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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Medvidovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikola Novakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dino Medvidovic has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dino Medvidovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nikola Novakovic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medvidovic clinches up with Novakovic and pushes him back against the cage.
Novakovic stalling the fight.
Medvidovic decides to pull guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Medvidovic holds on and takes a little breather.
Medvidovic controls Novakovic momentarily but Novakovic frees himself.
Novakovic looking to sit in guard and control but Medvidovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Medvidovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Novakovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Novakovic wants to get back to his feet but Medvidovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Novakovic wants to sweep here but Medvidovic controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novakovic wants to get back to his feet but Medvidovic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Medvidovic drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Medvidovic won't allow Novakovic to sweep him here.
Medvidovic controls from within his opponent's guard.
Medvidovic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Novakovic pulls Medvidovic in close to prevent any damage.
Medvidovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Novakovic is retaining full guard.
Novakovic wants to hit a switch here but Medvidovic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Novakovic there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novakovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Medvidovic has control of Novakovic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Novakovic regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Medvidovic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Novakovic tries to hold on but Medvidovic postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medvidovic controlling the position easily from mount.
Novakovic is trying desperately to improve position.
Medvidovic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Novakovic hang on?
Novakovic wants to hold on but Medvidovic pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Medvidovic trying to control but Novakovic is having none of it.
Medvidovic controlling from the full mount.
Novakovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Medvidovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Novakovic looks gassed!
Medvidovic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Novakovic looks a forlorn figure.
Medvidovic get's back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Novakovic tries to break the clinch but Medvidovic is controlling the position.
Medvidovic avoiding damage as Novakovic throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Medvidovic dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A jab from Novakovic misses.
Medvidovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Novakovic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Medvidovic looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Medvidovic is looking to take a break and control but Novakovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Medvidovic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Novakovic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Novakovic misses with a strike from the bottom.
Medvidovic tries for a kimura but Novakovic is defending well.
Novakovic sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novakovic tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Medvidovic has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Novakovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Medvidovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Novakovic is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Novakovic regains half guard.
Novakovic makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medvidovic looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Novakovic is not content to let Medvidovic control the position.
Medvidovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Novakovic defending well though.
Novakovic on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Medvidovic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Medvidovic working Novakovic over with strikes.
Medvidovic slows the pace down in half guard.
Medvidovic decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Medvidovic 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medvidovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Medvidovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Novakovic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Medvidovic pushing down on Novakovic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Novakovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Medvidovic is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Novakovic!
Dino Medvidovic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Novakovic wants to control but Medvidovic is having none of it.
Medvidovic get's back to his feet.
Nice shot by Novakovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novakovic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Medvidovic counters with a nice double leg into side control. Novakovic won't be happy with that.
Medvidovic happy to just control the position for now.
Novakovic is looking for a sweep.
Medvidovic is looking to take a break and control but Novakovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Medvidovic sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Novakovic is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Medvidovic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Novakovic gets back to half guard.
Novakovic is positioning himself well to prevent Medvidovic advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dino Medvidovic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Novakovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Medvidovic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Medvidovic.
Medvidovic slips nicely into half guard.
Novakovic trying to control from the bottom.
Novakovic is looking for a sweep. Medvidovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Medvidovic is looking to advance position but Novakovic won't allow it.
Novakovic is in trouble now - Medvidovic has advanced to mount!
Novakovic is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Medvidovic wants to control the pace but Novakovic is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novakovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Medvidovic controlling the pace for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Medvidovic there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Novakovic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Medvidovic get's back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Novakovic misses with a takedown
and Medvidovic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Medvidovic stands up and waves to Novakovic to follow him.
Medvidovic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Novakovic is wriggling around trying to escape.
Novakovic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Medvidovic with a couple of short strikes.
Novakovic is trying to stand.
Medvidovic working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Medvidovic looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Medvidovic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medvidovic breaks from Novakovic's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Novakovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Medvidovic has a good base and remains in mount.
Medvidovic swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Novakovic is now in Medvidovic's guard. A big mistake from Medvidovic there, giving up the dominant position!
Novakovic connects with a couple of short punches.
Novakovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Novakovic wants to control from the top but Medvidovic keeps moving.
Novakovic throwing strikes but missing.
Novakovic preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novakovic tries to free his leg and advance position but Medvidovic is retaining full guard.
Medvidovic keeping moving, preventing Novakovic from controlling successfully.
Medvidovic keeping full guard, as Novakovic tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Medvidovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Medvidovic could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Medvidovic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Novakovic swivels and escapes.
Dino Medvidovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Novakovic has his takedown stuffed
and Medvidovic counters by clinching up.
Medvidovic pulls guard successfully.
Novakovic preventing the sweep.
Medvidovic has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Novakovic doesn't defend quickly enough and Medvidovic has managed to lock this one up! Can Novakovic escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Medvidovic on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dino Medvidovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zelg Galesic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuppu Lupaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zelg Galesic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zelg Galesic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Nuppu Lupaus!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lupaus darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lupaus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Galesic defending well though.
