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SFC 41: New Years Eve PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Latish Festin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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270 lbs
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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
1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Latish Festin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bill Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Festin throws a series of punches but Goldberg avoids them all with ease.
Festin throws a chopping leg kick but Goldberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Festin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown but Festin shows good takedown defense.
Festin fails with the takedown
and Goldberg counters with a shoot takedown. Festin fights it but they end up in guard.
Festin is looking to stand up but Goldberg isn't so interested in that idea.
Goldberg preventing the sweep.
Festin has momentary wrist control but Goldberg slips an elbow through the middle.
Goldberg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Festin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Goldberg throwing strikes from guard but Festin blocks nicely.
Goldberg postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Festin keeps moving.
Festin trying to control the position here.
Festin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Goldberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Festin is adopting a defensive guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Festin slaps away a takedown attempt from Goldberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Goldberg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Festin is trying to defend but Goldberg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Goldberg trying to control the pace.
Goldberg looks gassed!
Goldberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Festin keeps working.
Festin wants to get back to full guard.
Festin is staying active underneath Goldberg, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Festin has hold of Goldberg's hands but Goldberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Festin is looking for a sweep. Goldberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Goldberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Festin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Goldberg slips a nice elbow through Festin's hands, connecting with Festin's forehead.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Festin is looking to improve his position.
Goldberg wants to take a breather but Festin is having none of it.
Goldberg controlling the action here.
Goldberg is nestled in close to Festin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Festin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Goldberg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Goldberg's back!
Festin is trying to stick to Goldberg's back but Goldberg is turning into Festin. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Festin's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Goldberg.
Goldberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Goldberg landing some decent shots from guard.
Goldberg pushes down on Festin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Goldberg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Goldberg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Goldberg working Festin over with strikes.
Goldberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Festin shoots and misses
and Goldberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Goldberg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Goldberg throwing strikes but missing.
Goldberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Festin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Goldberg landing some decent shots from guard.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Festin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bill Goldberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Goldberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Festin wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goldberg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Festin is trying to defend but Goldberg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Goldberg throwing shots but Festin is blocking nicely.
Goldberg thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Festin's head.
Festin wants to control but Goldberg is keeping busy.
Goldberg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Festin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Festin trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg stalling.
Ground and pound from Goldberg.
Festin is looking to improve his position.
Goldberg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Festin has hold of Goldberg's hands but Goldberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Festin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Festin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Festin taking some punishment here, with Goldberg in his half guard.
Festin wants to get back to full guard.
Festin is looking to control Goldberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Festin avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Goldberg lands a nice short elbow.
Festin wants to control but Goldberg is keeping busy.
Goldberg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Goldberg winds up and cracks Festin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Goldberg content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Goldberg working over Festin with some ground and pound. Festin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Festin has hold of Goldberg's hands but Goldberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Festin is trying to stand back up but Goldberg is controlling him
Goldberg looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Festin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Goldberg scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Festin kicks Goldberg off and gets back to his feet.
Latish Festin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Festin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goldberg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Goldberg shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Festin is trying to defend but Goldberg finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Goldberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Goldberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Festin.
Goldberg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Festin tries to clinch up but Goldberg circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Festin tries to score with a low kick but Goldberg moves his leg out of the way.
Festin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Goldberg counters with a single leg into guard. Festin didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Goldberg working some strikes from top position.
Goldberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Festin keeps moving.
Festin wants to sweep here but Goldberg controlling him for the moment.
Goldberg controls from within his opponent's guard.
Festin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Goldberg on the ground.
Festin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bill Goldberg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Festin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Goldberg passes into 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. Goldberg connects with a nice short shot to Festin's temple.
Festin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Goldberg controlling the action here.
Festin trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Festin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goldberg keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bill Goldberg.
Goldberg shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Goldberg showed some decent athleticism there.
Festin is looking to improve his position.
Still in half guard, Goldberg seems content to control.
Latish Festin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Goldberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Goldberg 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Goldberg!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rogelio Baltazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junji Ito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junji Ito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rogelio Baltazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junji Ito!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ito throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baltazar throws a good cross that connects.
Baltazar lands a glancing blow to the side of Ito's head.
Baltazar misses with a two punch combination.
Ito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ito closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baltazar circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ito.
Baltazar scores with a sloppy right hand. Ito should have avoided that one.
Baltazar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baltazar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ito momentarily.
Ito throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ito wants to clinch.
