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PHOENIX 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kei Young Sung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matias McRokkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kei Young Sung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matias McRokkari!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRokkari shoots in for a double leg but Sung sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sung forces McRokkari back against the cage and clinches.
Sung is trying to break free.
McRokkari has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sung is stalling here.
Sung is trying to force a seperation but McRokkari has the dominant position.
The referee calls for McRokkari to work.
Sung is trying to drag McRokkari to the mat but McRokkari just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sung drags the fight down to the ground.
McRokkari in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McRokkari decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sung, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sung.
Sung has closed the distance and engaged McRokkari in a clinch.
McRokkari ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McRokkari no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sung stopping the sweep attempt from McRokkari.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McRokkari being controlled here, momentarily.
McRokkari wants to stand and escape but Sung is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McRokkari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sung is one step ahead there.
McRokkari is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sung connects with a single shot there.
McRokkari rushes Sung and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McRokkari jumps guard.
Sung is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sung trying to control but McRokkari is working from the bottom.
McRokkari looking for a sweep. Not yet McRokkari, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kei Young Sung wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sung keeps the fight on the outside.
McRokkari tries to close the distance and clinch but Sung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sung shoots in but no luck this time.
McRokkari goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sung thows a body shot but no joy.
Sung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McRokkari feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
McRokkari slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sung is trying to control McRokkari's posture but McRokkari avoids it.
McRokkari wants to control but Sung is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McRokkari tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McRokkari has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McRokkari tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sung's legs.
McRokkari trying to control the action but Sung is working from the bottom.
McRokkari wants to stand but Sung is controlling his arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matias McRokkari will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sung's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McRokkari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sung.
No luck for McRokkari with that takedown attempt.
Sung looks to throw a body kick
and McRokkari counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McRokkari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sung looks to clinch
and McRokkari counters with a head kick.
McRokkari is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McRokkari manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Sung misses
and McRokkari holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McRokkari wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sung has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sung.
Sung taking a breather.
McRokkari manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sung is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung looking to sit in guard and control but McRokkari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sung trying to keep a closed guard but McRokkari is proving a slippery customer.
Sung wants to stand but McRokkari is controlling the position.
Sung keeping moving, preventing McRokkari from controlling successfully.
McRokkari wants to get up but he can't break Sung's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McRokkari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
McRokkari postures up.
McRokkari wanted to stand there but Sung had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kei Young Sung wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sung throws a lazy head kick
and McRokkari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McRokkari.
Sung tries to land a knee to the head but McRokkari blocks with his arms.
McRokkari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sung throws a leg kick
and McRokkari counters with a head kick. That will keep Sung thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sung tries to clinch
and McRokkari counters with a big head kick but Sung shrugs it off.
Sung darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McRokkari is breathing heavily.
Sung is trying to control the action in half guard but McRokkari is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sung tries to pass to full mount but McRokkari defends it.
Sung wants to control but McRokkari is keeping him busy.
Sung missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McRokkari wants to get back to full guard.
Sung is keen to just control but McRokkari is a slippery customer.
Kei Young Sung has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sung thows a leg kick but McRokkari checks it
and McRokkari holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McRokkari has him pressed against the cage.
McRokkari tries to pull guard but Sung holds him up against the cage and eventually McRokkari drops back down to his feet.
McRokkari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McRokkari decides to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sung trying to control but McRokkari is working from the bottom.
McRokkari is looking for a triangle here but Sung uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sung in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sung decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sung closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sung tries to clinch but McRokkari is having none of it.
Sung thows a leg kick but McRokkari checks it
and McRokkari holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Sung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matias McRokkari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sung darts in and clinches McRokkari up against the cage.
McRokkari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sung trying to land knees to the body.
McRokkari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McRokkari jumps guard and drags Sung to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McRokkari manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sung manages to get himself to full guard.
Sung controls McRokkari momentarily but McRokkari frees himself.
McRokkari wants to control from the top but Sung keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sung pulls McRokkari in close to his closed guard and prevents McRokkari from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sung is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Kei Young Sung wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McRokkari misses with a head kick.
Sung closes the distance but McRokkari moves to the side
and McRokkari counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McRokkari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sung.
Sung tries to break the clinch but McRokkari is controlling the position.