Lupaus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Galesic's head.
Lupaus is taking a breather. Galesic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lupaus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Lupaus seems content to control.
Lupaus prevents Galesic from standing back up.
Lupaus seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Galesic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lupaus on the ground.
Galesic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lupaus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupaus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lupaus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lupaus controlling the position easily from mount.
Lupaus looking to control but Galesic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lupaus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lupaus controlling the pace for now.
Galesic's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lupaus looking to ground and pound but Galesic is blocking nicely.
Galesic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lupaus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lupaus with a couple of short strikes.
Lupaus with shots to the head and body - Galesic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Galesic is rocked!
Lupaus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lupaus misses with a head shot.
Galesic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lupaus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lupaus controlling his opponent.
Lupaus is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Galesic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lupaus looking to control but Galesic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galesic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Galesic wants to hold on but Lupaus pushes him away.
Lupaus looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lupaus wants to control the pace but Galesic is squirming around nicely.
Lupaus looking to finish Galesic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Galesic!
Lupaus content just to control the position here.
Lupaus tries to control but Galesic wriggling away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nuppu Lupaus just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Galesic moves in looking to clinch but Lupaus pushes him off.
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.
Galesic tries to clinch up.
Galesic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lupaus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lupaus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lupaus lands in his opponent's guard.
Lupaus drops back looking for a leg! Galesic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Galesic manages to kick Lupaus off! Lupaus jumps back into Galesic's guard.
Lupaus looks gassed!
Lupaus wants to control from the top but Galesic keeps moving.
Lupaus is pushing down on Galesic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Galesic is fighting to maintain full guard but Lupaus has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lupaus is trying to control the action in half guard but Galesic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Galesic tries to kick Lupaus off but Lupaus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lupaus wants to pass to mount but Galesic is defending the position.
Lupaus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Galesic defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuppu Lupaus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Galesic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zelg Galesic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lupaus looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lupaus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lupaus thows a big elbow that misses.
Lupaus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Galesic's guard.
Lupaus with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Lupaus has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lupaus's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lupaus is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupaus working Galesic over with strikes.
Lupaus thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Galesic to regain full guard.
Lupaus trying to control but Galesic is working from the bottom.
Lupaus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lupaus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Galesic keeping moving, preventing Lupaus from controlling successfully.
Lupaus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nuppu Lupaus just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lupaus closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Galesic to the mat! Galesic manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus looking to pass the guard.
Lupaus trying to control the position from guard on top but Galesic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galesic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lupaus is controlling him.
Lupaus sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lupaus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lupaus throwing shots but Galesic is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lupaus working the head and body with strikes.
Lupaus slows the pace down in half guard.
Lupaus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus trying to mount his opponent but Galesic defends it.
Lupaus working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lupaus takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lupaus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lupaus scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lupaus controlling the action here.
Nuppu Lupaus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lupaus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lupaus uses his free foot to push down on Galesic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Galesic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lupaus throws some wild stikes that Galesic manages to avoid easily.
Lupaus scoring with strikes but Galesic is staying in there.
Lupaus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lupaus controlling from mount.
Lupaus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Galesic?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuppu Lupaus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Galesic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Galesic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Galesic tries to clinch but Lupaus is having none of it.
No joy there for Lupaus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Galesic is looking to clinch.
Galesic connects with a high kick.
Galesic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lupaus shoots in and bounces Galesic off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lupaus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lupaus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lupaus wants to control from the top but Galesic keeps moving.
Lupaus 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 are breathing heavily.
Lupaus works over Galesic with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lupaus passes Galesic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lupaus controlling the action here.
Lupaus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Galesic's head.
Lupaus is taking a breather. Galesic says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Galesic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lupaus thows a huge punch but Galesic dodges it nicely.
Lupaus controlling the action here.
Lupaus is trying to control the action in half guard but Galesic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nuppu Lupaus just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Galesic tries to clinch up but Lupaus circles away and keeps his distance.
Galesic slips a jab from Lupaus.
Lupaus misses with a looping left.
Lupaus swats away the attempt to clinch by Galesic.
Galesic misses with a straight right.
Galesic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Galesic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Lupaus.
Galesic tries a head kick but it misses.
Lupaus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lupaus showed some decent athleticism there.
Lupaus trying to control the action but Galesic is working from the bottom.
Lupaus slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Nuppu Lupaus just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Galesic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lupaus.
Lupaus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Galesic.
Lupaus throws a nice looking combination but Galesic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Galesic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nice takedown defense from Galesic. No joy for Lupaus on that attempt.
Lupaus shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Galesic's guard.
Lupaus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lupaus postures up in Galesic's guard and throws a big left but Galesic blocks it.
Lupaus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lupaus trying to control but Galesic is working from the bottom.
Lupaus tries to free his leg and advance position but Galesic is retaining full guard.