Baltazar scores with a nice strike.
Ito takes one on the button.
Baltazar misses with the combination.
Rogelio Baltazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baltazar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltazar throws a nice looking combination but Ito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ito fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Baltazar is out of range.
A nice combination there by Baltazar.
Ito fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rogelio Baltazar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junji Ito.
Baltazar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Baltazar.
Baltazar lands a lovely overhand right.
Ito looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baltazar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ito misses with a double jab.
Baltazar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ito in his tracks.
Ito is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baltazar keeps the fight on the outside.
Baltazar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baltazar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltazar connects with a jab.
Ito shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baltazar as he jumps to the side.
Baltazar misses with a few strikes there.
Baltazar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Baltazar.
Baltazar closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baltazar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baltazar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baltazar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ito. Ito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Baltazar misses with a series of wild punches.
Baltazar lands a jab.
Ito misses with a takedown attempt - Baltazar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice jab there from Baltazar.
Ito is trying desperately to land a takedown but Baltazar is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ito.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ito lands with a right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Baltazar scores with a four punch combination!
Ito takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ito takes one to the side of the head.
Baltazar throws a right and a left that Ito avoids nicely.
Ito drops his hands momentarily and Baltazar takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baltazar lands with a nice combination. Ito backs away looking to recover.
Baltazar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baltazar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Baltazar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Baltazar dips to his left and cracks Ito with an uppercut!
Baltazar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baltazar cracks Ito with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baltazar slaps away a takedown attempt from Ito, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baltazar is working the combinations to good effect here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baltazar, as that shot connected.
Rogelio Baltazar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ito tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baltazar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ito has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baltazar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Baltazar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Baltazar wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice cross by Baltazar.
Baltazar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Baltazar throws a shot to the body.
Ito looks gassed!
Ito ducks right into an uppercut from Baltazar.
Ito takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Baltazar clinches.
Ito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ito has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baltazar finds it's way round the side to connect with Ito's head.
Ito misses with a series of wild punches.
Baltazar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ito on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogelio Baltazar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baltazar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Baltazar looks to land a combination. Ito sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Baltazar lands an overhand right.
Ito changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Baltazar tries to avoid it but Ito manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Baltazar to the ground. Baltazar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Baltazar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baltazar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Baltazar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baltazar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ito slips a jab and a cross from Baltazar.
Baltazar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Baltazar lands a nice shot that snaps Ito's head back.
Ito rushes Baltazar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baltazar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rogelio Baltazar is winning the standup battle so far.
Baltazar lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baltazar!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ito.
Decent striking displayed by Baltazar there.
Ito takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ito takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baltazar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baltazar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Baltazar clobbers Ito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baltazar connects with the punch.
Baltazar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ito fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Baltazar avoids it really well and circles away.
Rogelio Baltazar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junji Ito.
Ito is breathing heavily.
Baltazar lands a jab to Ito's midsection.
Baltazar scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ito takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baltazar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ito moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ito walks into a straight right hand from Baltazar.
A cross from Baltazar lands.
Ito fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baltazar leaves Ito with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Baltazar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Baltazar scores with a hook to the body. Ito takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ito has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ito walks into a straight right hand from Baltazar.
Baltazar scores with a nice strike.
Baltazar throws a series of punches but Ito avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Ito misses.
Baltazar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baltazar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ito can do to turn this around?
Baltazar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltazar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ito, pushing him back against the cage.
Ito manages to break the clinch.
Baltazar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Baltazar connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Baltazar.
Ito shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baltazar defends it nicely.
Baltazar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Baltazar stalks Ito and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ito's face. Ito staggers backwards, shaken.
Baltazar moves into the clinch.
Ito keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baltazar's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Baltazar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ito manages to break the clinch.
Baltazar misses with a combination
and Ito moves into the clinch.
Baltazar can't break the clinch.
Baltazar prevents Ito from breaking the clinch.
Ito working hard to break the clinch.
Ito keeps control of Baltazar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ito scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rogelio Baltazar dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Baltazar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rogelio Baltazar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ito on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Baltazar cracks Ito with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ito shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baltazar circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ito takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ito takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baltazar lands a nice looking body shot.
Ito tries to move into range but Baltazar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Baltazar connects with a jab.
Ito just misses with a punch to the body.
Baltazar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baltazar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ito paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Baltazar to score with a decent uppercut.
Ito shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baltazar!