Sung landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McRokkari tries for a takedown but Sung manages to get underhooks.
McRokkari gets control of Sung's arms and successfully pulls guard. McRokkari will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McRokkari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McRokkari keeping moving, preventing Sung from controlling successfully.
McRokkari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sung is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sung is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McRokkari wants to control the pace but Sung is squirming around nicely.
McRokkari thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sung really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McRokkari wants to control the pace but Sung is squirming around nicely.
McRokkari is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sung can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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.
A nice elbow there by McRokkari.
Matias McRokkari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McRokkari misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sung is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McRokkari looking to control but Sung is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matias McRokkari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McRokkari winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Matias McRokkari!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bert Compton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Uy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bert Compton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Uy!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Compton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Uy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Compton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Uy tries to advance to mount but Compton denies him.
Uy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Uy wants to control but Compton is keeping him busy.
Uy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Compton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Uy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Compton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Uy swings around for an armbar but Compton sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Uy's guard.
Uy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Compton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Uy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Uy pushes Compton off and scrambles back to his feet.
Uy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Compton was covering up waiting for the punch and Uy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Uy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Compton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Compton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Compton!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Compton wants to control but Uy is keeping him busy.
Uy is looking to regain half guard here but Compton keeps moving and retains side control.
Compton working away.
Compton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Uy on the ground.
Compton postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Compton working away.
Compton landing a few strikes.
Uy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Uy looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Compton pushes past his half guard into mount!
Uy is in a horrible position here. Compton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Compton lands a big shot there that rocks Uy but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Compton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Compton unloads with some shots from mount but Uy bucks and avoids them well.
Uy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Compton avoids the attempt from Uy to control.
Uy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Uy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Uy is trying to escape the mount.
Uy is squirming around, avoiding Compton's attempts to control the action.
Uy is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Compton controlling from mount.
Compton lands a nice shot to the head.
Uy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Compton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Uy is looking to escape.
Uy swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Uy tries to reverse the position but Compton maintains control.
Uy tries to hold on but Compton postures up.
Compton looking to control but Uy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bert Compton will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Compton misses with a left hand
and Uy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Uy.
Uy looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uy trying to control the position from guard on top but Compton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Compton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Compton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Uy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Compton is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Compton has escaped and now he's on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uy is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Compton has his hands clasped together but Uy extends an breaks Compton's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Uy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Uy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Random Collective (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collective's entrance music is Barricade. A fine choice. Nakamura has chosen Amazing as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Random Collective!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collective tries to clinch but Nakamura moves away
letting Nakamura counter with a right hand.
Collective just misses with a punch to the body.
Nakamura throws a head kick that Collective semi-blocks.
Collective takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Collective blocks a head kick by Nakamura.
Collective tries to land a front kick but Nakamura steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nakamura throws a head kick but Collective moves out of range.
Collective scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Collective shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Collective is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Collective seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Collective decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura moves forwards but Collective connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Collective getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Collective wants to clinch
and Nakamura counters with a good low kick that Collective was not able to check.
Collective swings for the body but Nakamura moves out of range.
Nakamura throws a combination that misses
and Collective counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Collective stands up from half guard.
Nakamura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nakamura thuds his shin into the meat of Collective's side.
Collective moves into the clinch successfully.
Nakamura wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Collective has him pressed against the cage.
Nakamura wants to break free but Collective has control.
Nakamura escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Collective looks to clinch
and Nakamura counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collective is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nakamura avoids a punch combination nicely.
Collective misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick
and Collective counters with a straight right hand.
Nakamura misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick and Collective moves out of range easily.
Nakamura misses with a straight left.
Collective falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakamura counters with a big head kick but Collective shrugs it off.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses.
Nakamura throws a low kick but Collective moves out of range easily.
Collective works Nakamura's body with a nice hook.
Nakamura on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nakamura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kenji Nakamura is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses
and Collective counters with a right hand to the body.
Nakamura looks gassed!
Collective avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nakamura misses with a double jab
and Collective counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Collective pushes Nakamura back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Collective breaks the clinch.
Collective changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Collective.
It looks like Kenji Nakamura has been cut.
Collective is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Collective lands a jab to the head.
Collective looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nakamura!
Nakamura is rocked!
Collective controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Random Collective.