Galesic is trying to control the position but Lupaus postures up.
Lupaus is looking to work some ground and pound but Galesic has wrist control.
Lupaus content to stall in guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lupaus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zelg Galesic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galesic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick by Galesic - that's a beauty! Lupaus 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 Galesic can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zelg Galesic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ville Vallaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kijiro Kazasuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ville Vallaton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kijiro Kazasuki's chin.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ville Vallaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kijiro Kazasuki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazasuki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vallaton circles away.
Vallaton drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vallaton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vallaton looking to pass the guard.
Vallaton drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kazasuki looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kazasuki looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kazasuki!
Vallaton tries to bench press Kazasuki off him but Kazasuki keeps the position.
Kazasuki is looking to take a break and control but Vallaton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vallaton tries to buck Kazasuki off but Kazasuki is having none of it.
Vallaton wants to get back to his feet but Kazasuki drags him back down.
Vallaton is looking for a sweep.
Vallaton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kazasuki.
Kazasuki has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vallaton!
Kazasuki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vallaton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Vallaton is breathing heavily.
Kazasuki is working for a guillotine from mount but Vallaton frees his head quite easily.
Kazasuki cracks Vallaton with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vallaton is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazasuki with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Vallaton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vallaton tries to hold on but Kazasuki postures up.
Vallaton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kazasuki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vallaton?
BOOM! Kazasuki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kazasuki has hold of Vallaton's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Vallaton manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Vallaton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kazasuki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Kazasuki with shots to the head and body - Vallaton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vallaton taking shots to the head.
Vallaton tries to hold on but Kazasuki pushes him away.
Vallaton seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazasuki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vallaton manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kazasuki trying to pass the guard but Vallaton defending well.
Kazasuki wants to control but Vallaton is keeping him busy.
Kazasuki uses his free foot to push down on Vallaton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Vallaton.
Kazasuki with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kazasuki throwing strikes but Vallaton bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Vallaton controls Kazasuki momentarily but Kazasuki frees himself.
Vallaton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vallaton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kazasuki is controlling him.
Vallaton is trying to keep Kazasuki in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vallaton has momentary wrist control but Kazasuki slips an elbow through the middle.
Kazasuki lands a couple of elbows.
Kazasuki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kazasuki wants to control from the top but Vallaton keeps moving.
Vallaton keeping full guard, as Kazasuki tries to pass.
Vallaton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Vallaton get's back to his feet.
Vallaton closes the distance and clinches.
Vallaton has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kazasuki is trying to keep an underhook but Vallaton manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vallaton is looking to take a break and control but Kazasuki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kazasuki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Vallaton is looking to stall here but Kazasuki recovers full guard.
Vallaton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazasuki throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kazasuki wants to sweep here but Vallaton controlling him for the moment.
Vallaton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazasuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kazasuki uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Kazasuki has his takedown stuffed
and Vallaton counters with a nice body shot.
Vallaton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kazasuki in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vallaton stuffs the takedown.
Ville Vallaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kijiro Kazasuki.
Kazasuki doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Vallaton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vallaton has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kazasuki is proving hard to escape from.
Kazasuki looking for a guillotine here but Vallaton defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kazasuki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vallaton is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kijiro Kazasuki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Vallaton lands with a nice body punch.
Vallaton moves into the clinch successfully.
Kazasuki fails to pull guard.
Vallaton stops a takedown attempt from Kazasuki.
Vallaton pulls Kazasuki into guard.
Vallaton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kazasuki on the ground.
Vallaton pushes Kazasuki off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kazasuki has his takedown stuffed
so Vallaton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ville Vallaton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kijiro Kazasuki.
Vallaton works over Kazasuki with some ground and pound from guard.
Kazasuki looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vallaton is one step ahead there.
Kazasuki throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kijiro Kazasuki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vallaton throws a big right hand that misses.
Vallaton thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kazasuki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kazasuki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kazasuki breaks from Vallaton's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazasuki lands a big shot there that rocks Vallaton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kazasuki lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kazasuki with shots to the head and body - Vallaton looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kazasuki works his way to his opponent's back.
Kazasuki tries to keep control of the position but Vallaton is staying busy.
Vallaton tries to break free.
Vallaton covering up well and avoiding damage.
Vallaton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Vallaton is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Vallaton tries to escape the position.
Kazasuki doesn't have the hooks in and Vallaton manages to turn into his guard.
Kazasuki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Vallaton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kazasuki sprawls well initially but Vallaton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kazasuki is looking for a sweep. Vallaton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vallaton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kazasuki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kazasuki is looking for a sweep. Vallaton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kazasuki moves into full guard.
Vallaton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kazasuki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vallaton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vallaton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vallaton wants to stand but Kazasuki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kazasuki is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vallaton is pressing down on Kazasuki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kazasuki postures up in Vallaton's guard and throws a big left but Vallaton blocks it.
Kazasuki prevents Vallaton from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazasuki gets to his feet. Vallaton looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kazasuki gets the takedown into side control.
