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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredrick McDoogle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maek Houzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maek Houzo 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fredrick McDoogle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maek Houzo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDoogle throws a right hand that Houzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Houzo also avoids with ease.
McDoogle looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Houzo slips a jab and a cross from McDoogle.
McDoogle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Houzo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Houzo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Houzo throwing shots but McDoogle is blocking nicely.
Houzo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McDoogle is looking to control Houzo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McDoogle avoid being mounted?
Houzo is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houzo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Houzo working over McDoogle with some ground and pound. McDoogle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Houzo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Houzo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Houzo.
Houzo passes the guard and advances to mount!
Houzo scoring with strikes but McDoogle is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Houzo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houzo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McDoogle's face.
Houzo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and McDoogle is now in Houzo's guard. A big mistake from Houzo there, giving up the dominant position!
Houzo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Houzo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McDoogle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Houzo strikes from his own guard.
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!
Houzo looking for a guillotine here but McDoogle defends easily.
Houzo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McDoogle manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDoogle is trying to control the position but Houzo postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Houzo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Houzo forces his way into half guard.
Houzo is looking for a kimura but McDoogle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Houzo to get the leverage.
Houzo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, McDoogle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Houzo lands with a punch from half guard.
Houzo working over McDoogle with some ground and pound. McDoogle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Houzo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Houzo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Houzo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Houzo is looking to advance position but McDoogle won't allow it.
Houzo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McDoogle defending well though.
McDoogle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Houzo scores with a couple of nice shots.
McDoogle is in trouble now - Houzo has advanced to mount!
Houzo lands a heavy elbow.
Houzo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now McDoogle is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDoogle is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maek Houzo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Houzo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Houzo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McDoogle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Houzo.
McDoogle taking some punishment here, with Houzo in his half guard.
Houzo works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Houzo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Houzo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, McDoogle has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Houzo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houzo working McDoogle over with strikes here.
Houzo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Houzo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
McDoogle taking shots to the head.
Houzo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… McDoogle is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by McDoogle and Houzo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Houzo throws a strike aimed at the side of McDoogle's head but McDoogle avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Houzo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Houzo misses with the ground and pound.
McDoogle is working to avoid the ground and pound but Houzo connects with a decent elbow.
Houzo scores with punches from side control.
Houzo decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDoogle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Houzo.
Houzo shoots in and bounces McDoogle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Houzo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McDoogle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Houzo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McDoogle wants to control but Houzo postures up.
McDoogle takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Houzo working the head and body with strikes.
McDoogle is rocked!
Houzo looks up at the clock and then as McDoogle takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Houzo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oh McDoogle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDoogle gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houzo landing strikes from the mount.
Houzo postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have McDoogle in real trouble here! The ref calls for McDoogle to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maek Houzo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Juronen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Moguillan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joe Juronen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis Moguillan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juronen has Moguillan up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Moguillan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Juronen's brow.
Moguillan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Juronen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Juronen lands a brutal head kick. Moguillan looks out on his feet and Juronen throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Joe Juronen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pax Romana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukko Tupola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romana kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Beck - Loser. Pax Romana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jukko Tupola's chin.
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169 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pax Romana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jukko Tupola!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Tupola finds it's target.
Tupola closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tupola just content to control the position.
Romana is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tupola prevents Romana from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tupola not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tupola tries to pass to full mount but Romana defends it.
Tupola trying to control the action but Romana is working from the bottom.
Romana gets full guard.
Tupola content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tupola postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tupola shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tupola was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tupola working the ground and pound effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romana is trying desperately to improve position.
Tupola trying to control but Romana is having none of it.
Tupola lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Romana is wriggling around trying to escape.
Romana is working hard here to advance position.
The referee warns Romana that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Romana is looking to improve his position but Tupola isn't that keen on the idea.
Romana manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Romana is looking for a sweep. Tupola is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tupola is looking for a kimura here.
Tupola trying to control from half guard but Romana is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romana is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Tupola pulls his head out easily.
Romana is looking for a sweep. Tupola is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Romana is staying active underneath Tupola, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Romana is looking for a sweep. Tupola is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Romana is breathing heavily.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Romana fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Tupola.
Tupola misses with an uppercut.
Tupola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tupola connects with a good right hand that stumbles Romana. Romana circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tupola shoots in but Romana avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Romana shoots in and drives through. Tupola sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romana wants to clinch.
Romana stuffs the takedown.
Tupola bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tupola lands a few punches from side control.
Romana is letting Tupola control him for a moment.
Tupola trying to control the position but Romana is working away.
Tupola cracks Romana with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tupola working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tupola is looking to take a break and control but Romana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tupola wants to control for a moment but Romana uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Tupola trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupola blocking the ground and pound attempt from Romana.