Baltazar digs a good body shot into Ito's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Baltazar.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baltazar!
Baltazar works over Ito's head and body with a nice combination.
Ito is rocked!
A lazy left from Baltazar finds it's target.
Ito is still on wobbly legs! Can Baltazar finish him?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baltazar, as that shot connected.
Baltazar fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Ito to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Ito looks to clinch but Baltazar throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Ito taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rogelio Baltazar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj Mahal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Vera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taj Mahal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brandon Vera!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mahal napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mahal is looking to reverse the position.
Mahal can't do much from the bottom here.
Mahal is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vera off and has taken his back!
Mahal avoiding Vera 's attempts to control his hands.
Mahal just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Mahal scores with punches to the body.
Mahal sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Vera taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Taj Mahal!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Riku Ogawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercito Gesta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
148 lbs
18 - 1 - 0 |
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23
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Riku Ogawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mercito Gesta!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ogawa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ground and pound from Ogawa.
Ogawa is trying for a kimura here. Gesta looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ogawa wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Riku Ogawa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takumi Gunma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muteba Kidiaba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muteba Kidiaba will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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28
159 lbs
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19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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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
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takumi Gunma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Muteba Kidiaba!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunma slips a jab and a cross from Kidiaba.
Kidiaba misses with a wild combination.
Kidiaba misses with a wild combination.
Kidiaba misses with the combination.
Kidiaba tries to bum rush Gunma with a series of wild strikes but Gunma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kidiaba misses with a two punch combination.
Gunma looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kidiaba!
Gunma wants to finish this one by submission but Kidiaba is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gunma.
Gunma is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kidiaba can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunma controlling from mount.
Kidiaba wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gunma.
Gunma with good strikes from the mount here!
Gunma content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunma misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kidiaba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gunma breaks from Kidiaba's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kidiaba avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gunma.
Gunma looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gunma thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunma controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidiaba wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gunma is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kidiaba can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gunma raining down shots from the mount!
Gunma is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kidiaba is surviving well by controlling Gunma's body position as best he can.
Gunma pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidiaba's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gunma misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gunma lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gunma content just to control the position here.
Kidiaba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gunma. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gunma has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kidiaba's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunma swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Takumi Gunma!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ren Akita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike The Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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28
148 lbs
19 - 2 - 0 |
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25
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ren Akita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spike The Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akita scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Akita tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Akita landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Akita working away.
Akita throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The Crusher is looking to regain half guard here but Akita keeps moving and retains side control.
The Crusher tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Akita presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The Crusher tries to hold on but Akita pushes him away.
The Crusher is trying to escape the mount.
Akita pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Akita unloading with bombs!
The Crusher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Akita landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crusher tries to hold on but Akita pushes him away.
Akita has isolated one of The Crusher's arms. The Crusher looking to fight him off but Akita twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ren Akita!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuu Saga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Toretto (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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28
159 lbs
20 - 2 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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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
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yuu Saga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dominic Toretto!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toretto tries a head kick but it misses.
Saga lands with a good body shot.
Saga scores with a shot to the body.
Toretto wants to clinch.
Toretto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Saga sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Toretto somewhat.
Dominic Toretto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saga avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saga ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Toretto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toretto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saga drives through with a takedown into guard.
Saga distracts Toretto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saga preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toretto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Saga passes into half guard.
Saga controlling the action here.
Saga is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Saga wants to take a breather but Toretto is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Saga there.
Toretto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Saga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Saga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saga lands a nice short elbow.
Saga is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saga seems to be looking for submissions.
Saga working the head and body with strikes.
Saga thows a huge punch but Toretto dodges it nicely.
Saga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toretto defending well though.
Saga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Toretto is just riding it out for now. Saga eventually gives up the hold.
Saga is breathing heavily.
Toretto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Saga scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saga is trying to control the action in half guard but Toretto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Toretto taking some punishment here, with Saga in his half guard.
Saga scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Saga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Saga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Toretto defending well though.
Saga is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Toretto is just riding it out for now. Saga eventually gives up the hold.
Saga wants to pass the guard but Toretto is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saga is working for a kimura but Toretto is defending it quite comfortably.
Toretto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saga is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saga is trying to control the action in half guard but Toretto is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saga scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuu Saga dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Toretto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Toretto tries to close the distance and clinch but Saga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toretto is looking to clinch.
Toretto doesn't manage to clinch there - Saga circles away.