Vallaton is looking to reverse the position.
Kazasuki throws an elbow but Vallaton slips to the side and avoids it well.
Vallaton is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kazasuki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kazasuki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kazasuki is looking to pass Vallaton's guard but actually Vallaton recovers to full guard.
Kazasuki scoring with some ground and pound.
Kazasuki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Vallaton's head.
Vallaton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kazasuki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kazasuki slips nicely into half guard.
Kazasuki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kazasuki prevents Vallaton from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazasuki slips a nice elbow through Vallaton's hands, connecting with Vallaton's forehead.
Vallaton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kazasuki has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vallaton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kazasuki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Vallaton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Vallaton is desperately trying to improve his position but Kazasuki has a good base and remains in mount.
Kazasuki tries to control but Vallaton wriggling away.
Vallaton holds on, trying desperately to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kazasuki punching from mount but Vallaton doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Vallaton is looking to get to half guard.
Kazasuki jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Vallaton manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kijiro Kazasuki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Vallaton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kazasuki actively working from the bottom here.
Kazasuki won't allow Vallaton to pass to mount.
Kazasuki trying to control here.
Kazasuki is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vallaton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vallaton's back!
Kazasuki is persistently looking for the submission but Vallaton is defending it well.
Vallaton preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Kazasuki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Kazasuki lands shots from the back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kazasuki 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, Vallaton has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Will Kazasuki go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazasuki is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Vallaton up.
Kazasuki is working the ground and pound. Can Vallaton escape?
Kazasuki is persistently looking for the submission but Vallaton is defending it well.
Kazasuki punches the canvas rather than the man.
Kazasuki keeps control of the position as Vallaton tries to break free.
Kazasuki is trying to stick to Vallaton's back but Vallaton is turning into Kazasuki. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kazasuki's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Vallaton.
Kazasuki 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.
Vallaton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazasuki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vallaton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vallaton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vallaton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Ville Vallaton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazasuki 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kazasuki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vallaton shoots in for a takedown but Kazasuki shows good takedown defense.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Kazasuki! Vallaton is backing up but he can't get away as Kazasuki lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Vallaton and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kijiro Kazasuki!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Toivo Halaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and helsinki the (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). helsinki the is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toivo Halaus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, helsinki the!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
the misses with a head kick.
Halaus swinging wilding here.
the throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Halaus's waist but Halaus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing the off to one side.
the tries to clinch up but Halaus circles away and keeps his distance.
Halaus tries to clinch up.
the is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Halaus.
the takes a shot right to the bread basket.
the avoids the head kick by Halaus.
Halaus closes the distance and clinches.
Halaus leaning his opponent against the cage.
the misses with a punch to the body.
Halaus stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Halaus.
Halaus trying to land knees to the body.
Halaus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halaus misses with a punch on the inside.
the blocks an uppercut.
Halaus pushes off an throws an elbow but the leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Halaus misses with an elbow strike.
the is trying to break free.
the takes an elbow to the forehead.
Halaus swings wildly with an uppercut but the uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Halaus.
the avoids the elbow strike from Halaus, against the cage.
Halaus throws an elbow that misses.
Halaus tries a knee to the head but the blocks it.
the has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Halaus clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
the missing with punches from the back.
Halaus turns into the and is now in his guard.
Halaus won't allow the to get back to his feet.
Halaus controls from within his opponent's guard.
the wants to stand but Halaus is controlling the position.
the keeping moving, preventing Halaus from controlling successfully.
Halaus stays in close to the's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halaus seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down the for as long as he can get away with.
the keeping full guard, as Halaus tries to pass.
Halaus stands up from the's guard - Halaus perhaps looking for a knockout.
the drops Halaus with a right and a left! the comes rushing in but Halaus regains his composure and manages to keep the in guard.
Halaus is rocked!
It looks like Toivo Halaus has been cut.
Halaus has a closed guard, preventing the from standing up.
Halaus wants to sweep here but the controlling him for the moment.
Halaus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Halaus keeping moving, preventing the from controlling successfully.
the looks gassed!
the preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halaus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Halaus working the head and body with strikes.
the is looking to escape.
Halaus is pressing down on the's thigh, looking to free his foot. the is holding on for now.
Halaus is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! the is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Toivo Halaus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Bistro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bubba Bistro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Parantainen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bistro tries a head kick but it misses.
Parantainen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bistro wants to control but Parantainen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Parantainen moves into full mount! Bistro won't be happy about that!
Bistro is trying to escape the mount.
Parantainen dominating with strikes here.
Bistro is rocked!
Parantainen looking to secure an arm triangle but Bistro defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bistro is looking to get to half guard.
Parantainen working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bistro is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bistro wants to try and get back to his feet.
Parantainen unloading with bombs!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Parantainen.
Oh Bistro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parantainen wants to finish this one by submission but Bistro is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Parantainen.
Parantainen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bistro tries to hold on but Parantainen pushes him away.
