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AJFC 58: Chan vs Musk PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caloy Iblasin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and yoshihiro akiyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Caloy Iblasin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, yoshihiro akiyama!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iblasin shoots in looking for a takedown. akiyama tries to sprawl out of it but Iblasin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. akiyama manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Iblasin tries to bum rush akiyama with a series of wild strikes but akiyama uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iblasin throws a left that rocks akiyama and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Iblasin dives into side control, looking to finish! Can akiyama regain composure!
It looks like yoshihiro akiyama has been cut.
akiyama tries to improve position but can't.
Iblasin scoring with punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iblasin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused akiyama some visible discomfort.
Iblasin is putting a hurting on akiyama here, landing some big shots from side control.
Iblasin scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at akiyama to see if he's OK.
Iblasin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Iblasin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
akiyama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
akiyama takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
akiyama is looking to reverse the position.
Iblasin in side control lands a decent elbow.
akiyama is looking to reverse the position.
Iblasin scoring with punches from side control.
akiyama looks gassed!
akiyama is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Iblasin's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
akiyama is looking for a sweep. Iblasin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Iblasin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks akiyama with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Iblasin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Iblasin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
akiyama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Iblasin pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Iblasin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Iblasin is nestled in close to akiyama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Iblasin drops an elbow to the side of akiyama's head.
Iblasin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iblasin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
akiyama is looking for a sweep. Iblasin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
akiyama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Iblasin is trying to work for a kimura but akiyama is defending well.
Iblasin drops an elbow to the side of akiyama's head.
Iblasin working akiyama over with strikes.
akiyama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Iblasin pulls his head out easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iblasin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Iblasin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Iblasin working akiyama over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
akiyama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Iblasin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
akiyama actively working from the bottom here.
akiyama looking for submissions off his back.
akiyama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Iblasin pulls his head out easily.
Iblasin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
akiyama on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Iblasin is nestled in close to akiyama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Iblasin is trying for a kimura here. akiyama looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Iblasin wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caloy Iblasin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Watson (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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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eiji Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Watson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Yamada does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson scores with a body shot.
Yamada checks a low kick from Watson.
Watson drops Yamada with a beautiful combination! Yamada stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Watson is looking for the KO!
Yamada is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Yamada to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Watson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shane Watson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alves has chosen Shadows fall - Still I Rise as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good in bed |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corey Alves!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Alves is defended easily by Smith.
Alves shoots in but Smith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mike Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Alves.
Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Alves is not content to let Smith control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Alves is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Alves pushes Smith away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Smith gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Alves defending against the ground and pound.
Smith misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smith working the body and head with strikes.
Alves wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
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.
Alves prevents Smith from improving position.
Sloppy strikes there by Smith.
Smith in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Alves taking punishment in the form of punches.
Alves being controlled for a moment.
Smith throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the action but Alves is working from the bottom.
Smith tries to score with some ground and pound. Alves controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Smith tries to move to full mount but Alves actually manages to regain half guard.
Smith with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
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.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith wants to take a breather but Alves is having none of it.
Smith is nestled in close to Alves, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alves looks gassed!
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Alves defends it.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Smith fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alves sprawls well initially but Smith persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alves with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Alves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Alves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stalling.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Alves is defending well.
Alves has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Alves is defending the position.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Alves is breathing heavily.
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.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alves pushes Smith off looking to stand but Smith dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is nestled in close to Alves, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Smith slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith is just content to waste time from the top position. Alves takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Smith throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Alves is keeping the position.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Smith dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Smith is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Alves's half guard.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Alves is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith thows a huge punch but Alves dodges it nicely.
Smith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Alves's hands, connecting with Alves's forehead.
Mike Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Alves is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Alves takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith thows a huge punch but Alves dodges it nicely.
Smith is looking to advance position but Alves won't allow it.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alves's head.
Smith keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Alves is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alves keeps working.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith passes to full mount!
Smith tries to control but Alves wriggling away.