Toretto throws a sloppy head kick and Saga moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Toretto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Toretto is looking to clinch.
Toretto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dominic Toretto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saga shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Toretto is looking to control Saga's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Toretto avoid being mounted?
Saga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Toretto's head.
Yuu Saga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saga thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Toretto wants to get back to full guard.
Saga stalling.
Toretto taking some punishment here, with Saga in his half guard.
Saga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saga tries to pass to full mount but Toretto defends it.
Saga looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Toretto avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Saga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Toretto tries to roll over but Saga keeps him under control.
Saga throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Saga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saga is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Toretto!
Toretto in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saga lands with some strikes.
Saga with the ground and pound from mount.
Saga with good strikes from the mount here!
Saga looking to secure an arm triangle but Toretto defends it well.
Toretto tries to hold on but Saga pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toretto wants to try and get back to his feet.
Saga lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Toretto takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saga landing punches.
Saga working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Saga lands a nice shot to the head.
Saga in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Saga breaks from Toretto's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Saga scoring with strikes but Toretto is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saga working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Toretto turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Saga off and cradles Toretto's limp body as Saga celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Yuu Saga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aoki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sephiroth Theme. Yoshi Yamaguchi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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28
186 lbs
20 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
20
177 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshi Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shinya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaguchi instigates a clinch.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Aoki tries a knee to the head but Yamaguchi blocks it.
Yamaguchi has picked Aoki up - he's going for a ride! Yamaguchi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Aoki tries to kick Yamaguchi off but Yamaguchi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Aoki is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Aoki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamaguchi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yamaguchi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Aoki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamaguchi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aoki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yamaguchi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yamaguchi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yamaguchi landing strikes from the mount and Aoki is in trouble!
It looks like Shinya Aoki has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi looking to control but Aoki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Yamaguchi lands a nice shot to the head.
Aoki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Yamaguchi.
Aoki is trying to stand up.
Aoki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yamaguchi landing strikes, looking to finish!
That has opened up Shinya Aoki's cut even more.
Aoki trying desperately to get to his feet.
Aoki looks gassed!
Aoki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The cut above Shinya Aoki's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shinya Aoki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yoshi Yamaguchi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scorpion Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Let's Be Friends. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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19
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scorpion Red!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
Red takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Red stuffs the takedown.
Mitchell gets the takedown into side control.
Mitchell misses with the ground and pound.
Red is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Mitchell off and has taken his back!
Red is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Red is persistently looking for the submission but Mitchell is defending it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Red.
Mitchell preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Red.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Red.
Red looks gassed!
Mitchell is trying to get back to his feet but Red has full control of the position and if anything, Mitchell has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Red looking for the choke but no joy.
Mitchell is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Red is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mitchell defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mitchell wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Red is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Mitchell has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Red working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying to get back to his feet but Red has full control of the position and if anything, Mitchell has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Red looking for the RNC.
Red tightening his grip on Mitchell, looking for the choke.
Mitchell is trying to stand back up.
Red looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Red is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Mitchell defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Mitchell is trying to shake Red off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Red won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Mitchell lands a nice looking body kick.
Mitchell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mitchell lands a jab-cross combination.
Dave Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Mitchell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mitchell Rushes Red and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Red is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Mitchell Piles on the pressure and Red crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Mitchell!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenta Tottori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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25
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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28
148 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenta Tottori!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Tottori shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tottori with a nice head shot there.
Tottori drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tottori jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tottori content to stall in guard here.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jones pulls Tottori in close to prevent any damage.
Jones looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Tottori circles away.
Jones tries for a takedown but Tottori circles away easily
and Tottori counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jones won't be happy with that.
Tottori happy to just control the position for now.
Tottori misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jones takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Tottori scores with punches from side control.
Jones is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tottori has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jones is not content to let Tottori control the position.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Jones is looking to regain half guard here but Tottori keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Tottori's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tottori landing a few strikes.
Tottori trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Tottori wants to control but Jones is keeping him busy.
Tottori landing a few strikes.
Tottori is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tottori in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Tottori trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tottori wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Tottori fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tottori has hold of Jones's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jones manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Tottori working Jones over with strikes here.
Tottori has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jones's face.
Tottori putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones is rocked!
Tottori working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tottori is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tottori looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tottori is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tottori lands a big shot to the head and Jones winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kenta Tottori!
Kenta Tottori is the new bantamweight champion!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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