from Barros's guard.
Fightio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barros swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Barros is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fightio defends well.
Fightio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
El Fightio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Yohan Barros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Barros winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Yohan Barros!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Yohan Barros!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Yohan Barros!
Yohan Barros wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiso Akinaga (ranked 4859 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duwayne duPreez (ranked 4866 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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273 lbs
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185 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kiso Akinaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duwayne duPreez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akinaga misses with a wild combination.
Akinaga connects with a right that clearly hurt duPreez. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Akinaga proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till duPreez collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiso Akinaga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Robson (ranked 5094 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rain Cain (ranked 5060 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bobby Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rain Cain!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain lands a glancing blow to the side of Robson's head.
Robson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cain pushes Robson off but Robson dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cain wants to get back to his feet but Robson is dominant here and he's now got Cain's back!
Robson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Robson is looking for the choke from the back position but Cain is controlling his hands well.
Robson controls the position.
Cain is trying to get back to his feet but Robson has full control of the position and if anything, Cain has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cain avoids the strikes from Robson.
Robson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cain knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cain for a finish.
Cain wants to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Cain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Robson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Robson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cain knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cain for a finish.
Robson working for a choke but Cain is defending well.
Robson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Robson trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Cain doesn't escape.
Cain wants to escape the position.
Robson missing with punches from the back.
Cain covering up well under a series of strikes from Robson.
Robson tightening his grip on Cain, looking for the choke.
Cain is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Robson.
Robson controlling well, preventing Cain from escaping the position.
Robson has good solid back control here.
Robson is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Cain defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Cain covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain is really stuck here.
Robson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cain knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cain for a finish.
Cain tries to roll but Robson sticks to his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robson working for the choke.
Cain is trying to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robson doesn't have the hooks in and Cain manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Robson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Robson misses with a hook
and Cain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Robson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cain moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Robson backs off Cain throws a huge counter combo but Robson manages to avoid it all.
Robson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bobby Robson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Robson.
Cain looks to land a combination. Robson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A left and a right from Cain both land. Nice combination.
Robson throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cain's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robson looks for a takedown but Cain sprawls well.
A jab from Cain does it's job there.
Cain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Robson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson rushes Cain and presses him up against the cage.
Robson pulls guard effortlessly.
Robson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cain trying to stand up but can't free himself from Robson's guard.
Robson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Robson is keeping the position for now.
Cain wanted to stand there but Robson had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson has his hands on Cain's head, controlling the position.
Cain trying to stand up but can't free himself from Robson's guard.
Robson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cain avoids a kick to the body.
Cain is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cain throws a combination that misses
and Robson counters with an inside leg kick.
Cain swings for the body but Robson moves out of range.
Robson darts in looking for a takedown but Cain gets double underhooks and turns Robson into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Robson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cain lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson drives through and clinches with Cain against the cage.
Robson pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Robson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Cain presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Robson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cain pinned against the cage. Cain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Robson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cain.
Cain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robson.
Bobby Robson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Cain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robson has Cain pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Robson.
Robson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Robson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rain Cain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Robson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cain tries to bum rush Robson with a series of wild strikes but Robson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Robson tries to counter by clinching up but Cain breaks away and moves out of range.
Robson darts in and clinches Cain up against the cage.
Robson manages to pull guard.
Robson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Robson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cain defends well.
Robson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson is adopting a defensive guard.
Cain wants to get up but he can't break Robson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cain wanted to stand there but Robson had control of the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Robson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cain sprawls well. Cain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Robson gets slowly back to his feet.
Rain Cain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cain throws a body shot but no joy.
Cain throws a series of punches but Robson moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Robson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Robson darts in looking for a takedown but Cain gets double underhooks and turns Robson into the cage.
Cain throws out a counter right but Robson avoids it with no problem.
Cain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Robson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robson clinches up with Cain and pushes him back against the cage.
Robson is trying to drag Cain to the mat but Cain just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cain is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cain's efforts to push away.
Robson breaks the clinch.
Robson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cain throws a combination. Robson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Robson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cain defends well and Robson ends up having to push Cain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cain misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheers as Cain lands an impressive looking overhand right. Robson doesn't seem phased though.
Cain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cain throws a shot to the body.
Cain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Robson doesn't seem bothered though.
Rain Cain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Robson backs up against the cage.
Robson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cain shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Robson eats them both and turns towards Cain to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cain lands with a cross.
Cain swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Robson.
Rain Cain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Robson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cain's waist but Cain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Robson off to one side.
Cain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bobby Robson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cain tries to avoid it but Robson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cain to the ground. Cain escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rain Cain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cain has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Rain Cain!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Rain Cain!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Rain Cain!
Rain Cain wins by unanimous decision!
Rain Cain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nira Kash (ranked 4876 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravana Lanka (ranked 5058 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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205 lbs
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292 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nira Kash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ravana Lanka!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lanka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lanka scores with a sloppy right hand. Kash should have avoided that one.