Bistro has given up his back. Will we see Parantainen going for some submissions?
Parantainen looks gassed!
Parantainen controls the action.
Bistro seems to have got his legs back now.
Parantainen working for the choke.
Bistro wants to escape the position.
Parantainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Parantainen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bistro has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Parantainen is not going to allow Bistro to sit and survive in this position.
Bistro rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen is working for a kimura but Bistro is defending it quite comfortably.
Bistro wants to get back to his feet.
Parantainen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bistro doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Parantainen.
Parantainen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Parantainen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bistro is trying to stand up here but Parantainen is controlling him well.
Bistro is refusing to be controlled, as Parantainen sits in half guard.
Parantainen works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parantainen working the ground and pound from side control.
Parantainen lands a few punches from side control.
Parantainen advances nicely into full mount.
Parantainen working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Bistro looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Parantainen! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jaakko Parantainen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between david tho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shingo Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). david tho has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, david tho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shingo Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tho scores with a sloppy right hand. Takeda should have avoided that one.
tho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Takeda tries to clinch there but tho circles away.
tho tries to clinch there but Takeda circles away.
Takeda stuffs the takedown.
Takeda clinches but tho breaks the clinch
and tho counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
tho managing to block the knees to the body from Takeda.
Takeda lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Takeda.
Takeda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of thos head.
Takeda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Takeda throws an elbow but it misses.
tho manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Takeda. No joy for tho on that attempt.
tho swinging wilding here.
Takeda wants to clinch but tho slips to the side
and tho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda tries to clinch but fails miserably
so tho counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Takeda trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
tho prevents Takeda from getting back to his feet.
Takeda wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Takeda wants to stand and escape but tho is having none of it.
Takeda pulls tho in to control the position.
Takeda trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Takeda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
tho throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
tho doesn't manage to clinch there - Takeda circles away.
Takeda closes the distance looking to clinch
and tho counters with a nice uppercut.
tho shoots in but Takeda avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for david tho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takeda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and tho holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
tho on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
tho letting Takeda take a breather here.
A short right from tho.
Takeda tries to land knees in the clinch but tho avoids the damage to the body.
tho goes for a takedown attempt but Takeda pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Takeda should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Takeda tries to clinch up
and tho counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda tries to clinch up
and tho counters with a nice double leg into guard.
tho is breathing heavily.
tho trying to control the position from guard on top but Takeda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takeda preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
tho prevents Takeda from getting back to his feet.
tho 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.
Takeda pushes tho off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
tho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Takeda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shingo Takeda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takeda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and tho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by tho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
tho looking to sit in guard and control but Takeda gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Takeda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. tho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Takeda trying to control but tho is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takeda stops tho from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
david tho dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Takeda trying to land knees to the body.
tho avoiding damage as Takeda throws knees to the body.
tho manages to break the clinch.
Takeda tries to clinch up
letting tho counter with a right hand.
Takeda is rocked!
tho lands a huge takedown. Takeda is out but the ref is slow to react and tho lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Takeda lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). david tho!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darrel DeAngelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pax Romana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeAngelo comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Lord Give Me A Sign. Romana has chosen Children Of Bodom - Trashed, Lost & Strungout as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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177 lbs
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173 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darrel DeAngelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pax Romana!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romana fails to land the takedown.
DeAngelo lands with a hook. Romana tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
DeAngelo misses with a two punch combination.
DeAngelo scores with a one two! Romana had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from DeAngelo.
A nice inside leg kick there by DeAngelo. That's going to slow Romana down.
DeAngelo tries a head kick but it misses.
DeAngelo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Romana fails with the takedown.
DeAngelo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
DeAngelo throws a right hand that Romana ducks under and follows up with a left that Romana also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and DeAngelo counters with a left and a right that stings Romana.
DeAngelo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romana.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from DeAngelo does no damage.
DeAngelo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by DeAngelo.
DeAngelo lands with a nice combination. Romana backs away looking to recover.
Romana throws a sloppy head kick
and DeAngelo counters with a left and a right that stings Romana.
Romana is rocked!
DeAngelo lands a hook that stumbles Romana back into the cage. DeAngelo follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Romana to the canvas! DeAngelo pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Romana has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Darrel DeAngelo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jukko Tupola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fua Niqua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fua Niqua will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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174 lbs
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175 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jukko Tupola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fua Niqua!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niqua takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Niqua misses with a takedown attempt - Tupola sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tupola lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tupola closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Niqua tries to buck Tupola off but Tupola is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tupola is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Niqua knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tupola has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Niqua taking shots to the head.
Niqua is bucking up trying to escape but Tupola cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Niqua is rocked!
Tupola landing strikes from the mount and Niqua is in trouble!
Niqua is still in real trouble! Can Tupola finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tupola working Niqua over with strikes here.
Tupola controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niqua tries to reverse the position but Tupola maintains control.
Niqua seems to have recovered his senses.
Tupola has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Niqua's face.
