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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Tenshu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franz Titties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franz Titties acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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141 lbs
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145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryu Tenshu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Franz Titties!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Titties as he connects with a hook.
Titties lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Titties takes a swing at Tenshu's ribcage but misses.
Titties misses with an attempted mid kick.
Titties throws a leg kick which misses Tenshu's front leg but catches the back leg as Tenshu tries to avoid it.
Titties scores with a one two! Tenshu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Titties keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tenshu lands the left hand.
Tenshu misses with an uppercut.
Titties blocks a head kick by Tenshu.
Titties throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ryu Tenshu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tenshu is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Titties connects with an inside leg kick.
Titties lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tenshu's sensitive parts.
Titties throws a body punch but Tenshu moves out of range.
A left and a right from Titties both land. Nice combination.
Tenshu slips a jab from Titties.
A head kick by Titties - that's a beauty! Tenshu is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Titties can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Franz Titties!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between BJJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Pow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Penn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hawai'i 78. 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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158 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, BJJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kung Pow!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Penn slips under a jab from Pow.
Penn tries for a takedown but Pow sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Penn missing with a left hand there. Pow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pow throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Penn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pow changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Penn shoots in looking for a takedown but Pow manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Penn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pow misses with the combination.
Pow misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tries to clinch but Pow moves out of range.
Penn misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Pow misses the target.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pow.
Pow looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.
Pow missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kung Pow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pow misses the shot to the body.
Pow misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penn moves in looking to clinch but Pow pushes him off.
Pow keeps the fight on the outside.
Pow misses the shot to the body.
Penn blocks a jab.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Pow. Those never looked like landing.
Pow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Pow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pow throws a solid leg kick but Penn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pow.
Pow looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Pow swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn misses the shot to the body.
Penn wants to clinch up but Pow keeps it at a distance.
Pow takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Penn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pow lands a nice shot that snaps Penn's head back.
Pow lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn tries to keep at a distance but Pow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Pow lands a right hand that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pow.
Penn manages to pull guard.
Penn working a defensive guard here.
Penn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pow doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pow manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pow is looking to stand up but Penn won't let him.
Pow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Penn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pow trying to control the position from guard on top but Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pow engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's six 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.
Pow stopping the sweep attempt from Penn.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kung Pow hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Penn avoids the body shot from Pow.
Pow thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Penn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pow.
A shot to the liver by Pow. Beautiful body shot.
Pow throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pow scores with a jab to the body.
Pow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pow throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pow.
Pow throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pow misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pow missing with a left hand there. Penn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pow misses with a looping right.
Pow throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Pow misses with the combination.
Penn wants to clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Pow misses.
Penn digs a good body shot into Pow's ribs.
A jab from Pow does it's job there.
Penn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Penn shoots for a takedown but Pow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kung Pow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big right from Pow misses.
Pow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pow throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
Pow misses with a body shot
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Pow. Those never looked like landing.
Pow lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pow looks to score with a jab to the body but Penn is just out of range.
Pow throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pow moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pow lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Pow.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Penn fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pow pushes Penn back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pow throws a punch but it's blocked by Penn.
Penn wants to stall.
Pow misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Pow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pow lands a shoulder strike.
Pow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn is rocked!
Penn blocking some punches.
Pow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Penn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pow smiles and moves away.
Penn seems to have got his legs back now.
Penn moves out of range as Pow strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pow misses with a looping left.
Pow misses with a hook.
Pow throws a sloppy body shot
and Penn counters with a left to the body.
Pow misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Pow tries to move into range but Penn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pow misses with a hook. Penn ducked under it nicely.
Kung Pow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penn's head.
Penn takes one to the chin there.
Penn has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pow finds it's way round the side to connect with Penn's head.
Pow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from Pow.
Penn just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Penn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pow.
Pow fails to land with a series of punches.
Pow looks to throw the jab but Penn is out of range.
Pow misses with a jab to the body
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Penn slips under a jab from Pow.
Pow misses with a straight right.
Penn misses the body punch
and Pow counters with a nice uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn moves out of range of the strikes.
Penn is looking to wear down Pow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Penn darts in trying to clinch
and Pow counters with a nice uppercut.
Pow throws a predictable looking body shot
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pow throws a looping overhand right but Penn ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Penn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pow misses with a shot to the body
and Penn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's six 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.
Penn blocks a jab.
Pow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Penn avoids the body shot from Pow.