Collective scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Collective tries to clinch
and Nakamura counters with a solid body kick.
Nakamura throws a sloppy head kick and Collective moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Collective!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Collective lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Collective scores with a jab to the head.
Nakamura is still on wobbly legs! Can Collective finish him?
Nakamura throws a hook but Collective avoids it easily.
Nakamura seems to have recovered his senses.
Nakamura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Collective.
Collective moves into range and clinches up with Nakamura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Random Collective dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenji Nakamura's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nakamura misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nakamura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Collective.
Sloppy strikes from Collective. Those never looked like landing.
Random Collective is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nakamura throws a head kick that misses
and Collective counters with a series of strikes. Nakamura will be more careful next time no doubt.
Collective drops Nakamura with a nice combination! Collective dives into Nakamura's guard, looking to finish!
Collective gets to his feet - Nakamura follows without any prompting.
Random Collective is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamura walks straight into a right hand from Collective - that's dropped him! Collective jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Nakamura from any more punishment! Nakamura complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Random Collective!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Oriah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fat Ronaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fat Ronaldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adam Oriah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fat Ronaldo!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oriah shoots in and drives through. Ronaldo sprawls well.
Ronaldo tests Oriah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Adam Oriah has been cut.
Oriah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oriah swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo looks to land a left hand but Oriah moved out of range nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oriah.
Ronaldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oriah closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ronaldo wants to get back to his feet but Oriah drags him back down.
Ronaldo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Oriah.
Ronaldo tries to escape but Oriah is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oriah is trying to get an arm triangle but Ronaldo is defending well.
Oriah will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Oriah trying to control the position but Ronaldo is working away.
Oriah tries to move into full mount but can't pass Ronaldo's legs.
Ronaldo is pushing Oriah's head away, looking to escape. Oriah manages to hold on to the position though.
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.
Oriah creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ronaldo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Oriah working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oriah 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.
Oriah is looking to take a break and control but Ronaldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oriah tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oriah working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oriah controlling the position from side mount.
Oriah throws a strike aimed at the side of Ronaldo's head but Ronaldo avoids it well.
Oriah controlling from side mount.
Ronaldo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Oriah.
Oriah scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oriah is looking to take a break and control but Ronaldo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Oriah controlling the position from side mount.
Oriah in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Oriah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Oriah's cut.
That's time! Oriah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oriah misses with a body shot.
Oriah throws a hook to the side of Ronaldo's head but Ronaldo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oriah looks to land a left hand but Ronaldo moved out of range nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Oriah.
Ronaldo clinches up with Oriah and pushes him back against the cage.
Oriah is trying to break the clinch but Ronaldo is controlling him.
Ronaldo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Oriah's efforts to push away.
Ronaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oriah misses with a hook
enabling Ronaldo to counter with a crisp jab.
Oriah misses with a looping left.
Oriah tries to bum rush Ronaldo with a series of wild strikes but Ronaldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ronaldo throws a big shot that misses.
Oriah fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ronaldo avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oriah misses with an uppercut
and Ronaldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oriah staying out of range there.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oriah.
Oriah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ronaldo tries a head kick but it misses.
Oriah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ronaldo.
Oriah keeps the fight on the outside.
Oriah swings widly with a right hand
and Ronaldo counters with a left to the body.
Ronaldo is looking to clinch.
Oriah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oriah slips a straight right by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oriah swings widly with a right hand
and Ronaldo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oriah!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oriah sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Oriah trying to hold on to Ronaldo's head to control him but Ronaldo postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Fat Ronaldo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Oriah shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ronaldo defends it nicely.
Oriah misses with an uppercut
and Ronaldo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oriah!
Oriah wants to hold on but Ronaldo pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oriah sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oriah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ronaldo is working away from the top position though.
Oriah missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fat Ronaldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Oriah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Ronaldo slips under a jab.
Oriah avoids the head kick by Ronaldo.
Oriah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ronaldo.
Oriah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oriah works the jab nicely.
Oriah swats away the attempt to clinch by Ronaldo.
Adam Oriah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oriah misses with a double jab
and Ronaldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ronaldo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Oriah to the mat! Oriah manages to get full guard.
Ronaldo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oriah throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ronaldo won't allow Oriah to sweep him here.
Oriah keeping moving, preventing Ronaldo from controlling successfully.