Tupola tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Niqua can't escape the position.
Niqua takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Niqua can't escape the position.
Tupola lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Tupola connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Niqua keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tupola controlling his opponent.
Niqua wants to hold on but Tupola pushes him away.
Tupola working the ground and pound effectively.
Niqua really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tupola fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Niqua is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tupola with shots to the head and body - Niqua looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tupola with the ground and pound from mount.
Niqua working to try and regain half guard.
Tupola landing strikes from the mount and Niqua is in trouble!
Tupola working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niqua is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tupola lands a big shot there that rocks Niqua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tupola lands a big shot there that rocks Niqua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Niqua tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Niqua looks gassed!
Tupola has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Niqua's face.
Tupola controlling his opponent.
Niqua takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tupola lands a big shot there that rocks Niqua but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Niqua tries to reverse the position but Tupola maintains control.
Tupola content just to control the position here.
Niqua working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupola scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tupola controlling from mount.
Tupola with a couple of short strikes.
Tupola content just to control the position here.
Tupola landing shots from mount.
Niqua is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tupola working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Niqua regains half guard.
Niqua wants to get back to full guard.
Well, if Tupola is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Niqua is pressing down on Tupola's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Niqua is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Niqua being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupola passes into half guard.
Tupola controlling the pace.
Niqua looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Niqua is in trouble now - Tupola has advanced to mount!
Niqua is looking to improve his position but Tupola isn't that keen on the idea.
Tupola controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niqua is in a horrible position here. Tupola smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Niqua is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukko Tupola dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tupola shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tupola controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tupola postures up and lands a big shot to Niqua's brow.
Tupola trying to control the position from guard on top but Niqua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niqua working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tupola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tupola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tupola controlling from the top position.
Niqua trying to control the position.
Tupola trying to control the position from guard on top but Niqua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niqua escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tupola gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Niqua working for a triangle but Tupola defends it easily.
Tupola looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tupola content to stall in guard here.
Tupola pushing down on Niqua's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Niqua wants to improve his position but Tupola is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Tupola.
Tupola looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tupola is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Niqua is in all sorts of trouble here.
Niqua is bucking up trying to escape but Tupola cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tupola lands a nice shot to the head.
Niqua sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Niqua wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niqua is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tupola pulls his head out easily.
Tupola is controlling the pace.
Niqua looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Niqua trying to hold on to Tupola's head to control him but Tupola postures up.
Niqua is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Niqua is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tupola pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Niqua.
The fight stays on the outside here - Niqua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Niqua misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niqua with a lazy takedown attempt
so Tupola counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Niqua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tupola sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Niqua's guard.
Tupola is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Niqua defends it well.
Niqua makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Niqua.
Tupola sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tupola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tupola controlling from the top position.
Niqua is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tupola avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tupola postures up and lands a big shot to Niqua's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupola sitting in guard here, content to control.
Niqua wants to sweep but no luck.
Niqua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tupola lands a couple of digs.
Tupola showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Niqua is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tupola controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tupola looking to pass the guard.
Tupola with a nice head shot there.
Jukko Tupola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tupola landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niqua wants to sweep but no luck.
Tupola controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Niqua trying to keep a closed guard but Tupola is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jukko Tupola dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Niqua throws a sloppy head kick
and Tupola counters with a shoot takedown. Niqua fights it but they end up in guard.
Tupola is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Niqua is on top in guard.
Tupola looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tupola looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Niqua throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tupola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Niqua trying to control but Tupola is working from the bottom.
Niqua pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tupola is keeping the position for now.
Tupola bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Niqua's guard.
Tupola content to stall in guard here.
Niqua escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tupola gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tupola connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niqua working for a triangle but Tupola defends it easily.
Tupola stopping the sweep attempt from Niqua.
Niqua looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Tupola passes into side control.
Niqua tries to improve position but can't.
Tupola working the ground and pound.
Tupola just content to control the position.
Niqua is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tupola off and has taken his back!
Tupola fending off the submission attempt from Niqua.
Niqua is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupola needs to remain patient if he's going to get out of this sticky situation.
Tupola is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Niqua is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Tupola won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Niqua off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fua Niqua!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tokutaro Okada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Grotesk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tokutaro Okada had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.4lbs, 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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Big heart |
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Determined |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tokutaro Okada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vladimir Grotesk!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grotesk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Grotesk showed some decent athleticism there.
Okada looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Grotesk winds up and cracks Okada with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Grotesk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grotesk is looking to advance position but Okada won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Grotesk lands a nice short elbow.
Grotesk slips a nice elbow through Okada's hands, connecting with Okada's forehead.
Okada is rocked!
Okada taking some punishment here, with Grotesk in his half guard.
Oh Okada is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grotesk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Grotesk sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Grotesk connects with a nice short shot to Okada's temple.
Grotesk is nestled in close to Okada, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Okada on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grotesk works his way into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grotesk landing strikes from the mount.