Pow throws a shot from downtown. Penn moves away and avoids it.
Penn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pow throws a combination. Penn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Pow. Those never looked like landing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Penn moves away from the strike by Pow.
Penn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pow.
The fighters circling - Pow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pow throws a combination. Penn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Penn's head.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
Pow thuds his right hand into Penn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab from Pow misses.
Pow staying out of range there.
Penn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pow pushes Penn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Pow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pow misses with some punches.
Pow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
Pow gets through Penn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pow taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pow softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kung Pow is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Penn fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJJ Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pow has Penn pressed against the ropes, preventing Penn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pow is leaning against Penn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pow lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pow lands a right hand.
Penn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pow loads up on a big right hand but Penn slips the punch.
Penn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pow.
Pow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pow jabs Penn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Penn.
BJJ Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kung Pow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pow 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Kung Pow!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Kung Pow!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Kung Pow!
Kung Pow wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Total Elimination (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Loko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elimination's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, PRIDE - Theme song. Tito Loko struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Total Elimination!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tito Loko!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elimination lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Loko backs up against the ropes.
It looks like Tito Loko has been cut.
Loko shoots in for a takedown but Elimination shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tito Loko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Elimination is out of range and Loko settles back down.
A left and a right from Elimination both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loko has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Loko looks gassed!
No joy there for Elimination, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elimination connects with a body shot.
Elimination tries to bum rush Loko with a series of wild strikes but Loko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left and a right from Elimination both land. Nice combination.
Elimination tries to bum rush Loko with a series of wild strikes but Loko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oooh a lovely combination from Elimination sends Loko down but not out. Elimination dives into side control looking to finish.
That has opened up Tito Loko's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Elimination looks up at the clock and then as Loko takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Elimination smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The cut above Tito Loko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Elimination knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Loko on the ground.
Check out the look on Elimination's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tito Loko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tito Loko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Total Elimination!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serj Tankian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gary Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serj Tankian!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel shoots for a double leg takedown but Tankian sprawls well. He's pushed Steel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tankian throws a leg kick which misses Steel's front leg but catches the back leg as Steel tries to avoid it.
Tankian moves into range and clinches up with Steel.
Tankian manages to break the clinch.
Steel looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tankian tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Steel 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.
Steel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steel is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tankian slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Steel thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tankian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel drops back looking for a leg! Tankian is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tankian manages to kick Steel off! Steel jumps back into Tankian's guard.
Tankian had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Steel defends it easily.
Steel looking to sit in guard and control but Tankian gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Steel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tankian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Steel pulls Tankian in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tankian wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tankian drops back looking for a leg! Steel is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Steel manages to kick Tankian off! Tankian jumps back into Steel's guard.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Tankian from controlling successfully.
Steel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Steel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tankian defends it easily.
Steel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Steel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tankian can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Steel 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.
Tankian postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tankian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tankian throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steel is pulling down on Tankian's head to control his posture.
Steel wants to sweep here but Tankian controlling him for the moment.
Steel looking for a triangle here. Tankian is fighting it but it looks tight! Steel pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Tankian is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gary Steel!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Laurent Tsadyleba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roronoa Zoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roronoa Zoro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
7 - 9 - 0 |
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162 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Laurent Tsadyleba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roronoa Zoro!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tsadyleba.
Zoro shoots in and gets a takedown into Tsadyleba's guard.
Tsadyleba is looking to stand up but Zoro isn't so interested in that idea.
Zoro thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zoro wants to control from the top but Tsadyleba keeps moving.
Zoro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zoro trying to control but Tsadyleba is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zoro 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.
Zoro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Zoro trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsadyleba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zoro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoro drops back looking for a leg! Tsadyleba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tsadyleba manages to kick Zoro off! Zoro jumps back into Tsadyleba's guard.
Zoro trying to control but Tsadyleba is working from the bottom.
Tsadyleba is breathing heavily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Tsadyleba being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roronoa Zoro wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zoro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tsadyleba doesn't manage to clinch there - Zoro circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Zoro tries for a takedown but Tsadyleba circles away easily
and Tsadyleba counters with a single leg into guard. Zoro didn't expect that.
Zoro trying to control the position.
Zoro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tsadyleba.
Zoro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zoro wants to sweep here but Tsadyleba controlling him for the moment.
Zoro is trying to control the position but Tsadyleba postures up.
Zoro controlling Tsadyleba's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Roronoa Zoro.
Zoro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsadyleba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tsadyleba slips a jab from Zoro.