Tupola is trying to get back to full guard.
Romana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tupola rushes Romana and presses him up against the cage.
Romana looking to throw knees to the head but Tupola is blocking nicely.
Romana landing knees to the body.
Tupola softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tupola.
Tupola lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tupola 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! Romana is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jukko Tupola!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esteban Vega has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Esteban Vega!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab-cross combination lands for Archer and sends Vega crashing to the mat! Archer follows him down to the mat - Vega regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Vega is rocked!
Vega is looking for a sweep. Archer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vega is still in real trouble! Can Archer finish him?
Vega looking for a kimura from the bottom but Archer passes into side control!
Archer in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Vega is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Patrick Archer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Micky Elder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elder comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Micky Elder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elder shoots for a double leg takedown but Martinez sprawls well. He's pushed Elder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Elder gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Elder trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Elder works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Elder scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Elder decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Martinez gets back to full guard.
Martinez is pulling down on Elder's head to control his posture.
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing Elder from standing up.
Martinez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Elder might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Martinez keeping full guard, as Elder tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is looking to stand up but Elder isn't so interested in that idea.
Elder has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Martinez 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.
Elder trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elder trying to stand up but can't free himself from Martinez's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Elder throws a right and a left that Martinez avoids nicely.
Elder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Elder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Martinez as he avoids it easily.
Elder is breathing heavily.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Martinez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Elder takes a shot to the head.
Martinez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Elder has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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.
Martinez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Elder.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Micky Elder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Martinez scores with a knee to the head.
Elder tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Martinez smiles and moves away.
Elder fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez jabs at Elder's body.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Elder as he avoids it easily.
Elder throws a series of punches but Martinez moves out of range.
Elder misses with a double jab.
Martinez lands a high kick!
Elder dances in with a quick combination. Martinez is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Elder snaps Martinez's head back. Martinez stumbles backwards against the cage. Elder steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Martinez's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Martinez just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Micky Elder!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trent Colton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Silverman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Trent Colton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Silverman!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colton tries to close the distance and clinch but Silverman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silverman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Colton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colton shoots in but no luck this time.
Silverman moves away from the strike by Colton.
Colton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silverman swivels and escapes.
Colton misses with a body kick.
Colton tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silverman counters with a head kick.
Colton fails with the takedown
and Silverman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Colton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silverman breaks from the clinch.
Silverman lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Colton misses.
Colton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silverman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Colton's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colton can't keep his opponent in guard - Silverman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silverman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silverman wants to free his trapped foot but Colton is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silverman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Colton is trying to stand.
Colton is defending against the submission attempts here by Silverman.
Silverman seems to be looking for submissions.
Silverman is keen to just control but Colton is a slippery customer.
Silverman is working for a kimura but Colton is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silverman throws a sloppy head kick
and Colton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silverman won't be happy with that.
Colton is breathing heavily.
Colton advances nicely into full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silverman working to try and regain half guard.
Colton working Silverman over with strikes here.
Silverman sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silverman looking for submissions off his back.
Silverman is looking for a sweep. Colton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Colton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silverman defending well though.
Silverman looking for submissions off his back.
Silverman wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverman is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Colton pulls his head out easily.
Silverman actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silverman forces Colton back against the cage and clinches.
Silverman scores with a knee to the head.
Colton is trying to break the clinch but Silverman has him pressed against the cage.
Silverman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Colton avoiding damage as Silverman throws knees to the body.
Colton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silverman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Colton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silverman lands a takedown into guard.
Silverman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Colton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverman trying to control but Colton is working from the bottom.
Silverman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silverman wants to pass the guard but Colton is keeping the position.
Colton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silverman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Colton has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Silverman doesn't defend quickly enough and Colton has managed to lock this one up! Can Silverman escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Colton on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Trent Colton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ichigo Kurosagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Newby Staples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Newby Staples enters the cage!
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18
184 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichigo Kurosagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Newby Staples!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staples gets caught flat footed, as Kurosagi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Staples looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kurosagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kurosagi drops back looking for a leg! Staples is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Staples manages to kick Kurosagi off! Kurosagi jumps back into Staples's guard.
Kurosagi wants to pass the guard but Staples is keeping the position.
Kurosagi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kurosagi looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kurosagi tries to advance position but instead Staples slips a leg back in to half guard.
Kurosagi seems to be looking for submissions.
Staples tries to roll over but Kurosagi keeps him under control.
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.
Kurosagi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Staples doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kurosagi.
Kurosagi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kurosagi is looking to advance position but Staples won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kurosagi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kurosagi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Staples is just riding it out for now. Kurosagi eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosagi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kurosagi is trying to work for a kimura but Staples is defending well.
Kurosagi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Staples!
Kurosagi is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Staples is in real trouble.