Grotesk looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Okada seems to have got his legs back now.
Grotesk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Grotesk landing strikes from the mount.
Grotesk landing strikes from the mount and Okada is in trouble!
Okada is bucking up trying to escape but Grotesk cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Okada takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Grotesk working the ground and pound effectively.
Okada really wants to buck Grotesk off and get back to his feet.
Okada tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grotesk trying to control but Okada is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Okada takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grotesk lands a big shot there that rocks Okada but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Okada regains half guard.
Grotesk prevents Okada from improving his position.
Okada wants to get back to full guard but Grotesk has mounted him!
Grotesk with a couple of short strikes.
Okada is trying desperately to improve position.
Grotesk breaks from Okada's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Okada really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Okada wants to control but Grotesk is having none of it.
Grotesk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okada really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Okada in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Grotesk trying to control but Okada is having none of it.
Okada working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Grotesk.
Grotesk raining down shots from the mount!
Grotesk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Grotesk postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Okada looks a forlorn figure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Grotesk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Okada?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grotesk dominating with strikes here.
It looks like Tokutaro Okada has been cut.
Grotesk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Grotesk working Okada over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grotesk cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Grotesk trying to control but Okada is having none of it.
Grotesk scoring with strikes but Okada is staying in there.
Grotesk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grotesk postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Okada looks a forlorn figure.
Grotesk lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Okada hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grotesk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Grotesk looking to finish Okada with some ground and pound. This is bad for Okada!
Grotesk lands a big elbow.
Grotesk working the ground and pound effectively.
Grotesk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Grotesk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tokutaro Okada's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Grotesk is looking to clinch.
Grotesk shoots in for a double leg but Okada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grotesk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Okada's waist but Okada gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grotesk off to one side.
Grotesk tries to clinch there but Okada circles away.
Grotesk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Okada as he jumps to the side.
Tokutaro Okada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Grotesk.
Nice sprawl there from Okada as Grotesk shoots in.
Grotesk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Okada tries to avoid it but Grotesk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Okada to the ground. Okada escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Grotesk has a takedown stuffed.
Grotesk fails to land the takedown.
Grotesk shoots in but Okada avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grotesk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Okada but Okada pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grotesk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Okada swivels and escapes.
Grotesk shoots for a takedown but Okada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Grotesk shoots in but Okada avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grotesk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Grotesk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Okada tries to avoid it but Grotesk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Okada to the ground. Okada escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No luck for Grotesk with that takedown attempt.
Grotesk fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grotesk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Okada stuffs the takedown.
Grotesk tries to clinch but Okada moves out of range.
Grotesk has Okada up against the cage in a clinch.
Okada drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grotesk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Okada fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Okada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grotesk to score with a decent uppercut.
Okada tries for a takedown but Grotesk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grotesk moves into range and clinches up with Okada.
Grotesk gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Grotesk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
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. Grotesk connects with a nice short shot to Okada's temple.
Vladimir Grotesk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grotesk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grotesk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grotesk prevents Okada from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Grotesk.
Grotesk trying to control the pace.
Grotesk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Okada on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grotesk wants to pass the guard but Okada is defending well.
Okada looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Grotesk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Okada with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okada trying to hold on to Grotesk's head to control him but Grotesk postures up.
Grotesk working the head and body with strikes.
Okada moves into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grotesk trying to control the position from guard on top but Okada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grotesk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grotesk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Grotesk with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Okada looking for a guillotine here but Grotesk defends easily.
Okada keeping moving, preventing Grotesk from controlling successfully.
Grotesk scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Grotesk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tokutaro Okada's cut.
That's time! Okada's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Grotesk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Grotesk stops Okada from getting back to his feet.
Grotesk seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Okada does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Okada manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Okada lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grotesk!
Okada is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Grotesk has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Grotesk!
Okada has momentary wrist control but Grotesk slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grotesk not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Okada is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grotesk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okada throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Grotesk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Okada is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Okada is looking for a triangle but Grotesk pushes his legs off easily.
Grotesk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Okada looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Grotesk passes into half guard.
Grotesk trying to control the action but Okada is working from the bottom.
Okada tries to kick Grotesk off but Grotesk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Grotesk.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okada gets full guard.
Grotesk with a nice head shot there.
Grotesk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Okada isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Grotesk stacks Okada on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Grotesk!
Grotesk landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Okada is trying to escape the position but Grotesk is controlling the position.
Grotesk lands a few punches from side control.
Okada is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grotesk looks up at the clock and then as Okada takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grotesk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grotesk lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Okada down.
Grotesk working the body and head with strikes.
Grotesk looks up at the clock and then as Okada takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Grotesk smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grotesk in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Grotesk wants to control but Okada is keeping him busy.
Okada is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Okada manages to get back to half guard.
Okada is staying active underneath Grotesk, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Okada tries to roll over but Grotesk keeps him under control.
Grotesk slips a nice elbow through Okada's hands, connecting with Okada's forehead.