Smith fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The referee warns Alves that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith cracks Alves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Smith pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Smith lands with some strikes.
Alves is rocked!
Smith controlling the pace for now.
Mike Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Alves for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith'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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Smith!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nef inocencio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). inocencio is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by eyes of the tiger. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takeru Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, nef inocencio!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
inocencio throws a head kick that misses.
Yamaguchi dives in and grabs inocencio's left leg, looking for a takedown. inocencio pushes down on Yamaguchi's head and hops out.
inocencio looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
inocencio wants to stand up but Yamaguchi manages to regain full guard.
Yamaguchi keeping full guard, as inocencio tries to pass.
Yamaguchi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Yamaguchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamaguchi tries for a takedown but inocencio circles away easily
and Yamaguchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
inocencio is looking to score with low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says inocencio as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeru Yamaguchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
inocencio gets the takedown into side control.
Yamaguchi is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
inocencio stands up.
inocencio wants to clinch up but Yamaguchi keeps it at a distance.
inocencio throws a sloppy head kick and Yamaguchi moves out of range easily.
inocencio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
inocencio trying to control the action but Yamaguchi is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
inocencio is looking for a kimura but Yamaguchi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for inocencio to get the leverage.
inocencio looks gassed!
Yamaguchi manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Yamaguchi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yamaguchi showed some decent athleticism there.
Yamaguchi prevents inocencio from standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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!
Yamaguchi prevents inocencio from improving his position.
inocencio is looking to control Yamaguchi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can inocencio avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
inocencio looks like he's trying to stand up.
Yamaguchi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
inocencio wants to control but Yamaguchi is keeping busy.
inocencio wants to improve his position but Yamaguchi is controlling well.
Yamaguchi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
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.
Yamaguchi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yamaguchi controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
inocencio wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Yamaguchi lands a nice short elbow.
Yamaguchi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yamaguchi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but nef inocencio will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yamaguchi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yamaguchi working some strikes from top position.
Yamaguchi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
inocencio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yamaguchi has one foot on inocencio's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
inocencio blocks a head kick by Yamaguchi.
inocencio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
inocencio throws a sloppy head kick
and Yamaguchi counters with a nice double leg into side control. inocencio won't be happy with that.
Yamaguchi wants to control but inocencio is keeping him busy.
inocencio is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yamaguchi is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamaguchi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamaguchi wants to lay and pray for a moment but inocencio keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi working the head and body with strikes.
Check out the look on Yamaguchi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Yamaguchi landing a few strikes.
Yamaguchi landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A lull in the action here as Yamaguchi stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on inocencio's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yamaguchi lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi working the ground and pound.
Yamaguchi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear inocencio down.
Yamaguchi cracks inocencio with an elbow. That is naaassty.
inocencio can't do much from the bottom here.
Yamaguchi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Yamaguchi just content to control the position.
Yamaguchi looks up at the clock and then as inocencio takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Yamaguchi smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamaguchi trying to control the action but inocencio is working from the bottom.
inocencio takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
inocencio is trying to get back to half guard.
Yamaguchi cracks inocencio with a big elbow.
That's four 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.
Yamaguchi landing strikes.
inocencio takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yamaguchi cracks inocencio with a big elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Yamaguchi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down inocencio for as long as he can get away with.
Yamaguchi working away.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Yamaguchi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yamaguchi misses with a takedown
and inocencio counters with a single leg into guard. Yamaguchi didn't expect that.
Yamaguchi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst inocencio is controlling him.
inocencio would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
inocencio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yamaguchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Yamaguchi pushes inocencio off and scrambles back to his feet.
inocencio closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
inocencio trying to control the action but Yamaguchi is working from the bottom.
Yamaguchi wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaguchi is not content to let inocencio control the position.
The strikes coming from inocencio are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
inocencio laying and praying for a moment but Yamaguchi takes advantage and regains half guard.
inocencio prevents Yamaguchi from standing back up.
