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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eff Mahnn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacen Fields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mahnn comes to the ring accompanied by Adagio For Strings. Eff Mahnn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jacen Fields's chin.
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275 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eff Mahnn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacen Fields!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahnn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahnn throws a right and a left that both miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mahnn.
Mahnn throws a series of punches but Fields avoids them all with ease.
Mahnn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mahnn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mahnn misses the shot to the body.
Mahnn tries a head kick but it misses.
Mahnn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahnn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mahnn misses with a body shot.
Mahnn throws a left that rocks Fields and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Mahnn dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Fields regain composure!
Fields is rocked!
Fields tries to bench press Mahnn off him but Mahnn keeps the position.
Fields is still in real trouble! Can Mahnn finish him?
Mahnn stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Mahnn clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahnn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mahnn throws a series of punches but Fields moves out of range.
Fields seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahnn tries to clinch up.
Mahnn tries to close the distance and clinch but Fields swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fields changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mahnn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mahnn is breathing heavily.
Fields is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Mahnn is trying to escape and Fields transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Mahnn is forced to tap! Nice work there by Fields! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jacen Fields!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mici Maca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnett comes to the ring accompanied by Alaj volim kad je pomalena. This should be a great matchup!
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236 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mici Maca!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett scores with a one two! Maca had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses.
Barnett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barnett lands a front kick.
Barnett could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Maca misses with a takedown attempt - Barnett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maca avoids the head kick by Barnett.
Barnett tries a head kick but it misses.
Barnett lands a left and a right that sends Maca crashing to the canvas! Barnett dives into mount looking to finish!
Maca is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnett stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Maca is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnett finish him?
Mici Maca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Barnett! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mirko Barnett!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akira Sakurai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Juronen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akira Sakurai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Sakurai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Juronen!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juronen misses with a head kick.
Juronen throws a right and a left that Sakurai avoids nicely.
Juronen connects with a high kick.
Juronen slips a jab from Sakurai.
Juronen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Juronen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakurai lands a slapping body shot.
Sakurai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Juronen looks gassed!
Sakurai misses with a few strikes there.
Sakurai throws a right hand that Juronen ducks under and follows up with a left that Juronen also avoids with ease.
Sakurai lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Juronen falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Akira Sakurai!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suzuki Pv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen "Eyes of A Ranger" as his entrance music. Chuck Lee told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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189 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Suzuki Pv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pv uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Lee shoots in and bounces Pv off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Pv wants to control but Lee passes easily into half guard.
Lee prevents Pv from improving his position.
Pv trying to control but Lee postures up.
Lee prevents Pv from improving his position.
Lee tries to stand but can't do so whilst Pv controls his leg.
Pv looking for a kimura from the bottom but Lee passes into side control!
Lee decides to stand up, so the ref orders Pv to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Chuck Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Lee scores with a four punch combination!
Pv is breathing heavily.
No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Pv shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pv showed some decent athleticism there.
Lee wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pv decides to stand up.
Pv darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pv scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee wants to get back to his feet but Pv drags him back down.
Lee throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Pv avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pv counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee is staying active underneath Pv, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lee moves into full guard.
Pv looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee can't keep his opponent in guard - Pv advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pv frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pv tries to control but Lee wriggling away.
Pv lands a heavy elbow.
Pv wants to control the pace but Lee is squirming around nicely.
Lee really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pv postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lee looks a forlorn figure.
Pv controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Pv tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Pv seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Lee is holding on tight.
Pv looking to ground and pound but Lee is blocking nicely.
Pv goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pv swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pv looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Pv working a defensive guard here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pv looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pv bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lee's guard.
Pv slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pv connects with a decent elbow.
Pv decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pv decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws an overhand right that has Pv reeling! Lee follows up with a more punches and Pv is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chuck Lee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tsuyoshi Nakayama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Wisnooski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsuyoshi Nakayama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hank Wisnooski!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wisnooski lands with a nice body kick.
Wisnooski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wisnooski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nakayama misses with a two punch combination.
Wisnooski throws a low kick, looking for Nakayama's leg but Nakayama calmly moves out of range.
Nakayama lands a jab to the head.
Wisnooski misses with a double jab.
Wisnooski misses with a series of wild punches.
Wisnooski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakayama counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wisnooski thinking.
Some wild striking there from Nakayama.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nakayama.
Wisnooski fails with a takedown attempt.
BOOM! Nakayama lands a beautiful left hook that drops Wisnooski. Wisnooski tries to recover but Nakayama is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Wisnooski lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tsuyoshi Nakayama!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Huima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mika Huima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus York!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
York throws a series of punches but Huima moves out of range.
Huima misses with a double jab.
Huima scores a takedown into full mount!
Huima has control of York's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and York regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
York tries to improve his position but Huima has taken his back! Huima has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will York tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Huima pushes York away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mika Huima!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Easy Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and klaus kluubert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac comes to the ring accompanied by Dragon Ash. 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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245 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Easy Mac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, klaus kluubert!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mac walks into a jab.