Kash takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kash shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kash walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lanka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lanka lands with a nice body punch.
Kash takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ravana Lanka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lanka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lanka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lanka lands with a nice combination. Kash backs away looking to recover.
Kash throws a lazy head kick
enabling Lanka to counter with a crisp jab.
Kash slips a jab and a cross from Lanka.
Lanka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kash.
Lanka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lanka scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kash takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kash misses with a lunging right hand
and Lanka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kash takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from Kash is predictable there
and Lanka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lanka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kash circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kash.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nira Kash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lanka misses with a wild body shot.
Kash uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lanka.
Lanka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kash had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lanka lands with an uppercut that bounces Kash off the cage and back into range.
Kash gets a clinch.
Kash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kash with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Lanka counter with a right hand.
Lanka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lanka connects with a body shot that sends Kash's belly button to the back.
Ravana Lanka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lanka throws a series of punches but Kash avoids them all with ease.
Lanka looks winded!
Lanka stuffs the takedown attempt from Kash. Kash gets slowly back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Lanka.
Lanka lands a two punch combo.
Kash doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kash rushes Lanka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kash pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kash is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lanka.
Kash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kash looks for a takedown but Lanka sprawls well.
Lanka has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kash is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lanka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kash gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lanka.
Kash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lanka.
Kash thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lanka swings for the body but Kash moves out of range.
Kash slips under a jab from Lanka.
Kash fails to land the takedown.
Lanka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kash was well out of range. Poor timing from Lanka.
Kash darts in and clinches Lanka up against the cage.
Kash looking for a takedown.
Lanka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lanka taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kash tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lanka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kash.
Kash jumps guard but Lanka stands there with Kash around his waist. Kash gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kash is trying to pull guard but Lanka has him pressed against the cage.
Lanka manages to break the clinch.
Lanka avoids the head kick by Kash.
Lanka scores with a jab.
Lanka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kash throws a big counter combination but Lanka scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kash shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lanka but Lanka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravana Lanka dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kash shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nira Kash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kash moves into the clinch successfully.
Lanka can't break the clinch.
Lanka breaks from the clinch.
Kash closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Donk. Lanka catches Kash right on the button with a cross.
Lanka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lanka thuds a left hand into Kash's body.
Kash takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kash slips a jab and a cross from Lanka.
Kash changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lanka tries to avoid it but Kash manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lanka to the ground. Lanka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lanka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kash. Kash circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lanka gets tackled into the cage by Kash. Kash maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lanka is trying to break the clinch but Kash is controlling him.
Kash breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanka works Kash's body with a nice hook.
Kash shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lanka as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nira Kash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lanka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lanka lands a jab.
Kash closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lanka circles away.
Lanka throws a right and a left that Kash avoids nicely.
Kash is looking to score with low kicks.
Lanka looks to score with a jab to the body but Kash is just out of range.
Lanka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kash on the side of the head.
Ravana Lanka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kash shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lanka but Lanka pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lanka!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kash stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lanka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lanka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kash eats them both and turns towards Lanka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lanka is breathing heavily.
Kash tries for a takedown but Lanka circles away easily
enabling Lanka to counter with a crisp jab.
A combination from Lanka does no damage.
Lanka takes a swing at Kash's ribcage but misses.
Kash tries to clinch up but Lanka circles away and keeps his distance.
Kash fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left lands for Lanka.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kash. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Lanka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kash.
A nice side step and Lanka releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lanka scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kash will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lanka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kash on the side of the head.
Kash misses with a kick to the body.
Kash is looking to clinch.
Lanka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kash moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lanka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lanka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kash avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kash went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kash jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lanka scores with a shot to the body.
Kash shoots in looking for a takedown but Lanka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kash's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lanka is fending him off so far but Kash persists. Nope, Lanka circles away and we're back to standing.
Lanka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kash circles away quickly and effectively.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kash throws a poor cross that misses
and Lanka counters with a nice uppercut.
Kash avoids a punch combination nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Kash misses its target.
Lanka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kash.
Kash moves into the clinch successfully.
Kash slows down the pace here.
Kash's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lanka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravana Lanka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lanka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lanka leaves Kash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kash looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lanka avoids the head kick by Kash.
Lanka scores with a shot to the body.
Lanka tests Kash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lanka with a jab.
Lanka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kash takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lanka. Kash does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lanka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lanka misses with a double jab.
Kash tries to clinch up.
Lanka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kash fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Kash.
Lanka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lanka looks to land a combination but Kash avoids it well.
Kash tries to close the distance and clinch but Lanka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kash shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lanka counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nira Kash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kash.
Lanka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kash looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lanka is fending him off so far but Kash persists. Nope, Lanka circles away and we're back to standing.
Lanka leaves Kash with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kash is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lanka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanka avoids the head kick by Kash.
Kash wants to clinch
and Lanka counters with a nice uppercut.