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.
inocencio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yamaguchi tries to kick inocencio off but inocencio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yamaguchi is refusing to be controlled, as inocencio sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. nef inocencio wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yamaguchi closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. inocencio quickly recovers to half guard.
Yamaguchi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
inocencio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Yamaguchi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yamaguchi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yamaguchi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but inocencio sees it coming and defends easily.
Yamaguchi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Takeru Yamaguchi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
inocencio tries to get to full guard but Yamaguchi has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
inocencio is trying to maintain the position but Yamaguchi is very close to passing his half guard.
Yamaguchi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yamaguchi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
inocencio wants to get back to his feet.
Yamaguchi content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
nef inocencio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think inocencio 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 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... nef inocencio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shunsuke Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockwell comes to the cage accompanied by Voices. Simon Rockwell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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223 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Rockwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Shunsuke Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Yamamoto misses the target.
Yamamoto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamamoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rockwell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yamamoto but Yamamoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shunsuke Yamamoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rockwell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamamoto misses with a two punch combination.
Yamamoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rockwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Rockwell dodges the punch combination from Yamamoto.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rockwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto looks gassed!
Rockwell throws a nice looking combination but Yamamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rockwell lands with a shot to the body.
Rockwell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rockwell decides to stand up.
Rockwell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Yamamoto quickly recovers to half guard.
Rockwell missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell decides to stand up.
Rockwell scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rockwell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rockwell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rockwell stands up and waves to Yamamoto to follow him.
Rockwell feints and as Yamamoto raises his hands in defense, Rockwell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rockwell accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rockwell stands and throws Yamamoto's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rockwell tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rockwell has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Yamamoto has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rockwell has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Yamamoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Rockwell. Rockwell gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell drops his hands momentarily and Yamamoto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yamamoto loads up on a big right hand but Rockwell slips the punch.
Yamamoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rockwell counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Yamamoto thinking.
Yamamoto misses with a wild combination.
Rockwell looks for a takedown but Yamamoto sprawls well.
Rockwell gets a takedown into half guard.
Rockwell wants to work for an arm triangle but Yamamoto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rockwell wants to take a breather but Yamamoto is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Yamamoto to stand up.
Rockwell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab.
Rockwell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yamamoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rockwell misses with a two punch combination.
Rockwell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Yamamoto's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamoto keeping moving, preventing Rockwell from controlling successfully.
Rockwell gets to his feet - Yamamoto follows without any prompting.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rockwell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Rockwell dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yamamoto throws a combination. Rockwell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rockwell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yamamoto sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamamoto throws a combination that misses
and Rockwell counters with a two punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Rockwell.
Rockwell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yamamoto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rockwell somewhat.
Yamamoto throws a hook but Rockwell blocks it.
Rockwell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rockwell counters with a single leg into guard. Yamamoto didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockwell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rockwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rockwell is looking to stand up but Yamamoto won't let him.
Rockwell trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamamoto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rockwell stands up and waves to Yamamoto to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big right from Yamamoto misses.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rockwell.
No joy there for Yamamoto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rockwell counters with a takedown into side control.
Rockwell stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamamoto misses with a double jab
and Rockwell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shunsuke Yamamoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamamoto misses with a straight right.
Nice takedown defense from Yamamoto. No joy for Rockwell on that attempt.
Yamamoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rockwell counters with a left to the body.
Rockwell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell scores with a one two! Yamamoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yamamoto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rockwell.
Yamamoto misses with a few strikes there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rockwell.
Rockwell closes the distance and clinches up with Yamamoto, looking for a takedown. Rockwell pushes Yamamoto against the cage but Yamamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rockwell connects with a nice looking jab.
Yamamoto throws a combination that misses
and Rockwell counters with a single leg into guard. Yamamoto didn't expect that.
Rockwell prevents Yamamoto from getting back to his feet.
Simon Rockwell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yamamoto pushes Rockwell off and gets back to his feet.
Rockwell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamamoto circles away.
Yamamoto misses with a combination
and Rockwell counters with a shoot takedown. Yamamoto fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockwell gets to his feet. Yamamoto looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rockwell slips a jab and a cross from Yamamoto.
