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Event:
Pacio Fight Night 17
Date: May 29, 2016 |
#R1##CL#
Murakami darts in and clinches Pastro up against the cage.#TD#
Murakami manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Murakami is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Murakami throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Murakami might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pastro is fighting to break Murakami's control of his arms but Murakami is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB#
Murakami looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Murakami has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Murakami is on top in guard.
#REVR#
Pastro is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T1#
Murakami pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pastro is keeping the position for now.
Murakami knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pastro on the ground.
Murakami wants to control from the top but Pastro keeps moving.
Murakami throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murakami trying to control but Pastro is working from the bottom.
Pastro controls Murakami momentarily but Murakami frees himself. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Pastro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murakami doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murakami manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murakami looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Pastro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Murakami is stalling in the full guard. #T3#
Murakami working some strikes from top position.
Murakami is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Murakami showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Murakami missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Pastro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murakami defends well.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murakami passes into half guard.
Murakami slips a nice elbow through Pastro's hands, connecting with Pastro's forehead.#SU#
Murakami decides to stand up. #CL#
Murakami closes the distance and clinches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pastro jumps guard but Murakami stands there with Pastro around his waist. Pastro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pastro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#TD2#
Pastro drags the fight down to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shin Murakami dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Murakami darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pastro has hold of Murakami's hands but Murakami slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Murakami thows a huge punch but Pastro dodges it nicely.
Murakami not doing much here.
Shin Murakami overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murakami's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Murakami escapes and gets back to his feet. #T1##CL#
Pastro tries to keep at a distance but Murakami has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Pastro drags the fight down to the ground.
Pastro not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Murakami engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Murakami is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pastro can do to turn this around?
Murakami postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Murakami has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2##SU#
Murakami stands up and waves to Pastro to follow him.
Shin Murakami is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Murakami.
Murakami just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL#
Murakami clinches up against the cage.
Murakami stalling against the cage.
#TD#
Murakami has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pastro is trying to keep an underhook but Murakami manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Murakami is pressing down on Pastro's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pastro is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Murakami decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pastro or perhaps it was just good defense by Murakami, which made it look bad. #T3#
Murakami misses with a body kick.
Pastro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pastro fails with the takedown.
Pastro is breathing heavily.#TD#
Murakami throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pastro was covering up waiting for the punch and Murakami finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pastro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murakami.
Pastro keeping moving, preventing Murakami from controlling successfully.
Murakami is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T4#
Pastro wants to stand but Murakami is controlling the position.
Murakami trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murakami controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pastro looking to control.
#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Murakami scores with a takedown into Pastro's guard.#ES2#
Pastro manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shin Murakami dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Pastro avoids the head kick by Murakami.
#TD#
Murakami gets a takedown into half guard.
Murakami not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pastro trying to hold on to Murakami's head to control him but Murakami postures up.
Murakami is trying to control the action in half guard but Pastro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Murakami looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Murakami is keen to just control but Pastro is a slippery customer.#T1#
Murakami is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Murakami frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Murakami tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Murakami wants to control the pace but Pastro is squirming around nicely.
Murakami thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Murakami trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T3#
Murakami throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pastro because Murakami loaded up on that one.
Murakami takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Murakami thowing shots but they're missing.
Murakami trying to control but Pastro is having none of it.
Murakami controlling from the full mount.
Gastro Pastro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Murakami seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pastro for as long as he can get away with.
Murakami tries to control but Pastro wriggling away.
Murakami controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murakami working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shin Murakami showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murakami has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shin Murakami!
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Event:
Pacio Fight Night 16
Date: May 20, 2016 |
#R1#
Pastro throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kazuhiro's waist but Kazuhiro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pastro off to one side.
Kazuhiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pastro.
Pastro gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kazuhiro misses the jab.
Pastro goes for a double leg but Kazuhiro avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kazuhiro continues to drive forward.
Kazuhiro is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kazuhiro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pastro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kazuhiro defends well and Pastro ends up having to push Kazuhiro into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Katsu Kazuhiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gastro Pastro.
Kazuhiro throws a looping overhand right but Pastro ducks down to avoid it.
Pastro is looking for the big counter here.