Kash fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lanka now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lanka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lanka scores with a sloppy right hand. Kash should have avoided that one.
Kash tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lanka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kash misses with a takedown attempt - Lanka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lanka defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanka scores with a nice head shot.
Lanka tests Kash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lanka scores with a hook to the body. Kash takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lanka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kash tries to clinch up but Lanka circles away and keeps his distance.
Lanka cracks Kash with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kash forces Lanka back against the cage and clinches.
Kash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lanka.
Kash breaks the clinch.
Kash shoots in for a double leg but Lanka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lanka lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanka lands a jab to Kash's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lanka punishes Kash's body with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Lanka. Beautiful body shot.
Lanka scores with a three punch combo!
Lanka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A countering left hand to the body from Lanka misses.
Kash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ravana Lanka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lanka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kash's hands.
Kash has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kash darts in looking for a takedown but Lanka gets double underhooks and turns Kash into the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Lanka. No joy for Kash on that attempt.
Kash dodges the punch combination from Lanka.
It looked like Kash was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ravana Lanka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lanka winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Ravana Lanka!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Ravana Lanka!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Ravana Lanka!
Ravana Lanka wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Brachial (ranked 5021 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Robson (ranked 5152 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Igor Brachial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Robson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brachial shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robson sprawls well. Robson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brachial gets slowly back to his feet.
Robson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brachial swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Brachial misses.
Brachial shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Robson trying to control the position.
Robson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brachial defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Brachial not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brachial defends it easily.
Brachial postures up in Robson's guard and throws a big left but Robson blocks it.
Robson working for a triangle but Brachial defends it easily.
Robson keeping full guard, as Brachial tries to pass.
Brachial is looking to work some ground and pound but Robson has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brachial is stalling in the full guard.
Brachial has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Brachial preventing the sweep.
Brachial will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brachial controlling from the top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brachial moves into the clinch.
Brachial tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Robson is working for takedown but Brachial is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brachial leaning against his opponent.
Robson prevents the takedown attempt.
Robson tries to work over Brachial's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Brachial to work.
Brachial stalling the fight.
A short right from Brachial.
Robson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brachial is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Igor Brachial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Robson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brachial is stalling here.
Brachial escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robson keeps the fight on the outside.
Robson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brachial swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Brachial gets caught flat footed, as Robson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Robson looks winded!
Robson preventing the sweep.
Brachial is pulling down on Robson's head. It's preventing any offense from Robson, at least for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brachial throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Brachial dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Brachial looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brachial wants to clinch up but Robson keeps it at a distance.
Brachial 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.
Robson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brachial is one step ahead there.
Brachial with a nice head shot there.
Brachial gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Robson is defended easily by Brachial.
Brachial comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brachial looks to land a combination but Robson avoids it well.
Brachial shoots in and drives through. Robson sprawls well.
Robson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brachial sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Robson somewhat.
Brachial lands a leg kick that knocks Robson off balance momentarily.
Brachial shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brachial showed some decent athleticism there.
Brachial is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Robson can do to turn this around?
Nice strikes from Brachial there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brachial wants to pass the guard but Robson is defending well.
Brachial is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ground and pound from Brachial.
Brachial tries to pass the half guard into mount. Robson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brachial takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor Brachial overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brachial lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Brachial looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brachial trying to control the action but Robson is working from the bottom.
Robson won't allow Brachial to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brachial slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brachial doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Robson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Robson.
Robson breaks the clinch.
Brachial shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Brachial. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brachial darts in looking for a takedown but Robson gets double underhooks and turns Brachial into the cage.
Brachial tries to clinch but Robson moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robson closes the distance and pushes Brachial back into the cage.
Robson leaning against his opponent.
Robson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Brachial dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Brachial throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robson's waist but Robson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brachial off to one side.
Robson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brachial.
Brachial gets caught flat footed, as Robson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brachial manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Robson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Robson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Robson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Brachial. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robson moves into the clinch.
Robson trying to land knees to the body.
Brachial fails to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brachial blocks a body shot from Robson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brachial tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Robson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Brachial prevents it.
Brachial is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Robson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Robson pushes Brachial back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brachial is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robson wants a takedown.
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.
Brachial jumps guard but Robson stands there with Brachial around his waist. Brachial gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brachial fails to pull guard.
Robson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brachial gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brachial is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Robson is defending well.
Robson tries to pull guard but Brachial won't allow it.
Brachial manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Robson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Danga de danga de dang - Robson scores with a four punch combination!
Bryan Robson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brachial fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robson feints a counter leg kick.
Brachial gets a double leg takedown into Robson's guard.
Brachial slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Brachial throwing strikes from guard but Robson blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robson keeping moving, preventing Brachial from controlling successfully.
Robson looking for subs off his back but Brachial has passed one foot through into half guard.
Robson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brachial works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bryan Robson.
I think Brachial 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Igor Brachial!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Igor Brachial!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Igor Brachial!
Igor Brachial wins by unanimous decision!
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