Tsadyleba stuffs the takedown.
Tsadyleba displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zoro.
Laurent Tsadyleba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roronoa Zoro.
Zoro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tsadyleba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tsadyleba scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zoro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tsadyleba tries to sprawl but Zoro drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zoro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tsadyleba keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoro sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tsadyleba defending well though.
Zoro trying to control from half guard but Tsadyleba is working away.
Zoro decides to return to a standing position.
Zoro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zoro shoots in but Tsadyleba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zoro.
Nice sprawl there from Tsadyleba as Zoro shoots in.
Zoro misses with a two punch combination.
Tsadyleba shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zoro but Zoro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Zoro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Zoro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zoro fails with the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Zoro is defended easily by Tsadyleba.
Tsadyleba keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zoro throws a low kick but Tsadyleba moves out of range easily.
That's six 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.
Zoro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tsadyleba tries to avoid it but Zoro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tsadyleba to the ground. Tsadyleba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zoro takes the fight into the clinch.
Tsadyleba prevents the takedown attempt.
Zoro jumps guard and drags Tsadyleba to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Zoro lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Zoro looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tsadyleba is one step ahead there.
Zoro working a defensive guard here.
Zoro keeping moving, preventing Tsadyleba from controlling successfully.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zoro trying to strike off his back.
Zoro seems keen to control Tsadyleba's posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Laurent Tsadyleba wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Zoro fails with a takedown attempt.
Zoro drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zoro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tsadyleba is letting Zoro control him for a moment.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Zoro has hold of Tsadyleba's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Tsadyleba seems comfortable defending it but Zoro has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Tsadyleba is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Tsadyleba is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Zoro couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roronoa Zoro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the ring accompanied by Let's Be Friends. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mitchell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mitchell somewhat.
Mitchell with a hook.
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Mitchell drops Jones with a beautiful combination! Jones stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mitchell is looking for the KO!
Jones is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Mitchell finish him?
Mitchell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Mitchell 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.
Mitchell is working for a kimura but Jones is defending it quite comfortably.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Mitchell has mounted him!
Mitchell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mitchell looking to ground and pound but Jones is blocking nicely.
Mitchell landing shots from mount.
That has opened up Jon Jones's cut even more.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mitchell scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Mitchell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Mitchell goes for an armbar but Jones turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jones.
Jones trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mitchell looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mitchell looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mitchell!
Mitchell is looking to take a break and control but Jones is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mitchell lands a few punches from side control.
Jon Jones's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jon Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dave Mitchell!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tazz Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazuushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba has chosen Ski Beatz Ft Jim Jones & Curren$y - Go as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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176 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tazz Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kazuushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Stevens does no damage.
Stevens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sakuraba has time to react.
Stevens gets the takedown into side control.
Stevens tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stevens has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Stevens wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sakuraba, who protects the arm well.
Stevens working away.
Stevens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stevens is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sakuraba has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stevens thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sakuraba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba sneaks back into half guard.
Stevens is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Stevens wants to pass to mount but Sakuraba is defending the position.
Stevens is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stevens is trying to work for a kimura but Sakuraba is defending well.
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.
Stevens wants to pass the guard but Sakuraba is defending well.
Stevens stops Sakuraba from getting back to his feet.
Sakuraba trying to control but Stevens postures up.
Stevens is looking to advance position but Sakuraba won't allow it.
Sakuraba wants to get back to his feet.
Stevens moves nicely into side control.
Stevens tries for a kimura but Sakuraba is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevens working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stevens working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Stevens is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sakuraba has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stevens is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sakuraba is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens has hold of Sakuraba's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Sakuraba seems comfortable defending it but Stevens has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Sakuraba is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Sakuraba is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Stevens couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tazz Stevens!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ikki Minami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Rudirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudirez has chosen "Bulls on parade" Rage Against The Machine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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181 lbs
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikki Minami!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marco Rudirez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudirez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rudirez punching from mount but Minami doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rudirez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Minami can't escape the position.
Rudirez unloading with bombs!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rudirez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Minami is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rudirez with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rudirez working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Minami is trying desperately to improve position.
Rudirez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Minami?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudirez tries to control but Minami wriggling away.
Rudirez landing shots from mount.
Minami is rocked!
Rudirez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Minami is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rudirez drops a big elbow. That's hurt Minami! More shots from Rudirez and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Rudirez! Marco Rudirez retains his welterweight title!
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