A swing and a miss from Kazuhiro.
Katsu Kazuhiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Kazuhiro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pastro doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pastro is defended easily by Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT#
It looks like Gastro Pastro has been cut.#T1#
Pastro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kazuhiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Pastro's head.
Pastro staying out of range there.
Kazuhiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Kazuhiro throws the left hand but Pastro avoids the punch easily.
Pastro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kazuhiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kazuhiro misses with a straight right.
Pastro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kazuhiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kazuhiro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pastro fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kazuhiro throws a body punch but Pastro moves out of range.
Kazuhiro throws a body punch but Pastro moves out of range.
Kazuhiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Pastro throws out a counter right but Kazuhiro avoids it with no problem.
Pastro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kazuhiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Kazuhiro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pastro doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kazuhiro counters with a right hand to the body.
Pastro shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kazuhiro but Kazuhiro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kazuhiro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pastro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #KD#
and Pastro is countered with a crisp right hand from Kazuhiro that sends him to the canvas! Kazuhiro follows him to the mat into side control. #ROC#
Pastro is rocked!
Kazuhiro scoring with punches from side control.
Pastro is still in real trouble! Can Kazuhiro finish him?#SUB#
Kazuhiro is trying to get an arm triangle but Pastro is defending well. #SUB#
Kazuhiro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Pastro seems to have recovered his senses.#T3#
Pastro regains half guard, as Kazuhiro was trying to land strikes.
Pastro trying to control from the bottom.
Kazuhiro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pastro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kazuhiro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kazuhiro stops Pastro from getting back to his feet.
Kazuhiro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pastro defending well though.
Pastro is pressing down on Kazuhiro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Pastro is looking for a triangle here but Kazuhiro uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kazuhiro in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Kazuhiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gastro Pastro's cut.
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.
#R2#
Pastro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pastro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pastro gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pastro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kazuhiro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looks like Kazuhiro has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A slow jab from Kazuhiro misses its intended target. #KD#
Kazuhiro cracks Pastro with a big right hand and Pastro goes down!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazuhiro slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazuhiro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pastro can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Pastro throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kazuhiro uses it to pass to side control.
#T1#
Pastro tries to escape but Kazuhiro is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazuhiro controlling from side mount.
Pastro is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Kazuhiro is trying to get an arm triangle but Pastro is defending well.
Kazuhiro controls the position. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SU#
Kazuhiro stands up. #KD#
Kazuhiro drops Pastro with a left right combo! Kazuhiro follows him down to the ground into side control.
#SUB#
Kazuhiro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kazuhiro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kazuhiro just content to control the position.
Pastro is trying to get back to his feet.#T3#
Kazuhiro throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Katsu Kazuhiro overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pastro is trying to control Kazuhiro's posture but Kazuhiro avoids it. #SU#
Kazuhiro stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kazuhiro connects with a body shot.
Pastro misses with a takedown
and Kazuhiro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#
That has opened up Gastro Pastro's cut even more.
Pastro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #KD#
and Kazuhiro lands a stunning uppercut that sends Pastro to the mat!
Katsu Kazuhiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gastro Pastro.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pastro trying to hold on to Kazuhiro's head to control him but Kazuhiro postures up.
#T4#
Kazuhiro takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kazuhiro is controlling the pace.
Kazuhiro lands strikes from half guard.
Kazuhiro stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsu Kazuhiro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gastro Pastro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Kazuhiro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pastro shoots in for a takedown but Kazuhiro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL#
Kazuhiro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kazuhiro is leaning against Pastro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kazuhiro.
A left hand lands to the body for Kazuhiro.
Kazuhiro lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kazuhiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kazuhiro pushes Pastro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Kazuhiro.
#BC#
Kazuhiro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pastro is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kazuhiro is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Pastro.#CL#
Kazuhiro gets a clinch.
Pastro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kazuhiro pushes Pastro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kazuhiro gets through Pastro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pastro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1#
Kazuhiro presses Pastro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Kazuhiro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Kazuhiro.
Pastro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kazuhiro knocks out Pastro with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Kazuhiro before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Kazuhiro picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Katsu Kazuhiro!
Katsu Kazuhiro gave a mention to Arcticus University: London in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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