Rockwell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yamamoto tries to bum rush Rockwell with a series of wild strikes but Rockwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rockwell lands with a right hand.
Simon Rockwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Rockwell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamamoto avoids it really well and circles away.
Yamamoto tries to bum rush Rockwell with a series of wild strikes but Rockwell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rockwell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rockwell counters with a one-two to the body.
Yamamoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rockwell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Yamamoto catches Rockwell right on the button with a cross.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that Rockwell avoids nicely.
And thats the end of the round the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Rockwell dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rockwell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rockwell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yamamoto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rockwell.
Rockwell postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Yamamoto to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a combination
and Rockwell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rockwell thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Yamamoto to regain full guard.
Rockwell wants to get up but he can't break Yamamoto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rockwell gets to his feet - Yamamoto follows without any prompting.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yamamoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rockwell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yamamoto's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamamoto pushes Rockwell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Yamamoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yamamoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shunsuke Yamamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto misses with a few strikes there.
Rockwell shoots for a double leg takedown but Yamamoto sprawls well. He's pushed Rockwell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Simon Rockwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Yamamoto as Rockwell shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simon Rockwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rockwell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rockwell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamamoto circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Yamamoto as Rockwell shoots in.
Rockwell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yamamoto throws a right and a left that Rockwell avoids nicely.
Rockwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rockwell shoots in and drives through. Yamamoto sprawls well.
Rockwell closes the distance and clinches up with Yamamoto, looking for a takedown. Rockwell pushes Yamamoto against the cage but Yamamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rockwell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamamoto can do to turn this around?
Yamamoto lands a jab.
Yamamoto misses with a hook.
A left and a right from Rockwell both land. Nice combination.
Yamamoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rockwell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rockwell.
Rockwell trying to control but Yamamoto is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell stands and steps away. Yamamoto gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rockwell shoots for a takedown but Yamamoto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Yamamoto works over Rockwell's head and body with a nice combination.
Rockwell closes the distance and clinches up with Yamamoto, looking for a takedown. Rockwell pushes Yamamoto against the cage but Yamamoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yamamoto throws a combination that misses
letting Rockwell counter with a right hand.
Rockwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yamamoto moves away.
Rockwell staying out of range there.
Yamamoto slips a jab and a cross from Rockwell.
Yamamoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rockwell counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yamamoto kicks off Rockwell and gets to his feet.
Good work by Yamamoto as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Rockwell moves out of range.
Rockwell tries for a takedown but Yamamoto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rockwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yamamoto.
Yamamoto throws a series of punches but Rockwell moves out of range.
Rockwell tests Yamamoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamamoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rockwell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rockwell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Yamamoto tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rockwell is in Yamamoto's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yamamoto can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rockwell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamamoto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rockwell prevents Yamamoto from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rockwell lands a couple of digs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Rockwell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rockwell 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Rockwell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Destroyer Of Worlds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedricio Warum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Worlds kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pedricio Can't fight!!!. Destroyer Of Worlds has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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24
250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Destroyer Of Worlds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedricio Warum!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Worlds rushes Warum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Of Worlds lands a left hand.
Warum takes a shot to the head.
Of Worlds is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Of Worlds scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Of Worlds working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Of Worlds.
Warum tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Of Worlds smiles and moves away.
Warum gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Of Worlds to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Of Worlds pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Warum is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Of Worlds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Of Worlds distracts Warum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Of Worlds got a little sloppy there for a moment and Warum has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Of Worlds has managed to get both his arms back between Warum's legs - danger averted.
Warum controls Of Worlds momentarily but Of Worlds frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Of Worlds's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Of Worlds working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Of Worlds with a nice head shot there.
Of Worlds postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Of Worlds chips away with some ground and pound.
Of Worlds missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Of Worlds is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Warum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Of Worlds advances to half guard.
Of Worlds seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Warum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Of Worlds.
Warum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Of Worlds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Of Worlds.