Easy Mac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac defending well as kluubert loads up on a big left hand.
Mac throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent kluubert stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mac lands a nice hook to kluubert's body. kluubert takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mac takes a swing at kluubert's ribcage but misses.
kluubert scores with a shot to the body.
A choreographed right hand from kluubert misses the target.
Mac throws a right hand that kluubert ducks under and follows up with a left that kluubert also avoids with ease.
A left and a right from Mac both land. Nice combination.
Mac smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mac throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
kluubert showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mac.
kluubert is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mac.
kluubert is rocked!
kluubert fails to land the takedown.
Mac rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but kluubert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
kluubert missing with a left hand there. Mac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy left from Mac finds it's target.
kluubert is still on wobbly legs! Can Mac finish him?
Mac misses with a double jab.
A shot to de liver by Mac. Beautiful body shot.
Oooh a lovely combination from Mac sends kluubert down but not out. Mac dives into side control looking to finish.
kluubert looks gassed!
Mac decides to stand back up.
Mac cracks kluubert on the jaw with a powerful right hand and kluubert falls backwards against the ropes. Mac follows up with more strikes that drop kluubert to his knees. Mac keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save kluubert! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Easy Mac!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marko Falapovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falapovic's entrance music is Dio - Holy Diver. A fine choice. Gracie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. disturbed - down with the sickness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marko Falapovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chuck Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falapovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Falapovic. That one must have hurt.
Falapovic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falapovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gracie looks gassed!
Falapovic throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Gracie is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Falapovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Falapovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Falapovic misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Falapovic - that's a beauty! Gracie 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 Falapovic can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marko Falapovic!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nintendo Takada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minoru Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suzuki has chosen Sunrise as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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193 lbs
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187 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Counter striker
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nintendo Takada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Minoru Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takada cracks Suzuki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Suzuki slips a jab from Takada.
Takada scores with a shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by Takada or perhaps it was just good defense by Suzuki which made him look bad.
Takada throws the left hand but Suzuki avoids the punch easily.
Takada fails with a takedown attempt.
Suzuki ducks under a wild hook from Takada.
Suzuki 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.
Suzuki trying to control but Takada is working from the bottom.
Suzuki is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Suzuki passes into half guard.
Takada is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takada is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Suzuki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Suzuki's back!
Takada is trying to stick to Suzuki's back but Suzuki is turning into Takada. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Takada's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Suzuki.
Takada escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Suzuki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Suzuki stays in close to Takada's body and controls the position.
Suzuki stands up over Takada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Suzuki forces his way into half guard.
Takada is looking for a sweep. Suzuki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suzuki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Takada is refusing to be controlled, as Suzuki sits in half guard.
Takada is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Suzuki pulls his head out easily.
Takada actively working from the bottom here.
Takada has hold of Suzuki's hands but Suzuki slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takada moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Suzuki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Takada working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Suzuki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Suzuki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Takada keeping full guard, as Suzuki tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takada working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Suzuki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Suzuki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Takada is breathing heavily.
Suzuki trying to control the position from guard on top but Takada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takada looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Suzuki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki wants to control from the top but Takada keeps moving.
Takada working for a triangle but Suzuki defends it easily.
Suzuki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Takada working for submissions but it's allowed Suzuki to get to half guard.
Suzuki is keen to just control but Takada is a slippery customer.
Suzuki slips a nice elbow through Takada's hands, connecting with Takada's forehead.
Suzuki is controlling the pace.
Suzuki uses his free foot to push down on Takada's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Takada.
Takada is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takada is working hard here to advance position.
Suzuki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Takada looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Suzuki connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Takada to escape the position.
Takada tries to roll but Suzuki sticks to his back.
Suzuki lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Suzuki doesn't have the hooks in and Takada manages to turn into his guard.
Takada won't allow Suzuki to sweep him here.
Takada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suzuki is keeping the position for now.
Takada thows a big elbow that misses.
Suzuki lands a decent punch to the body there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Takada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suzuki moves away.
Takada doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nintendo Takada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takada tries to get to full guard but Suzuki has control of the leg.
Suzuki controlling the action here.
Takada wants to improve his position but Suzuki is controlling well.
Takada looking for submissions off his back.
Suzuki uses his free foot to push down on Takada's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Takada.
Takada is looking to improve his position but Suzuki isn't that keen on the idea.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Takada is surviving well by controlling Suzuki's body position as best he can.
Takada regains half guard.
Takada is pressing down on Suzuki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Takada looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suzuki is one step ahead there.
Suzuki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Takada is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Suzuki frees his head nicely. Oh but Takada has switched to an armbar! Suzuki is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Nintendo Takada!
Nintendo Takada retains his middleweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Habanero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Habanero comes to the ring accompanied by Turning Japanese - The Vapors. Rafael Habanero had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Habanero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jesus Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez dodges the punch combination from Habanero.
Habanero walks into a jab.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez misses with a low kick.
Gonzalez lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Habanero falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jesus Gonzalez!
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