Ronaldo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Fat Ronaldo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Oriah works Ronaldo's body with a nice hook.
Oriah lands a jab-cross combination.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut. Oriah saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ronaldo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oriah is rocked!
Ronaldo rushes Oriah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Oriah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ronaldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ronaldo catches Oriah with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Oriah forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fat Ronaldo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Filipe Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Selly Sel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filipe Melo had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. This should be a great matchup!
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165 lbs
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166 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Filipe Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Selly Sel!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Melo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Melo slips a jab and a cross from Sel.
Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sel drops Melo with a beautiful combination! Melo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sel is looking for the KO!
Melo is rocked!
It looks like Filipe Melo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sel throws an overhand right that has Melo reeling! Sel follows up with more punches and Melo is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Selly Sel!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Song Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Malfacine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malfacine has chosen His Own Fight Video as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Song Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Malfacine!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malfacine throws a leg kick but Lee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Malfacine thows a leg kick but Lee checks it
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Malfacine throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malfacine was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee slips under a jab.
Malfacine lands a slapping body shot.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Malfacine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee throws a body kick the misses
and Malfacine counters with a left to the body.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Malfacine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Malfacine scores with a takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee has Malfacine pulled in close to control his posture.
Malfacine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lee is keeping the position for now.
Malfacine trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malfacine pushes down on Lee's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Malfacine throwing shots but Lee is blocking nicely.
Malfacine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee wants to improve his position but Malfacine is controlling well.
Malfacine working over Lee with some ground and pound. Lee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Malfacine uses his free foot to push down on Lee's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lee.
Lee is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine throws some wild stikes that Lee manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malfacine raining down shots from the mount!
Malfacine punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lee working to try and regain half guard.
Malfacine with a couple of short strikes.
Malfacine wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Malfacine there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Malfacine with a couple of short strikes.
Malfacine looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine dominating with strikes here.
Malfacine scoring with strikes but Lee is staying in there.
Malfacine lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lee hang on?
Malfacine trying to control but Lee is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Malfacine there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Malfacine scoring with strikes but Lee is staying in there.
Lee is in a horrible position here. Malfacine smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lee is rocked!
Malfacine lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Lee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malfacine drops a big elbow. That's hurt Lee! More shots from Malfacine and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Malfacine!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Hultquist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Meatball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meatball comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Spider ain't no sunshine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Trey Hultquist could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Meatball's chin.
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trey Hultquist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Meatball!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hultquist throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Meatball to counter with a crisp jab.
Hultquist fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Meatball.
Hultquist throws a head kick that misses
and Meatball counters with a nice uppercut.
Meatball forces Hultquist back against the cage and clinches.
Hultquist misses with a knee to the head.
Hultquist tries to break the clinch but Meatball is controlling the position.
Hultquist pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hultquist throws a poor cross that misses
and Meatball counters with a shoot takedown. Hultquist fights it but they end up in guard.
Meatball drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Meatball seems to have locked his on tight now - Hultquist screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Meatball, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Michael Meatball!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gary Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kosuke Soseki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Steel is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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23
155 lbs
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20
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kosuke Soseki!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soseki.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Steel.
Soseki closes the distance and clinches.
Soseki lands a nice elbow.
Soseki lands with a short shot to the head.
Soseki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Soseki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Soseki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steel is working for takedown but Soseki is calmly controlling the position for now.
Soseki lands an elbow inside that Steel shrugs off.
Soseki throws an elbow but it misses.
Soseki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice right hand lands inside from Soseki.
Steel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Soseki.
Soseki is pressed up against the cage. Steel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Soseki down to the mat. Soseki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gary Steel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soseki takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel tries for a takedown but Soseki circles away easily
and Soseki moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel avoids the elbow strike from Soseki, against the cage.
Steel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Soseki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Soseki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steel is trying to drag Soseki to the mat but Soseki just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Soseki has Steel pushed against the cage.
Steel takes an elbow to the temple.
Steel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Soseki gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Soseki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Soseki.
Steel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Soseki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Soseki lands a nice elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Soseki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Soseki obliges.
Soseki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Steel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Soseki lands a damaging elbow.
Steel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Soseki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Soseki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Soseki wants to take a breather but Steel is having none of it.
Soseki scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Steel wants to improve his position but Soseki is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Soseki lands a nice short elbow.