Of Worlds winds up and cracks Warum with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warum wants to improve his position but Of Worlds is controlling well.
Warum looks gassed!
Of Worlds tries to pass to full mount but Warum defends it.
Of Worlds is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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. Of Worlds connects with a nice short shot to Warum's temple.
Warum taking some punishment here, with Of Worlds in his half guard.
Warum is rocked!
Ground and pound from Of Worlds.
Warum is still in real trouble! Can Of Worlds finish him?
Of Worlds unloads with some huge strikes here! Warum is out! Of Worlds wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Destroyer Of Worlds!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Roosevelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shoots goots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). shoots goots has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frank Roosevelt's chin.
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270 lbs
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283 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Roosevelt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, shoots goots!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
goots just misses with a punch to the body.
goots gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Roosevelt to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Roosevelt sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed goots's guard.
goots is not content to let Roosevelt control the position.
Roosevelt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because goots is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Roosevelt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roosevelt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Roosevelt stalling away here and it's allowed goots to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Roosevelt looking to sit in guard and control but goots gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
goots has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roosevelt is proving hard to escape from.
Roosevelt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roosevelt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Roosevelt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Roosevelt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. goots defending well though.
Roosevelt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
goots regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Roosevelt throws a strike but goots rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Roosevelt trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
goots is looking to stand up but Roosevelt won't let him.
Roosevelt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but goots can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
goots gets to his feet. Roosevelt looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Roosevelt misses with a body shot.
goots misses with a shot to the body
and Roosevelt counters with a nice low kick that buckles goots's knee momentarily.
Roosevelt scores a takedown into full mount!
goots is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Roosevelt throws some wild stikes that goots manages to avoid easily.
Roosevelt thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roosevelt landing punches.
It looks like shoots goots has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roosevelt with shots to the head and body - goots looks very uncomfortable down there.
That has opened up shoots goots's cut even more.
The referee warns goots that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The cut above shoots goots's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at shoots goots's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Roosevelt!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gustavsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Sanemoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustavsson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shotgun Blues. Dave Sanemoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Sanemoto!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanemoto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanemoto throws out a leg kick but Gustavsson moves out of range and Sanemoto only half commits.
Sanemoto is looking to clinch.
Sanemoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sanemoto tries to score with a low kick but Gustavsson moves his leg out of the way.
Alex Gustavsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustavsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanemoto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gustavsson darts in and clinches Sanemoto up against the cage.
Gustavsson looking to slow down the pace here.
Gustavsson managing to block the knees to the body from Sanemoto.
Gustavsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanemoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanemoto. Gustavsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustavsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanemoto tries to clinch but Gustavsson is having none of it.
Gustavsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sanemoto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanemoto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gustavsson blocks a head kick by Sanemoto.
Sanemoto throws a sloppy head kick and Gustavsson moves out of range easily.
Gustavsson lands with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gustavsson.
Gustavsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sanemoto on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gustavsson clinches but Sanemoto breaks the clinch
and Sanemoto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gustavsson really felt that one!
Gustavsson lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson lands with a straight right. Sanemoto didn't see that one coming.
Gustavsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sanemoto's head.
Gustavsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanemoto looks gassed!
Gustavsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gustavsson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gustavsson misses with the combination.
Gustavsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gustavsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Sanemoto tried to score with a low kick but Gustavsson checks it.
A jab from Gustavsson finds it's way through Sanemoto's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustavsson circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Sanemoto drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Gustavsson follows Sanemoto to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Gustavsson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between van chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slusken Musk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). chan comes to the cage accompanied by Numb. 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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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, van chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Slusken Musk!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musk closes the distance and clinches up with chan, looking for a takedown. Musk pushes chan against the cage but chan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Musk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
chan is trying to improve his position.
chan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
chan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Musk strikes from the bottom but chan uses the opportunity to move to side control.
chan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
chan scoring with punches and elbows.
chan has hold of Musk's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Musk tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - chan cranks the arm and Musk screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Musk, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). van chan!
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