Kurosagi sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Staples taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ichigo Kurosagi!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Paniikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Grotesk (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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166 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pekka Paniikki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vladimir Grotesk!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grotesk swings for the body but Paniikki moves out of range.
Paniikki tries to clinch but Grotesk moves out of range.
Paniikki tries to land a leg kick but Grotesk saw it coming and moves away.
Grotesk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Paniikki tries to close the distance and clinch but Grotesk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paniikki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grotesk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paniikki clinches up against the cage.
Paniikki controlling the action here for a moment.
Paniikki misses with a knee strike.
Paniikki prevents the takedown attempt.
Paniikki landing knees to the body.
Paniikki tries to land a knee to the head but Grotesk blocks with his arms.
Grotesk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paniikki darts in and clinches Grotesk up against the cage.
Grotesk wants to get back to striking at distance but Paniikki won't allow it.
Paniikki scores with a knee to the head.
Paniikki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Grotesk can't break the clinch.
Paniikki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grotesk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Grotesk looks gassed!
Paniikki missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniikki lands an elbow inside.
Grotesk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grotesk blocks the elbow strike.
Paniikki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Grotesk avoids the elbow strike from Paniikki, against the cage.
Paniikki missing with knees to the body.
Grotesk takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paniikki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paniikki.
Knees to the body from Paniikki.
Grotesk takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paniikki.
Paniikki connects with a knee to the head.
Paniikki throws an elbow but it misses.
Paniikki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paniikki scores a nice knee to the body.
Paniikki lands an elbow inside.
Grotesk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paniikki tries to land knees in the clinch but Grotesk avoids the damage to the body.
Grotesk goes for a takedown attempt but Paniikki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Paniikki tries to clinch up but Grotesk circles away and keeps his distance.
Grotesk throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grotesk lands a high kick to the side of Paniikki's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Grotesk dives into guard, looking to finish.
Paniikki is rocked!
It looks like Pekka Paniikki has been cut.
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 distracts Paniikki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh Paniikki is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grotesk scoring with some ground and pound.
Paniikki is wriggling around but Grotesk manages to pass to half guard.
Grotesk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Grotesk passes to full mount!
Paniikki seems to have got his legs back now.
Grotesk landing strikes from the mount and Paniikki is in trouble!
Paniikki wants to try and get back to his feet.
Grotesk with good strikes from the mount 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!
Paniikki is trying to stand.
Paniikki is in a horrible position here. Grotesk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grotesk cracks Paniikki with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Grotesk won't let Paniikki get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Grotesk lands a big shot there that rocks Paniikki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grotesk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Paniikki'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.
Grotesk working the ground and pound effectively.
Grotesk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paniikki?
Grotesk raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grotesk lands a big shot there that rocks Paniikki but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Grotesk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grotesk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paniikki is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Grotesk with the ground and pound from mount.
Paniikki is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Paniikki trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grotesk working Paniikki over with strikes here.
Paniikki tries to buck Grotesk off but he can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vladimir Grotesk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pekka Paniikki's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paniikki is looking to clinch.
Grotesk throws a head kick that misses.
Grotesk keeps the fight on the outside.
Paniikki moves in looking to clinch but Grotesk pushes him off.
Grotesk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Grotesk wants to break free but Paniikki has control.
Grotesk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grotesk checks a leg kick nicely.
Vladimir Grotesk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grotesk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paniikki rushes Grotesk and presses him up against the cage.
Paniikki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paniikki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Paniikki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paniikki lands an elbow that stopped Grotesk in his tracks for a moment.
Grotesk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Paniikki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paniikki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grotesk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Paniikki lands an elbow inside that Grotesk shrugs off.
Paniikki stops a takedown attempt from Grotesk.
Grotesk decides to pull guard.
Paniikki wants to get up but he can't break Grotesk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grotesk looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Grotesk 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.
Paniikki would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Paniikki stopping the sweep attempt from Grotesk.
Grotesk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Paniikki!
Paniikki wants to get back to his feet.
Grotesk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Paniikki is squirming around, avoiding Grotesk's attempts to control the action.
Paniikki is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Grotesk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Paniikki can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Paniikki is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Grotesk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
You get the feeling that Paniikki really doesn't like being in this position too much.
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 landing punches.
Paniikki really wants to buck Grotesk off and get back to his feet.
Grotesk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Grotesk with shots to the head and body - Paniikki looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grotesk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Grotesk throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Grotesk thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Grotesk putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grotesk is landing with some decent strikes but Paniikki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Grotesk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grotesk with good strikes from the mount here!
Grotesk has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Paniikki's face.
Grotesk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Grotesk scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grotesk lands a big shot to the head and Paniikki winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vladimir Grotesk!
Vladimir Grotesk is the new lightweight champion!
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