Soseki working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Soseki.
Steel wants to get back to full guard.
Steel is working hard here to advance position.
Soseki working Steel over with strikes.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Soseki in particular looking to stall.
Steel gets full guard.
Steel working for a triangle but Soseki defends it easily.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Soseki from controlling successfully.
Soseki 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.
Soseki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soseki throws a big right hand that misses.
Soseki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Soseki throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Soseki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Soseki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Soseki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Steel wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soseki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel wants to sweep but no luck.
Steel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kosuke Soseki dominated that round.
That's time! Steel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Soseki counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Steel!
Steel is trying to escape the mount.
Soseki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Steel is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Soseki.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soseki is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Steel can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Steel tries to hold on but Soseki pushes him away.
Steel is desperately trying to improve his position but Soseki has a good base and remains in mount.
Soseki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Steel gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is looking for a sweep. Soseki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Soseki is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Steel sees it coming and defends easily.
Soseki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steel with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Steel won't allow Soseki to pass to mount.
Soseki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Steel gets full guard.
Soseki trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soseki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steel's head.
Soseki wants to control from the top but Steel keeps moving.
Soseki is looking to work some ground and pound but Steel has wrist control.
Steel wants to sweep here but Soseki controlling him for the moment.
Soseki is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Steel has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Soseki is looking to defend but Steel has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Soseki! Steel pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Soseki taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gary Steel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aoki Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baltazar Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Funkyama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to . Baltazar Ramos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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182 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aoki Funkyama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baltazar Ramos!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama throws a right hand that misses
letting Ramos counter with a right hand.
Funkyama scores with a jab to the head.
Ramos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramos moves away from the strike by Funkyama.
Funkyama tries to land a leg kick but Ramos saw it coming and moves away.
Funkyama throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Funkyama misses with a hook
and Ramos counters with a left and a right that stings Funkyama.
Ramos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ramos with the ground and pound but Funkyama uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Funkyama keeps moving.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Funkyama blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is stalling in the full guard.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Funkyama is looking for a triangle but Ramos pushes his legs off easily.
Ramos working some strikes from top position.
Ramos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos throwing strikes from guard but Funkyama blocks nicely.
Funkyama looking for a sweep. Not yet Funkyama, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Funkyama keeps moving.
Ramosis looking to pass into half guard but Funkyama pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Funkyama is in guard.
Funkyama might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Funkyama throws and elbow that misses. Ramos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Funkyama's guard. Nice move by Ramos!
Funkyama keeping moving, preventing Ramos from controlling successfully.
Ramos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramos throws and elbow that misses. Funkyama uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ramos's guard. Nice move by Funkyama!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos pulls Funkyama in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ramos is on top in guard.
Funkyama avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Funkyama looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Funkyama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramos.
Ramos distracts Funkyama with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Funkyama working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramos.
Ramos scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos pushing down on Funkyama's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Funkyama wants to get back to full guard.
Ramos 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.
Funkyama has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ramos is working away from the top position though.
Ramos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Funkyama defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baltazar Ramos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ramos misses with a left hand
and Funkyama counters with a nice uppercut.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Funkyama throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Ramos misses.
Funkyama tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Funkyama misses with a hook
and Ramos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Funkyama thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Funkyama. Ramos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ramos shoots in looking for a takedown but Funkyama manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ramos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Funkyama stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ramos misses with a looping left.
Funkyama swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ramos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Funkyama misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramos misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos staying out of range there.
Funkyama misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
Funkyama attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Funkyama throws a combination. Ramos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Funkyama throws a lazy uppercut
and Ramos counters with a straight right hand.
Funkyama tries to bum rush Ramos with a series of wild strikes but Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Funkyama throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ramos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Funkyama swings widly with a right hand
and Ramos counters with a shoot takedown. Funkyama fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funkyama trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Funkyama is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ramos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ramos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Funkyama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Funkyama controlling Ramos's posture.
Funkyama tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ramos controlling from the top position.
Funkyama is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos throws a strike but Funkyama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Funkyama looking to sit in guard and control but Ramos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ramos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Funkyama avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ramos.
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.
Funkyama tries to get to full guard but Ramos has control of the leg.
Ramos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ramos wants to take a breather but Funkyama is having none of it.