Okada wants to control but Grotesk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Grotesk lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Grotesk.
Okada taking some punishment here, with Grotesk in his half guard.
Grotesk is nestled in close to Okada, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grotesk is looking for a kimura but Okada is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grotesk to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grotesk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Okada has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Grotesk is working away from the top position though.
Grotesk lands strikes from half guard.
Grotesk works his foot free and advances to mount.
Okada is in a horrible position here. Grotesk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Okada tries to hold on but Grotesk pushes him away.
Grotesk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tokutaro Okada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Okada is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Okada bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Grotesk manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Grotesk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grotesk 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 Yamamoto scores the fight for Vladimir Grotesk!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Vladimir Grotesk!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Vladimir Grotesk!
Vladimir Grotesk wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Paniikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Colton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pekka Paniikki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trent Colton!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colton tries for a takedown but Paniikki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Paniikki stuffs the takedown.
Colton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paniikki is looking to clinch but Colton is avoiding it.
Colton misses with a series of wild punches.
Paniikki stuffs the takedown attempt from Colton. Colton gets slowly back to his feet.
Pekka Paniikki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trent Colton.
Colton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paniikki is fending him off so far but Colton persists. Nope, Paniikki circles away and we're back to standing.
Paniikki rushes Colton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Colton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paniikki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Colton.
Paniikki throws a leg kick but Colton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Paniikki has managed to clinch.
Paniikki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Colton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Colton tries for a takedown but Paniikki manages to get underhooks.
Paniikki misses with a knee to the head.
Colton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Paniikki missing with knees to the body.
Colton misses with some punches.
Paniikki trying to land knees to the body.
Paniikki looking to throw knees to the head but Colton is blocking nicely.
Colton managing to block the knees to the body from Paniikki.
Paniikki trying to land knees to the body.
Paniikki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paniikki is pressed up against the cage. Colton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Paniikki down to the mat. Paniikki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paniikki moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniikki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Colton tries a knee to the head but Paniikki blocks it.
A knee to the head by Paniikki.
Colton tries to score a body lock takedown but Paniikki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Colton looks gassed!
Colton managing to block the knees to the body from Paniikki.
Colton wants to stall.
Paniikki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Colton managing to block the knees to the body from Paniikki.
Colton avoiding damage as Paniikki throws knees to the body.
Paniikki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Colton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Colton managing to block the knees to the body from Paniikki.
Paniikki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paniikki lands an elbow inside.
Colton has had enough of the clinch but Paniikki keeps him there for the moment.
Colton can't get the takedown.
Paniikki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Colton's face.
Colton manages to pull guard.
Colton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paniikki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paniikki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Paniikki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Colton trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Colton is trying to control the position but Paniikki postures up.
Paniikki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colton is looking for a triangle here but Paniikki uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paniikki decides to stand up, so the ref orders Colton to his feet.
Pekka Paniikki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paniikki pushes Colton up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paniikki throws an elbow but misses.
Paniikki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Colton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paniikki tries a knee to the head but Colton blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Paniikki.
Colton avoiding damage as Paniikki throws knees to the body.
Paniikki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Colton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Colton managing to block the knees to the body from Paniikki.
Colton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Colton takes an elbow to the temple.
Paniikki lands a nice elbow.
Paniikki missing with knees to the body.
Paniikki prevents Colton from breaking the clinch.
Nice body punch from Colton.
Colton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Colton tries to score a body lock takedown but Paniikki shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Colton can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paniikki with a knee to the head.
Colton avoiding damage as Paniikki throws knees to the body.
Paniikki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paniikki lands a damaging elbow.
Paniikki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paniikki trying to land knees to the body.
Paniikki lands a nice knee to the body.
Paniikki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Colton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paniikki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paniikki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paniikki prevents the takedown attempt.
Paniikki looking to throw knees to the head but Colton is blocking nicely.
Paniikki lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Trent Colton has been cut.
Colton decides to pull guard.
Colton is working an open guard so Paniikki takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Paniikki as Colton shoots in.
Colton fails with the takedown.
Colton shoots for a takedown but Paniikki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Paniikki gets a clinch.
Paniikki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Paniikki with a knee to the head.
Paniikki trying to land knees to the body.
Colton tightens his grip and picks Paniikki up, before dumping him to the ground. Paniikki manages to land in guard.
Colton chips away with some ground and pound.
Colton prevents Paniikki from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Colton.
Paniikki wants to get back to his feet but Colton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Colton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Colton wanted to stand there but Paniikki had control of the position.
Paniikki is looking to stand up but Colton isn't so interested in that idea.
Colton postures up and lands a big shot to Paniikki's brow.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Paniikki has Colton up against the cage in a clinch.
Colton avoiding damage as Paniikki throws knees to the body.
Colton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paniikki prevents Colton from breaking the clinch.
Paniikki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paniikki has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Colton - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Paniikki, and another! Colton is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Pekka Paniikki!
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