Ramos slows the pace down in half guard.
Ramos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Funkyama defending well though.
Ramos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Funkyama does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ramos drops an elbow to the side of Funkyama's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
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. Ramos connects with a nice short shot to Funkyama's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Baltazar Ramos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Funkyama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters circling - Funkyama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Ramos.
Funkyama tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
Funkyama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Funkyama misses with a hook
and Ramos counters with a straight right hand.
Funkyama looks to throw the jab but Ramos is out of range.
Funkyama throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ramos.
Funkyama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baltazar Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos throws a poor cross that misses
letting Funkyama counter with a right hand.
Funkyama throws an off balance right hand
and Ramos counters with a one-two to the body.
Funkyama closes the distance and pushes Ramos back into the cage.
Funkyama dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Funkyama scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Funkyama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ramos avoiding damage as Funkyama throws knees to the body.
Ramos pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos blocks a body shot from Funkyama.
Ramos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Funkyama.
A right hook to the body lands for Funkyama.
Funkyama is trying to stall.
Funkyama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Funkyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ramos is looking to control Funkyama's arms but Funkyama gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramos has his back to the cage.
Funkyama lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ramos tries a body shot but Funkyama blocks it.
Funkyama works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Funkyama throws an elbow but it misses.
Funkyama is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramos is keeping busy.
Funkyama lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramos.
Ramos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Funkyama stalling in the clinch.
Ramos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Funkyama pulls his leg out and moves away.
Funkyama swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funkyama.
Funkyama throws a sloppy body shot
and Ramos counters with a nice uppercut.
Funkyama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ramos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Funkyama 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.
Funkyama moves away from the strike by Ramos.
Funkyama misses with an uppercut. Ramos saw that one coming.
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Funkyama takes a swing at Ramos's ribcage but misses.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama gets the takedown into side control.
Funkyama misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Funkyama is trying to get an arm triangle but Ramos is defending well.
Funkyama throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ramos works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Funkyama thows a huge punch but Ramos dodges it nicely.
Ramos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Funkyama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama works his way into side control.
Funkyama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ramos, who protects the arm well.
Ramos dodges the ground and pound from Funkyama.
Funkyama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ramos, who protects the arm well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funkyama cracks Ramos with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aoki Funkyama clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ramos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Funkyama misses with an uppercut
and Ramos counters with a good low kick that Funkyama was not able to check.
Ramos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Funkyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Funkyama misses with a jab to the body
letting Ramos counter with a right hand.
Funkyama misses with a jab to the body
and Ramos counters with a left and a right that stings Funkyama.
Ramos misses with an uppercut.
Funkyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Funkyama misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Ramos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ramos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Funkyama shoots in and gets a takedown into Ramos's guard.
Ramos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Funkyama tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramos is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos is trying to keep Funkyama in close.
Ramos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Baltazar Ramos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Funkyama scoring with punches to the head and body.
Funkyama passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Funkyama is trying to move to mount but Ramos reverses beautifully and ends up in Funkyama's guard.
Ramos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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.
Funkyama is controlling Ramos's posture.
Ramos is pushing down on Funkyama's leg trying to pass to half guard. Funkyama is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Funkyama works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ramos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramos throws a strike but Funkyama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Funkyama forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Funkyama tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ramos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Funkyama throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Funkyama is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Funkyama missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ramos is trying to maintain the position but Funkyama is very close to passing his half guard.
Funkyama lands with a punch from half guard.
Ramos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Funkyama.
Funkyama wants to free his trapped foot but Ramos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Funkyama is thwarting Ramos's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Aoki Funkyama will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Funkyama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funkyama looks to clinch
and Ramos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Funkyama misses with a hook
enabling Ramos to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramos walks into a jab.
Funkyama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Funkyama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramos slips under a jab from Funkyama.
Ramos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Funkyama misses with a lunging right hand
and Ramos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Funkyama trying to control the position.
Ramos throws a strike but Funkyama rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ramos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama throwing strikes from guard but Ramos blocks nicely.
Funkyama wants to pass the guard but Ramos is keeping the position.
Funkyama throwing strikes but missing.
Ramos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Funkyama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ramos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Funkyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Funkyama wants to control from the top but Ramos keeps moving.
Ramos working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Funkyama.
Ramos seems keen to control Funkyama's posture.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ramos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama throws a poor cross that misses
and Ramos counters with a three punch combo that has Funkyama backing up. Funkyama nods at Ramos to acknowledge the strikes.
Funkyama throws a nice looking combination but Ramos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Funkyama misses with a body punch
and Ramos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ramos takes the fight into the clinch.
Funkyama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Funkyama blocks an uppercut.
Funkyama controlling the action here for a moment.
Ramos pushes Funkyama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Funkyama jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ramos walks away with a smile on his face. Funkyama gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Funkyama tried to score with a low kick but Ramos checks it.
Ramos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Funkyama.
Funkyama tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Funkyama ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ramos moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ramos avoids it really well and circles away.
Funkyama lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Funkyama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aoki Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
Funkyama throws an off balance right hand
and Ramos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ramos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ramos looks to score with a jab to the body but Funkyama is just out of range.
Funkyama lands a nice hook to Ramos's body. Ramos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ramos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Funkyama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramos pinned against the cage. Ramos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aoki Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramos throws a right hand that misses
and Funkyama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Funkyama drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ramos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Baltazar Ramos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ramos 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baltazar Ramos!
Baltazar Ramos is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abe Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoju Bayushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakamura kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Enter the Ninja - Die Antwoord. Bayushi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Masta Killa. Abe Nakamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abe Nakamura!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shoju Bayushi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bayushi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Nakamura tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nakamura prevents Bayushi from escaping the position.
A control attempt from Bayushi but he's now mounted!
Nakamura is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bayushi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bayushi shrugs it off.
Bayushi is looking to get to half guard.
Nakamura with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Nakamura looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bayushi throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bayushi tries to reverse the position but Nakamura maintains control.
Bayushi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nakamura working for a guillotine from mount but Bayushi is in no mood to give up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayushi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nakamura can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bayushi is looking to escape.
Bayushi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nakamura working for a guillotine from mount but Bayushi is in no mood to give up.
Bayushi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bayushi tries to hold on but Nakamura postures up.
Bayushi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nakamura is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bayushi is surviving well by controlling Nakamura's body position as best he can.
Nakamura controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi wants to hold on but Nakamura pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakamura looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nakamura looking for a guillotine from mount but Bayushi is having none of it.
Bayushi throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bayushi tries to hold on but Nakamura postures up.
Bayushi tries to reverse the position but Nakamura maintains control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Nakamura is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bayushi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bayushi shrugs it off.
Bayushi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi has given up his back. Will we see Nakamura going for some submissions?
Nakamura is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bayushi wants to control his opponent's hands but Nakamura gets his hands free.
Bayushi tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bayushi has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Bayushi tries to escape the position.
Nakamura looking for the RNC.
Nakamura is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi just trying to survive but Nakamura is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Nakamura has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bayushi has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bayushi tries to roll but Nakamura sticks to his back.
Nakamura is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Bayushi is defending well though. Nakamura let's go of the attempt for now.
Bayushi tries to escape but Nakamura has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nakamura doesn't have the hooks in and Bayushi manages to turn into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bayushi drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nakamura looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nakamura looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nakamura!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abe Nakamura dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bayushi has his takedown stuffed
and Nakamura counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nakamura got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bayushi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nakamura has managed to get both his arms back between Bayushi's legs - danger averted.
Bayushi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nakamura has passed into half guard!
Nakamura wants to work for an arm triangle but Bayushi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nakamura works his way into full mount!
Nakamura tries to control but Bayushi wriggling away.
Nakamura working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nakamura controlling his opponent.
Abe Nakamura overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayushi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nakamura avoids the attempt from Bayushi to control.
Nakamura prevents Bayushi from getting the reversal.
Nakamura forces the positional change into back control.
Nakamura trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Bayushi defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Nakamura's arms.
Bayushi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayushi gets full guard.
Nakamura works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bayushi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bayushi is breathing heavily.
Nakamura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bayushi keeps working.
Bayushi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nakamura is working for a kimura but Bayushi is defending it quite comfortably.
Nakamura thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bayushi's head.
Bayushi is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Nakamura tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Nakamura but it's paid off an Bayushi is forced to tap! Nice work by Nakamura.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Abe Nakamura!
Abe Nakamura retains his featherweight title!
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pop
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